Company Unknown (1856)
- Departure
- 1856
- Departed From
- Unknown
- Arrival
- 1856
- Number In Company
- 142
- "A Novel Journey," Deseret News [Weekly], 29 Oct. 1856, 266.
- "Affairs in Nebraska," New York Daily Times, 21 June 1856.
- "Arrival," The Mormon, 5 July 1856, 2.
- "Arrival of the Hand-Carts at Great Salt Lake City," The Mormon, 21 February 1857, 2.
- "Arrivals," Deseret News [Weekly], 23 July 1856, 157.
- "Arrivals," Deseret News [Weekly], 8 October 1856, 245.
- "Arrived," Deseret News [Weekly], 24 Sep. 1856, 229.
- "Arrived," Deseret News [Weekly], 5 Nov. 1856, 277.
- "Bound for Utah," The Mormon, 13 Sept. 1856, 2.
- Bullock, Thomas, "Interesting from our Missionaries on the Plains," The Mormon, 15 November 1856, 2.
- "Camp--Iowa City," The Mormon, 21 June 1856, 2.
- "Col. A. W. Babbitt," The Mormon, 8 Nov. 1856, 2.
- "Col. Babbitt," The Mormon, 25 Oct. 1856, 2.
- Cunningham, A., "Correspondence of Bishop Cunningham," The Mormon, 1 Nov. 1856, 3.
- Cunningham, Andrew, "Letter from Bishop Cunningham," The Mormon , 21 Feb. 1857, 3.
- Deseret News [Weekly], 6 Aug. 1856, 173.
- Ellsworth, Edmund, "Hand-Carts Coming Up," The Mormon, 16 Feb. 1856, 3.
- "Emigration from Europe," The Mormon, 22 Nov. 1856, 2.
- "Emigration to Utah," The Mormon, 22 Nov. 1856, 2.
- Ephraim Green diary, 1852 October-1856 September, 123.
- Felt, N. H., "Correspondence from Bishop N. H. Felt," The Mormon, 15 November 1856, 3.
- Felt, N. H., "Correspondence from the Plains," The Mormon, 27 Sep. 1856, 3.
- "Florence," The Mormon, 1 Nov. 1856, 2.
- "Florence," The Mormon, 13 Sep. 1856, 2.
- "Fourteenth General Epistle," Deseret News, 10 December 1856, 313-14.
- Goldsbrough, Ellen Jackson, Reminiscence 1882 May-August, 11-13.
- "Hand-Cart Emigration," The Mormon, 13 Sept. 1856, 2.
- "Hand Carts for the Plains," The Mormon, 1 Dec. 1855, 2.
- Hart, James H., "From Our St. Louis Correspondent," The Mormon, 22 Mar. 1856, 2.
- "Immigration," Deseret News [Weekly], 6 Aug. 1856, 173.
- John Jaques, "Some Reminiscences," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 29 December 1878, 1.
- John Taylor, "Emigration," The Mormon, 8 March 1856, 2.
- "Journey from Florence to G. S. L. City," Deseret News , 22 October 1856, 258.
- Kimball, Heber C., "Remarks," Deseret News [Weekly], 12 November 1856, 282-83.
- "Latest News from the Plains," The Mormon, 15 Nov. 1856, 3.
- Margetts, Philip, "Correspondence of Elder Philip Margetts," The Mormon , 18 July 1857, 3.
- Maxfield, Elijah H. to S. S. Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 28 September 1906. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook 1906-1914, fd. 2.
- "Minutes of the Semi-Annual Conference," Deseret News [Weekly], 15 Oct. 1856, 256.
- "Mormons En Route for Utah," The Mormon, 13 Sept. 1856, 2.
- "Murder of Col. A. W. Babbitt, Secretary of Utah Territory," New York Daily Times, 17 Nov. 1856.
- "Nebraska," New York Daily Times, 1 Feb. 1856.
- "Nebraska," New York Daily Times, 18 Feb. 1856.
- "News From the Plains," The Mormon, 18 Oct. 1856, 2.
- "News from Elders," Deseret News [Weekly], 11 June 1856, 109.
- "Obituary," The Mormon, 22 Nov. 1856, 1.
- Reese, James, to Bro. Taylor, 29 July 1856, The Mormon, 16 Aug. 1856, 2.
- "Refutation of the Murder Charges Against The Mormons," The Mormon, 1 Aug. 1857, 2.
- "Remarks," Deseret News [Weekly], 15 Oct. 1856, 252.
- Richards, Franklin D., "Discourse," Deseret News [Weekly], 15 Oct. 1856, 252-53.
- Robbins, Alex, Jr., [Letter to the editor], Deseret News [Weekly], 28 May 1856, 92.
- "Seven Hundred Mormon Emigrants for Salt Lake City," New York Daily Times, 28 May 1856.
- Shoshone Mission journal, 1855 May-1857 October, 41-60.
- Siler, A. L., [Letter to the editor], The Mormon, 23 Feb. 1856, 3.
- Smith, Geo. A., "Cor[r]espondence of Hon. Geo. A. Smith," The Mormon, 15 Nov. 1856, 3.
- Smith, George A., "Arrivals from Utah," The Mormon, 21 June 1856, 2.
- Snow, Erastus, "Correspondence of President Erastus Snow," The Mormon, 27 Sep. 1856, 2-3.
- Spencer, Hiram Theron, "Sketch of Life and Experiences of Patriarch and Mrs. H. T. Spencer, Who Pioneered Magna and Vicinity," [1925?], 3.
- Spencer, Hiram Theron, Reminiscences, 5. Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.
- Taylor, John, "Emigration," The Mormon 26 Apr. 1856, 2.
- Taylor, John, "Nebraska Settlement," The Mormon 21 June 1856, 2.
- "The Death of the Captive Mrs. Wilson," The Mormon, 10 January 1857, 3.
- "The Indian Outrages--Confirmation of the Death of Col. Babbitt," New York Daily Times, 7 Nov. 1856.
- "The Mormon Camp Near Iowa City," The Mormon, 2 Aug. 1856, 2.
- "The Saints in Iowa," Deseret News [Weekly], 9 July 1856, 141.
- "Thirteenth General Epistle," Deseret News [Weekly], 31 Oct. 1855, 268-69.
- Waddington, Charles, Autobiographical sketch, in 14th Quorum, Biographies, Reel 40, 4, in Seventies Quorum, Records, 1844-1975.
- William H. Kimball, "Letter from Wm. H. Kimball," The Mormon, 3 May 1856, 3.
- William Woodward letter to Heber C. Kimball, 11 June 1856.
- Woodward, William, "Iowa Correspondence," The Mormon, 28 June 1856, 2.
- Young, Brigham, "Remarks," Deseret News [Weekly], 26 Nov. 1856, 298.
- Young, Brigham, "Remarks," Deseret News [Weekly], 8 Oct. 1856, 242-43.
| Ainge, George | 19 | 24 December 1836 | 24 September 1918 |
| Ballard, Elizabeth | 49 | 1 February 1806 | 20 May 1868 |
| Ballard, Elizabeth Shumate | 18 | 1 January 1837 | 26 January 1920 |
| Ballard, James Sullivan | 8 | 7 May 1847 | 7 August 1924 |
| Ballard, Nesbit | 4 | 1852 | Unknown |
| Ballard, Phillip | 12 | 15 August 1843 | 25 April 1920 |
| Ballard, Phillip | 53 | 18 July 1802 | 13 March 1868 |
| Ballard, Susan | 12 | 15 August 1843 | 7 June 1872 |
| Brown, Thomas B. | 31 | 27 December 1824 | 18 June 1899 |
| Butler, Alma | 12 | 20 August 1843 | 3 June 1919 |
| Butler, Alva | 10 | 13 January 1845 | 11 May 1909 |
| Butler, Eri | 5 | 14 February 1850 | 29 November 1927 |
| Butler, Leander | 13 | 7 May 1842 | 31 May 1918 |
| Butler, Miranda | 2 | 7 March 1853 | 3 March 1903 |
| Butler, Neri | 8 | 25 December 1847 | 24 December 1936 |
| Butler, Philander | 14 | 18 March 1841 | 10 August 1925 |
| Butler, Samuel | 49 | 18 December 1806 | 12 December 1879 |
| Carlston, Hans Thoresen | 23 | 24 March 1832 | 5 September 1901 |
| Carlston, Julius Richard | Infant | 29 June 1855 | 25 August 1864 |
| Carlston, Maren Kirstine | 23 | 15 February 1832 | 30 November 1863 |
| Christensen, Jens Nels | 26 | 19 October 1829 | 24 January 1901 |
| Christensen, Mikkel Christian | 28 | 24 December 1827 | 9 July 1908 |
| Clarkson, Eleanor | 3 | 17 October 1852 | 27 May 1895 |
| Clarkson, Emma | 21 | 31 December 1834 | 21 March 1911 |
| Covington, Henry | 26 | 4 April 1829 | 15 May 1863 |
| Davis, Ann | 12 | 20 October 1843 | 9 November 1870 |
| Davis, Catherine | 14 | 16 December 1841 | Unknown |
| Davis, Deseret | Infant | 9 October 1856 | 1926 |
| Davis, Elizabeth | 50 | 14 February 1805 | 14 March 1884 |
| Davis, John | 4 | 20 March 1851 | 21 December 1927 |
| Davis, Mary | 40 | 5 July 1815 | 7 June 1869 |
| Davis, Mary | 9 | 22 April 1846 | 30 November 1908 |
| Davis, Robert | 2 | 8 December 1853 | 7 April 1925 |
| Davis, Thomas | 39 | 25 August 1816 | 31 March 1899 |
| Davis, William | 53 | 7 June 1802 | 13 January 1879 |
| Dowdy, Margaret Ann | 26 | About 1829 | 11 June 1887 |
| Eastmond, Elbert | 31 | 7 May 1824 | 10 August 1895 |
| Eastmond, Elizabeth Pearce | 22 | 26 January 1833 | 9 December 1910 |
| Eastmond, Joseph Brown | Infant | 1 September 1856 | 15 September 1933 |
| Eastmond, Mary Elizabeth | 3 | 1 November 1852 | 1 December 1936 |
| Eastmond, Thomas Jefferson | 4 | 24 March 1851 | 1 July 1899 |
| Edwards, Esaias | 16 | 16 June 1839 | Unknown |
| Eldredge, John Sunderlin | 34 | 30 April 1821 | 5 May 1871 |
| France, Adelaide | 21 | 9 February 1834 | 14 February 1913 |
| France, Ellen | 20 | 9 March 1835 | 5 March 1917 |
| Fredrickson, Anders | 37 | 23 December 1818 | 9 October 1893 |
| Fredrickson, Karen | 33 | 18 April 1822 | 5 March 1901 |
| Fuller, Amos Botsford | 9 | 28 September 1846 | 18 August 1879 |
| Fuller, Asahel Luther | 3 | 3 July 1852 | 5 April 1923 |
| Fuller, Esther | 45 | 20 September 1810 | 31 October 1856 |
| Fuller, Esther Victoria | 7 | 13 January 1848 | 4 September 1857 |
| Fuller, Hileyett | 19 | 3 September 1836 | 3 September 1857 |
| Fuller, Jesse Johnson | 20 | 1 June 1835 | 31 May 1906 |
| Fuller, Luburn Livonia | 15 | 19 December 1840 | 30 October 1887 |
| Fuller, Sophina Alcesta | 12 | 5 May 1843 | 26 December 1930 |
| Gardiol, Marianne Catherine | 20 | 28 March 1834 | 14 October 1923 |
| Green, Isaac | 23 | 13 July 1832 | 9 December 1906 |
| Green, John Alma | 1 | 4 August 1854 | 17 July 1918 |
| Green, Levi | Infant | 30 April 1856 | 14 May 1903 |
| Green, Mary Ann | 25 | 24 November 1830 | 31 March 1907 |
| Green, Thomas | 29 | 27 June 1826 | 15 August 1910 |
| Green, William Henry | 5 | 6 April 1850 | 12 November 1921 |
| Hansen, Karen | 22 | 23 September 1833 | 3 December 1901 |
| Hansen, Niels | 23 | 11 August 1832 | 13 December 1902 |
| Harrod, Charles | 47 | 5 October 1808 | 5 October 1863 |
| Harrod, Elizabeth | 52 | 1804 | 2 April 1882 |
| Ivory, George Washington | Infant | 2 October 1855 | 29 March 1931 |
| Ivory, Mary Judith Elizabeth | 23 | 10 September 1832 | 29 January 1870 |
| Ivory, Matthew Hayes | 46 | 16 July 1809 | 17 October 1885 |
| Jacobsen, Soren | 20 | 14 February 1835 | 3 August 1856 |
| James, William | 72 | 3 June 1783 | 1 October 1877 |
| Jensen, Ane Christensen | 62 | 1 February 1793 | 19 December 1888 |
| Jensen, Caroline Maria | 18 | 2 June 1837 | 4 October 1912 |
| Jensen, Cathrine Frederikke | 18 | 11 May 1837 | 21 April 1917 |
| Jensen, Lise | 16 | 1 June 1839 | 25 December 1888 |
| Jones, Sarah | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Larsen, Annie Sophia | 7 | 16 November 1848 | 18 February 1908 |
| Larsen, Elizabeth Pedersen | 42 | 8 April 1813 | 22 January 1891 |
| Larsen, Ingeborg Louisa | 24 | 30 October 1831 | 26 September 1905 |
| Larsen, Mads | 32 | 21 April 1823 | 16 November 1882 |
| Lees, Abigail Armstrong | 25 | 12 October 1830 | 10 December 1916 |
| Lees, James F. | Infant | 28 September 1855 | 22 July 1932 |
| Lees, Samuel James | 30 | 8 June 1825 | 8 December 1879 |
| Lewis, Phillip Bessom | 51 | 16 January 1804 | 13 November 1877 |
| Money, Margaret | 23 | 17 December 1831 | 17 December 1922 |
| Money, Richard | 28 | 22 April 1827 | 13 May 1907 |
| Nelson, Charlotte Amalia | 14 | 21 January 1841 | 26 February 1917 |
| Nelson, Christiana Hailsen | 51 | 29 March 1804 | 21 August 1897 |
| Nelson, Kristine Otena | 9 | 22 November 1846 | 30 January 1934 |
| Nelson, Soren | 52 | 19 March 1803 | 15 April 1896 |
| Nelson, Soren Christian | 18 | 5 November 1837 | 4 April 1913 |
| Nielsen, Anne | 28 | 15 February 1827 | 9 April 1896 |
| Olpin, Joseph | 20 | 10 January 1835 | 7 January 1880 |
| Parrish, Almon William | Infant | 1855 | Unknown |
| Parrish, Alvina Lucina | 40 | 17 July 1815 | About 1860 |
| Parrish, Cyrus Oscar | 8 | 1847 | Unknown |
| Parrish, Oraneius | 18 | July 1837 | Unknown |
| Parrish, William Beason | 20 | 1836 | 14 March 1857 |
| Parrish, William Rice | 41 | 1814 | 14 March 1857 |
| Perkins, John | 34 | 28 June 1821 | 31 March 1870 |
| Pomeroy, Jessamine Elizabeth | 21 | 27 January 1834 | 19 May 1900 |
| Reading, John | 21 | 24 August 1834 | 18 April 1919 |
| Reading, Mary Ann | 20 | 24 February 1835 | 29 January 1923 |
| Reece, Jeremiah | 22 | 20 January 1833 | 22 August 1901 |
| Roberts, David | 11 | 24 February 1844 | 11 November 1912 |
| Roberts, Henry | 9 | 5 August 1846 | 18 October 1917 |
| Robinson, John | Unknown | unknown | unknown |
| Rose, Anna Wikoff | 11 | 24 March 1844 | 1 March 1934 |
| Rose, Catherine Forman | 2 | 20 September 1853 | 8 March 1899 |
| Rose, Charles Green | 14 | 5 October 1841 | 23 March 1934 |
| Rose, Sarah Taylor | 37 | 8 May 1818 | 11 July 1871 |
| Rose, Stephen Burrows | 41 | 12 December 1814 | 1 January 1897 |
| Sill, Edith B. | Infant | 30 October 1855 | 11 October 1868 |
| Sill, Elizabeth Ann | 2 | 13 March 1853 | 7 October 1950 |
| Sill, John | 39 | 19 January 1816 | 25 October 1906 |
| Sill, Sarah | 29 | 8 April 1826 | 15 May 1897 |
| Sims, John | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stevens, Elvira | 23 | 17 March 1832 | 12 January 1909 |
| Tait, William | 37 | 3 November 1818 | 29 October 1896 |
| Tanner, Freeman Everton | 25 | 3 January 1830 | 8 January 1918 |
| Thain, Susannah | 22 | 8 July 1833 | 30 January 1907 |
| Thomas, Margret | 46 | 8 August 1809 | 8 July 1895 |
| Titt, William Case | 46 | 12 September 1809 | 30 November 1885 |
| Twiggs, Emma | 5 | 9 March 1850 | 22 October 1878 |
| Twiggs, John | 36 | 6 July 1819 | 24 May 1888 |
| Twiggs, Martha | 35 | 8 June 1820 | 16 August 1904 |
| Twiggs, Thomas | 12 | 14 February 1843 | 13 November 1928 |
| Waddington, Charles | 19 | 20 June 1836 | Unknown |
| Watson, Catherine | 30 | 2 September 1825 | 12 September 1871 |
| Watson, Catherine Ann | 3 | 13 June 1852 | 23 December 1924 |
| Watson, George | 29 | 23 January 1826 | 1 June 1909 |
| Watson, George Noble | 1 | 9 July 1854 | Unknown |
| Watson, William | 6 | 11 November 1849 | 17 August 1883 |
| Whitaker, Annie Ervenea | 7 | 14 February 1848 | 1 October 1908 |
| Whitaker, Thomas William | 33 | 16 May 1822 | 28 April 1886 |
| White, Henry Jacobs | 57 | 15 June 1798 | 1 February 1882 |
| Williams, Ann | 17 | 5 April 1838 | 28 August 1869 |
| Williams, Ann | 41 | August 1814 | 7 July 1887 |
| Williams, Margaret | 14 | 11 September 1841 | 11 June 1887 |
| Williams, Mary | 9 | 13 July 1846 | 16 January 1918 |
| Williams, Sarah | 12 | 4 May 1843 | 29 November 1915 |
| Woodbury, John Stillman | 30 | 20 November 1825 | 21 December 1914 |