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	Davies died roughly eight years of the massacre, while his son John Rees Davies died within five years of it.		Davies died roughly eight years after the massacre, while his son John Rees Davies died within five years of it.

	= References =		= References =

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	=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===
	~~[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|left\|300px\|Map southern utah 1.jpg]]~~

	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William H. Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.		In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William H. Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.
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	In 1857, William Davies, 52, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		In 1857, William Davies, 52, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

			[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|left\|300px\|Map southern utah 1.jpg]]
	Davies's role in the massacre is uncertain. Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney's included "Bishop Davies" in Forney's 1859 list of "persons most guilty." Presumably, this refers to William Rees Davies (1805-1865), and not his son, John Rees Davies (1827-1862). Historian Linda King Newell concluded that Davies and his son along with Elisha Hurd Groves were at Mountain Meadows. (Newell, ''A History of Piute County,'' 70, fn. 27.) However, neither of these judgments appears to be sustained.		Davies's role in the massacre is uncertain. Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney's included "Bishop Davies" in Forney's 1859 list of "persons most guilty." Presumably, this refers to William Rees Davies (1805-1865), and not his son, John Rees Davies (1827-1862). Historian Linda King Newell concluded that Davies and his son along with Elisha Hurd Groves were at Mountain Meadows. (Newell, ''A History of Piute County,'' 70, fn. 27.) However, neither of these judgments appears to be sustained.

	Neither his son, John Rees Davies, nor Elisha Hurd Groves were included in any of the earliest lists of participants -- not in Judge Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant, Jacob Forney's 1859 list of the "most guilty," the list in ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' published in 1873, the names identified during the Lee trials of 1875-76, those listed in Lee's 1877 ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' nor those in the list of "assassins" appended by Lee's attorney, William Bishop, to ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' Furthermore, there is evidence that William Rees Davies, John Rees Davies, and Elisha H. Groves all remained at Fort Harmony during the time that the Arkansas train were besieged and massacred at Mountain Meadows. Finally, in Appendix C to ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley, and Leonard make no mention of either William or John Davies in their list of militiamen confirmed or suspected of having been present at Mountain Meadows.		Neither his son, John Rees Davies, nor Elisha Hurd Groves were included in any of the earliest lists of participants -- not in Judge Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant, Jacob Forney's 1859 list of the "most guilty," the list in ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' published in 1873, the names identified during the Lee trials of 1875-76, those listed in Lee's 1877 ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' nor those in the list of "assassins" appended by Lee's attorney, William Bishop, to ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' Furthermore, there is evidence that William Rees Davies, John Rees Davies, and Elisha H. Groves all remained at Fort Harmony during the time that the Arkansas train were besieged and massacred at Mountain Meadows. Finally, in Appendix C to ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley, and Leonard make no mention of either William or John Davies in their list of militiamen confirmed or suspected of having been present at Mountain Meadows.

	=== Later LIfe ===		=== Later LIfe ===

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	Davies was born in Bristol, Somersetshire in South West England. He was the father of John Rees Davies (1827-1862). In the 1840s (??), the Davies were converted to Mormonism.		Davies was born in Bristol, Somersetshire in South West England. He was the father of John Rees Davies (1827-1862). In the 1840s (??), the Davies were converted to Mormonism.

	~~[[Image:Fort Harmony plaque.jpg\|right\|300px\|Fort Harmony plaque.jpg]]~~

	=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

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	'''William R. Davies'''		'''William R. Davies'''

	'''~~1827~~-~~1862~~'''		'''1805-1865'''

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	=== Early Life in South West England ===		=== Early Life in South West England ===

	Davies was born in Bristol, Somersetshire in South West England. He was the ~~son~~ of John Rees Davies. In the 1840s (??), the Davies were converted to Mormonism.		Davies was born in Bristol, Somersetshire in South West England. He was the father of John Rees Davies (1827-1862). In the 1840s (??), the Davies were converted to Mormonism.

	[[Image:Fort Harmony plaque.jpg\|right\|300px\|Fort Harmony plaque.jpg]]		[[Image:Fort Harmony plaque.jpg\|right\|300px\|Fort Harmony plaque.jpg]]
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	=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

	In the early 1850s, the Davies immigrated to Utah. By the mid-1850s, William R. Davies and his family had settled at Fort Harmony in southern Utah, ~~roughtly~~ twenty miles southwest of Cedar City.		In the early 1850s, the Davies immigrated to America and made their way up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to disembark. They joined the William Morgan Company, which departed for Utah Territory in late June. Davies, 46, was traveling with his wife, Rachel Morris Davies, 49. However, there is no mention of their children.
			[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

			They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in late September.

			[[Image:Fort Harmony plaque.jpg\|right\|300px\|Fort Harmony plaque.jpg]]
			=== To Fort Harmony in Southern Utah ===

			By the mid-1850s, William R. Davies and his family had settled at Fort Harmony in southern Utah, roughly twenty miles southwest of Cedar City.

	=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===

	[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|left\|300px\|Map southern utah 1.jpg]]		[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|left\|300px\|Map southern utah 1.jpg]]

	In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William H. Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.		In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William H. Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.

	In 1857, William Davies, 30, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		In 1857, William Davies, 52, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	Davies's role in the massacre is uncertain. Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney's included "Bishop Davies" in Forney's 1859 list of "persons most guilty,~~" but that preliminary judgment does~~ not ~~seem to be sustained~~. Historian Linda King Newell concluded that Davies and his ~~father~~ along with Elisha Hurd Groves were at Mountain Meadows. (Newell, ''A History of Piute County,'' 70, fn. 27.)		Davies's role in the massacre is uncertain. Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney's included "Bishop Davies" in Forney's 1859 list of "persons most guilty." Presumably, this refers to William Rees Davies (1805-1865), and not his son, John Rees Davies (1827-1862). Historian Linda King Newell concluded that Davies and his son along with Elisha Hurd Groves were at Mountain Meadows. (Newell, ''A History of Piute County,'' 70, fn. 27.) However, neither of these judgments appears to be sustained.

	~~However, neither Davies' father~~, John Rees Davies, nor Elisha Hurd Groves were included in any of the earliest lists of participants -- Judge Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant; Jacob Forney's 1859 list of the "most guilty"; the list in ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' published in 1873; the names identified during the Lee trials of 1875-76; those listed in Lee's 1877 ''Mormonism Unveiled''; nor those in the list of "assassins" appended by Lee's attorney, William Bishop, to ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' Furthermore, in ~~appendix~~ C to ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley and Leonard make no mention of Davies in their list of militiamen confirmed or suspected of having been at Mountain Meadows.		Neither his son, John Rees Davies, nor Elisha Hurd Groves were included in any of the earliest lists of participants -- not in Judge Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant, Jacob Forney's 1859 list of the "most guilty," the list in ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' published in 1873, the names identified during the Lee trials of 1875-76, those listed in Lee's 1877 ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' nor those in the list of "assassins" appended by Lee's attorney, William Bishop, to ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' Furthermore, there is evidence that William Rees Davies, John Rees Davies, and Elisha H. Groves all remained at Fort Harmony during the time that the Arkansas train were besieged and massacred at Mountain Meadows. Finally, in Appendix C to ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley, and Leonard make no mention of either William or John Davies in their list of militiamen confirmed or suspected of having been present at Mountain Meadows.

	=== Later LIfe ===		=== Later LIfe ===

	Davies died within five years of ~~the massacre~~.		Davies died roughly eight years of the massacre, while his son John Rees Davies died within five years of it.

	= References =		= References =

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	== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

	In the early 1850s, the Davies immigrated to Utah. By the mid-1850s, William R. Davies and his family had settled at Fort Harmony in southern Utah, roughtly twenty miles southwest of Cedar City.		In the early 1850s, the Davies immigrated to Utah. By the mid-1850s, William R. Davies and his family had settled at Fort Harmony in southern Utah, roughtly twenty miles southwest of Cedar City.
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	For further information on William Rees Davies, see:		For further information on William Rees Davies, see:

	*http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.org/appendices/appendix-c-the-militiamen		* http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.org/appendices/appendix-c-the-militiamen
	*Deseret Iron Company Account Book, 1854-1867: http://www.footnote.com/document/241905844/		* Deseret Iron Company Account Book, 1854-1867: http://www.footnote.com/document/241905844/

	Further information and confirmation needed. Please contact editor@1857ironcountymilitia.com.		Further information and confirmation needed. Please contact editor@1857ironcountymilitia.com.
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	Davies was born in Bristol, Somersetshire in South West England. He was the son of John Rees Davies. In the 1840s (??), the Davies were converted to Mormonism.		Davies was born in Bristol, Somersetshire in South West England. He was the son of John Rees Davies. In the 1840s (??), the Davies were converted to Mormonism.

	[[Image:~~Fort_Harmony_plaque~~.jpg\|right\|300px]]~~<br>~~		[[Image:Fort Harmony plaque.jpg\|right\|300px\|Fort Harmony plaque.jpg]]
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	=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===		== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

	In the early 1850s, the Davies immigrated to Utah. By the mid-1850s, William R. Davies and his family had settled at Fort Harmony in southern Utah, roughtly twenty miles southwest of Cedar City.		In the early 1850s, the Davies immigrated to Utah. By the mid-1850s, William R. Davies and his family had settled at Fort Harmony in southern Utah, roughtly twenty miles southwest of Cedar City.

	=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===
	~~[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|left\|300px]]~~

	~~In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander~~ [[~~William_H~~.~~_Dame~~\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|~~Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee~~\|~~Major John D~~. ~~Lee~~]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.		[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|left\|300px\|Map southern utah 1.jpg]]

	In 1857, William Davies, 30, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William H. Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac C. Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John M. Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.

			In 1857, William Davies, 30, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	Davies's role in the massacre is uncertain. Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney's included "Bishop Davies" in Forney's 1859 list of "persons most guilty," but that preliminary judgment does not seem to be sustained. Historian Linda King Newell concluded that Davies and his father along with Elisha Hurd Groves were at Mountain Meadows. (Newell, ''A History of Piute County,'' 70, fn. 27.)		Davies's role in the massacre is uncertain. Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney's included "Bishop Davies" in Forney's 1859 list of "persons most guilty," but that preliminary judgment does not seem to be sustained. Historian Linda King Newell concluded that Davies and his father along with Elisha Hurd Groves were at Mountain Meadows. (Newell, ''A History of Piute County,'' 70, fn. 27.)

	However, neither Davies' father, John Rees Davies, nor Elisha Hurd Groves were included in any of the earliest lists of participants -- Judge Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant; Jacob Forney's 1859 list of the "most guilty"; the list in ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' published in 1873; the names identified during the Lee trials of 1875-76; those listed in Lee's 1877 ''Mormonism Unveiled''; nor those in the list of "assassins" appended by Lee's attorney, William Bishop, to ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' Furthermore, in appendix C to ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley and Leonard make no mention of Davies in their list of militiamen confirmed or suspected of having been at Mountain Meadows.		However, neither Davies' father, John Rees Davies, nor Elisha Hurd Groves were included in any of the earliest lists of participants -- Judge Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant; Jacob Forney's 1859 list of the "most guilty"; the list in ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' published in 1873; the names identified during the Lee trials of 1875-76; those listed in Lee's 1877 ''Mormonism Unveiled''; nor those in the list of "assassins" appended by Lee's attorney, William Bishop, to ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' Furthermore, in appendix C to ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley and Leonard make no mention of Davies in their list of militiamen confirmed or suspected of having been at Mountain Meadows.

	=== Later LIfe ===		=== Later LIfe ===

	Davies died within five years of the massacre.		Davies died within five years of the massacre.

	= References =		= References =
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	For further information on William Rees Davies, see:		For further information on William Rees Davies, see:

	* http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.org/appendices/appendix-c-the-militiamen		*http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.org/appendices/appendix-c-the-militiamen
	* Deseret Iron Company Account Book, 1854-1867: http://www.footnote.com/document/241905844/		*Deseret Iron Company Account Book, 1854-1867: http://www.footnote.com/document/241905844/

	Further information and confirmation needed. Please contact editor@1857ironcountymilitia.com.		Further information and confirmation needed. Please contact editor@1857ironcountymilitia.com.
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	Davies was born in Bristol, Somersetshire in South West England. He was the son of John Rees Davies. In the 1840s (??), the Davies were converted to Mormonism.		Davies was born in Bristol, Somersetshire in South West England. He was the son of John Rees Davies. In the 1840s (??), the Davies were converted to Mormonism.

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	=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

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Biographical Sketch

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	= Biographical Sketch =		= Biographical Sketch =

	~~'''[Under Construction.]'''~~

	'''''[It has not been confirmed that William Rees Davies was present at Mountain Meadows on the day of the massacre.]'''''		'''''[It has not been confirmed that William Rees Davies was present at Mountain Meadows on the day of the massacre.]'''''
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	=== Later LIfe ===		=== Later LIfe ===

	Davies died within five years of the massacre.		Davies died within five years of the massacre.

	= References =		= References =

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	=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===
			[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|left\|300px]]

			In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.

	In 1857, William Davies, 30, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		In 1857, William Davies, 30, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

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	=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===		=== In the Iron Military District: William R. Davies, adjutant to Major John D. Lee, 4th Battalion ===

	In 1857, William Davies, 30, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. Davies's role in the massacre is uncertain. Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney's included "Bishop Davies" in Forney's 1859 list of "persons most guilty," but that preliminary judgment does not seem to be sustained. Historian Linda King Newell concluded that Davies and his father along with Elisha Hurd Groves were at Mountain Meadows. (Newell, ''A History of Piute County,'' 70, fn. 27.)		In 1857, William Davies, 30, was a company adjutant but that summer he was elected as adjutant to [[John D. Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] in Lee's 4th Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

			Davies's role in the massacre is uncertain. Indian Superintendent Jacob Forney's included "Bishop Davies" in Forney's 1859 list of "persons most guilty," but that preliminary judgment does not seem to be sustained. Historian Linda King Newell concluded that Davies and his father along with Elisha Hurd Groves were at Mountain Meadows. (Newell, ''A History of Piute County,'' 70, fn. 27.)

	However, neither Davies' father, John Rees Davies, nor Elisha Hurd Groves were included in any of the earliest lists of participants -- Judge Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant; Jacob Forney's 1859 list of the "most guilty"; the list in ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' published in 1873; the names identified during the Lee trials of 1875-76; those listed in Lee's 1877 ''Mormonism Unveiled''; nor those in the list of "assassins" appended by Lee's attorney, William Bishop, to ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' Furthermore, in appendix C to ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley and Leonard make no mention of Davies in their list of militiamen confirmed or suspected of having been at Mountain Meadows.		However, neither Davies' father, John Rees Davies, nor Elisha Hurd Groves were included in any of the earliest lists of participants -- Judge Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant; Jacob Forney's 1859 list of the "most guilty"; the list in ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' published in 1873; the names identified during the Lee trials of 1875-76; those listed in Lee's 1877 ''Mormonism Unveiled''; nor those in the list of "assassins" appended by Lee's attorney, William Bishop, to ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' Furthermore, in appendix C to ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley and Leonard make no mention of Davies in their list of militiamen confirmed or suspected of having been at Mountain Meadows.