William B. Preston Company

Departed

On 1864 July 4

Departed From

Wyoming, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1864 September 15

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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About 400 immigrants and 50 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)

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Company Departed from Wyoming, Nebraska

1864 July 4

William Bowker Preston Called as Captain

1864 July 4 – September 15 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1864 July 4

Joined Company

On 1864 September 15

Company Arrived

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

1864 September 15

Sources

Ballard, Henry (1832-1908), Private journal of Henry Ballard, 1852-1904, 48

Ballard, Henry (1832-1908), Private journal of Henry Ballard, 1852-1904, 48. Transcript for Ballard, Henry (1832-1908), Private journal of Henry Ballard, 1852-1904, 48

Ballard, Henry, Journal, 1852-1885, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 1, item 3a

Ballard, Henry, Journal, 1852-1885, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 1, item 3a, Vol. 1,2.

Ballard, Henry, Private journal of Henry Ballard 1852-1886; 1893-1904, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 1, item 3B

Ballard, Henry, Private journal of Henry Ballard 1852-1886; 1893-1904, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 1, item 3B.

Ballard, Henry, [Journal], in Douglas O. Crookston, Henry Ballard: The Story of a Courageous Pioneer, 1832-1908 [1994], 71-79

Ballard, Henry, [Journal], in Douglas O. Crookston, Henry Ballard: The Story of a Courageous Pioneer, 1832-1908 [1994], 71-79.

Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Record [ca. 1917], fd. 1, 83-89

Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Record [ca. 1917], fd. 1, 83-89. Transcript for Charles Keilgaard Hansen, Record [ca. 1917], fd. 1, 83-89

Child, Warren G., [Journal], in Chronicles of Courage, 8 vols., 1990-1997, comp. Lesson Committee, (Salt Lake City: International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1997

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Deseret News

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

"About the 'News", Deseret News, (21 September 1864). Transcript for "About the 'News'," Deseret News, 21 September 1864, 408

Edgar Session sketch based on notes from the Sessions family ledger, circa 1895-1910

Edgar Session sketch based on notes from the Sessions family ledger, circa 1895-1910. Transcript for Edgar Session sketch based on notes from the Sessions family ledger, circa 1895-1910

Flygare, Nils C., Autobiography, 51-56, in Papers, 1841-1902, MSS 1496, box 1, fd. 3

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Our Pioneer Heritage

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 16, Page 462.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868

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"Freight manifests, 1864, 1868", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 12-31.

"Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifests, 1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.

"Captain William B. Preston", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.

Robert Bodily journal, Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938

Robert Bodily journal, Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938. Transcript for Robert Bodily journal, Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938

Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser

"Local Affairs: Emigrant Train", Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser, (16 September 1864). Transcript for "Local Affairs: Emigrant Train," Salt Lake Daily Telegraph, 16 September 1864, 3

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Sprague, Matilda Olson, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 27:52

Sprague, Matilda Olson, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 27:52. Transcript for Sprague, Matilda Olson, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 27:52

Tellefsen, Ole Christian, Diaries 1852-1885

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