- Birth Date
- 16 May 1849
- Death Date
- 9 June 1928
- Gender
- Female
Caroline Newman
Her death date is confirmed by her death certificate.
The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Thornton.
James G. Willie Company (1856)
- Age at Departure: 8
Traveled with
Sources
- "Another Handcart Veteran is Called to Continue On," Parowan Times , 13 June 1928, 1.
- 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, 9 November 1856, 2.
- Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1848-1886, Ledger B, p. 214.
- Rogerson, Josiah. "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 [No. 1]," Salt Lake Herald, 15 December 1907, [5].
- Utah Death Certificates.
- Wright, Varla Owens, e-mail communication, 3 May 2006.