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Louis Handley

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Louis Handley

Birth
Death
28 Aug 1853
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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About 400 individuals and 52 wagons were in the Cyrus H. Wheelock Company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Keokuk, Iowa. This company included a California company. They crossed the Missouri River on July 11.

The company report, sent to Brigham Young on September 19, 1853, lists 427 individuals as part of the Wheelock company and 7 individuals as part of the California company traveling with them. The report does not include a record of those who died en route.

This church wagon train departed June 1-3, 1853 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley from October 6-16, 1853. 

Louis Handley, born and died en Route, was traveling with
Elizabeth Handley (Age 29),
George Handley (Age 26),
Elizabeth A. Handley (Age 1).
About 400 individuals and 52 wagons were in the Cyrus H. Wheelock Company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Keokuk, Iowa. This company included a California company. They crossed the Missouri River on July 11.

The company report, sent to Brigham Young on September 19, 1853, lists 427 individuals as part of the Wheelock company and 7 individuals as part of the California company traveling with them. The report does not include a record of those who died en route.

This church wagon train departed June 1-3, 1853 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley from October 6-16, 1853. 

Louis Handley, born and died en Route, was traveling with
Elizabeth Handley (Age 29),
George Handley (Age 26),
Elizabeth A. Handley (Age 1).


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  • Created by: John Warnke
  • Added: Oct 2, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232650419/louis-handley: accessed ), memorial page for Louis Handley (28 Aug 1853–28 Aug 1853), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232650419, citing Pioneer Children's Memorial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; Maintained by John Warnke (contributor 46617227).