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From: Wild bill <>
Subject: Re: 1850 US Federal Census question and Why Iowa??
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 16:59:31 -0800
References: <01C251D1.857EF560.phinkel@pacbell.net>


phinkel wrote:
>
> Another reason that people went to Iowa in the 1860s (especially
> southwestern Iowa) is that it was on the way to Utah. The winter quarters
> for the Mormon immigration were right across the river in Nebraska.
>
> Many people became disillusioned with the church in the 1850's, because it
> was at this time that the church instituted polygamy as one of their basic
> tenents. Some Mormons said, "um, no thank you" and settled in Iowa.
>
> If you're interested in reading more, you might check out the web page for
> Harrison County, Iowa, Genweb.
>
The winter quarters were in Iowa, near the present day Mondamin. It's
now a State Park called Preparation. You can still see wagon ruts left
by the Mormon wagon train. One of my Ancestors was an original apostle
of the Mormon's. The ones that said no thank you to multiple wives are
what is known as the Reformed LDS.


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Wild Bill, North Pole, Alaska
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