William Price Jones
Birth Date
On 1832 June 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 June 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1832 June 25
Mother
Lucy Price
Father
William Shenton Jones
Date Details
Occurred On 1832 June 25
Baptized
1849 (Age 16)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1853)
1853 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Emma Jay (Age 21)
Emma Jay Jones (Age 0)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1853
Joined Company
Circa 1853
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
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
Ended On 1857 March 23
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1857)
1857 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1857
Joined Company
Circa 1857
Company Arrived
Died in Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States
1907 June 28 (Age 75)
Media
William Price Jones (1832 - 1907) Profile
Sources
Person
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
Saints By Sea
"William Price Jones. ID: 36996", Saints By Sea.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 April 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
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
Deseret Evening News
"Pathfinders Depart", Deseret Evening News, (10 October 1905), Page 2.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Pioneers Will Hit The Trail", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (24 September 1905), Page 22.