William James

1808 - 1856  (48 years)

• Name	William James
  Born	26 Feb 1808	Pershore, Worcestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Oct 1856
  Notes	James, William Birth Date: 28 Feb. 1808 Death Date: 24 Oct. 1856 Gender: Male Age: 46 Company: James G. Willie Company (1856) Pioneer Information: and family; died en route 24 Oct. 1856 [1] Company Journal Reddin N. Allred & others with 6 wagons came to camp this morning to assist the Handcart Company on our journey to the Valley. It was concluded to stay in camp today & bury the dead as there were 13 persons to inter. William James, from Pershore, Worcestershire, England, aged 46 died; Elizabeth Bailey, from Leigh, Worcestershire, England, aged 52 died; James Kirkwood from Glasgow, Scotland, aged 11 died; Samuel Gadd, from Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England, aged 10 died; Lars Wendin, form Copenhagen, Denmark, aged 60 died; Anne Olsen, from Seeland, Denmark, aged 46 died; Ella Nilson, from Jutland, Denmark, aged 22 years, died; Jens Nilson, from Lolland, Denmark, aged 6 years died; Bodil Mortinsen from Lolland, Denmark, aged 9 years, died; Nils Anderson from Seeland, Denmark, aged 41 years died; Ole Madsen from Seeland, Denmark, aged 41 years died; Many of the Saints have their feet & hands frozen from the severity of the weather [2]
  Person ID	I2741	clanSoren
  Last Modified	29 May 2013

  
  

  Family	Jane Haynes,   b. 1 Jan 1815, England ,   d. 13 Aug 1911, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Children	01. Sarah James,   b. 13 Aug 1837, England ,   d. 22 Jun 1922, Springville, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 84 years)   02. Emma James,   b. 8 Jun 1839,   d. 27 Mar 1926  (Age 86 years)   03. Reuben James,   b. 15 Jun 1842, England ,   d. 15 Dec 1923, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 81 years) + 04. Mary Ann James,   b. 16 Dec 1844, Worcestershire, England ,   d. 9 Aug 1928, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 83 years) + 05. Martha James,   b. 3 Jun 1846, England ,   d. 22 Oct 1919  (Age 73 years) + 06. George James,   b. 16 Jun 1849, England ,   d. 22 Feb 1926, Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 76 years)   07. John Parley James,   b. 12 Aug 1852,   d. 11 Aug 1887  (Age 34 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2008
  Family ID	F932	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch) (Reliability: 3). [S350] Willie Handcart Company, Paul D. Lyman, (BYU Studies, http://byustudies.byu.edu ) (Reliability: 3).