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1847–1868

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Birth Date
13 January 1835
Death Date
12 February 1899
Gender
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Jonathan Ellis Layne

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  • He drove a team for John Lasley and he married Lucinda Stout Bassett en route.

Benjamin Gardner Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 17

Traveled with

  • Lucinda Mansor (Age: 46)
  • Nancy Mariah Layne (Age: 15)
  • Elihu Preston Layne (Age: 14)
  • Jerusha Emeline Layne (Age: 11)

Sources

  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 61B.
  • Layne, Jonathan Ellis, Autobiography, 1897, 10-18.
  • Layne, Jonathan Ellis, Reminiscences, in Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 27 Sept. 1852, 1B-7.