George Parker Dykes
Alternate Names
Daniel Dykes (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1814 December 24 (Born)
Death Date
On 1888 February 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in West Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
1814 December 24
Mother
Frances Culbertson
Father
James Dykes
Date Details
Occurred On 1814 December 24
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1835 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Widower
Priesthood Office
Priest
Residence When Called
Illinois
Location Served
Edwards County, Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1835
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Married
Dorcas Keeling
1835 November 1 (Age 20)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1839 May (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Illlinois
Location Served
New London, Madison, Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1839 May
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1840 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Illinois
Location Served
Southern Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1840
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1840 May 23 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Illinois
Location Served
Montgomery County, North Carolina
Date Details
Started On 1840 May 23
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1842 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
La Salle, Illinois
Date Details
On 1842
Arrived at Home
Occurred On 1842
Departed from Home
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1843 January 25 – April 9 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served With
John Brown
Location Served
Terre Haute and Southern Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1843 January 25
Called
Ended On 1843 April 9
Released
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1843 April 9 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served With
Elisha Hurd Groves
Location Served
Shawneetown and Cairo, Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1843 April 9
Called
End Date Not Found
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served With
Amasa Mason Lyman
Location Served
Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844 June 27
Released
Married
Cynthia Elizabeth Soule
1846 January 9 (Age 31)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1846 January 14 – 26 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Mississippi
Date Details
Started On 1846 January 14
Departed from Home
Ended On 1846 January 26
Arrived at Home
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company D
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 31)
Members in Company
Rank
First Lieutenant
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1850 June 14 – 1851 September (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was transferred to serve in the German Mission.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Iowa
Location Served
Copenhagan and Aalborg, Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 14
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1851 September
Released
Served in
German Mission
1851 September – 1852 May 25 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Scandinavian Mission
Date Details
Started On 1851 September
Called
Ended On 1852 May 25
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Cyrus H. Wheelock Company (1853)
1853 June 1 – October 6 (Age 48)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1853 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 October 6
Company Arrived
Died in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Territory, United States
1888 February 25 (Age 73)
Media
George Parker Dykes (1814 - 1888) Profile
Sources
Person
1880 Arizona Census
1880 Arizona Census.
Deseret News
"Deaths", Deseret News, (14 March 1888), Page 16.
John Brown autobiographical sketch, undated
John Brown autobiographical sketch, undated. Autobiographical sketch.
John Brown autobiographical sketch, undated. Typescript of autobiographical sketch.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Dykes, George Parker", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 2, Page 762.
United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923.
United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923..
Mission
George P. Dykes diary, 1849 October-1852 April, Church History Library
George P. Dykes diary, 1849 October-1852 April, Church History Library.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 25 January 1843, Page 2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 April 1843.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 October 1844, Page 2-4.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 14 January 1846, Page 2.
Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album, Page 90.
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920, Vol. 1, 2, Page 60, 217.
Pioneer
Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
"Charles Barnes", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
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Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930
Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company, circa 1930, Page 18-35.
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Robert S. Bliss diary
Robert S. Bliss diary, August.
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Sparks, Jane Ann Fowler, Reminiscences and diary
Sparks, Jane Ann Fowler, Reminiscences and diary, January.
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Mormon Battalion
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846, Page 1.
Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926
"William W. Willis letter to the Church Historian", Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926, (6 August 1860).
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 21.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.
