Israel Evans Company (1857)

Departed

Between 1857 May 22 – 23

Departed From

Iowa City, Iowa

Arrived

Between 1857 September 11 – 12

Vehicle Type

Handcart

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

6th handcart company which had 149 individuals and 28 handcarts in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa.

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Company Departed from Iowa City, Iowa

1857 May 22

Israel Evans Called as Captain

1857 May 22 – September 12 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started Between 1857 May 22 – 23

Joined Company

Ended Between 1857 September 11 – 12

Company Arrived

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

1857 September 11

Sources

Pioneer

Buckingham, Henry, [Report], in "The Massacre on the Plains," Nashville Daily News

Buckingham, Henry, [Report], in "The Massacre on the Plains," Nashville Daily News, 25 November 1857.
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Charles Neal autobiographical sketch, 1913

Charles Neal autobiographical sketch, 1913.
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Chronicles of Courage

"Fishburn, Robert Leeming", Chronicles of Courage, 2, Page 204-208.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"Sketch of Life of Margaret Simmons Bennett Beck", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 3-4.
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Deseret News

"Immigration", Deseret News, (16 September 1857), Page 224.
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"Immigration", Deseret News, (2 September 1857), Page 8.
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"Arrival and Latest News", Deseret News, (19 August 1857), Page 4.
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Griffith Roberts reminiscence and diary, circa 1865, 19-21

Griffith Roberts reminiscence and diary, circa 1865, 19-21.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914

"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.

Millennial Star

Millennial Star, Page 13-14.
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""Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby", Millennial Star, (16 July 1857), Page 620-622.

Morgan, Evan Samuel. Diary of Evan Samuel Morgan

Morgan, Evan Samuel. Diary of Evan Samuel Morgan.

Musser, Amos M., "Hand-Cart Company Started," The Mormon

Musser, Amos M., "Hand-Cart Company Started," The Mormon, 6 June 1857.
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"Our Nebraska Correspondence," [Unidentified newspaper], in Scrapbook No. 7, 188, Historian's Office, Historical scrapbooks 1840-1904

"Our Nebraska Correspondence," [Unidentified newspaper], in Scrapbook No. 7, 188, Historian's Office, Historical scrapbooks 1840-1904.

Pioneer Pathways

"Louisa Bonelli Hamblin Autobiographical sketch", Pioneer Pathways, 5, Page 223.
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Susan M. Witbeck autobiographical sketch, circa 1898, 5-7

Susan M. Witbeck autobiographical sketch, circa 1898, 5-7.
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The Mormon

Joseph W. Young, "Correspondence of Elder Joseph W. Young", The Mormon, III, (4 July 1857), 20. Page 3.
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John Taylor, "Editorial Correspondence", The Mormon, III, (13 June 1857), 17. Page 2.
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Amos M. Musser, "From the Plains", The Mormon, (19 August 1857), Page 3.

John Taylor, "Editorial Correspondence", The Mormon, III, (18 July 1857), 22. Page 2.
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John Taylor, "Editorial Correspondence from the Plains", The Mormon, III, (8 August 1857), 25. Page 3.
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William L. Hutchings diary, 1857-1877, 10

William L. Hutchings diary, 1857-1877, 10.
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