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1847–1868

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Birth Date
ca. 1855
Death Date
10 February 1886
Gender
Male
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Gobo Fango

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  • Gobo came from Africa with Henry Talbot's family. His name is "Goboac" on roster. He is the only known black native African to make the overland trek with a Latter-day Saint pioneer company. 

Homer Duncan Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 6

Traveled with

  • Henry Talbot (Age: 47)
  • Ruth Talbot (Age: 44)
  • Charles Stewart Talbot (Age: 20)
  • Hannah Talbot (Age: 17)
  • Sarah Talbot (Age: 15)
  • Albert Joseph Talbot (Age: 13)
  • Richard Alfred Talbot (Age: 12)
  • Edward William Talbot (Age: 10)
  • Walter George Talbot (Age: 8)
  • Susannah Talbot (Age: 7)
  • Stephen Barton Talbot (Age: 5)
  • Eliza Talbot (Age: 3)
  • Hyrum Purcell Talbot (Age: 2)

Sources

  • Duncan, Homer, Report of Elder Homer Duncan's Mission to England in the years 1860 and 1861.
  • Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Joseph Stuart, "Gobo Fango biography."
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America