• More research is needed to confirm Wilhelm's date of death. At this time, death date listed reflects family tradition from a public member tree on Ancestry.com.

William B. Preston Company (1864)

• Age at Departure: 33

Sources

• “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
• Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
• "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 17 August 1864, 369.
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Account 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 366.