HAMPTON FANCHER
was the oldest son of
Captain Alexander and
Elizabeth (Ingram) Fancher, born 1838 - 1839 in
Illinois. He may have worked as a drover for his father's large herd. He, along with his parents, and 6 of his younger siblings,
were killed on 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He
was 19 years old when he died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF
MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY
CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN
IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
HAMPTON FANCHER, 19
WILLIAM FANCHER
was the second son of
Captain Alexander and
Elizabeth
(Ingram) Fancher, born 1840-1841 in Illinois. He may have worked as a
drover for his father's large herd. He, his parents, and 6
of his siblings, died in the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah
Territory. He was 17 years old when he died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY
CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN
IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
WILLIAM FANCHER, 17
MARY FANCHER
was the oldest daughter of Captain Alexander and
Elizabeth (Ingram)
Fancher, born 1841 - 1843 in Missouri. She, her parents, and 6 of her
siblings died in the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah territory.
She was 15 years old when she died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY
CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN
IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
MARY FANCHER, 15
THOMAS
FANCHER was the third
son of Captain Alexander and
Elizabeth (Ingram) Fancher, born 1843 -
1844 in Missouri. He, his parents, and 6 of his siblings died in the
1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah Territory. He was 14 years old
when he died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY
CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN
IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
THOMAS FANCHER, 14
MARTHA FANCHER
was the second daughter of Captain Alexander and
Elizabeth (Ingram)
Fancher, born 1846 - 1847, probably in Carroll County, Arkansas. She,
her parents, and 6 of her siblings, were killed in the 1857 Mountain
Meadows Massacre in Utah Territory. Martha was 10 years old when she
died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY
CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN
IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
MARTHA FANCHER, 10
SARAH G. FANCHER
was one of the twin
daughters of Captain Alexander and
Elizabeth (Ingram) Fancher, born
1848 - 1849, probably in Carroll County, Arkansas. She, her parents,
her twin sister Margaret A., and 5 of her other siblings, died in the
1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah Territory. Sarah G. Fancher was
8 years old when she died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY
CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN
IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
SARAH G. FANCHER, 8
MARGARET A. FANCHER
was one of the twin daughters of Captain Alexander and
Elizabeth
(Ingram) Fancher, born 1848 - 1849, probably in Carroll County,
Arkansas. She, her parents, her twin sister Sarah G., and 5 of her
other siblings, died in the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah
Territory. She was 8 years old when she died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY
CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN
IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
MARGARET A. FANCHER, 7*
*
This is an error on the Monument, Margaret was 8 years old when she
died.
Please note that the names of the victims of the 1857
Mountain Meadows Massacre that appear here are those who we have
personally researched and verified as actual victims. In some cases
this list will differ from the names that were inscribed on the 1990
Monument on Dan Sill Hill.
© 2008 A.C. Wallner for the Mountain Meadows Association. All rights
reserved
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FIND A GRAVE MEMORIALS:
HAMPTON FANCHER
WILLIAM FANCHER
MARY FANCHER
THOMAS FANCHER
MARTHA FANCHER
SARAH G. FANCHER
MARGARET A. FANCHER
