William Wesley Willis, Jr.
Birth Date
On 1846 May 14 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 March 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Nashville, Lee, Iowa, United States
1846 May 14
Mother
Margaret Jane Willis (1812 - 1850)
Father
William Wesley Willis (1811 - 1872)
Date Details
Occurred On 1846 May 14
Traveled in
Abraham O. Smoot/George B. Wallace Company (1847)
1847 June 18 – September 29 (Age 1)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Lemuel Merrill Willis (Age 8)
Thomas Tillman Willis (Age 5)
Margaret Jane Willis (Age 34)
Josephine Willis (Age 3)
Ann Cherry Willis (Age 13)
John Henry Willis (Age 12)
Mary Lucretia Willis (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Richard Harrison
1856 May 14 (Age 10)
Married
1870 March 22 (Age 23)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1886 November 1 – 1887 January 12 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Early release was necessary due to illness.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
83rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Snowflake, Apache, Arizona Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Whittaker Taylor
Location Served
North Carolina, United States
Date Details
Started On 1886 November 1
Set Apart
Ended On 1887 January 12
Released
Died in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States
1917 March 19 (Age 70)
Media
William Wesley Willis, Jr. (1846 - 1917) Profile
Sources
Person
Arizona Death Certificate
Arizona Death Certificate.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 10 February 1886.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 22 September 1886.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 November 1886, Vol. B, Page 91, Line 184.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 November 1886, Vol. A, Page 84, Line 184.
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, Page 421.
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, Vol. 1, Index, Page 5, 365.
Pioneer
George Benjamin Wallace Emigrating Company journal
George Benjamin Wallace Emigrating Company journal, June.
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