Joseph Sharp Rawlins
Alternate Names
Joseph Sharp Rollins (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1823 April 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 October 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, United States
1823 April 9
Mother
Jane Sharp (1794 - 1858)
Father
James Rawlins (1794 - 1874)
Date Details
Occurred On 1823 April 9
Married
Mary Frost
1844 February 1 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Nancy Jane Rawlins (Age 3)
Mary Frost (Age 21)
Mary Ellen Rawlins (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Served in
Elk Mountain Mission
1855 April 6 – September (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Southern Part of Utah Territory
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 June 10
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 September
Departed from Field
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Called as Captain to
Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1864)
1864 July 15 – September 20 (Age 41)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1864 July 15
Joined Company
Ended Between 1864 September 19 – 20
Company Arrived
Married
Hannah Stringfellow
1865 (Age 41)
Called as Captain to
Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1866)
1866 August 2 – October 1 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1866 August 2
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 October 1
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1868)
1868 July 25 – August 20 (Age 45)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1868 July 25
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 August 20
Company Arrived
Died in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1900 October 13 (Age 77)
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Joseph Sharp Rawlins (1823 - 1900) Profile
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Person
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877). Registry of the names of persons residing in the various wards, 1852: Page 54.
Mission
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October, 6 April 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Page 8.
Pioneer
Aveson, Robert, to Robert H. Cowley
Aveson, Robert, to Robert H. Cowley, 8 August 1938.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Edward Hunter letter to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (20 August 1868).
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Chronicles of Courage
"Fitt, Caroline Rachel Wakefield, [Autobiography]", Chronicles of Courage, 4, Page 83.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Christopher Alston, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 5-7.
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"A Talk Given by Prof. Evan Stephens Before the Daughters of the Pioneers, Hawthorne Camp, Feb. 5, 1930", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.
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Deseret Evening News
"Local and Other Matters: Elders Arrived", Deseret Evening News, (20 August 1868), Page 3.
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Robert Aveson, "Reminiscences of Long Trip from Old England to the Latter-day Zion Fifty-Three Years Ago", Deseret Evening News, (26 July 1919), Page 8:VIII.
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Deseret News
"List of Passengers", Deseret News, (17 August 1864), Page 5.
"Home items: Trains Got In", Deseret News, (3 October 1866), Page 4.
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George Humpherys autobiographical sketch, undated
George Humpherys autobiographical sketch, undated, Page 9.
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Gideon A. Murdock autobiography and journal, 1872-1923
Gideon A. Murdock autobiography and journal, 1872-1923, Vol. 1, Page 13-21.
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The Semi-weekly telegraph
"From the Missionaries", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (2 July 1868), 78. Page 1.
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"The Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (6 August 1868), 88. Page 3.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Garner, Jane Sprunt Warner", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 11, Page 19.
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Zebulon Jacobs reminiscences and diaries, 1861-1877
Zebulon Jacobs reminiscences and diaries, 1861-1877.
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