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Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
Ashton, William

Birth Date: 13 Apr. 1822
Death Date: 21 Oct. 1891
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Company: Edward Martin Company (1856)

Pioneer Information:
and family. William left the company at fort Laramie and joined the army.

Sources:
"Immigration to Utah," Deseret News [Weekly], 15 Oct. 1856, 254.   Read Trail Excerpt     Source Locations
Allen, Curtis, "Soldiers into Saints; Saints into Soldiers," Utah Genealogical Association Crossroads, vol. 4 (Dec. 2008), 175-176.     Source Locations
Archer, Patience Loader, Reminiscences, 57-92.   Read Trail Excerpt     Source Locations
Journal History, 30 Nov. 1856, p. 7, 71     Source Locations
Rogerson, Josiah, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856 [No. 4]," Salt Lake Herald, 3 Nov. 1907.   Read Trail Excerpt     Source Locations
Ship Passenger and Manifest Lists     Source Locations