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1847–1868

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Birth Date
17 January 1849
Death Date
13 February 1932
Gender
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Peter Melling

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  • According to 1860 census records, he was living in Missouri with his mother and sister. They then went back to Utah with the Dame company.

John Hindley Company (1855)

  • Age at Departure: 6

Traveled with

  • John Melling (Age: 36)
  • Ellen Melling (Age: 33)
  • Merinda Knowles Melling (Age: 16)
  • Mary Ellen Melling (Age: Infant)

William H. Dame Freight Train (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Ellen Melling (Age: 41)
  • Mary Ellen Melling (Age: 6)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "Names of Immigrants," Deseret News, 24 September 1862, 2.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Treasures of Pioneer History, vol. 5, p. 52