A study of just a couple distant strands of my family and the women who withstood so much, enabling us to stand here today. They are often the forgotten, the underestimated, and yet they carried the weight of family in the quest for a new life at the end of the Oregon Trail.
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Harriet Ellen Snider
My 2nd cousin four times removed
Harriet Ellen traveled with the Sixtus E. Johnson Company (1861), a wagon company. They departed from Florence, Nebraska on 14 July 1861. Harriet Ellen was 37 years old at departure and traveled for 75 days.
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Diadamia Wheeler Johnson
My 3rd cousin three times removed
Diadamia Wheeler traveled with the Sixtus E. Johnson Company (1861), a wagon company. They departed from Florence, Nebraska on 14 July 1861. Diadamia Wheeler was 5 years old at departure and traveled for 75 days.
James Harlow Carlton/James Withroe Canning – Interview with Aunt Ethel (Hawkins) Mangum
JAMES HARLOW CARLTON/THOMAS CANNING from Material Taped in an Interview with Aunt Ethel Hawkins Mangum on 31 Janaury 1980 and from Photostatic Copies of Material obtained from Aunt Ethel and from others…
Life Story of Harriet Ellen Carlton
I was born the 13th of August 1873 at Hillsdale, Utah. My parents are James Harlow Carlton and Didamia Wheeler Johnson. My Father being a wanderer, we moved several times but I do not remember much…
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Naomi Roxanna LeBaron
My 2nd cousin five times removed
Naomi Roxanna traveled with the Brigham Young Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 5 June 1848. Naomi Roxanna was 31 years old at departure and traveled for 107 days.
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Melissa Bloomfield LeBaron
My 2nd cousin five times removed
Melissa Bloomfield traveled with her husband, Benjamin Franklin Johnson, and children, with the Willard Richards Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 3 July 1848. Melissa Bloomfield was 27 years old at departure and traveled for 99 days.
History of Benjamin Franklin Johnson – He was born July 28, 1818 at Pomphret, Chautaqua County, New York. He was the son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. He was converted to the Gospel and was…
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Martha Aurelia Johnson
My 3rd cousin three times removed
Martha Aurelia traveled with the Sixtus E. Johnson Company (1861), a wagon company. They departed from Florence, Nebraska on 14 July 1861. Martha Aurelia was 2 years old at departure and traveled for 75 days.
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Mary Julia Johnson
My 3rd cousin three times removed
Mary Julia traveled with the Sixtus E. Johnson Company (1861), a wagon company. They departed from Florence, Nebraska on 14 July 1861. Mary Julia was 19 years old at departure and traveled for 75 days.
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Harriet Josephine Johnson
My 3rd cousin three times removed
Harriet Josephine traveled with the Sixtus E. Johnson Company (1861), a wagon company. They departed from Florence, Nebraska on 14 July 1861. Harriet Josephine was 10 years old at departure and traveled for 75 days.
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Karren Johansdatter
My 3rd cousin four times removed
Karren traveled with the Canute Peterson Company (1856), a wagon company. They departed from Florence, Nebraska on 27 June 1856. Karren was 30 years old at departure and traveled for 81 days.
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Sarah Melissa Holman
My 3rd cousin four times removed
Sarah Melissa traveled with the Brigham Young Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 5 June 1848. Sarah Melissa was 9 years old at departure and traveled for 107 days.
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Julia Didamia Johnson
My 3rd cousin four times removed
Julia Didamia traveled with the Willard Richards Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 3 July 1848. Julia Didamia was 2 years old at departure and traveled for 99 days.
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Sarah Agnes LeBaron
My 3rd cousin four times removed
Sarah Agnes traveled with the Moses Daley Freight Train (1853). They departed from Council Bluffs, Iowa on 6 July 1853. Sarah Agnes was 1 years old at departure and traveled for 83 days.
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Susan Adeline Holman
My 3rd cousin four times removed
Susan Adeline traveled with the Brigham Young Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 5 June 1848. Susan Adeline was 6 years old at departure and traveled for 107 days.
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Melissa Almera Johnson
My 3rd cousin four times removed
Melissa Almera traveled with the Willard Richards Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 3 July 1848. Melissa Almera was 4 years old at departure and traveled for 99 days.
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Esther Melita Johnson
My 3rd cousin four times removed
Esther Melita traveled with the Willard Richards Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 3 July 1848. Esther Melita was 0 years old at departure and traveled for 99 days.
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Harriet Naomi Holman
My 3rd cousin four times removed
Harriet Naomi traveled with the Brigham Young Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 5 June 1848. Harriet Naomi was 14 years old at departure and traveled for 107 days.
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Melissa Bloomfield LeBaron
My 3rd cousin four times removed
At 2 years old, Melissa Bloomfield departed in 1854 and traveled with Company Unknown (1854).
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Esther Ellis LeBaron
My 3rd cousin four times removed
At 0 years old, Esther Ellis departed in 1854 and traveled with Company Unknown (1854).
Esther Ellis (Ella) LeBARON Daughter of David T. LeBaron and Esther M. Johnson. Born 27 November 1853, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Married John Morrill, 18 May 1874. Died 25 February 1932.
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Mary Ellen Frost
My 3rd cousin five times removed
Mary Ellen traveled with the Willard Richards Company (1848), a wagon company. They departed from Winter Quarters, Nebraska on 3 July 1848. Mary Ellen was 21 years old at departure and traveled for 99 days.
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Elizabeth Diana Harris
My 3rd cousin five times removed
At 14 years old, Elizabeth Diana departed in 1847 and traveled with Company Unknown (1847).
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Abby Caroline Harris
My 3rd cousin five times removed
At 11 years old, Abby Caroline departed in 1847 and traveled with Company Unknown (1847).
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And these 20 women led me to find an entirely new line of Goddard’s within my family:
Hannah Maria Goddard (1828-1919)
