This was primarily a merchandise train, but according to a newspaper report there "were also a few family wagons." (Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3 Sept. 1859, 4) A contemporary journal mentions this company passing through Genoa, Nebraska, on 22 June 1859. See Joel Hills Johnson, Journal, 22-23 June 1859, typescript, Heritage Gateways website).