Survival of Nancy and Eunice Holbrook from cholera during Zion's Camp (1834)

During the cholera epidemic that struck Zion's Camp near Rush Creek in late June 1834, Joseph Holbrook recorded that his wife Nancy Holbrook and his sister‑in‑law Eunice Holbrook (wife of Chandler Holbrook) both contracted the disease but survived, while the outbreak proved fatal for many (approximately 14 deaths). Joseph Holbrook's account notes the difficult conditions of the march and the unusually high mortality. Additional accounts state that Nancy was administered to by Brigham Young and others (including members such as Sister Parrish) and recovered in a few days. This merged account consolidates the contemporary journal entry and later published summaries to record the same specific incident of survival/healing for Nancy and Eunice during the Zion's Camp cholera outbreak.