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1847–1868

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Birth Date
7 August 1813
Death Date
31 May 1857
Gender
Male
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Orlin Philander Colvin

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  • Only Orlin's name is listed on the company records as head of household. However, the notation indicating that his traveling group consisted of three adults and three children infers that his wife and children were traveling with him.

Joseph Outhouse Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 38
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Jane Colvin (Age: 34)
  • Almond Philander Colvin (Age: 14)
  • Orlin Francis Colvin (Age: 5)
  • James Filo Colvin (Age: 2)
  • Sarah Jane Colvin (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • "4th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
  • 4th Company of 50 reports, 1852.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 23.
  • Mary Jane Bethers York, Autobiographical sketch, reel 14, box 20, fd. 4, item 4, 1-2.