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1847–1868

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Birth Date
1 April 1823
Death Date
23 May 1891
Gender
Female
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Emily Kebbell


Alternate Names

    Emily Wingfield

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  • Wife of Charles Henry Sylvester Kebbell and mother of Emily Rebecca and Sylvester Kebbell.  She and her family crossed the Atlantic on the ship Blake in 1849, landing at New Orleans.  They tarried in St. Louis for a time.  On the Tidwell Company roster Emily is listed as "Sister Kibble,"  traveling with six people.  Her husband died of cholera on the plains and family sources indicate that Charles Henry Sylvester Jr. was blessed two days after his father's death.  Emily married Peter Kessler Dotson in Utah.  She died in Colorado.

John Tidwell Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 29

Traveled with

  • Charles Henry Sylvester Kebbell (Age: 28)
  • Henry Charles Sylvester Kebbell (Age: Infant)
  • Emily R. Kebbell (Age: Unknown)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
  • 5th Company of 50 report, 1852 September 14.  
  • Council Point Emigrating Company journal, 1851 November-1852 September.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • New Orleans, Passenger List Quarterly Abstracts, 1820-1875.