Amelia Mitchell

Mormon Overland travel July 1863

Following is a copy of the camp journal (with a few alterations) kept by Martin Zyderlaan, clerk of the Patterson Company:

Thursday, July 23. Traveled 5 miles; passed over the heaviest sandy ridge. Emelia, daughter of David and Christiana Mitchell, one year, two months and 11 days old, died of inflammation of the bowels at 9:30 o'clock a.m. This babe was buried five miles from our last camping place, and about 7 miles below Ash Hollow, on the north side of the Platte River, close to the two forks of the road, one road leading to the river, and the other along the foot of the bluff to avoid the slough. We camped at this place over night on account of a thunderstorm; good feed.

March 14, 1863 she sailed from South Africa aboard the 'Barque Rowena' with her parents for America but died in Wyoming on their way to Payson