Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 James G. Willie Company (1856) Age 44

Departure: 15 July 1856 Arrival: 9 November 1856

Company Information: 4th handcart company which had about 500 individuals, 100 handcarts, and 5 wagons in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa.

Pioneer Information: Ann Keetch and her husband and family emigrated on the ship Thornton and traveled with the Willie handcart company. After crossing Iowa, the Keetches dropped out of the company at Florence at which place she shortly passed away.