William S. S. Willes Company

Departed

Between 1865 August 12 – 15

Departed From

Wyoming, Nebraska

Arrived

Between 1865 November 11 – 29

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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About 200 individuals and about 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

1865 August 12

William Sidney Smith Willes Called as Captain

1865 August 12 – November 29 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Between 1865 August 12 – 15

Joined Company

Between 1865 November 11 – 29

Company Arrived

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

1865 November 11

Sources

Naisbitt, Catherine Hagell, Autobiographical statement relative to her emigration to Utah in 1865, in Utah State Historical Society Cache Valley Chapter, Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956

Naisbitt, Catherine Hagell, Autobiographical statement relative to her emigration to Utah in 1865, in Utah State Historical Society Cache Valley Chapter, Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956. Transcript for Naisbitt, Catherine Hagell, Autobiographical statement relative to her emigration to Utah in 1865, in Utah State Historical Society Cache Valley Chapter, Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956. (MS 8306, Reel 27, item 3

"Pulled Through," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"Pulled Through," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 30 November 1865. Transcript for "Pulled Through," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 30 November 1865, 3

Sketch of the Life of Eva Schubel Gerber, circa 1930s, 1

Sketch of the Life of Eva Schubel Gerber, circa 1930s, 1.

"Telegram," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"Telegram," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 20 November 1865. Transcript for "Telegram," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 20 Nov. 1865, 2

"Telegrams," Deseret News

"Telegrams," Deseret News, 16 November 1865.

"The Emigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"The Emigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 30 October 1865. Transcript for "The Emigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 30 October 1865, 3

"The Emigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 21 Sep. 1865, 3

"The Emigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 21 Sep. 1865, 3. Transcript for "The Emigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 21 Sep. 1865, 3

"The Immigration," Deseret News

"The Immigration," Deseret News, 2 November 1865.

"The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 24 June 1865. Transcript for "The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 24 June 1865, 3

"The Last Company," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"The Last Company," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 13 November 1865. Transcript for "The Last Company," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 13 Nov. 1865, 3

"The Last In," Deseret News

"The Last In," Deseret News, 30 November 1865. Transcript for "The Last In," Deseret News, 30 November 1865, 61

The Semi-weekly telegraph

"The Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, (14 June 1865), Page 2.

"Got Safely In", The Semi-weekly telegraph, (30 November 1865). Transcript for "Got Safely In," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 30 Nov. 1865, 3

Thomas Taylor telegram to Brigham Young

Thomas Taylor telegram to Brigham Young, 12 November 1865.

Thomas Taylor telegram to Brigham Young, 18 October 1865. Transcript for Thomas Taylor telegram to Brigham Young, 18 October 1865

Thompson, Annie Maria Kershaw, "History of Annie Maria Kershaw Thompson," in Danny Jessop and Marla W. Jessop, comps., Joseph Frederick Thompson Ancestry [1996], 38

Thompson, Annie Maria Kershaw, "History of Annie Maria Kershaw Thompson," in Danny Jessop and Marla W. Jessop, comps., Joseph Frederick Thompson Ancestry [1996], 38.

"Those Emigrants," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"Those Emigrants," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 6 November 1865. Transcript for "Those Emigrants," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 6 November 1865, 3

W. S. S. Willis telegram to Brigham Young

W. S. S. Willis telegram to Brigham Young, 13 September 1865.

W. S. Willes letter to Brigham Young

W. S. Willes letter to Brigham Young, 8 September 1865.

Wharton, Irvine McBride, Application for Membership, The Society of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers

Wharton, Irvine McBride, Application for Membership, The Society of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, 14 May 1923.

[Arnold's Arrival], Semi-Weekly Telegraph

[Arnold's Arrival], Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 20 November 1865. Transcript for [Arnold's Arrival], Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 20 November 1865, 2

[Chipman's Arrival], Semi-Weekly Telegraph

[Chipman's Arrival], Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 20 November 1865.