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1847–1868

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Birth Date
25 April 1808
Death Date
10 March 1851
Gender
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William McClure Lemon Sr.

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  • Husband of Martha Catherine Mayer. He crossed the plains with his wife and children.  He, his wife and one of their daughters (Ann Elizabeth) were all re-baptized in the Salt Lake Valley on 5 December 1847. The family's travel to Utah is mentioned in his daughter's obituary.

Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 39
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Martha Catherine Lemon (Age: 38)
  • Alexander Abraham Lemon (Age: 16)
  • Ann Elizabeth Lemon (Age: 13)
  • Margaretta Lemon (Age: 7)
  • Mary Ann Lemon (Age: 4)
  • John Knox Lemon Sr. (Age: 1)

Sources

  • "Administration Notice," Deseret News, 27 Dec. 1851.
  • "Another Pioneer of '47 Goes to Her Reward," American Fork Citizen , 29 July 1922, 1.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 8.
  • Salt Lake City Death Records, vol. A, p. 4, entry 96.
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • Utah Cemetery Inventory