James Thaddeus Miller
Birth Date
On 1837 December 19 (Born)
Death Date
On 1858 February 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Adams, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1837 December 19
Mother
Clarissa Jane Pond
Father
Daniel Arnold Miller (1809 - 1881)
Date Details
Occurred On 1837 December 19
Baptized
1845 January 1 (Age 7)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 10)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Susan Hulda Miller (Age 8)
Jane Clarissa Miller (Age 6)
Daniel Arnold Miller (Age 38)
Hannah Bigler (Age 27)
Isabelle Clarinda Miller (Age 2)
Lovisa Miller (Age 13)
Jacob Miller (Age 12)
Joseph Smith Miller (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1857 September 26 – 1858 February 25 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Shot and killed by Indians while on his mission.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1857 September 26
Set Apart
On 1857 October 27
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1858 February 25
Released
Died in Fort Limhi, Lemhi, Idaho Territory, United States
1858 February 25 (Age 20)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census, Iron County
1850 Utah Census, Iron County.
Mission
Deseret News
"Truth & Liberty: Indian Outrage", Deseret News, (17 March 1858), Page 5.
Improvement Era
John V. Bluth, "The Salmon River Mission II", Improvement Era, 3, (September), 12. Page 901.
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860, 9 October 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Page 115.
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858.
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858.
The Salmon River Mission, Salt Lake City: Utah Printing Co, 1963
Carter, Catherine Vigdus Bearnson (1892-1976), The Salmon River Mission, Salt Lake City: Utah Printing Co, 1963. Utah Printing Co., 1963.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.
Deseret News
"Indian Outrage", Deseret News, (17 March 1858), Page 5.