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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        28 October 1852
        Death Date
        2 July 1947
        Gender
        Female

        Sarah Ann Oakey

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        • She was the last survivor from the Willie Company who was attached to a handcart.

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

          The inscription on her gravestone shows her name as "Sarah Ann Ludlum."

        James G. Willie Company (1856)

        • Age at Departure: 3

        Traveled with

        • Ann Oakey (Age: 44)
        • Thomas Oakey (Age: 42)
        • Ann Colette Oakey (Age: 19)
        • Charles Oakey (Age: 19)
        • Jane Oakey (Age: 17)
        • Heber Thomas Oakey (Age: 15)
        • Joseph Lorenzo Oakey (Age: 12)
        • Rhoda Rebecca Oakey (Age: 10)
        • Reuben Hyrum Oakey (Age: 8)

        Sources

        • Find a Grave (Website)
        • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 9 November 1856, 22.
        • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 216.