Samuel Bills
Birth Date
On 1848 March 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1930 November 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Kanesville, Pottawattamie, Iowa. United States
1848 March 22
Mother
Elizabeth Scott (1817 - 1854)
Father
John Bills (1819 - 1850)
Date Details
Occurred On 1848 March 22
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 0)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Robert Bills (Age 7)
Charles Colson Bills (Age 6)
Elizabeth Scott (Age 31)
John Bills (Age 28)
Elizabeth Hall (Age 27)
Franklin Richard Bills (Age 2)
William Andrew Bills (Age 12)
Martha Bills (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Baptized by William Cox
1856 (Age 7)
Married
Ophelia Ann Howell
1867 September 12 (Age 19)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1880 October 7 – 1881 September 1 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Fairview, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Location Served
Mississippi and Georgia
Date Details
Started On 1880 October 7
Called
On 1880 October 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1881 September 1
Released
Died in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1930 November 1 (Age 82)
Media
Samuel Bills (1848 - 1930) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 24 September 1880.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1880, Vol. A, Page 51, Line 2195.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1880, Vol. B, Page 56, Line 2195.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898, Page 361.