Henry Wilcox
Birth Date
On 1813 January 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1850 July 2 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Orleans, New York, United States
1813 January 13
Mother
Mary "Polly" Sibley
Father
Henry Wilcox
Date Details
Occurred On 1813 January 13
Married
Martha Simmons
1845 (Age 31)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 33)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 34)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Clarissa Ann Wilcox (Age 8)
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
James Pace Company (1850)
1850 June 11 – July 2 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Martha Simmons (Age 22)
Henry Franklin Wilcox (Age 20)
Elmira Charlotte Wilcox (Age 2)
Mary Amanda Wilcox (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 July 2
Died en Route
Died in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska Territory, United States
1850 July 2 (Age 37)
Media
Henry Wilcox (1813 - 1850) Profile
Sources
Pioneer
John H. Redd diary
John H. Redd diary, June.
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John M. King diaries, 1845-1850
John M. King diaries, 1845-1850, May.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 47.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 11.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.