William Byram Pace
Birth Date
On 1832 February 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 June 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
1832 February 9
Mother
Lucinda Gibson Strickland (1805 - 1898)
Father
James Pace, Jr. (1811 - 1888)
Date Details
Occurred On 1832 February 9
Baptized
1840 May 10 (Age 8)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Camp Followers
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 14)
Members in Company
Role
Officer Servant
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 15)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Traveled in
James Pace Company (1850)
1850 June 11 – September 23 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Margaret Angeline Pace (Age 7)
Lucinda Gibson Strickland (Age 44)
John Ezra Pace (Age 4)
James Pace, Jr. (Age 38)
Mary Ann Pace (Age 14)
Warren Sidney Pace (Age 12)
Martha Elmina Pace (Age 10)
Amanda Lucinda Pace (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 11
Joined Company
Ended Between 1850 September 20 – 23
Company Arrived
Married
Epsy Jane Williams
1852 March 25 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Alexander Williams Company (1853)
1853 April – May (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1853 April
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1853 May
Company Arrived
Served in
Elk Mountain Mission
1855 April 6 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 May 14
Departed from Home
On 1855 June 18
Arrived in Field
End Date Not Found
Married
Maria Empey
1877 May 30 (Age 45)
Died in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States
1907 June 18 (Age 75)
Media
William Byram Pace (1832 - 1907)
William Byram Pace (1832 - 1907) Profile
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Person
Deseret Evening News
"Provo Veteran Dead", Deseret Evening News, (19 June 1907), Page 2.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Death of General Pace", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (20 June 1907), Page 2.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966
Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
William B. Pace papers, 1847-1904
William B. Pace papers, 1847-1904.
Mission
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Page 8.
Pioneer
A database of the Mormon Battalion: an identification of the original members of the Mormon Battalion. Compiled and edited by Carl V. Larson. Salem, UT: United States Mormon Battalion Association, 1997
A database of the Mormon Battalion: an identification of the original members of the Mormon Battalion. Compiled and edited by Carl V. Larson. Salem, UT: United States Mormon Battalion Association, 1997, Page 182.
A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876
A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876. 1955. Page 30-79.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
PERPETUAL Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
PERPETUAL Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 7.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Now And Then", Salt Lake Telegram, (29 July 1926), Page 8.
William B. Pace autobiography, 1904
William B. Pace autobiography, 1904.
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William B. Pace autobiography, 1904.
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William B. Pace autobiography, 1904.
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William B. Pace autobiography, 1904, Page 14-15.
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Mormon Battalion
Compiled Service Records, United States Mexican American War
Compiled Service Records, United States Mexican American War, Found in RG 217 E, National Archives and Records Administration, Box 516, Item 759.