• Ansil initially came to the Valley in 1848 with family. However, several years later, in both 1861 and 1862, he captained his own companies, assisting new emigrants to cross the plains.

Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)

• Age at Departure: 16

Joseph W. Young/Ansil P. Harmon/Heber P. Kimball Company (1861)

• Age at Departure: 29
• Company Captain

Ansil P. Harmon Company (1862)

• Age at Departure: 30
• Company Captain

Sources

• Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
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