• Ruth was a widow who emigrated from England. She arrived in New York on 14 June 1856 via the ship Thornton. Her age is listed as 64 on the Hunt company report.

John A. Hunt Company (1856)

• Age at Departure: 61

Sources

• 1860 Utah Census.
• "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
• “John A. Hunt Company report, 1856.” In Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1856-1862. (CR 1234 5, Box 1, Folder 49)
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15 December 1856, 10.
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.