• His family began their journey to the Valley in 1848 with the Brigham Young Company, but about half way across the plains William switched to the Heber C. Kimball Company. A little later in life, he crossed the plains at least two more times, in 1866 and 1868, as a teamster for out-and-back companies.

Brigham Young Company (1848)

• Age at Departure: 13

Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)

• Age at Departure: 13

John D. Holladay Company (1866)

• Age at Departure: 31
• Out-and-Back Teamster

Horton D. Haight Company (1868)

• Age at Departure: 33
• Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

• “Account book, 1866.” In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Wards' accounts 1861-1868, image 1-2. (Teamster List)
• Carbine, William Van Orden, Autobiographical sketch, 10-11.  Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.
• First 100, report, 1848 June.
• Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 6, 205-206.
• Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 6, 212-213.
• "Utah Pioneer of 1848, Indian War Veteran, Dies in Oregon," Deseret News , 14 May 1921, 4:5.
• William Van Orden Carbine in Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 6, 212-213.
• William Van Orden Carbine reminiscences, 2. Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.