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1847–1868

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20 May 1825
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1 February 1914
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Amos Herr Neff

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  • Captain of Ten.  Son of John and Mary Neff of Mill Creek.  His brief obituary appears under the headline "The Utah Budget" in the Manti Messenger.

    He  was rebaptized in Salt Lake City on 12 February 1848.

     

Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 22

Traveled with

  • John Neff Jr. (Age: 52)
  • Mary Neff (Age: 45)
  • Mary Ann Neff (Age: 18)
  • Susannah Neff (Age: 16)
  • Benjamin Barr Neff (Age: 13)
  • John Neff III (Age: 9)
  • Elizabeth Neff (Age: 6)

Ezra T. Benson Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 24
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Martha Ann Neff (Age: 23)
  • Ida Evelyn Neff (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
  • "Amos Herr Neff," L. D. S. Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 2, p. 103.
  • Book of the Pioneers, Book 2, p. 78.
     
  • Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
  • Eliza R. Snow journals, 1846-1951.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Henderson, John Harris, Autobiography [ca. 1909], 38-42.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 31.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1849, 12D.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Riter, S. W., "Pioneer S. W. Riter," Utah Journal , 10 July 1897.
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • "The Utah Budget," Manti Messenger, 6 February 1914, 7.