• John traveled with his son and daughter. The Turners emigrated from England by way of the ship Horizon. John died en route of a sickness involving diarrhea, according to the company journal. Not too long after his death, his two children also passed away before reaching Utah.

John A. Hunt Company (1856)

• Age at Departure: 42
• Head of Household
• Died en Route

Sources

• Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-December.
• Hunt, John A., [Journal], in "Church Emigration Book"
• "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
• “John A. Hunt Company report, 1856.” In Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1856-1862. (CR 1234 5, Box 1, Folder 49)
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15 December 1856, 8.
• Letter from John A. Hunt to Brigham Young, 11 October 1856.
• Linforth, J., [Letter], Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 10 January 1857, 27-28.