John Sharp, Jr.
Birth Date
On 1841 December 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1915 March 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1841 December 28
Mother
Jane Sharp (1818 - 1882)
Father
John Sharp (1820 - 1891)
Date Details
Occurred On 1841 December 28
Baptized by
John Sharp
1847 May 2 (Age 5)
Traveled in
John Sharp Company (1850)
1850 January 1 – August 27 (Age 8)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
James Sharp (Age 6)
Margaret Sharp (Age 4)
Jane Sharp (Age 31)
John Sharp (Age 29)
Date Details
Started On 1850 January 1
Joined Company
Ended Fall 1850 August 27
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1863 April 9 – 1866 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Date Details
Started On 1863 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1866
Released
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1866)
1866 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1866
Joined Company
Circa 1866
Company Arrived
Married
Hannah Rebecca Neslen
1866 September 8 (Age 24)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1915 March 15 (Age 73)
Media
John Sharp Jr. (1841 - 1915) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"John Sharp Dies at Age of 74", Deseret Evening News, (16 March 1915), Page 5.
Eastern Utah Advocate
"John Sharp Dead", Eastern Utah Advocate, (19 March 1915), Page 1.
Saints By Sea
"John Sharp, Jr. ID: 71054", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Salt Lake Tribune
"John Sharp, Utah Pioneer, is Dead", Salt Lake Tribune, (16 March 1915), Page 3.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 15 August 1863.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 15 August 1863.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1863, Vol. B, Page 4, Line 154.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1863, Vol. A, Page 4, Line 154.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"List of arrivals in the Salt Lake Valley", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (28 August 1850).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 24.