Orlando Clark Barrus
Birth Date
On 1902 August 18 (Born)
Death Date
On 1922 August 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Drowned in the Chaugo River, near Westminster, South Carolina, after rescuing companion.
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Born in Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
1902 August 18
Mother
Mary Elizabeth Mamie Clark
Father
Orrin Orlando Barrus
Date Details
Occurred On 1902 August 18
Baptized by Orrin Orlando Barrus
1909 August 18 (Age 7)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1920 November 16 – 1922 August 8 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Henry Hart
Location Served
Southern States
Date Details
Started On 1920 November 16
Set Apart
Ended On 1922 August 8
Released
departed from home
1920 November 17 (Age 18)
Date Details
Occurred On 1920 November 17
Died
1922 August 8 (Age 19)
Died in the field
1922 August 8 (Age 19)
Date Details
Occurred On 1922 August 8
Media
Orlando Clark Barrus (1902 - 1922) Profile
Sources
Mission
Davis County Clipper
"Farmington Fractions", Davis County Clipper, (18 August 1922), Page 1.
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Barrus, Orlando Clark", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 731.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 November 1920, Vol. E, Page 38, Line 760.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Missionary Drowns in Southern River", Salt Lake Telegram, (9 August 1922), Page 13.
SOUTHERN States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978
SOUTHERN States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, 8 August 1922.
