Don Carlos Babbitt (1843 - 1912) Profile

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Johnson, Joel Hills, Reminiscences and journals, 1835-1882, reel 1, fd. 2, 27-33

Johnson, Joel Hills, Reminiscences and journals, 1835-1882, reel 1, fd. 2, 27-33.

Transcript for Johnson, Joel Hills, Reminiscences and journals, 1835-1882, reel 1, fd. 2, 27-33

Johnson, Nephi, The life sketch of Nephi Johnson (from his diary), reel 13, box 19, fd. 7, item 9, 3

Johnson, Nephi, The life sketch of Nephi Johnson (from his diary), reel 13, box 19, fd. 7, item 9, 3.

In the spring of 1860, I went to Nebraska to help my father home. I stopped in Santaquin[, Utah] and my cousin Don Babbitt concluded to go with me. We left and caught the company we were to travel with at Green River. We went with them as far as Wood River, Nebraska where I met my father. We stayed there a few days, then took our teams, went down to Florence on the Missouri River where the Mormon emmigrants were loading up to cross the plains.
George A. Cannon had just come from England, he had charge of the company. As soon as I got in Florence, Brother Cannon had them send for me. He wanted me to go into Iowa and get a lot of oxen that had been bought for the emmigrants. I was to yoke them up and divide them to the company of 83 wagons which came across the plains in Williams [Budge] company. I was appointed to take charge of the traveling department of the whole company. The stock had been bought by Joseph W. Young, who came after the emmigrants. He said he would send me the best man he had in the company to help me yoke and hitch up the oxen. He sent me a young man by the name of Myron Abbott who was an extra good hand at the business. It took us several days to get the cattle in shape to turn them over to the emmigrants. They had got their wagons and loaded them. We hitched two oxen to the wagons and drove them out of Florence on to the hill above town, we then turned the teams over to the emmigrants. Two days after, I started the company of the road to Utah. We had a merry time for a few days as there was only a few men in the company that had driven oxen. They had many adventures, wagon tongues and axel trees broken. Wagons tipped over, but no one was killed.
The first two weeks out of Florence I had a very hard time at night when I laid down, to sleep, my clothes would be as wet with sweat as though I had been in the river. When we crossed Loup Fork of the Platte River, I went into the river when I was very warm, I took a bad cold in my lungs and could not speak loud for three days. I rode in Robert Bodily's wagon. When I got better, I got my horse and looked after the company. When we got over the Platte River we divided the company, all the Scandinavians, Swiss and a few Americans were put in a company ahead. Houston Patterson was given charge of them. I had to go ahead and look after them every two or three days, in this way we got along alright.
We arrived in Salt Lake on the 4th of October 1860. We had one fatal accident on the plains, two men were out hunting, one accidently shot the other. He lived six hours after being shot. Without further accident, we went to near the South Pass, where a sister [Catherine] Bennet died, we buried her by the side of the road and went on our way.
While crossing the plains I formed the acquaintance of a young Danish girl who came across in my company, her name was Conradine A. Mariger. We were married by President Brigham Young October 11, 1860 in Salt Lake City.

Transcript for Johnson, Nephi, The life sketch of Nephi Johnson (from his diary), reel 13, box 19, fd. 7, item 9, 3

Mary H. Snow journal

Mary H. Snow journal, March 1851.

Transcript for Mary H. Snow journal, 1851 March-June, 18-79

Mary H. Snow journal.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.

William I. Appleby Company schedule, 1858

William I. Appleby Company schedule, 1858.

Schedule of the Camp of the Saints from Florence Nebraska Territory for GSL City Utah



William I[vins]. Appleby[,] President



Ebenezer R[ussell Sr]. Young[,] Chaplain



Ch[arle]s. McCarty[,] Captain, [illegible]



Left Florence Monday August 9, 1858 @ 4 o’clock P.M. ox teames



W. I. Appleby, of Utah, from N. York, 1 person, Age 48, 6 cattle, 1 wagon



E. R. Young, from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 43, 14 cattle, 2 wagons, 2 oxen



Margaret Young (wife), from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 44



Maggie Young, from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 21



Mary Young, from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 18



Ebenezer Young Jr., from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 16



John W[illiam]. Young, from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 14



Est[h]er A. Young, from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 9



Robert M. Young, from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 7



George W[ashington]. Young, from Westport Conn., 1 person, Age 4



Joseph W. Robinson, from Utah, 1 person, Age 25, 4 cattle, 1 wagons,



Martha I. Robinson (wife), from Utah, 1 person, Age 17



Don Carlos Babbitt, from Iowa, 1 person, Age 15, Teamster



Wm. F Allhand [Albrand], from Utah, 1 person, Age 30, Teamster



[Total] 14 persons, 24 cattle, 4 wagons, 2 oxen



Amt. brought over, 14 persons, 24 cattle, 4 wagons, 2 oxen



Edward A. Culver, from Genoa, NY, 1 person, Age 33, Teamster



Wm. G[imbert]. Saunders, from Iowa, 1 person, Age 39, 8 cattle, 1 wagon



Phoebe Saunders (wife), from Iowa, 1 person, Age 41



Mary Ann Saunders, from Iowa, 1 person, Age 18



Caroline Saunders, from Iowa, 1 person, Age 6



Phoebe Saunders, from Iowa, 1 person, Age 13 m.



Alex Warrender, from [illegible], 1 person, Age 42, Teamster



Wm. Holmes, from [same place as Alex Warrender], Age 49, 2 cattle, 1 wagon



Charles Goodwin, from Iowa, 1 person, Age 18, Teamster



Chs. McCarty*, from Florence, 1 person, Cpt.



*Not a member of the Church but friendly &amp; a good hand on the plains



[Grand] Total 24 persons, 34 cattle, 6 wagons, 2 oxen



We arrived in GSL City October 17, 1858. having been much prospered on our Jurey [Journey]. Met with no accidents encountered no serious or [-] storms, only two or three [--], weather fine and pleasant. cattle stood the Jurey well little one [-], lost only one ox by death, two yoke of Bro. Young lost and was not recovered. saw thousands of Indians on the way, all very friendly, met sev[er]al hundred Teamsters &amp; c. returning from Utah to States, who had been in Government employ. Some cases of chills &amp; fever in camp, none serious. [illegible] while we made a speedy trip and the hand of Providence has been with us for good &amp; we have arrived at home safe for which blessings &amp; all others we render all the praise to our Heavenly Father. Amen



W. I. Appleby, Regards

Don Carlos Babbitt

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