William Holmes Walker
Birth Date
On 1820 August 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1908 January 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
1
Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
3
Born in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
1820 August 28
Mother
Lydia Holmes
Father
John Walker (1794 - 1869)
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 August 28
Baptized by
Abraham Palmer
1835 January 1 (Age 14)
Married
Olive Hovey Farr
1843 November 1 (Age 23)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 25)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Jane Shadden
1850 April 28 (Age 29)
Served in
South African Mission
1852 August 28 – 1855 November 28 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Mission companions were Leonard Smith and Jesse Haven.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Served With
Leonard Ishmael Smith
Location Served
Cape Town, Mowbray, Wyneberg, Newland, Grahamstown, FortBeaufort, Alice, Uitenhage, and Port Elizabeth
Date Details
Started On 1852 August 28
Called
On 1853 April 19
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 November 28
Departed from Field
Called as Captain to
William H. Walker Freight Train (1857)
1857 June 13 – September 15 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 13
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 August 20 – September 15
Company Arrived
On 1857 September 4
Arrived at Home
Married
Olive Louisa Bingham
1858 August 30 (Age 38)
Traveled in
William B. Preston Company (1864)
1864 July 4 – September 15 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started On 1864 July 4
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 September 15
Company Arrived
Married
Harriet Paul
1865 April 22 (Age 44)
Died in Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States
1908 January 9 (Age 87)
Media
William Holmes Walker (1820 - 1908) Profile
William Holmes Walker (1820 - 1908)
Sources
Person
1900 United States Census
1900 United States Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Death of Pioneer", Deseret Evening News, (10 January 1908), Page 5.
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007
Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.
Saints By Sea
"William Holmes Walker. ID: 58633", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2890-2915, 2923-2938.
Mission
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Jesse Haven letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (January).
Deseret News
"Minutes of Conference", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 4.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Walker, William H.", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 565.
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Millennial Star
Millennial Star, 22 January 1853.
South Africa Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1853-1977
South Africa Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1853-1977.
William H. Walker journal, 1852 August-1853 November, Church History Library
William H. Walker journal, 1852 August-1853 November, Church History Library.
William H. Walker journal, 1853 November-1855 August, Church History Library
William H. Walker journal, 1853 November-1855 August, 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.
Pioneer
Barzee, Reuben Woodard, [Diary], in Gwendolyn E. Pickens, ed. and comp., Sons of God [1984], 183-89
Barzee, Reuben Woodard, [Diary], in Gwendolyn E. Pickens, ed. and comp., Sons of God [1984], 183-89.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"History of Joseph M. Smith", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 1.
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"William Holmes Walker, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 15-20.
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Deseret Evening News
"Was Pioneer of Utah and Idaho", Deseret Evening News, (18 January 1908), Page 23.
Deseret News
"Elder William Walker", Deseret News, (26 August 1857), Page 4.
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Deseret Weekly
"Jubilee Matters", Deseret Weekly, (17 April 1897), Page 563.
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Millennial Star
Millennial Star, Page 13-14.
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""Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby", Millennial Star, (16 July 1857), Page 620-622.
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New York Daily Times
"The Mormons", New York Daily Times, (21 August 1857).
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The Life Incidents and Travels of Elder William Holmes Walker and His Association with Joseph Smith, the Prophet (1943)
The Life Incidents and Travels of Elder William Holmes Walker and His Association with Joseph Smith, the Prophet (1943), Page 15-16.
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The Mormon
Amos M. Musser, "Correspondence of Elder A. M. Musser", The Mormon, (15 August 1857), Page 3.
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William H. Walker reminiscences and diary
William H. Walker reminiscences and diary, September.
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Mormon Battalion
Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866
"James H. Glines letter", Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866, (15 October 1846), Page 44659.
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Pay record", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
"Descriptive roll", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 45.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 11.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.