"The Ancestors of Jess Lee Thompson"
Notes
His SSN #527-10-0718.
Floyd was blessed by J. P. Lewis and was baptized by James M. Mortenson and confirmed 6 August 1922 by David N. Cluff. He received his Patriarchal Blessing from George F. Richards 21 June 1939. He served a Mission to Denmark and departed 8 June 1939 he finished his mission in Oklahoma on account of World War II and returned home 1 August 1941.
He was ordained a Deacon by J. A. Biglow 5 June 1926.
He was ordained a Priest by Charles F. Gardner 5 June 1932.
He was ordained an Elder by Ether Haynie 26 March 1939.
He was ordained a High Priest by Apostle Harold B. Lee 21 October 1942.
His Danish name was Peder Engmar THOMSEN. He was 2 in 1880. He was wounded by the Indians when they killed his mother and brother Hyrum.
Death certificate and personal knowledge on her death date.. It is the wrong
death date on the Ancestral File... Her father blessed her when she was a
baby..
He never married. He was killed when someone pushed him out a two story
window. He landed feet first..
EMMIGRATION RECORDS: LDS Mormon Immigration Index CD
THOMSEN, Hans A. <1835>Age: 28, Origin: Jutland, Denmark, Occ: Farmer, Aarhus Conference
THOMSEN, Karen <1834>Age: 29, Origin: Jutland, Denmark, Occ: Wife
THOMSEN, Mette M. <1857>Age: 6, Origin: Jutland, Denmark
THOMSEN, Ane M. <1860>Age: 3, Origin: Jutland, Denmark
THOMSEN, Jens A. <1861>Age: 2, Origin: Jutland, Denmark
THOMSEN, Sophie F. <1862>Age: 1, Origin: Jutland, Denmark
Ship: B.S. Kimball, Date of Departure: 8 May 1863, Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
LDS Immigrants: 657, Church Leader: Hans Peter Lund, Date of Arrival: 15 Jun 1863
Port of Arrival: New York, New York, agent-George Q. Cannon, bound for New York, person to contact in case of death J. N. Smith. Ticket #178. Company D to Florence, Nebraska. Sources: BMR, Book #1047, pp. 225-253 (FHL #025,691); Customs #581 (FHL #175,585)
"DEPARTURES. -- The packet ship B. S. Kimball, Captain H. Dearborn, sailed, on the 8th instant, from this port for New York, having 657 souls of the Saints on board. The Saints, who were principally from Scandinavia, were organized in the morning of the same day by President Cannon, who, together with Elder Jesse N. Smith, president of the Scandinavian Mission, Elders C. W. West, J. M. Kay, B. Young Junior, Joseph Bull and others, were visiting the Saints on board the vessel previous to their departure. Elder H. P. Lund was appointed to preside over this company of Saints, with Elders P. Bechstrom and C. S. Winge for counsellors, and Elder P. V. Poulsen as clerk. The Saints on board were addressed by Presidents Cannon and Smith and Elder Lund, who gave them such teachings and counsels as were calculated to comfort, edify and bless them if they will only remember and practice them . . ." When the emigrating Saints left Copenhagen April 30th the weather was fine, and a great number of people congregated on the wharf to see the the Saints leave, but there were no disturbances, as a number of police had been detailed on special duty to keep order. The emigrants made themselves as comfortable as they could on the deck and in the second cabin of the 'Aurora,' which on the morning of Friday, May 1st, arrived at Kiel, where the emigrants walked to the railway station and left at 11 o'clock a.m. by railroad for Altona, where they arrived at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. From Altona to Hamburg the emigrants walked in about half an hour to the ship 'Roland,' on which they went on board, together with about four hundred emigrating Saints from Jutland and Fyen (or the Saints from the Vendsyssel, Aalborg, Skive, Aarhus, Fredericia and Fyen Conferences) who, on June 30, 1863, had boarded a steamer at Aalborg, Aarhus and Fredericia, and like those who commenced the voyage from Copenhagen, landed in Kiel, whence they traveled by rail to Altona. After the emigrants, numbering nearly six hundred souls, had gone on board, together with about forty steers and several hundred sheep (which made the atmosphere on board anything but comfortable for the emigrants), the ship 'Roland' sailed from Hamburg May 1st about midnight. The weather was very fine, but the emigrants, in their crowded quarters, nevertheless, were uncomfortable. Early on Sunday morning, May 3rd, the 'Roland' cast anchor off Grimsby, and a little later sailed to the wharf, where most of the emigrants landed, with some of their baggage; the balance of the baggage, together with forty of the brethren, remained on board, as the ship went to Hull, where they arrived at 6 o'clock in the evening and remained on board all night. The next morning (May 4th) a small steamer ran up to the side of the 'Roland' and took the rest of the baggage, belonging to the emigrants, back to Grimsby, while the forty bretheren went to the same place by rail. Elder Carl C. N. Dorius, however, remained in Hull where he, about 11 o'clock the same day, received some emigrants (seven adults and six children) who arrived direct from Stavanger, Norway, per steamer 'Skindinavien.' In the afternoon, after settling with the captain of the steamer for their passage, Brother Dorius led these emigrants by steamer and train to Grimsby, where they were united with the other emigrants. At Grimsby the emigrating Saints were made quite comfortable in a large building erected for the use of emigrants. On the 6th all the emigrants, except the Norwegians, made themselves ready for the journey to Liverpool. They left, nearly seven hundred strong, by rail for that city at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. A young Danish sister who was sick was carried in a chair into the cars. The exact number of emigrants who arrived in Liverpool May 6, 1863, was 681. At this port 644 Scandinavian and 13 English Saints were taken on board the ship 'B. S. Kimball' (Captain H. Dearborn), while thirty-seven Scandinavians were placed on board the ship 'Consignment.' Elder Anders Christensen was placed in charge of this little band. President George Q. Cannon organized the company on the 'B. S. Kimball,' with Elder Hans Peter Lund as president, Elder Peter Beckstrom and Christoffer S. Winge were chosen as his counselors. Elder P. Wilhelm Poulsen was appointed secretary for the company, which was divided into seven districts with a president and a captain of guard over each. Other helps were also appointed. Both ships sailed from Liverpool on the 9th of May. Four deaths occurred on board the 'B. S. Kimball' during the voyage; two children were born and the following couples were married: Christoffer S. Winge and Anna Marie Salvesen, John Ness and Christine Andersen, Jorgen Dinesen and Christine Christensen, Soren Petersen and Ane Nielsen, Soren Mikkelsen and Christine Weibel, J. H. Hendricksen and Maren Rusmussen, Rusmus Nielsen and Maren Sorensen, Lars Gustaf Bergstrom and Johanna Engstrom, Peter Christian Steffensen and Mariane Berthelsen, S. J. Christensen and Ane M. Nielsen, Niels Larsen and Wilhelmine Hovinghoff. The 'B. S. Kimball' cast anchor in the harbor of New York in the evening of Saturday, June 13th, and on the 15th the passengers were permitted to go ashore. In the evening of the same day the emigrants continued by train to Albany. There a fine boy was born. The company then proceeded to Florence, Nebraska, from which place the journey across the plains was commenced in connection with the other company from Scandinavia."Hans and family crossed the plains in the John F. Sanders Company in a wagon drawn by oxen.
CENSUS RECORDS: 1880 Spring City, Sanpete, Utah Film #1255338, Page 432D
Hans A. THOMASEN Self M M W 45 DENMARK
Occ: Farmer Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
Caroline THOMASEN Wife F M W 45 DENMARK
Occ: Keeping House Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
James THOMASEN Son M S W 20 DENMARK
Occ: Works On Farm Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
Anna THOMASEN Dau F S W 16 UT
Occ: At Home Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
Sena THOMASEN Dau F S W 11 UT
Occ: At School Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
Soren THOMASEN Son M S W 8 UT
Occ: At School Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
Hyrum THOMASEN Son M S W 6 UT
Occ: At School Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
Peter THOMASEN Son M S W 2 UT
Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
Sena THOMASEN Wife F M W 40 DENMARK
Occ: Keeping House Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARK
Mary A. THOMASEN Dau F S W 2 UT
Fa: DENMARK Mo: DENMARKA interesting side note. Hans Adolph Thomsen and Anders Jonas Erickson, both came on the ship "B. S. Kimball" in 1863. Hans was from Denmark and Anders was from Sweden and in 1880 they are living side by side in Spring City in Sampete County, Utah. What makes this so interesting is because, Hans grandson Floyd L Thompson married Anders great-granddaughter Elnora Mortenson in 1941. The families had known each other since 1863 which I thought was interesting.
He went on a mission to Denmark from 1893 to 1895. Hans kept a record book of all the temple work he had done for his ancestors. He had obtained this information when he went on a mission to Denmark after Karen was killed by the Indians. According to the old family group sheets this record book was in the possession of J. O. Stradling Jr. of Mesa, Arizona.
Her christening date was from extracted records.
She was 45 in 1880.
She was murdered by renagade Apache Indians who had sneaked off the reservation. They also murdered her son Hyrum and wounded her other son Peter.
He was 6 in 1880 and was attending school. He was murdered by the Apache Indians who raided their ranch.
According to his biography and stories by his wife mary Ann Smith McNeil, John left the Isle of Man in January of 1852 with his wife, son and two brothers William and Richard for Liverpool. Sometime later they all left Liverpool on board the ship "Camillus" and arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana in May of 1852 and then went to St. Louis, Missouri arriving there on the 7th of June 1852. John's two brothers William and Richard desired to see more of the world, so they left St. Louis and Richard went to Australia and William went to Iowa. On April 1st of 1859, they left St. Louis for Utah traveling by themselves since they were not ready when the company they were to go with left without them. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in August of 1859.
MORMON IMMIGRATION INDEX CD: Ship: Camillus; Date of Departure: 6 Apr 1853; Port of Departure: Liverpool, England; LDS Immigrants: 228; Church Leader: Curtis E. Bolton; Date of Arrival: 7 Jun 1853; Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana; Sources: Bristish Mission Record, Book #1044, pp. 158-170 (FHL Film #025,690); Customs (FHL Film #200,174)
MCKNEALE, John (1823)Age:30 Origin: Liverpool Note:British Mission Record, p.162 "Went as Cook"
MCKNEALE, Margaret (1827)Age:26 Origin: Liverpool
MCKNEALE, John (1849)Age: 4 Origin: Liverpool
(John's brother's are not on this ship. If they were they are not listed on the ships manifest.)
Ship Notes: "DEPARTURE OF THE CAMILLUS. -- The Camillus, Captain Day, cleared on the 6th instant, having a company of 228 Saints on board under the presidency of Elder Curtis E. Bolton. Elder John Kelly, late president of the Isle of Man Conference, and a company of Manx Saints, were on board. Elder Levi E. Riter was also on board; he returns to the Valley, with our approbation, because of the injury his system has already experienced from the change of country, etc., which he has undergone since leaving his home in the mountains. This is the last emigration company this season. May God speed all the companies safely to their destination in the valleys of the mountains of Ephraim, that they may swell the numbers of the Saints already there, and be enabled to engage more fully in building up the kingdom of our God." William Clayton, late pastor of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Conferences, sailed in the Camillus, on his way to the Valley." (MS, 15:17 (April 23, 1853), p.269) "SIXTY-SEVENTH COMPANY. -- Camillus, 228 Saints. On the sixth of April, 1853, the ship Camillus, Captain Day, cleared from Liverpool, having on board a company of two hundred and twenty-eight Saints, under the presidency of Curtis E. Bolton. The company included Elder John Kelley, who had presided over the Isle of Man conference, and a company of Manx Saints. Elder William Clayton and Levi E. Riter returned to America with this company, which, after a prosperous voyage, arrived in New Orleans, and thence proceeded up the Mississippi River to the outfitting place near Keokyk, where they arrived about the middle of June. This closed the emigration from Great Britain for 1853." (Cont., 13:10 (Aug. 1892), p.465) "Wed. 6. [Apr. 1853] . . . The ship Camillus sailed from Liverpool, England, with 228 Saints, under the direction of Curtis E. Bolton. It arrived at New Orleans in the latter part of May." (CC, p.48)CENSUS RECORDS: 1880 Walker, Apache, Arizona Film #1254036, Page 40A
John MC NEIL Self M M W 56 ENG
Occ: Shoemaker Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
Mary MC NEIL Wife F M W 25 UT
Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: ---
Sarah MC NEIL Dau F S W 10 UT
Fa: ENG Mo: UT
Daniel MC NEIL Son M S W 8 UT
Fa: ENG Mo: UT
Ephriam MC NEIL Son M S W 6 UT
Fa: ENG Mo: UT
Lilly MC NEIL Dau F S W 4 UT
Fa: ENG Mo: UT
Hannah MC NEIL Dau F S W 2 UT
Fa: ENG Mo: UT
He was 6 in 1880. He never married
He was buried in Jacob Hamblins family plot.