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1847–1868

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Birth Date
22 March 1822
Death Date
12 December 1882
Gender
Male
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John Samuel Burkett

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  • John was traveling with 3 males and 3 females. Some sources spell his last name as Burket. Birth date confirmed by Utah Stake City Ward records at the time of a rebaptism on 17 April 1853.

David Wood Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 30
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Jane Oldham Burkett (Age: 34)
  • John Duke Burkett (Age: 3)
  • James Carlos Burkett (Age: 1)
  • Sarah Emily Burkett (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • "6th Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 Sep. 1852, 2.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 35.
  • Nauvoo Community Project
  • Provo Utah Central Stake general minutes, 1849-1977, Volume 9, 1849-1858, 1866-1872 (Utah Stake City Branch record of members).