Gollaher Photos

William Culbertson Gollaher
Family Photo Album

Last substantive update: 9 Apr 2005
(Maintenance update: 5 Apr 2009)

Click on the thumbnails to see larger versions of the photos (if available).

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William Culbertson Gollaher Sr.
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Note with photo: "Born Jan. 6, 1807 at Washington, Wilkes Co., Georgia. Married Elizabeth Orton, and Betsy Cranston McCuiston. Crossed plains 1849, E.T. Benson Co. Tooele Mayer and councilor to Hugh Gowans, Tooele Stake Presidency. Carpenter, gunsmith, musician. Died Dec. 6, 1867, At Tooele."
Treasurer of Tooele County 1855--served as selectman two or three times over the next few years. Third mayor of Tooele, about 1861-62. Counselor to John Rowberry, not Hugh Gowans.
Photo matches History of Tooele County (Tooele County DUP, 1961), 624.
Elizabeth Orton (Gollaher).

Born 23 Oct. 1809 in Breson, Rowen, North Carolina. Married William Culbertson Gollaher Sr. on 30 Aug 1828. Died 7 Aug 1854 in Tooele, Tooele, Tooele, Utah.
Elizabeth died before glass plate photography. If there is a photo, it would likely be a daguerreotype.
Click here for a possible photo.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Robbins Cranson (Howe McCustion Gollaher).
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Born 20 Dec. 1825, Lenoxa, Mdsn., NY.
Notes with photo: "Came to Tooele about 1852.... Kept a boarding house and cared for the sick. Mother of three. First husband was Luther Palmer Howe, then Oliver Porter McCustion, then William Culbertson Gollaher Sr. Died 3 Jul. 1883 in Tooele, Tooele, Utah."
Additional information on Betsy
Information on Oliver Porter McCuistion, one of Betsy's earlier husbands.
Information on Alvin James McCuistion, Betsy's son, with details of Betsy's life.

Mary Ann Gollaher (Rowberry)
(first child)
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Born 23 Jul 1829 in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois. Married Henry Oren Tobias in 1844. Married John Rowberry 31 Jan 1853. Died 13 Feb 1900 in Tooele.
Her sister Harriet was also a wife of John Rowberry (see below)
"Mary Rowberry"
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Is this Mary Ann Gollaher Rowberry? It doesn't look like the photo at left but is labeled "Mary Rowberry" and is on the wall by or near the large portrait of John Rowberry (right). If you have information, please write the webmaster (see below)
John Rowberry.
Courtesy of DUP.

Born 16 Aug 1823 in Bishops Frome, Hereford, England. He had a total of four wives. Presiding bishop of Tooele Valley, Utah. Died 4 Apr 1884 in Tooele.
A Rowberry website
Another site
See below for another photo.

Elizabeth Gollaher (Benson)
(second child)
Courtesy of Diane Parkinson Colston (also available from Tooele DUP).

Born 30 Dec 1831 in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois. Married Ezra T. Benson 4 Jun 1853 in Salt Lake. Lived in Logan, Utah, after 1860. Died 4 May 1904 in Wellsville, Cache, Utah.
For biographies and photos, see The Family of Ezra T. Benson (1811–1869)
Another Shot
Courtesy of Mary Etta Parkinson

For biographies and photos, see The Family of Ezra T. Benson (1811–1869)
Ezra T. Benson
Courtesy of LDS Archives.

Born 22 Feb 1811 in Mendon, Massachusetts. Moved to Quincy, Illinois, where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Worked on Nauvoo Temple. Made an Apostle in 1846. Utah Pioneer of 1847; crossed the plains eight times (came via Panama the 9th). Helped colonized Tooele and later Cache Valley. Died 3 Sep 1869 in Ogden, Utah.
For biographies and photos, see The Family of Ezra T. Benson (1811–1869)

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James M. Gollaher Sr.
(third child)

Born 25 Mar 1833, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois. Had 3 wives. Died 13 Feb 1900 in Tooele.
Click here for a possible photo.
Nancy Jane Gollaher
(fourth child)

Born 11 Jul 1836 in Far West, Clay, Missouri. Died 11 Oct 1846.
Tooele DUP has a photo identified as Nancy, but it could not possibly be her, as this style of photo was not made until the 1860s. (See Misidentifieds and Unknowns page.)

Hariet Gollaher (Rowberry)
(fifth child)
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Born 20 Jan. 1839 in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri. Married John Rowberry 28 Nov. 1856. Died 20 Feb 1929 in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah.
Her sister Mary Ann was also a wife of John Rowberry (see above).
John Rowberry.
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Born 16 Aug 1823 in Bishops Frome, Hereford, England. He had a total of four wives. Presiding bishop of Tooele Valley, Utah. Died 4 Apr 1884 in Tooele.
A Rowberry website
Another site
Photo enlarged from a thumbnail view of the 1867 deligates to the Utah Territorial Legislature. See above for another photo.

Eliza Angeline Gollaher (Skelton)
(sixth child)
Courtesy of Tooele DUP

Born 20 Feb 1841, Burton, Adams, Illinois. Married Robert Hodgson Skelton 17 Jan 1857. Died 14 Jan 1921 in Tooele.
Robert Hodgson Skelton
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Born 28 Nov 1824 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Had 3 wives. One of the first settlers in Tooele. Probably the first LDS missionnaires called from Tooele, he was sent to India. Mayor of Tooele. Died 1 Feb 1895 in Tooele.
"History of Robert H. Skelton," by Earl W. Hanks; electronic text courtesy of Dale Skelton.

Tooele City Council
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Tooele City Council
This was the city council when Hugh S. Gowans was mayor. he served from 1866 until 1870.
From left to right: Andrew Galloway, Abel Parker, George Atkin, Robert Skelton, Hugh S. Gowans, John Gillespie, William Lee, Frank Hamblin, Richard Warburton (in front)
Of the men pictured here, four also served as mayor. Andrew Galloway 1871-1874. William H. Lee 1875-1878. Robert Skelton 1879-1880. George Atkin 1883-1884.
Robert is third from left on back row, next to standing man, in back of stack of books.

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Sarah Jane Gollaher
(seventh child)

Born 7 Jan 1844 in Burton, Adams, Illinois. Died 11 Aug 1844.
Samantha Gollaher (White)
(eighth child)

Born 7 Jan. 1847 in Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa. Married Joseph White on 7 May 1865. Died 3 Feb 1925 in Provo, Utah, or Tooele, Utah.
William Culbertson Gollaher Jr.
(ninth child)
Courtesy of Tooele DUP.

Born 14 Mar 1850 in Keosaugua, Van Buren, Iowa. Never married. 17 Jan 1921.
History of Alvin James McCuistion, which mentions William C. Jr. several times.

I have additional photos, including a photo of James M. Gollaher Jr. with the Tooele band, Les Gollaher with the Tooele Dramatic Club, two possible photos of Isabella Miller Gollaher, as well as several unknowns.

Note: If you have photos of William C. Gollaher or other family members that you would be willing to have scanned (no more destructive than a photocopy), please contact Benson Parkinson, webmaster, at "feedback at bensonfamily.org" (replace "at" with "@"). We plan to make high-resolution scans and/or reprints available to all family members.


Mary Ann Gollaher (Rowberry) (first child) Courtesy of Tooele DUP. Born 23 Jul 1829 in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois. Married Henry Oren Tobias in 1844. Married John Rowberry 31 Jan 1853. Died 13 Feb 1900 in Tooele. Her sister Harriet was also a wife of John Rowberry (see below)	"Mary Rowberry" Courtesy of Tooele DUP. Is this Mary Ann Gollaher Rowberry? It doesn't look like the photo at left but is labeled "Mary Rowberry" and is on the wall by or near the large portrait of John Rowberry (right). If you have information, please write the webmaster (see below)	John Rowberry. Courtesy of DUP. Born 16 Aug 1823 in Bishops Frome, Hereford, England. He had a total of four wives. Presiding bishop of Tooele Valley, Utah. Died 4 Apr 1884 in Tooele. A Rowberry website Another site See below for another photo.


Elizabeth Gollaher (Benson) (second child) Courtesy of Diane Parkinson Colston (also available from Tooele DUP). Born 30 Dec 1831 in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois. Married Ezra T. Benson 4 Jun 1853 in Salt Lake. Lived in Logan, Utah, after 1860. Died 4 May 1904 in Wellsville, Cache, Utah. For biographies and photos, see The Family of Ezra T. Benson (1811–1869)	Another Shot Courtesy of Mary Etta Parkinson For biographies and photos, see The Family of Ezra T. Benson (1811–1869)	Ezra T. Benson Courtesy of LDS Archives. Born 22 Feb 1811 in Mendon, Massachusetts. Moved to Quincy, Illinois, where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Worked on Nauvoo Temple. Made an Apostle in 1846. Utah Pioneer of 1847; crossed the plains eight times (came via Panama the 9th). Helped colonized Tooele and later Cache Valley. Died 3 Sep 1869 in Ogden, Utah. For biographies and photos, see The Family of Ezra T. Benson (1811–1869)

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James M. Gollaher Sr. (third child) Born 25 Mar 1833, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois. Had 3 wives. Died 13 Feb 1900 in Tooele. Click here for a possible photo.	Nancy Jane Gollaher (fourth child) Born 11 Jul 1836 in Far West, Clay, Missouri. Died 11 Oct 1846. Tooele DUP has a photo identified as Nancy, but it could not possibly be her, as this style of photo was not made until the 1860s. (See Misidentifieds and Unknowns page.)