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Biographical Sketch

In his autobiography, Edward "Eddie" Milo WEBB, Jr., the son of Edward Milo WEBB and Caroline Amelia (OWENS) WEBB, tells of the time when he was five years of age and his parents were starting out across the plains outfitted with six oxen, two wagons, two cows and twenty-three sheep. "Eddie" walked and drove these animals all the way across the plains to Utah. 1852 was one of the cholera years and soon after the journey began his father contracted the disease and soon died. Edward Milo WEBB, Sr. was buried near the Platte River in Nebraska.

Caroline WEBB was left alone with four small children to continue the trek across the plains to Salt Lake City.

During the trip to Utah, when the company of Saints were being ferried across a river, "Eddie", as a curious five-year old, became so engrossed in watching the spectacle that he wandered too far and his family crossed the river without him. When they discovered his absence and word came back about a lost child, he was quite concerned and sorry for the poor little boy and much surprised to discover it was himself!