Lynda, I would like a copy of your list. It did not come to my Juno address, it won't take attachments. If you could please send it to <trechaser@aol.com> Thank you so much. Peggy On Tue, 26 May 1998 18:34:34 -0400 Durfee_Lynda@tmac.com writes: >Please be advised that the lists of handcart companies on the Pioneer >Heritage >CD-ROM have many errors. The lists are published in the DUP series. >Many >descendants "added" their ancestors to the list who DID NOT belong >there. For >example, the list for the 9th HC Company lists Isaac C. Morris and >Sarah >Henderson, his wife. He emigrated in 1853 and she did in 1852. They >had a son >who married a daughter of Daniel Robison, captain of the 9th HC >company. I've >done extensive research on this company if anyone else wants a copy of >my list. > >The most reliable starting point are the lists published in the back >of >"Handcarts to Zion" by Leroy & Ann Hafen. This is available in >paperback at the >Church Museum of History & Art in SLC and at Deseret Book stores. >This lists >came from the official lists turned in by HC company captains and are >part of >the Journal History of the church. While some of the company lists >are sketchy >(I think the 6th has only a handful of names), I don't believe there >are any >people ON these lists who don't belong there. They should be used as >a starting >point for research. If you have ancestors NOT on these lists who ARE >on the DUP >list, I would not accept that as a fact without thorough research. >I've come >across various biographical/autobiographical sketches for one woman on >the DUP >list for the 9th HC company, and sometimes it says she came in 1860 >with "a >handcart company" and in other places they came with a wagon company. >I think >it was the latter. > >As a further note, there are MANY errors in Pioneers and Prominent Men >of Utah. >I was advised early on in my research that this is not a very reliable >source. >For instance, according to PPMU, one of Daniel Robison's brothers came >with the >10th HC company, although he is on the official list for the 9th! In >fact, >Daniel's parents and all of his brothers and sisters and their >families (with >one exception), emigrated with the 9th. The exception was a sister >whose >husband could afford a wagon, but they all came out from Pennsylvania >to >Florence together. > >Lyndia Carter of Springville, Utah is in the process of publishing her >book on >the Willie & Martin handcart companies. I haven't talked to her in a >while, so >I don't know where or when it will be published, but I expect it will >be >available in SLC area bookstores when it is. [I won't put her address >and phone >number here without asking her for permission first.] > >My annotated list of the 9th company is attached as a word file. > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]