William Asper
Birth Date
On 1836 April 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1910 June 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Mifflin Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1836 April 15
Mother
Salome Firestone
Father
George Asper
Baptized by
Elias Asper
1861 June (Age 25)
Traveled in
Elias Asper Freight Train
1861 June 19 – September 12 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Elizabeth Asper (Age 9)
Agnes Isabelle Asper (Age 7)
Jane McCune Asper (Age 44)
Elias Asper (Age 41)
George Washington Asper (Age 4)
Mary Jane Asper (Age 11)
Date Details
On 1861 June 19
Joined Company
On 1861 September 12
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Ingrid Ahlstrom
1863 June 20 (Age 27)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1881 April 7 – 1883 April 3 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Presided over the Virginia Conference beginning in April 1882.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Date Details
On 1881 April 7
Set Apart
On 1883 April 3
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1910 June 13 (Age 74)
Media
William Asper (1836 - 1910) Profile
Sources
Person
"Death of Wm. Asper Well Known Builder," Deseret Evening News
"Death of Wm. Asper Well Known Builder," Deseret Evening News, 13 June 1910.
"William Asper Laid Away in the Grave," Deseret Evening News
"William Asper Laid Away in the Grave," Deseret Evening News, 17 June 1910.
William Asper, Autobiography of William Asper, 4/10/1836-1910 (1988), 30-36
William Asper, Autobiography of William Asper, 4/10/1836-1910 (1988), 30-36.
Transcript for William Asper, Autobiography of William Asper, 4/10/1836-1910 (1988), 30-36
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 54, Line 2303.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 58, Line 2303.
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