Iver Nicholaisen Iversen (1821 - 1860) Profile

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Iver Nicholaisen Iversen

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British Mission Manuscript history and historical report

British Mission Manuscript history and historical report, 1857.

British Mission Manuscript history and historical report.

Historical Department journal history of the Church

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, August 17, 1856.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, May 10, 1857, Page 55.

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 21, 1857, Page 1-2.

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, September 20, 1858.

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, December 4, 1857.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, June 27, 1857.

Historical Department journal history of the Church.

History of the Scandinavian Mission, Church History Library

History of the Scandinavian Mission, Church History Library, May 22, 1857, Page 407.

History of the Scandinavian Mission, Church History Library.

Deseret News

A Company of Saints

"A Company of Saints", Deseret News, September 8, 1858.

A COMPANY OF SAINTS, mostly Danes, reached Laramie on the 13th of August, all well, and expect to arrive here about the 19th of this month. The following is a list of their names, as furnished in a letter from Capt. Iverson:—



I. N. [Iver Nicholes] Iversen, H. B. Davidsen, A. M. Davidsen, H. F. Davidsen, M. D. C. Davidsen, K. Hansen, R. [Rasmus] Olesen, P. P. Milhede [Peter Pedersen Meilhede], M. P. Milhede [Maren Pedersen Meilhede], I. Golhfredsen [Jens Gottfredsen], K. M. Golhfredsen [Karen Marie Meilhede Pedersen Gottfredsen], I. P Golhfredsen [Jens Julius Gottfredsen], H. Golhfredsen [Hans James Gottfredsen], M. K. Golhfredsen [Metter Christine Gottfredsen], I. S. Golhfredsen [Joseph Smith Gottfredsen].



P. [Peter] Jorgensen, L. A. [Jens Julius] Jorgensen, I. I. [Lovise J.] Jorgensen, M. S. [Marie Cecelia] Jorgensen, S. [Cecelia] Jorgensen, K. [Caroline] Jorgensen, M. Eriksen, K. Eriksen, M. [Maren] Andersen, C. Nielsen, K. N. A. Nielsen, P. C. Nielsen, K. Nielsen, P. Nielsen, A. Nielsen, I. Nielsen, I. [J.] F. Cleary, R. W. Carr, L. Carr, L. M. Flagg, R. [Richard] Dye, S. Batesen, I. Clayton, L. [Lars] Svendsen, K. [Kirsten] Svendsen, M. Christensen, K. M. [Kirstine Marie] Pedersen, M. [Marie] Pedersen, C. [Christen] Pedersen, N. [Niels] Pedersen, K. [Kirsten Marie] Pedersen, A. S. [Anne Cecile] Pedersen, N. P. [Niels Peter] Pedersen, M. [Marie] Pedersen, A. M. K. Pallersen, F. [Frederika] Christensen.

Transcript for "A Company of Saints," Deseret News, 8 September 1858, 118

Deseret News.

Gottfredson, Peter, Autobiographical sketch [n.d.], 12-13

Gottfredson, Peter, Autobiographical sketch [n.d.], 12-13.

In the spring of 1858, a few emigrants from Denmark came to Omaha on their way to Utah. With this company was a man by the name of Rasmus Olsen, and step-mothers sister, Maren Pedersen Meilhede and their brother Peder Petersen Meilhede and wife. Olsen and Maren Meilhede were engaged to be married when they got to Salt Lake City. Olsen was quite well to do. He bought four yoke of oxen and a new Schuttler wagon and took us with them to Salt Lake City. The company consisted of six wagons with emigrants under the leadership of Iver N. Iverson a returning missionary of Pleasant Grove, Utah. And two Americans by the names of Chord,? and Clara. Chord was an elderly man. He had one yoke of oxen and a light wagon. Clara had a pair of mules and a light wagon. They were loaded with merchandize that they were taking to their homes in Utah.



Before we reached Fort Laramie we fell in with a company of soldiers going to Utah. They were a part of Johnston's army. We traveled with them till we reached Devils Gate on the Sweet-water. They were kind to us. They allowed us to camp just outside their picket lines. They often gave us groceries and they night-herded our oxen with their stock that they were driving loose. They had big mule teams.



Some of our oxen died with alkali which made the loading too heavy for those left. The emigrants had to leave some of thir heavy loading such as could be spared. Some new stoves were buried by the road-side and the places marked. I believe they were never recovered by the owners. After soosing [losing] the oxen, all who could had to walk.



I was twelve years old and the bigest boy in the company. The soldiers let me ride a mule and help drive loose stock. When we reached [the] Sweet-water the troops pushed on faster to Fort Bridger than the ox teams could travel. Father permit permited me to go with them. They offered to bord and take care of me till our company should get there. While there I heard some of the soldiers told who had boon [been] there the previous winter. How the "Mormons" had kept them at Bridger during the winter, and about Lot Smith with a small company of "Mormons" had burned a number of Government wagons and supplies back on the Big Sandy. Some of the soldiers said they did'nt blame the "Mormons" Others did. One of the soldiers we traveled with said he would take me back to the States and give me a home with him if I wished.



We arrived in Salt Lake City on the 20th of September, 1858. When we got there many of the people were away. Early in the summer the people had left their homes in Salt Lake City and north and mooved south into Utah County and further south owing to the army coming to Utah.

Transcript for Gottfredson, Peter, Autobiographical sketch [n.d.], 12-13

Richard Dye, Autobiography, reel 2, box 2, fd. 2, item 7

Richard Dye, Autobiography, reel 2, box 2, fd. 2, item 7.

I remained there [Richard Dye was living at this time in Boston, Mass.] untill the 14[th] of April 1858 when Elders James McCleary and David McIntosh missionaries from Utah started for home and I came with them. We came by way of Albany, Buffalow [Buffalo], Cleveland, Toledo, Ohiho [Ohio], Chicago, Ill. thence to Davenport, Rock Island to Iowa City. That was the finest Railroad West. There we fitted out for the West. We were 30 days traveling from Iowa City to Council Bluffs. it rained every day from the 19[th] of May to the 19[th] of June. Crossed over the Missurio [Missouri] River to Omaha stayed there a few days. removed to Florence and stayed there untill July 5 [th] 1858.



We left Florence on the 5[th] July 1858 there being a small company of Danish Saints ready to start, in all we had 9 wagons some with Oxen and some with mules. under Captain [Iver] Iverson of Battle Creek, Utah County. Made fairly good progress. We made it a rule not to travel on Sunday, but we broke this rule 2 Sundays. The first time we had a wagon tip over in a creek and a Woman and two Children were nearly drounded. one of the Children was labored with for several minutes before it showed any signs of life. the trunks and other things in the Wagon were on the top of the Child and we had to lay over on Monday to dry the clothes. The other time we traveled on Sunday we broke an Axle of a Wagon and that delayed us a day to repair. after that we concluded to rest on the Sunday. At the north Crossing of the Platte River we came up with the rear companies of Johnsons Army. there were two Battalions, one under Major Paul and one under Major Whiting. The sutler of Major Paul['s] command was in need of a teamster and sent a man across the Platte River to our Company (we were on the South side and they were on the North). I told him I was wanting a job. note. I will here say that there we 7 adults in the wagon I was with. I had paid the Brother who was bringing me $90.00 in gold at Iowa City and we had commenced on our last 100 pounds of Flour at Laramie so us three young men hired as teamsters and hearders. I drove 5 yolk of oxen, I was to have 1 dollar a day and board. I got along very well, although I had never drove any cattle before. When we got to Fort Bridger the Command was ordered to go about 35 miles South and then travel West and explore the Country and locate a road so as not have to travil through Echo Canyon. we came on the South side of the Range of Mountains and came down Chalk Creek—to the Weber River thence South and down Provo Canyon to Provo City, where we arrived on the 19[th] of September 1858. There I was paid off and I came to Salt Lake City.

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