Joseph Nelson
Birth Date
On 1850 January 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1934 November 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1850 January 4
Mother
Elizabeth Joseph (1818 - 1902)
Father
Robert Nelson (1818 - 1902)
Date Details
Occurred On 1850 January 4
Traveled in
Moses Clawson Company (1853)
1853 May 21 – September 15 (Age 3)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Samuel Nelson (Age 8)
Elizabeth Joseph (Age 33)
Robert Nelson (Age 33)
Mary Elizabeth Nelson (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1853 May 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 15
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Robert Meikle
1861 June 16 (Age 11)
Served in
British Mission
1894 October 12 – 1896 November 19 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Abraham Hoagland Cannon
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1894 October 12
Set Apart
On 1894 October 31
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1896 November 19
Departed from Field
Images
Manchester Missionaries
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1934 November 5 (Age 84)
Media
Joseph Nelson (1850 - 1934) Profile
Manchester Missionaries, Circa 1898
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 8 January 1894.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 3 April 1891.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 6 September 1894.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 3 September 1894.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 22 January 1894.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
"Nelson, Philip Wendell Index Card", INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 October 1894, Vol. C, Page 4, Line 319.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"St. Louis Company report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (30 June 1853), Page 6.