Died in Indian Territory of Oklahoma
Son of Robert Gully and Martha
Married Jane Jones Frelick, 9 October 1833, Newbarn, Craven, North Carolina
Married Ovanda Fuller, 27 Jan 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
Married Hannah Elizabeth Fuller, 9 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
Married Sarah Ann Fuller, 29 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
* Heart Throbs of the West, Kate B. Carter, Vol. 2, p. 205
Lieut. Samuel L. Gully of Company E was a great friend to the men of the Battalion. He had taken a stand against the non-Mormon officers who were ill-treating the men. When two of the men, John D. Lee and Howard Egan started for Council Bluffs with the checks of the Battalion, it was thought an opportune time for Lieut. Gully to resign and return to his family. Accompanying these men and Roswell Stevens, he left to join his family. The next year he started for Salt Lake City, but died on the plains.
History - Samuel Gully joined the LDS Church in North Carolina and brought his wife Jane and their young family to Nauvoo. After leaving Nauvoo during the exodus, he served in the Mormon Battalion for four months. Along with Orson Spencer, in 1849 Samuel led a company of pioneers from Winter Quarters. Samuel died of cholera on this trek.
* Death of Captain James Allen
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 4, p. 421
From their first acquaintance with Captain James Allen, the men of the Battalion, as well as the leaders of the Latter-day Saint Church, trusted him, as in every respect he had kept his word. When he was taken ill, in the month of August, there was not a man or woman in the Battalion who did not pray for his speedy recovery. But on August 23rd, 1846 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas he passed away. Lieutenant James Pace and Lieutenant Samuel Gully remained with him during his last hours.
Samuel Gully letter to Brigham Young, 3 July 1849.
Camp 192 miles from Winter Quarters, July 3rd 1849
Presdt. B. Young
Dear Sir; Allow me to introduce to your acquaintance Genl. G Blodget the bearer of this. Genl. G. accidentally fell into our company at the Mo. River and has traveled with us to this point. he now leaves us with his pack animals & leaves 4 wagons & Teams with the remainder of his Men, all in my charge. Genl. G has offered many friendly favors while we have been on the road and has acted the part of a Gentleman; any favors rendered him by yourself will [be] duly reciprocated by your friend.
I am sorry to inform you of the choleras being in our company. We have had several cases and lost 3 men of our company[.] Bro. Nelson Mc[C]Arty died at the Loup fork, Ambrose Kellogg at Prarie Creek, a Mr. [Moses] Hale on the Platt[e] 7 miles from this point. My desire is that we may no longer be troubled with this sad disease. Since we left Winter Quarters which was the morning of the 7th June the Horn on the 11th the rains have been so continued that it has prevented us from moving faster than we have and now we have had two nights of as heavy rains as I most ever saw, the Grass is Good, but the Roads most Horrid
Messrs [James A] Livingston & [John Henry] Kinkead is now with us, with the Goods mentioned in my former letter, and they wish me to renew the wish for you to have them a House ready for them to put there Goods in when they arrive. They are extremely anxious to return to St Louis this fall in order that they make an early start the next sping with at least one Hundred thousand Dollars worth of Goods. The season is now so far advanced that they fear if they have to go through to the Vally & then have to retail them out, it will be too late for them to return and they are therefore willing to sell them sooner if possible and say if you or any other person will meet them this side of the South Pass they would sell them for much less than they would in the Vally say at least five thousand Dollars. They have with them near $30,000 at St Louis cost consisting of a Genl. Stock of Dry Goods, a very heavy stock of Hardware for building purposes, with Groceries &c &c
Bro. Orson Spencer is now in our company and from the best I can learn has money with him sufficient to pay near half the amount. They will take Gold Dust at a Good rate
SAMU[E]L Gully
Pr WM. HYDE
July 5th 1849
President Brigham Young
Sir; Capt Gully after writing the above left it uncealed with a view, if possible of obtaining, news from Ft. Childs which might be of interest to you, but on yesterday the 4th he was taken with the Cholera, and died this morning, the 5th inst at 5 O.c[.] on which account I have signed his name above and forward to you this sheet. The Camp is now in tolerable health. We now expect to start on our Journey in the morning, have laid here two days
Yours with respect, Wm Hyde
* Mormon Battalion, Company E
* Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849); Age at Departure: 40
Son of Robert Gully and Martha
Married Jane Jones Frelick, 9 October 1833, Newbarn, Craven, North Carolina
Married Ovanda Fuller, 27 Jan 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
Married Hannah Elizabeth Fuller, 9 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
Married Sarah Ann Fuller, 29 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
* Heart Throbs of the West, Kate B. Carter, Vol. 2, p. 205
Lieut. Samuel L. Gully of Company E was a great friend to the men of the Battalion. He had taken a stand against the non-Mormon officers who were ill-treating the men. When two of the men, John D. Lee and Howard Egan started for Council Bluffs with the checks of the Battalion, it was thought an opportune time for Lieut. Gully to resign and return to his family. Accompanying these men and Roswell Stevens, he left to join his family. The next year he started for Salt Lake City, but died on the plains.
History - Samuel Gully joined the LDS Church in North Carolina and brought his wife Jane and their young family to Nauvoo. After leaving Nauvoo during the exodus, he served in the Mormon Battalion for four months. Along with Orson Spencer, in 1849 Samuel led a company of pioneers from Winter Quarters. Samuel died of cholera on this trek.
* Death of Captain James Allen
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 4, p. 421
From their first acquaintance with Captain James Allen, the men of the Battalion, as well as the leaders of the Latter-day Saint Church, trusted him, as in every respect he had kept his word. When he was taken ill, in the month of August, there was not a man or woman in the Battalion who did not pray for his speedy recovery. But on August 23rd, 1846 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas he passed away. Lieutenant James Pace and Lieutenant Samuel Gully remained with him during his last hours.
Samuel Gully letter to Brigham Young, 3 July 1849.
Camp 192 miles from Winter Quarters, July 3rd 1849
Presdt. B. Young
Dear Sir; Allow me to introduce to your acquaintance Genl. G Blodget the bearer of this. Genl. G. accidentally fell into our company at the Mo. River and has traveled with us to this point. he now leaves us with his pack animals & leaves 4 wagons & Teams with the remainder of his Men, all in my charge. Genl. G has offered many friendly favors while we have been on the road and has acted the part of a Gentleman; any favors rendered him by yourself will [be] duly reciprocated by your friend.
I am sorry to inform you of the choleras being in our company. We have had several cases and lost 3 men of our company[.] Bro. Nelson Mc[C]Arty died at the Loup fork, Ambrose Kellogg at Prarie Creek, a Mr. [Moses] Hale on the Platt[e] 7 miles from this point. My desire is that we may no longer be troubled with this sad disease. Since we left Winter Quarters which was the morning of the 7th June the Horn on the 11th the rains have been so continued that it has prevented us from moving faster than we have and now we have had two nights of as heavy rains as I most ever saw, the Grass is Good, but the Roads most Horrid
Messrs [James A] Livingston & [John Henry] Kinkead is now with us, with the Goods mentioned in my former letter, and they wish me to renew the wish for you to have them a House ready for them to put there Goods in when they arrive. They are extremely anxious to return to St Louis this fall in order that they make an early start the next sping with at least one Hundred thousand Dollars worth of Goods. The season is now so far advanced that they fear if they have to go through to the Vally & then have to retail them out, it will be too late for them to return and they are therefore willing to sell them sooner if possible and say if you or any other person will meet them this side of the South Pass they would sell them for much less than they would in the Vally say at least five thousand Dollars. They have with them near $30,000 at St Louis cost consisting of a Genl. Stock of Dry Goods, a very heavy stock of Hardware for building purposes, with Groceries &c &c
Bro. Orson Spencer is now in our company and from the best I can learn has money with him sufficient to pay near half the amount. They will take Gold Dust at a Good rate
SAMU[E]L Gully
Pr WM. HYDE
July 5th 1849
President Brigham Young
Sir; Capt Gully after writing the above left it uncealed with a view, if possible of obtaining, news from Ft. Childs which might be of interest to you, but on yesterday the 4th he was taken with the Cholera, and died this morning, the 5th inst at 5 O.c[.] on which account I have signed his name above and forward to you this sheet. The Camp is now in tolerable health. We now expect to start on our Journey in the morning, have laid here two days
Yours with respect, Wm Hyde
* Mormon Battalion, Company E
* Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849); Age at Departure: 40
Died in Indian Territory of Oklahoma
Son of Robert Gully and Martha
Married Jane Jones Frelick, 9 October 1833, Newbarn, Craven, North Carolina
Married Ovanda Fuller, 27 Jan 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
Married Hannah Elizabeth Fuller, 9 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
Married Sarah Ann Fuller, 29 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
* Heart Throbs of the West, Kate B. Carter, Vol. 2, p. 205
Lieut. Samuel L. Gully of Company E was a great friend to the men of the Battalion. He had taken a stand against the non-Mormon officers who were ill-treating the men. When two of the men, John D. Lee and Howard Egan started for Council Bluffs with the checks of the Battalion, it was thought an opportune time for Lieut. Gully to resign and return to his family. Accompanying these men and Roswell Stevens, he left to join his family. The next year he started for Salt Lake City, but died on the plains.
History - Samuel Gully joined the LDS Church in North Carolina and brought his wife Jane and their young family to Nauvoo. After leaving Nauvoo during the exodus, he served in the Mormon Battalion for four months. Along with Orson Spencer, in 1849 Samuel led a company of pioneers from Winter Quarters. Samuel died of cholera on this trek.
* Death of Captain James Allen
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 4, p. 421
From their first acquaintance with Captain James Allen, the men of the Battalion, as well as the leaders of the Latter-day Saint Church, trusted him, as in every respect he had kept his word. When he was taken ill, in the month of August, there was not a man or woman in the Battalion who did not pray for his speedy recovery. But on August 23rd, 1846 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas he passed away. Lieutenant James Pace and Lieutenant Samuel Gully remained with him during his last hours.
Samuel Gully letter to Brigham Young, 3 July 1849.
Camp 192 miles from Winter Quarters, July 3rd 1849
Presdt. B. Young
Dear Sir; Allow me to introduce to your acquaintance Genl. G Blodget the bearer of this. Genl. G. accidentally fell into our company at the Mo. River and has traveled with us to this point. he now leaves us with his pack animals & leaves 4 wagons & Teams with the remainder of his Men, all in my charge. Genl. G has offered many friendly favors while we have been on the road and has acted the part of a Gentleman; any favors rendered him by yourself will [be] duly reciprocated by your friend.
I am sorry to inform you of the choleras being in our company. We have had several cases and lost 3 men of our company[.] Bro. Nelson Mc[C]Arty died at the Loup fork, Ambrose Kellogg at Prarie Creek, a Mr. [Moses] Hale on the Platt[e] 7 miles from this point. My desire is that we may no longer be troubled with this sad disease. Since we left Winter Quarters which was the morning of the 7th June the Horn on the 11th the rains have been so continued that it has prevented us from moving faster than we have and now we have had two nights of as heavy rains as I most ever saw, the Grass is Good, but the Roads most Horrid
Messrs [James A] Livingston & [John Henry] Kinkead is now with us, with the Goods mentioned in my former letter, and they wish me to renew the wish for you to have them a House ready for them to put there Goods in when they arrive. They are extremely anxious to return to St Louis this fall in order that they make an early start the next sping with at least one Hundred thousand Dollars worth of Goods. The season is now so far advanced that they fear if they have to go through to the Vally & then have to retail them out, it will be too late for them to return and they are therefore willing to sell them sooner if possible and say if you or any other person will meet them this side of the South Pass they would sell them for much less than they would in the Vally say at least five thousand Dollars. They have with them near $30,000 at St Louis cost consisting of a Genl. Stock of Dry Goods, a very heavy stock of Hardware for building purposes, with Groceries &c &c
Bro. Orson Spencer is now in our company and from the best I can learn has money with him sufficient to pay near half the amount. They will take Gold Dust at a Good rate
SAMU[E]L Gully
Pr WM. HYDE
July 5th 1849
President Brigham Young
Sir; Capt Gully after writing the above left it uncealed with a view, if possible of obtaining, news from Ft. Childs which might be of interest to you, but on yesterday the 4th he was taken with the Cholera, and died this morning, the 5th inst at 5 O.c[.] on which account I have signed his name above and forward to you this sheet. The Camp is now in tolerable health. We now expect to start on our Journey in the morning, have laid here two days
Yours with respect, Wm Hyde
* Mormon Battalion, Company E
* Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849); Age at Departure: 40
Son of Robert Gully and Martha
Married Jane Jones Frelick, 9 October 1833, Newbarn, Craven, North Carolina
Married Ovanda Fuller, 27 Jan 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
Married Hannah Elizabeth Fuller, 9 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
Married Sarah Ann Fuller, 29 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
* Heart Throbs of the West, Kate B. Carter, Vol. 2, p. 205
Lieut. Samuel L. Gully of Company E was a great friend to the men of the Battalion. He had taken a stand against the non-Mormon officers who were ill-treating the men. When two of the men, John D. Lee and Howard Egan started for Council Bluffs with the checks of the Battalion, it was thought an opportune time for Lieut. Gully to resign and return to his family. Accompanying these men and Roswell Stevens, he left to join his family. The next year he started for Salt Lake City, but died on the plains.
History - Samuel Gully joined the LDS Church in North Carolina and brought his wife Jane and their young family to Nauvoo. After leaving Nauvoo during the exodus, he served in the Mormon Battalion for four months. Along with Orson Spencer, in 1849 Samuel led a company of pioneers from Winter Quarters. Samuel died of cholera on this trek.
* Death of Captain James Allen
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 4, p. 421
From their first acquaintance with Captain James Allen, the men of the Battalion, as well as the leaders of the Latter-day Saint Church, trusted him, as in every respect he had kept his word. When he was taken ill, in the month of August, there was not a man or woman in the Battalion who did not pray for his speedy recovery. But on August 23rd, 1846 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas he passed away. Lieutenant James Pace and Lieutenant Samuel Gully remained with him during his last hours.
Samuel Gully letter to Brigham Young, 3 July 1849.
Camp 192 miles from Winter Quarters, July 3rd 1849
Presdt. B. Young
Dear Sir; Allow me to introduce to your acquaintance Genl. G Blodget the bearer of this. Genl. G. accidentally fell into our company at the Mo. River and has traveled with us to this point. he now leaves us with his pack animals & leaves 4 wagons & Teams with the remainder of his Men, all in my charge. Genl. G has offered many friendly favors while we have been on the road and has acted the part of a Gentleman; any favors rendered him by yourself will [be] duly reciprocated by your friend.
I am sorry to inform you of the choleras being in our company. We have had several cases and lost 3 men of our company[.] Bro. Nelson Mc[C]Arty died at the Loup fork, Ambrose Kellogg at Prarie Creek, a Mr. [Moses] Hale on the Platt[e] 7 miles from this point. My desire is that we may no longer be troubled with this sad disease. Since we left Winter Quarters which was the morning of the 7th June the Horn on the 11th the rains have been so continued that it has prevented us from moving faster than we have and now we have had two nights of as heavy rains as I most ever saw, the Grass is Good, but the Roads most Horrid
Messrs [James A] Livingston & [John Henry] Kinkead is now with us, with the Goods mentioned in my former letter, and they wish me to renew the wish for you to have them a House ready for them to put there Goods in when they arrive. They are extremely anxious to return to St Louis this fall in order that they make an early start the next sping with at least one Hundred thousand Dollars worth of Goods. The season is now so far advanced that they fear if they have to go through to the Vally & then have to retail them out, it will be too late for them to return and they are therefore willing to sell them sooner if possible and say if you or any other person will meet them this side of the South Pass they would sell them for much less than they would in the Vally say at least five thousand Dollars. They have with them near $30,000 at St Louis cost consisting of a Genl. Stock of Dry Goods, a very heavy stock of Hardware for building purposes, with Groceries &c &c
Bro. Orson Spencer is now in our company and from the best I can learn has money with him sufficient to pay near half the amount. They will take Gold Dust at a Good rate
SAMU[E]L Gully
Pr WM. HYDE
July 5th 1849
President Brigham Young
Sir; Capt Gully after writing the above left it uncealed with a view, if possible of obtaining, news from Ft. Childs which might be of interest to you, but on yesterday the 4th he was taken with the Cholera, and died this morning, the 5th inst at 5 O.c[.] on which account I have signed his name above and forward to you this sheet. The Camp is now in tolerable health. We now expect to start on our Journey in the morning, have laid here two days
Yours with respect, Wm Hyde
* Mormon Battalion, Company E
* Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849); Age at Departure: 40
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