• James was an out and back teamster for the Thompson company in 1866. Futher research is needed to determine exactly who he is and how he got to the valley initially. The teamster list for the Thompson company indicates that he had been residing in Cedar City, Utah at the time that the company began the trip east.

Daniel Thompson Company (1866)

• Age at Departure: Unknown
• Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

• Captain Daniel Thompson, memoranda book (1), 1866.
• “Captain Daniel Thompson, memoranda book (2), 1866,” in Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts 1862-1868.
• "Captain Daniel Thompson's (of Fillmore) Company." In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Wards' accounts 1861-1868, Account book 1866 1868.