In 1847, Rodney Badger was a member of the Brigham Young Vanguard Company, arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 24, 1847. In August of that year he went back to help other wagons of Mormon pioneers, including his young family, who had left Winter Quarters, Nebraska. Rodney met with his wife, father-in-law, and baby in September 1847, who were part of the Jedediah M. Grant Company moving to Utah. Rodney and Nancy settled in Salt Lake City in October 1847.
