William Ricks
Birth Date
On 1839 January 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 May 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States
1839 January 10
Mother
Eleanor Martin
Father
Joel Ricks
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 9)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Jonathan Ricks (Age 7)
Mary Elizabeth Ricks (Age 5)
Joel Ricks (Age 44)
Eleanor Martin (Age 40)
Josiah Ricks (Age 3)
Thomas Edwin Ricks (Age 19)
Lewis Ricks (Age 17)
Sarah Ann Ricks (Age 15)
Clarinda Ricks (Age 13)
Temperance Ricks (Age 12)
Date Details
On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Baptized by Gilbert Clements
1857 April 15 (Age 18)
Traveled in
William H. Dame Freight Train
1862 August 14 – October 29 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1862 August 14
Joined Company
On 1862 October 29
Company Arrived
Married
Margaret Gordon
1865 January 13 (Age 26)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1893 September 22 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
17th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Benson, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
A H Cannon
Set Apart By
Abraham Hoagland Cannon
Died in Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
1900 May 22 (Age 61)
Media
William Ricks (1839 - 1900) Profile
Sources
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918
"First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918", cited 16 September 1893.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 141, Line 236.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 142, Line 236.
Pioneer
David and Catherine Uch Thomas Ap Richard Roberts family record and temple book, 1880-1920
David and Catherine Uch Thomas Ap Richard Roberts family record and temple book, 1880-1920, August.
Transcript for David and Catherine Uch Thomas Ap Richard Roberts family record and temple book, 1880-1920, 1948 August, 67-69
List of persons in W. H. Dame's freight train, Ft. Laramie
List of persons in W. H. Dame's freight train, Ft. Laramie, September.
Morgan, Thomas, [Reminiscences], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 15:51-52
Morgan, Thomas, [Reminiscences], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 15:51-52.
Transcript for Morgan, Thomas, [Reminiscences], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 15:51-52
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