James Wiseman Hunt
Birth Date
On 1832 November 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1855 September 24 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born in Gibson, Tennessee, United States
1832 November 2
Mother
Nancy Davis
Father
Daniel Durham Hunt (1800 - 1866)
Date Details
Occurred On 1832 November 2
Traveled in
Aaron Johnson Company (1850)
1850 June 8 – September 12 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Nancy Johanna Penelope Hunt (Age 7)
Daniel Durham Hunt (Age 50)
Susan Davis (Age 47)
John Alexander Hunt (Age 20)
Martha Eynon (Age 20)
Levi Bunyan Hunt (Age 15)
Benoni Smith Hunt (Age 13)
Daniel Whitmore Hunt (Age 10)
Date Details
Started Circa 1850 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 12
Company Arrived
Baptized
1855 (Age 22)
Served in
Elk Mountain Mission
1855 April 6 – September 23 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Southern Part of Utah Territory
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 June 10
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 September 23
Released
Died in Moab, Grand, Utah Territory, United States
1855 September 24 (Age 22)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Mission
Deseret News
"Massacre near Elk Mountains", Deseret News, (10 October 1855), Page 5.
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October.
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October, 6 April 1855.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 October 1855.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 April 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Page 8.
