• Son of Ransom and Lucinda Van Leuven. According to 1860 census records, he lived with his parents and siblings in Utah.

  The family's travel to Utah in 1852 is confirmed by the obituary of Eliza Jane.

   

Robert Wimmer Company (1852)

• Age at Departure: 4
• Born en Route

Sources

• 1860 Utah Census.
• 1900 Idaho Census.
• "Eliza Merril Dies at Tropic," 14 March 1930, p. 1.
• Find a Grave
• Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.
• Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937