Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company (1852) Age 16

Departure: 15 June 1852 Arrival: 9-15 September 1852

Company Information: About 340 individuals and about 64 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

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Birth: Jul. 16, 1839 Dresden Weakley County Tennessee, USA

Death: Jan. 11, 1911 Heyburn Minidoka County Idaho, USA

JOLLY, WILLIAMSON WESLEY (son of George Jolly). Born July 16, 1835, in Tennessee. Came to Utah by team. Married Lydia Ann Brimhall (daughter of John Brimhall and Ann Reddy, pioneers 1847). Their children: John Manning, m. Drewey Hartley; Malinda, m. Steven Wilson; Donald, m. Emma Allred; Heber, m. Letta Whetstone; Aurilla, m. Erastus Bastian; Lydia Ann b. May 11, 1882, m. Alfred William Hansen; Louise, m. Ola Olsen; Magneus; Wesley. Family resided Mt. Carmel, and Emery, Utah, and Heyburn, Idaho. High priest. Settled at Mt. Carmel in early '60s, and one of the leaders in the Order of Enoch at that place. Farmer and freighter. Died Jan. 10, 1911, Heyburn, Idaho.

From Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. (Some info is wrong.)

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Parents:

• Henry Bryant Manning Jolley (1813 - 1896)
• Brittanna Elizabeth Mayo Jolley (1814 - 1885)

Spouses:

• Lydia Ann Brimhall Jolley (1851 - 1893)
• Mary Ann Chambers Morgan (1840 - 1906)*

Children:

• Annaretta Brittana Jolley (1869 - 1872)*
• John Manning Jolley (1871 - 1934)*
• Frances Malinda Jolley Wilson (1873 - 1920)*
• Robert Donal Jolley (1875 - 1930)*
• Arillia Jolley Bastian (1880 - 1947)*
• Lydia Anne Jolley Hansen (1882 - 1970)*
• Louise Jolley Olson (1886 - 1965)*
• Williamson Magnus Jolley (1888 - 1920)*
• Wesley Jolley (1891 - 1963)*

Burial: Unknown