• His promissory note from the Perpetual Emigrating Fund records places him in Florence, Nebraska on 8 August 1863 and the PEF ledger books place him in Utah by at least 15 October 1863. As he and his wife had ordinances performed in the Endowment House in March of 1864, we know that she and his young daughter would have been traveling with him.

  Further research is needed to identify the name of the company the Taylor family traveled with.

Company Unknown (1863)

• Age at Departure: 25

Sources

• Endowment House, Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Bonds and Promissory Notes
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 712.
• Utah Death Certificates.