Riley Davis
Alternate Names
Bud Davis (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1851 November 26 (Born)
Death Date
On 1930 October 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States
1851 November 26
Mother
Martha Elizabeth Cordon
Father
James Ward Davis
Date Details
Occurred On 1851 November 26
Traveled in
Thomas E. Ricks Company (1866)
1866 July 6 – August 29 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started Between 1866 July 6 – 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 August 29
Company Arrived
Baptized by James Packer
1866 November (Age 14)
Married
Jennette McMurrin
1872 December 25 (Age 21)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1887 March 7 – May 13 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
88th Quorum of Seventy
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Clifton, Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
North Carolina
Date Details
Started On 1887 March 7
Set Apart
Ended On 1887 May 13
Released
Served in
California Mission
1900 October 10 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
88th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Clifton, Oneida, Idaho, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph William McMurrin
Location Served
California
Date Details
Started On 1900 October 10
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
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California Mission
Served in
California Mission
1914 January 13 – March 25 (Age 62)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Clifton, Oneida, Idaho, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Henry Hart
Location Served
California
Date Details
Started On 1914 January 13
Set Apart
On 1914 January 14
Departed from Home
Ended On 1914 March 25
Released
On 1914 April 28
Arrived at Home
Died in Clifton, Franklin, Idaho, United States
1930 October 23 (Age 78)
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Riley Davis (1851 - 1930) Profile
Riley Davis (1851 - 1930)
California Mission
Sources
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 26 November 1901.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 3 June 1900.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 7 March 1887.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 18 February 1887.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 9 January 1914.
Missionary Department missionary papers, 1888-1928
"Harold G. Reynolds letter to Joseph S. Geddes", Missionary Department missionary papers, 1888-1928, (31 December 1913).
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 13 January 1914, Vol. D, Page 165, Line 50.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 March 1887, Vol. B, Page 92, Line 25.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 March 1887, Vol. A, Page 85, Line 25.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1900, Vol. C, Page 132, Line 619.
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, Page 106.
Pioneer
Riley Davis reminiscences
Riley Davis reminiscences, 1 January 1926.
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