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Thomas Evans McKay
Born in Huntsville, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1875 October 29
Mother
Jennette Eveline Evans
Father
David McKay
Date Details
Occurred On 1875 October 29
Baptized by Bishop David McKay
1884 October 29 (Age 9)
Served in German Mission
1900 August 10 – 1903 July 15 (Age 24) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Served as President of Frankfurt Conference
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Heber J Grant
Location Served
Stuttgart and Frankfurt Conferences
Date Details
Started On 1900 August 10
Set Apart
On 1900 September 15
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1903 July 15
Released
On 1903 September 24
Arrived at Home
Called as President to Swiss and German Mission
1909 January 21 – 1912 February 21 (Age 33) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
President Joseph F Smith
Served With
Location Served
Swiss and German
Date Details
Started On 1909 January 21
Set Apart
On 1909 March 5
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1912 February 21
Departed from Field
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/George Sterling Shurtleff Mission Photo with Mission President Thomas Evan McKay and wife Swiss German Mission abt 1911.jpg)
Missionary Group Swiss-German Mission 1911
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/george-michael-cope-2-1877-fs.jpg)
Missionaries of the Swiss-German Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/german-missionaries-breslou-conf-CH64609.jpg)
Missionaries at the Breslou Conference
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/CH51987-Karlsruhe-Conference.jpg)
Karlsruhe Conference
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/Missionaries_in_Lyons-PH 7354_b0002_f0012_i0001_00001.jpg)
Missionaries in Lyons
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/Schreiner_family_with_missionaries-FamilySearch.jpg)
Schreiner Family with Missionaries
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/B/albert-leo-black-1917-fs-13.jpg)
Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/thomas-rose-jones-1879-fs-02.jpg)
Budapest Hungary Mission
Married Fawn Robertson Brimhall
1912 September 11 (Age 36)
Called as President to Swiss Mission
1937 July 19 – 1940 February 26 (Age 61) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Huntsville, Ogden, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
David O McKay
Additional Information
Served with Children
Location Served
Swiss
Date Details
Started On 1937 July 19
Set Apart
On 1937 July 23
Departed from Home
On 1937 August 19
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1940 February 26
Departed from Field
On 1940 April 1
Arrived at Home
Images
Last missionaries arrive from Europe, March 1940
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1958 January 15 (Age 82)
Media
![Thomas Evans McKay (1875 - 1958) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/M/McKay, Thomas E - PH 1700 4566_f0001_i0001_00001.jpg)
Thomas Evans McKay (1875 - 1958) Profile
![Conference of the German Mission January 5-9, 1902](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/german/william-augustus-wetzel-jr-1882-fs.png)
Conference of the German Mission January 5-9, 1902
![Missionary Group Swiss-German Mission 1911](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/George Sterling Shurtleff Mission Photo with Mission President Thomas Evan McKay and wife Swiss German Mission abt 1911.jpg)
Missionary Group Swiss-German Mission 1911
![Missionaries of the Swiss-German Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/george-michael-cope-2-1877-fs.jpg)
Missionaries of the Swiss-German Mission
![Missionaries at the Breslou Conference](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/german-missionaries-breslou-conf-CH64609.jpg)
Missionaries at the Breslou Conference
![Karlsruhe Conference](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/CH51987-Karlsruhe-Conference.jpg)
Karlsruhe Conference
![Missionaries in Lyons](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/Missionaries_in_Lyons-PH 7354_b0002_f0012_i0001_00001.jpg)
Missionaries in Lyons
![Schreiner Family with Missionaries](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/Schreiner_family_with_missionaries-FamilySearch.jpg)
Schreiner Family with Missionaries
![Lake Lucerne, Switzerland](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/B/albert-leo-black-1917-fs-13.jpg)
Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
![Budapest Hungary Mission, 1911 April 23](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Swiss-German/thomas-rose-jones-1879-fs-02.jpg)
Budapest Hungary Mission, 1911 April 23
Last missionaries arrive from Europe, March 1940