Mountain Meadows Massacre Victims and Wagon Train Members

Mountain Meadows Massacre Train Members

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Henry Dalton Scott (18??-1857) - Married to Malinda Cameron Scott, Henry and his family left Clarksville, Arkansas, traveling with Henry's brothers George and Richard Scott, and Henry's sister Martha. They joined the Baker-Fancher wagon train in Fort Smith, Arkansas and were soon on their way to California. It was during this journey that Malinda gave birth to their fourth child. However, once the family arrived in Salt Lake City, the group split up, with Henry Scott believing that the stock could be better fed by taking the northern route. With the exception of just a few wagons, the rest of the train decided to take the southern route, and meet up with the Scotts later. Along the way, Henry, got into a dispute with another wagon train member and was shot and killed. Malinda and her children; however, continued the journey to California, safely arriving in October, 1857.

Malinda Cameron Scott Thursto Malinda Cameron Scott [Thurston] (1829-1921) - The oldest daughter of William and Martha Cameron, Malinda was born in Alabama in about 1829. In 1848, she married Henry Scott Dalton and the couple had four children, Joel, Martha, George, and Sue Scott. The family left Clarksville, Arkansas, traveling with Henry's brothers, George and Richard Scott, and Henry's sister Martha. They joined the Baker-Fancher wagon train in Fort Smith, Arkansas and were soon on their way to California. It was during this journey that Malinda gave birth to her fourth child. Almost every member of Malinda's family was on the California-bound wagon train, including her parents, siblings, Tillman, Isom, Henry, James, Martha, Larkin, and sister, Matilda, her husband and children. However, once the family arrived in Salt Lake City, the group split up, with the Scotts believing that the stock could be better fed with taking the northern route. With the exception of just a few wagons, the rest of the train decided to take the southern route, and meet up with the Scotts later. But, alas, Malinda Cameron Scott, would never see her parents or siblings again. After waiting for them for seven days and hearing nothing, the Scott caravan continued on to California. Along the way, her husband Henry, got into a dispute with another wagon train member and was shot and killed. Malinda and her children; however, continued the journey to California, safely arriving in October, 1857. Malinda would later learn that of her family, only the three youngest children of Josiah and Matilda Cameron Miller, survived. Malinda remarried a Mr. Thurston in February, 1859 and in 1877 she charged that the Mormons, under the authority of Brigham Young; killed eleven of her relatives, kidnapped the surviving children, and stole the property of her family. Her case would drag on for almost 35 years. Unfortunately, we were unable to find the final result of the case.

Charles Stallcup (1832-1857) - Married to Winnie Wood Stallcup and living in Marion County, Arkansas, the couple had two young children, Rachel and James, who stayed at home when Stallcup set out on the journey with brother-in-laws William and Solomon Wood. The three men were thought to have been hired on to help care for the large cattle herd that was accompanying the wagon train. Their plans were to check out the prospects in California, and perhaps later bring back their wives. Instead all three men were killed and when William's wife heard about the massacre, she miscarried her second child.

Armilda Miller Tackitt (1835-1857) - Probably somehow related to the other Millers from Johnson County who traveled on the ill-fated pioneer wagon train, Armilda married Pleasant Reaves Tackitt, a young preacher. The pair had two children named Emberson Milum and William Henry Tackitt. Armilda and her husband, Pleasant, were both killed in the massacre, but their two young sons were spared due to their ages.

Cynthia Miller Tackitt (1808?-1857) - Probably somehow related to the other Millers from Johnson County who traveled on the ill-fated pioneer wagon train, Cynthia had been married to Martin Tackitt who died before the wagon train took off for California. the couple had seven children, including Eloah Angeline, Pleasant, William, Marion, Sebron, Matilda, James M., and Jones M. Tackitt. Cynthia, along with six of her children -- all but William, were traveling with the pioneer wagon train involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The entire family, with the exception of 18 month-old Felix Marion Jones, son of Eloah Angeline Tackitt Jones, and the two young sons of Pleasant Reaves Tackitt - Emberson Milum Tackitt, 4 and William Henry Tackitt, 19 months, were killed.

Emberson Milum Tackitt (1853-1912) - Emberson was born to Pleasant Reaves Tackitt and Armilda Miller Tackitt in Johnson County, Arkansas on May 29, 1853. When he was just three years-old, his parents loaded him and his younger brother William Henry Tackitt in a wagon train bound for California. His parents, his grandmother, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. However, Emberson, who had turned four by that time, would be spared, along with his 19 month-old brother, William Henry Tackitt. The boys were placed with a Mormon family in Cedar City, Utah, but two years later were rescued and returned to Arkansas where they lived with their maternal grandparents in Carroll County, Arkansas. In December, 1859, Emberson Milum Tackitt, along with John Calvin Miller, were both taken to Washington D.C. by Jacob Forney, the non-Mormon Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Utah, to give their accounts of the massacre to the government. Interestingly, no records of their accounts appear to exist. When Emberson grew up, he made his way, first, to Kansas, then to Prescott, Arizona, where he served as a duputy sheriff. He died on June 12, 1912 of tuberculosis and is buried in Prescott. He must have married somewhere along the line, as his obituary lists a son named Edward, of Flagstaff, Arizona, as his son.

William Henry Tackitt (1855-1891) - William Henry was born to Pleasant Reaves Tackitt and Armilda Miller Tackitt in Johnson County, Arkansas in 1855. When he was just a baby, his parents loaded him and his older brother, Emberson Milum in a wagon train bound for California. His parents, his grandmother, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. However, William Henry, who was just 19 months-old at the time, would be spared, along with his four year-old brother, Emberson Milum. The boys were placed with a Mormon family in Cedar City, Utah, but two years later were rescued and returned to Arkansas where they lived with their maternal grandparents in Carroll County. Somewhere along the line, he married and moved to Taney County, Missouri. He died there in 1891 and his widow later moved to Fresno County, California.

Pleasant Reaves Tackitt (1832-1857) - Born about 1832, the son of Martin and Cynthia Tackitt, Pleasant would grow up to marry Armilda Miller Tackitt and the pair would have two sons named Emberson Milum and William Henry Tackitt. In 1857, they left Johnson County, Arkansas with the Jones-Tackitt clan, which included Pleasant's mother, Cynthia, and several siblings. Pleasant, who was a preacher, carried a large tent with him so that he could hold religious services. He and his wife were killed in the massacre, but his two young sons were spared.

Richard Wilson (1830?-1857) - From Marion County, Arkansas, Wilson was believed to have been born between 1830 and 1834. He was married to Elizabeth Coker Wilson and the two had one son named John William, who was less than a year old when Wilson joined the California-bound wagon train. Traveling alone, family history indicates that he was headed to the California goldmines, but instead, was killed at the massacre.

William Edward Wood (1831-1857) - Born in Arkansas to George Washington Wood and Nancy Jane Coker, Wood was married to Manerva Jane Hudson about 1850. The couple had one small child and Nancy Jane was pregnant with the second when he joined the wagon train along with his brother Solomon and brother-in-law, Charles Stallcup, who were thought to have been hired on to help care for the large cattle herd that was accompanying the wagon train. Their plans were to check out the prospects in California, and perhaps later bring back their wives. Instead all three men were killed and when William's wife heard about the massacre, she miscarried her second child.

Solomon R. Wood (1937-1857) - Born in Arkansas to George Washington Wood and Nancy Jane Coker, Solomon was the brother of William Edward Wood, and brother-in-law of Charles Stallcup. Records indicate that he was not married. The three men were thought to have been hired on to help care for the large cattle herd that was accompanying the wagon train. All three men were killed in the massacre.

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