• He is traveling with his wife and some of his younger children, as well as an adult, widowed daughter (Albina) and her children.That the family's travel to Utah in 1849 is also confirmed by a statement his obituary. His son's obituary also confirms the year of their travel.

Silas Richards Company (1849)

• Age at Departure: 67
• Head of Household

Sources

• 1850 Utah Census.
• "G. W. Alvord Dies Suddenly at His Home," Ogden Standard, 4 December 1918, 3.
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1849, 5H.
• "Obituary," Deseret News, 4 March 1874, 79.
• Salt Lake City Property Index.
• Silas Richards company, 1849 September.
• Silas Richards letter to Brigham Young, 24 August 1849.
• "Utah Pioneer Dies at Ogden," The Journal, 13 December 1918, p. 1.