Thomas E. Ricks Company (1866)

Departed

Between 1866 July 6 – 10

Departed From

Wyoming, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1866 August 29

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

251 individuals and 46 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Wyoming, Nebraska (the west bank of the Missouri River about 40 miles south of Omaha)

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Company Departed from Wyoming, Nebraska

1866 July 6

Thomas Edwin Ricks Called as Captain

1866 July 6 – August 29 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started Between 1866 July 6 – 10

Joined Company

Ended On 1866 August 29

Company Arrived

Company Arrived at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1866 August 29

Sources

Pioneer

Ann G. Marriott diary

Ann G. Marriott diary, April.
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Beck, Martha, Autobiography, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955]

Beck, Martha, Autobiography, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955].
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Charles H. Haderlie autobiographical sketch, circa 1932

Charles H. Haderlie autobiographical sketch, circa 1932, Page 1.
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Charles R. Savage, "A Photographic Tour of Nearly 9,000 Miles," Philadelphia Photographer

Charles R. Savage, "A Photographic Tour of Nearly 9,000 Miles," Philadelphia Photographer, Vol. 4.
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Smith, Alexander Hale, "'We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet': Joseph Smith's Son Tells of First Hearing the Hymn," Vision, no. 45

Smith, Alexander Hale, "'We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet': Joseph Smith's Son Tells of First Hearing the Hymn," Vision, no. 45, December.
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Smith, Alexander Hale, "Without Purse or Scrip," Restoration Voice, May

Smith, Alexander Hale, "Without Purse or Scrip," Restoration Voice, May, June.
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The Semi-weekly telegraph

"Emigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (26 July 1866), 83. Page 3.
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"Home Affairs: Emigrants and Trains", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (5 July 1866), 77. Page 3.
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"The Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 2, (9 August 1866), 87. Page 3.
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Vida E. Smith, Biography of Alexander H. Smith (Independence: Price Publishing, 2007), 34-48, 49-50

Vida E. Smith, Biography of Alexander H. Smith (Independence: Price Publishing, 2007), 34-48, 49-50.

Zollinger, Jacob, Reminiscences, 19, in Ruth Zollinger, comp., Jacob Zollinger family genealogy

Zollinger, Jacob, Reminiscences, 19, in Ruth Zollinger, comp., Jacob Zollinger family genealogy.
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