Miner Grant Atwood
Alternate Names
Miner Grant Attwood (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1823 March 18 (Born)
Death Date
On 1887 May 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
1823 March 18
Mother
Polly Sawyer
Father
Dan Atwood
Married
Mary Delilah Guild
1844 October 6 (Age 21)
Baptized
1849 July 22 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Wilford Woodruff Company (1850)
1850 June 16 – October 14 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Delilah Guild (Age 26)
Isora Maria Atwood (Age 1)
Date Details
On 1850 June 16
Joined Company
On 1850 October 14
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1857 April 21 – November 9 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
A. P. Rockwood
Set Apart By
Albert Perry Rockwood
Date Details
On 1857 April 21
Set Apart
On 1857 April 23
Departed from Home
On 1857 November 9
Arrived at Home
Served in
South African Mission
1862 May 11 – 1864 March 20 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Date Details
On 1862 May 11
Set Apart
On 1862 May 21
Departed from Home
On 1862 December 30
Arrived in Field
On 1864 March 20
Released
Called as President to
South African Mission
1864 March 20 – 1865 November 8 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
South African Mission
Date Details
On 1864 March 20
Called
On 1865 November 8
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Miner G. Atwood Company (1865)
1865 July 31 – November 8 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
On 1865 July 31
Joined Company
On 1865 November 8
Company Arrived
Married
Rosina Kathleen Jemmett
1866 February 10 (Age 42)
Served in
Western States Mission
1874 (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1887 May 10 (Age 64)
Media
Miner Grant Atwood (1823 - 1887) Profile
Sources
Person
DESERET News
"Deaths", DESERET News, (18 May 1887), Page 11.
Mission
DESERET News
"Minutes of the General Conference", DESERET News, (15 April 1857), Page 3.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 16 May 1843, Page 3.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 4, Page 378.
Miner G. Atwood journal, 1860, 1868-1882
Miner G. Atwood journal, 1860, 1868-1882.
Miner Grant Atwood journals, 1857-1865
Miner Grant Atwood journals, 1857-1865.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 May 1862, Vol. 1, Page 4, Line 137.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 May 1862, Vol. 2, Page 4, Line 137.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"Henry Harriman letter to Deseret News editor", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (10 May 1857).
South Africa Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1853-1977
South Africa Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1853-1977.
Pioneer
Albert Wesley Davis, A pioneer experience 1926
Albert Wesley Davis, A pioneer experience 1926, Page 1-3.
Transcript for Albert Wesley Davis, A pioneer experience 1926, 1-3
Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942
"James P Anderson", Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942.
Transcript for "Anderson, James P., b. 1853," Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942
Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
"Ferdinand C. O. Fredrickson", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
Transcript for Ferdinand C. O. Fredrickson, Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
Charles B. Taylor journals, 1864-1865
Charles B. Taylor journals, 1864-1865, April, Vol. 2.
Transcript for Taylor, Charles B., Journal, Apr 1865-Oct 1865, in Woodard Family, Collection [ca.1851-1979], box 1, fd. 7, vol. 2
Daughters of Utah Pioneers biographical sketches
"Peter Anton Nielson", Daughters of Utah Pioneers biographical sketches.
Transcript for Nielson, Peter Anton, Autobiographical sketch, [1-2], in Utah Pioneer Biographies, compiled by Yalecrest Camp, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Maria Lofdahl Andelin, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 4-5.
Transcript for "Maria Lofdahl Andelin, reminiscences," 4-5.
DESERET News
"Immigration Lists", DESERET News, (20 September 1865), Page 402-403.
Transcript for "Immigration Lists," Deseret News, 20 September 1865, 402-403
Esshom, Frank. Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies. Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Pub. Co, 1913
Esshom, Frank. Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies. Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Pub. Co, 1913, Page 727.
Grundvig, Francis Christian, Autobiographical sketch, 1909, 10-15
Grundvig, Francis Christian, Autobiographical sketch, 1909, 10-15.
Transcript for Grundvig, Francis Christian, Autobiographical sketch, 1909, 10-15
Hegsted, Hans Christian Sorensen, Reminiscences and diary
Hegsted, Hans Christian Sorensen, Reminiscences and diary, November.
Transcript for Hegsted, Hans Christian Sorensen, Reminiscences and diary, 1858 Nov.-1871 Jan., fd. 2, 42
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 17.
Manuscript histories of the Church in the United States, circa 1910-1971
Manuscript histories of the Church in the United States, circa 1910-1971, Page 41-43.
Miner G. Atwood telegram
Miner G. Atwood telegram, 29 September 1865.
Transcript for Miner G. Atwood telegram, 29 September 1865
Newsome, William David, Autobiographies
Newsome, William David, Autobiographies, March.
Transcript for Newsome, William David, Autobiographies 1892 Mar. 17, [2-3]
Peter A. Nielsen reminiscence, undated
Peter A. Nielsen reminiscence, undated, Page 1-23.
Transcript for Peter A. Nielsen reminiscence, undated, 1-23
Taylor, Charles B., [Journal excerpts], in History of Martha Burrows Taylor, in Taylor Family Papers, in Woodard Family, Collection [ca. 1851-1979], box 2, fd. 7
Taylor, Charles B., [Journal excerpts], in History of Martha Burrows Taylor, in Taylor Family Papers, in Woodard Family, Collection [ca. 1851-1979], box 2, fd. 7, Page 11-20.
Transcript for Taylor, Charles B., [Journal excerpts], in History of Martha Burrows Taylor, in Taylor Family Papers, in Woodard Family, Collection [ca. 1851-1979], box 2, fd. 7, p. 11-20
Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898
"Wilford Woodruff journal", Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, (January).
Transcript for Wilford Woodruff journal, 1847 January-1853 December, 25-77
