James Joseph Meikle
Birth Date
On 1839 July 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1924 May 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Glasgow, Lanarks, Scotland
1839 July 6
Mother
Margaret Jackson
Father
William Meikle
Date Details
Occurred On 1839 July 6
Baptized by John Shields
1848 August 17 (Age 9)
Traveled in
Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)
1856 June 11 – September 26 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Margaret Jackson (Age 57)
William Meikle (Age 30)
Isabelle Meikle (Age 19)
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 26
Company Arrived
Married
Lavinia Noble
1872 October 17 (Age 33)
Served in
British Mission
1882 April 10 – 1883 November 15 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Priesthood Quorum When Called
64th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Moses Thatcher
Location Served
Scotland
Date Details
Started On 1882 April 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1883 November 15
Released
Died
1924 May 3 (Age 84)
Media
James Meikle (1839 - 1924) Profile
Jas Meikle (1839 - 1924) Profile
Sources
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. A, Page 58, Line 2500.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. B, Page 63, Line 2500.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Handcart Vets Hold Reunion", Deseret Evening News, (3 October 1907), Page 11.
Deseret News
"Obituaries: Patriarch Meikle, Cache Valley Pioneer is Dead", Deseret News, (6 May 1924), Page 7.
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.
"James Cantwell to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 September 1856, Page 33.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 172.