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1847–1868

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Birth Date
10 April 1846
Death Date
September 1862
Gender
Female
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Catherine Lyons


Alternate Names

    Cassie Lyons

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  •  Catherine is listed in the rosters of both the 1862 Homer Duncan and the 1862 John Murdock Companies. The companies would have been traveling fairly closely together and she had family traveling in both companies. It is possible that she traveled in both for a portion of the journey. In the Murdock Company, she is seen traveling with her mother and stepfather, Jonathan Householder, and in the Duncan Company, she is shown as traveling with her step-brother, William Householder, and his wife and children. She is listed with the surname of Householder in both company rosters. The obituary of her brother-in-law, John Binks, who was traveling in the Murdock Company, indicates that she was buried in the same grave as his wife (her sister), Sarah Lyon Binks, on the trail.

John Riggs Murdock Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 16
  • Died en Route

Traveled with

  • Jonathan Householder (Age: 52)
  • Elizabeth Householder (Age: 47)
  • Hannah Ann Householder (Age: 16)
  • Hugh Lyons (Age: 13)
  • Joseph Householder (Age: 12)
  • Mary Ann Householder (Age: 11)
  • Alma Householder (Age: 5)

Homer Duncan Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 16
  • Died en Route

Traveled with

  • Susanna Householder (Age: 28)
  • William Householder (Age: 25)
  • John Householder (Age: 7)
  • James Householder (Age: 5)
  • Johnston Householder (Age: 4)

Sources

  • 1860 United States Census
  • "Funeral of John A. Binks," Deseret News, 24 February 1914, 11.
  • Joseph W. Young, "Report of the Immigration," Deseret News, 17 September 1862, 93.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 449.