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Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
Barton, William

Birth Date: 1807
Death Date: 30 Oct. 1856
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Company: Edward Martin Company (1856)

Pioneer Information:
He came with his family and he died en route.

Sources:
"Immigration to Utah," Deseret News [Weekly], 15 Oct. 1856, 254.   Read Trail Excerpt     Source Locations
Journal History, 30 Nov. 1856, p. 7     Source Locations
McBride, H[eber] R[obert], "Tounge nor Pen Can Never Tell the Sorrow: Heber McBride Describes the 1856 Martin Handcart Disaster," Crossroads Newsletter, spring 1994, 3-4.    Read Trail Excerpt     Source Locations
Smith, Don, e-mail communication, 8 July 2003     Source Locations
Swinton, Heidi, Sweetwater Rescue: The Willie and Martin Handcart Story, [2006].     Source Locations