Jacob F. Secrist/Noah T. Guymon Company

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

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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.

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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

"Correspondence," St. Louis Luminary

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Erastus Snow, "Our Correspondence," Deseret News

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Faulkner, James, Letter, March. Transcript for Faulkner, James, Letter, 1856 Mar. 1, to Dear Friends, Salt Lake City [Utah]

"From Our Kansas Correspondent," The Mormon

"From Our Kansas Correspondent," The Mormon, 28 July 1855.

"From the Plains," New York Daily Times

"From the Plains," New York Daily Times, 3 July 1855. Transcript for "From the Plains," New York Daily Times, 3 July 1855

Hansen, Peter Olsen, Journal [ca. 1876], 121-24

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Hindley, John and John Parson, [Letter to Milo Andrus], St. Louis Luminary

Hindley, John 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

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

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"Interesting From the Plains," New York Daily Times, 31 July 1855. Transcript for "Interesting From the Plains," New York Daily Times, 31 July 1855

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Johnson, John, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 16:39-40

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

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"The Other Side of the Question," The Mormon

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"We Insert the Following," Deseret News

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