Simpson David Huffaker
Birth Date
On 1812 July 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 October 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Born in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States
1812 July 23
Mother
Margaret Lee Bodkin
Father
Jacob Huffaker
Date Details
Occurred On 1812 July 23
Baptized
1842 September 25 (Age 30)
Married
Elizabeth Melvina Richardson
1846 January 18 (Age 33)
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 34)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Melinda Huffaker (Age 8)
Lewis Albert Huffaker (Age 6)
Sidnah Elizabeth Huffaker (Age 4)
Elizabeth Melvina Richardson (Age 18)
Granville W. Huffaker (Age 16)
Rozilla Huffaker (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 4
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1850)
1850 – 1850 November 12 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1850
Joined Company Late
Ended On 1850 November 12
Left Company Early
Married
Elizabeth Ann Brady
1852 September 28 (Age 40)
Married
Rhoda Priscilla Barnum
1856 March 24 (Age 43)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1856 June 9 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 9
Called
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Traveled in
James Hart Company (1857)
1857 June 30 – September 21 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Leonard Thurston Huffaker (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 30
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 20 – 21
Company Arrived
Died in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1891 October 25 (Age 79)
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Simpson David Huffaker (1812 - 1891) Profile
Sources
Person
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877). Registry of the names of persons residing in the various wards, 1852: Page 46.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Huffaker, Simpson David", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 412-414.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2, Page 139.
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Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 3940-3963, Page 429-452.
Wasatch Wave
"Death of D. S. Huffaker", Wasatch Wave, (27 October 1891), Page 3.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 June 1856.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 29.
John Vance journal, 1847 June-October; 1849
John Vance journal, 1847 June-October; 1849.
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John W. Dutson autobiography, undated
John W. Dutson autobiography, undated, Page 29-30.
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Margaret Wilson Turner and Sanford M. Turner, The Huffaker family, 1700 to 1993 (1994)
"Simpson David Huffaker and Elizabeth M. Huffaker letter, 25 July 1847", Margaret Wilson Turner and Sanford M. Turner, The Huffaker family, 1700 to 1993 (1994), Page 63A-63C.
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Sarah M. Cannon journal, 1857 May-September
Sarah M. Cannon journal, 1857 May-September.
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Thomas S. Terry autobiography and diary, circa 1856, 1857 June-1859 December
Thomas S. Terry autobiography and diary, circa 1856, 1857 June-1859 December, June.
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