Thomas Celton Ivie (1820-1865)

Biography
Thomas Celton Ivie was a veteran of the Mormon Battalion which marched from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego during the American Mexican War of 1846-48.

He is most known for the killing of his cousin Isaac Allred (1813-1859) on 11 May 1859, at Pleasant Creek, Sanpete Co., Utah. The two men fought over some sheep which belonged to Thomas that Isaac had in his possession. Testimony indicates Isaac was choking Thomas, who grabbed a piece of firewood and struck Isaac several times on the head. Isaac died eight hours later "without speaking another word".

He was arrested the next day and a trial held on the 14th where he was found guilty and hauled off to Camp Floyd by federal troops for an an appeals hearing. At some point of time he escaped to his mother's place in Monroe County, Missouri.