Thomas Titensor

Thomas Titensor was born Oct 27, 1829 in Manchester, England to Edward and Mary Rogerson Titensor. Thomas is a Pioneer of Richmond and Cove. Thomas was a veteran of the Indain Wars.

History

The early history of Thomas is unknown. At the age of 17, Thomas was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by missionaries. He was baptized on Christmas Eve, 1847. Thomas married Sarah Robbins on April 1, 1854 in Manchester, England. To support his family, Thomas worked as an iron turner and fitter.4

On April 23, 1861, the Titensor family boarded the Underwriter to cross the Atlantic and move to Utah. The ship arrived in New York City, New York on May 21, 1861.3 They traveled to Florence, Nebraska Territory, and joined the Ira Eldredge Company. The company left on July 1, 1861 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Sep 13.4

Soon after their arrival, the Titensors were invited by Sarah's brother-in-law, John Allsop, to move to Richmond. While in Richmond, Thomas operated a blacksmith.4

Thomas entered the practice of polygamy on Aug 3, 1867 by marrying Elizabeth Bradbury. In 1874, the Titensor family acquired a quarter section of land located three miles from High Creek. Later, the area would be called Cove.4

Many of Thomas' female counterparts served as the President of the Cove Ward Relief Society: wife Sarah Robbins, 1881-1885; wife Elizabeth Bradbury, 1885-1914; and daughter Mary Ellen, 1914-1919.

Indian Wars Services

After the construction of the Richmond Fort in 1860 and other forts in Cache Valley, the Territory of Utah created the Cache Military District on Oct 15, 1861 with Church Apostle Ezra T. Benson as Colonel. On June 16, 1863, Richmond was organized into two companies of Infantry and two squads of Cavalry. Thomas was appointed as a Private.

On Sep 14, 1864, the Richmond Home Guard was established with Henry Standage as its Captain. At any cost, the city Guard was to protect. Most of the Guard, including Thomas, consisted of Minute-Men. They had regular drills every night.1 The Home Guard was released from active duty on Oct 25, 1864.2

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