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Transcript for George Woodward in The Book of the Pioneers Volume 2 (Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, 1897), 334

 
1847—Utah Pioneer Jubilee—1897
July 24, 1897

PIONEER
George Woodward

Residence
Saint George

Town
St George

County
Washington

State
Utah

Born
September 9th 1817

Town
On a farm

County
Monmouth

State
New Jersey

Arrived in Salt Lake Valley
September 26th 1847

Whose Company
Brigham Young

Captain of 100
Stephen Markham

Captain of 50
John Pack

Captain of 10
Norton Jacobs

 

Remarks

 

I have no relics to furnish for the reason that I came with Heber C Kimball's out fit and left my team for my Wife to come with[.] I drove the team that hauled the cannon and stood guard every third night

When the company arrived this side of green River Brigham Young sent me and four others back on the trail to meet the companies of families and pilot them into Salt Lake Valley And that is the reason that I did not arrive as soon as the first