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Aaron Johnson Company

Departed

Circa 1850 June 8

Departed From

Kanesville, Iowa

Arrived

On 1850 September 12

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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100 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

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Company Departed from Kanesville, Iowa

1850 June 8

Aaron Johnson Called as Captain

1850 June 8 – September 12 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Circa 1850 June 8

Joined Company

On 1850 September 12

Company Arrived

Company Arrived at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1850 September 12

Sources

"Arrival of the Mail from the Valley," Frontier Guardian

"Arrival of the Mail from the Valley," Frontier Guardian, 10 July 1850. Transcript for "Arrival of the Mail from the Valley," Frontier Guardian, 10 July 1850, 2

Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965

"Elijah Averett autobiography", Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965, Page 15. Transcript for Elijah Averett autobiography, 15, in Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965

Cornia, Ruth Clarissa Carter, Autobiographical sketch, 8-9

Cornia, Ruth Clarissa Carter, Autobiographical sketch, 8-9. Transcript for Cornia, Ruth Clarissa Carter, Autobiographical sketch, 8-9

Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894

Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894, Page 19-20. Transcript for Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894, 19-20

Emma G. Kearnes autobiography, 1921

Emma G. Kearnes autobiography, 1921. Transcript for Emma G. Kearnes autobiography, 1921

"From the Valley," Frontier Guardian

"From the Valley," Frontier Guardian, 8 January 1851. Transcript for "From the Valley," Frontier Guardian, 8 January 1851, 2

George Pectol journal, circa 1843-1858

George Pectol journal, circa 1843-1858.

Harrison Burgess autobiography, 1848-1882

Harrison Burgess autobiography, 1848-1882. Transcript for Harrison Burgess autobiography, 1848-1882

Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877

"Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April.", Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, (1850), Page 47. Transcript for Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April

Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes

Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1881. Page 23-25. Transcript for James A. Little, Jacob Hamblin (Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1881), 23-25

Jameson family collection, 1825-1938, Elisha Torrey[?], letter, Indian Territory

Jameson family collection, 1825-1938, Elisha Torrey[?], letter, Indian Territory, 16 June 1850. Transcript for Jameson family collection, 1825-1938, Elisha Torrey[?], letter, Indian Territory, 16 June 1850, to Charles Jameson, Kanesville, Pottawattamie, Iowa

Joel W. White autobiographical sketch

Joel W. White autobiographical sketch. 1908. Page 3-5. Transcript for Joel W. White autobiographical sketch, 1908, 3-5

Journal of History

Journal of History, Vol. 10. Transcript for Journal of History Vol. 10 (Lamoni: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1908-1925), 180-81

Laura Hanson Stock, Heap Genealogy (1964), 143

Laura Hanson Stock, Heap Genealogy (1964), 143. Transcript for Laura Hanson Stock, Heap Genealogy (1964), 143

Millennial Star

"Emigration", Millennial Star, (15 August 1850). Transcript for "Emigration," Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 15 August 1850, 252-53

To the last frontier: autobiography of Lucy Hannah White Flake

To the last frontier: autobiography of Lucy Hannah White Flake. Transcript for Roberta Flake Clayton, compiler, To the Last Frontier: Autobiography of Lucy Hannah White Flake (Mesa: The Compiler, 1976), 3-5

Tullidge's histories

Tullidge's histories, Vol. 2. Transcript for Tullidge, Edward W., Tullidge's Histories of Utah, vol. 2, "Biographies (Supplemental Vol.) of the Founders and Representative Men of Northern, Eastern and Western Utah, and Southern Idaho" [1889], 120