William Wollerton Riter
The Riter family traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble Company in 1847. The Riter family included Levi Evans, his wife Rebecca Wollerton Dilworth, and their children Samuel Harvey Wollerton, William Wollerton, and Ann Elizabeth.
Born in Uwchland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1838 September 4
Mother
Rebecca Wollerton Dilworth
Father
Levi Evans Riter
Date Details
Occurred On 1838 September 4
Traveled in Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 2 (Age 8) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 2
Company Arrived
Baptized by Joseph Kingsbury
1848 February (Age 9)
Traveled in Joseph W. Young/Ansil P. Harmon/Heber P. Kimball Company (1861)
1861 July 11 – September 23 (Age 22) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started On 1861 July 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 September 23
Company Arrived
Served in Swiss Mission
1863 April 9 – 1864 March 3 (Age 24) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Date Details
Started On 1863 April 9
Set Apart
On 1863 August 16
Arrived in Field
Circa 1864 February
Called
Ended On 1864 March 3
Released
Called as President to Swiss Mission
1864 March 3 – October 11 (Age 25) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
He was transferred to the British Mission due to poor health.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Swiss, Italian, and German Mission
Date Details
Started On 1864 March 3
Called
Ended On 1864 October 11
Departed from Field
Served in British Mission
1864 October – 1866 February 14 (Age 26) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Swiss, Italian, and German Mission
Date Details
Started On 1864 October
Called
Ended On 1866 February 14
Departed from Field
On 1866 September 11
Arrived at Home
Images
Elders Gillet, Young, and Riter
Traveled in Company Unknown (1866)
1866 (Age 27) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1866
Joined Company
Circa 1866
Company Arrived
Served in Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 March 28 (Age 31) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Van Cott
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 28
Released
Died
1922 January 17 (Age 83)
Media
William Wollerton Riter (1838 - 1922) Profile
William Wollerton Riter (1838 - 1922) Profile
Elders Gillet, Young, and Riter