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Walter James Wright
Born in Ogden, Weber, Utah
1899 February 19
Mother
Ellen Bingham
Father
Joseph Kalan Wright
Date Details
Occurred On 1899 February 19
Baptized
1907 August 2 (Age 8)
Served in Hawaiian Mission
1920 February 5 – 1921 February 11 (Age 20) See Missionaries
Missionary Activity Notes
Arrived in Field/Release Date(s) per Hawaiian Mission Index, 1850-1930.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
David O McKay
Location Served
Hawaii
Date Details
Started On 1920 February 5
Set Apart
On 1920 February 6
Departed from Home
On 1920 February 17
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1921 February 11
Released
Images
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Elders leaving San Francisco for Hawaiian Mission, 8 Feb, 1920
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Oahu, Hawaii, conference June 1920
Married Wealthy Clark
1922 October 25 (Age 23)
Died
1923 August 13 (Age 24)
Media
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Walter James Wright (1899 - 1923) Profile
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Elders leaving San Francisco for Hawaiian Mission, 8 Feb, 1920
![Oahu, Hawaii, conference June 1920](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/alfred-mervill-bell-1897-fs-3.jpg)
Oahu, Hawaii, conference June 1920