John and his wife, Lydia Ann Porter, died en route of cholera.  Milton Dailey said that he and his wife Sarah cared for the orphaned child, James Christopher Burns, brought him to Lehi, Utah, and put him in the care of his grandparents, James Porter and his wife.  Further research is needed to determine the name of the company the two families traveled with.

Death date is documented by the Littleton journal.