Photo of John Alfred Thomas and Emma Louella Mohlman Thomas about 1930.
John Alfred Thomas was born July 4, 1862 in Wales England.
At the young age of seven years, Grandfather Thomas sailed with his mother Amelia Mead Mullett and four year old twin siblings David and Sarah Ann from Liverpool England on the sailing ship Minnesota. They arrived in New York City on 1872 and traveled to Salt Lake City Utah. They lived at 550 North, 2nd West (now 3rd West) in Salt Lake.
At about the age of eighteen, Grandfather Thomas moved to the thriving mining town of Park City Utah, located 32 miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City. Grandfather's obituary, which was published in the Park Record, 1933 read as follows:
Obituary FROM THE PARK RECORD, August 25, 1933
J A Thomas called at his home in this city Saturday, August 19th.
J Alfred Thomas a well known and highly esteemed citizen of this city for the past forty five years was claimed by death after a lingering illness of several months. Deceased was born in Wales on July 4, 1862. When ten years of age he came to America with his parents. They located in Salt Lake where they made their home. When a young man he came to Park City in 1900. He was married to Miss Emma Mohlman, a daughter of pioneers of Wasatch county, the young couple making their permanent home in this city for many years. Mr. Thomas followed teaming, being head teamster for Ezra Thompson when all the ores of the camp were marketed by team. Later he drove team for George W. Gulliver, when the latter was the leading coal merchant of this city and later on had charge of the coal hauling for W D Lewis when teaming became practically obsolete in this section. Of late years, he followed mining for a time. The deceased was a man of steady habits
and of a genial nature, honest and dependable in his dealings with his fellow man, a devoted husband and father, and an estimable citizen.
Surviving are his widow, one daughter and three sons: Mrs. Mabel Pickhardt, Evanston Wyoming; Charles, Rex and Fay Thomas all of Park City; six grandchildren; two sisters and one brother; Mrs. Florence Roberts, Oakland, California; Sarah Evans; Joseph Thomas; Samuel Henry Evans and David Evans all of Salt Lake and to these sorrowing ones sympathy is extended in their sad loss.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the L D S church, Bishop H. Fred Egan officiating and were largely attend by relatives, friends and admirers of deceased. Interment was in the city cemetery. Out-of-town friends who attended the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Evans, David Evans, Miss Sarah Evans, Harold Evans, Miss Aliene Evans, Miss Ruth Evans, Joe Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Wood, and Mrs. P. M. Decker all of Salt Lake; Mrs. Florence Roberts and Mrs. Etta McCall of Oakland, California, O. W. Mohlman and daughter of Ogden; Ephraim Mohlman of Roosevelt, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galli; Mrs. S. J. Shatter and daughters Miss Ruth of Midway Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stevenson, Mr. Wecker, Mr. and Mrs. Facinabeile of Midway Utah, Mr. Wecker, Mr. and Mrs. McPhee are from Evanston, Wyoming.
CARD OF THANKS
To the many neighbors and friends who by their kind acts and words of comfort and friendliness aided us after the illness and the passing of our beloved husband and father. We thus desire to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
Very Gratefully,
THE JOHN ALFRED THOMAS FAMILY
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Grandfather Thomas prefered to be called Alfred. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. His mother Amelia married Doctor John Thomas in 1860 and converted to the LDS faith and immigrated to Salt Lake City Utah, where he was raised. It is unknown what happened to his father.
In Park City, grandfather initially worked as a blacksmith and because he was dependable, strong and good with horses, he became a teamster for one of the mining companies hauling silver ore from the mine to the railroad station in Park City. When he first married grandmother Emma, they tried farming in Sheldon, Bonnevile Idaho for a few years but eventually returned to Park City where he became the Head Teamster for one of the mining companies.
Snow slides were a frequent occurence in Park City in the winter. Family legend tells the story of one winter day grandfather was driving an ore wagon down the mountain from the mine to the railroad station in Park City when a large snow slide swept upon him encompassing the ore wagon, horses, grandfather and another teamster who was riding in the wagon. As the snow carried them down the side of the mountain, grandfather managed to stand on the seat of the ore wagon and stick his strong arm up through the snow which give him a small air hole. He was later rescued only because someone saw his hand sticking up through the mass of snow. The horses and the other teamster riding in the ore wagon were killed.
John Alfred Thomas was born July 4, 1862 in Wales England.
At the young age of seven years, Grandfather Thomas sailed with his mother Amelia Mead Mullett and four year old twin siblings David and Sarah Ann from Liverpool England on the sailing ship Minnesota. They arrived in New York City on 1872 and traveled to Salt Lake City Utah. They lived at 550 North, 2nd West (now 3rd West) in Salt Lake.
At about the age of eighteen, Grandfather Thomas moved to the thriving mining town of Park City Utah, located 32 miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City. Grandfather's obituary, which was published in the Park Record, 1933 read as follows:
Obituary FROM THE PARK RECORD, August 25, 1933
J A Thomas called at his home in this city Saturday, August 19th.
J Alfred Thomas a well known and highly esteemed citizen of this city for the past forty five years was claimed by death after a lingering illness of several months. Deceased was born in Wales on July 4, 1862. When ten years of age he came to America with his parents. They located in Salt Lake where they made their home. When a young man he came to Park City in 1900. He was married to Miss Emma Mohlman, a daughter of pioneers of Wasatch county, the young couple making their permanent home in this city for many years. Mr. Thomas followed teaming, being head teamster for Ezra Thompson when all the ores of the camp were marketed by team. Later he drove team for George W. Gulliver, when the latter was the leading coal merchant of this city and later on had charge of the coal hauling for W D Lewis when teaming became practically obsolete in this section. Of late years, he followed mining for a time. The deceased was a man of steady habits
and of a genial nature, honest and dependable in his dealings with his fellow man, a devoted husband and father, and an estimable citizen.
Surviving are his widow, one daughter and three sons: Mrs. Mabel Pickhardt, Evanston Wyoming; Charles, Rex and Fay Thomas all of Park City; six grandchildren; two sisters and one brother; Mrs. Florence Roberts, Oakland, California; Sarah Evans; Joseph Thomas; Samuel Henry Evans and David Evans all of Salt Lake and to these sorrowing ones sympathy is extended in their sad loss.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the L D S church, Bishop H. Fred Egan officiating and were largely attend by relatives, friends and admirers of deceased. Interment was in the city cemetery. Out-of-town friends who attended the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Evans, David Evans, Miss Sarah Evans, Harold Evans, Miss Aliene Evans, Miss Ruth Evans, Joe Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Wood, and Mrs. P. M. Decker all of Salt Lake; Mrs. Florence Roberts and Mrs. Etta McCall of Oakland, California, O. W. Mohlman and daughter of Ogden; Ephraim Mohlman of Roosevelt, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galli; Mrs. S. J. Shatter and daughters Miss Ruth of Midway Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stevenson, Mr. Wecker, Mr. and Mrs. Facinabeile of Midway Utah, Mr. Wecker, Mr. and Mrs. McPhee are from Evanston, Wyoming.
CARD OF THANKS
To the many neighbors and friends who by their kind acts and words of comfort and friendliness aided us after the illness and the passing of our beloved husband and father. We thus desire to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
Very Gratefully,
THE JOHN ALFRED THOMAS FAMILY
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Grandfather Thomas prefered to be called Alfred. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. His mother Amelia married Doctor John Thomas in 1860 and converted to the LDS faith and immigrated to Salt Lake City Utah, where he was raised. It is unknown what happened to his father.
In Park City, grandfather initially worked as a blacksmith and because he was dependable, strong and good with horses, he became a teamster for one of the mining companies hauling silver ore from the mine to the railroad station in Park City. When he first married grandmother Emma, they tried farming in Sheldon, Bonnevile Idaho for a few years but eventually returned to Park City where he became the Head Teamster for one of the mining companies.
Snow slides were a frequent occurence in Park City in the winter. Family legend tells the story of one winter day grandfather was driving an ore wagon down the mountain from the mine to the railroad station in Park City when a large snow slide swept upon him encompassing the ore wagon, horses, grandfather and another teamster who was riding in the wagon. As the snow carried them down the side of the mountain, grandfather managed to stand on the seat of the ore wagon and stick his strong arm up through the snow which give him a small air hole. He was later rescued only because someone saw his hand sticking up through the mass of snow. The horses and the other teamster riding in the ore wagon were killed.
Photo of John Alfred Thomas and Emma Louella Mohlman Thomas about 1930.
John Alfred Thomas was born July 4, 1862 in Wales England.
At the young age of seven years, Grandfather Thomas sailed with his mother Amelia Mead Mullett and four year old twin siblings David and Sarah Ann from Liverpool England on the sailing ship Minnesota. They arrived in New York City on 1872 and traveled to Salt Lake City Utah. They lived at 550 North, 2nd West (now 3rd West) in Salt Lake.
At about the age of eighteen, Grandfather Thomas moved to the thriving mining town of Park City Utah, located 32 miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City. Grandfather's obituary, which was published in the Park Record, 1933 read as follows:
Obituary FROM THE PARK RECORD, August 25, 1933
J A Thomas called at his home in this city Saturday, August 19th.
J Alfred Thomas a well known and highly esteemed citizen of this city for the past forty five years was claimed by death after a lingering illness of several months. Deceased was born in Wales on July 4, 1862. When ten years of age he came to America with his parents. They located in Salt Lake where they made their home. When a young man he came to Park City in 1900. He was married to Miss Emma Mohlman, a daughter of pioneers of Wasatch county, the young couple making their permanent home in this city for many years. Mr. Thomas followed teaming, being head teamster for Ezra Thompson when all the ores of the camp were marketed by team. Later he drove team for George W. Gulliver, when the latter was the leading coal merchant of this city and later on had charge of the coal hauling for W D Lewis when teaming became practically obsolete in this section. Of late years, he followed mining for a time. The deceased was a man of steady habits
and of a genial nature, honest and dependable in his dealings with his fellow man, a devoted husband and father, and an estimable citizen.
Surviving are his widow, one daughter and three sons: Mrs. Mabel Pickhardt, Evanston Wyoming; Charles, Rex and Fay Thomas all of Park City; six grandchildren; two sisters and one brother; Mrs. Florence Roberts, Oakland, California; Sarah Evans; Joseph Thomas; Samuel Henry Evans and David Evans all of Salt Lake and to these sorrowing ones sympathy is extended in their sad loss.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the L D S church, Bishop H. Fred Egan officiating and were largely attend by relatives, friends and admirers of deceased. Interment was in the city cemetery. Out-of-town friends who attended the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Evans, David Evans, Miss Sarah Evans, Harold Evans, Miss Aliene Evans, Miss Ruth Evans, Joe Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Wood, and Mrs. P. M. Decker all of Salt Lake; Mrs. Florence Roberts and Mrs. Etta McCall of Oakland, California, O. W. Mohlman and daughter of Ogden; Ephraim Mohlman of Roosevelt, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galli; Mrs. S. J. Shatter and daughters Miss Ruth of Midway Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stevenson, Mr. Wecker, Mr. and Mrs. Facinabeile of Midway Utah, Mr. Wecker, Mr. and Mrs. McPhee are from Evanston, Wyoming.
CARD OF THANKS
To the many neighbors and friends who by their kind acts and words of comfort and friendliness aided us after the illness and the passing of our beloved husband and father. We thus desire to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
Very Gratefully,
THE JOHN ALFRED THOMAS FAMILY
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Grandfather Thomas prefered to be called Alfred. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. His mother Amelia married Doctor John Thomas in 1860 and converted to the LDS faith and immigrated to Salt Lake City Utah, where he was raised. It is unknown what happened to his father.
In Park City, grandfather initially worked as a blacksmith and because he was dependable, strong and good with horses, he became a teamster for one of the mining companies hauling silver ore from the mine to the railroad station in Park City. When he first married grandmother Emma, they tried farming in Sheldon, Bonnevile Idaho for a few years but eventually returned to Park City where he became the Head Teamster for one of the mining companies.
Snow slides were a frequent occurence in Park City in the winter. Family legend tells the story of one winter day grandfather was driving an ore wagon down the mountain from the mine to the railroad station in Park City when a large snow slide swept upon him encompassing the ore wagon, horses, grandfather and another teamster who was riding in the wagon. As the snow carried them down the side of the mountain, grandfather managed to stand on the seat of the ore wagon and stick his strong arm up through the snow which give him a small air hole. He was later rescued only because someone saw his hand sticking up through the mass of snow. The horses and the other teamster riding in the ore wagon were killed.
John Alfred Thomas was born July 4, 1862 in Wales England.
At the young age of seven years, Grandfather Thomas sailed with his mother Amelia Mead Mullett and four year old twin siblings David and Sarah Ann from Liverpool England on the sailing ship Minnesota. They arrived in New York City on 1872 and traveled to Salt Lake City Utah. They lived at 550 North, 2nd West (now 3rd West) in Salt Lake.
At about the age of eighteen, Grandfather Thomas moved to the thriving mining town of Park City Utah, located 32 miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City. Grandfather's obituary, which was published in the Park Record, 1933 read as follows:
Obituary FROM THE PARK RECORD, August 25, 1933
J A Thomas called at his home in this city Saturday, August 19th.
J Alfred Thomas a well known and highly esteemed citizen of this city for the past forty five years was claimed by death after a lingering illness of several months. Deceased was born in Wales on July 4, 1862. When ten years of age he came to America with his parents. They located in Salt Lake where they made their home. When a young man he came to Park City in 1900. He was married to Miss Emma Mohlman, a daughter of pioneers of Wasatch county, the young couple making their permanent home in this city for many years. Mr. Thomas followed teaming, being head teamster for Ezra Thompson when all the ores of the camp were marketed by team. Later he drove team for George W. Gulliver, when the latter was the leading coal merchant of this city and later on had charge of the coal hauling for W D Lewis when teaming became practically obsolete in this section. Of late years, he followed mining for a time. The deceased was a man of steady habits
and of a genial nature, honest and dependable in his dealings with his fellow man, a devoted husband and father, and an estimable citizen.
Surviving are his widow, one daughter and three sons: Mrs. Mabel Pickhardt, Evanston Wyoming; Charles, Rex and Fay Thomas all of Park City; six grandchildren; two sisters and one brother; Mrs. Florence Roberts, Oakland, California; Sarah Evans; Joseph Thomas; Samuel Henry Evans and David Evans all of Salt Lake and to these sorrowing ones sympathy is extended in their sad loss.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the L D S church, Bishop H. Fred Egan officiating and were largely attend by relatives, friends and admirers of deceased. Interment was in the city cemetery. Out-of-town friends who attended the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Evans, David Evans, Miss Sarah Evans, Harold Evans, Miss Aliene Evans, Miss Ruth Evans, Joe Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Wood, and Mrs. P. M. Decker all of Salt Lake; Mrs. Florence Roberts and Mrs. Etta McCall of Oakland, California, O. W. Mohlman and daughter of Ogden; Ephraim Mohlman of Roosevelt, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galli; Mrs. S. J. Shatter and daughters Miss Ruth of Midway Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stevenson, Mr. Wecker, Mr. and Mrs. Facinabeile of Midway Utah, Mr. Wecker, Mr. and Mrs. McPhee are from Evanston, Wyoming.
CARD OF THANKS
To the many neighbors and friends who by their kind acts and words of comfort and friendliness aided us after the illness and the passing of our beloved husband and father. We thus desire to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
Very Gratefully,
THE JOHN ALFRED THOMAS FAMILY
******
Grandfather Thomas prefered to be called Alfred. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. His mother Amelia married Doctor John Thomas in 1860 and converted to the LDS faith and immigrated to Salt Lake City Utah, where he was raised. It is unknown what happened to his father.
In Park City, grandfather initially worked as a blacksmith and because he was dependable, strong and good with horses, he became a teamster for one of the mining companies hauling silver ore from the mine to the railroad station in Park City. When he first married grandmother Emma, they tried farming in Sheldon, Bonnevile Idaho for a few years but eventually returned to Park City where he became the Head Teamster for one of the mining companies.
Snow slides were a frequent occurence in Park City in the winter. Family legend tells the story of one winter day grandfather was driving an ore wagon down the mountain from the mine to the railroad station in Park City when a large snow slide swept upon him encompassing the ore wagon, horses, grandfather and another teamster who was riding in the wagon. As the snow carried them down the side of the mountain, grandfather managed to stand on the seat of the ore wagon and stick his strong arm up through the snow which give him a small air hole. He was later rescued only because someone saw his hand sticking up through the mass of snow. The horses and the other teamster riding in the ore wagon were killed.
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