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German Edgar Ellsworth
Born in Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1871 October 12
Mother
Kerstina Nilsdotter
Father
Date Details
Occurred On 1871 October 12
Baptized by T. E. Daniels
1879 November 6 (Age 8)
Served in California Mission
1896 May 1 – 1898 May 31 (Age 24) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
George Reynolds
Date Details
Started On 1896 May 1
Set Apart
On 1896 May 10
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1898 May 31
Released
On 1898 June 7
Arrived at Home
Images
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Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/California/California-missionaries-1894-1896-PH 3793_b0001_f0001_i0001_00001.jpg)
California Missionaries
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Northern States Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/California/alvin-benson-1859-fs.jpg)
Missionaries in California
Married Mary Rachel Smith
1898 June 29 (Age 26)
Served in Northern States Mission
1903 June 2 – 1904 August 31 (Age 31) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
127th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Rulon S. Wells
Location Served
Northern Illinois Conference; Mission secretary
Date Details
Started On 1903 June 2
Set Apart
On 1903 June 8
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1904 August 31
Released
Images
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Northern States Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/bernard-w.nash-1886-fs-mj.jpg)
Northern States Mission Conference 1915
Called as President to Northern States Mission
1904 August 31 – 1919 August 7 (Age 32) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
127th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1904 August 31
Called
Ended On 1919 August 7
Departed from Field
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/alvin-samuel-reber-1-1889-fs.jpg)
Southern Illinois Conference, Northern States Mission, 1915
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Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico
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Mission photo, ca.1907
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/abraham-anderson-1883-fs-4.jpg)
Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/US Mission Presidents 1908.jpg)
United States Mission Presidents
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Mission Photo
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Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico
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Elders of the Minnesota Conference 1 November 1909
Ellsworth Family
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/lorenzo-ray-smith-1889-fs-8.jpg)
Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/carl-madsen-jr-1883-fs-2.jpg)
Elders at the 2nd conference at Nauvoo
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Northern States Mission, Missionaries of the Chicago Conference and Office Force
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Northern States Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/Other/john-edwin-soderquist-1894-fs-02.jpg)
Dedicatory Services of New Chapel, Independance, Central States Mission
Called as President to Northern California Mission
1942 January 2 – 1949 June 13 (Age 70) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Set Apart By
Joshua Reuben Clark Jr 1871
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1942 January 2
Set Apart
Ended On 1949 June 13
Released
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/other/roy-watkins-doxey-1908-fs-1.jpg)
Church Mission Presidents & Associates Attend Conference
Married Emma Augusta Anderson
1956 October 12 (Age 85)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1961 December 31 (Age 90)
Media
![German Edgar Ellsworth (1871 - 1961) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/E/Ellsworth,_German_Edgar-PH 5941_f0001_i0004_00001.jpg)
German Edgar Ellsworth (1871 - 1961) Profile
![President & Sister Ellsworth Northern States Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/mary-rachel-smith-1876-fs.jpg)
President & Sister Ellsworth Northern States Mission
![1916 Chicago & Illinois Conference](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/1916 Chicago & Northern Illinois Conference.jpg)
1916 Chicago & Illinois Conference
![Elders at the first Conference at Nauvoo since the Expulsion of 1846.](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/samuel-treharne-leigh-1855-fs.jpg)
Elders at the first Conference at Nauvoo since the Expulsion of 1846.
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Mission Photo
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California Missionaries
![Northern States Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/henry-p-olsen-1876-fs-mj.jpg)
Northern States Mission
![Missionaries in California, 1897](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/California/alvin-benson-1859-fs.jpg)
Missionaries in California, 1897
![Northern States Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/lauren-s-roundy-1883-fs-mj.jpg)
Northern States Mission
![Northern States Mission Conference 1915](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/bernard-w.nash-1886-fs-mj.jpg)
Northern States Mission Conference 1915
![Southern Illinois Conference, Northern States Mission, 1915](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/alvin-samuel-reber-1-1889-fs.jpg)
Southern Illinois Conference, Northern States Mission, 1915
![Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/other/Mission-pres-us-mexico-1915-PH2544_f0001_i0001_00001.jpg)
Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico
![Mission photo, ca.1907](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/H/ls-fayette-hendricks-1883-fs.jpg)
Mission photo, ca.1907
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/abraham-anderson-1883-fs-4.jpg)
Mission Photo
![United States Mission Presidents](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/US Mission Presidents 1908.jpg)
United States Mission Presidents
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/N/vera-althea-north-1889-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/other/pres-us-mexico-missions-oct-1910-PH2631_f0001_i0001_00001.jpg)
Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico
![Elders of the Minnesota Conference 1 November 1909](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/hugh-leech-adams-1882-fs-mj1.jpg)
Elders of the Minnesota Conference 1 November 1909
Ellsworth Family
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/lorenzo-ray-smith-1889-fs-8.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Elders at the 2nd conference at Nauvoo, 1906](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/carl-madsen-jr-1883-fs-2.jpg)
Elders at the 2nd conference at Nauvoo, 1906
![Northern States Mission, Missionaries of the Chicago Conference and Office Force, Between 1916 – 1917](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/vern-oliver-knudsen-1893-1.jpg)
Northern States Mission, Missionaries of the Chicago Conference and Office Force, Between 1916 – 1917
![Northern States Mission, Circa 1911 January](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/northern states/wallace-eugene-poulson-1885-fs-4.jpg)
Northern States Mission, Circa 1911 January
![Dedicatory Services of New Chapel, Independance, Central States Mission, 1914 November 22](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/Other/john-edwin-soderquist-1894-fs-02.jpg)
Dedicatory Services of New Chapel, Independance, Central States Mission, 1914 November 22
![Church Mission Presidents & Associates Attend Conference](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/other/roy-watkins-doxey-1908-fs-1.jpg)
Church Mission Presidents & Associates Attend Conference