Ralph Briggs Douglass
Birth Date
On 1824 December 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 May 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
3
Born
1824 December 28
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 December 28
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company D
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 21)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1850)
1850 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Henrietta Wheeler (Age 24)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1850
Joined Company
Circa 1850
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Thomas E. Ricks Company (1863)
1863 August 10 – October 4 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started On 1863 August 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1863 October 4
Company Arrived
Died
1900 May 3 (Age 75)
Media
Ralph Briggs Douglass (1824 - 1900) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory.
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census. Utah, Weber County.
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census. Weber County.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Ralph Douglas", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897, Vol. 1, Page 202.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mormon Battalion
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Descriptive roll", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847. Pay record, 1847: Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 19.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.