George Smith Rust
Birth Date
On 1834 January 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1922 June 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Lowell, Orleans, Vermont, United States
1834 January 23
Mother
Mary Thurston Rand
Father
William Walker Rust (1807 - 1894)
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 January 23
Baptized by Johnathan H Hale
1842 April 6 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 13)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Married
Eliza Sophia Brown
1855 November 18 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Philemon C. Merrill Company (1856)
1856 June 5 – August 13 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Eliza Sophia Brown (Age 18)
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 August 13
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 October 10 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
11th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1871 October 10
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1874 October 10 – 1875 March 11 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
11th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1874 October 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1875 March 11
Released
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1922 June 18 (Age 88)
Media
George Smith Rust (1834 - 1922) Profile
George Smith Rust (1834 - 1922) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
Manti Messenger
"Pioneer of 1847 Dies at His Home", Manti Messenger, (23 June 1922), Page 1.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1874, Vol. B, Page 29, Line 1123.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. B, Page 22, Line 833.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1874, Vol. A, Page 27, Line 1123.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. A, Page 20, Line 833.
Pioneer
Alder, J. C., Utah: The Storied Domain [1932]
Alder, J. C., Utah: The Storied Domain [1932], Vol. 3, Page 517-18.
Deseret News
"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, (6 August 1856), Page 8.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 11.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Pioneers of '47 Meet for Their Annual Celebration", Salt Lake Telegram, (24 July 1914), Page 31.