John Stock
Alternate Names
John Steck (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1820 October 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1896 October 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
View in FamilySearch
Attach Source to FamilyTree
FamilySearch login required
Read More
All Events
8
Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
2
Born in Bathurst Bathurst, Cape Province, South Africa
1820 October 12
Mother
Susannah Pierce
Father
Robert Stock
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 October 12
Married
Jane Adams
1844 February 4 (Age 23)
Baptized by L I Smith
1855 February 14 (Age 34)
Traveled in
William Budge Company (1860)
1860 July 20 – October 5 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Richard Poyntz Stock (Age 9)
Robert Wallace Stock (Age 7)
Sarah Wilkinson Stock (Age 6)
Jane Adams (Age 36)
Jessie Esther Stock (Age 3)
John William Edwin Stock (Age 15)
Jane Susannah Stock (Age 13)
Elizabeth Stock (Age 11)
Maria Josephine Stock (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1860 July 20
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 October 5
Company Arrived
Married
Frances Gilson
1861 December 7 (Age 41)
Served in
South African Mission
1862 April 9 – 1863 September 13 (Age 41)
See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
62nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
L Snow
Location Served
South Africa
Date Details
Started On 1862 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1863 September 13
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Alvus H. Patterson Company (1863)
1863 June 29 – September 4 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Between 1863 June 29 – 30
Joined Company
Ended On 1863 September 4
Company Arrived
Died in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1896 October 19 (Age 76)
Media
John Stock (1820 - 1896)
John Stock (1820 - 1896) Profile
Sources
Person
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census. Rich County.
About 30 Saints aboard ship "Henry Ellis" from Port Elizabeth to NYC, March-May 1863
About 30 Saints aboard ship "Henry Ellis" from Port Elizabeth to NYC, March-May 1863.
Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Weekly, (21 November 1896), Page 736.
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
Saints By Sea
"John Stock. ID: 89221", Saints By Sea.
Mission
John Stock biography. Church History Library
John Stock biography. Church History Library.
John Stock journal, 1862-1863
John Stock journal, 1862-1863.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. A, Page 4, Line 133.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. B, Page 4, Line 133.
Pioneer
A. H. Patterson Emigrating Company journal, 1863 June-September
A. H. Patterson Emigrating Company journal, 1863 June-September.
Read Transcript
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"William Budge Letter to George Q Cannon", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (3 August 1860).
Read Transcript
Deseret News
"The Immigration", Deseret News, (22 August 1860), Page 197.
Read Transcript
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1860: Page 50.
"Martin Zyderlaan camp journal", Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, (4 September 1863), Page 1-12.
Read Transcript
The Utah genealogical and historical magazine
"Lightner, Mary Elizabeth Rollins, [Journal]", The Utah genealogical and historical magazine, (October).
Read Transcript
Treasures of Pioneer History
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 6, Page 263.