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 (1807 - 1882)
Father
Joel Ricks (1804 - 1888)
Date Details
Occurred On 1839 January 10
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
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
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Baptized by Gilbert Clements
1857 April 15 (Age 18)
Traveled in
William H. Dame Freight Train (1862)
1862 August 14 – October 29 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1862 August 14
Joined Company
Ended 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
Abraham Hoagland Cannon
Location Served
Southern States
Date Details
Started On 1893 September 22
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
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, 16 September 1893.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1893, Vol. A, Page 132, Line 236.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1893, Vol. B, Page 141, Line 236.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"List of persons in W. H. Dame's freight train, Ft. Laramie", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (September).
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.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Morgan, Thomas", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 15, Page 51-52.
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