William Wommack Riley
Evidence from census and church ordinance records proves that the Riley family traveled to Utah in 1851. They appear on the 1850 Iowa census, and the first documentation to place them in Utah is a church ordinance performed in December 1851. Further research is needed to determine the name of the company they traveled with.He also brought 6-year-old Rachel Sharp, an orphan, with his family.
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Clear AllBorn in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
1813 February 8
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Father
Eliphas Riley
Mother
Elizabeth Davis
Called as Missionary
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 31)
1844 April 15 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Tennessee
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Notes
Called on a special mission to preach the gospel and assist with Joseph Smith's presidential campaign in Tennessee.
Joined Company Unknown
1851 (Age 37)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1851
Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended Circa 1851
Organization was Ended
Additional Information
Baptized by John Herrett
1851 December 21 (Age 38)
Called as Missionary
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – 1857 March 23 (Age 43)
1856 February 24 – 1857 March 23 (Age 43)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Departed from the Field
Additional Dates
Arrived in The Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
to the Lamanites
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Notes
Wife came on mission with him; left him in August 1856 saying she no longer wanted to live with him.
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Mission Call
Married Elizabeth Melinda Benson
1892 February 13 (Age 79)
Died
1899 June 25 (Age 86)
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William Wommack Riley (1813 - 1899) Profile
William Wommack Riley (1813 - 1899) Profile
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