William Clayton
Birth Date
On 1814 July 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1879 December 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Penwortham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1814 July 17
Mother
Ann Critchley
Father
Thomas Clayton
Married
Ruth Moon
1836 October 9 (Age 22)
Baptized by
Heber Chase Kimball
1837 October 21 (Age 23)
Served in
British Mission
1838 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Married
Margaret Moon
1842 April 27 (Age 27)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Served in
Central States Mission
1848 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Margaret Normandy Clayton (Age 9)
William Heber Clayton (Age 5)
Ruth Moon (Age 30)
Vilate Ruth Clayton (Age 3)
Moroni Clayton (Age 2)
Diantha Farr (Age 19)
Sarah Lucretia Clayton (Age 10)
Joseph Thomas Clayton (Age 1)
Newell Horace Clayton (Age 1)
Olive Diantha Clayton (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Married
Diantha Farr
1850 January 9 (Age 35)
Married
Augusta Braddock
1850 October 5 (Age 36)
Married
Alice Hardman
1851 (Age 36)
Served in
British Mission
1853 January 3 – April 6 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1853 January 3
Arrived in Field
On 1853 April 6
Departed from Field
Traveled in
John Brown Company (1853)
1853 July 1 – October 17 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1853 July 1
Joined Company
Between 1853 October 13 – 17
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Ann Walters
1856 November 30 (Age 42)
Married
Elizabeth Mort
1870 December 19 (Age 56)
Married
Anna Elizabeth Higgs
1870 December 30 (Age 56)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1879 December 4 (Age 65)
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William Clayton (1814 - 1879)
William Clayton (1814 - 1879) Profile
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High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 27.
Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City (N.p.: 1990s), 27
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"Clayton, William", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 1, Page 717-718.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 10 December 1845.
Ogden Junction
"Death of Elder Clayton", Ogden Junction, (6 December 1879), Page 2.
Saints By Sea
"William Clayton. ID: 67932", Saints By Sea.
The Joseph Smith Papers
"William Clayton biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4449-4463, Page 457-471.
Mission
KEEP INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
KEEP INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, Item 183-186.
Millennial Star
"Appointments", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), No. 4. Page 58.
Transcript for The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 15:58-59
Mormon Missionary Diaries, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
"William Clayton", Mormon Missionary Diaries, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, 1, (1840).
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
Transcript for Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal, 1847 April-July
Annals of Wyoming
"The Journal of William A. Empey, May 7-August 4, 1847", Annals of Wyoming, (4 August 1847), Page 124-136.
Transcript for William A. Empey, "The Journal of William A. Empey, May 7-August 4, 1847," edited by Dale L. Morgan, Annals of Wyoming (July-October 1949), 124-33
Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July, April.
Transcript for Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Egan, Howard, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878:, Salt Lake City, Utah Press of Skelton Publishing Co., 1917
Egan, Howard, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878:, Salt Lake City, Utah Press of Skelton Publishing Co., 1917, Page 21-105.
Transcript for Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 21-105
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Autobiography", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (1842).
Transcript for Heber C. Kimball, Autobiography, circa 1842-1858, in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
Transcript for Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 July 1853, Page 1.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"Alexander Philip Chesley", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 4, Page 696.
Levi Jackman journal, 1847 March-1849 April
Levi Jackman journal, 1847 March-1849 April, March.
Transcript for Levi Jackman journal, 1847 March-1849 April, 35-59
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January
"Journal, 1844 May-1852 January", Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, Page 47-85.
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, May, Page 110-115.
Transcript for Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, 110-115
Philo Johnson reminiscences, 1890, 1894, 1941
Philo Johnson reminiscences, 1890, 1894, 1941, 1894, Page 3-4.
Transcript for Philo Johnson reminiscences, 1890, 1894, 1941; 1894, 3-4
Thomas Bullock correspondence and papers, 1837-1857
Thomas Bullock correspondence and papers, 1837-1857.
Transcript for Thomas Bullock correspondence and papers, 1837-1857
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1847 April-June
Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898
"Wilford Woodruff journal", Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, (January).
Transcript for Wilford Woodruff journal, 1847 January-1853 December, 25-77
William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851
"Journal", William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851, 11, (June).
Transcript for William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851, Journal, Volume 11, 1848 June-July
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
Transcript for William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, Folder contents: (2) Volume 2, 1847
