Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868

LeFevre, William

Birth Date: 31 Aug. 1833
Death Date: 3 Mar. 1920
Gender: Male
Age: 18 at time of crossing
Company: David Wood Company (1852)
Departure: 6 June 1852
Arrival: 20 September - 1 October 1852

Company Information:
About 288 individuals and about 58 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

Son of John Le Fevre and Ann Dalton of Crowland, Lincolnshire, Eng.. Born Aug. 31, 1833, at Crowland. Came to Utah Sept. 17, 1852, David Woods company.


Married Hannah Holyoak Dec. 25, 1855, Parowan, Utah, and later in the Endowment house, Salt Lake City (daughter of George Holyoak and Sarah Green of Mosely Ware Green Common near Birmingham, Eng., pioneers Oct. 1 or 2, 1854, Dr. Rich company). She was born March 25, 1841. Their children: William Dame, b. Sept. 10, 1857, m. Cornelia Robinson; Sarah Ann b. Sept. 20, 1860, m. James Houston; John Henry b. May 2, 1861, m. Hattie Gale; Hannah Eliza b. March 5, 1864, m. Albert F. McEwen; Daniel James b. Oct. 29, 1867, m. Jane A. Robinson; Ann Elizabeth b. Aug. 28, 1870, m. William D. Haycock; Martha Jane b. Sept. 12, 1872; Jesse Holyoak b. Nov. 11, 1874, m. Nora McClelland; Mary Ellen b. March 7, 1877, m. Byron M. Orton; Clara Parthenia b. June 23, 1879, m. William E. Chatwin; Esther Alice b. Sept. 3, 1883, m. James Simkins Jones.


Married Frances Banks Oct. 3, 1863, Salt Lake City (daughter of William E. Banks and Ellen Eyre of Sidney, Australia, pioneers 1858). She was born Nov. 4, 1844, died July 30, 1911. Their children: Susannah Delfiney b. Aug. 15, 1864, m. Michael G. Lloyd; George Edwin b. March 13,1866, m. Margaret A. DeLong; Luke Dalton b. Nov. 12, 1867, m. Julia A. Orton; Ellen Lovina b. Sept. 5, 1869, m. Edward R. McEwen; Joseph Ellis b. April 10, 1871, died; Charlotte Moore b. March 24, 1873, m. Mahonri M. Steele, Jr.; Frank Banks b. April 24, 1875, died; Sarah Alice b. Feb. 14, 1877, died; William b. Oct. 19, 1879, m. Jessie M. Robinson; Claudia Pernetta b. Jan. 10, 1882, d. July 24, 1883; Fannie May b. Oct. 9, 1883, m. James Burrown Davenport; Leon b. Feb. 15, 1886, m. Pearl Houston. Family resided Cleveland, Garfield Co., Utah.


Member 6th quorum seventies; missionary to St. George temple 1900-02; ordained high priest Aug. 29, 1897 and elder Oct. 31, 1852. Stockraiser and farmer.


Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 2

Name: William Le Fevre
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1833
Birth Place: Crowland, Lincoln, England
Parents: John and Ann Dalton LeFevre
Death Date: 03 Mar 1920
Death Place: Panguitch, Garfield, Utah
Arrival: 17 Sep 1850, Orson Spencer
Spouse: Hannah Holyoak
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1855
Marriage Place: Parowan, Iron, Utah
Spouse's Birth Date: 25 Mar 1841
Spouse's Birth Place: Mosley Ware on Green Common, near Birmingham, England
Spouse's Death Date: 02 Aug 1920
Spouse's Death Place: Panguitch, Garfield, Utah
Married 2nd: Frances Banks Rowley Date: 3 Oct 1863 , Salt Lake City, Utah Born: 4 Nov 1844 , South Creek, Sidney, Australia Died: 30 Jul 1911 , Spry, Garfield, Utah William was the son of a grocery store owner. All of his brothers and sisters died in their childhood, except one sister and himself. His parents were baptized into the Church in 1848 and immediately began preparations to leave for America . His father died in Liverpool before they boarded the ship in 1849 . He and his mother and sister arrived in St. Louis , where his sister, Sarah , died of cholera in 1850 . While there, he worked in a cake and candy store. Sarah did dressmaking until her death. He and his mother arrived in Council Bluffs where they lived and worked until 1852 . They they left for the Valley. They were sent to Parowan to live. William spent the winter logging and caring for oxen. At one time he was a member of the School of the Prophets. He was a farmer, a member of the Nauvoo Legion in the valley, and was a guard in Little Creek Canyon for a time. He took charge for a while at Rush Lake of the cattle that belonged to farmers in several towns. For 20 years he was a minute man and cavalry soldier in Parowan , Panguitch, Dixie , and Beaver , and he was involved in the Black Hawk Indian War. In 1875 he moved his family north of Panguitch and, a short time later, he moved to Bear Creek (Spry) , where they remained for 30 years. He and his wife, Hannah , served a two-year mission as ordinance workers in the St. George Temple and also spent a winter in Manti doing temple work. They were industrious and prosperous and active members of the church. Children of 1st wife: Rachel Ann , (Paheed Indian, adopted), b. 27 Nov 1851 . Md. Mr. Williams . D. 4 Mar 1871 . Rebecca , (Paheed Indian, adopted), b. Oct 1854 . D. 10 Feb 1866 . William Dame , b. 10 Sep 1857 . D. 22 Jan 1925 . Sarah Ann , b. 20 Sep 1860 . Md. Mr. Houston . D. 14 Sep 1950 . John Henry , b. 2 May 1862 . D. 19 Mar 1946 . Hannah Eliza , b. 5 Mar 1865 . Md. Mr. McEwen . D. 6 Jan 1936 . Daniel James , b. 29 Oct 1867 . D. 6 Jan 1936 . Amy Elizabeth , b. 28 Aug 1870 . Md. Mr. Haycock . D. 7 Aug 1933 . Martha Jane , b. 12 Sep 1872 . Md. Mr. Steele . D. 18 Sep 1933 . Jesse Holyoak , b. 11 Nov 1874 . D. 9 Feb 1965 . Mary Ellen , b. 7 Mar 1877 . Md. Mr. Orton . D. 26 Sep 1920 . Clara Parthenia , b. 22 Jun 1879 . Md. Mr. Chatwin . D. 6 Mar 1904 . Esther Alice , b. 3 Sep 1883 . Md. Mr. Jones . D. 18 Dec 1941 . Children of 2nd wife: Susanna Delfina , b. 15 Aug 1864 . Md. Mr. Lloyd . D. 21 Mar 1920 . George Edwin , b. 13 Mar 1866 . D. 22 Dec 1950 . Luke Dalton , b. 11 Nov 1867 . D. 7 Apr 1942 . Ellen Lovina , b. 5 Sep 1869 . Md. Mr. McEwen . D. 13 Aug 1941 . Joseph Ellis , b. 10 Apr 1871 . D. 23 Apr 1871 . Charlotte Moore , b. 24 Mar 1873 . Md. Mr. Steele . D. 5 Sep 1941 . Franklin Banks , b. 24 Apr 1875 . D. 4 Aug 1900 . Sarah Alice , b. 14 Feb 1877 . D. 6 Oct 1878 . Child. William , b. 19 Oct 1879 . D. 19 May 1943 . Claudia Pernetta , b. 10 Jan 1882 . D. 24 Jul 1883 . Child. Fannie May , b. 9 Oct 1883 , Md. Mr. Davenport . D. 2 Apr 1922 . Leon , b. 15 Feb 1886 . D. 31 Dec 1954 . written by V. Gubler