James Otha Stephens
Birth Date
On 1834 May 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 July 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1834 May 1
Mother
Elizabeth Briggs (1813 - 1886)
Father
John Stephens (1811 - 1870)
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 May 1
Baptized by
Joseph Smith, Jr.
1843 June 4 (Age 9)
Married
Mary Catherine Stubblefield
1851 (Age 16)
Traveled in
John Brown Company (1851)
1851 July 7 – September 29 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Daniel Monroe Stephens (Age 8)
Elizabeth Jane Stephens (Age 6)
John Stephens (Age 40)
Thomas Jefferson Stephens (Age 4)
Elizabeth Briggs (Age 38)
Constance Ann Stephens (Age 2)
David Henderson Stephens (Age 15)
John Cornelius Stephens (Age 14)
Alexander Nephi Stephens (Age 10)
Solomon Clinton Stephens (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Martha Ann Wilson
1856 March 1 (Age 21)
Married
Darthula Catherine Shupe
1865 (Age 30)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1881 April 7 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
60th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
William Whitaker Taylor
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1881 April 7
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
1907 July 8 (Age 73)
Media
James Otha Stephens (1834 - 1907) Profile
James Otha Stephens (1834 - 1907)
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"James Otha Stephens. ID: james-o-stephens-1834", Saints By Sea.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 2 April 1881.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 April 1881, Vol. B, Page 59, Line 2338.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 April 1881, Vol. A, Page 55, Line 2338.
Pioneer
Inter-Mountain Republican
"Pioneer of 1851 Dead", Inter-Mountain Republican, (10 July 1907), Page 3.
Ogden Daily Standard
"Passing of James Stephens", Ogden Daily Standard, (12 July 1907), Page 2.
"Dies in Idaho, But Will be Buried Here", Ogden Daily Standard, (20 January 1916), Page 5.