William James Johnstun
Alternate Names
William James Johnston (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1824 August 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1912 September 26 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Born
1824 August 21
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 August 21
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 21)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company (1848)
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 2
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 6
Company Arrived
Died
1912 September 26 (Age 88)
Media
William James Johnstun (1824 - 1912) Profile
Sources
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846, Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 29.
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.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 222-223.
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.