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1847–1868

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Birth Date
23 April 1782
Death Date
15 November 1867
Gender
Female
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Rebecca White


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    Rebecca Smith

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  • Evidence from the obituary of Evander proves that he and his mother traveled to Utah in 1852.  Rebekah was a widow, and they likely traveled to Utah in the 1852 Uriah Curtis pioneer company with her daughter Eliza Elizabeth White Driggs and her family.

Uriah Curtis Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 70

Traveled with

  • Eliza Elizabeth Driggs (Age: 39)
  • Shadrach Ford Driggs (Age: 38)
  • Evander Lappin White (Age: 16)
  • Benjamin Woodbury Driggs (Age: 15)
  • Hannah Jane Driggs (Age: 13)
  • Appollos Griffin Driggs (Age: 11)
  • Isaac Ashton Driggs (Age: 10)
  • Parley Pratt Driggs (Age: 7)
  • Charles Barnum Driggs (Age: 4)
  • Mark Driggs (Age: 2)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • 1856 Utah Census.
  • "Evander L. White Called," Deseret News, 13 February 1907, 3.
  • Find a Grave (Website)