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1847–1868

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Birth Date
12 January 1814
Death Date
29 May 1898
Gender
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James Lewis

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  • His surname is spelled "Luis" on the roster and he served as Clerk of company. He was traveling with his wife and daughter.

Silas Richards Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 35
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Emily Jennison Lewis (Age: 17)
  • Annie Elizabeth Lewis (Age: 1)

Sources

  • Augustus Farnham letter to Brigham Young, 25 August 1849.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Supplement after 31 December 1849, 5D.
  • Lewis, James, Autobiography, 3, in "Lewis Family Histories," comp. Eleanor McAllister Hall [1948].
  • Silas Richards company, 1849 September in Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
  • Silas Richards letter to Brigham Young, 24 August 1849.