The fourth child born to Jane (Duett) and Daniel Hall was a son, born a quarter to five on the evening of August 5th 1848. It was a happy occasion to have a son in the family. He was christened Ephraim Joseph.
Jane died when Ephraim was just seven years old. Daniel married Ann Neal, a Mormon. When Ephraim Joseph was about 10 years old, he expressed his desire to join the Church. He was baptized 18 June 1858 by Elder James Keep and confirmed by Elder Lutton Isacke at the Halloway Branch.
Soon after Daniel and Ann began to make plans to emigrate to Utah and booked passage on the ship "William Tappscott" and traveled to Liverpool. They boarded ship Wednesday the 14 May 1862. The ship set sail with 808 Saints aboard under the direction of William Gibson, John Clark and Francis Lyman.
They joined the Horton D. Height Church wagon train with 650 immigrants. The young and healthy were required to walk so Ann Maria walked nearly all the way. Ephraim, though he was only 14, drove an ox team and wagon. Thirty people died before the wagon train reached the valley. Ephraim was one of them. As they neared the valley, Ephraim became ill with mountain fever.
On Monday night the 13 October 1862 the wagon train had reached Cache Cave. Cache Cave is located in Echo Canyon about 75 miles from Salt Lake. It is a small limestone cave in the hill. It received its name because sometimes the immigrants would have to cache away some things until they could be brought into Salt Lake. Food was sometimes left for those handcart companies that had run low on rations and were suffering from hunger.
That night at Cache Cave, Ephraim passed away 13 October 1862. He was 14 years, 2 months and 8 days old according to Daniel's journal. With heavy hearts, they buried him there at the camp grounds so near to their journeys end.
Jane died when Ephraim was just seven years old. Daniel married Ann Neal, a Mormon. When Ephraim Joseph was about 10 years old, he expressed his desire to join the Church. He was baptized 18 June 1858 by Elder James Keep and confirmed by Elder Lutton Isacke at the Halloway Branch.
Soon after Daniel and Ann began to make plans to emigrate to Utah and booked passage on the ship "William Tappscott" and traveled to Liverpool. They boarded ship Wednesday the 14 May 1862. The ship set sail with 808 Saints aboard under the direction of William Gibson, John Clark and Francis Lyman.
They joined the Horton D. Height Church wagon train with 650 immigrants. The young and healthy were required to walk so Ann Maria walked nearly all the way. Ephraim, though he was only 14, drove an ox team and wagon. Thirty people died before the wagon train reached the valley. Ephraim was one of them. As they neared the valley, Ephraim became ill with mountain fever.
On Monday night the 13 October 1862 the wagon train had reached Cache Cave. Cache Cave is located in Echo Canyon about 75 miles from Salt Lake. It is a small limestone cave in the hill. It received its name because sometimes the immigrants would have to cache away some things until they could be brought into Salt Lake. Food was sometimes left for those handcart companies that had run low on rations and were suffering from hunger.
That night at Cache Cave, Ephraim passed away 13 October 1862. He was 14 years, 2 months and 8 days old according to Daniel's journal. With heavy hearts, they buried him there at the camp grounds so near to their journeys end.
The fourth child born to Jane (Duett) and Daniel Hall was a son, born a quarter to five on the evening of August 5th 1848. It was a happy occasion to have a son in the family. He was christened Ephraim Joseph.
Jane died when Ephraim was just seven years old. Daniel married Ann Neal, a Mormon. When Ephraim Joseph was about 10 years old, he expressed his desire to join the Church. He was baptized 18 June 1858 by Elder James Keep and confirmed by Elder Lutton Isacke at the Halloway Branch.
Soon after Daniel and Ann began to make plans to emigrate to Utah and booked passage on the ship "William Tappscott" and traveled to Liverpool. They boarded ship Wednesday the 14 May 1862. The ship set sail with 808 Saints aboard under the direction of William Gibson, John Clark and Francis Lyman.
They joined the Horton D. Height Church wagon train with 650 immigrants. The young and healthy were required to walk so Ann Maria walked nearly all the way. Ephraim, though he was only 14, drove an ox team and wagon. Thirty people died before the wagon train reached the valley. Ephraim was one of them. As they neared the valley, Ephraim became ill with mountain fever.
On Monday night the 13 October 1862 the wagon train had reached Cache Cave. Cache Cave is located in Echo Canyon about 75 miles from Salt Lake. It is a small limestone cave in the hill. It received its name because sometimes the immigrants would have to cache away some things until they could be brought into Salt Lake. Food was sometimes left for those handcart companies that had run low on rations and were suffering from hunger.
That night at Cache Cave, Ephraim passed away 13 October 1862. He was 14 years, 2 months and 8 days old according to Daniel's journal. With heavy hearts, they buried him there at the camp grounds so near to their journeys end.
Jane died when Ephraim was just seven years old. Daniel married Ann Neal, a Mormon. When Ephraim Joseph was about 10 years old, he expressed his desire to join the Church. He was baptized 18 June 1858 by Elder James Keep and confirmed by Elder Lutton Isacke at the Halloway Branch.
Soon after Daniel and Ann began to make plans to emigrate to Utah and booked passage on the ship "William Tappscott" and traveled to Liverpool. They boarded ship Wednesday the 14 May 1862. The ship set sail with 808 Saints aboard under the direction of William Gibson, John Clark and Francis Lyman.
They joined the Horton D. Height Church wagon train with 650 immigrants. The young and healthy were required to walk so Ann Maria walked nearly all the way. Ephraim, though he was only 14, drove an ox team and wagon. Thirty people died before the wagon train reached the valley. Ephraim was one of them. As they neared the valley, Ephraim became ill with mountain fever.
On Monday night the 13 October 1862 the wagon train had reached Cache Cave. Cache Cave is located in Echo Canyon about 75 miles from Salt Lake. It is a small limestone cave in the hill. It received its name because sometimes the immigrants would have to cache away some things until they could be brought into Salt Lake. Food was sometimes left for those handcart companies that had run low on rations and were suffering from hunger.
That night at Cache Cave, Ephraim passed away 13 October 1862. He was 14 years, 2 months and 8 days old according to Daniel's journal. With heavy hearts, they buried him there at the camp grounds so near to their journeys end.
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