Thomas Henry WHITE, SR.

                   NOTES: See short history of Thomas Henry White in my history file.

NOTES: Thomas Henry White was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was baptized 12 July 1855. After his father died, he came to America with his mother, Mary Rivers White and three siblings: Amelia, George Ofred Joseph & Earnest Authenia on the "Antartic" sailing vessel. They were on the water seven weeks, arriving at Castle Garden, New York on July 4, 1863. They took a train to Missouri. At Florence, Missouri, they were met by captains of different wagon companies that had come East for supplies for the Salt Lake Tabenacle. Thomas' family was assigned to the Peter Nebeker wagon company, arriving in Salt Lake City close to October Conference 1863.

NOTES: Census: 1880 United States Census
Household:
Census: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Thomas H. WHITE Self M Male W 33 ENG Blacksmith ENG ENG
Emily WHITE Wife M Female W 32 ENG Keeping House ENG ENG
Lucy A. WHITE Dau S Female W 11 UTAH At Home ENG ENG
Kate R. WHITE Dau S Female W 9 UTAH At Home ENG ENG
Amelia J. WHITE Dau S Female W 6 UTAH ENG ENG
Thomas H. WHITE Son S Male W 4 UTAH ENG ENG
Joseph E. WHITE Son S Male W 4 UTAH ENG ENG
Jennie I. WHITE Dau S Female W 2 UTAH ENG ENG
George F. WHITE Son S Male W 7M UTAH ENG ENG

NOTES: Census: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source Information:
Census Place Farmington, Davis, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255336
NA Film Number T9-1336
Page Number 294B

NOTES: September 2006 - See Utah Cemetery Inventory Record in my Doman Cemetery file. (Grave Location: F-68-6)
Has his year of birth 1846.

NOTES: February 2007 - All info verified with death certificate online in the Utah Death Certificate index.
Has his year of birth 1847.

NOTES: See picture of heastone in my Pictures file.

NOTES: He was a High Priest, Pioneer Blacksmith & Missionary.

NOTES: February 2011: Thomas Henry age 16 traveled with the Peter Nebeker Company (1863)
Departure: 25-26 July 1863 - Arrival: 25 September 1863
About 500 individuals and 70 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting
post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha).

NOTES: February 2011: Biography of Thomas Henry White (ca.1912), box21, fd. 9, item 10,2.
Trail Excerpt: In 1866 I was called to go back to the Missouri River to help bring in the emigrants. This was
quite an undertaking for a boy of nineteen. We started about the last of March with ox teams. Being
blessed with health and strength, I done all the blacksmithing, repairing, and shoeing cattle etc. On the
journey at noon and evenings, my meals were eaten while driving the oxen or after work in the evenings.
They had singing and dancing nearly every night.
On the Platte River we had a race to see who would get in first. It rained for three days fillin all the
hollows and gulleys. In some places it was almost impassable. One place, where the stream was high,
Andrew Patterson and George Halliday, captains of our company, found a bridge about two feet under
water. This enabled us to cross over the stream and we landed in good time, ahead of the other companies.
Two weeks later we started back to Utah. The wagons were loaded with telegraph wire. My Grandparents,
Abraham Rivers and Hannah Dowswell Rivers and an aunt with a baby were among the passengers in my
wagon. I was driving three yoke of oxen: one yoke belonging to Dr. Benizel, one to Enoch Reese and one
other yoke all from Salt Lake.
On the way back we had to pass examination before the U.S. Soldiers at Ft. Laramie, which was successful
and we went on our way rejoicing. From here the streams were very high. We would put cattle enough to
reach the sand bar to be sure of crossing. Late one night, one yoke of oxen give out and had to be left.
Next morning I went back two miles and found the oxen. When I returned to camp the last wagon was pulling
out. I had to yoke up my cattle and hurry to catch the company. On our journey back we suffered with heavy
storms and very cold weather, arriving in Salt Lake very late in the Fall, just after October conference, glad
to be home again.
(all February 2011 info came from www.mormontrail.lds.org)