Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1866)

Departed

On 1866 August 2

Departed From

Wyoming, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1866 October 1

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

Over 400 individuals and 65 wagons 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 company arrived over a period of 2 days, the 1st and 2nd of October.

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Company Departed from Wyoming, Nebraska

1866 August 2

Joseph Sharp Rawlins Called as Captain

1866 August 2 – October 1 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1866 August 2

Joined Company

Ended On 1866 October 1

Company Arrived

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

1866 October 1

Sources

Pioneer

Aveson, Robert, "Apostasy, It's Cause and Effect," 1

Aveson, Robert, "Apostasy, It's Cause and Effect," 1.

Aveson, Robert, to Robert H. Cowley

Aveson, Robert, to Robert H. Cowley, 8 August 1938.
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Brown, Minnie Petersen, "Journal of Minnie Petersen Brown," in Treasures of Pioneer History, 6 vols. [1952-57], 4:298

Brown, Minnie Petersen, "Journal of Minnie Petersen Brown," in Treasures of Pioneer History, 6 vols. [1952-57], 4:298.

Children's Friend

Children's Friend, July.

Chronicles of Courage

"Fitt, Caroline Rachel Wakefield, [Autobiography]", Chronicles of Courage, 4, Page 83.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"A Talk Given by Prof. Evan Stephens Before the Daughters of the Pioneers, Hawthorne Camp, Feb. 5, 1930", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.

Greenhalgh, Mary Ann, [Reminiscences], in Elvera Campbell Green, comp. and ed., Tartan, Sage and History: The Story of Robert William Rowe Campbell and Sarah Newton [1981], 53-54

Greenhalgh, Mary Ann, [Reminiscences], in Elvera Campbell Green, comp. and ed., Tartan, Sage and History: The Story of Robert William Rowe Campbell and Sarah Newton [1981], 53-54.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Robert Aveson, "Ox-Team Pioneer Recalls Joys of Long Trek", Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, (22 July 1922).

James, Eliza Toward Harrison, Autobiography

James, Eliza Toward Harrison, Autobiography.

Journals of Thomas Greenhalgh Sr

Journals of Thomas Greenhalgh Sr, Page 129-30.
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Lingren, John, "Autobiography of John Lingren," in Treasures of Pioneer History, 6 vols. [1952-57], 1:249-50

Lingren, John, "Autobiography of John Lingren," in Treasures of Pioneer History, 6 vols. [1952-57], 1:249-50.

Our Pioneer Heritage

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 10, Page 85-89.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868

"Captain Joseph S. Rawlins, accounts, 1866", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.

"Account book, 1866, 1868", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 61-63.

Peterson, Ansine M. Larson, Autobiography

Peterson, Ansine M. Larson, Autobiography.

Pioneer Pathways

"John Young Jensen autobiographical sketch", Pioneer Pathways, 4, Page 223.
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"Ruth Elizabeth Greenhalgh Cram Autobiography", Pioneer Pathways, Page 5225-5226.
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The Semi-weekly telegraph

"Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (1 October 1866), 103. Page 2.
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"From the Out-Going Trains", The Semi-weekly telegraph, (2 May 1866), Page 3.
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"Home Affairs: Emigrants and Trains", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (5 July 1866), 77. Page 3.
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"Home Affairs: The Emigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (23 August 1866), 92. Page 3.
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"The Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (1 October 1866), 103. Page 2.
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The Welsh Saints Project

David Evan Stephens., "The Story of My Life", The Welsh Saints Project.

Utah Pioneer Biographies

"Sorensen, Soren Peter", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 27, Page 12, 15-16.
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"Olson, William", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 22, Page 51, 53, 55.
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"Dean, Heber C.", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 8, Page 79-81.
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