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1847–1868

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Birth Date
7 October 1824
Death Date
2 July 1910
Gender
Male
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Hopkins Carl Pender

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  • "The Pioneer Fiddler of Utah." His death date is confirmed by his obituary. In 1861, he came out of Cache Valley and was the company fiddler.

Company Unknown (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 25
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Mary Jennette Pender (Age: 18)
  • Melissa Lyda Pender (Age: 1)

Joseph Horne Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 36

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • 1860 Utah Census, Davis County.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • "Pioneer Fiddler Dies," The Herald-Republican , 3 July 1910, 1:10.
  • "Pioneer Fiddler Dies of Old Age," Deseret News, 4 July 1910, 5.
  • Sharp, Sarah Bethula Palmer, Autobiographical sketch, 1931, 5p.
  • "The Pioneers Celebrate at Saltair," Millennial Star , 17 Sep. 1894, 604-606.