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: William Keetch and his 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 where his wife died. He continued on to Utah later with his daughter, Martha, and her family.

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Birth: Sep. 3, 1811 Kempston Bedfordshire, England

Death: Sep. 30, 1888 Liberty (Bear Lake County) Bear Lake County Idaho, USA

Son of Richard Keetch and Elizabeth Inkley or Hinckley

Married- Ann Greenwood, 30 Aug 1835, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England

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Spouse:

• Ann Greenwood Keetch (1811 - 1856)*

Children:

• Alfred Greenwood Keetch (1840 - 1925)*
• Elizabeth Keetch Matthews (1844 - 1893)*

Burial: Liberty Cemetery Liberty (Bear Lake County) Bear Lake County Idaho, USA