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1847–1868

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Birth Date
21 August 1809
Death Date
24 July 1887
Gender
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James Shanks

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Charles A. Harper Company (1855)

  • Age at Departure: 45
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Isabella Shanks (Age: 47)
  • Marion Leckie Shanks (Age: 17)
  • William Shanks (Age: 15)
  • Isabella Shanks (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 6th Company of 50 report, 1855, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
  • Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
  • "Immigration List," Deseret News, 12 September 1855, 214.
  • Matthew Rowan autobiography and journals, circa 1848-1863.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 201.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 122.
  • Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950