• Although his name appears on the 1854 Robert L. Campbell handwritten roster (spelled Stoyddmann), he only joined that company after the death of his parents. According to information in the minutes of a property dispute trial, his mother requested that he be cared for by Frederick Loba before she died. There were other Swiss people in the Campbell company, including the Loba family (with whom he is listed) who were from his Swiss hometown of Lausanne.

James Brown Company (1854)

• Age at Departure: 14

Robert L. Campbell Company (1854)

• Age at Departure: 14

Sources

• Johan Frederick Fechser autobiographical sketch in Fechser family histories.
• Robert Campbell company report, 1854 August 22.
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
• Tenth Ward, General minutes, 1849-55, 12 May 1855, 152-54.