Mountain Meadows Massacre Victims and Wagon Train Members

Mountain Meadows Massacre Train Members

Elisha Huff (18??-1857) - Probably related to the other Benton County, Arkansas Huffs traveling with the Caravan, Elisha was married, but her husband's name is unknown. She and her husband, as well as two sons, whose names are also unknown, were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Nancy Sophrina Huff Cate Nancy Sophrina Huff (1853-18??) - The daughter of Peter and Salidia Brown Huff of Benton County, Arkansas, Nancy was born in Benton County, Arkansas in 1853. Her father, Peter, was the only fatality of the wagon train before it reached Mountain Meadows. Bit by a spider, he was buried near Fort Bridger, Wyoming. Nancy's mother Salidia was killed in the massacre, but four year-old Nancy survived. She was taken to live with the John Willis family, first in Cedar City, then to Toquerville, Utah. Two years later; however, she was returned to Benton County, Arkansas. Later, she went to Tennessee to live with her grandfather, Alexander Brown. By 1875, Nancy was married to Dallas Cates and living in Yell County , Arkansas. She is buried in the Antioch Cemetery, near Perryville, Arkansas.

Peter Huff (18??-1857) - Peter Huff was married to Salidia Ann Brown Huff and the pair had one child, Nancy Sophrina Huff when they began the trek to California from Benton County, Arkansas. He was the only fatality before reaching Mountain Meadows., dying from a spider bite and buried near Fort Bridger, Wyoming. His wife Salidia was killed in the massacre, but their four year-old daughter, Nancy Saphrina, was spared.

Eloah Angeline Tackitt Jones (1830-1857) - Eloah Anegeline Tackitt was born to Martin and Cynthia Tackitt in Pope County, Arkansas in 1830. The couple had two children, including a daughter, whose name is not known and a son named Felix Marion Jones. Also traveling with them on their ill-fated journey were Eloah's widowed mother, Cynthia Tackitt, and Eloah's siblings, Jones M. Tackitt, Marion Tackitt, Sebron Tackitt, Matilda Tackitt, James M.Tackitt, and Pleasant Reaves Tackitt, and his family. Of the Jones-Tackitt family, all were killed at the Mountain Meadows Massacre, with the exception of Eloah's 18 month-old son, Felix Marion Jones and two of Pleasant's children, 4 year-old, Emberson Milum and 19 month-old, William Henry Tackitt.

Felix Marion Jones (1856-1832) - One of the few survivors of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, in September, 1857, Felix was just 18 months old when the tragedy occurred. Born to John Milum Jones and Eloah Angeline Tackitt Jones on December 15, 1856 in Johnson County, Arkansas, Felix was their second child. Both his parents and his older sister were killed on that tragic day, but Felix was spared due to his young age. Initially, he was placed with a Mormon family, but was returned to Arkansas two years later. However, by the time that Felix married, he was in Texas. Wedding Martha Ann Reed in Copperas Cove, Texas on January 19, 1882, the couple had five children. He died on May 31, 1932 in Copperas Cove, Texas.

John Milum Jones (1825-1857) - Born in Paint Rock, Alabama in 1825 to John and Martha Jones, John would grow up to marry Eloah Angeline Tackitt. The couple had two children, including a daughter, whose name is not known and a son named Felix Marion Jones. Also traveling with them were John's brother, Newton and Eloah's 49 year-old widowed mother, Cynthia Tackitt and her children, Pleasant Reaves Tackitt and his family, Marion, Sebron, Matilda, James M., and Jones M., whose ages ranged from 12 to 25. Amongst the good they traveled with included a number of provisions, several oxen and about 60 head of cattle. Another family from Johnson County, Arkansas, the Poteets, were also traveling with the Jones-Tackitt clan. However, the Francis Marion Poteet family, whose goal was to look for gold, left the wagon train near Cedar City, Utah, and were thus spared the tragedy. Of the Jones-Tackitt family, all were killed with the exception of 18 month-old Felix Marion Jones and two of Pleasant's children, 4 year-old, Emberson Milum and 19 month-old, William Henry Tackitt.

Frank E. King (18??-??) - King and his wife joined the Fancher wagon train in Pacific Springs, Wyoming, traveling with them to Salt Lake City, Utah. However, when Mrs. King got sick, they remained in the city until December, 1857, thus sparing them from he massacre. When they left, they first traveled to Beaver, Utah. Upon the advice of the area Mormon Bishop, they wintered in Beaver, but were not met by friendliness, ordered at least twice to get out of the area by Beaver residents. In May, the couple left, once again heading to southern California, but when they reached Cedar City, they were ordered to leave by Mormon counselors, John M. Higbee and Elias Morris. Fearful of the Mormons, King returned to central Utah, settling in Marysville, where they lived for a number of years before moving to Oregon.

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