• He was listed as "Hans Froyd," in the company manifest and the ship manifest on Ancestry.com. He was listed as "Hans Frojd," on the ship manifest in the Mormon Migration database.

  More research is needed to confirm Hans's date of birth. At this time, date listed reflects data from Hans's death certificate.  

William B. Preston Company (1864)

• Age at Departure: 20

Sources

• 1900 United States Federal Census.
• Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifests, 1864.
• Find a Grave (Website)
• "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 17 August 1864, 369.
• Missouri Death Certificate.
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 371.