Orrin Orlando Barrus
Born in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
1870 May 29
Mother
Lovinia Ann Steele
Father
Benjamin Franklin Barrus
Date Details
Occurred On 1870 May 29
Served Unnamed Mission
No dates given
Date Details
Start Date Not Found
Images
mission photo
Baptized by Benjamin Franklin Barrus
1878 May 29 (Age 8)
Called as President to Samoan Mission
1893 August 11 – 1896 December 30 (Age 23) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Served as mission president in 1896 from April until December. He sailed for home 30 Dec 1896 on the S.S. Manowai.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
31st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Heber Jeddy Grant
Location Served
Samoan Islands.
Date Details
Started On 1893 August 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1896 December 30
Departed from Field
Married Mary Elizabeth Clark
1897 February 3 (Age 26)
Served in Southern States Mission
1908 December 8 – 1910 November 2 (Age 38) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He served with his family among the Catawba Indian Nation, as well as serving as President of the South Carolina Conference.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
Set Apart By
Francis M Lyman
Additional Information
Served with Children
Served With
Location Served
Catawba Indian Nation, South Carolina Conference
Date Details
Started On 1908 December 8
Set Apart
On 1908 December 14
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1910 November 2
Released
Circa 1910 December
Arrived at Home
Images
Southern States 1908-10 - L to R: Samuel Taylor Blue (Catawba Indian Nation chief), Orrin O Barrus
Died
1958 October 6 (Age 88)
Media
Orrin Orlando Barrus (1870 - 1958) Profile
Southern States 1908-10 - L to R: Samuel Taylor Blue (Catawba Indian Nation chief), Orrin O Barrus