John Martin Ewell
Birth Date
On 1823 August 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1893 October 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Born in Albermarle, Virginia, United States
1823 August 5
Mother
Barbara Ann Fauber
Father
Pleasant Ewell
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
Date Details
On 1844
Released
On 1844 April 15
Called
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
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
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844, Page 1-5.
Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 15 April 1844
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 1.
Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, vol. 1, A-F, 131, Church History Library
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., NTER, 977.343/N1 K29c
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., NTER, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 127.
Transcript for Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., NTER, 977.343/N1 K29c, p. 127, Family History Library
Pioneer
The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848
The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Norma Baldwin Ricketts, Page 180.