Thomas Tranter

1817 - 1884  (66 years)

• Name	Thomas Tranter
  Birth	4 Dec 1817	Codsall, Staffordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Apr 1884	Nephi, Juab County, Utah
  Burial	8 Apr 1884	Nephi City Cemetary, Nephi, Juab County, Utah
  Person ID	I81076	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Edward Tranter,   b. 18 Nov 1787, Codsall, Staffordshire, England d. 9 Jul 1851, Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Shirley,   b. 19 Jan 1783, Moreton In Marsh, Gloucestershire, England d. 1824, Staffordshire, England (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1814	Moreton In Marsh, Gloucestershire, England
  Family ID	F32631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Collins,   b. 1 Jul 1829, West Portadown, Drumcree Parish, Armagh, Ireland d. 4 Aug 1906, Nephi, Juab County, Utah (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1854	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Children	1. Mary Tranter,   b. 14 Feb 1855, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 27 Oct 1928, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 73 years)   2. Eleanor Tranter,   b. 1 Dec 1856, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 4 Jan 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 77 years)   3. Elizabeth Anderson Tranter,   b. 10 Mar 1858, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 11 Dec 1934, American Fork, Utah County, Utah (Age 76 years)   4. Sarah Lucretia Tranter,   b. 24 Jan 1860, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 25 Mar 1869, Nephi, Juab County, Utah (Age 9 years)   5. Martha Tranter,   b. 22 Feb 1862, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 21 Oct 1862, Nephi, Juab County, Utah (Age 0 years)   6. Thomas William Tranter,   b. 7 Aug 1863, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 10 Apr 1912, Nephi, Juab County, Utah (Age 48 years)   7. Daniel Bell Tranter,   b. 11 Sep 1865, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 14 Aug 1931, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 65 years)   8. Alice Jane Tranter,   b. 15 Sep 1867, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 25 Dec 1951, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F32263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Yates,   b. Nov 1806, Walsawood, Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F32264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Buried 8 April 1884 in Nephi, Juab County, Utah. Came to the U.S. in 1850-1 from England. Listed in book, Hearthrobs of the West.  Age given was 33 and next to this entry the birthdate of December 04, 1817. Treasures of Pioneer History: Vol 3 Your First Town Government - Juab County Organization and Government Nephi - The first election in Nephi was conducted on the first Monday in May, 1852, according to the Deseret News of December 11, 1852. Officer selected were Josiah Miller, Mayor; Timothy B. Foote, Charles H. Bryan, John Carter and Isaac Grace, Aldermen; Amos Gustin, John Cazier, David Webb, James Crabb, Cleon Elmer, Levi Gifford, Ichabod Gifford, Thomas Tranter and Miles Miller, Councilors; Zimri H. Baxter, Assessor and Collector; William Cazier, Treasurer; Israel Hoyt, Marshal; and Charles Sperry, Supervisor of Streets. Treasures of Pioneer History: Vol 4 - Mormon Village - Nephi - 1851-page 155 [p.155] A proposition was made by Br. Bradley to put in two acres of wheat for Captain Walker. Br. Bradley, A. Gustin, Br. Carter and Levi Gifford offered to give one-half bushel of seed wheat each. The following persons proposed to plow and harrow— Win. Cazier, John Cazier,T. Miller, Thomas Tranter, Isaac Grace and Z. H. Baxter, half day each on Monday 26th of April. Meeting adjourned. Treasures of Pioneer History: Vol 4 - Mormon Village - Nephi - 1851 The first election in Nephi was conducted on the first Monday in May 1852. Officers elected were Josiah Miller, Mayor. Timothy B. Foote,Charles H. Bryan, John Carter and Isaac Grace, Aldermen; Amos Gustin, John Cazier, David Webb, James Crabb, Cleon Elmer, Levi Gifford, Ichabod Gifford, Thomas Tranter and Miles Miller, Councilors; Zimri H. Baxter, Assessor and Collector; William Cazier, Treasurer; Israel Hoyt, Marshaland Charles Sperry, Supervisor of Streets.