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Show TITLE PAGE. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. 81 [081]. PIONEER NAME-Keziah Ketura Van Benthuysen Rollins BIRTH DATE AND PLACE- 15 May 1796 DEATH DATE AND PLACE- 24 Jan 1877, Horseshoe Bend, Utah FATHER- Jacobus (James) Van Benthuysen MOTHER- Mary Simonds WHO MARRIED AND DATE- John Porter Rollins, 1815 YEAR ARRIVED IN UTAH- 1847 NAME OF COMPANY- Apostle Amasa M Lyman’s Second Division WHO WROTE HISTORY AND DATE- Deon Creager Smith WHO SUBMITTED HISTORY AND DATE- Marjorie Smith Taggart CAMP NAME- Mt. Joy CAMP HISTORIAN- Bertie Smith COMPANY NAME- Morgan (County) HISTORIAN- Dena Rich SOURCE OF INFORMATION- Family copy of biography written by Deon Creager Smith SIGNATURE OF AUTHOR OR OWNER OF THIS HISTORY- Marjorie Smith Taggart CAMP RECEIVED (DATE)- May 10, 2010 COMPANY RECEIVED (DATE)- l<Ei',lAH KETURA VAN BEN'l'HUYSEN ROLLINS By Deon Creager Smith Great------·- ----·--------·--·-------------------.------------·------------G-reat Granddaughter ·--~!~!~h K~.\IU:§._ ~NL~l),t,ltUY.§~_'(IIJ,_p.9.m.,_:J.5.J1a1,_l1.96....iLAlbany,....N.elL..lou.....19.i.l.P'tr~£iaund the hQ._,gWsplOTitd to Kirtland. Ohi~While ther She waa_J,he daughter ot Jacobus_j_Jamel!.L'Van BenthU)'.HJLU;hIJ,ateJ1•1Lon_ ~At.YJM_IL.'..\IAllJ!>llLt.bt-82.§ll~-..i~J...r_Qll}l~Ll!,Q.!t~.L~l!l.l.tb .. Jl.LlJ.i!Ul!!.l!l.e.,.-- ?.§_,l_"n~ .. 1771 Jn_Ajl.b.11-n.x ,_N.e~LY!>i:JtLan4. Mary_ Si1110.nds .•.••. 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