Henry Mitchell Johnson
Alternate Names
Henry Johnson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1821 July 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1857 March 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Dearborn, Indiana, United States
1821 July 12
Mother
Nancy Calkins (1800 - 1883)
Father
Cornelius Johnson
Date Details
Occurred On 1821 July 12
Baptized
1833 (Age 11)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 25)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
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 26)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Served in
California Mission
1848 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
California Bay
Date Details
Started On 1848
Called
End Date Not Found
Married
Louisa Frances Clark
1850 September 1 (Age 29)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1857 March 20 (Age 35)
Sources
Person
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Johnson, Henry Mitchell", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 750.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 3061-3070, Page 1306-1315.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 November 1848, Page 1.
Pioneer
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 153.
Mormon Battalion
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 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 29.
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.
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.