I have only looked quickly at the three Pilgrims. (Bob Hirst: I could
probably find most of the sinners as well, if it hasn't already been done.)
Bob Stewart, Carson City, NV.
George Bright Birch, born Pennsylvania, August 31, 1825, 5'8", light blue
eyes, dark hair (with some gray), round chin, oval face. light complexion.
[Passport Application for "world tour", 3/25/1873, Application made in
Marion County, Mo.]
William Ridenaur Denny, b.Virginia, 4 Feb, 1823, d. 4 Dec. 1904. Lt. Col.
in 31st Regiment, Virginia Militia. No Civil War record found for this
unit. Died on Vanderbilt Campus, Nashville, KY, of "cerebral softening" and
atherosclerosis. [NPS Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System] [Kentucky death
records]
William Fuller Church, b. 28 Feb. 1818, Middlefield, Ma. 6 ft.tall, hazel
eyes, gray hair, light complexion, "rather thin" face. [Passport
Application for Travel abroad, 10 May 1867, made in Washington, D.C.] [Middle name
from MA town birth records]; died of "Bronkitis", 15 Oct 1892, Huntington,
MA; buried in Amhurst. An insurance adjustor in Cincinatti. Ohio. [MA death
records.]
All records located on Ancestry.com, Oct. 18, 2013
In a message dated 10/18/2013 5:21:31 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Dr. George Bright Birch, Col. William Ritenour Denny, William F. Church
(the pilgrims); Joshua William Davis, John A. (Jack) Van Nostrand, Daniel
Slote, Julius Moulton, Dr. Abraham Reeves Jackson, and of course SLC (the
sinners). See footnote 1 to 10 Sept 1867 to Jane Lampton Clemens and
Family.
RHH
On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Scott Holmes
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> I have a vague recollection of seeing a list of Twain's fellow travelers
> through Palestine, that subset of the Quaker City passengers that
> traveled by horseback through the Holy Land with him, but I can't recall
> where. I would appreciate getting the list or a pointer to it.
>
> Thanks...
>
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