• John initially emigrated to the Valley with his family in 1852, but he crossed the plains again in 1861 as an out-and-back teamster as indicated on page 74 of the PEF account book.

Benjamin Gardner Company (1852)

• Age at Departure: 12

Joseph Horne Company (1861)

• Age at Departure: 21

Sources

• "Account book, 1861-1862." In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Wards' accounts 1861-1868. (CR 376 8)
• "Mary Elizabeth Jones Summers," In Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 3.