I have participated in the Handcart list for a while now but have not posted anything for some time. I am now focusing on trying to find emigration information on several branches of my family tree, particularly which handcart(s) they might have traveled on to Utah after arriving from Europe. Can anyone help with look-ups or advice on references I might consult? Some basic information is listed below. I am not sure if they all came across in handcarts since some came in later years. I appreciate any and all help. Thank you in advance. Scott Erickson / California WALES: Daniel JONES (father of Walter); b. 9/1805; Aberdare, Glarmorgan, Wales Mary JENKINS (mother of Walter); b. Abt. 1811; Merthyr Tydfil, Glarmorgan, Wales William JONES (grandfather of Walter); b. Abt. 1789 ; Wales Walter JONES (husband); b. February 03, 1838; Merthyr Tydfil, Glarmorgan, Wales Catharine JONES (wife); b. June 13, 1843; Merthyr Tydfil, Glarmorgan, Wales I believe that this group (Walter, his wife Catharine, his parents Daniel and Mary, and his grandfather William) emigrated from Wales in 1856, travelling on the S. Curling. They probably made their way to Utah shortly thereafter. My records show that Daniel and Mary died in Connectionville, Iowa, in 1889 and 1895, resprectively (they might ahve stayed there and did not travel on to Utah with the rest). SWITZERLAND: Dorothea RICKENBACH (mother); b. October 17, 1818; Salenstein, Thurgau, Switzerland Rudolph Rickenbach DORFLINGER (son of Dorothea); b. September 4, 1853; Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Magdalena HURNI (future wife of Rudolph); b. March 19, 1858; Fräschels, Fribourg, Switzerland Rudolph emigrated to the U.S. about June 1877. His mother Dorothea and future wife Magdalena emigrated about a year later in June 1878. They probably came immediately to Utah. Dorothea's surname could be shown as either Rickenbach or Dorflinger. NORWAY: Olena Olsen ERICKSON/ERIKSEN (mother); b. August 13, 1829; Mobek, Nes Akershus, Norway Fernando ERICKSON (son); b. March 09, 1862; Christiania, Oslo, Norway My great-grandfather Fernando, his mother Olena, and his siblings left Norway, I believe via Denmark, around 1865-66. They traveled to Utah on a wagon via Council Bluff in 1866. SWEDEN: Peter Axel ANDERSON (father); b. June 13, 1853; Hjerperud, Gunnarskog, Varmland, Sweden Johanna ANDERSON (mother); b. June 15, 1858; Gusselby, Lindesberg, Orebro, Sweden Axel ANDERSON (son); May 16, 1881; Lindesberg, Orebro, Sweden Johanna and Peter Anderson emigrated to America from Sweden in 1891 with their (6?) children, including my great-grandfather Axel. After arriving in Utah, they settled in Fairview, Sanpete County. DENMARK: Karen Marie MICHELSEN (mother of Niels); b. May 13, 1825; Langballe, Maarslet, Aarhus, Denmark Niels MICHELSEN (husband of Charlotte); b. April 18, 1859; Sleth, Aarhus, Denmark Charlotte Amalia JEPPESEN (wife of Niels); b. March 05, 1860; Vraa, Hjörring, Denmark Pederise Jensine SORENSEN (daugher of Charlotte); b. October 02, 1880; Hestrup, Hjörring, Denmark My great-grandmother Pederise (Rhesa) came to America in 1895 from Denmark. I believed she traveled with her mother, Charlotte Amalia Jeppesen Michelsen, step-father, Niels Michelsen, and her half-brother, Olof Michelsen (b. abt. 1884). DENMARK: Soren MADSEN (son); b. March 25, 1850; Rastved, Randers, Denmark Mads SORENSEN (father); b. December 1, 1820; Rastved, Randers, Denmark Anna Johanna CHRISTENSEN (mother); b. April 25, 1823; Rastved, Randers, Denmark My great-great-grandfather Soren Madsen came to America from Denmark. He probably traveled with his parents, but I do not know the year in which they emigrated (it must have been after 1850 and before 1874).