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St. John Ward (Utah)

congregation #13447
created 2019-01-21 by mpimport
official name: St. John Branch   (started: between 1869 and 1872, ended: 24 Jun 1877)
assertion #3056081 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: St. John Ward   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
assertion #3056084 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: Shambip Branch   (ended: between 1869 and 1872)
assertion #4026288 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
is a(n): ward   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
assertion #3056090 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): branch   (ended: 24 Jun 1877)
assertion #3056088 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
started: 19 Jul 1856
assertion #3056077 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
religion: LDS
assertion #3056075 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
located at: St. John, Utah
assertion #3056076 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
location: 40°20'11"N, 112°27'44"W   (ended: Autumn 1867)
First settled on Clover Creek
assertion #4026285 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
location: 40°21'49"N, 112°27'12"W   (started: Autumn 1867, approximate size: 10000-100000 m, accurate within: 1000-10000 m)
Moved in 1867 to present site of St. John
assertion #3300534 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 135   (on: 1930)
assertion #3056092 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
part of: Tooele Stake   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #500143, assertion #3056086 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
divided into: Clover Ward
entity #11584, assertion #3010502 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
absorbed: Knowlen Branch
entity #700861, assertion #4026276 by bplewe on 2024-12-14: confidence 100%.
absorbed: Ajax/Centre Branch
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in group: stake congregations
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confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.78
assertion #3056094 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CDOL   (: 13447)
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see also: CHL Local Records   (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 7774)
entity #800110, assertion #3056108 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: -1948 Mem 027,317)
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see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1907-1948 E 027,317)
entity #800111, assertion #3056101 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1892:33)
entity #800108, assertion #3056104 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: Encyclopedic History   (image: archive.org, source part: 150, 730)
Branch at Clover Creek moved to St. John 1867, ward 24 June 1877
entity #800001, assertion #3056095 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Wilford Woodruff Journal   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: 1854 Jan-1859 Dec, p.135)
19 July 1856: Wilford Woodruff organizes a branch in Rush Valley (no name given), President Luke Johnson
entity #850689, assertion #4026290 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1873-03-19
19 Mar 1873: St. Johns, G.W. Burridge
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appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1931:103)
entity #800108, assertion #3056106 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: Woodruff Collection   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: Luke Johnson letter, 15 Fe 1859)
12 Feb 1859: Luke Johnson resigns as president of Shambip Branch to try to quell a dispute, hoping someone will come to straighten things out
entity #700863, assertion #4026299 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Tooele 1876
2 Apr 1876: St. John, Geo. W. Burridge, 124 members
entity #700862, assertion #4026265 by bplewe on 2024-12-14: confidence 100%.
appears in: Tooele 1877-06-23
23 June 1877: St. John's Ward organized, Bishop George W. Burridge
entity #700854, assertion #4026092 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
appears in: Bishops Reports 1850s   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: 1866 March)
30 Mar 1866: Shambip Branch, President Enos Stookey, 44 members
entity #700811, assertion #4024690 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1868-04-25
25 Apr 1868 list of bishops: Shambip, Enos Stookey
entity #700394, assertion #4020442 by bplewe on 2024-12-15: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1878-01-15
15 Jan 1878: list of wards and stakes; George W Burridge, St John
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Leaders:

Presiding Elder: William McIntosh
FamilySearch: KWJC-1X1 , Started: between 1860 and 1864 , Ended: between 1865 and Mar 1866
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Presiding Elder: Enos Stookey
FamilySearch: KWVQ-41Q , Started: between 1865 and Mar 1866 , Ended: 7 Mar 1869
assertion #1090 by on : confidence 0%.
Presiding Elder: Luke Samuel Johnson
FamilySearch: KWJC-B99 , Started: 19 Jul 1856 , Ended: 15 Feb 1859 , Source Image , Source: Wilford Woodruff Journal, 1854 Jan-1859 Dec, p.135, Church History Library MS 1352 , Source Record
assertion #1087 by on : confidence 0%.
Presiding Elder: David Henry Caldwell
FamilySearch: KWNR-P5X , Started: Spring 1859 , Ended: Autumn 1859
assertion #1086 by on : confidence 0%.
Presiding Elder: Robert Miller
FamilySearch: LL9W-QHF , Started: Autumn 1859 , Ended: between 1860 and 1864
assertion #1088 by on : confidence 0%.
Presiding Elder: George Wilcox Burridge
FamilySearch: KWVH-NV7 , Started: 7 Mar 1869 , Ended: 24 Jun 1877
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Bishop: George Wilcox Burridge
FamilySearch: KWVH-NV7 , Started: 24 Jun 1877 , Ended: 1888 , Source Image , Source: Organization at Tooele, Deseret Evening News, V.10 #183 (June 26 1877) p.3 , Source Record
assertion #5722 by on : confidence 0%.
Bishop: David Henry Caldwell
FamilySearch: KWNR-P5X , Started: 1888 , Ended: 1898
assertion #5723 by on : confidence 0%.