My Great Grandfather, George Allgood

Some Interesting Facts Concerning George Allgood:
     George Allgood is the son of John Allgood and Lucy Platts Allgood, all of their family were born in Lestershire, England. George Allgood was born April 10, 1846.
     Lucy Platts Allgood and her three children, John, George and Jane immigrated to America, USA. They left and departed Liverpool, England, on 21 May 1864 and arrived to New York on the 23 Jun 1864 on the ship General McClellan. Read the Voyage Notes of the Ship General McCellan.

George was 18 when they immigrated. His father, John did not immigrate at this time.
     In 1864, Lucy Platts Allgood, her sons, John, George; daughter, Jane; came to Utah from England.  They came by rail as far as the Missouri River, and then joined Captain Rawlin's company and walked to the Salt Lake Valley. Lucy's son George was ill with pneumonia when they entered the valley. There was nothing of great interest that happened to the company as they traveled to the Valley. They entered the Salt Lake Valley in the month of September of that year. Read a Trail Excerpt of the John S. Rawlins Pioneer Company.

     George Allgood fought in the Black Hawk War.  He was one of the first to open a coal mine in Coalville, Utah  in 1872.  In 1874 there was a blast that had gone off in the the mine and all of the men couldn't be accounted for; George then went into the mine to warn the others and was the last out and just before he got out a blast went off and pinned him to the ground under a large lump of coal, crushing  his left leg. He spent 2 years in and out of hospital and nursing care and finally had to have the leg amputated. He was 30 years old.

      In 1876 he met and married Letty Rees who was 16 years of age, and they were married on the 3rd of July of that year.  After the loss of his leg and the bitter dissappointment of loosing the mine to unscrupulous partners and unable to work in the mine, he entered into the lime business for many years until his health failed, suffering great pain from ulcers.  He did odd jobs. The last two years of his life he was an invalid. His death came March, 12, 1909.
     He was also known as being an accomplished violinist, and spent many hours playing for the pleasure of others. He was the father of eight children.
     This was written by Letty Rees Allgood his wife.