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149 Maurine Ward and Fred Woods: Petition for Kanesville Post Office “As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.” Thus spoke wise King Solomon a millennium before the birth of Christ. 1 As America labored to give birth to a new nation, the United States Post Office Department was born when the Second Continental Congress met in 1775 at Philadelphia and agreed to appoint Benjamin Franklin as the country’s first postmaster general. 2 During the nineteenth century, America continued to grow in popula- tion as children were born and as immigrants crossed the Atlantic to the land of promise. This growth not only caused America to lengthen her bor- ders but also created the need for an expansion of mail service. By 1840, both Britain and the United States were in need of a good source of com- munication because of the migrant activities of both countries. In the spring, Britain published the world’s first adhesive postal stamp to be used commer- cially. This invention greatly benefited immigrants who were separated from their family, friends, and homeland by the vast ocean. At this time, the pop- ulation of the United States swelled to over seventeen million, which included some 76,000 English and 207,000 Irish immigrants. 3 In this same year, Latter-day Saint British converts began to gather to Maurine Carr Ward and Fred E. Woods The “Tabernacle Post Office” Petition for the Saints of Kanesville, Iowa MAURINE CARR WARD is the editor of Mormon Historical Studies. She is also the editor of Winter Quarters: The 1846–1848 Life Writings of Mary Haskin Parker Richards, published in 1996 by Utah State University Press. FRED E. WOODS is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, and he is also the executive director for the Mormon Historic Sites Foundation. They would like to thank Ronald G. Watt and Ronald O. Barney of the LDS Church Archives for their help and encouragement in preparing the information in this article.

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Maurine Ward and Fred Woods:The “Tabernacle Post Office” Petition for the Saints of Kanesville, Iowa. 1848. 1800 signatures, all males. Gives an excellent overview to LDS members who were living in the area at this time.

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“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”Thus spoke wise King Solomon a millennium before the birth of Christ.1 AsAmerica labored to give birth to a new nation, the United States Post OfficeDepartment was born when the Second Continental Congress met in 1775at Philadelphia and agreed to appoint Benjamin Franklin as the country’sfirst postmaster general.2

During the nineteenth century, America continued to grow in popula-tion as children were born and as immigrants crossed the Atlantic to theland of promise. This growth not only caused America to lengthen her bor-ders but also created the need for an expansion of mail service. By 1840,both Britain and the United States were in need of a good source of com-munication because of the migrant activities of both countries. In the spring,Britain published the world’s first adhesive postal stamp to be used commer-cially. This invention greatly benefited immigrants who were separated fromtheir family, friends, and homeland by the vast ocean. At this time, the pop-ulation of the United States swelled to over seventeen million, whichincluded some 76,000 English and 207,000 Irish immigrants.3

In this same year, Latter-day Saint British converts began to gather to

Maurine Carr Ward and Fred E. Woods

The “Tabernacle Post Office” Petitionfor the Saints of Kanesville, Iowa

MAURINE CARR WARD is the editor of Mormon Historical Studies. She is also the editor ofWinter Quarters: The 1846–1848 Life Writings of Mary Haskin Parker Richards, publishedin 1996 by Utah State University Press.

FRED E. WOODS is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham YoungUniversity, and he is also the executive director for the Mormon Historic SitesFoundation. They would like to thank Ronald G. Watt and Ronald O. Barney of the LDSChurch Archives for their help and encouragement in preparing the information in thisarticle.

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America to augment the building of Nauvoo. However, during the winter of1846, they were forced to leave their beloved city. They crossed the prairieby the thousands, and Brigham Young established a temporary Church head-quarters at Winter Quarters—on the west bank of the Missouri River nearmodern-day Omaha, Nebraska. In the spring and summer of 1847, Young leda vanguard company of Saints into the Great Basin. There they establisheda new home in the Salt Lake Valley where they prepared the desert to blos-som as a rose. Like any inhabitants of a pioneer oasis, these Saints who set-tled in the desert West were eager to receive communications from theirloved ones. Therefore, it was timely that 1847 also marked the establishmentof postal service extending from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast andthe adoption of the U.S. postal stamp by the United States government.4

Before the year closed, Brigham Young returned to the Missouri River;and at a Church conference held on 27 December 1847, the Church sus-tained him as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.This important event occurred on the eastern side of the river oppositeWinter Quarters. Here in Iowa Territory, Pottawattamie County had justbeen established on 24 February of this same year.5 According to WilfordWoodruff, the Saints had just spent three weeks building a “Log Tabernaclefor this & other Conferences.”6 Woodruff later noted that at the time Youngand his counselors were sustained in the First Presidency, “about 1,000 soulsgot in the House [Tabernacle].”7

Before Brigham Young returned to the Salt Lake Valley, he appointedhis thirty-three-year-old nephew, Evan M. Greene, to serve as the postmas-ter for this region, which was known as “Council Bluffs.”8 Here Greeneserved for nearly five years before immigrating to Utah in 1852. During histenure as postmaster, he sent mail with each pioneer company as it depart-ed Kanesville (Council Bluffs) for the Salt Lake Valley.9

The settlement and development of the West created the need for morepost offices. One author noted, “There is perhaps no better register of thegrowth of the country than the record of the expansion of the postal service.The opening of a post office in some remote section of the West is a proofsufficient of the presence of the pioneer.”10 Not only did a Kanesville postoffice create a vehicle for better communication with the outside world forthe Saints temporarily settled in Pottawattamie County but also, perhapsmore importantly, the post office served as an important signal that thisLatter-day Saint community was officially recognized by the federal admin-istration in Washington, D.C. Therefore, with a successful petition for alocal post office, a local government could be created, inherent with thelegal rights that brought stability and security to a newly formed county.

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In his journal dated 18January 1848, WilfordWoodruff wrote, “Two petitionswere presented to the meetingsfor signatures, one for A coun-ty in the Potawattame tract ofland in Iowa And the other forA Post Office. And the Peoplewere signing them daily.”11 Justtwo days later, a petition to theIowa legislature for the organi-zation of a county on thePottawattamie lands was readand signed by many. In addi-tion, a letter to the postmastergeneral for the establishment ofa post office, near the LogTabernacle, was read andsigned. It included the requestfor semiweekly mail servicefrom this point to Austin, thenorthwestern Missouri vil-lage.12 Brigham Young sent theletter of request to the“Honorable PostmasterGeneral of the United States,” which stated the following:

There are many thousands Inhabitants in the vicinity of the Log Tabernacle,which is situated on the Government Purchase of the Pottawattamies and in theState of Iowa, whose interest is materially injured, and whose journey, business andimprovements, are retarded or distroyed by non intercourse; there being no PostOffice within forty or fifty miles of said Tabernacle, and the public good requires aconvenient office: Therefore, We your Petitioners, Citizens of the United Sates andresidents of said vicinage, pray your Honor, to cause, such an office to be located ator near said Tabernacle without delay, to be called the Tabernacle Post office; toappoint Evan M. Green Postmaster; and to cause the Semi Weekly mail of Austinor Linden, to be continued to said office and your Petitioners, etc.13

This petition was followed by eighteen hundred signatures, all males.14

That Brother Brigham and the Saints were eager for this petition to begranted can be ascertained by the fact that a number of the signatures arethose of boys. This document is useful not only in demonstrating who was

Evan M. Greene, postmaster for the "Council Bluffs" region.

Photograph courtesy of LDS Church Archives.

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living in the Kanesville, Iowa, region in 1848 but also in demonstrating thestrong desire for the Church to be granted official recognition by the feder-al government so the Saints could establish their legal rights as UnitedStates citizens.

What follows is a list of names on the petition as found in the JournalHistory of the Church, dated 20 January 1848. These names were extractedat some time from the original petition pages found in the Brigham YoungOffice Files, Church Archives, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.However, during this extraction, many of the names were misread. The listbelow was, therefore, checked against the original petition. These nameswere then checked against five other sources, as shown below, in an effort tocorrectly identify the individuals and to show where the individuals livedand how many of those named were children:

1. Susan Easton Black, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830–1848.15

2. Susan Easton Black, Early Members of the Reorganized Church of JesusChrist of Latter Day Saints.16

3. Ronald G. Watt, Iowa Branch Index: 1839–1859. During the tempo-rary stay in Iowa, between 1846 and 1849, nearly one hundred branches ofthe Church functioned in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Records from twen-ty-three of these branches have been acquired by the LDS HistoricalDepartment, but these account for more records than any other period of theearly Church. The intent of the records varies from names and branches tobaptism dates, marriage information, priesthood ordinations, and more.Because the branch clerk likely entered the names as he heard them, somemisspellings were inevitable. Names found in the Pottawattamie HighCouncil Record are included in this index. The Iowa Branch Index, locatedin the reference section of the LDS Church Archives Reading Room,includes more than five thousand names, only about 20 percent of theMormons in Iowa from the late 1840s to the early 1850s.17

4. Winter Quarters Wards Index to Membership Lists: 1846–1848. Thisindex is located in the LDS Church Archives. It was compiled from a vari-ety of sources, not comprehensive, including bishops’ reports, high councilmeeting minutes, tithing records, “census” reports of widows, soldiers’ wives,and other unassigned members of wards. The original ward records are in theLDS Church Archives, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There

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are a few problems with the index. Handwriting in the original record is dif-ficult to read, making exact transcriptions difficult to produce. Many of thewards list only the widows, soldiers’ wives, and others, so the membership isincomplete. As was the case in the Iowa branches, people often did notremain in one ward or branch but moved to be with family or friends ormoved to better housing; therefore, in same cases, there are multiple listingsfor an individual.18

5. Beverly Boileau, 1850 Census: Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The cen-sus shows ages, places of birth, family relationships, and occupations whereknown. This information greatly supplemented the information found inSusan Black’s membership lists.19 There are some serious misspellings ofnames, shown that way in the original census record. Some examples of themore serious errors are Edson Bary instead of Edson Barney, Ephraim Winkcuminstead of Ephraim Mecham, and John L. Balten instead of John L. Butler.

The list that follows shows what has been determined to be the mostcorrect rendering of each name,20 the Pottawattamie County branch thatindividual resided in (where known) or the initials PHC if the name is foundin the Pottawattamie High Council minutes, the Winter Quarters Ward theindividual resided in (where known), an X if a person is found in the 1850Pottawattamie Census, and a comment section, specifically showing thefathers and ages of their sons eighteen years old and younger. Some namesare obvious duplicates. Other common names, such as John Smith, are impos-sible to correctly identify in any of the sources.

Notes

1. Proverbs 25:25.2. Rita L. Moroney, History of the U.S. Postal-Service 1775–1982 (Washington D.C.:

Office of the Post Master General, 1983), 1.3. James Trager, The Peoples’ Chronology (New York: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston,

1976), 220–22, quoted in Fred E. Woods, Gathering to Nauvoo (American Fork, Utah:Covenant Communications, 2002), 34, note 16.

4. LeRoy R. Hafen, The Overland Mail 1849–1869: Promoter of Settlement Precursorof Railroads (New York: AMS Press, 1969), 30.

5. “Pottawattamie County,” www.pottcounty.com/html/documentation2.shtml.6. Wilford Woodruff Journals, ed. Scott G. Kenney, 13 vols. (Midvale, Utah:

Signature Books, 1983), 24 December 1847, 3:299.7. Wilford Woodruff Journals, 27 December 1847, 3:300–1.8. Local Nebraska historian Gail G. Holmes notes that the name Council Bluffs was

given to this Omaha, Nebraska, region, encompassing both sides of the Missouri River,

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because of a meeting held in 1803 between Lewis and Clark and the Oto MissouriIndians. He further adds that Church leaders governed about ninety temporary settle-ments in this area. During the years 1849–52, the postal service received additional sup-port for communication via the LDS newspaper, the Frontier Guardian, which was editedby Elder Orson Hyde of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (See “Council Bluffs, Iowa,”Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History, ed. Arnold R. Garr, Donald Q. Cannon, andRichard O. Cowan (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2000), 254–56).

9. History of Bear Lake Pioneers, comp. Edith Parker Haddock and Dorothy HardyMatthews, ed. F. Ross Peterson, Edith Parker Haddock, and Dorthy Hardy Matthews(Bear Lake County, Idaho: Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, 1968), 218–19. In an articleappearing in the Woman’s Exponent titled “Called Home, Death of Elder Evan M.Greene,” 11, no. 1 (June 1, 1882): 5, we learn the following information that was appar-ently prepared by editor Emmeline B. Wells: Evan M. Greene was the son of John P. andRhoda Y. Greene and was born 22 December 1814 in Cayuga County, New York. Hejoined the Church in 1831 and was an intimate friend of Joseph Smith. He served as ahigh priest and was later ordained a patriarch in 1873. Evan died 22 May 1882 while trav-eling from Salt Lake City to Escalante, Utah. He died the father of eighteen children aswell as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren to whom he left a legacy of faith.Evan served as a missionary to the eastern states and later served as the postmaster ofProvo, Utah, as well as the mayor for two years. In addition, he served on the legislaturefor four years and worked as a farmer, stock raiser, merchant, and school teacher. (SeeFrank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers BookPublishing Company, 1913.)

For information concerning the western migration via Kanesville, see Walker D.Wyman, “Council Bluffs and the Westward Movement,” Iowa Journal of History 47 (April1949): 99–118. See also Fred E. Woods, “More Precious than Gold: The Journey to andthrough Zion in 1849–1850,” Nauvoo Journal 11, no. 1 (spring 1999): 109–24.

10. Hafen, The Overland Mail 1849–1869, 26.11. Wilford Woodruff Journals, 18 January 1848, 3:310. The Journal History, 20

January 1848, notes that the meetings Woodruff refers to lasted several days. PresidentBrigham Young and others attended these meetings held in the Kanesville LogTabernacle, 16–20 January 1848, on the occasion of the Seventies Jubilee. On the lastday of the jubilee (20 January 1848), Brigham Young told the assembled Seventies thatthe event “could not be considered a Jubilee spoken of in the revelation for all bands werenot broken and Pres. Young called it a jubilo.”

12. Journal History, 20 January 1848. The Austin Post Office was near Hunsaker’sFerry in Atchison County Missouri (present-day Hamburg, Iowa). Mr. Thomas Tuttleworked as both the postmaster and a merchant at the Austin Post Office at the time ofthis 1848 petition. Before the Post Office was established in Kanesville, the Saints fromWinter Quarters and Council Bluffs had to travel down a military trail to the Austin PostOffice for their mail. (See History of Fremont County, Iowa [Des Moines: Iowa Historical,1881], 177–78.)

13. Brigham Young to the Post Master General, 20 January 1848, Brigham Young,Office Files, Correspondence, LDS Church Archives. Note that an earlier draft of thisletter (located just before the letter noted above) indicates that the name “Council BluffPost Office” was considered before the name of the “Tabernacle Post Office” was select-ed.

14. The fact that no women’s names were on the petition is probably because votes

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cast by women did not officially count at this time in America. Women’s right to votewas not won until the Nineteenth Amendment was passed in 1920. A women’s suffrageamendment was first introduced in Congress in 1878, but it failed to pass. The amend-ment refused to die, however, and was doggedly reintroduced at every session until itfinally passed in 1920.

15. Susan Easton Black, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830–1848, 50 vols. (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center,1989).

16. Susan Easton Black, Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter Day Saints, 6 vols. (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious StudiesCenter, 1993).

17. Ronald G. Watt, Iowa Branch Index: 1839–1859 (Salt Lake City: HistoricalDepartment, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1991).

18. Winter Quarters Wards Index to Membership Lists: 1846–1848 (Salt Lake City:Historical Department, Museum Division, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,1998).

19. Beverly Boileau, ed., 1850 Census: Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Henderson,Iowa: n.p., 1987).

20. Where the petition shows a first given name, middle initial, and surname, theauthors have retained that format without trying to identify the middle name.

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Iowa WQ 1850Name Branch Ward Census Comments

, JacobAbbott, Abiel Garden GroveAbbott, Jacob F. McOlney XAbbott, Myron Garden GroveAbbott, William A.Adams, Arza PHCAdams, Barnabas L.Adams, James Council Point XAdams, John Council PointAiken, Benjamin Council PointAiken, Samuel R. Council PointAinscough, NephiAinscough, William XAinscough, William duplicate?Aldridge, William PHC bishop of Cooley’s BranchAlleman, Benjamin J. Lake X son of John, age 13Alleman, John Lake XAlleman, John H. Lake X son of John, age 8Alleman, Joseph D. X son of John, age 4Alexander, Henry S.Alexander, Charles S. son of Henry S., age 1Alger, John 14Alger, SamuelAlger, ThomasAllen, AlansonAllen, Andrew A. Coonville, Harris Grove X

orAllen, Andrew L. Coonville, Harris Grove counselor in Coonville BranchAllen, Franklin Blockhouse XAllen, George BlockhouseAllen, Gideon BlockhouseAllen, Ira Harris Grove XAllen, Joseph Blockhouse, No. Pigeon, PHC XAllen, Joseph Smith son of Ira, age 2

orAllen, Joseph Steward Harris Grove son of James D., age 8Allen, Joseph L. Harris Grove son of Joseph Steward, age 1Allen, Jude North Pigeon XAllen, Marshall son of Albern, age 14Allen, Philo BlockhouseAllen, Rufus PHCAlley, Charles H. son of George, age 9Alley, George Alley, George H.Alley, Stephen W. son of George, age 16Allred, Andrew J. Council Point son of James, age 17Allred, James Council Point, PHC X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Allred, John F. Council Point XAllred, R. [Reddick] N.Allred, Reuben W. Council PointAllston, Joseph

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Alvord, Joseph 10 X son of Thaddeus, age 18Ames, Ira LakeAmy, Dustin PHC 15 XAmy, Royal D. X son of Dustin, age 15Anderson, Amos B.Anderson, James P. McOlney XAnderson, Martin H. McOlney X son of Miles, age 11Anderson, Miles McOlney XAnderson, Wm. R. or K. McOlney son of Miles, age 6Andrews, Amos B.Andrus, Milo Mt Pisgah XAndrus, James son of Milo, age 13Andrus, John son of Milo, age 7Angell, Albert son of Solomon, age 1Angell, Alma son of Solomon, age 5Angell, John O. son of Solomon, age 3Angell, SolomonAngell, Thomas possibly Truman AngellArnold, Joseph S. son of Josiah, age 8Arnold, JosiahArnold, Orson son of Josiah, age 10Ashby, Benjamin 16Ashby, John son of Nathaniel, age 3Ashby, Nathaniel son of Nathaniel, age 13Ashby, Richard son of Nathaniel, age 12Ashby, William son of Nathaniel, age 9Ashton, IsaacAshton, Joseph Lake X son of Thomas, age 10Ashton, Thomas Lake 21 XAtwood, DanfordAtwood, Dwight X son of Reuben, age 11Atwood, MalonAtwood, ReubenAtwood, Selahl shown as Cealer in 1850 censusAverett, William son of Elisha, age 8Backwell, James

John AllemanPioneers and Prominant

Men of UtahIra AllenLogan DUP Museum

Richard BallantyneInternational DUP

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Backwell, James L.Baldwin, Caleb XBaldwin, James K. 21Baldwin, K. P.Baldwin, Lyman R.Baldwin, WheelerBallantyne, PeterBallantyne, RichardBallard, John H. XBank, JosephBank, MichaelBarlow, AlimthyBarlow, Ianthus son of Israel, age 2Barlow, IsraelBarlow, Israel jr son of Israel, age 6Barlow, Israel sr duplicate, see IsraelBarnard, J. [John] P. PHC bishop, 17 Jul 1846Barnett, Samuel 3Barnett, William PHC age 17, no parents knownBarney, Buren X son of Edson, age 18Barney, Edson XBarney, Elroy X son of Edson, age 5Barney, Joseph Seth X son of Edson, age 3

orBarney, Joseph Smith X son of Lewis, age 4Barney, Lewis XBarney, RoyalBarrington, Hyrum M.Barrows, James son of Joseph sr, age 14Barrows, JohnBarrows, JosephBarrows, Robert son of Joseph sr, age 18Barrus, Benjamin X son of Emery, age 10Barrus, Emery XBarrus, Emery duplicate?Barrus, Orrin X son of Emery, age 3Bartholomew, George son of Noah W., age 16Bartholomew, Joseph XBartholomew, Lewis L. son of Noah W., age 18Bartholomew, Nelson son of Noah W., age 13Bartholomew, N. [Noah] W. 15Bartholomew, Willis son of Noah W., age 8Barton, John 11Bassett, Elias North Pigeon XBeal, Henry son of John, age 13Beal, JohnBeal, John duplicate?Beal, John jr son of John, age 12Beal, William son of John, age 15Bean, James Blockhouse bishop, 17 Jul 1846Beathers, Zadock L. age 1Beebe, Henry Plum HollowBeebe, Joseph L. Plum Hollow

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Beebe, Leroy W. Plum Hollow son of William, age 8Beebe, William A. Plum Hollow X bishop of Plum HollowBell, AbnerBell, ArchibaldBelnap, Gilbert 13Benbow, John PHC 14 bishop, 17 Jul 1846Bennett, EliBennett, James XBenson, Alfred B. MacedoniaBenson, David XBenson, James XBenson, Jerome M. Big Pigeon XBentley, Richard XBernhisel, John M. son of John M., age 2Bernhisel, John M. MDBerrum, Guy C.Berry, Joseph McOlney son of Jesse, age 4Berry, Robert McOlney son of Jesse, age 7Berry, William McOlney son of Jesse, age 10Bess, James L.Bess, Oliver C. son of Jule, age 17Bess, William H.Bester, HenryBevan, James XBevins, AndrewBidwell, Robert W.Bigelow, Asa son of Nahum, age 16Bigelow, Daniel son of Nahum, age 6Bigelow, Hiram 21Bigelow, James O. Mt PisgahBigelow, Moroni son of Nahum, age 8Bigelow, NahumBigler, Jacob G. Big Pigeon, Blockhouse 15 XBillington, JosephBills, John 14Bird, Charles Council Point, PHC 17 X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Bird, EphraimBird, EphraimBird, George W. X son of Charles, age 8Bird, James Council PointBird, John P. K. Council Point XBird, Richard McOlneyBird, SamuelBird, Taylor Council Point son of James, age 16Bird, Thomas age 10, parents unknownBird, Thomas son of James, age 8Bitner, Breneman son of Abraham, age 11Blackburn, Elias Council PointBlackman, Stephen McOlney XBlackwell, JamesBlodgett, Newman G. XBlanchard, John R. XBlanchard, John R. jr X son of John R., age 18

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Blanchard, Simeon Harris Grove bishop of Harris GroveBlazard, ElijahBlazard, John son of John H., age 1Blazard, JohnBlazard, SamuelBliss, Norman 17Bliss, Orley 17 son of Norman, age 11Bloseum, RobertBoley, Henry H. XBoss, JohnBoss, SolomonBoss, WillisBostwick, Daniel W. X son of Hyrum, age 11Bostwick, Hyrum PHC XBostwick, Samuel A. X son of Hyrum, age 14Boyce/Boice, JohnBoyce/Boice, PeterBoyer, EphraimBoyer, J. C.Boyer, OrsonBradley, GeorgeBradley, George HenryBradley, Hiram MoroniBradley, JeromeBraffet, GeorgeBraffet, HoraceBraffet, Joseph W.Braley, Jesse C.Braley, Jesse C. jrBrandon, George W. BlockhouseBrandy, Thomas J.Bridger, WilliamBrim, Alexander XBrinton, DavidBrinton, Evans P.Brite, JabezBrite, JohnBrooke, John Mill XBrookie, Samuel Mill XBrown, AlexanderBrown, Benjamin bishop of WQ 16th wardBrown, BenjaminBrown, Benjamin son of Lorenzo, age 3Brown, Daniel XBrown, DanielBrown, Homer age 18, parents unknownBrown, James Blockhouse 21Brown, James H. or A.Brown, James M. son of James, age 14Brown, Jesse S.Brown, LorenzoBrown, MoroniBrown, Nathaniel T.

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Brown William Kanesville 21 XBrown, Willis X son of Daniel, age 14Brown, WilsonBrownell, GideonBuchanan, Archibald X son of John, age 18Buchanan, JohnBukford, EzraBulkley, Noah S. Blockhouse, PHCBullock, Alexander son of James, age 10Bullock, Benjamin K. Hyde Park, PHC X bishop of Hyde ParkBullock, Isaac XBullock, James 5Bullock, Thomas 17Bullock, Thomas son of Thomas, age 9Bundy, George PHC bishop, 27 Jul 1846Bunker, Edward Garden Grove XBurch, DanielBurch, James son of Daniel, age 13Burch, Robert son of Daniel, age 10Burch, William son of Daniel, age 16Burdick, Thomas 14 XBurgess, George M. son of Horace, age 9Burgess, HarrisonBurgess, Horace Farmersville, PHC bishop of FarmersvilleBurgess, Hyrum son of Horace, age 11Burgess, Samuel J. PHC XBurgess, Thomas XBurgess, ThomasBurgess, William 1,14Burgess, William C. son of James, age 3Burkelow, Luther V.Burkett, John XBurton, Robert Mt PisgahBurton, SidneyBurton, William BlockhouseBusby, Joseph X

David CandlandLDS Church Archives

David BrintonLDS Church Archives Benjamin L. Clapp

LDS Church Archives

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Busby, Joseph S.Busenbark, Henry X son of Isaac, age 16Busenbark, Isaac XBusenbark, William T. son of Isaac, age 1Bushman, Martin XButler, James XButler, John L. North Pigeon XButler, John L. X son of John L., age 5Butler, Kenion T. X son of John L., age 17Butler, NathanButterfield, Abel 1Butterfield, Charles R.Bybee, Byrum North PigeonBybee, Byrum Levi North Pigeon son of Byrum, age 8Cahoon, DanielCahoon, James C. son of William F., age 1Cahoon, John son of William F., age 8Cahoon, Mahonri son of Reynolds, age 14Cahoon, Rais son of Reynolds, age 3Cahoon, ReynoldsCahoon, William son of ReynoldsCairns, Henry 1Cairns, JohnCairns, John duplicate?Caldwell, Robert Blockhouse, PHC XCalkins, Luman H. Big Grove, PHC 15 bp of Big Grove & WQ 8th Calkins, Luman H. duplicate?Callahan, Andrew N. 17 son of Thomas W., age 14Campbell, Abel 18 son of Jonathan, age 13Campbell, Nephi 18 son of Jonathan, age 11Campbell, Robert Blockhouse, Big Pigeon, PHC clerk of BlockhouseCandland, David Blockhouse, PHCCanerday, CharlesCanerday, JamesCannon, Hiram 15,21Caravath, RodolphusCarling, Abram F. X son of John, age 11Carling, Francis X son of John, age 3Carling, Isaac V. X son of John, age 16Carling, John XCarling, Joseph M. X son of John, age 1Carlos, EdwardCarlos, Edward duplicate?Carlos, JohnCarlos, ThomasCarlos, WilliamCarmichael, WilliamCarroll, James McOlney X branch ClerkCartam, John A.Carter, Chauncey W. Big Springs bishop of Big SpringsCarter, Daniel X son of Reuben, age 9Carter, Dominicus XCarter, John Blockhouse X son of Reuben, age 12

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Carter, Peter Y. X son of William, age 18Carter, R. [Reuben?] Blockhouse XCarter, William Blockhouse X son of Reuben, age 17Carter, William PHC XCarter, WilliamChaffin, L. [Louis] R. [Rice]Chamberlin, Nathan XChapman, Charles PHC 7,15 bishop, 17 Jul 1846Chapman Charles F.Chapman, Hiram son of Welcome, age 7Chapman, Joseph son of Welcome, age 10Chapman, Levi son of Welcome, age 3Chapman, OrsonChapman, WelcomeChase, Ezra PHC 1Chase, Sisson A. PHC XChidester, David P. X son of John M., age 8Chidester, John M. XChidester, John P. X son of John M., age 15Chidester, Joshua X son of John M., age 5Chipman, George L.Chipman, Harmon J. Silver Creek, PHC bishop of Silver CreekClapp, Benjamin L. PHC 14,15Clapp, Joseph C. son of Benjamin, age 11Clapp, Lewis F. son of Benjamin, age 14Clapp, William N. son of Benjamin, age 13Clark, Andrew J. G. XClark, Enoch X son of John W., age 10Clark, Ezra T. 14Clark, Davis X son of John W.?, age 12Clark, George Coonville XClark, Hiram Blockhouse, PHC 14Clark, Horace Blockhouse son of Hiram, age 16Clark, John Council Point XClark, John Haslem son of John, age 6Clark, John T. XClark, Joseph S. Council Point XClark, Lorenzo PHC 3Clark, Samuel G. Mill branch presidentClark, Thomas XClark, ThomasClark, ThomasClark, Thomas jr X son of Thomas, age 12Clark, Washington son of Lorenzo, age 15Claton, Hiram G. Big SpringsClayton, John XClayton, Joseph T. son of William, age 1Clayton Newell Horace? son of William, age 1Clayton, Thomas O.Clayton, William 17Clayton, WilliamClayton, WilliamClayton, William H. son of William, age 5

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Clawson Hiram B. 17Clawson, Moses Blockhouse, PHC bishop, 17 Jul 1846Cleveland, Henry son of Henry A., age 14Cleveland, Henry A. 15 XCleveland, William son of Henry A., age 11Clementson, [Clement] James X son of Albert, age 15Clementson, [Clement] Nephi X son of Albert, age 6Clifford, 13 first name/initials unclearClinton, Jeter D.Clothier, IraCloward, Daniel Rocky Ford XCloward, Daniel duplicate?Cloward, Daniel H. Rocky Ford X son of Daniel, age 1Cloward, Daniel H. duplicate?Cloward, Jacob Rocky Ford 15 XCloward, Jacob jr Rocky Ford 15 XCloward, James M. XCloward, James M. duplicate?Cloward, Thomas P. Rocky Ford 13 XCloward, Thomas P. duplicate?Cloward, William Rocky Ford XCloward, William Rocky Ford duplicate?Coffin, William B. MillColburn, ThomasColby, AlansonCole, H. [Hugh] H. Council PointCole, James Council PointCole, JohnColton, Philander MillCondit, S. [Silas] W. XCongden, Ansch W.Conover, PeterConyston, AllanCook, Aaron PHC 13Cook, Daniel Council PointCook, Henry Macedonia XCook, Henry L.Cook, James Lake, Council Point X son of Henry, age 9Cook, Obeny L.Cook, Phineas W.Coon, Abraham Mill, PHC bishop of Mill BranchCoon, Eli Rocky Ford, BuoyoCoon, Jacob R Ford, Buoyo, North PigeonCoon, John R Ford, Buoyo, North Pigeon son of abraham?, age 16Coon, Joseph R Ford, Buoyo, North PigeonCoon, Samuel Rocky Ford, North PigeonCooper, Agrippa XCorbitt, Thomas 17Corbitt, Thomas duplicate?Coulson, George W.? bishop, 17 Jul 1846Cottin, Samuel C.Cotton, ReuvanCovert, Evert ? son of William, age 15

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Covert, Smith son of William, age 8Covert, Timothy son of William, age 10Covert, W. Mt Pisgah 13Covey, Benjamin 1Covey, Enoch 1 son of Benjamin, age 11Covey Hyrum 1 son of Benjamin, age 5Covey, Joseph 1Covey, Joseph son of Benjamin, age 9Cox, AmosCox, Charles T. 5 son of Amos, age 5Cox, Elias son of Jehu, age 13Cox, Frederick W. XCox, Frederick W. jr X son of Frederick, age 12Cox, Isaiah son of Jehu, age 9Cox, Jackson 7Cox, Jehu son of Jehu, age 11Cox, John XCox, Jonathan A.Cox, RamseyCox, RichardCox, SilasCox, ThomasCox, William A. X son of Frederick, age 8Cox, William H. XCrandall, Myron McOlneyCrosby, John K. Macedonia bishop of MacedoniaCrosby, William Crosby, William W. Garden GroveCulbertson, James G.Cummings, Charles 3 X son of George W., age 13Cummings, Charles W. duplicate?Cummings, Cornelius 3 X son of George W., age 9Cummings, Cornelius duplicate?Cummings, George W. XCummings, George W. duplicate?Curtis, ErastusCurtis, Ezra XCurtis, Joseph 3Curtis, Moses 3Curtis, Uriah Mt Pisgah XCutler, Alpheus PHC XCutler, Edwin R.Cutler, FranklinCutler, Oscar X son of Alpheus, age 16Cutler, OscarCutler, Parley Shirts blessed 1 Oct 1848Cutler, William L.Daley, Mathew H.Daley, Moses PHCDaley, Moses jrDaley, William XDalton, CharlesDalton, John Mt Pisgah

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Dalton, Luther son of Charles, age 5Daverish, HenryDavis, Elisha H. XDavis, Franklin J. Council Point 13 XDavis, John Rocky Ford, Buoyo & Union XDavis, Stanley P. Council Point X son of Franklin J., age 8Day, HughDay, William S. son of Hugh, age 13Dayton, Alma T. son of Hyrum, age 1Dayton, Almon F. BlockhouseDayton, Hyrum Blockhouse 15 XDayton, Lysander Mt Pisgah XDayton, Moroni? X son of Hyrum, age 13Dayton, William X son of Hyrum, age 15Decker, CharlesDeForest, Josiah North Pigeon 15 XDewitt, John E. X son of Reuben, age 2Dewitt, Reuben XDickies, Fountaine G.Dickson, David 5 XDickson, David M. jr X son of David, age 3Dickson, William W. X son of David, age 1Dille, AndrewDingman, John XDobson, Thomas XDodge, EliDodge, Enoch E.Dodge, Seth 1Dolenson, CharlesDonaldson, Charles XDowdle, James X son of Robert, dec., age 15Dowdle, Robert X son of Robert, dec., age 13Drake, NewelDraper, Moses Council Point son of William jr, age 16Draper, William jr Council Point, PHC bp, 17 Jul 1846, Council Point?Draper, William sr Council Point XDrix, WilliamDudley, Oliver 15Dudley, Simeon B. son of Oliver, age 3Duncan, JamesDuncan, James duplicate?Duncan, James duplicate?Duncan, John XDuncan, GeorgeDuncan, WilliamDunklin, OliverDunn, James X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Dunn, Loren XDunn, Simeon A. 17Dunn, Simeon A. son of Simeon, age 2Durfee, Abraham XDurfee, Henry D.Durfee, Jabez X

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Durfee, JohnDurfee, Perry PHC XDurfee, Willard F.Durphy, Royal Big Springs XDuzette, Edward P.Duzette, Edward P. duplicate?Dykes, George P. Mill, PHC X counselor in Mill BranchDykes, Nephi X son of George, age 10Dykes, William Mill son of George, age 10Eames, Ellis PHCEarl, SylvesterEarl, Wilbur J.Edmundston/Edminston, JohnEdwards, Edward E. PHC X son of Elisha, age 13Edwards, Elisha C. Point, Pleasant Valley 17 XEdwards, EsaiasEdwards, Franklin X son of Elisha, age 15Edwards, Harrison X son of Elisha, age 8Edwards, James P. X son of Elisha, age 10Edwards, William a William Edwards died at

Garden Grove 12 May 1846Egan, Horace A. son of Howard, age 1Egan, HowardEgan, Howard R. son of Howard, age 8Egan, Richard E. son of Howard, age 6Eggleston, Edwin X son of Samuel, age 15Eggleston, Harvey B. X son of Samuel, age 13Eggleston, Orson H. X son of Samuel, age 7Eggleston, Reuben X son of Samuel, age 17Eggleston, Samuel 5 XEldredge, Horace S. 5Ellsworth, David 1Ellsworth, Edmund Ellsworth, EgbertEllsworth, Ephraim XEllsworth, German Big Springs clerk of branchEllsworth, James H. son of David, age 16Empey, IsaacEmpey, Levi XEmpey, Nelson son of Adam, age 11Empey, WilliamEmpey, William A.Ensign, MariusEvans, David S. KanesvilleEverett, Elijah XEverett, Elijah jr X son of Elijah, age 8Ewell, Pleasant Big Pigeon XEwell, William F. Big PigeonFairchild, AlmaFairchild, MoroniFarlin, Orrin D. Council PointFarnsworth, Albert Coonville X son of Stephen, age 4Farnsworth, Alonzo Coonville X son of Stephen, age 6

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Farnsworth, Austin Coonville X son of Stephen, age 9Farnsworth, Philo J. ?Farnsworth, Stephen M. Coonville XFarnsworth, Stephen jr Coonville X son of Stephen, age 2Farr, Winslow XFausett, Joseph XFausett, William Allred’s, PHC 1 X bp of Allred’s Branch & WQ 6 Felshaw, John X son of William, age 11Felshaw, William 21 XFerguson, IsaacFerre, John XFerry, JohnFielding, Joseph 13Fifield, Charles B. son of Joseph Levi, age 15Fifield, Matthew son of Joseph Levi, age 18Fifield, William J. son of Joseph Levi, age 2Fish, Horace Council PointFisher, Edmund XFlack, John L. Mill X age 15Flake, Charles L. son of James, age 8Flake, James M. 21Flake, William J. son of James, age 11Fleming, Isaac 15Fletcher, Charles E. Harris Grove son of Francis, age 5Fletcher, Edwin F. Harris Grove son of Francis, age 8Fletcher, Francis Harris GroveFletcher,Wellington or Willington 1Fliny, A. E.Follett, WilliamFoote, Warren Blockhouse X clerk of branchFord, WilliamFoster, ArthurFoster, Charles Adams/Allen 1

orFoster, Charles Franklin

Matthew Phelps FifieldPioneers and Prominent

Men of Utah

William John FifieldPioneers and Prominent

Men of UtahAbsalom P. Free

Courtesy ofLaRae Free Kerr

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Foster, DanielFoster, Franklin son of Solon sr, age 1Foster, George Blockhouse XFoster, HubertFoster, Joseph H. Blockhouse X son of George, age 5Foster, Solon 1Foster, Thomas J. Blockhouse X son of George, age 1Foster, WilliamFox, SamuelFrance, JosephFrance, DeweltonFranklin, Stephen XFree, Absalom P.Free, Absalom duplicateFree, Finley duplicateFree, Finley C. son of A. P., age 10Free, Preston son of A. P., age 17Free, Preston duplicateFree, William O. son of A. P., age 6Free, William O. duplicateFuller, Thomas E.Fullmer, Almond L.Fullmer, Almond L. jr son of Almon, age 4Fullmer, David Garden Grove branch Pres 1847Fullmer, David jr son of David, age 1Fullmer, Eugene B. son of David, age 15Fullmer, Hannibal Octavius Garden Grove son of David, age 13Fullmer, Junius S. Garden Grove son of David, age 11Fullmer, PeterGamet, David M. Coonville XGardner, Elias 5Gardner, George B.Gardner, Henry E. S. son of Elias, age 8Gardner, Walter B.Garner, David jr Mill son of Philip, age 12Garner, David srGarner, George Mill branch pres in Jan 1849Garner, JohnGarner, Philip MillGarner, William Mill X bishop and counselor of branchGates, HenryGates, Hiram PHC 15Gates, Hyrum duplicate?Gates, Solomon son of Hyrum, age 13Gates, Thomas Macedonia son of Hyrum, age 10Gay, William son of Moses, age 8Gelby, JohnGheen, Levi A. 17Gheen, Steven H. 17Gibbons, Andrew S. ? XGifford, Daniel Council PointGifford, Henry Plum Hollow 15,19 X son of Alpheus, age 17Gifford, Henry duplicate?

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Gifford, LeviGlasgo, DanielGlasgo, SamuelGlasgo, Samuel jrGlazier, Shepherd XGoddard, Stephen duplicate?Goddard, Stephen H.Godfrey, Joseph Rocky Ford, Buoyo XGodfrey, William Rocky Ford, Buoyo X son of Joseph, age 7Goff, JamesGrant, George jrGrant, George D.Grant, George D. duplicate?Grant, George R. BlockhouseGrant, WilliamGreen, Allen son of Charles, age 18Green, Ammon son of Harvey, age 15Green, AsaGreen, CharlesGreen, Harvey 15Green, Henry son of Harvey, age 18Green, JohnGreen, LamoniGreen, Moroni son of Charles, age 12Green, Nathaniel son of Charles, ge 15Gribble, Joseph son of William, age 3Griffin, Albert B.Griffin, Charles son of Albert, age 12Griffith, JosephGriffiths, Joseph duplicate?Groves, Elisha 15Groves, Justin T.Groves, Samuel E. son of Elisha, age 8Grow, Henry 1Gully, SamuelGuymon, JamesGuymon, Thomas PHC bishop, 17 Jul 1846Hadden, A. S. PHC XHaight, J. BatemanHale, Alma H.Hale, Aroet L.Hale, Solomon H.Hall, J. C. unclear who this isHamblin, Isaiah BlockhouseHamer, SamuelHammond, JohnHammond, JosephHammond, L. J.Hammons, DanielHammons, SimonHancock, Joseph Mill XHanks, Sidney AlvarusHanson, George X

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Hardy, William X age 16Harmon, AmosHarmon, Ansel son of Jesse, age 16Harmon, Jesse P.Harmer, Albert Rocky Ford Harmer, Elias Rocky Ford branch president, Oct 49Harmer, John ?Harper, Charles A. 21Harper, Harvey son of Charles, age 6Herriman, HenryHarrington, Thomas 11Harris, Alexander son of McGee, age 14Harris, Alma Mill son of Emer, age 16Harris, Emer Mill X branch president, counselorHarris, George Washington PHC X bishop, 17 Jul 1846, C. BluffsHarris, Joseph Council PointHarris, Joseph M. Mill son of Emer, age 18Harris, McGee 17Harris, Robert Council PointHarris, William Council Point son of McGee, age 12Harrison, JamesHart, Nathan X son of Elias, age 18Hartwell, Dexter P. X son of Reuben, age 12Hartwell, ElliotHartwell, George W. X son of Reuben, age 10Hartwell, Hiram C.Hartwell, Reuben P. PHC XHarvey, Alexander M. son of John, age 5Harvey, JohnHarvey, John U.Harvey, Lewis XHaslam, JohnHatch, Jacob C. Mill, PHCHatch, Jeremiah XHatch, JosephusHatch, LatonHatch, Royal E. son of Josephus, age 2Hatch, William L. son of Josephus, age 7Haven, JesseHaws, Elijah PHC XHaws, Peter XHayden, ElijahHeath, George F. Shirts X son of James, age 12Heath, James H. Shirts XHeath, Jacob X son of James, age 2Henderson, Hiram BlockhouseHenderson, John Garden Grove, MacedoniaHenderson, Martin Blockhouse X son of Samuel, age 12Henderson, Riley X son of Hannah Hendrickson in

1850 census, age 10Henderson, Samuel Blockhouse XHenderson, Thomas Blockhouse X son of Samuel, age 16Henderson, William Blockhouse X son of Samuel, age 5

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Henderson, WilliamHendrixson, John XHenrie, JamesHenrie, JosephHenrie, Samuel son of William, age 12Heward, John X Jonathan in censusHewitt, E. [Eli] B. Hickerson, GeorgeHickerson, George W. son of George W., age 1Hickerson, Isaac son of George W., age 8Hickman, George B.Hickman, William A. PHCHigbee, Hyrum son of Isaac, age 1Higbee, Isaac 15Higbee, J. [Josiah?]Higbee, Joseph son of Isaac, age 18Hill, John LakeHill, John jrHill, Robert A.Hill, Samuel H.Hills, John Emery XHobson, Alma U. X son of Jesse, age 8Hobson, Henry P. X son of Jesse, age 3Hobson, Jesse North Pigeon XHodge, A. [Abraham] C. Mill, PHC X counselor in branchHogan, Erik G. M.Holbrook, ChandlerHolbrook, JosephHolbrook, OrsonHolden, John R.Holden, Joshua XHolden, Wiley XHolland, JosephHolland, ThomasHolland, WilliamHolman, Ezekiel Coonville X son of Joshua, age 16Holman, John G. Coonville X

Jesse HobsonLogan DUP Museum

Norton JacobsLDS Church Archives

Ammon GreenPioneers and Prominent

Men of Utah

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Holman, Joshua F. Coonville branch clerk, diedHolton, AsaHomer, RussellHorlick, John Lake 21 XHorr, AlvinHouston, Isaac PHC X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Houston, IsaacHovey, Joseph son of Joseph G., age 9Hovey, Joseph G. 3Hovey, Silas G.Howard, William B.Hoyt, George H.Hughes, John MacedoniaHunt, Benoni S. Garden Grove son of Daniel D., age 11Hunt, Daniel duplicate?Hunt, Daniel D. Garden Grove, PHCHunt, Daniel W. son of Daniel D., age 8Hunt, James W. Garden Grove son of Daniel D., age 16Hunt, John A. Garden Grove son of Daniel D., age 18Hunt, Levi B. Garden Grove son of Daniel D., age 13Hunter, RodolphHuntington, HeberHuntington, HiramHuntington, William Blockhouse deceased 1846?Huntington, William D. PHCHuntsman, Jacob X son of James, age 14Huntsman, James PHC X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Huntsman, Peter X son of James, age 10Hutchins, James Pleasant Valley XHutchinson, I. F.Hutchinson, Jacob X son of Jacob F., age 2Hutchinson, Jacob F. XHutchinson, Moroni M.Hyde, Heman Council Point, PHCHyde, Rosel Council PointHyde, WilliamIvie, Thomas H. XIvie, William F.Jacobs, DanaJacobs, George H.Jacobs, Henry B.Jacobs, HiramJacobs, MoroniJacobs, Norton 21Jacobs, William H.Janson, Samuel D.Jefferds, OrinJenkins, David XJenkins, Thomas XJohnson, Aaron Blockhouse, PHC branch president, 1849Johnson, Aaron M. Blockhouse son of Aaron, age 1Johnson, Charles O X grandson of C.M., age 2Johnson, Charles M. PHC X

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Johnson, Don Carlos son of Aaron, age 1Johnson, Eber Council PointJohnson, EdwardJohnson, Ellick Z.Johnson, IsaacJohnson, Huntington LakeJohnson, Ivy Mt PisgahJohnson, John H. X son of Lorenzo, age 9Johnson, LemonJohnson, Lorenzo XJohnson, Theodore 14Johnson, Thomas S Council Point, PHCJohnson, William Council Point X son of Lorenzo, age 15Johnson, William D. XJohnson, Willis K.Johnstun, JarvisJohnstun, PerryJohnstun, WilliamJones, Alonzo 1 XJones, Benjamin Mt PisgahJones, Elisha Blockhouse died 1848Jones, Jacob BlockhouseJones, James Blockhouse, PHC X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Jones, James A. Blockhouse X son of James?, age 1Jones, John Blockhouse 7 XJones, Richard BlockhouseJones, Thomas BlockhouseJones, William Council Point 11 XJones, WilliamJordon, WilliamJudy, William C.Kay, JohnKay, JohnKeeler, James BuoyoKelly, AlexanderKelly, Joseph PHC XKelsey, Eli B. XKelsey, George X son of Eli, age 10Kelsey, John A. son of Samuel A. P., age 10Kelsey, Joseph M.Kennedy, CharlesKennedy, Charles son of Charles, abt 14Kennedy, James H. son of Charles, age 6Kenney, Loren E.Kilbourne, OsiasKimball, Charles Blockhouse son of Heber C., age 5Kimball, Heber C. PHCKimball, James S. PHC bishop, 17 Jul 1846King, Eleazar jr PHC XKing, Enoch M. PHC XKing, John M. Council Point XKing, Robert X son of John M., age 14King, Timothy H. 22

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Knight, Hiram H.Knight, James F. or Council PointKnight, James Philander son of Newel, age 10Knight, James VinsonKnight, Jesse son of Newel, age 3Knight, Joseph PHC 15 bishop of WQ 23rd wardKnight, Joseph son of Newel, age 8Knight, Nathan K. 1Knight, Newel son of Newel, age 8Laing, Thomas Mt Pisgah X bishop of WQ 9th wardLaing, Thomas duplicateLaird, James X son of John, age 16Laird, John jr X son of John, age 11Laird, John sr North Pigeon XLamb, Benjamin X 1850 census shows Benjamin in

Garden Grove with his familyLamb, Benjamin B. 17Lamb, JohnLamoreaux, AndrewLamoreaux, WilliamLance, Jacob Harris Grove XLance, JosephLance, SimonLane, William W. PHC bishop, May 1850Lane, J. [Joseph] D.Lane, Joseph K. XLane, MerrillLangley, George A. 15Larson, TareeLeaver, SamuelLeaver, Samuel jr son of Samuel, age 1Leavitt, JohnLeavitt, NathanielLee, Ezekiel XLee, Heber J. son of John D., age 2Lee, John A. son of John D., age 8Lee, John B.Lee, John D.Lee, Joseph H. son of John D., age 4Lee, William Council Point son of John D., age 14Lee, William H.Leeforce, Isaac M.Leeforce, GilbertLetts, StevenLetts, Steven srLetts, WilliamLewis, Beason Mt PisgahLewis, David jr son of David, age 5Lewis, David srLewis, LemuelLewis, Marion son of Neriah, age 7Lewis Neriah Mt PisgahLewis, Philip B.

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Lewis, Preston K. son of David, age 8Lewis, Robert son of David, age 10Lewis, Samuel XLewis, TarletonLewis, Tarlton jrLewis, William Council Point, PHC XLindsey, DavidLindsey, JacobLindsey, JohnLindsey, JosephLish, Joseph L.Little, JohnLittlefield, David X son of Waldo, age 3Littlefield, Joseph X son of Waldo, age 10Littlefield, Sidney X son of Waldo, age 8Littlefield, Waldo XLittlefield, Waldo duplicate?Lott, IsaiahLott, John S.Lott, Peter L. son of Cornelius P., age 8Lovell, George X son of John, age 13Lovell, John XLovell, Joseph X son of John, age 4Loveless, James Mt Pisgah XLoveless, John Mt Pisgah, Big Pigeon, PHC XLover, JosephLoveridge, Alexander H. XLow, John O. Blockhouse XLowder, Jesse Mill XLowder, RichardLuce, AndrewLuce, Ephraim PHCLuce, JasonLuce, Jason R.Luce, John G.Luce, MalatiahLuce, Martin J.Luce, Stephen

Tarlton LewisLDS Church Archives

David LewisLDS Church Archives

John M. MalinLDS Church Archives

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Luce, Wilford W.Lutz, Albert X bishop of WQ 17th wardLutz, Thomas X son of Albert, age 12Lutz, William X son of Albert, age 9Lytle, AndrewLytle, Andrew son of Andrew, age 7Lytle, Charles son of John, age 2Lytle, George A. son of John, age 5Lytle, Heber J. son of Andrew, age 2Lytle, John 21Lytle, John M.Lytle, William P. son of John, age 13Mabery, JohnMace, Alvin D.Mace, Hiram Harris Grove XMagee, HenryMahoney, Bartholomew Pleasant Valley 3 XMalin, ElijahMalin, ElijahMalin, James Lake X son of Elijah jr, age 15Malin, John Lake X son of Elijah jr, age 9Mangum, JosephManning, Freeman son of William, age 17Manning, WilliamManwill, John MacedoniaMarsh, JohnMartin, John CoxsonMartin, William XMathews, Joseph 7Maxwell, Levi W. 19 son of William B., age 7McArthur, AndrewMcArthur, Daniel D.McCauslin, AlmenMcCauslin, Jesse 15 XMcCauslin, Younger 1.15McCall, James A.McClellan, James PHC bishop, 17 Jul 1846McClellan, William C.McCord, WilliamMcCullough, Henry J. 15 X son of Levi, age 6McCullough, Levi H. 15 XMcFenson, DimonMcIntire, Alexander P. son of William P., age 14McIntire, Erastus son of William P., age 9McIntire, John O. son of William P., age 2McIntire, Wallace son of William P., age 13McIntire, William P. 16McKahan, NewelMcKahan, ThomasMcMullin, Willard G. 21McMurray, JohnMcNee, ThomasMcRae, Alexander sr PHC X

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McRae, Daniel X son of Alexander, age 2McRae, John X son of Alexander, age 12McRae, Joseph X son of Alexander, age 10McRae, Kenneth X son of Alexander, age 8Mecham, Clinton XMecham, Ephraim U. Mill, Harris Grove XMecham, George W.Mecham, Joseph PHC bishop, 17 Jul 1846Mecham, Moses Mill XMeeks, Harvey Rocky Ford son of William, age 10Meeks, Henry son of William, age 8Meeks, William Rocky Ford 15Meginness, Aven D.Meginness, Benjamin 1,15,17 XMeginness, Benjamin X son of Benjamin sr, age 7Meginness, Johnston X son of Benjamin sr, age 12Meginness, Joseph X son of Benjamin sr, age 9Meginness, Samuel.Meginness, William H.McGuire, William W. PHC 1 X bishop of Keg CreekMercer, JohnMerchant, Amasa Lucius X son of Lucius, age 3Merchant, Lucius Pleasant Valley XMerriam, AmasaMerrill, Albert PHC XMerrill, Austin S.Merrill, Charles Council Point XMerrill, Clarence X son of Albert, age 7Merrill, Francis X son of Albert, age 5Merrill, Justin Jared PHC bishop, 17 Jul 1846Merrill, Philemon Christopher PHCMerrill Samuel Bemis MillMerritt, JohnMerritt, John, jrMerritt, LorenzoMikesell, Garrett W. Mt Pisgah 22 XMikesell, George W. X son of Garrett, age 11

Philemon MerrillLDS Church Archives

Clarence MerrillInternational DUP

Garrett MikesellCourtesy Jay Burrup

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Mikesell, John A. Mt Pisgah XMilam, Francis A. Blockhouse X son of William, age 15Milam, Joseph S. X son of William, age 13Milam, George B. Blockhouse X son of William, age 1Milam, William Blockhouse XMiles, B. Adrain son of Albert, age 13Miles, Edwin R. son of Albert, age 10Miles, Franklin son of Albert, age 7Miles, Henry son of Albert, age 15Miller, Alexander XMiller, D. [Daniel] A. Blockhouse bishop 30 Dec 1847Miller, EleazerMiller, H. [Henry] W. [William] X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Miller, Jacob Macedonia son of Daniel A., age 13Miller, William X son of Henry W., age 9Mirick, SilasMitchell, Benjamin T.Mitchell, Benjamin T. jrMitchell, Hyrum son of Benjamin T., age 1Morehead, Preston T.Morley, Isaac PHC 5 bishop, 17 Jul 1846Morley, IsaacMorse, AmasaMorse, GilbertMoses, James McOlney, Pl. Valley XMoses, James X son of James, age 1Moss, William? Council PointMower, Henry McOlney XMower, John McOlneyMower, George son of Henry sr, age 12Murdock, Emer X son of Daniel, age 11Murdock, Hyrum 15 X son of Daniel, age 18Murdock, Lyman X son of Daniel, age 13Murray, HemanMyers, GeorgeMyler, JamesNeeley, Lewis BlockhouseNeff, FranklinNelson, Henry XNelson, Isaac Mill, PHC XNelson, James XNelson, Thomas XNewell, Lewis son of Laertis, age 16Nickerson, Levi duplicate?Nickerson, Levi S. XNixon, JosephNixon, SamuelNixon, StephenNixon, Thomas son of Stephen, age 12Nixon, William son of Stephen, age 18Noble, LucianNoble, T. [Theodore] S. son of Lucian, age 8Noakes, Thomas Macedonia

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North, Alva Blockhouse X shown as Alma in censusNorth, Charles A. son of Levi, age 10North, Hyrum X son of Levi, age 8North, Levi Harris Grove, Mt Pisgah, Blockhouse XNorth, Levi jr X son of Levi, age 3Northrop, JosephusO’Banks, James S. 10Oaks, David M.Oaks, Henry XOaks, Hiram XOaks, Hyrum duplicate?Obsine, MichaelOliver, Harrison Old Agency, PHC bishop of Old Agency BranchOman, George W. XOmstead, LorenOmstead, LorenzoOmstead, PhilipOrmsby, Levi W. LakeOrmsby, Levi W. duplicateOrmsby, William LakeOrmsby, William W. LakeOrser, Albert 14Ott, David Benton? son of Frederick, dec., age 6Oviatt, John Franklin? X son of Ira, age 18Oviatt, Henry H. Council Point X son of Ira, age 16 Oviatt, Ira Council Point XPace, Byron son of James, age 16Pace, Harvey son of William F., age 15Pace, J. [John] A. [Alma] son of William F., age 7

orPace, J. [Joseph] A. son of William F., age 6Pace, James Mt PisgahPace, James son of James, age 14Pace, Sidney son of James, age 11Pace, P. [Parley] P. [Pratt] son of William F., age 4Pace, William Mt Pisgah 17Pace, William Bryan? son of James, age 16Pace, William F.Pace, Wilson son of William F., age 17Pack, Don C. son of John, age 1Pack, George C. son of John, age 8Pack, John 17Pack, John jr son of John, age 5Pack, Ward E. son of John, age 14Paine, Samuel L.Palmer, Edmond F.Palmer, Joseph F.Park. William A. Council Point, Plum Hollow, BlockhouseParker, Henry Mill Parker, Joseph son of Henry M., age 3Parry, William K.Parshall, William K. Council Point, PHCParsons, Avery

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Parsons, William Lake XPate, Robert North Pigeon XPatten, CharlesPatten, Charles W. X son of John, age 10Patten, GeorgePatten, George duplicate?Patten, MahonriPatten, William X son of John, age 12Patten, William C. BlockhousePatten, Wyman X son of John, age 6Payne, WilliamPeart, George A. son of Jacob, age 4Peart, Jacob Mt PisgahPeart, Jacob jr son of Jacob, age 13Peck, Hezekiah 7Peck, MarkPellet, JamesPender, Hopkins PHCPendleton, B. F. Blockhouse, PHCPendleton, Calvin C. Blockhouse, PHC 21 XPendleton, Daniel S. X son of Calvin C., age 2Pendleton, Joseph T. XPendleton, Marcellius A. X son of Joseph, age 12Perkins, Abraham Harris GrovePerkins, Andrew H. Macedonia, PHC bishop, 17 Jun 1846Perkins, Reuben MacedoniaPerkins, Ute Pleasant Valley, PHC X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Perkins, William XPerkins, William G. Macedonia, PHC bishop, 17 Jun 1846Perkins, William L. Pleasant Valley Perrin, Charles XPerrin, Charles X 1850 census shows Chancy, son

of Charles, age 3Perrin, Thomas X son of Charles, age 7Perry, Gustavus Lake XPerry, Henry

Charles PulsipherLDS Church Archives

John PackLDS Church Archives

Edward PhillipsCourtesy Jay Burrup

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Perry, LorenzoPettit, EthenPettit, LorenzoPettit, NathanPew, Hyrum W.Phelps, GeorgePhelps, HenryPhelps, Henry duplicate?Phelps, Hyrum S. X son of Morris, age 3Phelps, JamesPhelps, Joseph X son of Morris, age 11Phelps, Morris Macedonia, PHC 5 XPhelps, William W. 11Phelps, William W. son of William W.Phillips, Edward Council PointPhippen, Joseph F.Phippen, IsaacPhippen, Sylvester son of Issaac, age 14Peirce, Eli HarveyPeirce, Joseph son of Robert, age 17Peirce, RobertPeirce, ThomasPeirce, William son of Robert, age 15Pitkin, George W.Pitt, Moroni Lake X son of William, age 5Pitt, William Lake, PHC 17 XPitt, William X son of William, age 3Pitt, William H. Lake X son of William age 2Player, Charles XPlayer, William X age 17Pollock, Samuel PHC XPorter, Alma son of Chauncy W., age 14Porter, JaredPotter, Amasa son of David, age 15Potter, David Sand PrairiePotter, ChesterPotter, John Sand Prairie son of Arnold, age 16Potter, Leonard Sand Prairie son of David, age 10Potter, MartinPotter, Newell Sand Prairie son of David, age 18Powell, James E. X son of James, age 18Powell, James E. XPowers, William M PHC 15 XPratt, Anson St Joseph, Missouri 15Pratt, AnsonPratt, FranklinPratt, JosephPreston, James W.Price, Benjamin Mill son of Charles, age 6Price, Charles Mill 3 XPrice, William Sand Prairie XProcter, David X son of James, age 15Procter, James X

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Procter, Joshua X son of James, age 3Procter, William X son of James, age 11Pugmire, George son of Jonathan jr, age 2Pugmire, Jonathan jrPugmire, John son of Jonathan jr, age 8Pulsipher, Charles son of ZeraPulsipher, Elias XPulsipher, JohnPulsipher, Orson H. X son of Elias, age 13Pulsipher, William Little Pigeon X son of Elias, age 5Pulsipher, Zera 14Raleigh, Alonzo H.Randall, Alfred PHC 13,15 bishop, 17 Jul 1846Randle, James XRappleye, Tunis XRawson, Horace S.Raymond, Benjamin T. Council Point X son of Samuel, age 14Raymond, S. J. Council Point XRead, SamuelRedden, George G. Rocky Ford XRedden, George G. jr Rocky Ford X son of George sr, age 18Redden, JacksonRedden, JohnRedfield, David Harvey?Remington, Jerome 15Richards, Heber J. son of Willard, age 8Richards, Henry P. son of Phinehas, age 17Richards, John XRichards, John jr son of John K., age 10Richards, Joseph son of Phinehas, died 1846 in

Pueblo with M. B. Richards, Phinehas PHC 1,11,15Richards, Silas Blockhouse, PHCRichards, W. B.Richards, Willard PHC 17Richardson, Albert son of Ebenezer, age 11Richardson, Albert duplicateRichardson, Ebenezer XRichardson, Ebenezer duplicateRichardson, George son of Ebenezer, age 9Richardson, George duplicateRichardson, Josiah son of Ebenezer, age 4Richardson, Josiah duplicateRichardson, Thomas XRichardson, Thomas duplicateRichey, John B. son of William, age 15Richey, WilliamRichey, William B. son of William, age 8Richmond, Benjamin B. MacedoniaRichmond, Everett X son of Thomas, age 16Richmond, Jesse X son of Thomas, age 14Richmond, Joseph B. X son of Thomas, age 7Richmond, Thomas X

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Ricks, Thomas E.Riggs, John XRiggs, NatRiley, IsaacRipley, AlansonRitter, Adam XRobbins, James 14Roberts, Henry 10 son of Levi, age 12Roberts, Horace Garden Grove XRoberts, LeviRobey, Jeremiah XRobinson, Ebenezer son of Joseph L., age 13Robinson, Joseph Mill, PHC bishop of WQ 7th wardRobinson, Oliver son of Joseph L., age 15Robinson, TimothyRobinson, William J. Macedonia, Mill, McOlneyRockwood, AlexanderRockwood, A. [Albert] P.Rockwood, Albert P. duplicate?Rockwood, LymanRodeback, Edward Macedonia X son of James, age 15Rodeback, James Macedonia XRodeback, Lorenzo Macedonia X son of James, age 5Rodgers, ThomasRogers, Chaney F. Council PointRogers, D. [David] Council PointRogers, Mark Council Point son of Chandler, dec., age 18Rogers, Thomas XRolfe, Gilbert 13Rolfe, Joseph son of Gilbert, age 4Rose, Andrew XRose, George XRose, John XRose, Ralph XRose, Wesley XRoylance, Alma 1 son of John, age 3Roylance, Thomas 1 son of John, age 10

Albert P. RockwoodLDS Church Archives

Silas RichardsInternational DUP

Alonzo H. RaleighLDS Church Archives

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Roylance, William 1 son of John, age 8Russell, Allen Blockhouse XRussell, Daniel PHC bishop, 17 Jul 1846Russell, IsaacRust, William W.Sanders, David son of Moses M., age 13Sanders, EbenezerSanders, Ellis PHC 17 bishop, 17 Jul 1846Sanders, John X son of Moses M., age 18Sanders, Joseph X son of Moses M., age 11Sanders, M. [Moses] M. 7Scholes, George MillScofield, JosephScofield, LeoScott, Ephraim son of John, age 6Scott, Hiram son of John, age 2Scott, Isaac son of John, age 11Scott, John 15,21Scott, John W. son of John, age 4Scott, Joseph son of John, age 1Scovil, Hiram son of Lucius, age 3Scovil, L. [Lucius] N. PHCScovil, WilliamSeabury, Wesley H.Seely, IsaacShaffer, George H.Shaffer, HenryShaffer, JohnShaffer, Joseph R.Shaffer, WilliamSharp, JamesSharp, WilliamShaw, John bishop, 17 Jul 1846Shay, WilliamSheard, IsaacShearer, Daniel Council Point, PHC XShepherd, Moses T. Big Springs XSherman, Hyram X son of Almon, age 15Sherman, Ira McOlney, G. Grove XShirts, Darius Shirts son of Peter, age 15Shirts, Don C. Shirts son of Peter, age 12Shirts, George Shirts son of Peter, age 16Shirts, Peter ShirtsShirtliff, Haskell Garden GroveShurtliff, Luman A. 3,14Simmons, ElezerSimms, William D.Simpson, Thurston Council Point, PHCSirrine, Parley P. Little Pigeon son of Mephiboshet, age 4Sirrine, Theodore son of Mephibosheth, age 9Skeen, David X son of Joseph, age 8Skeen, Joseph XSkeen, William 1 X son of Joseph, age 10

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Slade, George 1 XSmith, AllenSmith, Alma son of Warren, age 17Smith, Eden Big Springs XSmith, George A. PHC 15Smith, George A. son of George A., age 6Smith, HenrySmith, Job 10Smith, John Coonville, Garden Grove,

Little Pigeon, Lake 3,15,21Smith, John C. F.Smith, John S. Council Point 15Smith, Johnathan MillSmith, Joseph G. Grove, Kanesville 21Smith, Joseph A. 16Smith, Joseph F. son of Hyrum, age 9Smith, NathanSmith, Richard D. Mill, Little Pigeon X age 18, in Mormon BattalionSmith, Samuel H. B. PHC son of Samuel H., age 10Smith, Thomas S. MillSmith, Thomas W. ShirtsSmith, William North Pigeon, Buoyo, Shirts,

Lake, Little Pigeon, Mill 15Smith, William see aboveSnow, Carlos Z. son of James C., age 6Snow, Gardner PHC XSnow, George PHC XSnow, James PHC son of James C., age 2Snow, James C. KanesvilleSnow, John C. son of James C., age 8Snow, MahonriSnow, Warren XSnow, William PHCSnyder, Chester PHCSnyder, RobertSnyder, Samuel X bishop, 17 Jul 1846

Samuel L. SpragueLDS Church Archives

Samuel C. SnyderCourtesy Joseph Johnstun Lucius N. Scovil

International DUP

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Somerville, William XSouthworth, Chester McOlney XSpaulding, Eli D. son of Ira, age 9Spaulding, IraSpencer, George son of Orson, age 8Spencer, Howard son of Orson, age 10Spencer, Jacob H. X son of Richard, age 5Spencer, John X son of Richard, age 12Spencer, OrsonSpencer, Richard XSpice/Spicer, Mortimer N.Spiers, Adam son of Thomas, age 14Spiers, George son of Thomas, age 11Spiers, GeorgeSpiers, William 22Sprague, LindseySprague, Samuel 15 duplicateSprague, Samuel L.Stanley, A. [Alexander] S. XStanley, Franklin son of Alexander, age 17Stanley, Henry son of Alexander, age 12Stanton, Daniel XStarr, EdwardSteele, RichardSteele, Richard duplicate?Stevens, Albert Council PointStephens, Alexander Blockhouse X son of John, age 7Stephens, John Blockhouse XStevens, LymanStevens, Roswell Council Point, PHC X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Stevens, Walter Council PointStephens, William BuoyoStevens, William Council PointStevenson, JamesStewart, A. [Andrew] J.Stewart, Alvin F. Garden Grove, Macedonia XStewart, J. [Joseph] A. [Allen] Macedonia

orStewart, J. [Joseph] A. [Abram] son of Levi, age 10Stewart, J. [John] M. Council Point president of C. Point, 1847Stewart, LeviStewart, Nathan Mill XStewart, Nephi X son of Nathaniel, age 14Stewart, Oscar Macedonia X son of Alvin F., age 2Stewart, Riley son of Levi, age 8Stewart, Rufus P. PHCStillman, CharlesStillman, Clark XStillman, Dexter XStillman, FranklinStine, Jacob McOlney, BlockhouseStaker, Nathan XStaker, William X son of William, age 16

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Stocking, John J.Stohell, William XStone, Amos B. PHCStone, AndrewStone, DanielStone, GeorgeStone, HiramStone, James P.Stout, Allen 14 XStout, Hosea 11,15Stringham, Benjamin son of George, age 9Stringham, GeorgeStringham, George jr son of George, age 11Strong, Jacob McOlneyStubbs, Richard XSurap, WilliamSwanner, Samuel MillSwapp, William 5 XSweat, John XSweet, George 11 XSweet, Henry S. X son of George, age 12Sweet, Robert X son of George, age 7Tanner, ThomasTaylor, GreenTaylor, Stephen XTaylor, William Sand Prairie 11 XTeeples, George B.Teeples, Henry son of George, age 5Teeples, William son of George, age 14Terry, Charles A. XTerry, James P. son of Parshall, age 18Terry, Joel XTerry, Orson M. X son of Otis L., age 3Terry, Otis L XTerry, Parshall X son of Jacob, age 18Terry, William Macedonia X son of Joel, age 8Thurston, Thore/Tora Council PointThomas, DanielThomas, DanielThomas, Daniel Garden GroveThomas, Daniel W. Garden Grove son of Daniel S., age 8Thomas, Harrison A. Garden GroveThomas, HaywardThomas, James C.Thompson, EzraThompson, James L.Thompson, John B. PHCThompson, RobertThompson, RobertThompson, William 1850 census shows a William

Thompson sr & jr in G. GroveThompson, William jrThornton, Samuel S. Shirts

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Tidwell, Harvey Council Point X son of John, age 18Tidwell, John Council Point XTidwell, Nelson X son of John, age 16Tippetts, AlvahTippetts, Harvey J. dupl. or s. of John Harvey, age 2Tippetts, John A. son of John H., age 12Tippetts, John H.Tippetts, Joseph H. LakeTippetts, Joseph H. Lake duplicate?Topham, John 3Topham, Thomas son of John, age 8Topham, William son of John, age 18Toronto, JosephTracy, Moses XTurley, Theodore PHC 15Turner, DavidTurpin, WilliamTurrey, JacobTuttle, Alexander L. Little Pigeon X son of Azariah, age 8Tuttle, Azariah Little Pigeon XTuttle, Henry W.Tuttle, John W. son of Edward, age 16Tuttle, SamuelTyler, DanielUtley, John 14 XUtley, Samuel Harris GroveVale, Isaac H. X age 17Van Alstine, Aaron X age 13Van Alstine, Levant X age 16Van Ausdall, William XVan Orden, EveretVan Orden, Everet duplicate?Van Orden, Peter E. son of William, age 18Van Orden, Peter E. duplicate?Van Orden, John M.

James P. TerryPioneers and Prominent

Men of Utah

Abraham ZundelPioneers and Prominent

Men of UtahSamuel A. Woolley

LDS Church Archives

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Van Schooven, GilbertVan Wagenen, David Rocky Ford X son of John, age 12Van Wagenen, John Rocky Ford, PHC 15 XVan Wagenen, Ephraim Rocky Ford X son of John, age 4Veach, Elliot 1Vincent, Ezra PHC X bp. in West Fork NishnabotnaVincent, Hiram X son of Ezra, age 6Vincent, James EzraVincent, JonathanWaldon, Benjamin XWaldron, Glaspie X son of Benjamin, age 12Waldron, Thomas X son of Benjamin, age 14Walker, HenryWalker, JohnWalker, John Pleasant ValleyWalker, John B.Walker, WilliamWalkins, WilliamWalton, AlphreaWalton, JohnWaltz, RobertWardle, GeorgeWarnice, JohnWarner, [Charles?] X Charles Warner, age 43?Waterbury, Hascall Little Pigeon X age 13Washburn, AbrahamWashburn, Daniel son of Abraham, age 11Watterson, William 15Weaver, Gilbert Council PointWebb, Chauncey G. 22Webb, Chauncey G. jr son of Chauncey sr, age 12Webb, Edward M. 22 son of Chauncey sr, age 10Webb, Welsey Council Point 22 XWeeks, Allen Harris Grove XWeeks, Warren Harris Grove X son of Allen, age 10Weeks, Willard son of Allen, age 1Weeks, William Harris Grove 21 X son of Allen, age 12West, John A. X son of Samuel, age 17West, Samuel XWheeler, AmmonWheeler, JohnWheeler, JohnWhipple, Nelson W. Garden Grove, PHCWhite, CharlesWhite, Joel son of John G., age 17White, Joel duplicateWhite, John G.White, John G. duplicateWhitehead, WilliamWhiteside, AlmaWhiteside, O. [Orlo or Olney] X sons of Alexander, ages 12 &10Whiting, Chauncy 5 XWhiting, Isaac X son of Chauncy, age 6

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Whiting, Warren X son of Chauncy, age 1Whitlock, Andrew Council Point XWhitlock, James H. son of Andrew, age 12Whitney, Clark L. ?Wicks, Shutley E.Wielding, Joseph I.Wiggorie, Ebenezer F. X Ebenezer WigginsWilbur, Amos son of Melvin, age 4Wilbur, Melvin Blockhouse XWilbur, Stephen K. Blockhouse X son of Melvin, age 18Wilcox, Adam son of Samuel, age 1Wilcox, John son of Samuel, age 5Wilcox, SamuelWilcox, William C.Wild, AndrewWild, HoraceWilding, David XWilding, David W. X son of David, age 8Wilding, George XWilding, Heber C. K. X son of David, age 10Wilding, James X son of David, age 13Wilkins, Alexander X son of John, age 13Wilkins, John XWilkins, Oscar X son of John, age 3Willey, Jeremiah XWilley, Jeremiah R. X son of Jeremiah, age 1Willey, William duplicate?Willey, William W. X son of Jeremiah, age 7Williams, Alexander PHCWilliams, Almond M. PHCWilliams Andrew B. Plum Hollow, PHCWilliams, Bateman H.Williams, Charles H.Williams, Daniel R. PHCWilliams, E. [Elias?] Kanesville

orWilliams, E. [Ezra Granger] child born 1848 in KanesvilleWilliams, GustavusWilliams, Hiram A. son of Gustavus, age 5Williams James R. son of John B., age 8Williams, John B. [Baldwin] son of Charles H., age 1

orWilliams, John B. [Benjamin] son of John A.Williams, Lemuel L. Plum Hollow? son of Andrew, age 6Wilson, B. W. North Pigeon, PHC XWilson, Bradley Garden Grove 1850 census shows Bradley B.

Wilson family in Garden GroveWilson, Charles X son of Bushrod, age 2Wilson, Charles H. duplicate?Wilson, Cyrus X son of Bushrod, age 5Wilson, David son of Guy, age 17Wilson, E. R. unclear who this isWilson, Ephraim X son of Henry H., age 4

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Wilson, FranklinWilson, Guy son of Guy, dec., age 7Wilson, Henry Garden Grove, Plum Hollow X son of Henry H., age 7Wilson, Henry H. North Pigeon XWilson, Hyrum son of Guy, dec., age 10Wilson, Jasper G.Wilson, J. B. or I. B. unclear who this isWilson, John B. Macedonia, PHCWilson, Joseph X son of Bushrod, age 11Wilson, LycurgusWilson, NewtonWilson, Thomas G.Wilson, W. [Whitford] G. Garden Grove 3Winegar, Alvin XWinegar, Alvin X son of Alvin, age 3Winegar, John X son of Alvin, age 9Winegar, Samuel Garden GroveWinegar, Samuel T. X son of Alvin, age 8Winegar, StephenWood, CharlesWood, David 3 XWood, G. [Gideon] D. Mt Pisgah, Mill, PHCWood, JosephWood Lyman S. Mill son of Gideon, age 16Wood, MartinWood, Oscar X son of David, age 10Wood, William X son of David, age 14Woodard, Nathaniel? Council PointWoodland, James H.Woodman, WilliamWoodmansee, J. ?Woodruff, Wilford 14Woodruff, Wilford son of Wilford, age 8Woolley, Edwin D. 15Woolley, Edwin D. 17 son of Edwin, age 3Woolley, F. unclear who this isWoolley, Franklin B. son of Edwin, age 14Woolley, Henry PHCWoolley, John 14Woolley, John W. 14 son of Edwin, age 17Woolley, Samuel son of Edwin, age 8Woolley, Samuel A.Woolley, Samuel H. son of Samuel A., age 1Woolsey, Jacob B.Woolsey, James Mt PisgahWoolsey, James jrWoolsey, Joseph son of Thomas, age 12Woolsey, Reuben X son of Thomas, age 17Woolsey, Thomas jr X son of Thomas, age 11Woolsey, Thomas sr Mt Pisgah XWorks, JamesWorley, HeberWorley, Henry L.

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Worley, John M.Worley, JosephWorley, Battist?Wright, JeffersonWyer, Abishai XYale, GeorgeYale, ThomasYear, PhilomasYearsley, David D. Rocky Ford 13 X son of David D., age 4Yearsley, George Rocky Ford X son of David D., age 6Yearsley, Nathan Rocky Ford X son of David D., age 8Yokum, Joseph X son of William, age 2Yokum, Nephi X son of William, age 8Yokum, William 14 XYoung, Adolphia 22Young, Brigham Council Point, PHC 15Young, Brigham Heber son of Brigham, age 3

orYoung, Brigham HamiltonYoung, Brigham jr son of Brigham, age 12Young, IsraelYoung, JamesYoung, John John Calvin, s. of Joseph, age 6Young, John John Ray, s. of Lorenzo, age 11Young, John W. son of Brigham, age 4Young, John W. duplicate?Young, Joseph XYoung, Joseph X son of Joseph, age 12Young, JosephYoung, Joseph Young, JosephYoung, JosephYoung, Joseph A. son of Brigham, age 14Young, Lorenzo 5Young, Marcus D. son of Joseph, age 8Young, NathanYoung, Perry D.Young, Samuel Council PointYoung, Seymour duplicate?Young, Seymour B. X son of Joseph, age 11Young, WilliamYoung, WilliamZabriskie, Lewis Plum Hollow, PHC X bishop, 17 Jul 1846Zundel, Abraham Rocky Ford X son of Jacob, age 13Zundel, Jacob Rocky Ford 13 XZundel, John jr Rocky Ford X son of John, age 13Zundel, John sr Rocky Ford 13 XZundel, Thomas Rocky Ford X son of John, age 11