Chronological Look at Our Family's Utah Pioneers

   
This page is an attempt to elevate our overall family awareness of our Utah pioneer heritage by reviewing a chronological history of our ancestors' voyages and trail experiences. Each listing will indicate a relationship to either Chad or Sietske. Maiden names for the women will be in ALL CAPS (if they were married at the time). Each listing will indicate the both transoceanic and overland passage, where applicable. Ancestors listed in bold text are of direct-lineage. Ship voyages are in red text, while overland journeys in blue text. Beginning in 1869 companies remained together from departure port all the way to arrival by train in Salt Lake City. Individuals who died on the journey are indicated by an asterisk (*). The source for all "water" voyages is the Mormon Immigration Index, unless otherwise specified. The source for all "overland" treks is the Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Index, unless otherwise specified. Page last updated 15 Jul 2005.
   

Ancestor (Age)

Relation Company/"Ship" Departure Arrival

Notes

Neibaur, Alexander (33) Sietske - 3GGF 4th Company
Elder Hiram Clark
Captain Porter
"Sheffield"

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"Goddess of Liberty"
7 Feb 1841
Liverpool, England

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New Orleans, Louisiana
(by Steamer)

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St. Louis, Missouri
30 Mar 1841
New Orleans, Louisiana

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St. Louis, Missouri

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18 Apr 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois
 
Neibaur, Ellen BREAKEL (30) Sietske - 3GGM
Naibaur, Joseph William (6) Sietske - 2GGU
Naibaur, Margaret Jane (5) Sietske - 2GGM
Naibaur, Isaac (Infant) Sietske - 2GGU
Pierce, Amy (16) Chad - 3GGA 28th Company
Captain Elliot
"Norfolk"
19 Sep 1844
Liverpool, England
11 Nov 1844
New Orleans, Louisiana
This was the first load of emigrants to leave England after the martyrdom of Joseph Smith.
Pierce, James (9) Chad - 3GGU
Pierce, John (7) Chad - 3GGU
Pierce, Joseph (14) Chad - 3GGU
Pierce, Rebecca Wayment (12) Chad - 3GGA
Pierce, Sarah WAYMENT (44) Chad - 4GGM
Pierce, William (47) Chad - 4GGF
Pierce, William W. (5) Chad - 3GGU
Angell, Truman Osbourne (37) Sietske - 1C5R Brigham Young Company
(1847)
14 Apr 1847
Winter Quarters, Nebraska
(now Omaha)
21-24 Jul 1847
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
Truman Osbourne Angell was the architect of the Salt Lake Temple. Thomas Poulson Cloward was known for making a pair of shoes for the wife of Heber Chase Kimball upon reaching the Salt Lake Valley.
Cloward, Thomas Poulson (24) Chad - 3GGU
Cloward, Jacob Jr. (19) Chad - 3GGF Jedediah M. Grant - Joseph B. Noble Company
(1847)
Elkhorn River, Nebraska
(west of Winter Quarters)
2 Oct 1847
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
 
Holyoak, William (25) Chad - 3GGU 46th Company
Elder Jeter Clinton
"Argo"
10 Jan 1850
Liverpool, England
11 Mar 1850
New Orleans, Louisiana
Wife, Mary DUSALL Wright, remained in England with daughter, Sarah Ellen. They followed the initial group to St. Louis in 1853.
Wright, Elias (16) Chad - 3GGU
Wright, Ellen (12) Chad - 3GGA
Wright, James (62) Chad - 4GGF
Wright, Frederick (11) Chad - 3GGU
Conder, William Edward III (26) Chad - 3GGF Edward Hunter Company
(1850)
Kanesville, Iowa
(now Council Bluffs)
12-13 Oct 1850
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
 
Conder, Helen PIERCE (24) Chad - 3GGM
Holyoak, George Jr. (31) Chad - 3GGF 54th Company
Elder George D. Watt
"Ellen Maria"

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"Alexander Scott"
 
1 Feb 1851
Liverpool, England

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9 Apr 1851
New Orleans, Louisiana
7 Apr 1851
New Orleans, Louisiana

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16 Apr 1851
St. Louis, Missouri
Elizabeth BRAY Shelley died while attempting to retrieve water from the Mississippi River while the steamboat was cruising as 10 knots. Her body was never recovered.
Shelley, Charlotte ELSMORE (22) Chad - 3GGA (In-law)
Shelley, Elizabeth BRAY (55)* Chad - 4GGM
Shelley, Hannah (3) Chad - Unknown
Shelley, James (22) Chad - 3GGU
Shelley, James Bowyer (59) Chad - 4GGF
Shelley, Jane D. WHEELER (23) Chad - 3GGA (In-law)
Shelley, John (19) Chad - 3GGF
Shelley, John L. (Infant) Chad - Unknown
Shelley, Joseph Henry (16) Chad - 3GGU
Shelley, Sarah (10) Chad - 3GGA
Shelley, Stephen (2) Chad - Unknown
Shelley, Thomas (29) Chad - 3GGU
Shelley, William (4) Chad - Unknown
Shelley, William Bowyer (31) Chad - 3GGU
Shelley, James (23) Chad - 3GGU James W. Cummings Company
(1851)
Kanesville, Iowa
(now Council Bluffs)
30 Sep - 7 Oct 1851
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
 
Shelley, James Bowyer (59) Chad - 4GGF
Shelley, John (20) Chad - 3GGF
Shelley, Joseph Henry (5) Chad - 3GGU
Shelley, Martha (26) Chad - 3GGA
Shelley, Sarah (11) Chad - 3GGA
Shelley, Thomas (29) Chad - 3GGU
Shelley, William Hendricks (32) Chad - 3GGU
Cloward, Catherine Emma (7) Chad - 1C4R David Wood Company
(1852)
6 Jun 1852
Kanesville, Iowa
(now Council Bluffs)
20 Sep - 1 Oct 1852
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
Thomas Mendenhall's wife, Mary Ann Sinex (Chad - 4GGM), died and was buried at Council Bluffs, Iowa.*
Cloward, Daniel Henry Sr. (32) Chad - 3GGU
Cloward, Daniel Henry Jr. (4) Chad - 1C4R
Cloward, George Albert (1) Chad - Unknown
Cloward, Heber C. (1) Chad - 1C4R
Cloward, Mary PAGE (27) Chad - 1C4R (In-law)
Cloward, Ruth Bailey LOGAN (33) Chad - 1C4R (In-law)
Cloward, Thomas Poulson (30) Chad - 3GGU
Cloward, William (3) Chad - Unknown
LeFevre, William (18) Chad - 3GGU (In-law)
Mendenhall, Catharine BARTON (47) Chad - 4GGM (Step)
Mendenhall, Elizabeth (2) Chad - Unknown
Mendenhall, George Madison (16) Chad - 3GGU
Mendenhall, John (5) Chad - Unknown
Mendenhall, Lewis Henry (13) Chad - 3GGU
Mendenhall, Mary (13) Chad - Unknown
Mendenhall, Richard Lovell (7) Chad - 1C5R
Mendenhall, Sarah LOVELL (34) Chad - 4GGA (In-law)
Mendenhall, Susannah (18) Chad - 3GGM
Mendenhall, Thomas (46)  Chad - 4GGF
Mendenhall, Thomas (11) Chad - 3GGU
Mendenhall, Thomas (8) Chad - Unknown
Mendenhall, William (37) Chad - 4GGU
Cloward, Catherine Ann PLUCK (57) Chad - 4GGM Unknown Company Jul 1852
Garden Grove, Iowa
1852
Salt Lake City, Utah
This overland journey is recorded in Elias Harmer's History as beginning at Garden Grove, Iowa and Jacob Cloward is mentioned. It is assumed Catherine Ann Cloward was present.
Cloward, Jacob Sr. (62) Chad - 4GGF
Harmer, Charlotte R. CLOWARD (33) Chad - 3GGA
Harmer, Elias () Chad - 3GGU (step)
Wright, Edgar (11) Chad - 3GGU 65th Company
Elder Christopher Arthur
Captain Brown
"International"
28 Feb 1853
Liverpool, England
25 Apr 1853
New Orleans, Louisiana
Husband, James Wright, had already traveled to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1850.
Wright, Jane (56) Chad - Unknown
(from Ireland)
Wright, John (60) Chad - Unknown
(from Ireland)
Wright, Mary DUSALL (53) Chad - 4GGM
Wright, Sarah Ellen (21) Chad - 3GGM
Wright, Edgar (11) Chad - 3GGU Jacob Gates Company
(1853)
3 Jun 1853
Keokuk, Iowa
26-30 Sep 1853
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
 
Wright, Ellen (16) Chad - 3GGA
Wright, Frederick (14) Chad - 3GGU
Wright, Jane (56) Chad - Unknown
(from Ireland)
Wright, John (60) Chad - Unknown
(from Ireland)
Wright, Mary DUSALL (51) Chad - 4GGM
Wright, Sarah Ellen (21) Chad - 3GGM
Holyoak, George Sr. (55) Chad - 4GGF 72nd Company
Elder Daniel T. Garn
Captain Fairfield
"Windermere"
22 Feb 1854
Liverpool, England

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27 Apr 1854
New Orleans, Louisiana
(by Steamboat)
23 Apr 1854
New Orleans, Louisiana

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1854
St. Louis, Missouri
 
Holyoak, Hannah (13) Chad - 3GGA
Holyoak, Henry (15) Chad - 3GGU
Holyoak, Nehemiah Green (6) Chad - 1C4R
Holyoak, Sarah (18) Chad - 3GGA
Holyoak, Sarah GREEN (56) Chad - 4GGM
Knowles, Mary HOLYOAK (27)* Chad - 3GGA
Holyoak, Ann (22) Chad - 3GGA Darwin Richardson Company
(1854)
17 Jun 1854
Westport, Missouri
(now Kansas City)
30 Sep 1854
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
Sarah GREEN Holyoak died "near the Big Blue River" in Hamilton County, Nebraska. She was wrapped in a quilt and hastily buried in the plains.
Holyoak, George Sr. (55) Chad - 4GGF
Holyoak, Hannah (13) Chad - 3GGA
Holyoak, Henry (15) Chad - 3GGU
Holyoak, Nehemiah Green (6) Chad - 1C4R
Holyoak, Sarah (19) Chad - 3GGA
Holyoak, Sarah GREEN (56)* Chad - 4GGM
Farmer, Agnes Ann (11) Chad - 3GGM 96th Company
Elder Edward Martin
Captain Reed
"Horizon"
25 May 1856
Liverpool, England

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2 Jul 1856
Boston, Massachusetts
(by Rail)
30 Jun 1856
Boston, Massachusetts

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8 Jul 1856
Iowa City, Iowa
 
Farmer, Ann M. (11) Chad - 1C4R
Farmer, Elizabeth Ann (7) Chad - 2GGA
Farmer, Elizabeth MORRIS (67)* Chad - 4GGM
Farmer, Emma Jane (12) Chad - 2GGA
Farmer, Harriet POLLY (39) Chad - 3GGA (In-law)
Farmer, James Morris (39) Chad - 3GGF
Farmer, Mary Ann BIDDLES (26) Chad - 3GGM (Step)
Farmer, Mary Jane (26) Chad - 3GGA
Farmer, Richard (33) Chad - 3GGU
Farmer, Willard (Infant) Chad - 2GGU
Holyoak, Jane Elizabeth (3) Chad - 1C4R John Banks Company
"St. Louis Company"
(1856)
9 Jul 1856
Florence, Nebraska
(Now Omaha)
22 Sep - 5 Oct 1856
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
 
Holyoak, Sarah WILKINS (29) Chad - 3GGA (In-law)
Holyoak, William Edgar (Infant) Chad - 1C4R
Holyoak, William (31) Chad - 3GGU
Farmer, Agnes Ann (11) Chad - 2GGM Dan Jones/John A. Hunt Company
(1856)
1 Aug 1856
Iowa City, Iowa
10-15 Dec 1856
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
 
Farmer, Elizabeth Ann (8) Chad 2GGA
Farmer, Emma Jane (13) Chad - 2GGA
Farmer, James Morris (40) Chad - 3GGF
Farmer, Mary Ann BIDDLES (28) Chad - 3GGM (Step)
Farmer, Mary Jane (26) Chad - 3GGA
Joseph Huntington, Jr. (22) Chad - 4GGU John R. Murdock Company
(1862)
24 Jul 1862
Florence, Nebraska
27 Sep 1862
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
65 wagons were in the company when journey began at Florence (now Omaha).
Ellen BUTLER Huntington (18) Chad - 4GGA (in-law)
Mary Elizabeth Huntington (Infant) Chad - 1C5R
Trena HANSEN Chad - 3GGM William B. Preston Company
(1863)
9 or 10 Jul 1863
Florence, Nebraska
10 Sep 1863
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
Source: Deverle Verner Kylen "Sons of the Utah Pioneers" membership application.
Walker, John Simmonds (25) Chad - 2GGF Elder John M. Kay
Captain Isaiah Pratt
"Hudson"
3 Jun 1864
Shadwell Basin, London, England

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Brooklyn, New York
19 Jul 1864
New York City, New York

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2 Aug 1864
Wyoming, Nebraska
It is assumed that the "John Walker" on board this ship was our ancestor, although he was the only "Walker" on board, which makes verification difficult.
Ferguson, Elizabeth Ann (29) Chad - 3GGM Elder Samuel H. Hill
"Caroline"
5 May 1866
London, England

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(by steamboats & train)
11 Jun 1866
New York City, New York

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Wyoming, Nebraska
 
Ferguson, John Chad - Unknown
Ferguson, Elizabeth Ann (29) Chad - 3GGM John D. Holladay Company
(1866)
16-18 Jul 1866
Wyoming, Nebraska
25 Sep 1866
Salt Lake Valley, Utah
 
Edwards, Robert (40) Chad - 4GGF Elder John Parry
"Minnesota"
30 Jun 1868
Liverpool, England

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12 Jul 1868
New York City, New York

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22 Jul 1868
Laramie, Wyoming
Robert had become ill in England and had been recommended by his doctor to "take an ocean voyage." He left his family for Utah where he would raise money and send for them. They followed in 1869.
Edwards, Aaron Robert (6) Chad - 3GGU Elder Joseph Lawson
Captain Forsyth
"Manhattan"
22 Sep 1869
Liverpool, England

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Brooklyn, New York
(by Ferry & Rail)

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Ogden, Utah
(on Foot)
7 Oct 1869
New York City, New York

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Ogden, Utah

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5 Nov 1869
Greenville, Utah
Robert Edwards, father of the family, was already at Greenville, Utah and therefore was not on the voyage with the family.
Edwards, David (2) Chad - 3GGU
Edwards, Elizabeth HUNTINGTON (39) Chad - 4GGM
Edwards, Jesse (Infant)* Chad - 3GGU
Edwards, Joseph (10) Chad - 3GGU
Edwards, Moses (9) Chad - 3GGU
Edwards, Sarah Elizabeth (11) Chad - 3GGM
Wilson, Anne ROBINSON (38) Sietske - 2GGM Elder John Donaldson
"Nevada"
12 Apr 1882
Liverpool, England
24 Apr 1882
New York City, New York
 
Wilson, George (5) Sietske - 1GGF
Wilson, Joseph (8) Sietske - 1GGU
Wilson, Mary Anne (10) Sietske - 1GGA
Stone, Catherine Ann MARTIN (59) Chad - 3GGM Elder George Stringfellow
"Abyssinia"
21 Oct 1882
Liverpool, England

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New York City, New York
(by Train)
3 Nov 1882
New York City, New York

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10 Nov 1882
Salt Lake City, Utah
 
Stone, Frederick (11) Chad - 2GGU
Stone, Heber George (14) Chad - 2GGF
Stone, Solomon (59) Chad - 3GGF
Nichols, Thomas (17) Chad - 1GGU Elder Henry W. Attley
"Nevada"
2 Aug 1884
Liverpool, England

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13 Aug 1884
New York City, New York
(by Rail)
13 Aug 1884
New York City, New York

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18 Aug 1884
Salt Lake City, Utah
 
Nichols, Sophia (20) Chad - 1GGA Elder Jorgen Hansen
"Wisconsin"
20 Jun 1885
Liverpool, England
1 Jul 1885
New York City, New York
 
Nichols, George (16) Chad - 1GGU Pres. Anthon H. Lund
"Nevada"
24 Oct 1885
Liverpool, England

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5 Nov 1885
Jersey City, New Jersey
5 Nov 1885
Guion Dock, New York City, New York

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10 Nov 1885
Salt Lake City, Utah
Three other "Nichols" passengers were listed from London with unknown relationship, Samuel (52), Emma (48), and Minnie E. (7).
Nichols, Sophia RICHARDSON (54) Chad - 2GGM Elder David Kunz
"Wyoming"
21 Aug 1886
Liverpool, England

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21 Sep 1886
New York City, New York
31 Aug 1886
New York City, New York

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27 Sep 1886
Salt Lake City, Utah
This particular passenger was listed as "Nicholls" and was alone without any fellow family members. It is assumed to be our ancestor Sophia Richardson.
   
   

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