Amos Herr Neff
Birth Date
On 1825 May 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1914 February 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1825 May 20
Mother
Mary Barr (1801 - 1875)
Father
John Neff, Jr. (1794 - 1869)
Date Details
Occurred On 1825 May 20
Baptized by
Ezra Taft Benson
1846 March 16 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 2 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Neff III (Age 9)
Elizabeth Neff (Age 6)
John Neff, Jr. (Age 52)
Mary Barr (Age 45)
Mary Ann Neff (Age 18)
Susannah Neff (Age 16)
Benjamin Barr Neff (Age 13)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 2
Company Arrived
Married
Martha Ann Neff
1848 April 15 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Ezra T. Benson Company (1849)
1849 July 15 – October 29 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Martha Ann Neff (Age 23)
Ida Evelyn Neff (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 15
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Married
Catherine Elizabeth Thomas
1864 December 17 (Age 39)
Served in
British Mission
1869 April 8 – 1870 August 23 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
32nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
Europe
Date Details
Started On 1869 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 August 23
Released
Died in East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1914 February 1 (Age 88)
Media
Amos H Neff (1825 - 1914) Profile
Sources
Person
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, Vol. 2, Page 103.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. A, Page 11, Line 459.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. B, Page 12, Line 459.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Ezra T. Benson's 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (24 September 1849), Page 1-8.
Eliza R. Snow journals, 1846-1951
Eliza R. Snow journals, 1846-1951.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 29.
John H. Henderson autobiography, circa 1909
John H. Henderson autobiography, circa 1909, Page 38-42.
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Logan Journal
"Pioneer S. W. Riter", Logan Journal, (10 July 1897), Page 3.
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Manti Messenger
"The Utah Budget", Manti Messenger, (6 February 1914), Page 7.
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897, Vol. 2, Page 78.