John Riggs Murdock Company

Departed

On 1864 June 29

Departed From

Wyoming, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1864 August 26

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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78 individuals, in addition to 18 teamsters and Captain Murdock, were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Wyoming, Nebraska (the west bank of the Missouri River about 40 miles south of Omaha). The Gilcrest family also joined and traveled with this company. Captain Murdock's company arrived in Salt Lake City on August 26. En route, three adults and two children died and teamster Sidney Beckstead was killed by an accidental discharge of his rifle.

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Company Departed from Wyoming, Nebraska

1864 June 29

John Riggs Murdock Called as Captain

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Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1864 June 29

Joined Company

On 1864 August 26

Company Arrived

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

1864 August 26

Sources

"Agents and Immigration," Deseret News

"Agents and Immigration," Deseret News, 10 August 1864. Transcript for "Agents and Immigration," Deseret News, 10 August 1864, 361

Bagley, Will, and Rick Grunder. "I Could Hardly Hold the Pen," Overland Journal 27, no. 3 (2009): 48-78

Bagley, Will, and Rick Grunder. "I Could Hardly Hold the Pen," Overland Journal 27, no. 3 (2009): 48-78. Transcript for Bagley, Will, and Rick Grunder. "I Could Hardly Hold the Pen," Overland Journal 27, no. 3 (2009): 48-78

Deseret News

"List of Passengers", Deseret News, (10 August 1864), Page 5. Transcript for "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 10 August 1864, 361

"Fatal Accident," Deseret News

"Fatal Accident," Deseret News, 21 September 1864. Transcript for "Fatal accident," Deseret News, 21 September 1864, 405

Finlinson, George, [Diary], in Angie F. Lyman, comp., George Finlinson Family, 1835-1974 [1974], 19

Finlinson, George, [Diary], in Angie F. Lyman, comp., George Finlinson Family, 1835-1974 [1974], 19. Transcript for Finlinson, George, [Diary], in Angie F. Lyman, comp., George Finlinson Family, 1835-1974 [1974], 19

Frank M. Gilcrest letter to Charley

Frank M. Gilcrest letter to Charley, 9 February 1908. Transcript for Frank M. Gilcrest letter to Charley, 9 Feb. 1908, in Frank M. Gilcrest autobiography, 1908, 2-10

Murdock, John Riggs, [Reminiscences], in Joseph M. Tanner, A Biographical Sketch of John Riggs Murdock [1909], 150-51

Murdock, John Riggs, [Reminiscences], in Joseph M. Tanner, A Biographical Sketch of John Riggs Murdock [1909], 150-51. Transcript for Murdock, John Riggs, [Reminiscences], in Joseph M. Tanner, A Biographical Sketch of John Riggs Murdock [1909], 150-51

Peterson, Isabell Ashman, Interview, in Stella H. Day, comp., Builders of Early Millard: Biographies of Pioneers of Millard County, 1850 to 1875 [1979], 502

Peterson, Isabell Ashman, Interview, in Stella H. Day, comp., Builders of Early Millard: Biographies of Pioneers of Millard County, 1850 to 1875 [1979], 502. Transcript for Peterson, Isabell Ashman, Interview, in Stella H. Day, comp., Builders of Early Millard: Biographies of Pioneers of Millard County, 1850 to 1875 [1979], 502

Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser

Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser, 27 August 1864. Transcript for Salt Lake Daily Telegraph, 27 Aug. 1864, 3

"This Season's Immigration," Deseret News

"This Season's Immigration," Deseret News, 24 August 1864. Transcript for "This Season's Immigration," Deseret News, 24 August 1864, 376

Watterson, Caroline Hobbs, [Reminiscences], 40, in "Story of Life and Labors of 'Kittie' Watterson, One of Logan's Early Pioneers," in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah, Scrapbooks

Watterson, Caroline Hobbs, [Reminiscences], 40, in "Story of Life and Labors of 'Kittie' Watterson, One of Logan's Early Pioneers," in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah, Scrapbooks. Transcript for Watterson, Caroline Hobbs, [Reminiscences], 40, in "Story of Life and Labors of 'Kittie' Watterson, One of Logan's Early Pioneers," in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah, Scrapbooks