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Charles Franklin Decker


Birth21 June 1824Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Charles Franklin Decker, ID: KWJH-4XK.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), folder "Third 100, first 50, returns, 1847 June" (#42), image 1, line 10; entry for Charles F. Decker, folder "Third 100, first 50, schedule, 1847 June" (#43), image 1, line 12; and entry for Chas Decker, folder "Roll of company number 1, 1845 " (#1), image 2, line 15; entry for Charles Decker, folder "Organization lists, 1847 June" (#34), image 3, line 2; entry for Charles Decker, folder "Organization lists, 1847 June" (#34), image 8, line 97; entry for Charles Decker, folder "Organization lists, 1847 June" (#34), image 16, line 6.
Death22 March 1901Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
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BurialMarch 1901Vernal Memorial Park, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
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FatherIsaac Decker
MotherHarriet Page Wheeler
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   • Vilate Young
Married4 February 1847Winter Quarters, US Federal Territory (now Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States)
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Charles Franklin Decker and Vilate Young, ID: KWJH-4XK and ID: KWJH-4XN.
          Children:
               Miriam Vilate Decker
               Alice Luella Decker
               Charles Franklin Decker Jr.
               Louis Isaac Decker
               Brigham Leray Decker
               Loretta Almina Decker
               Lois Elizabeth Decker
               Ferra Wallace Decker


   • Nancy Ellen Murphy
MarriedAbout 1849Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Charles Franklin Decker and Nancy Ellen Murphy, ID: KWJH-4XK and ID: LR52-HFY.
          Children:
               Ella Decker


   • Margaret Jane Maxfield
Married28 March 1857Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Charles Franklin Decker and Margaret Jane Maxfield, ID: KWJH-4XK and ID: KWJH-DJK.
          Children:
               George Robert Decker
               James Henry Decker
               Walter Decker
               Lawrence Decker
               Jennie Maude Decker
               Millicent Decker


   • Sarah Louisa Norris
Married4 March 1858Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Charles Franklin Decker and Sarah Louisa Norris, ID: KWJH-4XK and ID: 2CBN-3NR.
          Children:
               Ray Decker
               Eugene Decker
               Ella Decker
               George Decker
               Nellie Decker
               Lucy Vilate Decker
               James Decker
               May Leone Decker
               Roy Decker
               Maggie Decker
               Leo Norris Decker

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• 1840Scott County, Illinois, United States
• 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Oak Creek, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
• 1900Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusScott County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population Census2d Ward Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population Census12th Ward Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population Census"Oak Creek" Precinct, Millard, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusSandy Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusSugarhouse precinct, Salt Lake, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure19 Jun 1847
       Arrival2 Oct 1847
• Brigham Young CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure5 Jun 1848
       Arrival20-24 Sept 1848
• Lorenzo Dow Young CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure20 May 1850
       Arrivalearly Sept 1850
• Joseph W. Young CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1-7 Jun 1853
       Arrival10 Oct 1853
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure7 Oct 1856
       Arrival15 Dec 1856

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