John Lowder
Birth Date
On 1835 December 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 February 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Versailles, Brown, Illinois, United States
1835 December 1
Mother
Zilpha Bullard (1795 - 1867)
Father
Jesse Lowder (1798 - 1875)
Date Details
Occurred On 1835 December 1
Baptized
1846 (Age 10)
Traveled in
Allen Weeks Company (1852)
1852 July 13 – October 12 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Zilpha Bullard (Age 56)
Jesse Lowder (Age 54)
Catherine Amelia Lowder (Age 21)
Date Details
Started On 1852 July 13
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 October 12
Company Arrived
Re-baptized
1853 April 3 (Age 17)
Married
Sarah Malinda Alexander
1855 – 1856 February (Age 19)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – 1857 March 23 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 April
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Married
Emily Teressa Hodgetts
1860 May 24 (Age 24)
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
1917 February 14 (Age 81)
Media
John Lowder (1835 - 1917) Profile
Sources
Person
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 February 1856, Page 3.
Letter from Albert Miles to Brigham Young dated April 8, 1856
Letter from Albert Miles to Brigham Young dated April 8, 1856.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Record of members collection, 1836-1970. West Jordan Ward, Part 1.