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Saul Emmett Thomas (July 18th, 1844 - April 16th, 1923) was a mountain man and businessman in the American Old West, based initially in the Rocky Mountains and later Brightwater, Wyoming Territory. He also worked as a bounty hunter for a brief period, and was a militia leader during the Van Cleef County War. Following this, he was arrested and incarcerated for three years in Wyoming Territorial Prison for vigilantism. He disappeared immediately after his release, along with his partner Annabel Gilmore and daughter Eleanor Gilmore Thomas. Recent family research has revealed that they moved to Quebec, Canada under the name Lajeunesse.

Early life
Details of Thomas' early years are vague. He was born to Genevieve Goldcrest in frontier camp Gundersen's Valley, Kansas Territory (now Colorado).

It is believed that Genevieve cheated on her husband, famed mountain man Emmett Thomas, out of frustration and longing for a child - something Emmett had no interest in. Records of his childhood are scarce and disputed, but it is known that Gundersen's Valley was recovering from oppression caused by a recently-dispatched criminal gang. In 1861, the American Civil War broke out and its effects were spreading rapidly towards Gundersen's Valley. Whilst Saul wanted to become a soldier, Genevieve, terrified for his safety, had Emmett take him into the Rocky Mountains to follow in his footsteps - much to the frustration of both Saul and Emmett.