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1847–1868

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Birth Date
17 August 1832
Death Date
24 April 1919
Gender
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John Vorley Adams

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  • He initially came to the Valley in 1853, but he is seen out on the trail again ten years later, this time as a teamster for Samuel D. White's 1863 out-and-back company.

Joseph W. Young Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 20

Samuel D. White Company (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 31
  • Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

  • Adams, John V., Biography of John V. Adams, [1-3]. Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.
  • David Dunn Bulloch, [Reminiscences], in Our Pioneer Heritage, [1958-77], vol. 18, p. 220, 222-23
  • “Joseph W. Young Company report, 1853 September 22.” In Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1853-1855. (CR 1234 5, Box 1, Folder 34)