Erastus Grenig Farmer
Birth Date
On 1861 June 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1937 July 31 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1861 June 29
Mother
Elizabeth Eleanor Wright (1839 - 1889)
Father
Edward John Farmer (1825 - 1915)
Date Details
Occurred On 1861 June 29
Traveled in
John Riggs Murdock Company (1861)
1861 July 4 – September 12 (Age 0)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Ann Farmer (Age 5)
Edward John Farmer (Age 36)
Elizabeth Eleanor Wright (Age 21)
Date Details
Started On 1861 July 4
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 September 12
Company Arrived
Baptized by James Crane
1869 July 15 (Age 8)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1883 April 9 – 1885 September 15 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Herriman Fort, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
William Whitaker Taylor
Location Served
North Carolina
Date Details
Started On 1883 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1885 September 15
Released
Served in
Southern States Mission
1925 November 24 – 1926 May 15 (Age 64)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Ferguson Whitney
Location Served
Georgia
Date Details
Started On 1925 November 24
Set Apart
On 1925 November 25
Departed from Home
On 1925 November 29
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1926 May 15
Released
Died in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
1937 July 31 (Age 76)
Media
Erastus Grenig Farmer (1861 - 1937) Profile
Erastus Grenig Farmer (1861 - 1937)
Sources
Person
Salt Lake Tribune
"State and Local Obituaries: Erastus G. Farmer", Salt Lake Tribune, (2 August 1937), Page 12.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 24 November 1925, Vol. E, Page 153, Line 959.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1883, Vol. A, Page 66, Line 2824.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1883, Vol. B, Page 71, Line 2824.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Erastus Grenig Farmer", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.