William Nash Thomas (1835-1923) & Elizabeth Lallis (1938-1901)

Summary

  • Wm Nash was born Feb. 24, 1835 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
  • Was baptized in the LDS Church at age 16.
  • Became president of the Pembroke branch and sometimes walked 20 miles a day to attend meetings on Sundays. He worked the other 6 days a week.
  • Contributed toward the building of the Salt Lake Temple.
  • Migrated to Utah in 1862. Traveled in a wagon train from Nebraska to Utah and settled in Paradise, Utah.
  • Paradise History 1860
  • Paradise Ward Directory 1964
  • Paradise History Newspaper Article

William Nash Thomas & Elizabeth Lallis

William Nash Thomas & Elizabeth Lallis

William Nash Thomas

William Nash Thomas

William Nash Thomas (front row, far left) appears in a picture of pioneers in Paradise, Utah. From the Paradise Ward Directory 1964.

William Nash Thomas (front row, far left) appears in a picture of pioneers in Paradise, Utah. From the Paradise Ward Directory 1964.

Elizabeth Lallis Thomas

Elizabeth Lallis Thomas

Elizabeth Lallis Thomas

Elizabeth Lallis Thomas

J E Thomas General & Merc. store in Logan, Utah.

J E Thomas General & Merc. store in Logan, Utah.

On page 5 of the History by William Nash Thomas (listed above), he explains that when there was trouble with his stock holdings in the Oregon Lumber Company in Baker, Oregon, he turned the store over to his son John Edward Thomas.