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1847–1868

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Image taken in the 1880s

Image taken in the 1880s

Birth Date
28 November 1820
Death Date
2 November 1894
Gender
Male
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Thomas Davis Giles

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  • Later known with prominence as "The Blind Harpist," his family all began traveling in the Bunker company, but his family halted in Florence while he continued on with the Bunker company. His family joined another company and followed behind him that same year. An infant daughter, Maria, died in Chicago and his wife and new-born daughter, Elizabeth, died on the trail. His surviving sons arrived in Salt Lake with the Hunt company under the care of Hannah Evans, who he would later marry.

Edward Bunker Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 35
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Margaret Giles (Age: 35)
  • Joseph Giles (Age: 8)
  • Hyrum Lorenzo Giles (Age: 6)
  • Elizabeth Giles (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • Endowment House, Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889.
  • Evans, Priscilla Merriman, Autobiography [ca. 1914], item 2, 39-41.
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 October 1856, 8.
  • Parry, John, Reminiscences and diary, 1857 Mar.-1867 Sept., 55-60.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 194.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.