Abraham Hoagland (1797 - 1872) Profile

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George Whitaker autobiography, undated, 31-37

George Whitaker autobiography, undated, 31-37.

Transcript for George Whitaker autobiography, undated, 31-37

Joseph Harker reminiscences and journal, 1855-1895, 42

Joseph Harker reminiscences and journal, 1855-1895, 42.

In the spring our branch was called upon to fit up a man to go to the valley with the Pioneers. I gave five bushel of corn and I also sent from one to two hundred lbs of flower I was to get back in the spring to take it to the valley with me. But when the day came for us to start they failed to fulfill their promis. And the family I lent it to apostaised and this was partily the cause my family had no flour when we entered the valley. We gathered at the Elkhorn river where we organised into five companies, with Captains of hundreds, fifties, and tens, with Parley P. Pratt and John Taylor of the twelve apostles.



We started from the Elkshorn [Elk Horn] river June 15. 1847[.] I travelled in Bishop Hunters company, of one hundred, Joseph Horns [Horne’s] fiftie and Bishop Ho[a]glands ten. We had meny trials on the way but I never had a happier summer in my life. My wife would drive the team and I would take my gun and go and hunt game untill I was tird.



When we got in the Black Hills, we were getting short of meat. Apostle John Taylor took myself and James Horn in his carriage to go and kill bufflo, after we got a few miles a head of the company we went up in the hills and killed <s>about</s> 5 bufflo in about half a hour, all within a quarter of a mile of each other. I returned to Bro. Taylor's carriage and we killed 4 other animals quite near the company. We cut the meat in chuncks and it was very good to eat.



When we got to Echo Canyon my son William was born Sept. 26. 1847. at 2 o'clock in the morning. I got Sister Harriet Whittaker to take care of her until we got in the valley. The roads were very rough and muddy, coming over the mountain it took us 5 days.



We arrived in the valley Oct. 1. 1847. and camped by the old ford by a spring.

Transcript for Joseph Harker reminiscences and journal, 1855-1895, 42

Lawrence Robinson, "A Pioneer's Story," Deseret Weekly

Lawrence Robinson, "A Pioneer's Story," Deseret Weekly, May 8, 1897.

Through that winter we had a great deal of sickness in our family by scurvy, but no deaths; and in the spring of 1847 President Young counseled all who wished to cross the plains that year for the West to be sure and take provisions enough to last them eighteen months, and seed to sow and plant to raise a crop the next year.



My father acted according to that counsel, loaded his wagons and started and was among the first to land on the west bank of the Elk Horn river, which was about twenty-five miles from Winter Quarters. There we waited for further orders. As we were in a wild Indian country we had to move with some considerable caution[.] When the Saints had nearly all arrived, we were organized into companies of hundreds, fifties and tens. We were in Elder Taylor's company, and Bishop Hoagland's ten. Not being large enough to drive a team, and as father had some loose stock, I had to drive them. Bishop Hunter and myself drove the loose stock for the company most of the way, the Bishop riding a mare twenty-two years old.



I was baptized into the Church of Christ by Elder Taylor in the Platte river. We had some ups and downs crossing the plains but they did not try the people as they were tried in Illinois. Brother Joseph Horne was in our company, and also Brother Geo[rge]. Q. Cannon. I think the latter will remember a little pair of cows he drove in his team, which he called Jack and Gill.



We landed in Salt Lake Valley with that company in good order the first part of October, 1847, and we all went to work preparing for the winter.



 



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Transcript for Lawrence Robinson, "A Pioneer's Story," Deseret Weekly, 8 May 1897

Lawrence Robinson, "A Pioneer's Story," Deseret Weekly.

Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970

Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.

Taylor, Leonora Cannon Taylor diaries, 1832 and 1846-1847, in George J. Taylor papers, 1832-1909

Taylor, Leonora Cannon Taylor diaries, 1832 and 1846-1847, in George J. Taylor papers, 1832-1909.

Transcript for Taylor, Leonora Cannon Taylor diaries, 1832 and 1846-1847, in George J. Taylor papers, 1832-1909

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