William Perkins Vance
Born in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
1822 October 22
Mother
Sarah Gant Perkins
Father
Date Details
Occurred On 1822 October 22
Baptized
1839 April 15 (Age 16)
Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Tennessee
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844 June 27
Released
Traveled in Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 24) Pioneers in Company
Additional Information
William traveled to the valley in Brigham Young's 1847 company and was part of the 6th Company of Ten led by Charles Shumway. He was re-baptized 8 August 1847 in the Salt Lake Valley. In 1850, he lived in the household of Isaac Burnham in Utah.
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Served in Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 32) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 April 22
Set Apart
On 1855 May 10
Departed from Home
On 1855 June 15
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Married Ann Hudson
1865 March 10 (Age 42)
Married Hannah Richardson
1874 October 19 (Age 51)
Died in Lund, White Pine, Nevada, United States
1914 December 5 (Age 92)
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William Perkins Vance (1822 - 1914) Profile