• The Halford family arrived in the States in 1855 via the ship Emerald Isle. They must have remained in the east for a few years, because they are not seen crossing the plains to the Valley until 1861 with the David Cannon Company. 

David H. Cannon Company (1861)

• Age at Departure: 49

Sources

• 1851 England and Wales Census.
• "Capt. D. H. Cannon's Train," The Mountaineer , 13 July 1861, 162.
• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
• England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977.
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
• Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.