John Gallup

Birth Date
Circa 1811 (Born)
Death Date
On 1893 August 8 (Died)
Gender
Male

John's surname is spelled Gallop on the pioneer company roster.  Company records indicate that he was traveling "with 10 people".  L. D. S. Church re-baptism records on 23 November 1851 list his name as John Gallup Jr.  He appears in Salt Lake City Public Works records on 2 January 1852; he sold his Utah land in 1854, returning to Iowa that year.  He is in the 1856 Iowa census.  Later he joined the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  John and Henrietta had a daughter named Polly who was two years old in the 1850 census but does not appear in the 1856 Iowas Census.  It is not known if she crossed the plains to Utah.

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Born

1811

Date Details

Occurred Circa 1811

Traveled in James W. Cummings Company (1851)

1851 July 1 – October 7 (Age 40) Pioneers in Company

Date Details

Started On 1851 July 1
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 30 – October 7
Company Arrived

Died

1893 August 8 (Age 82)

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