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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        21 May 1858
        Death Date
        21 January 1909
        Gender
        Male
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        Alvin Oliver Henson

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        • Alvin traveled with his father, uncle, stepmother, and siblings. The Henson family emigrated from England.

        Edward T. Mumford Company (1868)

        • Age at Departure: 10

        Traveled with

        • Alfred Henson (Age: 36)
        • Mary Ann Henson (Age: 24)
        • George Amazeah Henson (Age: 19)
        • Lucy [or Lucia Ann] Packer (Age: 15)
        • Louisa Henson (Age: 7)
        • Lovina Francis Henson (Age: 3)

        Sources

        • 1900 Idaho Census
        • “Captain E. T. Mumford, list of passengers, 1868.” In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts 1862-1868. (CR 376 8, Box 2, Folder 13)
        • England and Wales Census, 1861.
        • Find a Grave (Website)
        • Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.
        • "Names of Passengers in Captain Mumford's Train," Deseret News, 23 September 1868, 1.