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1847–1868

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11 July 1818
Death Date
5 July 1887
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Nelson Wheeler Whipple

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  • The Journal History and Pioneers and Prominent men both indicate that Nelson came to the Valley in 1848. However, his own reminiscences indicate he traveled in 1850 and even infer that 1850 was his first trip: "... on the 9 day of June 1850: we Set out for the Grate Salt Lake Valy the place We had long desired to See."

David Evans Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 31
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Susan Jane Whipple (Age: 22)
  • Maranda Jane Whipple (Age: 3)
  • Mary Janet Whipple (Age: 1)

Sources

  • Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), 1241.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1848, 9.
  • Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887, 79-92.
  • Nelson Wheeler Whipple, "Journal of a Pioneer," Instructor 82 no. 3 (March 1947): 121-124.