 Thomas Neibaur had a very strong family heritage and connection in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) beginning with his great-grandfather, Alexander Neibaur (1808–1883).Alexander was from Alsace-Lorraine, a graduate of medical and dental university training in Berlin, and was fluent in several languages.Thomas' grandfather, Joseph Neibaur, settled in Paris, Idaho in the 1880s.