• The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Caravan.  Another son, Charles, appears on the ship manifest with the family, but we have not been able to confirm that he survived and arrived in Utah.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

• Age at Departure: 54
• Head of Household
• Died en Route

Sources

• Elizabeth W. [Sermon] Camm letter, San Francisco, California, to My Dear Children, 1892 March 16.
• Elizabeth Whittear (Sermon) Camm reminiscence in Cache Valley historical material, circa 1955. Reel 4, Item 98, 2-8.
• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
• Whitear, Eli to Albert Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 24 Sep. 1907. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd 3.