• The obituary of his brother Michael states that he came to Utah with his parents in 1854 when he was 6 years old, but the family sailed to America in 1855 on the ship James Nesmith.  He was six years old when they boarded the ship, but was likely seven years old when they arrived in Utah.  Further research is needed to determine the name of the pioneer company they traveled to Utah with.

Company Unknown (1855)

• Age at Departure: 12

Sources

• "Another Pioneer Gone," The Richfield Reaper , 5 Dec. 1907, [6].
• Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.