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1846 Mississippi Saints arrived in the Valley wtih Vanguard Company 1847.

George Wahsington GIBSON with first wife and children. 

1847 Brigham Young Vanguard Company, Shadrach ROUNDY age 58

Shardrach crossed the planes 5 times

1848 at age 59 Heber C. Kimball Company 

1850 age 61 Shadrach Roundy Company 

 1831 New York to Kirtland - to Missouri - to Nauvoo - 1846 to Winter Quarters - 

1847 Abraham O. Smoot - Samuel Russell Company, Bestsey QUIMBY Roundy with several family members. 

widow Mary BRONSON Ensign

Martin Luther ENSIGN child of 16

Horace Datus ENSIGN died 1846 at Winter Quarters 

1847 Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company.  Widow Mary BRONSON Ensign and children John Calvin (17) /  Martin Luther (16) / brother Ensign, Luman Ashley (19) / Lydia Esther (6). 

NOTE: Oldest child Horace Datus Ensign Jr. (21) had gone with Brigham Young Vanguard Company.

Sarah Jane INGRAM child of 13

1843 Sarah Jane age 9 with parents and two siblings arrive New Orleans to St. Louis where parents die. 1848/1849 Unidentified wagon train.  Orphans Sarah Jane age 13 siblings Fanny and Richard traveling with uncle and aunt Richard and Mary Griffiths. Mary died on the way. 

widow Sarah WOODING SMITH 

1843 Daniel SMITH (Daniel died in Nauvoo), Sarah arrive New Orleans to St. Louis to Nauvoo with daughter Jane and son Samuel's family - 1846 Nauvoo to Iowa - 1848 Brigham Young Company. Sarah was with Jessie Turpin son in-law and Jane SMITH Turpin daughter, 1 year grandchild.

1843 Arrived New Orleans to St. Louis  to Nauvoo -  1846 Nauvoo to Iowa -  1850 Aaron Johnson Wagon Company.  Samuel SMITH with first wife Mary Ann Line Smith and 2 children.

Marcy Jane LUCAS Williams Barney

Polly WILLLIAMS child of 12

1850 Warren Foote Company, Marcy Jane LUCAS Williams Barney, second husband Henry Barney. Her Williams children, Sarah (13) * Polly (12) Elizabeth (10) George (7) Mary (5) and Alma Barney (2).

Simeon Adams DUNN

Mary DUNN child of 14

1848 Brigham Young company, father Simeon Adams DUNN, fourth wife Harriet Atwood SILVER Dunn and three daughters ages 5-14. 

NOTE:  Mary's mother Adaline RAWSON Dunn had died in Nauvoo.

1846 Nauvoo to Winter Quarters - 1852 Isaac M. Stewart Compan. John Davis PARKER with wives Samantha and Almeda Sophia ROUNDY Parler and two children

1849 “Buena Vista” to New Orleans. President of Welch Saints, Dan Jones, William R. Davies one of three counselors. Welch leader in Winter Quarters - 1852 William Morgan Company WIlliam Rees DAVIES and Rachel MORRIS Davies

BY SEA: [1851] BY LAND: [1851 or 1852] unknown company James George Davis with brother John Rees Davies and widowed sister in-law Mary Ann GRIFFITHS Davies.

Joseph NEWMAN and Elizabeth HUGHES Newman

Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN child of 12
 1853 Arrive New Orleans - 1855 Departure Keokuk, Iowa - 1853 Claudius V. Spencer Company.  Ann Elizabeth with parents Joseph NEWMAN and Elizabeth HUGHES and four brothers

1853 Arrive New Orleans - 1853 Departure: Kanesville, Iowa with Cyrus H. Wheelock Company, John WOOD and Ellen SMITH Wood with Sarah Ann age 3, Ellen was gave birth to Cyrus Nephi who died. 

1854 Francis Hawkes arrives at New Orleans- 1855 Mary Ann Miles arrives from England  - 1855 Moses Thurston Company Francis HAWKES and widowed mother  Mary Ann MILES Hawkes 

 1858 John W. Berry Company as a returning Missionary from England 

1862 Arrive New York - 1862 Homer Duncan Company.  Cole, Eliza (22) Cressall, Clarence Christopher (infant) son of Eliza Cole, Elizabeth Sarah (24) sister of Eliza

1863 Arrived New York - 1863 railway to Florence NE, unknown wagon train, William George COLE and Sarah LARNDER Cole and four sons G. Jr., George, Walter Charles, Erastus Moroni

Thomas JONES and family

Cyrus Josephn Jones child of 17

 1868 Arrive New York - 1868 Joseph S. Rawlings Company. Thomas JONES and Mary WILLIAMS Jones and Children Sarah Jane (19) Cyrus Joseph (17) Willard Thomas (16) Mary Emma (13) Albert Williams (11) Marlin John (10) Leonard James (8) Herbert Ernest (3) (7 or their fifteen children had died in England).

Sarah WORLEY child of 16

 1868 Arrive New York - 1868 Chester Loveland Company Worley, Sarah (16) and sister Worley, Catherine (14).

True Pioneer Stories

Pioneer Memories of a half sister of Isaac SMITH.  Isaac was the son of Francis Ingram Smith's sister Sarah Jane Ingram Smith. Isaac was also a child at "Blue Springs" with Priscilla and their mothers.

This can be read below with close up photos of the news paper.  Click to enlarge and read by column . 

M L ENSIGN Biographical Record

Martin Luther ENSIGN (1831-1911)

Missionaries Called Home to Utah Territory 1858

Martin Luther ENSIGN at age 16 drove three yoke of oxen for John Eldredge in 1847 when he initially emigrated to the Valley with the Daniel Spencer / Ira Eldredge Company (1847).

He had been called to go on a mission to England by handcart, leaving Brigham City 16 April 1856 he traveled with Eli Pierce Company. 

He crossed the plains again in 1858 when returning from  his mission to England. Elder Ensign served as chief cook in the Berry Company.  The Missionaries had been called home because of the Utah War also known as Buchanan's Blunder.  Which was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah territory and the armed forces of the Untied States Government.  The confrontation lasted from May 1857 to July 1858. 

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"For Utah," Weekly Council Bluffs Bugle , 7 Apr. 1858, 2.

We learn that a number of Mormons just returned from England, left this vicinity for Salt Lake one day last week. What will Col. Johnson [Johnston] do, will he let them pass on, or will he stop them? We know of several more who intend to start for the Valley in a few days. They are all confident that their bretheren will not be driven from Salt Lake Valley.

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John W. Berry Company (1858)
Departed Florence Nebraska 
Arrival: 21 June 1858

Number in Company:112

Ensign, Martin Luther, Autobiography 1897.

We landed at Omaha on 17 ^th Apr and at the Florance [Florence] five miles above the same day by stage[.] In a few days all of the Elders had arived and preperations were made to Continue our Journey to Utah. The Church furnished teams, Wagons and Provisions to bring us home[.] we had 12 Wagons[,] 50 horses[,] 8 mules. We started from Florance [Florence] May 1 ^st and Orgenised on the 4 ^th [.] Capten of Com[pany] John W. Bary [Berry,] Capten of Gard Barnerd [Bernard] Snow[.] Clirk [Clerk] Thomas Bouluck [Bollock]

There were Eight in our mess, Thomas [R.] King, Robert [Reuben M.] McBride, Eli H[arvey] Pearce [Pierce], Thomas Pearce [Pierce], Enoch Rees[e], T. [Peter] Roberson [Robinson,] Henry Herriman & M[artin] L[uther] Ensign[.]. I was cheaf [chief] Cook. their ware about 125 men in the Com[pany] as near as I can remember

We had to walk most of the way[.] I walked 9/10 of the way or more. We had a very good Journey[.] all came Safe & without any troble.

The Army that came to Utah was at Bridger 125 miles from S[alt] L[ake] City. we took a road north of them and Came into the head of Echo Canion [Canyon.] the Army Started from Bridger the Same day[.] we passed there[.] We came onto the fromt [front] guard who were reparing the road and bridges in Echo Canion. they wanted to Stop us but Peace had ben declared by the Comision Sent out for that purpos[e] So we were not disturbed, we pased them and came 60 miles that day Camping on East Canion Creek. We arived in Salt Lake City June 21^st 1858 Making the Journey in 52 days.

[Also found in Ensign, Martin Luther, Autobiography, in Utah State Historical Society Cache Valley Chapter, Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, reel 1, item 9, 6.]

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FROM: A MORMON TRAIL JOURNAL Of THOMAS BULLOCK MAY-JUNE, 1858

At Genoa Weighed the Goods of the Missionaries:  Martin Luther Ensign, 45 [lbs]

Martin L. Ensign, age 27, in Church 8 years, 15 quo 70, Travelling Elder, England, Hand Cart, residence Box Elder, Farmer

English Missionaries

Andrews James*

Beck James

Berry John W.*

Bramall Wm.*

Brown Wm.**

Browning Jas. G.**

Bullock Thomas**

Clark Ezra T.**

Craig James

Dallin Wm.*

Daniels Daniel

Davis Daniel

Doremus Henry I.

Ensign Martin Luther* 

Evans Richard G.*

Gates George**

Harriman Henry*

Higbee Isaac

Hobson Jesse

Hubbard Chas. W**.

King Thomas R.

Lavender James

Littlewood Martin*

Logan Robert*

Margetts Philip*

McBride Reuben*

Miller Robert E.*

Muir Wm. S.

Pace William

Page Daniel**

Peirce Eli Harvey*

Peirce Thomas**

Pinder John G.*

Reese Enoch*

Robinson Peter

Romney Miles

Roskelly Samuel**

Roulet Frederick*

Russell Thomas W.

Scofield Joseph

Shumway Andrew P.**

Smith John S.

Smith Samuel H.B.

Smith Wm. I.

Snow Bernard**

Stanniforth George*

Stevens James W.**

Stewart Wm. Jackson*

Taylor Amos*

Taylor George**

Taylor Jabuz*

Taylor James W.

Thomas Wm. G.*

Tippitts John H.**

Tomkinson Ephraim*

Ure James

Wilkin David*

Young Brigham H.*

Young Seymour B.*

Galley James*

others in company

Bodell Joseph

Bunting James

Burgess Mark

England Wm.

Fox Charles

Jones John E.

Kerswell Wm.

Louden Robert

Phillips Thomas

Vaughan Michael

Eli Wilkins

Octave Ursenbach

72

38

110 [Total]

85 M[ale] M[embers]

21 Others

01 woman

03 children

110 [total]

American Missionaries

Brinton David*

Browning Thomas*

Bull Wm. Field*

Cannon Angus M.

Carter Wm.*

Coombs Isaiah M.**

Gardner Robert*

Goddard Stephen H.*

Goddard George*

Hall Thomas*

Hill Isaac N.*

Hill Richard*

Huntsman Gabriel*

Mackintosh Daniel*

Mallett William F.*

McCrary John*

Ridout David O.** (& son)

Riter Samuel*

Shumway Charles*

Smith Wm. H.*

Snediker John F.**

Terry Joel*

Twitchell Wm. B*.

Welchman Arthur P.

Wood Lyman S.

*Hand cart Missionaries

**Went with TB

others

Ammond Thos J.

Jas. Hough

Leir G. Metcalf

John W. Brackenbary

Ira Miles

Jas. Alcott

Wm. Habgood

Robt. Pope, Wife & 2 children

Sunday 23 May 58 Sun rose in a clear sky[.] pleasant day till 4 p.m. Camp crosses many streams of clear water and halts for noon on the East side of Rattlesnake Creek in good feed[.] (T.B. carried over the wide Creek by D. Page and rides in Ezra Clark’s wagon 1½ miles) had a good bathe in the Creek in the p.m. went over mostly a soft bottom and thro several creeks[.] very hot and sultry until a sudden thunder storm threatens us, when we camp in a hurry in good grass about 5 p.m. but no wood, got water from a pool full of wiglers[.] we had scarcely pitched tents when 9 Indians of the Burley Band of Ogallallahs ride over the hill and come to camp and the rain came down on us[.] cleared up at Sundown[.] the Indians met in prayer with us[.] we put them in a tent for the night when they gave their usual singing after supper[.] 22 mi

Monday 24 strong dew[.] clear morning gave the Indians their breakfast and they went away singing[.] ...

Friday 11 June Severe frosty night[.] cold day

Camp moves up over the bluffs[.] the snow hard on the road and in some places a foot deep[.] ice in the pools about one inch thick[.] met 5 wagons with many discharged Teamsters (reported 150)[.] some of them on horseback[.] most on foot

Camp staid for breakfast about 2 miles and dry our bedding[.] commenced thawing[.] Camp again rolled round a big bend to a Spring, many waded thro cut off knee deep on rising[.] on hill met Nicholas Groesbeck, Al Hatch and about 12 other brethren with a drove of mules going to the Platte Ferry for goods[.] they gave us much information of the valley and our friends[.] I read the damnable lies of James Buchanan called the Proclamation of peace which did drive the Mormons to defend themselves[.] we could not refrain from groaning 3 times at the conclusion

after staying together about 3 hours we separated and our Camp rolled on towards the South Pass where we came to a halt a little after Sundown[.] The clouds strongly threaten another storm[.] the rheumatism in my shoulders very severe and cholic very bad[.] 25 mi...

Sunday 20 June cleared up at midnight[.] fine morning and all day[.] Camp moves down about 3 miles, down to the main Kanyon [blank space] when the roads are very muddy and heavy[.] sun came and Dr. Garland’s Co., and 2 wagons then went thro a coral of about 26 U.S. wagons and oxen[.] 4 wagons and 6 mules each were going to Weber river and make a ferry for the troops & c[.] 2 cos. were ahead of us and Col. Johnson 12 miles in the rear with 1500 Soldiers[.] thus I headed him and nearly all the command

I was miraculously guided to this place thro the troops[,] enemies and Indians for which the Lord be praised for answering the prayers of the Saints

came to a morning halt after travelled about 8 miles[.] waited 1½ hours[.] passed the U.S. troops making bridges across the creeks & c[.] then resumed our journey down the Kanyon and passed the place fortified by the Saints and could not refrain from giving 3 cheers for the boys engaged in it[.] it would have been the Slaughter house had Col. Johnson and the troops continued our journey down the Kanyon and to the ford of Weber river which we made in a fresh place the water being deep which was crossed in about 2 hours[.] 26 mi. met several apostates and camp runners[.] wrote a letter to President Young with the names of the European missionaries & c and sent same by Rob[ert] Gardner, A[ngus] M. Cannon, and E[noch] Reese on the Express and let him Camp starts for the Creek and divide leading to East Kanyon Creek[.] pass Little Soldier’s band of Indians[.] go over the divide and camp W. of Springs[.] T.B. on guard the early watch[.] 6 mi

Tidbits on [uncle] Lauren Hotchkiss ROUNDY son of Shadrach and Betsey QUIMBY ROUNDY

Shared by H. Gail Poulock, From JOURNEY TO ZION, VOICES FROM THE MORMON TRAIL, by Carol C. Madsen, Deseret Book, 1997, Trail Excerpt:

"...we traveled until we had come down out of the hills onto the Platte again. As we were coming along one evening just before camping time we saw three bears on the other side of the river near a thicket of brush. Smoot, the captain, called to me to get ready and go with him and kill them. Accordingly I got my gun which was empty and loaded it with a double charge as I knew it would stand it, and took my pistol - a single barrel - in case I got into a close fight, and went with him. By the time we got started there were three more boys who had got ready also and went with us. Their names were Charles Chipman, George Peacock, and Lorin Roundy.

Well by the time we got across the river the bears had gone into the brush so that we could not see them, but we had three large dogs with us which we put on their tracks and into the brush they ran, but when they got to the bear they were so astonished they would not even bark at them. When we got pretty well up to the brush, Smoot charged right up, thinking I suppose, to get the first shot, but when he saw the bear he was about like the dogs. He was so excited he forgot he had a gun but hollowed, 'Here she is boys, come and shoot her quick'. Accordingly we ran as fast as we could right up to the brush, but when we got there the brush was high enough that we could not see them on foot. Just at this time the old bear noticed Smoot on his horse and she paid no more attention to the dogs, but came from them to us with a vengeance. This excited Smoot the more, and he hollowed 'take care, boys, run - here she comes. She is a fifteen hundreder,' and turning his horse he laid the whip and away he went with a vengeance.

This so alarmed the boys that they all turned and ran as fast as they could, leaving the bear and me to settle our little difficulties as best we could. In the moment of their running by me and leaving me to fight it out alone, I though of Daniel Boone's companions running and leaving him alone in like circumstances..." Obviously, they had entered grizzly country.

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Shared by H. Gail Poulock, From OUR PIONEER HERITAGE, Vol ?, section on Bands and Orchestras, page 123:

"In 1857 an invitation was sent by Governor Young to the various towns in Utah County to join Salt Lake County in celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Pioneer's entrance into Utah. The celebration was to be held at the head of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Some twenty teams, headed by the band in their fine new wagon, went from Springville. Lauran H. Roundy, who was the possessor of some very fine horses, was teammaster. It took them one day to reach their destination and the celebration went on for three days. On the morning of July 22nd, the group gathered in front of Johnson's home and just as old sol shot his golden rays into the valley, the procession started with the band playing and their flags flying. The present road across Provo Bench was marked off that day for future travel. That night they camped at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. The evening was spent in contests by various bands, among the number being the famous Nauvoo Brass Band. The next day the long train wended it way up to the beautiful valley at the head of the canyon where tents were pitched under the spreading branches of towering pines. The next day was never forgotten by those present. There was a battery of artillery that kept the echoes ringing from day break until eight p. m. A fine program was carried out while dancing, feasting and merriment was kept up until the wee hours of the twenty-fifth. It was on this date that A. O. Smoot and Porter Rockwell rode into camp sunburned and travel-stained, to impart the startling news that Johnston's Army was on its way to Utah. Immediately everyone left for home to prepare to meet them." Another example of Lauren spelled wrong.