Does anyone know this Thomas Akers? He was issued a land patent in Utah on Dec 28,1876. Thomas P. Akers, along with: James Cummins John Cummins William M. Jones These were issued a land patent for 11.19 acres on Dec. 28, 1876. This Thomas P. Akers is likely the same as the one listed below. --- ardie@mcn.net wrote: > >Found this in one of piles today. Hope someone can use. > > AKERS THOMAS (453) > >Database: History of Utah > >Combined Matches: 2 > >History of Utah by Orson F. Whitney > >Volume 2 > >Chapter XXIV 1872�1874 > > > >In the nominations for delegates to the convention, which > were made at > >mass meetings of the voters, distinctions of party and > creed were set > >aside. Of the nineteen delegates from Salt Lake County, > nine were > >non-Mormons. One of these, S. Sharp Walker, declined the > nomination, as he > >was "entirely opposed to the admission of Utah as a > State." The public, > >however, attributed the actual reason of his declination > to the fact that > >the Liberals had just named him as their candidate for > Mayor at the > >approaching municipal election in Salt Lake City. General > E. M. Barnum's > >name was substituted as a delegate, and received the > endorsement of the > >electors at the polls. The following comprised the Salt > Lake County > >delegation: Mormons�Orson Pratt, Albert Carrington, > Aurelius Miner, > >John Sharp, Albert P. Rockwood, Reuben Miller, William > Jennings, George Q. > >Cannon, John T. Caine and Zerubbabel Snow; > non-Mormons�David E. > >Buell, William Haydon, Thomas P. Akers, Thomas Fitch, P. > Edward Connor, > >Enos D. Hoge, Frank Fuller, Eli M. Barnurn and Hadley D. > Johnson. After > >the election, General Connor refused to take part in the > convention, > >claiming that he was still a resident of California.a > >View full context History of Utah by Orson F. Whitney > >Volume 2 > >Chapter XXIV 1872�1874 > > > >An effort was now made to align the voters of the > Territory with the two > >great political parties of the nation. A call was issued > on March 15th, to > >the Republicans of Utah, inviting them to send delegates > to the party > >convention to be held at Salt Lake City on the 5th of > April. The call was > >signed by Frank Fuller, Daniel H. Wells, Thomas Fitch, > William Jennings and > >many others. This was virtually the first effort to > harmonize local > >politics with those of the great national parties. On the > 3rd of April a > >call was also made, signed by Thomas P. Akers, Hadley D. > Johnson, E. D. > >Hoge and others, for a Democratic convention, to meet on > April 8th, at > >Salt Lake City. Delegates to each convention were sent > from various parts > >of the Territory, and met on the dates named. Both > conventions were > >enthusiastic in their work, and had it not been for the > fanatical > >anti-Mormon prejudice of the Liberal Party, which secured > the defeat of > >the statehood movement, and by continued malicious > assaults upon the > >Mormons compelled the perpetuation of the People's Party > as a measure of > >self-defense, it is quite probable that the anomalous > condition of > >political parties and affiliations in Utah would in 1872 > have become a > >memory of the past. > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com