Show BESO with a beitf biography f tha latto kabrt T athenae ebert T Thoc aaa son of henry aad esther thomas born february in richmond county north carolina ha was baptized baptised sed into the church of ceiaa christ of latter day saints in the year 1844 by elder benjamin L chapo the same year he moved wah his carh era family to the city of nauvoo alli noia in may 1845 he was ordained a seventy and fulfilled a mission traveling in the of kentucky tennesee mississippi and alabama return ing from hia mission the following year tie waa a participant in many ot the persecutions endured by by the saints during their sojourn m the state of illinois Illi he moved the saints to council Blutt saud in the spring of 1847 started with the first company of pion eer aroa winter quarters westward towards the rocky mountains helping to mak the reads and bridges opening up the way for th gathering of israel and when president brigham young and many others were taken sick at catto rock ha was one of those who were ald to go ahead and when they got into the valley to turn north and top oa ane first creek which is now known aa city creek tha aam fall he rammed to the booth pass and back again pared through the cricket war of in he was cent to provo where he took an part in quelling qa elling the ii diaab blex during the winter of 1848 60 in april 1850 he waa married to miry ann turner in 1853 he was called to go la iron county returning home again in 1855 on may 1857 ho waa beet apart as senior president of the quorum of by president joseph young during the same year when the people of th territory were threatened with an inva diax army he went to echo canyon in charge of tha company known a tae lyt camp was justice of the for prevo city aleyen acara la 1886 was appointed by governor charles durkee major in the legion and in 1870 was called on a to nebraska and iowa T thomas was a maa of honesty benevolence olance sympathy and integrity his ear beian apon to ane plaint of the and his hand opan to their relief bs listened to tha warda of anxiety and care and was willing tu impart words of comfort te the weak and erring extended trots hana to help them along ard to tha church he was a pillar f strength we only add the memory of the just be blessed let this people tha rest an alloise god in hi infinite has seen fit to allow and brother to be taken from oar aidie by the fiand of death and we hare been to aburn the of oar belfred president nd brother robert T thomas who waa te the holy office of a ia the year 1845 and set apart aa senior president of the of seventies on ma 10 1857 by president joaeph and we as members of the wilh quorum of seventies know that our esteemed president was ever ready to discharge disc harga any aad all duties devolving upon him in d was a quiet unassuming aad a devoted Latt erday saint vot nrc B reanza me wa we have in bis departs e and that we hereby extend our condo lence and sympathy to the children and re lativa and in i ur united prayers aak god and comfort them in their bereavement resolved that a copy of eions bo placed upon the records f alin quorum and copy be presented to tie family ot the deceased also to the EN dispatch and levs foi publication SS FF 1 JOHM G jonca JW GEO W gis I 1 boat |