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Virgin Ward

congregation #13749
created 2019-01-21 by mpimport
official name: Virgen City Branch   (ended: 22 Mar 1862, ended: May 1868)
assertion #3060692 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
official name: Virgin Ward   (started: between 1877 and 1900)
assertion #3060695 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: Virgen City Ward   (started: May 1868, ended: between 1878 and 1900)
assertion #4007501 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
is a(n): dependent branch   (started: 22 Mar 1862, ended: May 1868)
assertion #3060702 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): ward   (started: 1916)
assertion #3060712 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): ward   (started: May 1868, ended: 1910)
assertion #3060705 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
is a(n): dependent branch   (started: 1910, ended: 1916)
assertion #3060709 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
started: between 1859 and 22 Mar 1861
assertion #3060690 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
ended: open?
assertion #3060691 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 50%.
religion: LDS
assertion #3060687 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
located at: Virgin, Utah
assertion #3060688 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
location: 37°12'6"N, 113°11'22"W   (approximate size: 10000-100000 m, accurate within: 100-1000 m)
assertion #3300634 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 70%.
membership/population: 161   (on: 1930)
assertion #3060718 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
headquarters at: Virgin Ward Meetinghouse
entity #475192, assertion #3762491 by bplewe on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
part of: Toquerville Ward   (ended: May 1868)
entity #13625, assertion #3060716 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
has part: Duncan's Retreat Branch   (started: May 1868, started: May 1868)
entity #302010, assertion #3013262 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Mountain Dell Branch (Washington Co.)?   (started: May 1868)
entity #305500, assertion #3036790 by bplewe on 2020-09-20: confidence 50%.
has part: Dalton Branch (Washington Co. Utah)   (started: May 1868)
entity #700284, assertion #4006716 by bplewe on 2020-07-31: confidence 100%.
part of: St. George Stake   (ended: 8 Dec 1929)
entity #500089, assertion #3060698 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
part of: Zion Park/Hurricane Stake   (started: 8 Dec 1929)
entity #501107, assertion #3060700 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
divided into: Duncan's Retreat Branch
entity #302010, assertion #3013264 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
absorbed: Mountain Dell Branch (Washington Co.)
entity #305500, assertion #3036791 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has member: Dalton   (started: May 1868)
Unclear whether it is a dependent branch or just a settlement
entity #481767, assertion #4006703 by bplewe on 2020-07-31: confidence 100%.
has member: Virgin
entity #482104, assertion #4007488 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
in group: stake congregations
assertion #3060745 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.73
assertion #3060721 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: Encyclopedic History   (image: archive.org, source part: 916)
entity #800001, assertion #3060722 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CDOL   (: 13749)
entity #800107, assertion #3060741 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CHL Local Records   (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 9820)
entity #800110, assertion #3060738 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1868-1941 Man 027,388)
entity #800111, assertion #3060728 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1862-1871 Mem 179,952)
entity #800111, assertion #3060725 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1907-1948 E 027,388)
entity #800111, assertion #3060731 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah 1:136
22 March 1862: Toquerville Ward mentioned as including Virgen City Branch
entity #700292, assertion #4007493 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1868-04-25
25 Apr 1868 list of bishops: Virgen City, Nephi Johnson
entity #700394, assertion #4020459 by bplewe on 2024-07-01: confidence 100%.
appears in: Bishops Reports 1850s   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: 1860 March-April)
Apr 1860: Virgin City attached to Harmony Ward, 32 members
entity #700811, assertion #4024676 by bplewe on 2024-07-07: confidence 100%.
appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1892:29)
entity #800108, assertion #3060734 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1885-09   (source part: 6:12 p.446)
entity #800121, assertion #3060743 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1868-08-04
4 Aug 1868 list of bishops: Virgen City, Duncan's Retreat, and Mountain Dell, John Parker (new)
entity #700395, assertion #4020486 by bplewe on 2024-07-02: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (source part: V.1 p.410)
May 1868: Virgin City Ward organized, bishop John Parker, including North Creek [Mountain Dell], Dalton, and Duncan's Retreat
entity #700270, assertion #4007496 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (source part: V.1 p.198)
January 1864: Nephi Johnson mentioned as presiding elder of Virgen City Branch
entity #700270, assertion #4007494 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.
appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1931:111)
entity #800108, assertion #3060736 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
notes: Ward organization was temporarily suspended from 1910-1916
assertion #3060720 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

Leaders:

Presiding Elder: Nephi Johnson
FamilySearch: KWNR-DQJ , Started: 1858 , Ended: 1868
assertion #6235 by on : confidence 0%.
Bishop: Leroy Winslow Beebe
FamilySearch: KW6D-D16 , Started: 1886 , Ended: 1905
assertion #6237 by on : confidence 0%.