• The Bemus family came to Utah between 1851 and 1854. They likely came in 1854, the year a sister got married in Utah. This is the first documentation to place them in Utah. They were on the 1850 Census in Illinois. Further research is needed to narrow the year of their travel. Other sources list him as "Franklin", which is probably his middle name.

Company Unknown (1858)

• Age at Departure: 23

Sources

• 1850 Illinois Census.
• Manti South Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.