James Lewis Thompson
Birth Date
On 1818 January 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1890 March 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
2
Born
1818 January 22
Date Details
Occurred On 1818 January 22
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 28)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Isaac Bullock Company (1852)
1852 June – September 21 (Age 34)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1852 June
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 21
Company Arrived
Died
1890 March 25 (Age 72)
Media
James Lewis Thompson (1818 - 1890) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"A Life's Experiences", Deseret Evening News, (7 April 1890), Page 3.
Deseret News
"17th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 111.
Pioneer Pathways
Pioneer Pathways, Vol. 5, Page 321.
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13, 20 September 1852.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 180.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 43.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.