Milo Andrus
Birth Date
On 1814 March 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1893 June 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Jay, Essex, New York, United States
1814 March 6
Mother
Azubah Smith
Father
Ruluf Andrus
Baptized
1832 March 12 (Age 18)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1833 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Florence Township, Huron, Ohio, United States
Served With
Truman Wait
Married
Abigail Jane Daley
1833 February 14 (Age 18)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1840 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served in
Canadian Mission
1841 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Date Details
On 1841
Arrived in Field
On 1841
Released
On 1841
Set Apart
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April – June 27 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served With
John Loveless
Date Details
On 1844 April
Set Apart
On 1844 June 27
Released
Married
Sarah Ann Miles
1848 January 1 (Age 33)
Served in
British Mission
1848 July 6 – 1850 May 30 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nebraska or Iowa "Wilderness"
Additional Information
Served with Children
Served With
Sarah Ann Miles
Date Details
On 1848 July 6
Arrived in Field
On 1850 May 30
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Milo Andrus Company (1850)
1850 June 3 – August 30 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Returning Missionary
Traveling Group
Sarah Ann Miles (Age 32)
Milo Andrus, Jr. (Age 1)
Date Details
On 1850 June 3
Joined Company
On 1850 August 30
Company Arrived
Married
Lucy Loomis
1851 June 1 (Age 37)
Married
Adeline Alexander
1852 March 27 (Age 38)
Married
Mary Ann Webster
1852 December 23 (Age 38)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1854 April – 1855 October 25 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Cottonwood, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1854 April
Set Apart
On 1855 October 25
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Milo Andrus Company (1855)
1855 August 4 – October 24 (Age 41)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Captain
Date Details
On 1855 August 4
Joined Company
On 1855 October 24
Company Arrived
Married
Jane Lancaster Munday
1855 November 22 (Age 41)
Married
Ann Brooks
1855 November 22 (Age 41)
Married
Margaret Ann Boyes
1857 February 15 (Age 42)
Served in
British Mission
1859 – 1861 September 12 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Big Cottonwood, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1859
Called
On 1861 September 12
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Milo Andrus Company (1861)
1861 July 7 – September 12 (Age 47)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1861 July 7
Joined Company
On 1861 September 12
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 February (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
10th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Dry Creek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
L Snow
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Date Details
On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
On 1870 February
Released
Died in Oxford, Franklin, Idaho, United States
1893 June 19 (Age 79)
Media
Milo Andrus (1814 - 1893) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Andrus, Milo/Barrett, Ivan Junius. Trumpeter of God: fascinating true stories of the great missionary and colonizer, Milo Andrus, American Fork, Utah, Covenant Communications, 1992
Andrus, Milo/Barrett, Ivan Junius. Trumpeter of God: fascinating true stories of the great missionary and colonizer, Milo Andrus, American Fork, Utah, Covenant Communications, 1992.
Biography of Milo Andrus by Lucy Tuttle McKeel Stone, Grandaughter
Biography of Milo Andrus by Lucy Tuttle McKeel Stone, Grandaughter.
DESERET Evening News
"Obituary Note. Abigal Jane Andrus", DESERET Evening News, (6 November 1894), Page 8.
Deseret Weekly
"Deaths", Deseret Weekly, (1 July 1893), Page 56.
Journal of George M. Ottinger, 150-73
Journal of George M. Ottinger, 150-73.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"Andrus, Milo", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 3, Page 545.
Saints By Sea
"Milo Andrus, Sr. ID: 1757", Saints By Sea.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 July 1848, Page 7.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 15, 1844
KEEP INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
KEEP INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, Page 173-175.
Milo Andrus diary, 1849 January-1850 May
Milo Andrus diary, 1849 January-1850 May.
Transcript for Milo Andrus diary, 1849-1850, Church History Library
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 15, Line 625.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 14, Line 561.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 16, Line 625.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 15, Line 561.
Pioneer
Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942
Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942.
Transcript for "Leithead, James, b. 1816," Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Life of Daniel Stuart, Written in His Own Words", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 4-5.
Transcript for "Life of Daniel Stuart, Written in His Own Words", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 4-5.
DESERET News
"Names of Passengers", DESERET News, (17 October 1855), Page 5.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. 31 December 1850.
Index to Utah pioneer biographies
"Andrus, Milo, [Autobiography]", Index to Utah pioneer biographies, 3, Page 216-217.
Transcript for Andrus, Milo, [Autobiography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 3:216-17
Leithead, James, [Journal], "Utah Pioneer Biographies", Index to Utah pioneer biographies, 42, Page 18, 28-35.
Transcript for Leithead, James, [Journal], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 42:18, 28-35
Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938
Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938, April, Vol. 1.
Transcript for Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938, Diaries, Volume 1, 1855 April-1856 April 27
Joseph Fish collection, circa 1857-1969
Joseph Fish collection, circa 1857-1969, Page 18-19.
Transcript for Joseph Fish collection, circa 1857-1969, Journal, circa 1857 - 1895. 18-19
Krenkel, John H., The life and times of Joseph Fish, Mormon pioneer, Danville, Ill., Interstate Printers and Publishers, 1970
Krenkel, John H., The life and times of Joseph Fish, Mormon pioneer, Danville, Ill., Interstate Printers and Publishers, 1970, Page 25-30.
Transcript for John H. Krenkel, ed., The Life and Times of Joseph Fish, Mormon Pioneer (Danville, Ill: Interstate Printers and Publishers, 1970), 25-30
Millennial Star
"Emigration", Millennial Star, (15 August 1850).
Transcript for "Emigration," Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 15 August 1850, 252-53
Milo Andrus Emigrating Company journal
Milo Andrus Emigrating Company journal, April.
Transcript for Milo Andrus Emigrating Company journal, 1861 April-May and July-August
Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young
Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 29 August 1850.
Transcript for Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 29 August 1850
Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 11 July 1850.
Transcript for Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 11 July 1850
Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 8 August 1850.
Transcript for Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 8 August 1850
Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 31 August 1850.
Transcript for Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 31 August 1850
Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 9 September 1855.
Transcript for Milo Andrus letter to Brigham Young, 9 September 1855
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 109.
Peter O. Hansen diaries, circa 1850-1872
Peter O. Hansen diaries, circa 1850-1872, Page 121-124.
Transcript for Hansen, Peter Olsen, Journal [ca. 1876], 121-24
UTAH Pioneer Biographies
UTAH Pioneer Biographies, Found in 44 volumes, Vol. 42, Page 28.
Youngberg, Florence Irene Cummings, Saville heritage, Salt Lake City, F.C. Youngberg, 1985
Youngberg, Florence Irene Cummings, Saville heritage, Salt Lake City, F.C. Youngberg, 1985, Page 496.
Transcript for Mary Ann Savill Tame journal excerpt in Saville Heritage (Salt Lake City: F.C. Youngberg, 1985), 496, by Florence C. Youngberg
