• Evidence that the Harding Family came to Utah in shown in the obituary of George, a brother.

John G. Smith Company (1851)

• Age at Departure: 13

William B. Preston Company (1864)

• Age at Departure: 26
• Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

• “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
• "Early Pioneer Dies at Willard," Box Elder News, 10 Mar. 1923, 1.
• Find a Grave (Website)
• “Freight Manifests, 1864, 1868.” In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Freight manifests, 1861-1868, p. 12-31. (CR 376 8, Box 1, Folder 4)
• Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985.