• John was born at Sabre, Astebula, Ohio.  In the 1850 federal census of Utah and the 1856 Utah Territorial census he is identified as a laborer. He was baptized at Salt Lake City on 13 April 1851 but in 1856 he was in Provo.  He appears in the records of the Utah Territorial Militia at Provo in 1852, 1853 and 1855.

Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

• Age at Departure: 25

Sources

• 1850 Utah Census, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory.
• 1856 Utah census, Utah County.
• Salt Lake Stake Record of Members, 1848-1917.
• Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.