Fairview Township -- Section 17, Township 56, Range 26
Located: on the north bank of Shoal Creek, in what is now Fairview Township.
The 17 Mormons killed in the Haun's Mill massacre, Oct. 30, 1838 were:
ABBOTT, Hiram
BENNER, Elias, b. Jun. 5, 1795
BYERS, John
CAMPBELL, Alex
COX, Simon
FULLER, Josiah
HARMER, Augustine
LEE, John
LEWIS, Benjamin
McBRIDE, Thomas, aged 78y (Soldier of the Revolution)
MERRICK, Charles, aged 9y
MERRICK, Levi N.
NAPIER, William
RICHARDS, George S.
SMITH, Sardius, aged 10y
SMITH, Warren
YORK, John
They were buried in an old well near the place of their death.
This page was last updated August 5, 2006.