Hi... Amey was not married to Samuel Hutchinson Eccles. He had
a child with her, named Delbert Eccles in 1895. Samuel's religion
believed in polygamy at the time (most people still did) but it was
illegal. Samuel died in 1900 when Delbert was only 5 years old. My
grandfather looked for him the rest of his life but wasn't successful in
finding him. I have been in contact with Amey's great great
granddaughter and I was able to hear the whole story about Amey's life
and her son Delbert. She said Delbert didn't know his dad had died and
thought he had been abandoned. (very sad) I hope this was helpful.
1900 Salt Lake Herald 1900-08-26
1900 Salt Lake Tribune, 1900-08-27
1900 Deseret News 1900-08-27
1900 Deseret News 1900-08-28
1903 Ogden Standard 1903-12-05
1912 William 1912-09-07, WM.
Eccles family of Utah:
William Eccles (1825-1903) married Sarah Hutchinson, and they became
Mormon converts. In 1863 the family emigrated from Scotland to Ogden,
Utah. Descendants and relatives of each of their children are listed in
turn: (1) John Hutchinson Eccles (1846-1914); (2) David Eccles,
(1849-1912); (3) Stewart Eccles (1852-1914); (4) Sarah Hutchinson Eccles
(1853-1938) married Robert Marshall Baird; (5) Margaret Eccles
(b.1855/1857) married John Hiatt and later Charles Swinger; (6) William
Hutchinson Eccles (1860-1918); and (7) Samuel Hutchinson Eccles
(1863-1900). Includes several generations of Eccles and Hutchinson
ancestry in Scotland. The Utah family became major bankers in Utah.
Descendants and relatives lived in Utah, Idaho, California, Oregon and
elsewhere.
According to Ancestry Samuel Eccles had a second wife: (this
information is highly unlikely and needs verification to be accepted as
true)
