William Harrison Homer
Birth Date
On 1845 July 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1934 January 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Quiver Township, Mason, Illinois, United States
1845 July 13
Mother
Eliza Williamson
Father
Russell K. Homer
Traveled in
Russell K. Homer Company
1858 June 19 – October 7 (Age 12)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Lovisa Matilda Homer (Age 9)
Benjamin John Homer (Age 5)
Russell King Homer (Age 42)
Eliza Williamson (Age 40)
Mary Ann Homer (Age 3)
Edmund Homer (Age 19)
Nancy Ann Homer (Age 17)
Anna Eliza Homer (Age 15)
Rosetta Catherine Homer (Age 1)
Date Details
On 1858 June 19
Joined Company
On 1858 October 7
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1867 May 5 – 1869 October 6 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Heber C. Kimball
Set Apart By
Heber Chase Kimball
Date Details
On 1867 May 5
Set Apart
On 1867 July 26
Arrived in Field
On 1869 October 6
Departed from Field
Baptized
1893 December 7 (Age 48)
Died in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States
1934 January 28 (Age 88)
Media
William Harrison Homer (1845 - 1934) Profile
Sources
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918, Church History Library
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918, Church History Library, 24 October 1885.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918, Church History Library, 17 September 1885.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918, Church History Library, 18 March 1885.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918, Church History Library, 5 September 1885.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918, Church History Library, 21 April 1913.
Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library
Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library, Page 202, 203.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 9, Line 367.
Pioneer
Homer, William H., Reminiscences, in Rachel Maretta Homer Crockett, Homer Family History [1942], 25-27
Homer, William H., Reminiscences, in Rachel Maretta Homer Crockett, Homer Family History [1942], 25-27.
Transcript for Homer, William H., Reminiscences, in Rachel Maretta Homer Crockett, Homer Family History [1942], 25-27