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
2
Pioneer
2
Born in Benton, Benton County, Tennessee, United States
1830 December 19
Mother
Margaret Cooper
Father
Samuel West
Baptized by Joseph Johnson
1842 February (Age 11)
Traveled in
Harry Walton/Garden Grove Company
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
On 1851 May 17
Joined Company
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
On 1854 November 13
Arrived in Field
On 1857 December 9
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Eli Whipple Company
1858 March 17 – June 11 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1858 March 17
Joined Company
On 1858 June 11
Company Arrived
Served in Western Isles
1872 April 10 – 1875 March 28 (Age 41)
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
69th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
W Woodruff
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Date Details
On 1872 April 10
Set Apart
On 1875 March 28
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1917 September 28 (Age 86)
Media
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, Vol. 1, Page 22, Line 924.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 24, Line 924.
Pioneer
Crooks, George, [Diary excerpts], in Elna P. Atchison, [Genealogical information on the Crooks family, ca. 1955], 15-16
Crooks, George, [Diary excerpts], in Elna P. Atchison, [Genealogical information on the Crooks family, ca. 1955], 15-16.
Transcript for Crooks, George, [Diary excerpts], in Elna P. Atchison, [Genealogical information on the Crooks family, ca. 1955], 15-16
Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917
Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917.
Transcript for Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917
Johnson, Sixtus Ellis, Journal
Johnson, Sixtus Ellis, Journal, Vol. 3.
Transcript for Johnson, Sixtus Ellis, Journal, vol. 3, in Diaries 1854-1857
MS 4040 1-4: Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864
MS 4040 1-4: Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864, Vol. 4.
Transcript for Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864, vol. 4
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