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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 September 1833
Death Date
1 February 1924
Gender
Female
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Tamar Loader


Alternate Names

    Tamar Ricks

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  • She sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.  The ship manifest lists her as a "Spinster."

    Tamar shared a PEF bond and traveled with the John Jaques family to Iowa. There she joined her parents, brother and sisters who had sailed the previous year.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 22

Traveled with

  • James Loader (Age: 57)
  • Amy Loader (Age: 54)
  • Patience Loader (Age: 28)
  • Maria Loader (Age: 19)
  • Jane Loader (Age: 14)
  • Sarah Loader (Age: 12)
  • Robert Loader (Age: 9)

Sources

  • 1910 Utah Census.
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 4.
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 6. 
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
  • Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.
  •   Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 7, 60.
  • Patience L. Archer reminiscences, undated, 57-92.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 260.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Stella Jaques Bell, Life History and Writings of John Jaques: Including a Diary of the Martin Handcart Company (Rexburg, Idaho: Ricks College Press, 1978), 118-22, 129, 134-37, 140-41, 143-44, 150.