William Wollerton Riter

Birth Date
On 1838 September 4
Death Date
On 1922 January 17
Gender
Male

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.

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Born in Uwchland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

1838 September 4

Date Details

Occurred On 1838 September 4
Birth

Relationships

Father
Levi Evans Riter
Mother
Rebecca Wollerton Dilworth

Baptized

1848 February (Age 9)

Set Apart as Missionary

Swiss Mission
1863 April 9 – 1864 March 3 (Age 24)

End Date Details

Ended On 1864 March 3
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Joseph Young

Called as Mission President

Swiss Mission
1864 March 3 – October 11 (Age 25)

End Date Details

Ended On 1864 October 11
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Swiss, Italian, and German Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He was transferred to the British Mission due to poor health.


Called as Missionary

British Mission
1864 October – 1866 February 14 (Age 26)

End Date Details

Ended On 1866 February 14
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Swiss, Italian, and German Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Media
Elders Gillet, Young, and Riter
Elders Gillet, Young, and Riter

Set Apart as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 March 28 (Age 31)

End Date Details

Ended On 1870 March 28
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Van Cott

Died

1922 January 17 (Age 83)

Date Details

Occurred On 1922 January 17
Died

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William Wollerton Riter (1838 - 1922) Profile
William Wollerton Riter (1838 - 1922) Profile
William Wollerton Riter (1838 - 1922) Profile
William Wollerton Riter (1838 - 1922) Profile
Elders Gillet, Young, and Riter
Elders Gillet, Young, and Riter