• Evidence from census and genealogical records proves that Alsen traveled to Utah in 1851 or 1852.  Further research is needed to determine the year he came to Utah and the name of the company he traveled with. Some sources spell his first name "Alson."

Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

• Age at Departure: Unknown
• Head of Household

Sources

• 1850 Iowa Census
• 1851 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County
• 1860 Utah Census.
• Andrews, H. Franklin. The Hamlin Family: A. Geneaology of James Hamlin of Barnstable Massachusetts. Published by Author, Iowa, 1902. pg 550.