Ansil Perce Harmon (1832 - 1908) Profile

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Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, October 11, 1880, Vol. 1, Page 27, Line 1150.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, October 11, 1880, Vol. 2, Page 30, Line 1150.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959.

Appleton Milo Harmon journal, Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938

Appleton Milo Harmon journal, Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.

From this time until the 4th of June I spent in prepairing for the Journey. I went into Missouri as far as the town of Origon and purchased a load of wheat and got it ground at Mr. Holisters Mill on the nodaway. I got Some groceries etc. in fact I procured a fit out for one year of groceries Clothing etc. returned to the Bluffs fited up my waggon. assisted my father to fit up his waggon also and my wifes father. got a good team 2 oxen 2 cows 2 heifers 2 chickens 1 pig 1 Horse; My wife and Self and Started from Winter Quarters June 4th 1848.



the day be fore we Started I experienced one of the heaveyest Showers of rain I ever Saw for about one hour. we traveled on Crossing the Horn river on a raft whare we joined the Camp that led by Br. H. C. Kimball[.] it being organised we ware placed in Br. Isaac Higbees Company of about 60 waggons. My father [Jesse Pierce Harmon], Amos [Amos Washington Harmon] &amp; Ancil [Ansel Perce Harmon], my wifes father and folks etc ware all along and when fairly Started I can truly Say I felt happy to find all of us once on the road for the valley in good helth and a fair prospect befor us and year’s provisions etc. my fathers Cow died one week out from winter Quarters[.] this weakened our team Some. Amos &amp; Ancil drove a team each for Br. H. C. Kimball and got their board for it. we Journeyed along the Platte river for 600 miles Killing the wild Beasts for to Supply us for meat. one morning as we ware about to Start on our Journey a large Buffalo came near our Camp. all the large dogs and all the Small dogs ran out to bark at him and meney of the men and weomen Stood and gazed at the monster as he would hook and kick at the dogs, while Some of the more Courageous of the men ran out in the direction and I Soon followed with a rifle in hand and as he was running to ward the Camp I Shot and Brought the monster to the ground. he was Soon dressed and divided in the Camp and we with our fresh meat went on our way rejoicing.



I had given me charge of the hunting department and was comesary in dividing the game to the camp[.] Meney &lt;a Sportive day we had and meney&gt; a long tramp after the Buffalo and Antelope until our legs would git wearied looking for game or tracking them on the Sandy plains, wounding them, then in the chace, until the Sun would Sink behind the Rockey [Rocky] mountain range and we to our waggon repair. the night Creap on. the wolves howl and we by the range of Some promentory glittering in the pale Moons rays, gide the weary hunter to his home, with his venson.



One day while in a Chace had wounded a large buffalo and on approaching to near to the wounded animal he Charged with great velosity at my Companion while I Stood trying to Shoot. my Companion at the Quickness of thought jumped behind a tree, and then the dodging to keep the pine Sapling between them. after 2 or 3 desperate but fruitless attemps to Come in contact with my Companion, he ran off and when on an extensive plain turned round and Shook his head at us, as mutch as to Say Com on whare thare is a plenty of Sean room, but this we ware not anchous for and came of and left him.



While on the Sweet water [Sweetwater] we had Several long tramps after Buffalo[.] one day when the camp was leying Still, I went with 5 or 6 others[.] after tramping untill the Sun began to approach toward the western Horizen we discovered the object of our Search namely a band of Buffalo. we then Cast lots which 2 of us Should go and commence an assult. it fell on my Self and Ira Spaulding. after Crawling for Conciderable distance we keeping a Small bunch of greeswood between us and the Buffalo we Suceeded in giting with in rifle Shot[.] we then commenced our attact[.] both rifle Shots took affect[.] the wounded anamal ran a few yards and Stoped and we had to wait for him to die not dareing to approach him while he had life for he was rather a ferotious loking and acting Sort of anamal. we then dressed the buffalo[,] took each of us a back load and Started for our Camp and the Sun went behind one of the grey granate range of the Sweet watter Mts. and son its gilding rays upon the Snow covered peak gradually disappeards and the red Sky of the west turned grey like other parts of the Horison and the little Stars grew bright and twinkled in the distance. the moon cold and pale was watched as it began to Sink behaind those ruged peaks that a short time preveous had Concealed the King of day from our view, while we ware taking what proved to be a circuitous route. as we passed a long the hard beaten trails of the Buffalo the Smell of the fresh meat caused the wolves to howl and follow on our track. we after Clambering over one or 2 raged Cliffs and long! long! walk at last came in Sight of our Camp fires and after 2 hours smart walking came tired to our camp about 2 O’clock in the morning. and I had 40 lbs of good Beef for my day and nights work. one more Buffalo Story will wind up the Hunting Stories and leave me ready to go on over the rockey mountain range and wind my way into the valley that is to afford us a future home.



A few days after the above circumstance as we ware about to leave the Buffalo Country it was thought nesesary to possess our selves of a full Supply of beef as we ware about to leave the last probable Source of obtaining Supplies of that kind. Early one morning as we ware Snugly camped on a rich bottom of the Sweet water, I set off in Company with Charles Chapman for the foot of the mountains whare we expected to fall in with a herd of buffalo. while my father &amp; father in law followed on our trail with a pair of oxen and Cart, and a pack horse, we proceeded to the Spot whare we expected to find the game. the first herd that we supprised was chased by our unmanageable dogs[.] they dashed past us with the velosity of the wind and was so[o]n over the hills out of our Sight with the dogs in full chais. we advanced in quest of new objects and soon a large herd of cows ware in full view. we Surveyed the Situation of the ground with as mutch skill as a gineral would his enemys &amp; Contrived our plan of attact and amediately commenced to put our plans into execution. from Some unknown Cause to us the monsters ware aroused from ther quietude and Commenced their flight but fortumeately for us their flight was in a direction favourable to us[.] we by Shifting in our position secreted ourselves in a cavity of the earth and as the herd ware dashing past us was partially brought to a halt by an obstruction in their path which afforded us a good opertunity that we failed not to ocupy[.] we leveled our rifles[,] selected the choice of the flock and brought each of us one to the ground[.] while dressing them an antelope come close enough for a target and I with a single Crack of my rifle aded him to our Stock of venison. by this time our team was in Sight and as soon as it reached us we ware readey and loaded on our 2 buffalo and antelope and Started for home whare we arived about the darkning and felt quite Satisfied and well repaid for our days work. the next day was Spent in curing our meat. we then proceeded on our Journey. but as we ware heavey laden and our teames light we made slow progress, but we patiently persued our Journey as fast as we could.



while Camped at the Paciffick [Pacific] Springs at the South pass of the rockey mountains about the 2ond or 3d. of September 1848 we encounterd a Severe Snow Storm. which on the higher peaks each side of us fell to conciderable thickness but on the loer table land the fall was lighter, which mostly disapeared in 2 or 3 hours after the Storm abated. the Storm had caused our cattle to ramble in Search of Shelter and they ware found about 12 miles distant Still rambling. the Emegrants frequently loose their cattle in Storms lik this and never see them again, but we ware fortunate in giting ours[.] we passed on again[.] while passing from Big Sandy over to green river my wifes father lost an ox[.] that is he died, having lost one a fiew days preveous. it reduced his team until he was unable to proceed furthur without help, but fortunately a number of teams ware sent from the valley and he was Supplied. nor was he alone in this Situation for some 30 or 40 famalies ware left without sufficient team to proceed with in concequence of being so heaveyly loaded[,] Short fead and emmence dust and Saleratus plains over which we had to pass. this deficientcy was Supplyed by the reenforcement from the valley and we ware again able to pass on fording green river passing along with out eny thing accuring worthy of note more than we ware cheerfull and happy laying by Sundays and holding meetings, the best of feelings prevaild and we ware begining to rejoice that we ware so near our Joureys end, whare we had a prospect of a season of rest after So severe a pilgrimage.



We gradually approached into rough a mountaneous Country. the hill sides partially Coverd with Cedars[,] Sage &amp; other Shrubery[.] the elevation increaceing daly[.] at the highest place the road went was 7800 feet above the level of the Sea. the nights ware Cold and frosty. the days warm and Suney. and our anxiety daily increasing to behold our future mountain home. we continued to wind our way over the hills and down the Canions [canyons] crossing the rivulets Some times Shut up as it ware between two Mountains. and would travel in the Shade for hours togeather[.] after a Journey of one hundred and twelve days we about 11 O’clock A.M. on Sunday the 24th of September 1848 emerged form Emegration Canion into the open valley, which opened to the right and left in the Bright Sunshine, which gave it a golden hue, that made it look doubly rich to us after haveing been for the last 2 weeks Shut up between high mountains and passing over ruged ways.

Transcript for Appleton Milo Harmon journal, Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849

Ezra T. Benson's 100, report

"Ezra T. Benson's 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, September 24, 1849, Page 8.

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.

Deseret News

The Companies for the Missouri River

"The Companies for the Missouri River", Deseret News, June 4, 1862.

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The companies with teams for the Missouri have been often heard from since their departure and were getting along quite well considering the high waters and bad roads, which, as anticipated, had impeded their progress. Those difficulties, however, had, to latest dates from the several trains, been, by diligence and perseverance, overcome with but little loss or damage—a few wagons upset and broken, with some little loss of provisions and other articles comprising their casualities.



Col. Burton and company, returning from the "seceded" or "infested" section of the eastern road, through which he escorted Mr. Hooper and those accompanying him, met Capt. [John R.] Murdock and company at Fort Bridger, which place they left on the morning May 28th, expecting to camp that night on Muddy, twenty miles distant. Captain [Homer] Duncan’s train, with Captain [Joseph] Horn[e]’s close in the rear, was met that forenoon a few miles this side of Fort Bridger. Captain [Ansel P.] Harmon left Bear river on the morning of the 29th, and the companies in charge of Captains [Horton D.] Haight and [Henry W.] Miller, respectively, were met on that day near each other about fifteen miles up Echo, all well and progressing finely.

Transcript for "The Companies for the Missouri River," Deseret News, 4 June 1862, 388

The Immigration

"The Immigration", Deseret News, July 23, 1862.

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A telegraphic dispatch to Prest. Young announced the arrival at Florence on the 16th inst., of Captains [John R.] Murdock and [Homer] Duncan with their trains from this city. Nothing to acknowledge has been heard from the other trains recently, but it is believed that the companies in charge of Captains [Joseph] Horne and [Ansel P.] Harmon were not far behind Captain Duncan. The other two companies in charge of Captains [Horton D.] Haight and [Henry W.] Miller had some difficulty in crossing the streams this side of the South Pass, and were some distance behind the other trains when they passed Laramie and may not yet have left the Missouri river on their return.



A storm is reported to have occurred in Florence, before the arrival there of the first train from the mountains in which two of the immigrants were killed, and a few others slightly injured.

Transcript for "The Immigration," Deseret News, 23 July 1862, 28

Names of Immigrants

"Names of Immigrants", Deseret News, September 24, 1862.

Transcript for "Names of Immigrants," Deseret News, 24 September 1862, 98

Deseret News.

Freckleton, John Orr, Reminiscences and journal, 1900-1902, 8-10

Freckleton, John Orr, Reminiscences and journal, 1900-1902, 8-10.

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When we got our luggage loaded in the wagons, and the Cattle had rested a few days, we were ready to Start Across the Plains. There is history enough in that journey to make a good sized book but I will just state a few facts, Ansol [Ansel P.] Harman was the Captain of our train, and Elder John T.D. McCallister [John Daniel Thompson McCallister] was Chaplian, he had been the Leader of our company all the way from Liverpool, assisted by Samuel L. Adams, while in shipboard, but Bro. Adams left us crossing the plains. Our train consisted of about Fifty Wagons, with three or four yoke of Cattle to a wagon. The provisions were rationed out to the families, and each family done its own cooking. We made an avarage of about 15 miles per day. The Captain would go a-head and select the camping places both for noon and for night, where grass and water and fire wood were most plantifull. One wagon had to carry the baggage, tents and cooking utentials for 18 persons, and where there were some sicke, and wemen with small children, who had to ride, every man woman and child who were able to walk had to walk, and I am sorry to say, many who were not able kept on walking untill some lay down by the way side and died. But these things could not be avoided, and the Lord has a place prepared for all such, and their reward is great in heaven. The wagons "Correlled" at night in two Semi-circles, leaving an opening at both ends where the Cattle could be drove in &amp; "yoked up"[.] The wagon-tongues were all on the outside of this "Correll", so were the camp fires and tents of the emmigrants [illustrated by author here] correll. The stout young men of the Company were appointed to dig the graves, and we buried our dead deep in the earth with due respect and reverenece, where the wolf and wild Indian might tramp above their heads, yet leave them undisturbed.
We had our Black-smith shop for repairing wagons, sho[e]ing Catle and horses &amp;c. Our commircy [commissary] wagon for our provisions &amp; and a wagon for the night herders to sleep through the day. We got up in the mornings a little after day light, cook breakfast and eat it[,] rolled up our tents and loaded them, assembled for prayers, and then the "Foot-man" would start out a-head. At noon we camped for rest and dinner, then on again till night. My Dear wife, Jessie [Freckleton], was all right on the Sea, but this long journey was too much for her. She was too proud to seek to ride where the wagon was already crowded so it was my turn to help her now. We tramped [the] whole distance from the Missouri River to Salt Lake City, and were very glad when we arrived.
On the 5th day of October, 1862, we camped on the Eighth Ward Square, Great Salt Lake City, Utah, tired and foot-sore.

Transcript for Freckleton, John Orr, Reminiscences and journal, 1900-1902, 8-10

Gottlieb Ence, A short sketch of my life, circa 1911, 14-15

Gottlieb Ence, A short sketch of my life, circa 1911, 14-15.

Now the time has come and everything was readey to start, I received my Team 4 yoke of Cattel to drive. We left Salt Lake City about midel of April under the Captain Hansel {Ansel} Harman {Harmon}. We found it verey dificulty to travel, the road very soft and the Water very high. there not hardly a Day for nearly a month but were we had to go into the deep Rivers and got wete sometime lay in the Cloth{es} all night wete and cold{.} at a place called Hams &amp; Blackfork two Rivers imposible to cross the Streams with our Teams, but we had to make Boats out of some of our best Wagonboxes in order to fairy our things acros the River, we <s>{illegible}</s> tightned the craks with rop &amp; Tare {tar}, Boat was loadet and we went acros with it. Now it was allright to get across the River down Stream, but how to get the Boat cross again up stream was the question, we had some long rop along, then we tide our rops on to the Boat and on the other side the River we heatched a yoke of Cattel to it and then they pulled it acros the same was with the Wagon, the Boxes and the runing gare were chained together so they would not come apart, the Wagon tonge was tide up perttey high so it would not stick into the Bank, a Yoke of Cattel were hitched onto the rop on the other side, the Wagon then was let into the Water and the Cattle kept on pulling for quite a while, all at once the Wagon was seen again, by every one that came across we Boys would schout for joy, the rop was every time wholed {hauled} back in the boat this way the Way we got all our things acros the water, the Cattel had all to swin. We crosed the Greenriver in a Feryboa{t} this way we laboured untill we got down to the Sweetwater by the so called Indipendent {Independence} Roc{k} by crossing that river on a raft the first was over Ballanced and dipt into the Water and a few things were lost. It was strange to say for all we had to be in the water so much non of the Boys took sick and non were drowndt, the Lord had been with us Men. After leaving the Sweetwater, we got along all right only we incountered very heavey thunder storms and Rains. We arived after two month Travel at Florence all save, hundert of Saints were waiting theire for us to bring them home to Zion, they were all much pleased to see us come. We took anough Flour from Home with us for the Emigrants, we stationed it along the road by some of the Mail Station and have some of the Boys left with it to guard it. Groberies {Groceries} for the Saints was bought such as Sugar, dried apples a little Coffee &amp; Tea some Rice. The Wagons were loadet with Saints thier lugage, Provisions and some fraight. In the first few weeks we got along very well, but after we got into the Sandy Plains the weather was very hot and the Water very hot and unhealthy, the People began to be sick mainy children and grown Person Died on what we called Diahhrea the same it was with the stock, they getin poisoned from Alcaly {alkali} and mainy Died. People and Cattel dieing to quite a alarming extent nearly every Night some one was dead.



Hansel Harman our Captain, called us Men together told us we must live nearer to God, do less swearing, do more parying {praying}, and to aske God to remove the sickness from our Camp, we prayed and exercised faith in God and He answered our prayers. We get along all right after this untill we came into Ecko {Echo} Canyon, while traveling a little late one Evening too Wagons dipt over, one in the creek <s>{illegible}</s> were two Person where drowndet, the other with 8 Persons in it a Lady lately confined turned over a inbankment but no one was hurt{.} quite a gloom came over the Camp. When I reflected one of the Wagons turned over right on a head of me if I should had dipt {tipped} over it would had been a terrible thing, as I was loadet with 12 big cooking Stoves and through taking pitty on Sister {Helene} and two children I put her behind in the Wagon, but thanks be to God Nothing happened to me nor my Team all the way, but I returned with my heart felt joy Clear countious {conscience} with the knowledge that I have done my duty. We arrived in Salt Lake City in the beginning of October 1862.

Transcript for Gottlieb Ence, A short sketch of my life, circa 1911, 14-15

Harmon, Ansil Perce, Diary

Harmon, Ansil Perce, Diary, January 1882.

Harmon, Ansil Perce, Diary.

Harmon, Appleton Milo, Journal

Harmon, Appleton Milo, Journal, Page 47.

Harmon, Appleton Milo, Journal.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 14.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008.

Joseph G. Hovey papers, 1845-1856, circa 1933, Autobiography, 1845-1856, 130-75

Joseph G. Hovey papers, 1845-1856, circa 1933, Autobiography, 1845-1856, 130-75.

Transcript for Joseph G. Hovey papers, 1845-1856, circa 1933, Autobiography, 1845-1856, 130-75

McAllister, John Daniel Thompson, Journals, 1851-1906, reel 1

McAllister, John Daniel Thompson, Journals, 1851-1906, reel 1, Vol. 4.

Transcript for McAllister, John Daniel Thompson, Journals, 1851-1906, reel 1, vol. 4, 38-72

McAllister, John Daniel Thompson, Journals, 1851-1906, reel 1.

Mercy B. Keetch reminiscences, circa 1902

Keetch, Mercy Truth Barker, 1835-1922, Mercy B. Keetch reminiscences, circa 1902, Vol. 2.

C. soon got back and told me to get ready. we was soon of[f] to florence. when we see Bro. young he was sorrey we had not seen us before some of his train was Allreadey started[.] soon as i could i told Brother young why we was so late in coming to find his help[.] he saw he could see now why he had Been delaid so much. i told him how hard they had tried to stop us. o the name of joseph. W. young <How. dear to me> no father could be kinder to his own. daughter. then he was to me. When we was ready to start. C. went to the storr and Bought me A. tule and washbord with my gold desser. he sent to me. when i was in England to put on my Watch chain.) When we was in homah in the winter there was A saill C. went to it and got Afew 4. quilts. 4. china plats. 6 china cups. and sorcers all white. one have. plat..) we was behind the train. c had to travel. fast and late before we caught up. i was tired when we did stop..when Bro. young caught up with us. he. told me to use tea and coffee for the water was very bad. if. i. would not. to be shore. my men had what they wanted. i had 5 to cook for. they got wood and water c tended fire and got the things from the wagon i needed and put up the things when i had don.with them). .
one day the captin heird A noise in the hills he thought. Antlop was coming he made A gap in the train. for them to pas thro if they came. But they past A head o the oful dust the cap said there might of. bin A stamppead.) i had good luck with my camp men one. was. a full lase and disagreed But the others handled him.) 
one day they teased. C. so much to go hunting to get some fresh meat..and they would do the work he should do. so he went. and All don well But he that should of wated on me he laid down on the grown and would not help me so i had to do the best i co[u]ld. these wagings was so very high in the frunt i could not reach the flour or Aney thing i wanted But i tried to and made myself sick) 3 or 4 days. i could not do Aney work. and it hert me so to ride But i could not walk…the youngest in my mess was A boy A little over 12 years. he was such A dear little boy he mist his. ma so bad he left her in ohama he was so deleaket he could not eat anething i had for him. i asked him what he eat At home he. said with a choak. Bread and milk. he could not stand it. to hear home or Mother menchened i would talk to him Alone to see if I cold learn Anething to do. to help him. he was so Afull bashful i found out he liked suger. he had plenty After that..
i was sick on the 12th of September..the train drove on. the cap went. Aways of And rested till we was. ready to go. we caught up with the train at. noon they stoped for earely noon ithink the captin. told them to .V when we stoped one of the men i had to cook for came to speak to me. and told me not trouble A boute the cooking he would. see to it All right he was. A very good latter day saint. not marred i think he had Bin disaapinted by the songs he yoused. to sing. he could sing nice. his name was cris valentine.) they told me it was near. green river were my Baby [Charles Greenwood] was Born. i do know it was A dry camp for there was not aney water good or bad. i had just A little in our cag. i think it was A boute. 8. o clock in the morning when baby was Born. on the 8th day when they they camped for noon. i drest and c took me out of the wagon and set me on the wagen. toung wile he took. my bed out to shake it. and tray to fix it A little. better i had not bin out many minets. when every thing was A goen Around i called to c. to hurry And take babe. he told me After he was just in time to save. us from faling. i don’t know how he got me. in the wagging. But the Brethern Adremistred to me i then got A little better. and at night i ondrest. not to dress Again till A boute conference..time) i had been very sick. this time from the 8th to conference there was but few if Aney reley belived I would ever get. well. i could hear. what they. was sayin and it hurt me they had no more faith. for me. i called Bro. young to me. and told him. i was i was goen to get well my work was not don hear neither had i received the Blessings the Lord had promised me. when i was in Babylon. now i am home in Zion. . . .

Transcript for Keetch, Mercy Truth Barker, Reminiscences 1902, vol. 2, 8p

Mercy B. Keetch reminiscences, circa 1902.

Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal

Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, May 1844, Page 110-115.

Transcript for Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, 110-115

Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868

Captain A. P. Harmon Company, memorandum book, 1862

"Captain A. P. Harmon Company, memorandum book, 1862", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.

Priest, William, "A record of my life, 1828," 42-62

Priest, William, "A record of my life, 1828," 42-62.

Transcript for Priest, William, "A record of my life, 1828," 42-62

Salt Lake Telegram

Pioneer Passes Away Near Provo

"Pioneer Passes Away Near Provo", Salt Lake Telegram, September 14, 1908, Page 11.

Salt Lake Telegram.

The Utah genealogical and historical magazine

Albert Wesley Davis autobiography

"Albert Wesley Davis autobiography", The Utah genealogical and historical magazine, October 1926.

In 1861, the year I was twenty years of age, I was called to go back to the Missouri River, and drive a team of four yoke of cattle, to get the poor, and bring them to the valley. The company was in charge of Joseph W. Young; but when we arrived at the Missouri, he remained there as agent, to fit up the other companies, on their way to the Salt Lake Valley. Ansel Harmon had charge of the company on the return journey. We made the trip both out and back without any great difficulty; and the next year, President Brigham Young was requested by the President of the United States, to send out a company of cavalry, to guard the mail on the plains between Salt Lake City and the Missouri River. I was with this company. We went back as far as Independence Rock, on the Sweetwater; and some of us went farther down, on the Platte. There we camped quite a while; and then returned to the South Pass, and camped there a while; after that we made our camp at Fort Bridger. While at Bridger, the Indians came in one night, and ran off a rancher's horse. He had his horses in a corral, but the Indians let them out. Lot Smith was our captain, so he took part of the company, and followed the Indians up north; I don't know just how far, but into Idaho. He could not travel nights, because there was no way to track the Indians, and thus they got away. They had fresh horses; but the company got pretty close to them, at times. After we had been out several months, we received word to return home.

Transcript for Davis, Albert Wesley, [Autobiography], Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Oct. 1926, 244

The Utah genealogical and historical magazine.

William Ajax diary

William Ajax diary, February 1862.

Transcript for William Ajax diary, 1862 February-1863 December, 118-78

William Ajax diary.

William Jefferies reminiscences and diary, 1886

William Jefferies reminiscences and diary, 1886, Page 22.

Near the latter part of the year 1860, I was on a visit to the City of London for a few days, and was sitting in a room at 43 Islington, in company with John Cook, President of the London Conference, and James Brown, Elias H. Blackburn, and F. M. Lyman, from Utah, when the spirit of the Lord rested down upon me powerfully, and showed me how my emigration could be brought about the following spring. We attended a meeting in the evening. This emigration spirit remained with me, burning in my very bones. At the close of the meeting, and while on our way to our sleeping place, I told Bro. Blackburn about this spirit of emigration that had rested upon me and was still inspiring my whole being. He advised me to write to the Presidency at Liverpool immeadiately for my release. C.C. Rich, Amasa M. Lyman, and George Q. Cannon,were the Presidency at this time. I wrote. My release came promptly. I had the priviledge of emigrating in the spring, and, in the mean time, I was to introduce my successor Bro. Blackburn, turn matters over to him, and then I was free to visit the Saints for the last time, and do all the good I could till emigration time arrived. And they pronounced the blessings of God upon me, throughout my generations, for ever and ever. I traveled and labored according to their counsel till the last day of March, 1861.
 In this brief account of my missionary labors for the last four and quarter years, I have said but little about my real labors in detail. I did not purpose to do so. All I designed to write was a brief outline for the information of my children when my blody [body] is mouldering in the tomb. It is a very important part of my life. It has been all the world to me. No man can estimate its value. And as to my labors in those precious years—they are before the heavens—they are recorded on high; and I can meet their results with joy in the great day of accounts when I shall be weighed in the balance of the Eternal Father. <center> Chapter 8 Marriage and Emigration</center>
I had been advised by one of my file-leaders in the ministry in regard to marriage. This occurred nearly three years before the period to which this chapter brings me. But a few moments consideration of the circumstances surrounding a traveling Elder soon led him to agree with me that it had better be deferred till emigration time. This principle guided my course in this matter.
Some time after receiving my release to emigrate, I made arrangements for marriage, and I was married to Mary F. Auld, on Tuesday, April 3, 1861, by a clergyman of the Church of England, at the Church of St. Phillips and Jacobs, in the city of Bristol, thus honoring the law of the land; and in the evening of the same day I honored the Priesthood of God by having Elder George Halliday marry us at the residence of my wife.
Having made arrangements to emigrate, we went to Liverpool April 11, 1861. We went on board the ship Manchester (Captain Trask) on Saturday April 13, 1861, and on the next day, Sunday the 14th, the Presidency, C. C. Rich, Amasa M. Lyman, and George Q. Cannon, came on board and organized the company. Claudius V. Spencer was appointed President, and Edward Hanham and myself his counselors. We set sail on the 16th. Our family consisted of myself, my wife, my wife’s mother, and my wife’s two brothers, James and Franklin. We had a pretty good passage, arriving in New York in about twenty-eight days, where we found the war spirit rife, and Castle Garden occupied by United States Soldiers. We passed officers, got passengers and luggage on board the Cars as soon as possible, and started on our trip to Florence, Nebraska, the latter part of our trip being by steamboat up the Missouri River. Our company was the first of the season, and we remained at Florence some seven or eight weeks. A Church Store was started for the emigration season, and I was engaged in it for a time. Joseph W. Young came from Utah with ox Teams for the transportation of the Saints and their luggage from this point to Utah, and I was appointed to act as his Clerk in emigration business. All the companies were started, and six days after the last company started, in which were the members of my family, J. W. Young, Orson Pratt, Erastus Snow, B. Stringham, and a few more of us started out to overtake the trains. We overtook the last company at Loupe Fork crossing, and, after remaining with them one day and two nights, we went on to Wood River. There I stayed, at Bro. Johnson’s, from Monday till the following Friday afternoon, working at emigration accounts, and particularly preparing lists of names of emigrants to send to the Deseret News for publication. Our company arrived at Wood River. I joined it, and found the family doing pretty well—better than when they were at Loupe Fork, for my wife was pretty sick about that time. I continued with the company the remainder of the trip. I was appointed Chaplain and Marshall. From this on I walked the prairie, waded the streams, attended to the duties of my offices, and got along as well as I could, arriving in S.L. City on Monday afternoon, Sept. 23, 1861, feeling thankful to our Heavenly Father for His preserving care over us.

Transcript for Jefferies, William, Reminiscences and diary, 1886, 22

William Jefferies reminiscences and diary, 1886.

William Yates journals, 1848-1891

William Yates journals, 1848-1891, Page 4.

The teames Came in from the Valley to help the Poor Saints. About 200 hundred Waggons in all. I assisted in helping of the Emigration and 
on the 11th of July We left The Last Emigration train of the Season. I drove an Ox Team all the way to the Valley and got along much Better than I expect. I had no difficult or accident all the Way although I was Very Sick with the summer Ague of near two Weeks. The Plains is not one of the most conveniant places in the World to be sick[,] Yet still the folks were very kind to me. I got a brother to drive team for me 2 or 3 days and Bro Erastus Snow who was traveling with us told me Beath [bathe] every day in the Platt[e] River which I did and after taking Some of His Pills I Soon got Better.
We were travelling in Joseph W. Young's company consisting of about 80 Waggons which was devided into two Camps. Ansal [Ansil] Harman having charge of our Camp, and Heber Kimbal[l], having charge of the other, Orson Pratt and Erastas Snow travelld in our company about 2 Weeks during Which time we received Some Splended Discourses from Orson Pratt in the Correl after We had Camped for the night. We encountered 2 or 3 Thunder Storms, but having good double <s>Waggo</s> cover on our waggon the rain didnot Penetrate. The only accidend in our Company was that of a Little Boy breaking His Arm just after we Started and he was all right again befor reaching the valley. 2 or 3 Wemon [Women] were confine on the Road and all did Well. 
2 days before reching the Valley my Wife was taken Sick which lasted over a Week. We arrived in G.S.L. City on the 23rd of Sept 1861 having accomplished the journey accross the Plains of 1030 Miles in a little over ten Weeks.

Transcript for Yates, William, Journals, 1848-1891, 4p

William Yates journals, 1848-1891.

Zebulon Jacobs reminiscences and diaries, 1861-1877

Zebulon Jacobs reminiscences and diaries, 1861-1877, Vol. 1.

Transcript for Zebulon Jacobs reminiscences and diaries, 1861-1877, folder 1

Zebulon Jacobs reminiscences and diaries, 1861-1877.

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