Wagon Company

Claudius V. Spencer Company

Date Formed
1853 June 3
Date Ended
1853 September 17
Location Formed
Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Type
Migration
Organization Participants in Database
229

About 250 individuals and 40 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Keokuk, Iowa or Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). They crossed the Missouri River on June 3.

Members of the company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 17-26 September 1853. 

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Formed in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States

1853 June 3

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Occurred On 1853 June 3
Formed

Claudius Victor Spencer Appointed as Company Captain

1853 June 3 – September 17

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Ended On 1853 September 17
Organization was Ended

Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1853 September 17

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Occurred On 1853 September 17
Ended

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