• Though only heads of household are listed on the company records, the documentation that Louisa's father, William, purchased 3 1/2 adult food rations indicate that mother (Margaret) and two siblings (Mary and Hannah) accompanied him on the overland journey. It is likely they also brought an infant daughter named Cynthia, but further research is needed to confirm that.

Daniel Thompson Company (1866)

• Age at Departure: 7

Sources

• 1860 Virginia Census
• 1870 Utah Census, Weber County.
• “Captain Daniel Thompson, memorandum book 1, 1866.” In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts 1862-1868.