Daniel Stark Elected Captain of Militia
In these early days of 1865 the Indians were
causing a considerable amount of disturbance and damages in Utah, Juab, and San Pete
Counties, in stealing cattle and horses. These hostilities created what was known as the
Black Hawk War. Daniel Stark was commandeered into service to help quell the insurrections
by Governor Charles Durkee and placed in command, as Captain of Company C Infantry, 2nd
Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division Navoo Legion, The militia of the
Territory of Utah, in Utah Military District, Utah, as evidenced in a document signed and
sealed by the Governor of Utah.
September 25, 1865, Elizabeth gave birth to her
second son, and Daniel's seventh child, David Stark, in Payson, Utah.
March 16, 1867, Daniel married in polygamy, his
third wife, who was 18 years old, Priscilla Birkenhead, daughter of Isaac Birkenhead and
Mary A Wild Birkenhead.
They were married in the endowment House in Salt
Lake City.
Elizabeth gave birth to Samuel Stark, 12 Mar
1868, in Payson, Utah. On September 23, that same year, Priscilla gave birth to her first
daughter, Harriet Stark.
Daniel Stark a Colonizer
Again Brigham Young came down to Payson to hold
Conference, and while there, he called Daniel Stark, and about 20 other families, to go
and colonize a narrow valley on the north banks of the Virgin River, now called Moapa
Valley.
Ever loyal and obedient to his friend and
leader, Daniel prepared for the long hard trip.