William Perkins Vance
Birth Date
On 1822 October 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1914 December 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
2
Pioneer
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Born in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
1822 October 22
Mother
Sarah Gant Perkins
Father
John Vance (1794 - 1882)
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)
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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
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)
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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
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Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 April 1856.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Vance, William Perkins", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 721.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 3, Page 241.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 276.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Deseret News
"Weary Path Trodden by Intrepid Band", Deseret News, (24 July 1907), Page 9.
Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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