William Wesley Willis
Born in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illlinois Territory, United States
1811 August 16
Father
Merrill Erastus Willis
Date Details
Occurred On 1811 August 16
Married Margaret Jane Willis
1833 March 28 (Age 21)
Baptized by William Holmes
1835 June 15 (Age 23)
Joined Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 34) Members in Company
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Traveling Group
Additional Information
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 35) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Married Frances Long
1851 April (Age 39)
Served in British Mission
1855 March 1 – April 22 (Age 43) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Cedar City, Iron County, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1855 March 1
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 April 22
Departed from Field
Married Mary Pengelly
1857 March 19 (Age 45)
Died in Beaver, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States
1872 April 8 (Age 60)
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William Wesley Willis (1811 - 1872) Profile