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