David Gibson (1838 - 1870) Profile

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Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1,2, Page 3,4, Line 124.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959.

Gibson, William, Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 3, 194-95

Gibson, William, Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 3, 194-95.

May 1853. I left St Louis for Utah with the Saints from St Louis[.] D A Calder his mother & family & went by Steam Boat up the Mississipi river to Keo Kuk [Keokuk] opposit Nauvoo where from our Camp we could see the ruins of the Temple & from there started to cross the plains by the old mormon trail to Council Bluffs through Iowa[.] Elder Moses Clawson being Captain of the Company of 65 Waggons[.] he had crossed the plains & knew the stopping places for feed & water[.] on arriving at Council Bluffs we found the River too high to cross & had to stop some time till the water fell[.] we then Crossed the River & proceeded in our journey till we came to Loupe Fork where we had again to stop before we could cross the ferry
July 6 Our darling little daughter Catherine died to day of Scarlet fever also a grandson of Mother Calders[.] they were buried beside each other &amp; a board placed over their grave which was standing some years after
we crossed the ferry &amp; continued our journey &amp; again crossed the River at Laramie &amp; continued our journey through the Black hills
one day a herd of Buffaloes ran through in front of the train &amp; took away all our loose stock with them but some of the boys followed on horseback &amp; after a long Chase got them back[.] we had a number of Stampede when the Cattle were in the waggons but without much dammage &amp; no one much hurt[.] Indians often came into our Camp but when they saw we were on the watch &amp; will [well] armed they always left us in peace
Sept 15 Arrived at Salt Lake City then built up of Log houses &amp; felt very glad to be at the end of our journey[.] after Camping a few days beside John Thorups house I took a Room in the first ward &amp; moved my family into it

Transcript for Gibson, William, Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 3, 194-95

Gibson, William, Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 3, 6-7

Gibson, William, Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 3, 6-7.

in May {12} 1853 I started with my family for the Valley in Capn. Clawson Company went by way Keokuk &amp; then took the old Mormon road through Iowa to Council Bluffs from that over the Plains to Salt Lake City where we arrived the mid{d}le of Sepr.-- 1853

Transcript for Gibson, William, Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 3, 6-7

Gibson, William. Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 2

Gibson, William. Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 2, Page 42.

...after staying a day or two {in New York} the company went on to Florence, where the teams &amp; waggons were to start from to cross the Plains, here I parted from Sister Hazell who crossed in Captain Duncans Company while I after a day or two started in the company of Captain John Murdock now Bishop of Beaver{.} he was very kind to me on the journey &amp; we had a very pleasant time in crossing the plains &amp; got to Salt Lake City about the middle of September 1862

Transcript for Gibson, William. Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 2, p. 42

Gibson, William. Journals, 1841-1874, fd. 2.

Memmott, Thomas, Thomas Memmott Journal, ed. H. Kirk Memmott, 2 vols. [1976], 1:81-91

Memmott, Thomas, Thomas Memmott Journal, ed. H. Kirk Memmott, 2 vols. [1976], 1:81-91.

Transcript for Memmott, Thomas, Thomas Memmott Journal, ed. H. Kirk Memmott, 2 vols. [1976], 1:81-91

St. Louis Company report

St. Louis Company report, June 1853.

St. Louis Company report.

The Semi-weekly telegraph

Arrived

"Arrived", The Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 4, October 10, 1867, Page 2.

<center>TUESDAY MORNING, 8. </center>	
ARRIVED.—The emigrant train arrived on Saturday evening and camped at the Church Pasture, south of the city. Among others, we learn that the following returning missionaries were in the train—Stephen Hales, Wm. Gibson and son [David], J. G. Brown, C[hristian]. C. [A.] Christensen,—[Soren] Iverson, Andrew Nielson,—Sorenson,—Wilhelmson,—Edholm, Hans Hanson [Hansen],—[Gustavus] Olsen and Jens Hansen.

Transcript for "Arrived," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 10 Oct. 1867, 2

The Semi-weekly telegraph.

William Gibson journals and notebooks, circa 1841-1890

William Gibson journals and notebooks, circa 1841-1890, Vol. 2,3.

We had a very pleasant passage to New York then went by Steamer to A[l]bany then took the Cars to the fitting out place <s>with</s> which this year was North Platt[e] Station about two hundred miles farther on from Omaha[;] here we had to wait one month for teams waggens &amp; provisions While waiting here Br &amp; Sister [Brigham] Young [Jr,] John W Young[,] Oscar Young &amp; some others came up to us &amp; journeyed with us to Utah &amp; Br Warren was appointed to purchase the provisions &amp; they were very bad &amp; scant too the flour could not be used till passed through a sieve &amp; then we would take maggots out on each bag of it[;] appeared to be some old flour that he had bought cheap such a man could not stand long &amp; after we came to Utah he appostatised &amp; was cut off the Church[.] Br Brigham did the best he could for us on the way buying us good provisions whenever he could get a chance at any Soldiers fort or Camp we passed on the Way. there was a number of poor Saints who had not Means to buy teames &amp; waggons of their own &amp; for them was purchased two Ox teams &amp; two Waggons &amp; Br Stephen Hale &amp; I were called upon to drive them while David [Gibson] who was a good teamster though Deaf was called to drive one filled with merchandise for Brigham with he did for about 8 hundred Miles to Salt Lake City Thus I had the honour for it was one to drive I may say the last Ox team that ever crossed the Plains with the poor Saints. . .



I had a severe pain in my left side before I left England while attenting to &amp; nursing Br Brigham Kimball &amp; it was often very bad now but there was no use in grunting about it so I had just to grin &amp; bear it. I had got Henrietta [McKay] a passage in a mule team belonging to the Company. She went on it about half of the way but not liking the familiarity that the owner wished to make with her she left it &amp; traveled with the poor Saints in my ox team the rest of the way &amp; then jeered at by him &amp; some others that she &lt;was&gt; going to become the old mans wife when the[y] got to the Valley she told them that she was not a Mormon &amp; did not believe in Polygamy that she Loved me as a Father but if she was going to Choose a Husband old as I was she would rather &lt;choose&gt; me than a Dozen of such things in points as she saw arrond [around] her I may say here that she joined the Church when she came to Utah &amp; was married to a good young Man in the Church



We met with some snow storms before we got in &amp; a brother in Wales waggon died from cold[.] I got in to Salt Lake City Saturday night at 10 oClock[.] I think Conference was next day &amp; on the Second day of Conference I was called with quite a number of others to take another Mission to the Muddy in Arizona four hundred miles South of Salt Lake City[.] David came on with me but we were with much fatigued &amp; my side was very bad

Transcript for William Gibson journals and notebooks, circa 1841-1890, vol. 2, 73-74 and vol. 3, 198

William Gibson journals and notebooks, circa 1841-1890.

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