William Wilkes
Birth Date
On 1827 April 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 February 27 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1827 April 25
Mother
Elizabeth Hunt
Father
William Wilkes Sr
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 April 25
Baptized by
Edward Southwick
1848 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Jacob Hofheins Company (1857)
1857 June 6 – September 21 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Ann Wilkes (Age 6)
John Wilkes (Age 4)
Elizabeth Haines (Age 29)
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 September 21
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Crook
1858 July (Age 31)
Served in
British Mission
1879 May 1 – 1880 April 30 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
St Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1879 May 1
Set Apart
Ended On 1880 April 30
Released
Died in St Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1904 February 27 (Age 76)
Media
William Wilkes Jr. (1827 - 1904)
William Wilkes Jr. (1827 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Person
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1879, Vol. A, Page 45, Line 1944.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1879, Vol. B, Page 49, Line 1944.
Pioneer
Sarah M. Cannon journal, 1857 May-September
Sarah M. Cannon journal, 1857 May-September.
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