Thomas E. Ricks Company

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

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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

Between 1866 July 6 – 10

Joined Company

On 1866 August 29

Company Arrived

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

1866 August 29

Sources

Ann G. Marriott diary

Ann G. Marriott diary, April. Transcript for Ann G. Marriott diary, 1866 April-September, 17-32

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]. Transcript for Beck, Martha, Autobiography, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], MS 8237, reel 3, item 25, 3-4

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. Transcript for Charles R. Savage, "A Photographic Tour of Nearly 9,000 Miles," Philadelphia Photographer, Volume 4, 1867, 288-9 and 313-16

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. Transcript for Smith, Alexander Hale, "'We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet': Joseph Smith's Son Tells of First Hearing the Hymn," Vision, no. 45 (Dec. 2003): 14-15

Smith, Alexander Hale, "Without Purse or Scrip," Restoration Voice, May

Smith, Alexander Hale, "Without Purse or Scrip," Restoration Voice, May, June. Transcript for Smith, Alexander Hale, "Without Purse or Scrip," Restoration Voice, May-June 1995, 22-24

"Telegrams," Deseret News

"Telegrams," Deseret News, 16 August 1866. Transcript for "Telegrams," Deseret News, 16 August 1866, 293

"The Immigration [2]," Semi-Weekly Telegraph

"The Immigration [2]," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 9 August 1866. Transcript for "The Immigration [2]," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 9 Aug. 1866, 3

"The Immigration," Deseret News

"The Immigration," Deseret News, 12 July 1866. Transcript for "The Immigration," Deseret News, 12 July 1866, 253

"The Immigration: Captain Ricks' Train," Deseret News

"The Immigration: Captain Ricks' Train," Deseret News, 6 September 1866. Transcript for "The Immigration: Captain Ricks' Train," Deseret News, 6 September 1866, 317

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