Warby Family History

In preparation for our mission to Australia, we have done some research. Our Warby family history indicates that James Warby Jr. and Mary Blanch Warby joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1853 in the Hunter River/Williams River area north of Sydney. Grandfather Warby was walking home from his work and met two Mormon missionaries on the street. They invited him to a meeting later that evening and he came with his wife and children. They soon believed what the missionaries were teaching about Mormonism and they were baptized. Even though three of their small children died a few weeks after joining the church, they remained faithful and one year later, emigrated to California with two remaining children, one which was born 10 days before sailing on the ship Julia Ann with other saints who were gathering to Zion. In the summer of 1854, they came to San Bernadino, California and three years later, crossed the desert and became one of the original founders of Beaver in Southern Utah. There the family grew and flourished. Always looking for new opportunities, the entire family but one son (Isaac) decided to move their belonging and cattle to Daggett County in northeastern Utah and help settle Lucerne Valley which is now the Manila area. James and Mary eventually had 18 children and remained true and faithful in their conversion. The son Isaac who stayed in Beaver, is Clint's great-grandfather. Attached is the family history which explains in great detail the Warby story. To our knowledge, Clint is the first Warby by name to return to Australia as a missionary so there are lots of family to see and visit.

The leading missionary who helped convert the Warby family was William Hyde who kept a journal that is very faith promoting. Attached is a link to that journal which is great reading.

On June 22, 2007 after our son Andrew and new daughter-in Laci were married in the Logan LDS Temple, we traveled to Hyde Park north of Logan and visited the gravesite of William Hyde who was also the founder of that beautiful community. We appreciate his efforts and that of his companion John McCarthy who were instrumental in the Warby's coming to America. William Hyde was the leader who made arrangements and led this early group of Australian Saints to California.