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1847–1868

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22 March 1839
Death Date
19 May 1919
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Caleb Hersey Davis Jr.

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  • Initially came to the Valley with Joseph Mecham and others in 1850. Several years later, he crossed the plains again as a teamster for Homer Duncan's out-and-back company in 1862.

    Birth date confirmed by Utah Stake City Ward records at the time of a rebaptism on 11 September 1852. In many records (including the Utah Stake City Ward records), he is listed with the surname of Mecham, as he was living with Joseph Mecham. 

Benjamin Hawkins Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 11

Traveled with

  • Melinda Mecham (Age: 33)
  • Joseph Mecham Sr. (Age: 32)
  • Arza Mecham (Age: 11)
  • Elvira Eleanor Maxim (Age: 10)
  • Joseph Mecham Jr. (Age: 5)
  • George Henry Mecham (Age: 1)

Homer Duncan Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 23
  • Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

  • Jones, Albert, Journal, in Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 24 Sep. 1862.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Supplement after 31 December 1850, 2.
  • Nauvoo Community Project
  • Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 2, p. 331