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Thomas Rae Williamson

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Thomas Rae Williamson

Birth
North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death
31 Oct 1890 (aged 43)
Wellsville, Cache County, Utah, USA
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Wellsville, Cache County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Beloved Great Grandfather. Thomas Rae was born in Whiflet, Old Monk land Parish, Lanark, Scotland on July 1, 1847, the son of James and Mary Rae Williamson. James and his family sailed from Liverpool, England in February 1848 and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1851. Thomas married Ruth Cecelia Morgan Maughan on December 23, 1872 in Salt Lake City. They were married by President Daniel H. Wells. They settle in Wellsville, Utah where Thomas purchased a home across the street from Tabernacle Square. Thomas and his brother James worked for the Union Pacific Railroad building the Oregon Short Line into Idaho. In 1882 they contracted to cut a channel to straighten the river through Portneuf Canyon. Thomas had an extensive freighting business and hauled from Utah into Montana. He was gone from home for long periods of time placing a great responsibility on his family. Thomas purchased a farm two miles north of Wellsville and worked ninety acres. The family built a comfortable home and several sheds and a barn. A spring near the house furnished water for all purposed. Thomas, a good provider, died at the age of 43, leaving his wife to care for the family of eight, with a daughter just three months old. He is buried in the Wellsville cemetery.
Beloved Great Grandfather. Thomas Rae was born in Whiflet, Old Monk land Parish, Lanark, Scotland on July 1, 1847, the son of James and Mary Rae Williamson. James and his family sailed from Liverpool, England in February 1848 and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1851. Thomas married Ruth Cecelia Morgan Maughan on December 23, 1872 in Salt Lake City. They were married by President Daniel H. Wells. They settle in Wellsville, Utah where Thomas purchased a home across the street from Tabernacle Square. Thomas and his brother James worked for the Union Pacific Railroad building the Oregon Short Line into Idaho. In 1882 they contracted to cut a channel to straighten the river through Portneuf Canyon. Thomas had an extensive freighting business and hauled from Utah into Montana. He was gone from home for long periods of time placing a great responsibility on his family. Thomas purchased a farm two miles north of Wellsville and worked ninety acres. The family built a comfortable home and several sheds and a barn. A spring near the house furnished water for all purposed. Thomas, a good provider, died at the age of 43, leaving his wife to care for the family of eight, with a daughter just three months old. He is buried in the Wellsville cemetery.

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