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1847–1868

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Birth Date
17 January 1797
Death Date
10 December 1882
Gender
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Thomas Wilkerson

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  • 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

Traveled with

  • Eliza Followell Wilkerson (Age: 44)
  • Margery Wilkerson (Age: 19)
  • Wallace Wilkerson (Age: 8)
  • Sarah Elizabeth Wilkerson (Age: 7)
  • Thomas Woodford Wilkerson (Age: 4)

Sources

  • "15th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
  • 15th Company of 50 report, 1852 June 23.
  • 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).