William Holmes Walker

Birth Date

1820 August 28

Death Date

1908 January 10

Gender

Male

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Born in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States

1820 August 28

Mother

Lydia Holmes

Father

John Walker

Baptized by Abraham Palmer

1835 January 1 (Age 14)

Served in South African Mission

1852 August–1855 November (Age 32) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Plurally Married

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Utah Territory, United States

Arrived in Field

1853 April 19 (Age 32)

Arrived at Home

1857 September 4 (Age 37)

Death

1908 January 10 (Age 87)

Media

William Holmes Walker (1820 - 1908) Profile

Sources

Andrew Jenson, "Walker, William H.," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia

Andrew Jenson, "Walker, William H.," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1. Transcript for Andrew Jenson, "Walker, William H.," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901): 565

"Arrivals," The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 15, no. 4

"Arrivals," The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 15, no. 4, 22 January 1853.

Jesse Haven letter, 1856 Jan, Atlantic Ocean, Brigham Young Incoming Correspondence, 1839-1877, Church History Library

Jesse Haven letter, 1856 Jan, Atlantic Ocean, Brigham Young Incoming Correspondence, 1839-1877, Church History Library.

William H. Walker, The Life Incidents and Travels of Elder William Holmes Walker and His Association with Joseph Smith, the Prophet (N.p.: Elizabeth Jane Walker Piepgrass, 1943

William H. Walker, The Life Incidents and Travels of Elder William Holmes Walker and His Association with Joseph Smith, the Prophet (N.p.: Elizabeth Jane Walker Piepgrass, 1943.

"William Holmes Walker," Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel

"William Holmes Walker," Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel.