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1847–1868

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Birth Date
31 March 1835
Death Date
31 December 1914
Gender
Female
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Emma Girdlestone

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  • Surname appears as "Gridleston" on the Thornton passenger manifest.

James G. Willie Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 21

Traveled with

  • Thomas Girdlestone (Age: 63)
  • Mary Girdlestone (Age: 59)

Sources

  • "Biography of Mrs. Smith," Logan Republican, 7 January 1915, 1.
  •  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 9 November 1856, 20.
  • "Mrs. Emma G. Smith Dies in Logan," Deseret Evening News , 2 Jan. 1915, 8.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 208.