- Birth Date
- 13 November 1826
- Death Date
- September 1856
- Gender
- Male
William Edwards
He sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.
He was traveling with his sister. He died a short distance west of Fort Kearny.
Edward Martin Company (1856)
- Age at Departure: 29
- Head of Household
- Died en Route
Traveled with
Sources
- Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7.
- "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
- Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 27 October 1907, 21.
- Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 3 November 1907.
- Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.
- Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 7, 72.
- Loynd, James, The Martin Handcart Company, 1926.
- Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 232.