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

They are the parents of John Edward Thomas.
Family History of William Nash Thomas (another typed copy), dated July 17, 1919
Family group sheets for William Nash Thomas
Family group sheets for David Thomas & Elizabeth Nash group sheet (the parents of William Nash Thomas). More group sheets.

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

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

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.