James Agee Smith

Birth Date
On 1829 August 25
Death Date
On 1902 January 19
Gender
Male

Birth date is confirmed by the missionary register.

Initially, James traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the James Pace Company in 1850, as indicated in Jonathan Oldham Duke’s Reminiscences and diary.

According to a 1 January 1902 Deseret Evening News obituary, his family joined the church and moved to Nauvoo.  After he traveled to the Salt Lake Valley, he settled in Provo. 

At the end of a mission to England, James traveled home in 1868 with the Edward T. Mumford Company, acting as President of the Saints, as indicated in a Deseret Evening News article on 19 September 1868.

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Born in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

1829 August 25

Date Details

Occurred On 1829 August 25
Birth

Relationships

Father
Richard Smith
Mother
Diana Braswell

Baptized

1846 January 15 (Age 16)

Married Sarah Jane Duke

1851 August 22 (Age 21)

Set Apart as Missionary

British Mission
1866 April 23 – 1892 May 21 (Age 36)

End Date Details

Ended On 1892 May 21
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
20th
Location Served
Europe
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff

Died

1902 January 19 (Age 72)

Date Details

Occurred On 1902 January 19
Died

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