The Hogan Families

The Hogan family ultimately moved to LaSalle County, Illinois 1838, then moved to Iowa in 1841. The family continued to live in Iowa for many years, working on building fences, granaries, and farming.

In 1846, the Hogan family moved from their part of Iowa to Council Bluffs to be closer to the Saints. They lived there for two years before beginning their journey west to the Rocky Mountains. They were part of the Brigham Young Company in 1848 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley Sep 22, 1848.

In 1849, the Goudy family moved north to Bountiful, Utah. While in Salt Lake, Goudy joined a wagon company that was looking for teamsters to trek to California. Goudy joined the company and stayed in California until 1850. In 1850, Goudy was called to action to help during the Utah War. 

In 1859, Church President Brigham Young sent Church Apostles Orson Hyde and Ezra T. Benson to survey Cache Valley, as it was prime real estate. During their return, the Apostles encouraged the Hogan family and their neighbors the Merrill family to move to the new valley. The Hyers, Hogans, and Merrills made a small company and began travel to Cache Valley on March 11, 1860. They arrived in Richmond on the 28th of the same month