• Church History
  • Publications
    • Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
    • Prophets of the Restoration
    • Global Histories
    • Revelations in Context
    • Women of Conviction
    • Joseph Smith Papers
    • Church Historian's Press
    • More
  • Visit
    • Church History Museum
    • Historic Sites
    • Church History Library
  • Research
    • Church History Catalog
    • Missionary Database
    • Pioneer Database
    • Treasures of the Collection
    • Pioneer Resources
  • Quick Links
    • Church History Library
    • Church History Museum
    • Church Historic Sites
    • Church History Catalog
    • Church Historian’s Press
    • Joseph Smith Papers
    • Missionary Database
    • Pioneer Database

Pioneer Database

1847–1868

Home Companies Switch to Keyword Search
Birth Date
5 September 1835
Death Date
22 October 1904
Gender
Male
Family Search logo

View this Person on FamilySearch

Joseph S. Milam

Facebook Twitter Print Mail
Find this person in FamilySearch
  • Son of William and Elizabeth Case Milam.  He and his family lived in the Blockhouse, Iowa Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1849.  His parents and some of his siblings crossed the plains in the James McGaw Company of 1852 but sixteen-year-old Joseph's name is not on the original roster of this company.   His obituary says he traveled to California in 1852 but this may be inaccurate since he sold land in Salt Lake City in 1854 and was called on a L. D. S. mission to Las Vegas at the April General Conference of the Church in 1855.  A letter from Elder George W. Bean to Elder Thomas Bullock from "Los Vegas" on 11 September 1855 names Joseph S. Milam as one of the local missionaries.  Additional research is needed to identify year Joseph crossed the plains and the name of the pioneer company with which he traveled.

Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

  • Age at Departure: 11

Sources

  • "Elders' Correspondence," Deseret News [Weekly], 11 September 1855, 246.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Ron Watt, Iowa Branch Index, 1839-1859.
  • Salt Lake County Recorder's Office, Deed book A, 1850-1859.
  • "Voted to go on missions, by the Conference of April 6, 7, & 8, 1855," Deseret News [Weekly], 8 April, 1855, p. 36.