John Spiers (1822 - 1895) Profile

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Brigham Young letter to Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Presidency of the Stake of Zion, and the High Council of the City of the Great Salt Lake City, Great Basin, North America

Brigham Young letter to Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Presidency of the Stake of Zion, and the High Council of the City of the Great Salt Lake City, Great Basin, North America, July 17, 1848.

Brigham Young letter to Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Presidency of the Stake of Zion, and the High Council of the City of the Great Salt Lake City, Great Basin, North America.

Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library

Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library.

John Spiers reminiscences and journal, 1840-1877, Church History Library

John Spiers reminiscences and journal, 1840-1877, Church History Library.

Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862

4th Company of 50 reports, 1852.

"4th Company of 50 reports, 1852.", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.

A Schedule of Capt. Wm Lang Company of Emigrants to Utah Territory

"A Schedule of Capt. Wm Lang Company of Emigrants to Utah Territory", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.

Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.

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4th Company

"4th Company", Deseret News, September 18, 1852, Page 2.

4th Company, Joseph Outhouse, Capt., and 1 person; Benj. Waldron and 3 persons; Hamilton G. Park and 8 persons; Wm. Lunsford and 14 persons; Josiah C. Wright and 6 persons; John Galley and 1 person; Daniel Page and 5 persons; Joseph Bartholomew and 6 persons; Thos. Brown and 8 persons; Thos. Cottam and 3 persons; Daniel Sumption and 3 persons; Wm. Loyd and 7 persons; John Williams and 3 persons; Thos. Day and 5 persons; Benj. Gibson and 3 persons; Alex. Kidd and 4 persons; Wm. Bickmore and 8 persons; Gilbert Bickmore and 2 persons; Saml Bickmore and 7 persons; Wm. Hudson and 7 persons; T. Clarkson and 3 persons; [J]ohn Meckley &amp; 4 persons; Zadock Bethers and 9 persons; Jas. Randall and 2 persons; Martin Potter and 14 persons; Joseph F. Tracy and 4 persons; Silas H. Tracy and 4 persons; Orval Colvin and 5 persons; Wm. K. Barton and 3 persons; Francis Thornton and 4 persons; John Finney and 3 persons; James Wells and 4 persons; Arthur Parker and 7 persons; Wm. Long and 5 persons; Samuel Harwood and 6 persons; John Ormond and 5 persons; John Spiers and 4 persons; John Cottam.

Transcript for "4th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2

Deseret News.

Spiers, John, Reminiscences and journal, 1840-1877

Spiers, John, Reminiscences and journal, 1840-1877.

. . . I followed on, crossed the Missouri river on the 10th of June. Apostle E. T. Benson there met us and we organized a company of fifty waagons for crossing the Plains[.] a brother Joseph Outhouse was chosen captain[.] the company subdivided into tens with a captain of each ten. I was chosen chaplain, we had prayers each morning and evening, and thus began our journey[.] all went well for a few days when the captain became offended <s>and</s> <at> something, threw up his commission, and declared he would no longer lead, we then agreed that the captains of tens should form a committee to controll the order of travel, and that when they met for consultation the oldest man should preside, in that <order> we traveled about half the distance over the Plains. but as the feed for the teams was not always plentiful it was thought best to travel in several companies[.] therefore each ten formed a travilling company, this was somewhat risky, and had the Indians been hostile might have been serious, however what indians we saw were friendly and every thing passed as comfortable as such a journey could. And without serious sickness or loss we arrived in Great-Salt-Lake City on the sixth day of September.</order></at>

Transcript for Spiers, John, Reminiscences and journal, 1840-1877

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Redmarley by Stourport, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

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He was called as a local missionary.

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He married Mary Anne Addison Winfield in November 1849 while on his mission.

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