Daniel McArthur 1863 Pioneer Company

1861 Wagon train in Echo Canyon

Daniel McArthur 1863 Pioneer Company: Approximately 500 individuals and 75 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence (Omaha), Nebraska. The company leader was Daniel Duncan McArthur (1820-1908). It was one of many Mormon Pioneer Wagon Companies that made the 1,300-mile long trek traveled to the Salt Lake Valley.

Company Participants

NAME AGE BIRTHDATE DEATHDATE

1. Alexander, Martha Thomas 19 8 July 1844 2 April 1935
2. Andrews, James Unknown Unknown Unknown
3. Athay, Alice Infant 22 August 1863 22 June 1895
4. Athay, Ellen 31 12 April 1832 30 November 1893
5. Athay, Henry 5 25 June 1858 26 September 1936
6. Athay, James 32 1 September 1830 19 February 1906
7. Athay, Marintha 2 25 July 1861 25 November 1929
8. Athay, William 3 15 September 1859 10 May 1941
9. Barney, Henry Unknown Unknown Unknown

Bell, Alfred John 4 3 March 1859 4 October 1863 Bell, Edward 31 8 May 1832 24 March 1918 Bell, Edward James 2 About 1861 22 August 1863 Bliss, Orley Dwight 24 25 July 1839 9 May 1930 Braithwaite, Elizabeth Hannah 1 28 April 1862 15 February 1953 Braithwaite, George 29 5 March 1834 10 November 1898 Braithwaite, Hannah 24 7 May 1839 9 October 1912 Braithwaite, Hannah 58 20 August 1804 24 November 1875 Braithwaite, Hannah 27 7 July 1836 23 February 1898 Braithwaite, Joseph Smith 18 23 August 1844 26 March 1934 Braithwaite, Mary Agnes 4 9 November 1858 5 September 1937 Braithwaite, Rowland 27 11 May 1836 15 February 1914 Braithwaite, William 21 7 May 1842 2 October 1909 Brown, John Unknown Unknown Unknown Carson, Valentine 31 8 November 1831 25 September 1898 Chalvin, Louis Unknown Unknown 16 September 1863 Cleghorn, Robert 22 2 January 1841 2 May 1899 Cleghorn, Walter John 27 11 December 1835 5 March 1869 Coe, Ruth 30 27 April 1833 3 December 1915 Cornell, Elizabeth 23 23 September 1839 13 February 1917 Courts, Elizabeth 39 7 February 1824 25 September 1893 Courts, George W. 2 5 March 1861 unknown Courts, John 44 2 September 1818 19 March 1887 Courts, Lydia 4 About 1859 21 August 1863 Courts, Phoebe 9 9 September 1853 About 1893 Courts, Sarah Anne 7 18 May 1856 18 October 1940 Dawson, Hannah 11 25 July 1852 26 January 1891 Dawson, Hannah Isabelle Scott 34 16 January 1829 20 September 1914 Dawson, Joseph Scott 13 21 February 1850 11 October 1906 Dawson, Joseph William 37 14 September 1825 5 February 1888 Debenham, Henry William 14 18 November 1848 19 April 1879 Debenham, Naomi 18 10 October 1844 5 March 1928 Derrick, Eleanor 20 8 September 1842 22 May 1922 Dix, [Brother] Unknown Unknown Unknown Donkin, Thomas John 20 3 January 1843 8 January 1916 Dowden, Edwin 19 25 March 1844 12 April 1912 Durnford, Arthur James 18 10 March 1845 10 June 1918 Durnford, Edward Henry 14 30 September 1848 22 February 1911 Durnford, Sarah Ann 20 16 July 1843 8 April 1924 Earl, Elizabeth 30 7 September 1832 2 September 1910 Earl, Lancelot Mark 1 2 July 1862 5 December 1949 Earl, Michael 28 3 January 1835 28 January 1897 Edgel, George 33 19 July 1829 21 August 1921 Evans, Frances 25 19 June 1838 27 December 1876 Evans, Jonah 25 26 February 1838 22 January 1897 Evans, Thomas Bowen 3 15 February 1860 28 April 1942 Farnes, Ann 59 28 September 1803 23 July 1891 Farnes, Jane Mckenzie 14 10 January 1849 14 September 1892 Farnes, John Burnside 56 29 December 1806 16 September 1863 Farnes, John Lyons 3 17 December 1859 2 September 1916 Findlay, James Unknown Unknown Unknown Foulger, Herbert John 15 10 January 1848 6 December 1920 Fowler, Ellen 29 7 June 1834 23 July 1873 Fowler, Florence Ellen 3 28 April 1860 28 December 1946 Fowler, Harriet Adeline 7 4 February 1856 11 June 1944 Fowler, Henry Ammon 5 29 November 1857 30 March 1941 Fowler, John Franklin 7 19 April 1856 13 March 1910 Fowler, Kate 1 About 1862 18 August 1863 Fowler, Martha 34 3 February 1829 14 July 1869 Fowler, Mary Emma 11 26 December 1851 21 July 1881 Fowler, William 33 9 May 1830 25 August 1865 French, Mary Ann 23 22 February 1840 18 April 1912 Fretwell, Mary Elizabeth 20 14 April 1843 21 November 1928 Gale, Charles 41 9 April 1822 1 November 1903 Gale, Ellen Ann 16 24 March 1847 5 November 1933 Gale, Emily 43 28 February 1820 18 March 1872 Hammond, William Wallace 26 5 May 1837 31 January 1911 Harmon, Joseph Unknown Unknown Unknown Hatchman, Eleanor 42 23 April 1821 26 June 1886 Haynes, Caroline 3 15 April 1860 15 August 1867 Haynes, Charles 11 14 January 1852 8 June 1940 Haynes, Eliza 36 9 January 1827 14 October 1903 Haynes, Elizabeth 9 21 May 1854 9 September 1932 Haynes, Ellen 1 29 March 1862 21 September 1863 Haynes, James Curtin 7 30 April 1856 21 May 1913 Haynes, Mary Ann 4 15 June 1859 22 January 1926 Haynes, Richard 41 12 July 1822 17 October 1907 Heaps, Alice 8 18 March 1855 22 December 1914 Heaps, Eleanor 4 3 December 1858 26 January 1893 Heaps, Lorenzo 9 1 December 1853 14 February 1912 Heaps, Mary Elizabeth 9 5 July 1854 21 May 1931 Heaps, Susannah 28 23 September 1834 16 August 1922 Heaps, Thomas Garston 26 12 January 1837 4 December 1905 Heaps, Willard 1 24 April 1862 11 October 1934 Horsley, John Peckett 19 15 February 1844 6 June 1918 Huntsman, H. H. 62 Unknown Unknown James, Ann Unknown Unknown Unknown King, George 32 1831 9 September 1885 King, Maria 42 1821 20 December 1908 King, Parley Pratt 3 29 April 1860 17 October 1938 King, Rosina Infant 1862 18 August 1863 Labrum, Henry George 23 15 July 1840 18 December 1912 Labrum, Jane Elizabeth 17 4 July 1846 2 May 1893 Labrum, Mary (Polly) Elizabeth 25 20 February 1838 26 May 1888 Larkin, Elijah 34 20 April 1829 4 January 1905 Larkin, George William 15 1 April 1847 13 June 1927 Larkin, Joseph Smith 11 5 December 1851 6 April 1928 Larkin, Martha 41 About 1822 Unknown Larkin, Sarah Parfey 50 7 August 1812 26 August 1872 Lemon, Alexander Abraham 32 1 March 1831 14 May 1902 Lewis, Mary 18 27 July 1845 24 January 1914 Liddiard, Samuel 22 11 June 1841 11 September 1922 Liddiard, Sarah Collins 19 31 March 1844 20 March 1921 Linney, Charles 56 1807 26 August 1863 Linney, Harriet 52 5 January 1811 19 January 1881 Lock, Charlotte 42 About 1821 Unknown Lock, George 4 About 1859 Unknown Lock, Hannah Toplin 3 1860 15 August 1863 Lock, Mary Ann 6 About 1857 Unknown Lock, Robert 7 About 1856 Unknown Lock, Robert 40 About 1823 Unknown Lock, Samuel Infant About 1863 26 August 1863 Major, William Duncombe 16 13 July 1847 7 July 1925 Mansfield, [Brother] Unknown Unknown 29 September 1863 Marshall, Jane Louisa 27 10 January 1836 26 October 1912

1. McArthur, Daniel Duncan 43 8 April 1820 3 June 1908
2. McCleve, John Taylor 18 27 March 1845 5 June 1867
3. Mooney, [Brother] Unknown Unknown Unknown
4. Morse, Ann Infant 9 August 1862 14 June 1942
5. Morse, Margaret 4 1 July 1859 12 May 1935
6. Morse, Margaret 26 10 October 1836 11 August 1893
7. Morse, Maria 26 18 February 1837 21 March 1909
8. Morse, Mary Ann 5 12 September 1857 24 October 1921
9. Morse, Mary Jane 3 26 January 1860 28 December 1953
10. Morse, Richard 25 10 July 1837 11 November 1901
11. Morse, William 33 6 June 1830 16 April 1904

Palmer, Johannah Thomas 20 6 August 1842 29 April 1925 Parker, Anna 13 7 September 1849 13 September 1864 Parker, Edith 16 14 February 1847 29 December 1867 Parker, Maria 54 13 February 1809 24 May 1869 Parker, William Charles Cook 63 23 February 1800 21 January 1883 Parker, William, Jr. 18 3 January 1845 15 September 1887 Paxton, James Mills 18 29 May 1845 24 April 1910 Paxton, Jane 15 1 January 1848 16 October 1935 Pinnock, Annie Infant 13 May 1863 20 March 1935 Pinnock, Catharine Deseret 12 5 March 1851 25 December 1911 Pinnock, Henry Hugh 2 19 January 1861 2 September 1929 Pinnock, Martha Annie 7 12 November 1855 4 February 1879 Pinnock, Rosa Ann 8 5 October 1854 29 June 1933 Pinnock, Sarah Ann 38 22 February 1825 16 February 1885 Pinnock, William H. 40 9 July 1823 2 August 1890 Pinnock, William Henry 5 9 February 1857 26 January 1910 Ramsay, Jane Mills Paxton 48 6 September 1814 20 February 1890 Ramsay, John 54 25 September 1808 1887 Read, Charles 16 28 November 1846 25 September 1937 Read, William 18 26 September 1844 22 January 1924 Sangiovanni, Guglielmo Giosu Rossetti 28 27 April 1835 23 December 1916 Sloan, Edward Lennox Infant 23 March 1863 1 January 1943 Sloan, Edward Lennox 32 9 November 1830 2 August 1874 Sloan, Elizabeth Lilly Wallace 4 6 June 1859 15 July 1874 Sloan, Margaret Wallace 1 12 April 1861 21 November 1913 Sloan, Mary 29 3 July 1835 1 September 1885 Sloan, Robert Wallace 5 25 December 1856 26 December 1926 Smith, Matilda Sarah 18 23 May 1845 30 April 1941 Speight, Joseph F. 37 30 April 1826 23 September 1881 Sprague, [Brother] Unknown Unknown Unknown Stevens, Mary Jane Thick 25 13 May 1838 17 October 1918 Stevens, Sidney 25 18 June 1838 21 May 1910 Stone, Rhoda 22 1 May 1841 16 January 1913 Thackston, James Unknown Unknown Unknown Triplett, Lavinia 16 2 December 1846 16 July 1885 Waters, Ruben 34 26 November 1828 20 November 1885 Watkins, Edward John 34 4 March 1829 19 October 1895 Watkins, Elizabeth Lawrence 31 6 April 1832 22 February 1886 Watkins, Joseph Hyrum 11 13 August 1851 4 September 1921 Watson, James William 14 25 August 1848 24 August 1935 Watson, John Webster 45 19 May 1818 19 March 1884 Watson, Mary 47 19 May 1816 30 September 1869 Watson, Mary Priscilla 10 26 June 1853 4 October 1869 Webb, Eliza 33 6 January 1828 4 June 1882 Webb, Fanny 7 15 April 1856 8 December 1924 Webb, George Hall 35 1 January 1829 14 August 1906 Webb, Hannah 17 25 November 1845 24 August 1919 Webb, Sarah Louise Infant 6 August 1863 28 September 1863 Weeks, Sarah Ann 19 10 August 1843 31 May 1928 Whitehorn, Edward Unknown Unknown Unknown Wilson, Charles 40 About 1823 Unknown

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