Brigham Young Company (1848)
Depart: June 5, 1848
Arrive: September 20 - 24, 1848
Company Information: 1220 individuals were in this company when it began its journey at the outfitting post in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
John Bills (28) and his wife, Elizabeth Scott Bills (31), traveled west with the Brigham Young Company along with their children William Andrew Bills (12), Robert Bills (8), Charles Bills (6), Franklin Bills (3), and Samuel Bills (infant born at Council Bluffs, Iowa). They also traveled with John's second wife Elizabeth Hall Bills (27), and their daughter Martha Bills (infant born at Winter Quarters, Iowa).
I am a descendant of John and Elizabeth Scott Bills too, would you happen to know where their grave markers are located?
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