The Known Victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre...
Please note that the majority of
the names of the victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre that appear here
are those who we have personally researched and verified as victims. In some
cases our list will differ from the names that were originally inscribed on the
1990 Monument on Dan Sill Hill (below). The MMA continues to research all of the
names on this list, and to attempt to identify all of the victims of the
Mountain Meadows Massacre.
In Memoriam
In 1990, Stewart Lee Udall penned the
following poem:
(click on the picture to open it)
The inscription on the Mountain Meadows Memorial that was dedicated on
September 15, 1990:
IN MEMORIAM
In the valley below,
between September 7 and 11, 1857,
a company of more than 120 Arkansas emigrants
led by Captain John T. Baker and Captain Alexander Fancher
was attacked while en route to California.
This event is known in history as the Mountain Meadows
Massacre.
Those believed to have been killed at or near the Mountain Meadows were:
Wards of George and Manerva Baker: |
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Margaret A. Fancher, 7 (s/b age 8) |
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James Mathew Fancher, 25 |
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John Beach, 21 |
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William Cameron, 51 |
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Martha Cameron, 51 |
Elisha Huff and two other sons (*s/b John Huff, James K. Huff, Mary E. Huff & Unknown Son Huff) |
Tillman Cameron, 24 |
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Isom Cameron, 18 |
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Henry Cameron, 16 |
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James Cameron, 14 |
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Martha Cameron, 11 |
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Larkin Cameron, 8 |
Josiah (Joseph) Miller, 30 |
William Cameron's niece, Nancy, 12 |
Matilda Cameron Miller, 26 |
James William Miller, 9 |
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Richard Wilson |
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William M. Eaton |
Solomon R. Wood, 20 |
Silas Edwards (s/b age 26) |
William Wood, 26 |
And the Others |
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Eliza Ingrum Fancher, 32 (s/b age 42) |
Who are Unknown |
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Other Names Associated With the Caravan Included:
(George D.?) Basham |
(Charles H.?) Morton Family |
(Tom?) Farmer |
Poteet Family |
(Thomas?) Hamilton |
Poteet Brothers |
(James C.?) Haydon |
(John Perkins?) Reed |
(David?) Hudson |
(Alf?) Smith |
Lafoon Family |
(Mordecai?) Stevenson |
The following children survived and were returned to their families in northwest Arkansas in September, 1859:
| Children of George and Manerva Baker: | Daughter of Peter and Saladia Huff: |
| Mary Elizabeth, 5 (s/b Martha Elizabeth) | Nancy Saphrona, 4 |
| Sarah Frances, 3 | Son of John and Eloah Jones |
| William Twitty, 9 months | Felix Marion, 18 months |
| Daughters of Jesse and Mary Dunlap: | Children of Josh and Matilda Miller: |
| Rebecca J., 6 | John Calvin, 6 |
| Louisa, 4 | Mary, 4 |
| Sarah E., 1 | Joseph, 1 |
| Daughters of Lorenzo and Nancy Dunlap: | Sons of Pleasant and Armilda Tackitt: |
| Prudence Angeline, 5 | Emberson Milum, 4 |
| Georgia Ann, 18 months | William Henry, 19 months |
| Children of Alexander and Eliza Fancher: | |
| Christopher "Kit" Carson, 5 | |
| Triphenia D., 22 months |
This memorial
erected September 1990
by the State of Utah
and the families and friends of
those involved and those
who died
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