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William S. S. Willes Company (1865)

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

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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