John Martin Ewell
Birth Date
On 1823 August 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1893 October 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
1
Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Born in Albermarle, Virginia, United States
1823 August 5
Mother
Barbara Ann Fauber
Father
Pleasant Walter Ewell (1788 - 1852)
Date Details
Occurred On 1823 August 5
Baptized
1844 (Age 20)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Mission to preach the gospel and to assist with Joseph Smith's presidential campaign.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
South Carolina
Date Details
Ended On 1844
Released
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company E
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 22)
Members in Company
Rank
Fourth Corporal
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Died in Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States
1893 October 1 (Age 70)
Media
John Martin Ewell (1823 - 1893) Profile
Sources
Person
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1.
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Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 127.
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Pioneer
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 180.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 21.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.