George Rowley Company (1859)

Departed

On 1859 June 7

Departed From

Florence, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1859 September 4

Vehicle Type

Handcart

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

8th handcart company. 235 individuals, 60 handcarts, and 8 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha).

They departed from the 7-10 June 1859, and arrived in Salt Lake City 4-6 September 1859.

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Company Departed from Florence, Nebraska

1859 June 7

George Rowley Called as Captain

1859 June 7 – September 4 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1859 June 7

Joined Company

On 1859 September 4

Company Arrived

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

1859 September 4

Sources

Pioneer

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"Ann Jarvis Stickney, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 2. Transcript for "Ann Jarvis Stickney, reminiscences", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 2.

DESERET News

"From the Plains", DESERET News, (10 August 1859). Transcript for "From the Plains," Deseret News, 10 August 1859, 184

"Latter Day Saints' Immigration", DESERET News, (24 August 1859), Page 5. Transcript for "Latter Day Saints' Immigration," Deseret News, 24 August 1859, 197

"Emigration," Deseret News

"Emigration," Deseret News, 29 June 1859. Transcript for "Emigration," Deseret News, 29 June 1859, 132

Freece, Hans P., The Letters of an Apostate Mormon to His Son, [1908], 20, 30-32

Freece, Hans P., The Letters of an Apostate Mormon to His Son, [1908], 20, 30-32.

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"Handcart Reminiscences," Deseret Evening News

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Handcart Stories

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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914

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Henry Hobbs journal

Henry Hobbs journal, May.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

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John and Ann Cartwright, Life Sketch, reel 2, box 2, fd. 4, item 2, 2-7

John and Ann Cartwright, Life Sketch, reel 2, box 2, fd. 4, item 2, 2-7. Transcript for John and Ann Cartwright, Life Sketch, reel 2, box 2, fd. 4, item 2, 2-7

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Juvenile Instructor

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Larson, Ellen Malmstrom, [Reminiscences], in Jesse N. Smith Family Association, Papers 1929-1966, 3. Transcript for Larson, Ellen Malmstrom, [Reminiscences], in Jesse N. Smith Family Association, Papers 1929-1966, 3

Lindsey, Bithiah, "History of Mrs. Bithia Lindsey since joining the Mormon religion and crossing the plains to Salt Lake City, Utah," ca. 1836-ca. 1917

Lindsey, Bithiah, "History of Mrs. Bithia Lindsey since joining the Mormon religion and crossing the plains to Salt Lake City, Utah," ca. 1836-ca. 1917. Transcript for Lindsey, Bithiah, "History of Mrs. Bithia Lindsey since joining the Mormon religion and crossing the plains to Salt Lake City, Utah," ca. 1836-ca. 1917

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Nelson, Ruby Robbins, Biographical sketch of Anders Jonasson [n.d.], 4-6

Nelson, Ruby Robbins, Biographical sketch of Anders Jonasson [n.d.], 4-6.

"Our Salt Lake Correspondence," Daily Alta California, 22 Sep. 1859, 4

"Our Salt Lake Correspondence," Daily Alta California, 22 Sep. 1859, 4. Transcript for "Our Salt Lake Correspondence," Daily Alta California, 22 Sep. 1859, 4

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Paul Stevens Mills, comp., Of Noble Birth: A Brief Sketch of the Ancestors of Clyde William Mills (Bountiful, Utah: Paul Stevens Mills, 1973), 25-30. Transcript for Paul Stevens Mills, comp., Of Noble Birth: A Brief Sketch of the Ancestors of Clyde William Mills (Bountiful, Utah: Paul Stevens Mills, 1973), 25-30

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St. George Union

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The Mountaineer

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Thomas Maycock, Autobiographical sketch, reel 6, box 7, fd. 12, item 5, 4

Thomas Maycock, Autobiographical sketch, reel 6, box 7, fd. 12, item 5, 4. Transcript for Thomas Maycock, Autobiographical sketch, reel 6, box 7, fd. 12, item 5, 4

Thomas McIntyre journal

Thomas McIntyre journal, November.

Thornton, Squire, Autobiography, 2-4

Thornton, Squire, Autobiography, 2-4. Transcript for Thornton, Squire, Autobiography, 2-4