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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        24 August 1824
        Death Date
        16 January 1896
        Gender
        Male
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        Jesse Wells Smith


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          Wells Smith

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        • He initially came to the Valley in 1848, but he several years later he is seen on the plains again as a participant of the efforts to rescue the companies stranded in Wyoming. He went by the name of Wells throughout his life. 

        Company Unknown (1848)

        • Age at Departure: 23

        Traveled with

        • William Orville Smith (Age: 47)
        • Emily Jane Smith (Age: 33)
        • William James Smith (Age: 15)
        • Hyrum Smith (Age: 12)
        • Olive Emily Smith (Age: 2)
        • Nathaniel Smith (Age: Infant)

        Rescue Companies (1856)

        • Age at Departure: 32

        Sources

        • "Farmington Fractions," Davis County Clipper, 7 February 1896, 1.
        • Farmington Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1849-1951.
        • Find a Grave (Website)
        • "News Items," Davis County Clipper , 7 Feb. 1896, 1.
        • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.