• Ruth and her three children arrived in New York on 6 July 1866 via the ship Arkwright. Thompson company records show that Ruth purchased 4 adult food rations for the overland journey, indicating that all three children continued with her to Utah.

Daniel Thompson Company (1866)

• Age at Departure: 52
• Head of Household

Sources

• Captain Daniel Thompson, memoranda book (1), 1866.
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 369.
• Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.