• John was born either in Bavaria or Germany on 10 February 1828.  He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 25 August 1850 at Salt Lake City, Utah and received a Patriarchal Blessing the next day from John Smith.  His surname is variously spelled in contemporary documents: "Gundesriner" or "Gundesnainar."  Additional research is need to discover how he got to Utah and where he went after appearing in the 1850 federal census (taken in early 1851.)

Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

• Age at Departure: 18

Sources

• 1850 Utah Census, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory.
• Salt Lake Stake Record of Members, 1848-1917.