John Daniel Holladay
Birth Date
On 1826 June 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 September 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Moscow, Marengo, Alabama, United States
1826 June 22
Mother
Catherine Beasley Higgins (1797 - 1877)
Father
John Holladay (1798 - 1862)
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 June 22
Baptized by Benjamin Mathews
1844 June (Age 17)
Traveled in
Mississippi Company (1846-1847)
1846 – 1847 July (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Lenora McCray Holladay (Age 8)
Catherine Beasley Higgins (Age 49)
John Holladay (Age 49)
Caron Huppuch Holladay (Age 17)
David Hollis Holladay (Age 14)
Keziah Donnell Holladay (Age 12)
Thomas Wiley Middleton Holladay (Age 10)
Date Details
Started Circa 1846
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1847 July
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Married
Mahalia Ann Rebecca Matthews
1848 November 2 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1857)
1857 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mahalia Ann Rebecca Holladay (Age 7)
John Daniel Holladay, Jr. (Age 5)
Mahalia Ann Rebecca Matthews (Age 23)
Lenora McCray Holladay (Age 2)
Rhoda Catherine Holladay (Age 0)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1857
Joined Company
Circa 1857
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
John D. Holladay Company (1866)
1866 July 16 – September 25 (Age 40)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1866 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 September 25
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1867 October 11 – 1870 March 26 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Santaquin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Location Served
US and Canada
Date Details
Started On 1867 October 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 26
Released
Married
Johanna Blake
1867 October 12 (Age 41)
Died in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States
1909 September 16 (Age 83)
Media
John Daniel Holladay (1826 - 1909) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Another Pioneer Answers Last Call", Deseret Evening News, (24 September 1909), Page 12.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2, Page 204.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1867, Vol. B, Page 11, Line 407.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1867, Vol. A, Page 10, Line 407.
Pioneer
Autobiography of pioneer John Brown, 1820-1896
Autobiography of pioneer John Brown, 1820-1896. Salt Lake City: J.Z. Brown, 1981, c1941 Publisher's Press 2nd printing, 1941. Page 100.
Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
"John Daniel Holladay, Jr.", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
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Biography of Thomas Henry White, circa 1912
Biography of Thomas Henry White, circa 1912.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. John Brown's company of 10, report, 1848 June: Page 1.
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Mississippi company, report, 1848 May: Page 1.
Charles Denney reminiscences and diary
Charles Denney reminiscences and diary, January.
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Deseret News
"Passenger List", Deseret News, (19 September 1866), Page 5.
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John Brown reminiscences and journals, 1843-1896
John Brown reminiscences and journals, 1843-1896, May, Vol. 1, Page 113.
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