Ephraim Hesmer Nye

Birth Date
On 1845 August 6
Death Date
On 1903 May 15
Gender
Male
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Born in Tunbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom

1845 August 6

Relationships

Father
Mother

Baptized by Thomas I Johnson

1858 July 11 (Age 12)

Joined Elisha Mallory Company

1860 – 1860 October 12 (Age 14)

Start Date Details

Started Fall 1860
Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Traveling Group

Married Harriet Maria Horspool

1867 February 9 (Age 21)

Set Apart as Missionary

British Mission
1882 April 10 – 1884 June 29 (Age 36)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
75th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards

Set Apart as Mission President

California Mission
1896 November 10 – 1901 May 31 (Age 51)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
77th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Joseph F Smith
Served With Children
Yes
Mission Companionship
Media
Religious Services on the Beach
Religious Services on the Beach
California Mission
California Mission
Missionaries in California, 1897
Missionaries in California, 1897

Set Apart as Mission President

Eastern States Mission
1902 January 7 – June 7 (Age 56)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Released

Additional Dates

Arrived in The Field
Departed from The Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
77th
Location Served
West Pennsylvania Conference
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Notes

He was transferred to the Southern States Mission to serve as mission president.


Called as Mission President

Southern States Mission
1902 May 22 – 1903 May 15 (Age 56)

Start Date Details

Called
Sources

End Date Details

Died in Position

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Eastern States Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
77th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Served With Children
Yes
Notes

He was in the mission for about a month before he officially took over as mission president. He died in Columbia, South Carolina of heart disease while serving as mission president.

Mission Companionship
Media
Georgia Conference, Southern States Mission, Circa 1902
Georgia Conference, Southern States Mission, Circa 1902
1902/11: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission, 1902 November 15
1902/11: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission, 1902 November 15

Died in Columbia, Richmond, South Carolina, United States

1903 May 15 (Age 57)

Media
Ephraim Hesmer Nye (1845 - 1903) Profile
Ephraim Hesmer Nye (1845 - 1903) Profile
Ephraim Hesmer Nye (1845 - 1903)
Ephraim Hesmer Nye (1845 - 1903)
Religious Services on the Beach
Religious Services on the Beach
California Mission
California Mission
Missionaries in California, 1897
Missionaries in California, 1897
Georgia Conference, Southern States Mission, Circa 1902
Georgia Conference, Southern States Mission, Circa 1902
1902/11: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission, 1902 November 15
1902/11: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission, 1902 November 15