Thomas Stephen Williams
Alternate Names
Thomas Stephens Williams (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1827 January 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1860 March 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
5
Born
1827 January 2
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 January 2
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company D
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 19)
Members in Company
Rank
Second Sergeant
Traveling Group
Albina Marion Merrill
Caroline Marion Williams
Ephraim Thomas Williams
Phebe Isabel Williams
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Caroline Marion Williams (Age 4)
Albina Marion Merrill (Age 20)
Ephraim Thomas Williams (Age 1)
Phebe Isabel Williams (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Thomas S. Williams/Seth M. Blair Freight Train (1850)
1850 June 6 – September 7 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 7
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Thomas S. Williams Freight Train (1851)
1851 August 3 – 25 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1851 August 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 August 25
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Thomas S. Williams Freight Train (1854)
1854 July 7 – October 23 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1854 July 7
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1854 October 23
Company Arrived
Married
Priscilla Mogridge
1854 December 23 (Age 27)
Called as Captain to
Hooper and Williams Freight Train (1855)
1855 June 20 – September 5 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1855 June 20
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 September 5
Company Arrived
Died
1860 March 18 (Age 33)
Media
Thomas Stephen Williams (1826 - 1860) Profile
Sources
Person
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Pioneer
Andrew J. Shupe journal, 1838-1861
Andrew J. Shupe journal, 1838-1861, Page 124-131, 160.
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Frontier Guardian
"Thomas S. Williams, Esq", Frontier Guardian, 3, (3 October 1851), 18. Page 2.
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"Goods for Salt Lake," The Mormon
"Goods for Salt Lake," The Mormon, 8 September 1855.
Joel J. Terrell diary
Joel J. Terrell diary, July.
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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 23.
Seth M. Blair papers, 1851-1868, Reminiscence and journal, 1876, 1851-1868, 5-6
Seth M. Blair papers, 1851-1868, Reminiscence and journal, 1876, 1851-1868, 5-6.
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The Mormon
"Western News", The Mormon, (9 June 1855), Page 2.
Mormon Battalion
Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866
"John Steele letter", Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866, (28 December 1846), Page 44783.
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Descriptive roll", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 47.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
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.
