George Washington Oman, Sr.
Alternate Names
George Washington Oman (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1802 January 30 (Born)
Death Date
On 1882 December 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
2
Born
1802 January 30
Date Details
Occurred On 1802 January 30
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 44)
Members in Company
Rank
First Lieutenant
Traveling Group
Henry Alexander Boring
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 45)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
George W. Oman Company (1851)
1851 – 1851 September 1 (Age 48)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Moroni Oman (Age 9)
Marietta Oman (Age 8)
George Washington Oman, Jr. (Age 5)
Malvina Dickey (Age 38)
Joseph Smith Oman (Age 2)
John Oman (Age 17)
Alvira Jane Oman (Age 14)
Date Details
Started Circa 1851
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 1
Company Arrived
Died
1882 December 22 (Age 80)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Iowa, Pottawattamie County.
California State Census, 1852
California State Census, 1852.
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Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 September 1851.
Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975
"George W. Oman, 27th Quorum", Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975.
Mormon Battalion
Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866
"James H. Glines letter", Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866, (15 October 1846), Page 44659.
Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December
"Mormon Battalion Company A Muster Roll", Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December, (October), Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 35.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 3.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 180.
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.