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1847–1868

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Birth Date
5 January 1808
Death Date
8 August 1876
Gender
Female
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Elvira Thomas


Alternate Names

    Elvira Jones

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  • Widowed, traveled from Wales with Edward.  Given name is spelled "Eliza" on the company roster.

Edward Bunker Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 48
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Edward Thomas (Age: 14)

Sources

  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 October 1856,  7.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 296.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 188.