Toby Embers
He is listed as "Tobe" on the company roster. He was an African American man enslaved by Elizabeth Coleman Crosby, who took him to Utah in 1848.
His age was listed as 48 in "John Brown's company of 10, report, 1848 June."
Family tradition from Family Tree states that Elizabeth Coleman Crosby died on 18 February 1849. A slave named "Toby" was listed as the property of William Crosby in the 1850 Slave Schedule.
The book The Story of the Negro Pioneer states that Toby Embers Crosby married Hannah (a slave of Robert M. Smith).
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Clear AllBorn in Northwest Territory, United States
1802
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Occurred Circa 1802
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Joined Willard Richards Company
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 46)
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Ended On 1848 October 10
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1868 (Age 66)
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Occurred Circa 1868
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