James May (1832 - 1910)

James May (1832 - 1910) Profile

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Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 13, Line 547.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 14, Line 547.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959.

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19th Company

"19th Company", Deseret News, September 18, 1852.

19th Company, Eli B. Kelsey, Capt., wife and 3 children: Jane Wait[e]; Joseph [Dunn] Wait[e]; Emma Randall; [Hannah] May and 3 children; Chas. King and wife; Louisa Larkin; Jas. Hurst; Miss. [Matilda] Wiseman; John Sargent; Sarah Sargent; Ellen Sargent; Louisa Sargent; Alexr. Gilespie [Gillespie] and wife; Chas. Raven, wife and 3 children; Joseph Louis; Niels Johnson [Jensen], wife and daughter; Ole Monster, wife and child; Frederick Svaneveld [Schvaneveldt], wife and 2 children; [Rasmus] Peterson, wife and child; Hans Nielson and wife; Frederick Peterson; Ferdinand Hanson; Johanna Anderson; Coulie Forgenson; Carl Forgenson; Augusta Dorius; Henry Greene; James Sloan and wife; Sarah Magill; Chas. Warner, wife and 5 children; Sarah Mackley and Alvina Mackley; Wm. Fowler; John Boyle; Levi Kile, Michael Katz, wife and 5 children; John Morrison, wife and 6 children; Thos. Hickens; Zebedee Coltrin; J[osiah] F[leming] Martin; A[bram] Noe; J[ohn] F. [Lowe] Butler; Wm. Johnson; M. W. Borland; [Mr.] Marsk; [Elisha] Kyes [Keyes]; E[noch] P[erham] Rollins; E. W. Pell; Wm. Dorr; Noah Gee; M[elvin] Wilber [Wilbur].

Transcript for "19th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2

Deseret News.

May, James, Reminiscences [ca. 1864-1888], 12-13

May, James, Reminiscences [ca. 1864-1888], 12-13.

About the first of July we started for the ferry on the Big River where My little Brother [William May] died 
on the 2nd Crossed the River where my poor Mother [Hannah Hobson May] died and was Buried without a coffin 
on the 4th the camp started for the Elk horn River in what is now Nebraskie [Nebraska] state 
Now there was 4 of us orphan children started in E[li] B Kelseys company for Utah. J Y [sic] a journey of 1036 miles. the most of the distence i walked driving a team of 2 yoke of oxen and 2 yoke of cows. that was along tiresome journey long to be remembered[.] it took us 3 1/2 months[.] we arived in Salt Lane [Lake] city Oct 14 1852[.] some members of the company was taken with the Cholra in Nebraskie [Nebraska] and one or 2 died[.] Bro H[enry] Ballard drove sheep across the plains

Transcript for May, James, Reminiscences [ca. 1864-1888], 12-13

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Chievely, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States

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