• Eli initially traveled to Utah in 1849. Several years later, he worked as an out-and-back teamster for the Joseph Horne company in 1861 to assist others emigrate to the valley.

Silas Richards Company (1849)

• Age at Departure: 8

Joseph Horne Company (1861)

• Age at Departure: 20

Sources

• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1849, 5C.
• Kirk, Leedham, Journal.
• Silas Richards company, 1849 September in Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.