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Name: Terrell, William
Boats: 1853, Made trips up Red R., master SONORA
	   1855, Owned EL PASO
       1856-60, EMIGRANT
Area: Mo. R. & Red. R.

*Name:  Thomas
Boats:  1884, REGULAR
Comments: Mentioned in this Document

Name: Thomas, Thadddeus S. (Thad)
Boat(s): 1882, SCIOTO
Area: Ohio R.
Comments: 1882, Was Capt of SCIOTO when she collided with JOHN LOMAS
                He lost his son in this accident.  Pilots of both boats were
                charged with manslaughter.
		:Source

Name: Thomas, William Austen, 1817-1852.
Comments: Site visitor te is looking for info on this captain.

Name: Thomas, William T.
Area: 1892, White R.
Boats: 1892, OAKLAND
Comments: Source

Name: Thommason, St.Clair
Boats: 1857, VICKSBURG

Name: Thompson
Area: 1840s, Dresdon, Oh. trade.
Boats: RELIEF
Comments: Mentioned in this Article

Name: Thompson
Boat(s): 1879 TELEGRAM
Area: 1879, Ohio R., Wheeling, W. Va. to Clarington
Comments: Source

Name: Thompson, G.W.
Boats: * 1866, June, 6, clerk on the EDINBURGH with I.L. Thompson, master.
	    1869, fall, master of CHARMER
	    1871, With others, purchased EMPEROR
		1872 and 1878, was clerk on JAMES D. PARKER
Comments: mentioned in this Article

Name: Thompson, L.L

1. Name: Thompson, Steven
Boats: 1852, master, AURILLA WOOD
		1860, Master of CAPITOLA
		1865, part owner, EDINBURGH built for this capt. and others
		1866, with Capt. Fred Kimpel, purchased gunboat GENERAL THOMAS
				and remade her into the packet INGOMAR
				This year also purchased the JAMES REES
		1875, master of M.S. THANHOUSER
		1876 Owned with others the TELEGRAM
		1901, fall, purchased with C.C. Thomas the 1884 BIG SANDY
		At one time master of CHESAPEAKE
Comments: this captain was a principal in the Wheeling & Sun Fish Packet Company
		: this captain is featured in this Article

Name: Thompson, William
Area: L. Miss. R.
Boats: 1866, JULIA
Companies associated with: 1866, Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company

1.  Name: Thompson, William L.
Area: 1907, Mo. R., St. Louis-Kansas City trade
Boats: 1907, CHESTER
Comments: was father of Capt. Leonard W. Thompson

Name: Thorp, O. F.
Area: Miss. and Mo. Rs.
Boats: 1858, May, WILLIAM BAIRD

Name: Thorngenan, W. H.  Source
Boats: 1877-87, CARONDELET
       1898: CITY OF ST. LOUIS

Name: Thornburg, Harry or Henry
Area: Mo. R.
Boats: 1860, Sept 3, owner of ASA WILGUS when it was lost
Comments: Piloted with Horace Bixby when Sam Clemens was cubbing.

Name: Throckmorton, Harry
Comments: Either an owner or captain.  Related to below?

Name:  Throckmorton, Joseph, of St. Louis
Boat(s): 1832: built the WARRIOR
         1847, Apr. Capt. on CORA
         1854-56, Sept. 16, Part owner and master, GENOA
Comments: Mentioned in article

Name: Throop, George S.
Boats: 1877 - Jan. 1880, SILVERTHORN
	   
Name: Throop, Josh V.
Boats: 1872, SILVERTHORN
Comments: George S. Throop was his clerk on the SILVERTHORN.

Name: Tichenoe, W.C.
Boats: 1887 or so, WILL S. HAYS

Name: Timms, James
Area: 1859 or so, White R.
Boats: 1859 or so, CITY OF KNOXVILLE
Comments: Mentioned in this Article
        : Might possibly be the captain in this query???

Name: Tobin, John W.
Boats: 185?9?, TELEGRAM 
      1861, LOUISVILLE
      1869, owned 1/4 of the 1868 BELLE LEE
     : Capt on J. M. WHITE Nos. 1 and 2, and possibly #4.
Comments: Was Master of J.M. White no.4 pilot Anthony G. Medine beat
          Robert E. Lee's upstream
          record to a point below Vicksburg, Miss.. 
          Reference

Name: Todd, John, Wellsville, Oh.
Boats: 1879, Part owner and Master on first trip of MONTANA 
Comments: Father of Josephus Todd I, below.
        : See source

Name: Todd, Josephus, I (the first)
Boats: ROSE BUD, JOSEPHINE, KEY WEST
Comments:  See source
        : Father of Josephus Todd II, below.	

Name: Todd, Josephus, II (the second)
Comments:  See source

Name: Tolbert, John, (L.?)
Boat(s): Unknown
Area: Mo. R.  Mid to late 1800's
Comments:  According to his G G G G grandson, Thomas D. Gatlin,  Capt. Tolbert
           was in the tobacco trade on a "flat bottom" riverboat.
           Further info would be appreciated.

Name: Townson
Boats: 1840s, RICHMOND;
Years: 
Position: Capt. 
Comments:

Name: Twain, Mark - See Samuel Clemens

Name: Tunstall, Thomas T. of Jacksonport, Ark.
Area: White R. Ark.
Boats: 1844, CARRIER
	   1845, WASP
	   1848, KATE KIRKWOOD

Name: Tyner, James S., Nashville, Tenn.
Area: Cumberland R.
Boats: 1886, master of B.S. RHEA
       1891, master of ALEX PERRY
       1908, purchased the ROSE HITE and renamed her the GRACEY CHILDERS
       1901, Master of H.W. BUTTORFF
Associated with: the Ryman Line
Comments: Mentioned HERE
			  	


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