Louisa Harriet Susan Mills (1849 - 1930) Profile

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Deseret News

Captain Miller's Company

"Captain Miller's Company", Deseret News, September 17, 1862, Page 4.

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CAPTAIN [HENRY W.] MILLER’S COMPANY. 
[FIFTH CHURCH TRAIN.]
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Mary Amsworth [Ainsworth] and family; Betsey Atkin and family; John Argent and wife; Margaret Allen and son.


Thos. D. Brown and wife; W. D. Brown; E. D. Brown; Cath. D. Brown; Martha Brown; Christopher Brown and wife; Francis Bailey and wife; John Barker and wife; Josiah Barker and family; Wm. Burns and family; Jas. Barns and family; Wm. Biddle and family; John Berry; Thos. Bridge and family; Elizabeth Bullock; John Barber and wife; Thos. Buit and family; Robt. Buit and family; Jno. Bradbury and wife; Jas. Bateman and family; John Bread.


Ursula Chapel and daughter;—Crockett and son; Sarah Ann Coggle and son; Charlotte Chapman; Jno. Calswell and family; Jno. Croft and family; Saml. Carter and family; Ann Castleton and family.


Ed. Durant and family, J. B. Darton and family; Christiana Donovan and family; W. Darddan and family; Chas. Drable and family; Geo. Dabling and wife; Sabrina Dollinger; Mary Sixane; Julia han Dye and family; Hannah Dufosse and family; Mary Ann Divis.


David Eccles and family; John Freeman and family; Wm. Fuller and family; Elizabeth Fuller; John Fry and family; Rebecca Farley; Jas. Fautkner and family.


Wm. Gibson; Wm. Gaulter; Elizabeth Gale; Fanny Gun [Gunn]; Wm. Gillins and family; Jno. Gregory and wife; Mary Gosnold and daughter; Jno. Godfrey and family; Wm. C. Graham and wife.


Eliza Hill; Jos. Hill; Elisha Hiller; and family; Sarah Ann Huckbody; John Hinks and family; Jas. Hart and sons; Samuel Hargrave; Benj. Hiskey and family; Ellen Hutchinson and son; Rich. Harper and family; Coas. Hulse and family; Ed. Hemsley and wife; Ellen Hemsley; Jno. Hancock and wife; Geo. Hancock; Ann Houghton.


Naphtali Inget.


Thos. Judd and family; James Judd; Saml. Julian and family; Esther Jessop; Barbara Johnson; D. E. Jones and family; Timothy Jones and family.


John Kimber.


Wm. Loyn [Lyon] and family; Wm. Lovitt and family; Rachael Lloyd and daughter;


E. Morris and family; Chas. Morris and family; Stephen Miller and family; Jno. Miller and family; John Manning and family; Benj. Morvin and family; Louisa Mills; Rich. Mills and family; Mary Ann Morgan; Ezra Martin and family; Saml. McLatchie and fmilay; Grace McMaster; Jane McAvoy and child; Walter Mansfield and wife.


Wm. Niemoyer and family; Amanda Norton; Wm. G. Noble and family; Jonathan Nelson and family.


Henry Ovard and wife; Oswald Owen and family.


Ed. J. Palmer and family; Wm. J. Phillips and family; Maria Parker; David Pudney and family; Colin Potterill; Jas. Paris and family; Chas. Piant and family; Margaret Phillpo[t].


George Quin;


Geo. Re-y and family; Geo. Rickards and wife; Wm. Roger; James Rice and family; Sarah Ramsell and family; Adams Rich and family; Thos. Redman and family; Nancy S. Ramsden.


Wm. Smith and wife; Mary Smith and family; Henry Smith and family; Henry Stokes and family; Harriett Stopford; Fred[rick] Sion [Hill] and family; Benj. Salisbury and family; George Stratian and family; Thos. Stanford and family; Isaac Stephens and family; Jane Stark; John St. Claire and wife.


Geo. Taylor and family; Wm. T. Taylor; Jas. Thomas and family; John Thomas and family; Francis H. Toyn and family; Harriet Tett; Wm. Treasure and family; Jane Treasure; Henry Terry and family.


Jas Vincent and family; Thos. Voss and family.


Wm. Waterough and family; T. Warnsby and wife; Chas. Wilkinson and family; Moses Wilkinson and family; Jas. Wickens and family; Wm. Wickens and family; Stephen Wilkins; Jesse W. White; Susan White; Wm. Wright and family; Alice Wright and family; Mary Watts and son; Wm. Whitley and family; Joshua Williams and family; Ann Whitall and family; Simson Webb and family; Daniel Wiggland.

Transcript for "Captain Miller's Company," Deseret News, 17 September 1862, 92

Deseret News.

DUP Pioneer History Collection

A Historical Sketch of Louisa Harriett Mills Palmer

"A Historical Sketch of Louisa Harriett Mills Palmer", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 2-3.

After Staying in New York for nine days we traveled overland as far as Albany and from there to Saint Joes. [Joseph.] This was the region of activity of the Civil War at this time. From Saint Joes we traveled up the Mississippi River as far as Florence now known as Omaha, This was the camping place of the Saints. Nine weeks were spent at Florence making preparations for the trying journey to Zion. All who were able to sew helped in making tents, wagon covers, and other necessary things for their next months.


One terrible accident happened while still at Florence. The weather is very changeable there and the most perfect day may be turned into a very disagreeable one in a few minutes. The day was lovely, but one clap of thunder and a flash of lightening changed it completely. I was suffering my first attack of home sickness and was in my tent while in front were standing Brother George Q. Cannon who was giving orders to the overseerer for the making up of the train and W. D. Young. The thunder and lightening came and the clerk was instantly killed. Brother Young was scalped as though an Indian had done it, while George Q. Cannon was unhurt.


Now the great trials and hardships of crossing the plains came. Dan Miller [Henry William Miller] was the Captain and was a very capable captain. He made his home in Farmington, Davis County.


Traveling was slow, each wagon being furnished with from four to six oxen, there were about one hundred wagons each containing from six to twelve persons. This train carried ammunition for the people in Salt Lake.


President George Q. Cannon was very much concerned about me, for I was a very little girl and he made inquiries about me every day.


The Saints arrived in Salt Lake on the ninth day of October 1862.

Transcript for "A Historical Sketch of Louisa Harriett Mills Palmer," 2-3.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers. DUP Pioneer History Collection.

Our Pioneer Heritage

Our pioneer heritage, Vol. 13, Page 456-457.

Our Pioneer Heritage.

Palmer, Louisa Harriett Mills, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 8:136

Palmer, Louisa Harriett Mills, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 8:136.

After staying in New York nine days we went to albany and from here to St. Joes. [Joseph] From St. Joes we went to Florence, now Omaha. This was the camping place of the Saints. nine weeks were spent at Florence making preparations for the trying journey to zion.



Now the great trials and hardships of crossing the plains began. Dan [Henry William] Miller was the captain and was a very able captain. Traveling was slow, each wagon had from four to six oxen. there was about one hundred wagons and from six to twelve people for each. This train carried ammunition for the people in Salt Lake.



While crossing the plains everything was done in a Systamatic way. Every night there was a dance and a meeting. roll was called twice each day.



I walked almost all of the way and forded all of the streams that were forded by any one. Often Brother [Edward Onan] Morris and Sister [Eliza Roberts] Morris and their neice [Sarah Emma Baker] and myself located the camp for the night by going a long way in advance.



There were several deaths and a great many birth while crossing the plains. we were not molested by the Indians, who were quite numerous.



We arrived in Salt Lake on the nineth day of October 1862. My brother Charles was there to meet me and he took me to my sister Mary Hibbard in Morgan County.

Transcript for Palmer, Louisa Harriett Mills, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 8:136

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