William Holmes Walker

Birth Date

On 1820 August 28

Death Date

On 1908 January 9

Gender

Male

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Born in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States

1820 August 28

Date Details

Occurred On 1820 August 28

Birth

Relationships

Father

John Walker

Mother

Lydia Holmes

Baptized by Abraham Palmer

1835 January 1 (Age 14)

Married Olive Hovey Farr

1843 November 1 (Age 23)

Appointed as Private

Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 25)

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Start Date Details

Appointed

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 16

Discharged

Additional Information

Enrollment

Enlisted and Marched

Detached to Pueblo

Joined Mormon Battalion Detachments

1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 26)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 29

Organization was Ended

Married Mary Jane Shadden

1850 April 28 (Age 29)

Called as Missionary

South African Mission
1852 August 28 – 1855 November 28 (Age 32)

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Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Ended On 1855 November 28

Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Plurally Married

Residence When Called

Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Seventy

Location Served

Cape Town, Mowbray, Wyneberg, Newland, Grahamstown, FortBeaufort, Alice, Uitenhage, and Port Elizabeth

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Additional Notes

Mission companions were Leonard Smith and Jesse Haven.

Mission Companionship

Leonard Ishmael Smith (28)

Appointed as Company Captain

William H. Walker Freight Train
1857 June 13 – September 15 (Age 36)

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Start Date Details

Appointed

End Date Details

Ended Between 1857 August 20 – September 15

Organization was Ended

Additional Dates

Occurred On 1857 September 4

Arrived at Home

Married Olive Louisa Bingham

1858 August 30 (Age 38)

Assigned as Teamster

William B. Preston Company
1864 July 4 – September 15 (Age 43)

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Start Date Details

Assigned

End Date Details

Ended On 1864 September 15

Organization was Ended

Married Harriet Paul

1865 April 22 (Age 44)

Died in Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States

1908 January 9 (Age 87)

Date Details

Occurred On 1908 January 9

Died

Media

William Holmes Walker (1820 - 1908) Profile

William Holmes Walker (1820 - 1908)

Sources

1900 United States Census

1900 United States Census.

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. Read Transcript

Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866

"James H. Glines letter", Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866, October 15, 1846, Page 44659.

Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)

"Jesse Haven letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), January 1856.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"History of Joseph M. Smith", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 1. Read Transcript
"William Holmes Walker, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 15-20. Read Transcript

Deseret Evening News

Deseret News

Deseret Weekly

"Jubilee Matters", Deseret Weekly, April 17, 1897, Page 563. Read Transcript

Eastern Idaho Death Records Database

Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.

Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007

Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)

"Walker, William H.", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 565. Read Transcript

Millennial Star

Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847

New York Daily Times

"The Mormons", New York Daily Times, August 21, 1857. Read Transcript

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.

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.

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.

South Africa Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1853-1977

South Africa Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1853-1977.

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. Read Transcript

The Mormon

Amos M. Musser, "Correspondence of Elder A. M. Musser", The Mormon, August 15, 1857, Page 3. Read Transcript

Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900

Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2890-2915, 2923-2938.

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 reminiscences and diary

William H. Walker reminiscences and diary, September 1843. Read Transcript

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.