Abel Weaver Garr
Birth Date
On 1833 December 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1899 March 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States
1833 December 11
Mother
Paulina Turner
Father
Fielding Garr (1794 - 1855)
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 December 11
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 13)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 4
Company Arrived
Baptized by
George Davis Grant
1851 May 27 (Age 17)
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Mariah Laura Pitkin
1860 November 18 (Age 26)
Married
Eliza Ann Stevenson
1864 December 28 (Age 31)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1874 November 26 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Lester James Herrick
Location Served
U S
Date Details
Started On 1874 November 26
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Millville, Cache, Utah, United States
1899 March 4 (Age 65)
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A W Garr (1833 - 1898)
Abel Weaver Garr (1833 - 1899) Profile
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Person
Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966
Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 November 1874, Vol. A, Page 41, Line 1745.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 November 1874, Vol. B, Page 44, Line 1745.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Express", Deseret News, (19 November 1856), Page 5.
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"The Companies Yet on the Plains", Deseret News, (26 November 1856), Page 5.
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"The Companies Yet on the Plains", Deseret News, (19 November 1856), Page 5.
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Joseph A. Young, "Remarks", Deseret News, (19 November 1856), Page 4.
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Elizabeth H. Kingsford autobiographical sketch, undated
Elizabeth H. Kingsford autobiographical sketch, undated.
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Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated
Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated, Page 95-120.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, Folder 4.
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (3 September 1906).
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, 1 October 1907, Vol. 4.
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"Robert Taylor Burton to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (9 November 1906).
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Handcarts West in '56
John Bond, Handcarts West in '56.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 28.
"Robert T. Burton journal", Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, (30 November 1856), Page 54-58.
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James G. Bleak journal
James G. Bleak journal, February.
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Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Record of members collection, 1836-1970. Millville Ward, Part 1.
Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907
"Record book", Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907, (October).
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Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Martin's Handcart Company, 1856 [No. 10]", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (8 December 1907), Page 28.
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John Jaques, "Some Reminiscences", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (15 December 1878), Page 1.
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Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897, Vol. 1, Page 266.
Utah Pioneer Biographies
Binder, William, Utah Pioneer Biographies, Found in 44 volumes, Vol. 15, Page 2-7.
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"Kingsford, Elizabeth Horrocks Jackson", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 17, Page 92-103.
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