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Myrtle Geneve Jorgensen
Born in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States
1897 December 23
Date Details
Occurred On 1897 December 23
Baptized
1908 July 11 (Age 10)
Married Don McCarroll Dalton
1917 December 28 (Age 20)
Served in South African Mission
1929 January 2 – 1935 July 14 (Age 31) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Charles W Nibley
Served With
Location Served
South African
Date Details
Started On 1929 January 2
Set Apart
On 1929 January 4
Departed from Home
Ended On 1935 July 14
Released
Images
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South African Mission 1930's
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Missionaries of the South African Mission
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Daltons with President Heber J. Grant in Hawaii
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1990 June 21 (Age 92)
Media
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Myrtle Geneve Jorgensen (1897 - 1990) Profile
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South African Mission 1930's
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Missionaries of the South African Mission, 1929 December
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Daltons with President Heber J. Grant in Hawaii, Circa 1935