Edward Erwin Edwards
Birth Date
On 1834 May 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1855 September 24 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Mantua, Portage, Ohio, United States
1834 May 10
Mother
Mariah Elizabeth Duzette
Father
Elisha Edwards (1806 - 1878)
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 May 10
Traveled in
Robert Wimmer Company (1852)
1852 July – September 15 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elisha Edwards (Age 45)
Jane Gould (Age 31)
James Peas Edwards (Age 13)
Harrison Martin Edwards (Age 11)
Date Details
Started Circa 1852 July
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 15
Company Arrived
Served in
Elk Mountain Mission
1855 April 6 – September 23 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Shot and killed by Native Tribal People while on his mission.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Southern Part of Utah Territory to the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 June 10
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 September 23
Released
Died in Elk Mountain, Utah Territory, United States
1855 September 24 (Age 21)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Iowa, Pottawattamie County.
Mission
Alfred N. Billings diary, 1855 May-October
Alfred N. Billings diary, 1855 May-October.
Deseret News
"Massacre near Elk Mountains", Deseret News, (10 October 1855), Page 5.
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October, 6 April 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Page 8.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 2 October 1855.