Daniel McArthur 1856 Pioneer Company

1861 Wagon train in Echo Canyon

Daniel McArthur 1856 Pioneer Company: It was one of many Mormon Pioneer Wagon Companies that made the 1,300-mile long trek traveled to the Salt Lake Valley. 2nd handcart company had about 220 individuals, 44 handcarts, and 2 wagons in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa. The company leader was a missionary returning from England, Daniel Duncan McArthur (1820-1908).

Company Participants

NAME AGE BIRTHDATE DEATHDATE

1. Aitken, Cecelia V. 14 About 1842 Unknown
2. Aitken, Thomas 10 24 July 1845 22 December 1934
3. Aitken, William Knox 36 22 July 1819 25 February 1864
4. Anderson, Agnes 52 5 May 1804 19 August 1891
5. Anderson, Archibald Adamson 20 27 March 1836 2 December 1892
6. Anderson, James 13 3 October 1842 27 January 1922
7. Anderson, John 15 28 July 1840 27 May 1900
8. Arthur, [Brother] Unknown Unknown Unknown
9. Bell, James Ross 17 24 November 1839 Between 1915 and 1920
10. Bell, John 58 12 August 1797 Between 1856 and 1860
11. Bell, Maria 55 About 1801 Between 1870 and 1880
12. Bell, Samuel 16 17 April 1840 Unknown
13. Bermingham, Catherine Elizabeth 24 About 1832 Unknown
14. Bermingham, Edward L. 4 About 1852 Unknown
15. Bermingham, Jane E. 3 About 1853 Unknown
16. Bermingham, Mary Katherine Infant June 1856 Unknown
17. Bermingham, Patrick Twiss 26 About 1830 Unknown
18. Blackhurst, Isabelle 19 6 April 1837 6 January 1873
19. Bone, Mary Ann 10 22 August 1845 9 January 1875

Bowring, Ellen Mary 16 30 January 1840 2 October 1909 Bowring, Henry Ebenezer 34 11 March 1822 3 March 1906 Bowring, Wallace Crocker 3 18 May 1853 15 April 1930 Branagan, Mary 21 25 August 1834 28 March 1919 Burdett, Elizabeth 66 29 January 1790 Unknown Burdett, Mary Ann Emma 18 13 November 1837 5 September 1918 Cardon, Anna Regla 30 15 March 1826 25 August 1907 Chambers, David 54 About 1801 16 February 1878 Chambers, David 15 16 June 1841 27 January 1897 Chambers, Mary 54 About 1802 14 February 1872 Clotworthy, Hugh 29 25 February 1827 9 February 1859 Clotworthy, Janet 9 4 September 1846 20 February 1871 Clotworthy, Jean 37 1 August 1819 7 September 1891 Clotworthy, Margaret Infant 29 November 1856 1 January 1879 Clotworthy, Mary 7 22 July 1847 3 August 1889 Clotworthy, Thomas 4 18 May 1852 23 August 1905 Crandall, Spicer Wells 33 31 December 1822 14 May 1879 Crawford, James 23 About 1833 Unknown Darroch, Elizabeth 4 1 January 1852 9 June 1937 Dechman [or Dickman], James Unknown Unknown Unknown Dedricksson, Thordur 28 26 March 1828 9 September 1894 Draney, Isabella Gray Infant 28 November 1855 14 January 1946 Draney, John Pentland 31 17 March 1825 4 December 1893 Draney, Mary Jane 28 17 September 1827 16 January 1905 Draney, Samuel Park 2 8 October 1853 8 February 1903 Eardley, Bedson 23 20 November 1832 9 December 1894 Eardley, Louisa 26 14 July 1829 14 April 1914 Elliker, Barbara 24 18 July 1832 9 February 1911 Elliker, Conrad 21 5 January 1835 2 September 1856 Elliker, Elizabeth 22 29 October 1833 15 July 1856 Elliker, Hans Henry 59 26 February 1797 20 September 1856 Elliker, Heinrich 27 23 September 1828 26 March 1914 Elliker, Johannes 13 30 January 1843 14 July 1925 Elliker, Margaretha 18 28 December 1837 8 January 1898 Elliker, Margaretha 53 18 October 1802 22 May 1890 Elliker, Susanna 14 21 October 1841 17 August 1856 Ellis, John 28 5 January 1828 25 September 1901 Ellis, Mary Ann 33 3 October 1822 28 July 1903 Ellis, Sarah Emmett Infant 15 January 1856 8 October 1865 Emmett, Ann 26 23 April 1830 1 April 1918 Ferguson, James 28 23 February 1828 30 August 1863 Findley, Linzy Hannah 46 7 June 1810 25 February 1889 Findley, Sarah L. Ann 16 3 November 1839 17 February 1918 Findley, William 46 4 July 1809 15 June 1887 Fraser, Elizabeth 29 17 March 1827 18 August 1892 Frew, James 9 30 May 1847 12 June 1923 Frew, Jane 35 10 June 1821 30 March 1872 Frew, Janet 7 31 January 1849 6 September 1884 Frew, John 29 17 June 1821 22 February 1904 Frew, Mary 1 27 August 1854 7 April 1935 Frew, William John Daniel Thompson McCallister Infant 10 June 1856 5 June 1936 Gale, Mary 47 7 March 1809 8 May 1876 Gallop, Agnes 36 About 1820 Unknown Gallop, Thomas 39 About 1817 Unknown Gardner, Agnes 20 21 October 1835 About 1899 Gardner, Alexander 15 17 March 1841 17 March 1860 Gardner, Ann 51 27 April 1805 1 June 1895 Gardner, Elizabeth 13 28 January 1843 6 June 1872 Gardner, James 17 9 December 1838 5 May 1921 Gardner, Walter 8 22 October 1847 20 January 1928 Granger, Alexander Fullerton 9 7 March 1847 20 October 1938 Granger, Catherine 20 About 1836 Unknown Granger, Catherine 37 19 January 1819 23 September 1894 Granger, Catherine McDonald 6 21 December 1848 1 April 1922 Granger, John Walker 2 July 1853 About 1864 Granger, Robert 14 18 January 1842 1 January 1882 Granger, Walter 5 14 April 1851 30 September 1865 Granger, Walter 34 4 August 1821 6 May 1904 Gray, Franklin Dewey Richard. 4 23 March 1852 26 May 1912 Gray, Jane 22 20 August 1833 18 August 1863 Gray, Jane 28 18 November 1827 16 July 1890 Gray, John 50 23 October 1804 24 January 1891 Gray, Mary 2 25 January 1854 31 December 1930 Gray, William Jaap Infant 26 January 1856 Unknown Hall, William 29 About 1827 Unknown Hardie, Agnes Downie 22 24 October 1834 13 September 1920 Hardie, Grace 13 14 December 1842 14 March 1908 Hardie, James McDonald 10 13 November 1845 23 January 1905 Hardie, Janet 46 8 April 1810 2 June 1872 Hardie, John Francis 15 5 November 1840 22 January 1907 Hardie, Phyllis 23 1 September 1832 23 September 1921 Hargraves, Agnes 34 22 December 1821 17 February 1903 Hargraves, Elizabeth Ann 4 29 December 1851 27 January 1939 Hargraves, Enoch Trane Infant 22 March 1856 23 November 1932 Hargraves, Jane O'Connor 16 4 January 1840 18 October 1877 Hargraves, Janette 12 14 April 1844 15 May 1897 Hargraves, John 9 14 February 1847 9 June 1927 Hargraves, Margaret 2 8 April 1854 19 April 1935 Hargraves, Mary 12 20 December 1843 29 May 1890 Hargraves, Samuel 44 22 June 1811 2 June 1871 Heaton, Christopher Beilby 4 17 May 1852 12 November 1895 Heaton, Esther 25 19 November 1830 11 October 1875 Heaton, William 29 10 March 1827 22 September 1877 Heaton, William McDonald Infant 13 September 1855 26 September 1856 Hillhouse, David 11 About 1845 Unknown Hillhouse, Elizabeth 6 About 1850 15 February 1897 Hillhouse, Jeanette Infant 1 January 1856 17 April 1937 Hillhouse, Jeanette 24 9 February 1832 7 April 1903 Hillhouse, John 22 15 February 1834 1 August 1892 Hillhouse, Margaret 52 About 1804 unknown Hillhouse, Mary 15 15 April 1841 Unknown Hillhouse, Robert 13 15 March 1843 21 March 1921 Hillhouse, William 46 5 January 1810 1 June 1857 Hillhouse, William A. 2 9 February 1854 10 December 1927 Hodgetts, Hannah 18 May 1837 February 1864 Ipson, Georgine Maria 28 18 March 1828 28 April 1919 Ipson, Neils Peter 23 16 March 1833 20 January 1910 Johnston, David 7 About 1849 Unknown Johnston, Elizabeth 21 About 1835 Unknown Johnston, George 39 9 February 1817 27 March 1884 Johnston, Isabella 5 19 June 1851 9 June 1906 Johnston, Janet 14 25 November 1841 28 November 1914 Johnston, Richard 5 About 1851 Unknown Johnston, William 3 About 1853 Unknown Johnston, William 29 About 1827 Unknown Jones, Eliza 20 17 May 1836 19 September 1900 Kennington, Eliza 11 24 August 1844 28 March 1924 Kennington, Mary Ann 2 20 May 1854 7 November 1908 Kennington, Mary Ann 46 1 April 1810 23 August 1900 Kennington, Richard 51 18 October 1804 12 October 1879 Kennington, Richard Davison 9 7 August 1846 4 October 1919 Kennington, Sarah Jane 16 29 September 1839 4 February 1898 Kennington, William Henry 13 7 August 1844 7 April 1914 Lane, Margaret 30 29 September 1825 23 March 1895 Lawrenson, Ann 52 1 February 1804 2 October 1897 Lawrenson, Jane 17 9 October 1838 7 July 1927 Lawrenson, Margaret 11 9 May 1845 1 December 1921 Lawrenson, William 55 20 September 1800 15 December 1876 Lawson, William 29 About 1827 Unknown Leonard, Truman 35 17 September 1820 28 November 1897 Logan, Mary Bathgate 12 22 March 1844 25 August 1901 Lucas, Ann 21 About 1835 Unknown Lucas, Anthony 58 About 1798 Unknown Lucas, Elizabeth 26 About 1829 Unknown Lucas, Martha 20 About 1836 Unknown Lucas, Mary 14 About 1842 Unknown Lucas, Mary 57 About 1799 Unknown Lucas, Thomas 25 About 1831 Unknown Ludert, Joseph Alphonse 6 1 June 1850 February 1901 Ludert, Josephine 43 2 February 1813 23 February 1878 Mathieson, Mary 21 16 November 1834 13 October 1857 Maxwell, Ann 13 5 April 1843 About 1872 Maxwell, Arthur 32 22 April 1824 30 October 1871 Maxwell, Catherine 27 27 April 1829 28 December 1922 Maxwell, Elizabeth 21 7 January 1832 21 January 1897 Maxwell, Elizabeth 51 28 December 1804 1 November 1856 Maxwell, Elizabeth 24 16 February 1832 10 November 1911 Maxwell, Ralph 19 30 April 1837 6 May 1901

1. McArthur, Daniel Duncan 36 8 April 1820 3 June 1908
2. McCleve, Alexander Gilmore 2 24 February 1854 18 November 1897
3. McCleve, Eliza Roxy 7 3 May 1849 31 August 1913
4. McCleve, Isabel Wilkins 13 29 January 1843 13 January 1918
5. McCleve, John 48 18 August 1807 24 September 1856
6. McCleve, John Taylor 11 27 March 1845 5 June 1867
7. McCleve, Joseph Smith 8 29 July 1847 18 November 1919
8. McCleve, Margaret Anne 17 17 September 1838 4 May 1908
9. McCleve, Mary Jane 15 21 August 1840 19 January 1933
10. McCleve, Nancy Jane 41 1 May 1815 24 April 1879
11. McDonald, Alexander 26 1 January 1830 15 November 1894
12. McDonald, John Wilson 23 6 April 1833 3 February 1913
13. McDougal, Joseph 26 21 March 1830 2 August 1904
14. McGowan, Mary 28 10 November 1827 30 July 1862

Meikle, James 17 6 July 1839 3 May 1924 Meikle, Margaret 57 19 July 1798 22 February 1887 Meikle, William 30 15 October 1826 Unknown Muir, George 24 16 October 1831 24 May 1908 Muir, James Mountain Infant 22 September 1856 20 October 1931 Muir, Jane Howie Infant 5 July 1854 2 May 1927 Muir, Margaret 26 1 January 1830 10 August 1882 Muir, Mary 3 15 April 1853 20 March 1943 Park, Isabella 64 1 October 1791 20 December 1879 Parker, Ada Infant 29 May 1856 7 May 1930 Parker, Ann Ruth 37 22 March 1819 25 January 1899 Parker, Arthur Hartley 6 18 April 1850 16 July 1869 Parker, Martha Alice 10 20 May 1846 17 December 1925 Parker, Maxmilian 12 8 June 1844 28 July 1938 Parker, Robert 36 29 March 1820 24 February 1901 Peacock, George 5 11 April 1851 Unknown Peacock, George Martin 29 23 July 1826 29 March 1886 Peacock, Mary Ann 7 5 August 1848 Unknown Ramsay, Elizabeth 33 21 March 1823 22 August 1901 Ramsay, John Smith 1 16 November 1854 27 June 1856 Ramsay, Ralph 32 22 January 1824 25 January 1905 Randall, Anna M. 31 9 December 1824 11 February 1878 Randall, Oscar Isaac 1 15 June 1854 5 September 1931 Richardson, Eliza 33 10 October 1822 Unknown Richardson, Peter 24 About 1832 Unknown Richardson, [Infant] Infant 14 July 1856 15 July 1856 Russell, Ellen 23 About 1833 Unknown Sanderson, Rebecca Wood 41 19 September 1814 15 September 1865 Sanderson, Rhoda 9 15 December 1846 21 October 1932 Sanderson, Sarah Ann 11 28 December 1844 19 September 1921 Schies, Anna Gossauer 38 6 October 1817 10 May 1886 Schies, John 39 About 1817 Unknown Shields, Elizabeth 29 21 August 1826 19 September 1857 Smart, Sarah 50 About 1806 Unknown Smith, Andrew 28 About 1828 5 August 1856 Stewart, Agnes Nancy 50 About 1806 About 1870 Stewart, Jane 18 22 May 1838 27 February 1921 Stewart, Margaret 13 May 1843 4 May 1926 Stewart, Matilda 16 26 February 1840 10 October 1924 Thomas, David Griffith 39 1817 unknown Tweddle, Elizabeth 21 About 1835 Unknown Wandless, Eleanor 29 29 September 1826 26 February 1864 Wandless, Eleanor Neil 7 28 April 1849 5 November 1928 Wark, Mary 59 26 July 1796 5 August 1884 Wright, Maria 24 3 June 1831 11 June 1911 Wright, William Tweede 24 15 September 1831 7 June 1920 Young, Mary 35 21 April 1821 16 January 1886

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