James G. Willie Company

Date Formed

1856 July 15

Date Ended

1856 November 9

Location Formed

Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States

Location Ended

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Organization Type

Migration

Organization Participants in Database

502

This company is also known as the Willie Handcart Company.

Vehicle Type

Handcart

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Formed in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States

1856 July 15

James Grey Willie Appointed as Company Captain

1856 July 15 – November 9

Start Date Details

Appointed

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

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

1856 November 9

Media

Handcart Company

Sources

"Emigrants Perishing on the Plains," Zanesville Gazette

"Emigrants Perishing on the Plains," Zanesville Gazette, February 17, 1857. Read Transcript

"Mormonism: As illustrated in a lecture by Thomas Harris, late an Elder in the Mormon Church," Alton Weekly Courier

"Mormonism: As illustrated in a lecture by Thomas Harris, late an Elder in the Mormon Church," Alton Weekly Courier, July 30, 1857. Read Transcript

[Springfield] Daily Illinois State Register

[Springfield] Daily Illinois State Register, January 28, 1857. Read Transcript

Adolph M. Reeder writings, circa 1953

Allphin, Jolene Spendlove. Tell my story, too: a collection of biographical sketches of pioneers and rescuers of the Willie, Martin, Hodgett, and Hunt companies of 1856. Layton, Uah: 2007

"Thomas Caldwell reminiscence", Allphin, Jolene Spendlove. Tell my story, too: a collection of biographical sketches of pioneers and rescuers of the Willie, Martin, Hodgett, and Hunt companies of 1856. Layton, Uah: 2007, Page 13-14. Read Transcript

Cantwell, James, Autobiography, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 3, item 29

Cantwell, James, Autobiography, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 3, item 29. Read Transcript

Crocheron, Augusta Joyce, Representative women of Deseret. Salt Lake City: J.C. Graham & Co., 1884

"Emily Hill Woodmansee", Crocheron, Augusta Joyce, Representative women of Deseret. Salt Lake City: J.C. Graham & Co., 1884, Page 82-90. Read Transcript

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"History of Robert Reeder", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 2-6. Read Transcript
"Margaret Ann McFall Caldwell Bennett, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 4-5. Read Transcript
"Margaret Ann McFall Caldwell Bennett, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 4-5. Read Transcript
"Mettie Mortenson Rasmussen, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963. Read Transcript
Jennie S. Crane, "Biography of Joseph Lewis, Sr.", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963. Read Transcript

Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah. Scrapbooks

"Euphemia Mitchell Bain pioneer sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah. Scrapbooks. Read Transcript
"Euphemia Mitchell Bain pioneer sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah. Scrapbooks. Read Transcript

Deseret News

Elizabeth Panting and Jane Panting Bell biographies, 1960s

Mason, Jennie Edith Bell, Elizabeth Panting and Jane Panting Bell biographies, 1960s. Read Transcript
Mason, Jennie Edith Bell, Elizabeth Panting and Jane Panting Bell biographies, 1960s. Read Transcript

Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated

Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated, Page 95-120. Read Transcript

Felt, N. H., "Correspondence from Bishop N. H. Felt," The Mormon

Felt, N. H., "Correspondence from Bishop N. H. Felt," The Mormon, November 15, 1856. Read Transcript

Forty Years Among the Indians

Daniel W. Jones, Forty Years Among the Indians. Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890. Page 62-75. Read Transcript

Gadd, Alfred, Diary

Gadd, Alfred, Diary, June 1856. Read Transcript

George Cunningham journal, 1876;

Haddock, Edith Parker and Matthews, Dorothy Hardy. History of Bear Lake Pioneers, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Bear Lake Country, Idaho. 1974, c1968

"Lewis, Joseph, Jr., [Reminiscences]", Haddock, Edith Parker and Matthews, Dorothy Hardy. History of Bear Lake Pioneers, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Bear Lake Country, Idaho. 1974, c1968, Page 392-393. Read Transcript

Handcart Stories

"John Chislett reminiscences", Handcart Stories, Page 7-10. Read Transcript

Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914

"James Cantwell to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914. Read Transcript
"James Cantwell to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914. Read Transcript
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, 1907, Page 2-4.
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, September 3, 1906. Read Transcript
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, September 3, 1906. Read Transcript
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, October 1, 1907, Vol. 4. Read Transcript

Harvey H. Cluff autobiography, journals, and scrapbook, 1868-1916

Harvey H. Cluff autobiography, journals, and scrapbook, 1868-1916. Autobiography, 1868-1888: Page 18-25. Read Transcript

Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

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

"William Woodward journal", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956. Read Transcript
"William Woodward journal", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956. Read Transcript
"William Woodward letter to Joseph F. Smith", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, 1907. Read Transcript

Improvement Era

James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November

James G. Willie History

Jensen, Michael, "The Story of My Life."

Jensen, Michael, "The Story of My Life.". Read Transcript

John Ahmanson, Secret History: a Translation of Vor Tids Muhamed, translated by Gleason L Archer (1984), 28-35

John Ahmanson, Secret History: a Translation of Vor Tids Muhamed, translated by Gleason L Archer (1984), 28-35. Read Transcript
John Ahmanson, Secret History: a Translation of Vor Tids Muhamed, translated by Gleason L Archer (1984), 28-35. Read Transcript

John Chislett "Narrative" in The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons by Thomas B. H. Stenhouse (1873), 313-32

Joseph B. Elder journals, 1856-1857; 1871-1879

Jost, John Alexander, Journal

Jost, John Alexander, Journal, May 1855. Read Transcript

Levi M. Savage journal, 1885 March-1886 April

Liberty Weekly Tribune

Liberty Weekly Tribune, February 6, 1857. Read Transcript

Linford, Amasa Christian, [Autobiography], in James Henry Linford, Autobiography of James Henry Linford [1919], 63-67

Linford, Amasa Christian, [Autobiography], in James Henry Linford, Autobiography of James Henry Linford [1919], 63-67. Read Transcript

Linford, John, Diary

Lloyd, Susannah Stone, Autobiography [ca. 1992], 1-4

Madsen, Susan Arrington, I Walked to Zion, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994

"Agnes Caldwell Southworth, [Autobiographical sketch]", Madsen, Susan Arrington, I Walked to Zion, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994, Page 57-59. Read Transcript

Mary Ann James Dangerfield, Autobiographical sketch, reel 4, box 4, fd. 10, item 1, 2-3

Mary Ann James Dangerfield, Autobiographical sketch, reel 4, box 4, fd. 10, item 1, 2-3. Read Transcript

Mary Burton Shrewsbury (pseudonym), "Reminiscence" in "Tell It All": The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism by Fanny W. Stenhouse (1874), 206-36

Mary Burton Shrewsbury (pseudonym), "Reminiscence" in "Tell It All": The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism by Fanny W. Stenhouse (1874), 206-36. Read Transcript

Nielson, Jens, Autobiography

Nielson, Jens, Autobiography. Read Transcript

Oborn, John, Reminiscences and diary [ca. 1862]-1901, [Part 1], 4, [Part 2], 2

Occidental Messenger

"The State of Things in Utah", Occidental Messenger, March 7, 1857. Read Transcript

Peder Madsen diary, 1856 April-September

Rasmussen, Mette Mortensen, Reminiscences

Rasmussen, Mette Mortensen, Reminiscences. Read Transcript

Rasmussen, Mettie Kerstena Mortensen, Common grave of Willie Handcart Company

Rasmussen, Mettie Kerstena Mortensen, Common grave of Willie Handcart Company. Read Transcript

Reddick N. Allred journal

Reddick N. Allred journal, August 1854. Read Transcript 1 Read Transcript 2

Reeder, Robert, Reminiscences, in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Logan Camp, The Daughters of Utah's Hand-cart Pioneers: A History (ca. 1938), 92-94

Reeder, Robert, Reminiscences, in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Logan Camp, The Daughters of Utah's Hand-cart Pioneers: A History (ca. 1938), 92-94. Read Transcript

Reese, James, to Bro. Taylor

Reese, James, to Bro. Taylor, July 29, 1856. Read Transcript

Richard Rowley life sketch, Rowley family collection, circa 1990, 1

Richard Rowley life sketch, Rowley family collection, circa 1990, 1. Read Transcript

Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907

"Record book", Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907, October 1856. Read Transcript

Rowley, Ann Jewell, [Autobiography], in James Albert Jones, comp., Some Early Pioneers of Huntington, Utah and Surrounding Area (1980), 244-46

Rowley, Richard, Autobiography, 1, in Richard Rowley, 1897, MSS SC 2763

Rowley, Richard, Autobiography, 1, in Richard Rowley, 1897, MSS SC 2763.

Rowley, Samuel, Life of Samuel Rowley, ca. 1901, 1-2, MSS SC 2764

Rowley, Samuel, Life of Samuel Rowley, ca. 1901, 1-2, MSS SC 2764.

Salt Lake Herald-Republican

Salt Lake Tribune

Sarah Moulton letter, in Mark H. Forscutt, Journal, 1856 April 7-October 31.

Sarah Moulton letter, in Mark H. Forscutt, Journal, 1856 April 7-October 31., August 13, 1856. Read Transcript

The Mormon

Utah Pioneer Biographies

Wadley, Hannah, Letter

Wadley, Hannah, Letter, June 1857. Read Transcript

Watson family information, circa 1892-1977

"Andrew Watson obituary", Watson family information, circa 1892-1977.

Watson, Andrew, Autobiographical sketch, in Watson family information, [1-2]

Watson, Andrew, Autobiographical sketch, in Watson family information, [1-2]. Read Transcript

Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898

William Broomhead diary

William Woodward collection, 1851-1919, Diary

William Woodward collection, 1851-1919, Diary, August 1855.

Willie Handcart Company and William James

Woman's Exponent

"Handcart Speech", Woman's Exponent, 17, September 1, 1888, 7. Page 51. Read Transcript

Woodmansee, Emily Hill, Hunger and Cold, 1881

Woodmansee, Emily Hill, Hunger and Cold, 1881. Read Transcript

Woodward, William, to Charles Derry

Woodward, William, to Charles Derry, February 8, 1892. Read Transcript