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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        19 August 1831
        Death Date
        7 February 1859
        Gender
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        Franklin Standley

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        • Franklin initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Thomas C.D. Howell Company in 1852. However, he later participated as one of the rescuers that were sent out in the winter of 1856 to assist the members of the Church stranded in Wyoming.

        Thomas C.D. Howell Company (1852)

        • Age at Departure: 20

        Traveled with

        • Alexander Schoby Standley (Age: 52)
        • Philinda Standley (Age: 37)
        • Ellen Osborn (Age: 19)
        • Alexander Henry Standley (Age: 16)
        • Elizabeth Standley (Age: 14)
        • Cyrene Standley (Age: 12)
        • Philinda Standley (Age: 10)
        • Sarah Alvira Standley (Age: 8)
        • Lydia Standley (Age: 5)
        • Michael Standley (Age: 3)

        Rescue Companies (1856)

        • Age at Departure: 25

        Sources

        • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
        • Find a Grave (Website)
        • Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 10, p. 115