• John, with his parents James and Catherine Hunter, initially traveled with the Jesse Haven group as it traveled across Iowa. His family dropped out on August 1st. He and his brother, George, continued with the Martin Company.

  The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

• Age at Departure: 17

Sources

• Haven, Jesse, Journals, 1852-1892, vols. 4-5.
• "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
•  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 7, 75.
• Mormon Migration
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 248.
• Rogerson, Josiah, Sr., "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.