Benjamin Van Leuven

Son of Frederick and Lydia Draper. He traveled with his parents and siblings. Both Frederick and Lydia were included in the Wimmer company report. According to census records, the Van Leuven family lived in Missouri in 1850. By 1860, the Van Leuven family had traveled to and settled in California. Benjamin's birth date and death date are confirmed by the inscriptions on his gravestone.