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Benjamin Erastus Rich (1855 - 1913) Profile

1899/1: New Elders - Southern States Mission (23 Jan 1899)

1899/4: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission (6 Apr 1899)

1898/7: Southern States Mission

1899/4: New Elders - Southern States Mission (24 April 1899)

1899-5: North Alabama Conference - Southern States Mission (1 May 1899)

1898/11: New Elders - Southern States Mission (21 Nov 98)

1899/5: New Elders - Southern States Mission (8 May 1899)

Rich brothers all served in the Southern States Mission

Newly Arrived Elders 21 June 1898

New Elders - Southern States Mission - Feb 21, 1899

Southern States Mission Presidency, circa 1898

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Southern States Mission, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 19 June 1899

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1899/4: New Elders Arriving - Southern States Mission - April 17, 1899

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Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee - March 20, 1899

First annual conference of presidents in Southern States Mission, Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 1899

March 1899: Office Staff in Chattanooga - Southern States Mission

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Benjamin E. Rich journals, 1881-1883, 1900-1905, Church History Library

Benjamin E. Rich journals, 1881-1883, 1900-1905, Church History Library.

Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977

Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977.

Kenneth L. Alford, "Ben E. Rich: Sharing the Gospel Creatively," in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 341-63

Kenneth L. Alford, "Ben E. Rich: Sharing the Gospel Creatively," in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 341-63.

Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901

Rich, Benjamin Erastus

"Rich, Benjamin Erastus", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 206-207.

Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 3, Page 74, Line 451.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 58, Line 2302.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 54, Line 2302.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959.

Salt Lake Herald-Republican

Funeral of Ben E. Rich in Tabernacle Today

"Funeral of Ben E. Rich in Tabernacle Today," Salt Lake Herald, September 21, 1913.

Ben E. Rich Succumbs: Fought Hard for Life

"Ben E. Rich Succumbs Fought Hard for Life", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, September 14, 1913, Page 1.

Salt Lake Herald-Republican.

Salt Lake Telegram

Ben E. Rich Dies in New York after a Month's Illness

"Ben E. Rich Dies in New York after a Month's Illness," Salt Lake Telegram, September 15, 1913.

Salt Lake Telegram.

Salt Lake Tribune

Apoplexy Fatal to Ben E. Rich; Wife at Side

"Apoplexy Fatal to Ben E. Rich; Wife at Side," The Salt Lake Tribune 87, no. 154, September 14, 1913.

Salt Lake Tribune.

Ted S. Anderson, "The Southern States Mission and the Administration of Ben E. Rich, 1898-1908: Including a Statistical Study of Church Growth in the Southeastern United States During the Twentieth Century," Master's thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1976

Ted S. Anderson, "The Southern States Mission and the Administration of Ben E. Rich, 1898-1908: Including a Statistical Study of Church Growth in the Southeastern United States During the Twentieth Century," Master's thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1976.

Vernal Express

Rich Dies in New York City

"Rich Dies in New York City", Vernal Express, September 19, 1913, Page 1.

Vernal Express.

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