• The roster indicates that he emigrated from Scotland. John Dow is listed underneath him on the roster. In 1860, Alexander was living in Utah with his family. There is another "Alexander Dow" listed with the family on the census record as being 7 years old and born in Missouri. It is possible that this "Alexander Dow" and John Dow are the same person.

John A. Hunt Company (1856)

• Age at Departure: 56
• Head of Household

Sources

• 1860 Utah Census.
• "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
• John A. Hunt Company report, 1856, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15 December 1856, 14.