William Henry Gibbs
Birth Date
On 1851 February 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1936 August 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, United Kingdom
1851 February 7
Mother
Julia Ann Tompkins (1820 - 1898)
Father
John Duggan Gibbs (1815 - 1892)
Date Details
Occurred On 1851 February 7
Baptized by William White
1859 February 22 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Thomas E. Ricks Company (1863)
1863 August 10 – October 4 (Age 12)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Joseph Edward Gibbs (Age 6)
John Duggan Gibbs (Age 47)
Julia Ann Tompkins (Age 43)
James Hyrum Gibbs (Age 3)
Martha Duggan Gibbs (Age 18)
Charles Tompkins Gibbs (Age 15)
Samuel Willard Gibbs (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1863 August 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1863 October 4
Company Arrived
Married
Letitia John
1872 February 5 (Age 20)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1884 October 11 – 1887 March 6 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
West Portage, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Teasdale
Location Served
North Carolina
Date Details
Started On 1884 October 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1887 March 6
Arrived at Home
Died in Portage, Box Elder, Utah, United States
1936 August 20 (Age 85)
Media
William Henry Gibbs (1851 - 1936) Profile
William Henry Gibbs (1851 - 1936)
Sources
Person
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Gibbs, William Henry", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 771.
Saints By Sea
"William Henry Gibbs, Sr. ID: 30806", Saints By Sea.
William H. Gibbs papers
"William H. Gibbs papers, 1889-1935", William H. Gibbs papers.
"William Henry Gibbs family, circa 1920, Studio portrait", William H. Gibbs papers.
"William H. Gibbs journals, 1898-1900", William H. Gibbs papers.
"William H. Gibbs journals, 1886-1904", William H. Gibbs papers.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 3 May 1884.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 6 September 1884.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1884, Vol. A, Page 72, Line 3108.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1884, Vol. B, Page 79, Line 3108.
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, 26 September 1886, Vol. 4, Part 1.
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, 6 March 1887, Vol. 4, Part 2.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
William Henry Gibbs, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Gibbs, William Henry, [Reply to questions], in L. D. S. Individual Histories, Utah: Cannonville, Charleston, Grandview, Hooper, Lakeview, Logan, Marriott (1944), 143
Gibbs, William Henry, [Reply to questions], in L. D. S. Individual Histories, Utah: Cannonville, Charleston, Grandview, Hooper, Lakeview, Logan, Marriott (1944), 143.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 February 1934.