Kristin Johnson
Author
Publisher
Utah State University Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
viii, 317 p. : maps, ports.
Language
English
Description
"A selection of rare and hard-to-find early accounts of the 1846 emigrant party that was trapped in the winter snows of the Sierra Nevada, recounting their strenuous and conflict-ridden trail west; their experiences of starvation, death, and cannibalism; and the herculean but disorganized efforts of Californians to rescue the survivors." -- Back cover.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Graves (and variant spellings) families who came mainly from England, Germany, and Ireland. Some allied families came from England, France, Germany, Norway, Prussia, and Wales. Some focus is on, but not limited to Captain Thomas Graves, who settled in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Other immigrant ancestors immigrated to Jamaica and Barbados (West Indies), and to Connecticut,...