Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was baptized in August,1841, and in the fall of 1842, togetherwith his fathers family, he left forAmeiica on board the ship Swanton,which sailed from Liverpool with acompany of Saints in charge of Apos-tle Lorenzo Snow. They landed atNew Orleans, whence they continuedthe journey up the Mississippi river to Nauvoo, 111., where they arrived inApril, 1843. In the spring of 1844 Georgelost his father and sister by death; thisleft his
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was baptized in August,1841, and in the fall of 1842, togetherwith his fathers family, he left forAmeiica on board the ship Swanton,which sailed from Liverpool with acompany of Saints in charge of Apos-tle Lorenzo Snow. They landed atNew Orleans, whence they continuedthe journey up the Mississippi river to Nauvoo, 111., where they arrived inApril, 1843. In the spring of 1844 Georgelost his father and sister by death; thisleft his mother with seven children,of whom he was the oldest. He wasordained a Seventy and enrolled as amember of the 22nd quorum, in his mothers family he crossedthe Mississippi river in May, 1846, inBishop David Evans company. way to Winter Quarters theycamped on the Nodaway for the winter,but they ran out of provisions and hadto go to new quarters in search offood, as they had lived three weeks onquarter rations, consisting of slipperyelm bark and flour. During this timeGeorge was kept very busy getting to-gether the necessary outfit and sup-. plies for the trip west. In the springof 1849 the way was opened for thefamily to go to the Valley. Georgeengaged to drive team from St. Jo-seph, Mo., to Fort Hall. He continuedon to California and did not arrive inUtah till 1852, when he joined his rela-tives at Lehi, Utah county. In 1857 hemarried, and in 1864 moved to Smith-field, Cache county. He filled a missionto Arizona in 1876. In 1877 he movedto Escalante, where he was called tolabor as second counselor to B:shopAnders P. Schou. Later, hrf moved toRabbit valley, where he became one ofthe first settlers of what is now knownas Teasdale, Wayne county. After la-boring here two years as presiding El-der, a Ward organization was effectedin February, 1886, when he was chosenIMshop, to preside over the new Ward BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. 527 (Teasdale); he was ordained and s
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