• Thomas initially traveled to the valley in 1847, but in 1852 captained his own company, bringing his family and additional members of the church to Utah.

Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)

• Age at Departure: 33
• Head of Household

Thomas C.D. Howell Company (1852)

• Age at Departure: 38
• Company Captain
• Head of Household

Sources

• 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
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