William G. Young Company

Departed

Circa 1857 June

Departed From

Iowa City, Iowa

Arrived

Between 1857 September 25 – 26

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Unknown

Company Direction

Westbound

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About 55 individuals and 19 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa.

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Company Departed from Iowa City, Iowa

1857 June

William Goodall Young Called as Captain

1857 June – 1894 April 18 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Circa 1857 June

Joined Company

On 1894 April 18

Died en Route

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

1857 September 25

Sources

A. Milton Musser diaries, 1852-1876, Diary

A. Milton Musser diaries, 1852-1876, Diary, May. Transcript for A. Milton Musser diaries, 1852-1876, Diary, 1857 May - 1857 August, 12-39

"Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby

"Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby, 16 July 1857. Transcript for "Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby, 16 July 1857 in Millennial Star, 26 September 1857, 620-22

Lunt, Henry, [Journal], in Vernon Lunt and Rachel Petty Lunt, comp., "The Life of Henry Lunt" [1944], 62-65

Lunt, Henry, [Journal], in Vernon Lunt and Rachel Petty Lunt, comp., "The Life of Henry Lunt" [1944], 62-65. Transcript for Lunt, Henry, [Journal], in Vernon Lunt and Rachel Petty Lunt, comp., "The Life of Henry Lunt" [1944], 62-65

Musser, Amos M

Musser, Amos M, 19 August 1857. Transcript for Musser, Amos M., 19 Aug. 1857, Fort Laramie, in "From the Plains," The Mormon, 19 Sep. 1857, 3

Our Pioneer Heritage

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 1, Page 31.

Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam

Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam, 18 August 1857. Transcript for Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam, 18 Aug. 1857, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 35, box 25, fd. 23

Taylor, John, "Editorial Correspondence," The Mormon

Taylor, John, "Editorial Correspondence," The Mormon, 13 June 1857. Transcript for Taylor, John, "Editorial Correspondence," The Mormon, 13 June 1857, 2

Wadsworth, George Allen, Reminiscences, [3]

Wadsworth, George Allen, Reminiscences, [3]. Transcript for Wadsworth, George Allen, Reminiscences, [3]

Young, Joseph W., "Correspondence of Elder Joseph W. Young," The Mormon

Young, Joseph W., "Correspondence of Elder Joseph W. Young," The Mormon, 4 July 1857. Transcript for Young, Joseph W., "Correspondence of Elder Joseph W. Young," The Mormon, 4 July 1857, 3