Ira Eldredge Company

Date Formed

1861 July 1

Date Ended

1861 September 13

Location Formed

Florence, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Location Ended

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Organization Type

Migration

Organization Participants in Database

217

70 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha). They arrived in Salt Lake City between September 13th and 15th, 1861

Vehicle Type

Wagon

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Formed in Florence, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

1861 July 1

Date Details

Occurred On 1861 July 1

Formed

Ira Eldredge Appointed as Company Captain

1861 July 1 – September 13

Start Date Details

Appointed

End Date Details

Ended On 1861 September 13

Organization was Ended

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

1861 September 13

Date Details

Occurred On 1861 September 13

Ended

Media

Wagon Company

Sources

"Memoirs of Isaac Riches, As Told to Mary Riches,"

"Memoirs of Isaac Riches, As Told to Mary Riches,", Page 2-3. Read Transcript

Alma Eldredge reminiscences and diary, 1857-1898

Alma Eldredge reminiscences and diary, 1857-1898, Page 17-21. Read Transcript

Benjamin Franklin Cummings reminiscences and diaries, 1842-1879

Benjamin Franklin Cummings reminiscences and diaries, 1842-1879, Folder 1, Page 8. Read Transcript

Bond, Jesse, [Reminiscences], in Wm. James Mortimer, ed., How Beautiful upon the Mountains: A Centennial History of Wasatch County, [1963], 277

Bond, Jesse, [Reminiscences], in Wm. James Mortimer, ed., How Beautiful upon the Mountains: A Centennial History of Wasatch County, [1963], 277. Read Transcript

Charles Turner journals, 1854-1910

Charles Turner letter to J. Cowper and family

Charles Turner letter to J. Cowper and family, April 28, 1862. Read Transcript

Cowper, Elizabeth, to Dear Father and Mother

Cowper, Elizabeth, to Dear Father and Mother, June 30, 1861. Read Transcript
Cowper, Elizabeth, to Dear Father and Mother, October 7, 1861. Read Transcript

Daniel Spencer diaries, 1845-1857

Daniel Spencer diaries, 1845-1857, Vol. 2. Read Transcript

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"Alma Eldredge autobiographical sketch, circa 1911", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 5-8. Read Transcript

Deseret News

"The Immigration", Deseret News, September 11, 1861, Page 156. Read Transcript

Diana E. Smoot autobiography, 1912

Diana E. Smoot autobiography, 1912, Page 2-5. Read Transcript

Frederick W. Blake diary, 1861 April-December

Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake

"Wallace, Mary Ann Burnhope", Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 23, Page 88-89. Read Transcript
"Wallace, Mary Ann Burnhope", Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 23, Page 88-89. Read Transcript

Hiram Theron Spencer, Sketch of Life and Experiences of Patriarch and Mrs. H. T. Spencer, Who Pioneered Magna and Vicinity, (1925)

Hiram Theron Spencer, Sketch of Life and Experiences of Patriarch and Mrs. H. T. Spencer, Who Pioneered Magna and Vicinity, (1925), Page 3. Read Transcript

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956

"Martin Luther Ensign autobiography", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, Page 1-2. Read Transcript

Ira Eldredge Emigrating Company journal, 1861 July-September

Isaac C. Haight journal, 1842 June-1850 April

Isaac C. Haight journal, 1842 June-1850 April, June 1842. Read Transcript

Isaac N. Goodale journals, 1839-1863

Isaac N. Goodale journals, 1839-1863, Vol. 1. Read Transcript

Linford, James Henry, An Autobiography of James Henry Linford, Sr. Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Kaysville, Utah [1947], 31-33

Linford, James Henry, An Autobiography of James Henry Linford, Sr. Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Kaysville, Utah [1947], 31-33. Read Transcript

Linford, James Henry, Autobiography of James Henry Linford [1919], 32-34

Linford, James Henry, Autobiography of James Henry Linford [1919], 32-34. Read Transcript

Linford, James Henry, Sr., [Autobiography], in Hansen, Vaughn E., comp., William Criddle and Sarah Mariah Linford of Syracuse, Utah and Their Ancestors and Descendents [1986], chp. 2, 22-26

Linford, James Henry, Sr., [Autobiography], in Hansen, Vaughn E., comp., William Criddle and Sarah Mariah Linford of Syracuse, Utah and Their Ancestors and Descendents [1986], chp. 2, 22-26. Read Transcript

Millennial Star

Thomas Bullock, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, December 20, 1856, Thomas Bullock Letter. Page 811. Read Transcript

Pratt, Orson, et. al., to Brigham Young

Pratt, Orson, et. al., to Brigham Young, August 8, 1854. Read Transcript

Romrell, Patience Swingewood, Reminiscence, in "One Thread 'Just Passing Through,'" by La Nett Oleson Ward, 106-111

Romrell, Patience Swingewood, Reminiscence, in "One Thread 'Just Passing Through,'" by La Nett Oleson Ward, 106-111. Read Transcript
Romrell, Patience Swingewood, Reminiscence, in "One Thread 'Just Passing Through,'" by La Nett Oleson Ward, 106-111. Read Transcript

Roosevelt Standard

"Alma Eldredge Pioneer of 1847 Dies in Salt Lake", Roosevelt Standard, February 25, 1925.

Turner, Charles, to J[ames] Cowper Wife & Family

Turner, Charles, to J[ames] Cowper Wife & Family, July 1, 1861. Read Transcript

Utah Journal

"William C. Lewis", Utah Journal, July 17, 1897, Page 3. Read Transcript

Woolley, Franklin Benjamin, Autobiography [ca. 1856], 13-15

Woolley, Franklin Benjamin, Autobiography [ca. 1856], 13-15. Read Transcript