• His birth is recorded in the Sugarhouse Ward record of members. The record notes: "Hyrum Harmon Beck, Son of Harmon & Bodil Mary Beck Born on the Plains near North Platt August 25th 1854." This put him and his parents on the plains in 1854, still at least several weeks away from the Valley. Further research is needed to identify the name of the company they traveled with.

  The 1860 census indicates the family moved on to California within three years of their arrival.

Company Unknown (1854)

• Age at Departure: Infant
• Born en Route

Sources

• 1860 California Census.
• Sugarhouse Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.