Transcript

Transcript for Horace Thornton in The Book of the Pioneers Volume 2 (Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, 1897), 280

 
1847—Utah Pioneer Jubilee—1897
July 24, 1897

PIONEER
Horace Thornton

Residence

Town
Manti

County
Sanpete

State
Utah

Born
7 May 1822

Town
Hinsdale

County
Cataraugy

State
New York

Arrived in Salt Lake Valley
22 July 1847

Whose Company
Orson Pratt

Captain of 100
Albert P Rockwood Col of 1st division

Captain of 50

Captain of 10
Seth Taft

 

Remarks

 

I was one of the select guard who had to stand guard every other night, also belonged to Thomas Tanners Company of Artillery.