• Church History
  • Publications
    • Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
    • Prophets of the Restoration
    • Global Histories
    • Revelations in Context
    • Women of Conviction
    • Joseph Smith Papers
    • Church Historian's Press
    • More
  • Visit
    • Church History Museum
    • Historic Sites
    • Church History Library
  • Research
    • Church History Catalog
    • Missionary Database
    • Pioneer Database
    • Treasures of the Collection
    • Pioneer Resources
  • Quick Links
    • Church History Library
    • Church History Museum
    • Church Historic Sites
    • Church History Catalog
    • Church Historian’s Press
    • Joseph Smith Papers
    • Missionary Database
    • Pioneer Database

Pioneer Database

1847–1868

Home Companies Switch to Keyword Search
Birth Date
18 April 1850
Death Date
19 December 1913
Gender
Male
Family Search logo

View this Person on FamilySearch

Alma Thornton Myers

Facebook Twitter Print Mail
Find this person in FamilySearch Find this person in Mormon Migration
  • Son of Abraham and Sarah Myers. The Myers family emigrated from England by way of the ship General McClellan. Their westward journey then continued as part of the 1864 Rawlins Company. His name is listed as "Alina Myers" on the 1864 General McClellan ship register.

    Alma's birth date and death date are confirmed by his death certificate.

    The Wellsville Ward financial records confirm that he was traveling in the same company with his parents.

Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 14

Traveled with

  • Sarah Myers (Age: 46)
  • Abraham Myers (Age: 46)
  • Moroni Thornton Myers (Age: 9)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • England and Wales Census, 1861.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • "Wellsville Ward, Persons Who Emigrated by P.E.F. Belonging to this Ward," Wellsville Ward financial records, 1859-1882, Volume 1:85-90.