MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. Sarah Altana Catlin was part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration during 1847-1868. Initially organized near the Missouri River, 488 individuals and 42 wagons were in the William Snow/Joseph Young Company when it began its journey on June 21, 1850 from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). The size of the company more than tripled as it made its way across the plains.
George Washington Catlin, Sr. (1818-1898) and his daughter, Elizabeth Marilla Catlin (1849-1863) were among the pioneers in the company who were welcomed to the Salt Lake Valley October 1-4, 1850.
MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. Sarah Altana Catlin was part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration during 1847-1868. Initially organized near the Missouri River, 488 individuals and 42 wagons were in the William Snow/Joseph Young Company when it began its journey on June 21, 1850 from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). The size of the company more than tripled as it made its way across the plains.
George Washington Catlin, Sr. (1818-1898) and his daughter, Elizabeth Marilla Catlin (1849-1863) were among the pioneers in the company who were welcomed to the Salt Lake Valley October 1-4, 1850.
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