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Saltar, John, 1814-1899

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1814 - 1899

Biographical History

John Saltar (1814-1899) was a mill owner, tanner, and court clerk in Illinois and Washington State. He was an early pioneer in La Harpe, Illinois, and participated in the Battle of Nauvoo in 1846.

John Saltar was born on June 23, 1814 in Tacony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John Saltar and Margaret Howell. On October 5, 1841 he married Eleanor Gillmore in Hancock County, Illinois, with whom he had one son. He later married Jane Roberts in 1857, and the couple had one daughter together.

Saltar was a soldier in Illinois, joining a local militia to fight Mormons in the Battle of Nauvoo, before working in lumbering and then trading down the Mississippi River. He also constructed a ship in Maine and spent many years on the sea. Then after losing a ship coming around the Horn, he moved from San Francisco to Steilacoom, Washington in around 1860. He served as the clerk of U.S. District Court from 1863-1880, and as the collector and assessor of the U.S. Bureau of Revenue for Idaho and Washington Territories. From 1876-1878 Saltar served as trustee for the territorial Hospital for the Insane.

John Saltar died on February 21, 1899 in Steilacoom, Washington.

Citation:
Hancock County ILGenWeb, via WWW, May 4, 2017 (John Salter; b. 1821 in N.J.; m. Eleanor J. Gilmour in Hancock County, Ill., Dec. 5, 1841, one son; d. in Hancock County, Ill. before 1849) http://hancock.illinoisgenweb.org/pioneer-project/pionview.html

R. H. Smith letter to John Saltar, Oct. 1, 1846 (John; owned mill in La Harpe, Ill.; joined local militias to fight Mormons in Battle of Nauvoo)

Familysearch, via WWW, May 4, 2017 (John Saltar; b. June 23, 1814 in Tacony, Philadelphia, Pa.; parents: John Saltar and Margaret Howell; m. Oct. 5, 1841 in Hancock County, Ill. to Eleanor Gillmore, one son)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, May 4, 2017 (John Saltar; Captain John Saltar; b. June 23, 1814 in Pa.; tanner and court clerk in Wash.; resident in Wash., 1871; m. Ellen Gillmore, one son; m. Dec. 21, 1857 to Jane Roberts in Winnebago County, Ill., one daughter; d. Feb. 21, 1899 in Steilacoom, Wash.)

Washington Digital Archives, via WWW, May 4, 2017 (John Saltar; served as trustee for territorial Hospital for the Insane, 1876-1878)

Washington historian, Sept. 1899: p. 94 (Captain John Saltar; pioneer of 1860; d. Feb. 21, 1899 in Steilacoom, Wash.; one of the hardiest and bravest of Pacific pioneers) p. 140 (came to Wash. in 1865 in ship with his wife)

Steilacoom, 2008: p. 32 (John Saltar; b. 1814 in Philadelphia, Pa.; came to Steilacoom, Wash. in 1860s via San Francisco, Calif.; clerk of U.S. District Court, 1863-1880; collector and assessor of U.S. Bureau of Revenue for Idaho and Washington Territories; d. 1889, buried in Masonic cemetery)

Steilacoom Historical Museum Quarterly, Summer 1985: p. l (John Saltar; b. 1814 in Philadelphia, Pa.; soldier in Ill.; worked in lumbering, then trading on the Mississippi; constructed a ship in Maine and spent many years on the sea; after nearly losing ship coming around the Horn, moved from San Francisco to Steilacoom, Wash. after 1860)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

R. H. Smith letter to John Saltar, Sr.

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239250837]
Identifier: MSS 8995
Scope and Contents Letter (one folded sheet, 32 x 39 cm folded to 32 x 20 cm) from R.H. Smith in Hancock County, Illinois, to his uncle, John Saltar, Sr., in Pemberton, New Jersey. Smith recounts the experiences of Saltar's son, John Saltar, Jr., in the Battle of Nauvoo. The younger Saltar was part of the anti-Mormon forces who attacked the city. Smith provides some details from the anti-Mormon perspective about the battle, including the number of forces involved and the number of casualties on each side. He...
Dates: 1846 October 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / R. H. Smith letter to John Saltar, Sr.

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