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1847–1868

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Birth Date
1 September 1844
Death Date
21 February 1936
Gender
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John Christopherson Johnson

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  • John began with the Sanders Company with his parents and the rest of his family. One day into the trip, they camped with the John R. Young company. Young asked him to move to his company to act as his teamster and translator to the Scandinavian emigrants he was leading. 

John F. Sanders Company (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 18

Traveled with

  • Christopher Johnson (Age: 48)
  • Maren Johnson (Age: 45)
  • Ida Christina Johnson (Age: 16)
  • James Evan Johnson (Age: 14)
  • Christopher Martin Johnson (Age: 12)
  • Inger Elizabeth Johnson (Age: 6)
  • Abraham Johnson (Age: 4)
  • Mariah Josephine Johnson (Age: Infant)

John R. Young Company (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 18

Sources

  • Deseret News , 22 Feb. 1936, 10.
  • Genealogy and Family Pioneer History.  Mount Pleasant Historical Association
  • Johnson, John Christopherson, Autobiographical sketch.
  • Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Feb. 1936, 14.