Wilford Woodruff Company

Departed

On 1850 June 16

Departed From

Kanesville, Iowa

Arrived

On 1850 October 14

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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About 209 individuals and about 44 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

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Company Departed from Kanesville, Iowa

1850 June 16

Wilford Woodruff Called as Captain

1850 June 16 – October 14 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1850 June 16

Joined Company

On 1850 October 14

Company Arrived

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

1850 October 14

Sources

A history, diary and genealogy of William Henry Branch, Sr

A history, diary and genealogy of William Henry Branch, Sr. 1950. Page 8-19.

"Arthur Morrison Rawson," In Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database

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Biography of Henrietta E.C. Williams and Enoch Burns (Provo: Brigham Young University, 1953) 62

Biography of Henrietta E.C. Williams and Enoch Burns (Provo: Brigham Young University, 1953) 62. Transcript for Biography of Henrietta E.C. Williams and Enoch Burns (Provo: Brigham Young University, 1953) 62

Gardner, George Bryant, [Autobiography], in James Albert Jones, comp., Some Early Pioneers of Huntington, Utah and Surrounding Area [1980], 90

Gardner, George Bryant, [Autobiography], in James Albert Jones, comp., Some Early Pioneers of Huntington, Utah and Surrounding Area [1980], 90. Transcript for Gardner, George Bryant, [Autobiography], in James Albert Jones, comp., Some Early Pioneers of Huntington, Utah and Surrounding Area [1980], 90

James Palmer reminiscences, circa 1884-1898

James Palmer reminiscences, circa 1884-1898. Transcript for Book of the generations of Jacob Gibson, 1849-1881, 43-45, 76-77

Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March

Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, May. Transcript for Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, 122-41

Sophia L. Goodridge Hardy journal

Sophia L. Goodridge Hardy journal, 7 June 1850. Transcript for Sophia L. Goodridge Hardy journal, 1850 June 7-October 14

Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898

Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, January. Transcript for Woodruff, Wilford, Journal, 1847 Jan.-1853 Dec., box 2, fd. 3, in Journals and papers, 1828-1898

Woodruff, Wilford, to Brigham Young

Woodruff, Wilford, to Brigham Young, 5 October 1850. Transcript for Woodruff, Wilford, to Brigham Young, 5 Oct. 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 56, box 43, fd. 26

[Blurb], Deseret News

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