Son of Samuel Weir
Married Elizabeth Caroline Clark, 1845
Married Isabella Watson, 1853
Married Jane Hargraves, 1856
Married Mary Coles, 1861
Weir, Thomas – born 26 July 1809 in Kentucky and married Elizabeth Caroline Clark in 1845 in Adams County, Illinois. He was mustered into Co. A and selected as 3rd Corporal in that company in the Mormon Battalion on 16 July 1846 at Council Bluffs, Iowa and while he was away his first child was born at Mosquito Creek in Pottawattamie County, Iowa on December 20th. He marched with the battalion all the way to California, and here he was reduced to private on 9 March 1847 along with three other non-commissioned officers for not properly learning the drill exercises. He mustered out on 16 July 1847, and probably went in the company led by Capt. Jefferson Hunt who left Los Angeles area July 22nd and moved north along the coast to San Francisco and then to Sutter's Fort. Leaving the fort on August 26th and 27th the various sub groups headed for the crossing of the mountains en route to Salt Lake City; near Truckee Lake they met Capt. James Brown with advice from Brigham Young that the Saints at Salt Lake were in destitute circumstances and the influx of others would strain the situation, so only those with adequate provisions should proceed to Salt Lake and the remainder asked to remain in California to work until the following year and then bring their provisions and earnings with them. Thomas Weir was among the large number who returned to Sutter's Fort where he found employment as a tanner and currier (one who curries and dresses leather after it is tanned) at Sutter's. Weir was a member of the Holmes-Thompson company that left Pleasant Valley, California on 3 July 1848 on a summer journey that took the first wagons over Carson Pass and built a new road that became an important entryway to California for thousands of gold seekers. Later they took the first wagons over the Salt Lake Cutoff and arrived at Brown's Fort (Ogden) on Sept. 27th and the Salt Lake Valley a few days later. He did not find his family in the Salt Lake Valley, so he continued to the Mormon camps on the Missouri River where he located his family. He remained at this location for a period of time and in October of 1850 his wife delivered their second daughter at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The family moved to Utah and he took plural wives in 1853, 1856, and 1861. He eventually moved to Cache County where at Logan another daughter was born in March of 1860. Here, he joined Joel Ricks in erecting the first large tannery, producing much needed leather in Cache County. He died on 18 July 1875 and was buried in the Logan Cemetery.
Married Elizabeth Caroline Clark, 1845
Married Isabella Watson, 1853
Married Jane Hargraves, 1856
Married Mary Coles, 1861
Weir, Thomas – born 26 July 1809 in Kentucky and married Elizabeth Caroline Clark in 1845 in Adams County, Illinois. He was mustered into Co. A and selected as 3rd Corporal in that company in the Mormon Battalion on 16 July 1846 at Council Bluffs, Iowa and while he was away his first child was born at Mosquito Creek in Pottawattamie County, Iowa on December 20th. He marched with the battalion all the way to California, and here he was reduced to private on 9 March 1847 along with three other non-commissioned officers for not properly learning the drill exercises. He mustered out on 16 July 1847, and probably went in the company led by Capt. Jefferson Hunt who left Los Angeles area July 22nd and moved north along the coast to San Francisco and then to Sutter's Fort. Leaving the fort on August 26th and 27th the various sub groups headed for the crossing of the mountains en route to Salt Lake City; near Truckee Lake they met Capt. James Brown with advice from Brigham Young that the Saints at Salt Lake were in destitute circumstances and the influx of others would strain the situation, so only those with adequate provisions should proceed to Salt Lake and the remainder asked to remain in California to work until the following year and then bring their provisions and earnings with them. Thomas Weir was among the large number who returned to Sutter's Fort where he found employment as a tanner and currier (one who curries and dresses leather after it is tanned) at Sutter's. Weir was a member of the Holmes-Thompson company that left Pleasant Valley, California on 3 July 1848 on a summer journey that took the first wagons over Carson Pass and built a new road that became an important entryway to California for thousands of gold seekers. Later they took the first wagons over the Salt Lake Cutoff and arrived at Brown's Fort (Ogden) on Sept. 27th and the Salt Lake Valley a few days later. He did not find his family in the Salt Lake Valley, so he continued to the Mormon camps on the Missouri River where he located his family. He remained at this location for a period of time and in October of 1850 his wife delivered their second daughter at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The family moved to Utah and he took plural wives in 1853, 1856, and 1861. He eventually moved to Cache County where at Logan another daughter was born in March of 1860. Here, he joined Joel Ricks in erecting the first large tannery, producing much needed leather in Cache County. He died on 18 July 1875 and was buried in the Logan Cemetery.
Son of Samuel Weir
Married Elizabeth Caroline Clark, 1845
Married Isabella Watson, 1853
Married Jane Hargraves, 1856
Married Mary Coles, 1861
Weir, Thomas – born 26 July 1809 in Kentucky and married Elizabeth Caroline Clark in 1845 in Adams County, Illinois. He was mustered into Co. A and selected as 3rd Corporal in that company in the Mormon Battalion on 16 July 1846 at Council Bluffs, Iowa and while he was away his first child was born at Mosquito Creek in Pottawattamie County, Iowa on December 20th. He marched with the battalion all the way to California, and here he was reduced to private on 9 March 1847 along with three other non-commissioned officers for not properly learning the drill exercises. He mustered out on 16 July 1847, and probably went in the company led by Capt. Jefferson Hunt who left Los Angeles area July 22nd and moved north along the coast to San Francisco and then to Sutter's Fort. Leaving the fort on August 26th and 27th the various sub groups headed for the crossing of the mountains en route to Salt Lake City; near Truckee Lake they met Capt. James Brown with advice from Brigham Young that the Saints at Salt Lake were in destitute circumstances and the influx of others would strain the situation, so only those with adequate provisions should proceed to Salt Lake and the remainder asked to remain in California to work until the following year and then bring their provisions and earnings with them. Thomas Weir was among the large number who returned to Sutter's Fort where he found employment as a tanner and currier (one who curries and dresses leather after it is tanned) at Sutter's. Weir was a member of the Holmes-Thompson company that left Pleasant Valley, California on 3 July 1848 on a summer journey that took the first wagons over Carson Pass and built a new road that became an important entryway to California for thousands of gold seekers. Later they took the first wagons over the Salt Lake Cutoff and arrived at Brown's Fort (Ogden) on Sept. 27th and the Salt Lake Valley a few days later. He did not find his family in the Salt Lake Valley, so he continued to the Mormon camps on the Missouri River where he located his family. He remained at this location for a period of time and in October of 1850 his wife delivered their second daughter at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The family moved to Utah and he took plural wives in 1853, 1856, and 1861. He eventually moved to Cache County where at Logan another daughter was born in March of 1860. Here, he joined Joel Ricks in erecting the first large tannery, producing much needed leather in Cache County. He died on 18 July 1875 and was buried in the Logan Cemetery.
Married Elizabeth Caroline Clark, 1845
Married Isabella Watson, 1853
Married Jane Hargraves, 1856
Married Mary Coles, 1861
Weir, Thomas – born 26 July 1809 in Kentucky and married Elizabeth Caroline Clark in 1845 in Adams County, Illinois. He was mustered into Co. A and selected as 3rd Corporal in that company in the Mormon Battalion on 16 July 1846 at Council Bluffs, Iowa and while he was away his first child was born at Mosquito Creek in Pottawattamie County, Iowa on December 20th. He marched with the battalion all the way to California, and here he was reduced to private on 9 March 1847 along with three other non-commissioned officers for not properly learning the drill exercises. He mustered out on 16 July 1847, and probably went in the company led by Capt. Jefferson Hunt who left Los Angeles area July 22nd and moved north along the coast to San Francisco and then to Sutter's Fort. Leaving the fort on August 26th and 27th the various sub groups headed for the crossing of the mountains en route to Salt Lake City; near Truckee Lake they met Capt. James Brown with advice from Brigham Young that the Saints at Salt Lake were in destitute circumstances and the influx of others would strain the situation, so only those with adequate provisions should proceed to Salt Lake and the remainder asked to remain in California to work until the following year and then bring their provisions and earnings with them. Thomas Weir was among the large number who returned to Sutter's Fort where he found employment as a tanner and currier (one who curries and dresses leather after it is tanned) at Sutter's. Weir was a member of the Holmes-Thompson company that left Pleasant Valley, California on 3 July 1848 on a summer journey that took the first wagons over Carson Pass and built a new road that became an important entryway to California for thousands of gold seekers. Later they took the first wagons over the Salt Lake Cutoff and arrived at Brown's Fort (Ogden) on Sept. 27th and the Salt Lake Valley a few days later. He did not find his family in the Salt Lake Valley, so he continued to the Mormon camps on the Missouri River where he located his family. He remained at this location for a period of time and in October of 1850 his wife delivered their second daughter at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The family moved to Utah and he took plural wives in 1853, 1856, and 1861. He eventually moved to Cache County where at Logan another daughter was born in March of 1860. Here, he joined Joel Ricks in erecting the first large tannery, producing much needed leather in Cache County. He died on 18 July 1875 and was buried in the Logan Cemetery.
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