Israel Evans
Born in Hanover, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
1828 October 2
Mother
Mary Beck
Father
David Evans
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 October 2
Baptized by David Evans
1837 October (Age 8)
Joined Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 17) Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company (1848)
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 19) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 2
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 6
Company Arrived
Married Matilda Ann Thomas
1849 January 1 (Age 20)
Served in British Mission
1853 April 8 – 1856 February (Age 24) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Mission call to England at the April 8, 1853 General Conference. Served as president of the Derbyshire Conference and as a counselor in the Welsh principality (Wales) presidency.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Birmingham, Warwickshire, and Derbyshire conferences and Wales
Date Details
Started On 1853 April 8
Called
Ended On 1856 February
Departed from Field
Served in Welsh Mission
1856 February 23 – 1857 March 27 (Age 27) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Served as counselor to President Daniel Daniels
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
England
Location Served
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 23
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 March 27
Departed from Field
Called as Captain to Israel Evans Company (1857)
1857 May 22 – September 12 (Age 28) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started Between 1857 May 22 – 23
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 11 – 12
Company Arrived
Served in Southern States Mission
1869 June 5 – 1870 March 29 (Age 40) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
68th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
United States - Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania
Date Details
Started On 1869 June 5
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 29
Arrived at Home
Died in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
1896 May 31 (Age 67)
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Israel Evans (1828 - 1896) Profile