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1847–1868

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Birth Date
15 July 1856
Death Date
20 August 1883
Gender
Male
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Franklin Thornton Richins

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  • The "Record of Deaths in Salt Lake City" notes his death date and states that he was taken to Pleasant Grove for burial. He was apparently buried in a family plot owned by a Nelson family and often is misidentified as Franklin T. Nelson.

    His birth and death dates are confirmed by the inscription on his gravestone.

James G. Willie Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: Infant
  • Born en Route

Traveled with

  • John Richins (Age: 23)
  • Charlotte Priscilla Richins (Age: 22)

Sources

  • 1880 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November, 16-53.
  • Marilyn Austin Smith, Faithful Stewards--the Life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit, 95-120.
  • Record of Deaths in Salt Lake City, 1848-1890