• Richard sailed to America in 1856 on the ship "Horizon."  

  His surname is "Kemer" on the roster.

  His death date is confirmed by the Binder journal.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

• Age at Departure: 78
• Died en Route

Sources

• Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
• Historians Office Record of Members (Minnie Margetts file).
• "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, 65.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Bonds and Promissory Notes
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 246.
• William L. Spicer Binder biography and journal, undated, 8-19.