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Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
Derr, William

Birth Date: 28 Oct. 1813
Death Date: 28 Oct. 1897
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Company: Eli B. Kelsey Company (1852)

Pioneer Information:
His birth and death dates and the spelling of his last name are confirmed by the Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database. In some sources his surname is listed as "Durr," but the "Derr" spelling is confirmed by census records, as well as the death certificates of his children, William and Mary.


Sources:
"19th Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 Sep. 1852, 2.    Read Trail Excerpt     Source Locations
1880 Utah Census     Source Locations
FamilySearch     Source Locations
Journal History, Supp. to 1852, p. 122     Source Locations
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database     Source Locations