• Thomas traveled with his wife, Eliza, and their children. In 1850, the Wilkerson family lived together in Illinois, according to census records. Both Thomas and Eliza Wilkerson were included in the 1852 Wimmer company report, thus proving their presence in the company.

Robert Wimmer Company (1852)

• Age at Departure: 55
• Head of Household

Sources

• "15th Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 September 1852, 2.
• "15th Company of 50 report, 1852 June 23" In Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1850-1852. (MS 1234 5, Box 1, Fd. 18)
• 1850 Illinois Census.
• 1880 Utah Census.
• Find a Grave (Website)
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 96.
• Presiding Bishopric. Immigrant Location Committee Minutes, (20 September - 13 October 1852).