John Anderson West
Birth Date
On 1830 December 19 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 September 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Benton, Benton County, Tennessee, United States
1830 December 19
Mother
Margaret Cooper (1804 - 1882)
Father
Samuel Walker West (1804 - 1873)
Date Details
Occurred On 1830 December 19
Baptized by Joseph Johnson
1842 February (Age 11)
Traveled in
Harry Walton/Garden Grove Company (1851)
1851 May 17 – September 25 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Moroni West (Age 9)
Nancy Melinda West (Age 7)
Samuel Walker West (Age 47)
Margaret Cooper (Age 46)
Susan Elizabeth West (Age 17)
Emma Seraphine West (Age 15)
Margaret Fletcher West (Age 13)
Lydia Clementine West (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1851 May 17
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 24 – 25
Company Arrived
Married
Betsey Jane Fish
1854 May 19 (Age 23)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1854 November 13 – 1857 December 9 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Date Details
Started On 1854 November 13
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 December 9
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Eli Whipple Company (1858)
1858 March 17 – June 11 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1858 March 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1858 June 11
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1872 April 10 – 1875 March 28 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
69th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Western Isles
Date Details
Started On 1872 April 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1875 March 28
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1917 September 28 (Age 86)
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John Anderson West (1830 - 1917)
John Anderson West (1830 - 1917) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Iowa, Pottawattamie County.
1856 Utah Census
1856 Utah Census.
1860 Utah Census, Iron County
1860 Utah Census, Iron County.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1892, Vol. A, Page 22, Line 924.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1872, Vol. B, Page 24, Line 924.
Pioneer
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864, Vol. 4.
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Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917
Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917.
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Genealogical information on the Crooks family, circa 1955
"George Crooks diary", Genealogical information on the Crooks family, circa 1955, Page 15-16.
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Sixtus E. Johnson diaries, 1854-1857
Sixtus E. Johnson diaries, 1854-1857, 12 March 1857, Vol. 3, Page 81.
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