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John Thomas Roberts
Born in Cefn Mawr, Denbighshire, Wales
1878 April 3
Mother
Sarah Roberts
Father
John Roberts
Date Details
Occurred On 1878 April 3
Baptized by Jas Woolstenhulme
1889 September 23 (Age 11)
Served in Southern States Mission
1901 October 15 – 1903 August 1 (Age 23) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Appointed president of South Carolina Conference on 6 August 1902
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Heber, Wasatch, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
J G Kimball
Location Served
Southern States: South Carolina Conference
Date Details
Started On 1901 October 15
Set Apart
Ended On 1903 August 1
Released
On 1903 August 7
Arrived at Home
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1903/7: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission
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1902/11: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission
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John Roberts, Nathan Harris & Carlos Greenwood of the Southern States Mission
Married Ann Elizabeth Rasband
1917 November 30 (Age 39)
Died in Jerome, Jerome, Idaho
1958 May 7 (Age 80)
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John Thomas Roberts (1878 - 1958) Profile
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1903/7: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission, 1903 July 13
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1902/11: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission, 1902 November 15
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John Roberts, Nathan Harris & Carlos Greenwood of the Southern States Mission, 1903 July 12