William Cooke Mitchell, Jr.
Birth Date
On 1835 April 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1911 May 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Liverpool, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1835 April 13
Mother
Eliza Ridsdale
Father
William Cooke Mitchell, Sr. (1806 - 1857)
Date Details
Occurred On 1835 April 13
Baptized
1849 June (Age 14)
Traveled in
Ezra T. Benson Company (1849)
1849 July 15 – October 29 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Cooke Mitchell, Sr. (Age 43)
Lucinda Moore (Age 25)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 15
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Married
Mary Ann Holmes
1856 October 24 (Age 21)
Married
Augusta Pehrsson
1868 June 13 (Age 33)
Died in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
1911 May 22 (Age 76)
Media
William Cooke Mitchell Jr. (1835 - 1911) Profile
Sources
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 April 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Ezra T. Benson's 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (24 September 1849), Page 1-8.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849.