Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Alonzo Hamilton Packer
1841 - 1917 (75 years)-
Name Alonzo Hamilton Packer Birth 14 Apr 1841 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Death 23 Mar 1917 Safford, Graham, Arizona [2, 3] Burial 25 Mar 1917 Safford Cemetery, Graham, Arizona [2, 3] Person ID I10317 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH Last Modified 1 May 2016
Father Jonathan Taylor Packer, b. 26 Jul 1817, Perry Township, Richland, Ohio d. 29 Jan 1889, Safford, Graham, Arizona (Age 71 years) Mother Angelina Avilda Champlin, b. 8 Jan 1820, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont d. 7 Jan 1893, Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico (Age 72 years) Marriage 4 Jan 1840 Adams County, Illinois [4] Family ID F4209 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lydia Ann Parker, b. 19 Nov 1847, Ekfrid, Middlesex, Ontario d. 8 Oct 1918, Safford, Graham, Arizona (Age 70 years) Marriage 6 Jul 1869 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah [1, 2, 3] Children + 1. Charlotte Beryl "Lottie" Packer, b. 15 Dec 1874, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah d. 31 Jul 1961, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 86 years) + 2. Clara Mabel Packer, b. 26 Jun 1878, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah d. 30 Dec 1929, Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 51 years) Photos Lydia Ann Parker - 1 Family ID F2668 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Mar 2022
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Photos Alonzo Hamilton Packer
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Notes - Posted to findagrave.com by "Sunflower Lady", 7/11/2011:
"[The] Pioneer Band from Safford, Graham, Arizona played at many community events. It was organized in the early 1880's. Alonzo Packer, the bass drum player, who died Friday, March 23, 1917, was the first member of the band to die and his friend, James Fall Freestone, the second. Alonzo's daughter, Charlotte, married James's son, Leonard.
"Alonzo and James lived close to each other. As Alonzo's life drew to a close it was hard to make him stay in bed. When he was urged to lie down and rest he would say, 'No, if I go to bed, I will never get up. When I give up to the bed, that is the end for me'.
"Shortly before he died his old friend, James Freestone, came to see him. He had walked with the aid of his cane the distance of the 20 acre field that separated the two of them, to pay his respects to Alonzo. As he entered the room, he stood for a time looking down upon his friend in bed, then he said 'Well, Lonzo.' Alonzo replied, 'Well, James.' Two short words! That was the only exchange. That was all that needed to be said. A lifetime of meaning and emotion were packed within these few words. Ten days after Alonzo died James also died."
- Posted to findagrave.com by "Sunflower Lady", 7/11/2011:
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Sources - [S229] On Footings From the Past: The Packers in England by Donna Smith Packer. 1988. Mostly reliable on this side of the Atlantic.
- [S568] Records of Barbara Allen Crandall (1903-2003), held in the family of TNH.
- [S1015] The Life and Times of Alonzo Hamilton Packer and His Wife Lydia Ann Parker by John A. Freestone, 1999.
- [S62] Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860, compiled by Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, on ancestry.com.
- [S229] On Footings From the Past: The Packers in England by Donna Smith Packer. 1988. Mostly reliable on this side of the Atlantic.