Samuel Oliver Holmes
Samuel initially came to the Valley in 1847. Several years later, in the winter of 1856, he went back out on the plains to assist in the rescue of the pioneers stranded on the plains of Wyoming.
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1807 January 6
Joined Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 40)
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Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
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Married Mary Jane Norris
1848 October 6 (Age 41)
Joined Rescue Companies
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 49)
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1865 August 7 (Age 58)