It was very interesting to see mention made of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 in southern Utah. I have been interested in the story since I first heard of it a few years ago. Capt. Alexander Fancher, the leader of the ill-fated wagon train, stopped off in Miller County, MO in the early 1840s before moving his family on south to Carroll County, AR. Miller County is where I was born, reared, and now live. Since the Fanchers lived here in the years between the census of 1840 and 1850, there is no record of there being here other than in family histories writtten by Fancher descendants. It is said that Capt. Alexander Fancher and his wife had two children born while living in Miller County, so it is likely they may have been among the older children that were killed in the massacre. Today, there are Fancher families still living in Richwoods township, in southern Miller County, and they are descended from the same ancestral lineages as Captain Fancher.......Thanks for giving the address for the Fancher website where more info can be found online. Peg Hake, St. Elizabeth, MO ====================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth" <lizabeth@over-land.com> To: <OREGON-TRAIL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: Re: Massacare of Wagon train in Salt Lake City area > Hi > > It was the Mormons, who then blamed it upon the Indians. It was called the > "Mountain Meadows Massacre." It occurred in September, 1857. Approximately > 120 emigrants to California were massacred. > > Use a search engine to find out more information. Lots of websites about > it, including several of descendents of those massacred. This one by a > family member: http://members.aol.com/tnf49/mm.html > > I think that just recently (within the last 2 or 3 years) the Mormon church > did acknowledge their part in this. Read websites for more information. > Not being a Mormon, not sure about that info. > > Elizabeth > > Visit the Overland Trail > http://www.over-land.com > > > >