Jacob F. Secrist/Noah T. Guymon Company (1855)

Departed

On 1855 June 13

Departed From

Mormon Grove, Kansas

Arrived

On 1855 September 7

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

368 individuals and 58 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Mormon Grove, Kansas (Near Atchison). Jacob F. Secrist died on July 2 and Noah T. Guymon became captain of the company.

Details

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Company Departed from Mormon Grove, Kansas

1855 June 13

Jacob Foutz Secrist Called as Captain

1855 June 13 – July 2 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1855 June 13

Joined Company

On 1855 July 2

Died en Route

Noah Thomas Guymon Called as Captain

1855 June 13 – September 7 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Returning Missionary

Date Details

On 1855 June 13

Joined Company

On 1855 September 7

Company Arrived

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

1855 September 7

Sources

Pioneer

Nielsen, K. N. (Mrs.), Sketch from the journal of Mrs. K. N. Nielsen, 23-26, in Caroline Nielsen, Group of Nielsen biographies and account of Taylor ancestors, BX 8670 .M82

Nielsen, K. N. (Mrs.), Sketch from the journal of Mrs. K. N. Nielsen, 23-26, in Caroline Nielsen, Group of Nielsen biographies and account of Taylor ancestors, BX 8670 .M82, Vol. 10.

Peter Neilson family record, undated

Peter Neilson family record, undated, Page 11. Transcript for Neilson, Peter. Family record, 11

Peter O. Hansen diaries, circa 1850-1872

Peter O. Hansen diaries, circa 1850-1872, Page 121-124.

St. Louis luminary

George A. Smith, "To the Editor of the Luminary", St. Louis luminary, (10 November 1855). Transcript for Smith, George A. "To the Editor of the Luminary," St. Louis Luminary, 10 November 1855, 199

"The Point of Outfit for Our Spring Emigration", St. Louis luminary, (31 March 1855).

Charles Smith, "Letter to Erastus Snow", St. Louis luminary, (1 September 1855), Page 162. Transcript for Smith, Charles, [Letter to Erastus Snow], St. Louis Luminary, 1 Sep. 1855, 162

John Hindley and John Parson, "Letter to Milo Andrus", St. Louis luminary, (8 September 1855). Transcript for Hindley, John and John Parson, [Letter to Milo Andrus], St. Louis Luminary, 8 September 1855, 166

"Interesting from the Elders", St. Louis luminary, (30 June 1855). Transcript for "Interesting from the Elders," St. Louis Luminary, 30 June 1855, 126

"Correspondence", St. Louis luminary, (6 October 1855).

"The Other Side of the Question," The Mormon

"The Other Side of the Question," The Mormon, 14 April 1855. Transcript for "The Other Side of the Question," The Mormon, 14 Apr. 1855, 2

"This Years Immigration," Deseret News

"This Years Immigration," Deseret News, 8 August 1855. Transcript for "This Years Immigration," Deseret News, 8 August 1855, 5

UTAH Pioneer Biographies

"Olsen, Annie Cathrine Christensen", UTAH Pioneer Biographies, 22, Page 18-20. Transcript for Olsen, Annie Cathrine Christensen, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 22:18-20

"Visit of the Editor to the Camps at Atchison," The Mormon

"Visit of the Editor to the Camps at Atchison," The Mormon, 23 June 1855. Transcript for "Visit of the Editor to the Camps at Atchison," The Mormon, 23 June 1855, 2

"Western Improvements," The Mormon

"Western Improvements," The Mormon, 9 June 1855. Transcript for "Western Improvements," The Mormon, 9 June 1855, 3