MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. The Joseph Nicholas family … Joseph Nicholas (1822-1888), Nancy Allen Nicholas (1827-1905), and Sarah Annette Nicholas (1850-1886) … were part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration between 1847-1868.
The specific company in which the family traveled in 1852 was the Benjamin Gardner Company. There were 241 individuals and 25 wagons when the company began its journey from the outfitting post in Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). This church train arrived in the Salt Lake Valley between September 24-27.
Joseph Nicholas served as an assistant captain for the Company. Also traveling with the Company was extended family: Nancy's mother, Eunice Miner Allen (1783-1866), her sister, Sarah Allen Coltrin (1822-1897) and her family and her brother, Jude Allen (1811-1900) and his family.
MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. The Joseph Nicholas family … Joseph Nicholas (1822-1888), Nancy Allen Nicholas (1827-1905), and Sarah Annette Nicholas (1850-1886) … were part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration between 1847-1868.
The specific company in which the family traveled in 1852 was the Benjamin Gardner Company. There were 241 individuals and 25 wagons when the company began its journey from the outfitting post in Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). This church train arrived in the Salt Lake Valley between September 24-27.
Joseph Nicholas served as an assistant captain for the Company. Also traveling with the Company was extended family: Nancy's mother, Eunice Miner Allen (1783-1866), her sister, Sarah Allen Coltrin (1822-1897) and her family and her brother, Jude Allen (1811-1900) and his family.
Family Members
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Sarah Iantha Nicholas
1848–1848
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Sarah Annette Nicholas Arbon
1850–1886
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Joseph Gordon Nicholas
1855–1944
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Eunice Alice Nicholas Ward
1856–1933
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Nancy Helen Nicholas Edwards
1858–1939
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Mary Ann Nicholas Jones
1862–1935
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Ida Pauline Nicholas Durfee
1867–1958
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Clarissa Eva Nicholas
1870–1870
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Rosa Florence Nicholas Durfee
1872–1937
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