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1847–1868

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Birth Date
28 January 1821
Death Date
21 March 1878
Gender
Female
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Lovina Mitchell


Alternate Names

    Lovina Buckwalter

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  • The Mitchell family initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the Heber C. Kimball Company in 1848.  Benjamin Thomas was a Captain of Ten.  The Mitchell family included Benjamin and his three wives Lovina Buckwalter, Lois Judd, and Caroline Conrad, and four children Benjamin Thomas, Sarah Jane, Emily, and  Joseph Smith.

    Lovina was rebaptized in Salt Lake City on 1 November 1848.

Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)

  • Age at Departure: 27

Traveled with

  • Benjamin Thomas Mitchell (Age: 32)
  • Lois Mitchell (Age: 22)
  • Caroline Deseret Mitchell (Age: 19)
  • Benjamin Traceback Mitchell (Age: 12)
  • Sarah Jane Mitchell (Age: 9)
  • Emily Mitchell (Age: 7)
  • Joseph Smith Mitchell (Age: 3)
  • Hyrum Heber Buckwalter Mitchell (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census, Davis County.
  • "Died," Deseret News, 3 April 1878, 137.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Nauvoo Community Project
  • "Obituaries," Woman's Exponent, 15 April 1878, 173.
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.