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10 June 1834
Death Date
30 October 1922
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William Goforth Nelson

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  • Birth date is confirmed by the missionary register.

Benjamin Hawkins Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 19

Traveled with

  • Edmond Nelson Sr. (Age: 50)
  • Jane Nelson (Age: 45)
  • Mary Jane Nelson (Age: 18)
  • Thomas Billington Nelson (Age: 15)
  • Joseph Smith Nelson (Age: 11)
  • Edmond Nelson Jr. (Age: 8)
  • Mark Nelson (Age: 6)
  • Anna Nelson (Age: 3)

Sources

  • Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Supplement after 31 December 1850, 2.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Thomas B. Nelson autobiographical sketch, circa 1902.
  • Thomas B. Nelson autobiographical sketch, circa 1902.
  • William Goforth Nelson reminiscences in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 September 1850, 6-7.