Flint River Company of 1850

Henry County, Iowa

THE FLINT RIVER COMPANY OF 1850

The newsletter is about Des Moines County residents that went to CA in 1850. Some of the company members and descendants moved to Henry County, IA after they returned from CA in including the two of the Coad brothers, William Dobson, descendants of William and Ephraim Husted, descendants of Joseph Fiialkowski, descendants of Miles Babb. My great great grandfather Samuel T. Saint lived in Henry Co. before the went to CA.

In issue one the articles are:

1. The Members of the Flint River Company
2. Corrected Membership List of the Flint River Company
3. The Flint River Company, Prelude to the Journey in Des Moines County
4. Genealogy of the Flint River Company Members
5. Descendants of David Husted and Pricill Diament
6. William Husted
7. Descendants of William Husted and Nancy Harper
8. In the Library
9. Genealogy on the Internet
10. On the Internet
11. pages from the probate file of William Husted

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In issue two the articles are:

1. Possible Routes to Trader's Pointin Southeast Iowa
2. Miles Babb, Died in California Mine, Descendants Leftlegacy of Public Service
3. Return From California by Steamship Via Isthmus of Panama
4. Phillip R. Harman, Died in CA, Estate Probated in Des Mones County, IA
5. Corrected List of the FRC Members
6. Photos of Grave Markers of Flint River Company Memebers and Descendants
7. Genealogy of the Flint River Company Members
8. On the Internet
9. In the Library
10 S. Augustus Mitchell, Map of Iowa 1850
11. Probate Inventory of Phillip R. Harman

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My goal is to uncover any other information about the wagon train, their mining experiences in CA, the return trip to IA and their life after return. With more information I will be able to extend the newsletter's publication beyond a few quarterly issues.