- On July 8,1861, John Drysdale was married to Emma Clark, a beautiful slender girl with dark hair and dark eyes. They were married in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Emma was born July 25, 1845 in Longridge, England, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Pearson Clark, who crossed the ocean in the year 1850, when Emma was five years old. On crossing the ocean they encountered a terrific storm in the Gulf of Mexico. All the masts of their sailing vessel were broken and they drifted in the Gulf for two weeks. Finally, they landed in New Orleans and from there went up the Mississippi River to St. Louis by steam boat.
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| Children |
| | 1. Margaret Elizabeth Drysdale, b. 16 May 1862, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah, United States  d. 1942 (Age 79 years) |
| | 2. Mary Jane Drysdale, b. 28 May 1864 d. 10 Nov 1872 ( |
| | 3. James Drysdale, b. 1 Mar 1867 d. 14 Nov 1872 (Age 5 years) |
| | 4. John Thomas Drysdale, b. 12 Apr 1869 d. 27 Nov 1872, Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA (Age 3 years) |
| | 5. Andrew Claire Drysdale, b. 1871 d. 1945 (Age 74 years) |
| | 6. Emma Lenore Drysdale, b. 6 Apr 1874, Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA d. 5 Nov 1954, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA (Age 80 years) |
| | 7. Henry Randolph Drysdale, b. 27 Jun 1876, Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, US d. 17 Jun 1915, Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, US (Age 38 years) |
| | 8. Rose Minettie Drysdale, b. 20 Sep 1878, Cedar Fort, Utah, USA d. 7 Mar 1942, Magrath, Alberta, Canada (Age 63 years) |
| | 9. Adaline Annie “Addie” Drysdale, b. 13 Dec 1881, Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA d. 7 Oct 1958, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years) |
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1845 - 1919 (73 years)