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Name

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Sources

Title

Central States Mission

Adams, William Benjamin

1859 September 6 – 1912 July 2

Allen, David Orlo

1872 April 21 – 1941 November 20

Anderson, John William

1877 May 2 – 1941 February 20

Anderson, Nephi Amitzbol

1881 November 7 – 1963 November 4

Ashby, Samuel

1858 September 23 – 1917 February 5

Baker, Abraham Coon

1878 July 11 – 1962 May 4

Ballif, Joseph Fenelon

1877 February 11 – 1960 August 17

Barber, George

1872 March 8 – 1934 March 13

Barker, Peter

1854 April 1 – 1937 June 18

Bates, Anthony

1867 September 29 – 1929 February 22

Beatty, Joseph Franklin

1879 August 28 – 1934 October 1

Bennett, John R

1865 October 23 – 1948 June 9

Bennion, William Ellis

1863 April 9 – 1906 July 3

Benson, John Perry, Jr.

1883 January 1 – 1956 September 27

Berrett, William Silas

1878 September 2 – 1938 October 25

Bird, Roswell Darius

1859 April 7 – 1913 January 19

Blackburn, Manasseh Julius

1878 June 9 – 1985 July 22

Blair, Ephraim Isaac

1882 July 18 – 1943 July 10

Bond, Charles Marlow

1879 August 27 – 1971 April 10

Bowler, Harry Hill

1865 April 1 – 1952 November 12

Boyack, Ralph Banks

1876 May 9 – 1951 April 30

Brimhall, Noah Walter

1875 December 5 – 1958 June 10

Brinkerhoff, James

1880 March 20 – 1963 June 18

Brooks, Joseph Allen

1879 December 23 – 1917 December 6

Brown, George Edward

1878 January 28 – 1959 November 15