Robert T. Thomas
Birth Date
On 1822 January 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1892 February 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States
1822 January 8
Mother
Esther Thomas
Father
Henry Thomas (1781 - 1867)
Date Details
Occurred On 1822 January 8
Baptized by Benjamin Clapp
1844 January 7 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Ann Turner
1850 April 18 (Age 28)
Married
Anna Katharina Erickson
1863 April 20 (Age 41)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 November 14 – 1872 February 22 (Age 49)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
45th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1871 November 14
Set Apart
Ended On 1872 February 22
Released
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1892 February 28 (Age 70)
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Robert T. Thomas (1822 - 1892)
Robert T Thomas (1822 - 1892) Profile
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Person
Deseret Weekly
"Record Of A Pioneer", Deseret Weekly, (26 March 1892), Page 17.
"Death of Robert Thomas", Deseret Weekly, (12 March 1892), Page 392.
Logan Journal
"Death of a First Pioneer", Logan Journal, (2 March 1892), Page 1.
Provo Daily Enquirer
"R.T. Thomas Dead", Provo Daily Enquirer, (29 February 1892).
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 November 1871, Vol. A, Page 21, Line 890.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 November 1871, Vol. B, Page 23, Line 890.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Historical sketch and genealogy of the Thomas' families, 1888-1895
"Robert T. Thomas", Historical sketch and genealogy of the Thomas' families, 1888-1895, Page 45-46.
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Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917)
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917), Page 21-105.
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Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975
"Robert T. Thomas, 45th Quorum", Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975, 1.
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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