Thomas Allan Leishman (1843 - 1930) Profile

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Thomas Allan Leishman

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First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918

First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, January 2, 1896.

First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 3, Page 41, Line 96.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959.

Bailey, Charles Ramsden, Autobiography [ca. 1905], 49

Bailey, Charles Ramsden, Autobiography [ca. 1905], 49.

The Spring of 1863 came along all right and another Call for Men and teams And our Proportion was 9 Men and 8 teams 32 yoke of Oxen and one horse and Man for a Guard[.] I was Calld at the head of the list to take Charge of Wellsville[, Utah,] Mendon[, Utah,] Hyrum[, Utah,] & Paredice [Paradise, Utah] teams 20 in Number this Season[.] I Cooked for 12 Men and drove team And did it Cheerfuley & Eeasey [easy.] the boys gave me good Assistence and as Soon as we got in Camp noon or night we Set to work and had our meal Ready in thirty Minuites[.] we had a hard time to get Such a large fit out of men and teams work[.] Cattle was not so plentiful[.] I took My first Steers that I raised along with me however[.] got fited up and Started[.] Bishop Wm B Preston was Captain of 65 wagons 
we Started 10 of April &lt;1863&gt; And went through the Mountain to Brigham [City] And had a hard road lots of Snow drifts and Mud And Stormey wether till we got behind Salt Lake City then it got more Pleasant[.] Captain [William B.] Preston would ask me all about the road and how to Make our drives for feed and water as I was the onley one that had been twice along the road[,] but I remembered the road from the first time I came when a boy[.] when we got on the Platte River we met mor Emegrants Coming west then before And they was Surprised to see so maney teames Coming from Utah[.] there was 12 large Companies 60 x 75 waggons in Each Company
In latter part of June we arrived at florance [Florence] And found a large Crowd of People there[.] After we had been there two weeks one day while standing at a storm about 6 of us three Young Ladies Cam[e] along and I remarked boys there Comes my Girl whom will be my wife[.] And the boys looked at me And asked me which one I said the Midle one[.] they Said you have never Seen or Spoke to her yet[.] I said no but I will of Course[.] They Laught at me[.] however in a few days we went to a dance And I Spoke to her but She Seemd hard to make understand And when She did not want to understand she would Say Nix [.......] and I began to wonder About my dreams of two years ago And if there was any thing in it[.] and in a few days Thomas Lishmon [Leishman] told that My girl was gone in the Sanpete Company[.] now Said he what about that you Said that time at the Store[.] Well I said I did not know why I said it but I felt that way then[,] but if it aint her it will be Some one Else so I need not worrey about but mark the Change in a few days see how it Came about 
one Morning I woke And Said to Joseph Kay My bed Mate[,] I Said let us go down to town to day what for I don't Know but I feel I must go after Breakast[.] we went after Some of the Cattle and had quite a time to get them but we Succeeded And went down to florance 5 Miles[.] there as Soon as we got to the Store Bro Cluff who had Charge of the Scandinaviea Saints Asked us if we was from the Cash [Cache] valley Company[.] yes we are[.] Can you take Some folks that is Campt out here as they want to go in that Company[.] I said yes and told Joe Kay to go after them and I said to Joseph Ill [I’ll] bet you my Girl is there do you think so[?] he Said so[.] he went and I went into the Store in a Short time I See him Coming he waved [h]is whip and hat then I knew She was there we went to Camp[.] Bro Leishmon looked[.] Said he[,] have you been to the Santpeete [San Pete] Company to get her[?] I Said yes[.] he Said you beat all fellows[.] they remaind in Joe Kays waggon all the way And was Close bye all the time
Early in July we Started back for Utah[.] we did not have so verey Maney Emagrants in our Company[.] we had about 15 Kaggs [kegs] of Nails for the Salt Lake Tabernacle[,] we Made good time till we got to Sweet water [Sweetwater] then feed was varey Scarce[,] varey dry Summer[,] then the Cattle began to fall off in flesh taking sick and lots of them died[.] it is then A teamster feels bad[.] I remember loosing one at Aspen[;] however after a hard Jurney we arrived in Salt Lake City And fanialey got unloaded

Transcript for Bailey, Charles Ramsden, Autobiography [ca. 1905], 49

Bailey, Charles Ramsden, [Autobiography], in Jay L. Long and Betsy W. Long, Charles Ramsden Bailey: His Life and Families [1983], 60-61

Bailey, Charles Ramsden, [Autobiography], in Jay L. Long and Betsy W. Long, Charles Ramsden Bailey: His Life and Families [1983], 60-61.

THIRD RETURN TRIP TO FLORENCE, NEBRASKA (1863). [Note: Three trips back across the plains to help the poor Saints are mentioned in the "Wellsville Minutes", but only two are indicated in Charles' autobiography.]	
However, the spring of 1863 came along all right, and another call [came] for men and teams; and our proportion was 9 men and 8 teams, 32 yoke of oxen, and one horse and [a] man for a guard. I was called at the head of the list to take charge of [the] Wellsville, Mendon, Hyrum, and Paredice [Paradise] teams—20 in number. This season I cooked for 12 men and drove team and did it cheerfully and easey. The boys gave me good assistence, and as soon as we got in camp, noon or night, we set to work and had our meal ready in thirty minutes. We had a hard time to get such a large out fit of oxen and teams. Work cattle was not so plentiful, [so] I took my first steers that I raised along with me. However, [we] got fited up and started. Bishop Wm. B. Preston was captain of 65 wagons.	
We started [the] 10th of April and went through the mountain to Brigham and had a hard road—lots of snow drifts and mud and stormey wether till we got behind Salt Lake City, then it got more pleasant. Captain Preston would ask me all about the road and how to make our drives for feed and water, as I was the onley one that had been twice along the road. But I remember the road from the first time I came [across] when a boy. When we got on the Platte River we met mor[e] emegrants [emigrants] coming west then before, and they was surprised to see so maney teams coming from Utah. There was 12 large companies, [with] 60 or 75 waggons in each company. In [the] latter part of June we arrived at Florance [Florence] and found a large crowed of people there.
<center>CHARLES MEETS JOHANNA ADAMSON (1863)</center>	
 [The following happened] after we had been there two weeks: One day, while standing at a store—about 6 of us—three young ladies came along, and I remarked, "Boys, there comes my girl [Johannah] whom will be my wife." And the boys looked at me and asked me, "Which one?" I said, "The middle one." They said, "You have never seen or spoke to her yet." I said, "No, but I will of course." They laughed at me. However, in a few days we went to a dance and I spoke to her. But she seemed hard to make understand, and when she did not want to understand, she would say, "Nix frusta." And I began to wonder about my dreams of two years ago and if there was anything in it. And a few days Thomas Lishmen told [me] that my girl was gone in the Sanpete Company. "Now," said he, "what about that [what] you said that time at the store?" "Well," I said, "I did not know why I said it, but I felt that way then. But if it aint her, it will be someone else, so I need not worry about [it]." But mark the change [and] in a few days see how it came about.	
One morning I woke and said to Joseph Kay, my bed mate, I said, "Let us go down to town today. What for, I don't know, but I feel I must go after breakfast." We went after some of the cattle and had quite a time to get them, but we succeeded, and [then] we went down to Florance [Florence], 5 miles there. As soon as we got to the store, Bro. Cluff, who had charge of the Scandinavian Saints, asked us if we was from the Cash Valley Company. "Yes, we are." "Can you take some folks that is campt out here, as they want to go in that company?" I said, "Yes," and told Jos. Kay to go after them. And I said to Jospeh, "I'l bet you my girl is there." "Do you think so?" he said.	
So he went, and I went into the store. In a short time I see him coming. He waved his whip and hat; then I knew she was there. We went to camp [and] Bro. Leishman looked. Said he, "Have you been to the Santpeete Company to get her?" I said, "Yes." He said, "You beat all [the] fellows." They remained in Jos. Kay's waggon all the way and was close bye all the time.	
Early in July we started back for Utah. We did not have so verey maney emegrants in our company. We had about 15 keggs of nails for the Salt Lake Tabernacle. We made good time till we got to Sweet Water; then food was verey scarce—verey dry summer. Then the cattle began to fall off in flesh, [and] taking sick, and lots of them died. It is then a teamster feels bad; I remember loosing one at Aspen. 
<center>HOME AGAIN IN WELLSVILLE (1863)</center>	
However, after a hard jurney we arrived in Salt Lake City and finialey got unloaded.

Transcript for Bailey, Charles Ramsden, [Autobiography], in Jay L. Long and Betsy W. Long, Charles Ramsden Bailey: His Life and Families [1983], 60-61

Charles Ramsden Bailey in Our Pioneer Heritage

Charles Ramsden Bailey in Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 17.

Charles Ramsden Bailey in Our Pioneer Heritage.

Donation account book, circa 1870-1882, 85-90

Donation account book, circa 1870-1882, 85-90.

"List of Persons Sent from Great Britain by the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Co., in the Months of January and

"List of Persons Sent from Great Britain by the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Co., in the Months of January and, February 1852.

By a letter from brother A. O. Smoot dated 45 miles above Fort Kearny July 7th, 1852, we learn that 226 of the above named persons are in the company, all healthy, prosperous and cheerful, and rapidly advancing westward. Previous to the above date ten of the company had died of Cholera, inflammation, Meazles &amp;c., and one drowned, (name not reported.) Their teams were in prime order, and we may safely look for their arrival in the valley, from the 20th to the 30th, inst.



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Transcript for "List of Persons Sent from Great Britain by the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Co., in the Months of January and February 1852, by Franklin D. Richards Agent at Liverpool," Deseret News, 21 August 1852, 3

"List of Persons Sent from Great Britain by the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Co., in the Months of January and.

"Pioneer Dies," Salt Lake Tribune

"Pioneer Dies," Salt Lake Tribune, June 13, 1930.

"Pioneer Dies," Salt Lake Tribune.

"State Obituaries," Deseret News

"State Obituaries," Deseret News, June 18, 1930.

"State Obituaries," Deseret News.

"Thomas Leishman, Pioneer of Utah and Wellsville, Tells a Brief Story of His Life," The Journal

"Thomas Leishman, Pioneer of Utah and Wellsville, Tells a Brief Story of His Life," The Journal, July 5, 1924, Page 8.

"Thomas Leishman, Pioneer of Utah and Wellsville, Tells a Brief Story of His Life," The Journal.

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