Son of Abraham Hunsaker and Eliza Collins

Journal Entry - March 16, 1858 — Nephi deceased, March 16, 1858 in the morning at sunrise. He dyed without a strugle. He was babtized by his father in Jorden mill race on May 29, 1854, confirmed the same day by his father. He had mooved with us to Carson Valley and was a good perservering boy. His eyes was some little weak alltho he went to school and had learnt to spell and read tollerable well. He was a great favorite of Lewis Jones in his lifetime. I allways thought he was better satisfyed in his company than any where else. He was going to Hariet Snow's school when he was taken with his death sickness. He had a survear feaver till he dyed. I had a dream some few weeks before his death which told me I had to gave up 2 more of my boys in a short time, and I could not get faith to have him get well in his sickness alltho Br. Samuel Smith said he would get well. We buryed him southeast of Brigham City some 50 rods.

Journal Entry - May 28, 1858 - We landed in Pontown, Utah Valley on 28 May with all of our family as [well as] stock-sheep, cattle and horses. Margaret has not bin with us in this moove. She went a few weeks ahead of us to tak care of hir Mother as she was very sick even on hir death bed. We overtak hir here at Spanish fork just after the death of hir Mother a few minutes. She was sick several years with consumption and was expecting to depart this life [a] while before she did. When I beheld Margaret she was standing by hir Mother as she had just deceased. A lady was holding hir boy George, and I did not know him for he had taken sick a few days previous with his death sickness. We proceeded to get [a] coffin to bury Margaret's Mother. We buried hir and took Margaret and hir children tot he waggons with us, but hir boy was very sick with high fever, the same disease that caused Nephi death. We allso did all we cold to raise [him] from his sickness, as we allso done all we could for Nephi, but nothing gave them ease, and finily we had to gave him up to go behind the veil for a while.

Journal Entry - June 12, 1858 — George Hunsaker Sweeten [George Sweeten Hunsaker] departed this life June 12, 1858 in the morning at sunrise, the same time [of] day that Nephi Hunsaker Collings [Nephi Collins Hunsaker] dyed. We prepair the grave of his grandmother Luckham and we bury him by hir side as she called him hir boy on hir deathbed. Hapy are those that dye without sin for they will finily be resurected without sin. We buryed him east of Palmyry City some 3 miles north of Spanish Fork half mile on top of the hill.