I posted this on another blog in honor of Pioneer Day, and thought it might be nice to post over here, too. (And this blog could use some love, I haven't posted in over a year! There's a time and a season for family history work, right?) By the way, welcome to everyone from Pinterest! I had no idea anyone was pinning this blog until someone I follow on Pinterest pinned it! It was quite a fun little surprise to see that people like this blog, neglected though it may be. :) And, I've loved getting comments from distant relations. It has been fun finding new relatives!
I had 59 direct ancestors cross the plains as Mormon Pioneers. These great-great-great grandparents (and 4th great grandparents and 2nd great grandparents) laid the foundation for me to be born a member of the church and I am thankful for their sacrifices that I may have the life I have.
I had 59 direct ancestors cross the plains as Mormon Pioneers. These great-great-great grandparents (and 4th great grandparents and 2nd great grandparents) laid the foundation for me to be born a member of the church and I am thankful for their sacrifices that I may have the life I have.
I have posted their names before, but I want to post them again. I have more pictures now, and I love how seeing pictures of your ancestors makes the name more real. They become more of a person, a story, a life, than just a name on a piece of paper. Here they are, 59 pioneers who had a role in making me who I am.
*Mary Sophronia Barber, from Conewango, PA
*Alonzo Turrel Atwood , from Pomfret, New York
*William Crisp Wilding, from Buckley, Northampton, England
*Eliza Gibson Weilding, from Staffodshire England, traveled in the Robert Wimmer Co. (1852), age 31 at crossing
*Osmond Broad Shaw, from Staffodshire England, traveled in the Robert Wimmer Co. (1852), age 30 at crossing
*Anne Sorensen, from Ribe county, Denmark
*Jens Nielsen Sorensen, from Ribe county, Denmark
*Salome Brunner, from St. Gallen Switzerland
*Johann Abraham Braegger, from St. Gallen Switzerland
*Susannah Barbara Braegger, from St. Gallen Switzerland
*John Jacob Kunzler, from St. Gallen Switzerland
*John Paul Kunzler, from St. Gallen Switzerland
*Sabra Ann Voorhees Tuttle, from Cincinnati Ohio, traveled with Thomas C.D. Howell Company (1852), aged 27 at time of crossing
John Paul Kunzler and Susannah Barbara Braegger Kunzler and children |
John Paul and Susannah Kunzler family, several years after above. |
*John Henry Tuttle, from New York City, New York, traveled with Thomas C.D. Howell Company, aged 30 at time of crossing
*Eleanor Mills Tuttle, from New York City, New York
*Mary Ellen Tuttle, born in Nauvoo, IL, infant
*William Stringham, from North Hempstead, Queens, New York
*Walter Stringham, born in Itamba, Clay County, Missouri
*Polly Peck, from Guilford, Vermont, died Jackson County, Missouri
See also photo above with Mary Ellen Tuttle |
*Polly Peck, from Guilford, Vermont, died Jackson County, Missouri
*Joseph Knight, from Oakham, Massachusetts, died on plains (Mt. Pisgah, IA)
*Polly Knight, from Halifax, New York
*Christian Nielsen, from Aarhus county, Denmark, traveled in the Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854), age 44 at crossing
*Christian Nielsen, from Aarhus county, Denmark, traveled in the Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854), age 44 at crossing
*Anna Kirstine Nielsen, from Jutland county, Denmark, traveled with Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854), aged 10 at crossing
*Ingeborg Sorensen, from Praesto, Denmark, traveled with Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854), aged 41 at crossing
*Rasmus Olsen, from Praesto, Denmark, traveled with Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854), aged 47 at crossing
*Jens Olsen, from Praesto, Denmark, traveled with Hans Peter Olsen Company (1854), aged 13 at crossing
*Ann Leaf, from Yorkshire, England, died on plains near Ft. Laramie, WY
*Albertine Josephine Johnson, from Halland County, Sweden
*Ann Leaf, from Yorkshire, England, died on plains near Ft. Laramie, WY
*Albertine Josephine Johnson, from Halland County, Sweden
Albertine Josephine Johnson |
*Charles Addison North, from Freemington, Illinois, traveled with the Robert Wimmer Company, aged 13 at crossing
*Levi North, from near Carmi, Illinois, traveled with Robert Wimmer Company, aged 34
*Arriminta Howard, from Troy, Illinois, traveled with Robert Wimmer Company, aged 33
Charles Addison North, See also picture with Albertine above |
*Levi North, from near Carmi, Illinois, traveled with Robert Wimmer Company, aged 34
*Arriminta Howard, from Troy, Illinois, traveled with Robert Wimmer Company, aged 33
Sarah Beitler Gibson |
*Ann Stanley, from Worchester, England
*John Harris, from Worchester, England
*Harriet Frost Raynor, from Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, aged 57 at crossing
*Clara Fowlke, from Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, aged 13 at crossing
*Elizabeth Lettuce Powell, from Hereford, England, traveled in the Robert F. Nelsen Company (1859), aged 66
*Elizabeth Lettuce Powell, from Hereford, England, traveled in the Robert F. Nelsen Company (1859), aged 66
*William Cullimore, from Gloucestershire, England, traveled in the Robert F. Nelsen Company (1859), aged 68
*James Cullimore, from Gloucestershire, England, traveled in the Robert F. Nelsen Company (1859), aged 18
*Chauncy Sumnner Harris, from Mansfield, Connecticut
*Sarah Lovina Harris, from Mansfield, Connecticut
*Evaline McLean, from London, Pennsylvania, traveled in the Gilbert and Gerrish Freight Train (1850), aged 45 at crossing
Evaline McLean Fisher |
*Joseph Armstrong Fisher, born in Nauvoo, Illinois, traveled in the Gilbert and Gerrish Freight Train (1850), aged 9
*Jane Hornby, from Lancaster, England, aged 58
*John Croft, from Yorkshire, England, traveled in the James D. Ross Company (1860) as Sergeant of the Guard, aged 24