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1847–1868

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Birth Date
About 1776
Death Date
1856
Gender
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Thomas Peter Axton

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  • Thomas emigrated from England. His son's obituary states that he died en route to Utah at Laramie, Wyoming. Some family sources indicate that it was in July of 1856, but if he died in Laramie, it must have been closer to August or September since the company didn't leave Florence, Nebraska until July 30th.

Edward Bunker Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 80
  • Head of Household
  • Died en Route

Traveled with

  • Elizabeth Axton (Age: 50)
  • John Thomas Axton (Age: 11)

Sources

  • "Axton Funeral On Saturday," Salt Lake Telegram, 15 December 1926, 11.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 October 1856, 12.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 272.