On this date in 1846, Brigham Young led 1,600 members of the LDS church westward to escape persecution and to find peace. They made a temporary refuge in Sugar Grove, Iowa. Young did the trip with strategic stopping points sending out scouting parties to find the best routes westward.
Many died along the journey. Family members would try to at least describe the general area where the family member died. Journals were kept about the journey, but so much else was lost. No cemeteries to visit, sometimes children had to be given to others to take care of, and so much information was lost.
