• Mary and Samuel were the children of Richard Harrison Carter and Hannah Parker. Hannah died in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1852. Hannah and Elizabeth were sisters. These children crossed the plains with Elizabeth Ann and James Chauncey Snow, their aunt and uncle.

  Mary's obituary, which appears in the "Memories" section of her FamilySearch record confirms her travel to Utah in 1852.

James C. Snow Company (1852)

• Age at Departure: 10

Sources

• "18th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
• 18th Company of 50 report, 1852 July 11.  
• James Chauncey Snow Emigrating Company journal, 1852 July-October.
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 112.
• "State Obituaries," Deseret News , 2 Aug. 1932, 2:4.
• Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.