George May and Hannah Hobson



	Sources An account of the voyage of 'Kennebec' http://www.immigrantships.net/v6/1800v6/kennebec_saluda18520319.html An account of the voyage of 'Saluda' www.mormonhistoricsitesfoundation.org/publications/studies_spring2003/MHS_Spring2003_ Steamboat%20Saluda.pdf Map of Winter Quarters/Council Bluffs area http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymondfamily/SaintsMissouri1846.html The Eli. B. Kelsey Company with which the remaining Mays travelled from Kanesville to Salt Lake City in 1852. www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/0,15797,4017-1-176-1,00.html The Pioneer Story http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm Journey to Zion http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/journey.htm Tracing Mormon Pioneers http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm The Mormon Trail http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm National Parks Service - Winter Quarters http://www.nps.gov/mopi/mopi/site5.htm Some personal stories http://heritage.uen.org/ Margaret McNeil, who married Henry Ballard http://heritage.uen.org/pioneers/Wc7b28175fe4df.htm Trails of Hope http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm Winter Quarters map http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/nebraska/ne_winter.htm Omaha Mormon History http://www.allaboutomaha.com/Omaha/Mormons/index.htm Pioneer Tidbits - interesting facts about pioneers http://www.nps.gov/whmi/educate/ortrtg/ortrtg4.htm Day by day account of the first Mormon trek in 1847 http://historytogo.utah.gov/tocmtrail.html


		The May party who left England in 1852 George May born 1809 Hannah May born 1809 Elizabeth May born 1830 James May born 1832 Harriet May born 1838 Thomas May born 1840 Richard May born 1843 William May born 1846 Emily May born 1850 Henry Ballard born 1832











		This narrative gives only the known experiences of the May family, together with brief details of the conditions they are likely to have experienced on their journey. There are many more detailed accounts of such journeys, and these can be accessed through the 'Sources' button on the left.


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