Zachariah Davis Wilson
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Born in Farmington, Marshall, Tennessee
1811 June 12
Baptized
1835 April (Age 23)
Served in Northern States Mission
1839 July–1840 January (Age 28) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Additional Notes
Labored in Illinois, preached 66 public sermons, organized 2 branches.
Served in Southern States Mission
1842 (Age 30) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Additional Notes
According to his mission report, his 1843 mission was preceded by this other mission in the winter of 1842. His journal mentions baptizing Coleman Boren in Tennessee on 3 January 1840. Mission was possibly earlier.
Served in Southern States Mission
1843 May 27 (Age 31) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Additional Notes
Sent to Tennessee. See his mission report. Elders were sent forth into the vineyard to build up churches. Some were sent to places they were familiar with. They were sent from Nauvoo, Illinois and admonished to care first for their families.
Death
1894 August 23 (Age 83)
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Zachariah Davis Wilson (1811 - 1894) Profile