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1847–1868

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28 October 1822
Death Date
9 March 1916
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George Washington Wilkins

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  • George first arrived to Utah as part of the Taylor company in 1849.

    George traveled with his wife, Catherine, and their children in 1855 as part of the McBride company. His son, Charles, died while en route to Utah.

Allen Taylor Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 26
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Catherine Augusta Wilkins (Age: 26)

William McBride Company (1855)

  • Age at Departure: 32
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Catherine Augusta Wilkins (Age: 32)
  • Moroni A. Wilkins (Age: 6)
  • George Adelbert Wilkins (Age: 3)
  • Mary Augusta Wilkins (Age: 3)
  • Charles Henry Wilkins (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • "Allen Taylor's 100, first 50, report, 1849 September 3." In Camp of Israel schedules and reports 1845-1849. (MS 14290, Reel 3, Box 2, Folder 40)
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1849, 4.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Pratt, Parley P. to George A. Smith, 30 April 1855, "Elders' Correspondence," Deseret News [Weekly], 22 August 1855, 190.
  • Reddick N. Allred journal, 1854 August-1856 November.
  • William McBride journals, 1854-1855; 1874, vol. 2.