Alton Ward (Illinois)
congregation #320010
created 2022-02-21 by bplewe
official name: Alton Branch (ended: 6 Apr 1854)
assertion #3501232 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: St. Louis 8th Ward (started: 6 Oct 1855, ended: between 6 Oct 1856 and )
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official name: Alton Ward (started: 6 Apr 1854)
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is a(n): branch (ended: 6 Apr 1854)
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is a(n): ward (started: 6 Apr 1854)
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started: 9 Feb 1848 (source: St. Louis 1847)
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ended: between Nov 1857 and 1877 (source: St. Louis 1847)
assertion #3501227 by bplewe on 2022-02-25: confidence 100%.
religion: LDS
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located at: Alton, Illinois
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location: 38°53'47"N, 90°10'21"W (approximate size: 10000-100000 m, accurate within: 10000-100000 m)
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membership/population: 122 (on: 1 Jan 1854)
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membership/population: 102 (on: 4 Nov 1854)
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membership/population: 116 (on: 3 Apr 1853)
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membership/population: 119 (on: 5 Oct 1856)
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membership/population: 123 (on: 6 Oct 1855)
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membership/population: 127 (on: 6 Apr 1855)
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membership/population: 133 (on: 6 Apr 1856)
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membership/population: 150 (on: 1850)
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membership/population: 48 (on: 13 Feb 1847)
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part of: St. Louis Stake (1854) (started: 4 Nov 1854)
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part of: Western States Mission (1855)
entity #2011503, assertion #3501251 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
part of: St. Louis Conference (1861)
entity #430179, assertion #4010206 by bplewe on 2022-02-26: confidence 100%.
part of: St. Louis Conference (1850) (ended: 4 Nov 1854)
entity #430178, assertion #3501247 by bplewe on 2022-02-21: confidence 100%.
divided into: Alton Branch (Danish)
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in group: mission branches
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confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.70
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see also: CHL Local Records (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 10602)
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see also: LUHF (source part: 96)
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see also: Kimball 1973
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see also: St. Louis 1847
entity #800514, assertion #3501298 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: St. Louis 1852 (source part: p.123)
1 Jan 1854: Alton Branch, 122 members, President John Donaldson
entity #800516, assertion #4009953 by bplewe on 2022-02-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: St. L Luminary
entity #800116, assertion #3501299 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: St. Louis conf 10/1856
6 Oct 1856: 8th Ward, Bishop Thomas Brindley, 119 members in Alton
entity #700430, assertion #4010121 by bplewe on 2022-02-24: confidence 100%.
appears in: St. Louis Conf 4/1856
6 April 1856: Alton or 8th Ward, new Bishop Charles Brindley, 133 members
entity #700429, assertion #4010091 by bplewe on 2022-02-22: confidence 100%.
appears in: Alton Branch Minutes?
9 June 1857-16 Jul 1859: unnamed branch, Pres. Thomas Hunt (KWJ4-R1K)
entity #700434, assertion #4010217 by bplewe on 2022-02-26: confidence 30%.
appears in: HS Eldredge (source part: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/9a2d4137-51e1-49de-9f86-b518f7a61ee9/0/52, source part: Diary 1857-1858 p.53)
31 Oct 1857: Horace S. Eldredge (regional pres.) visits Alton Saints
entity #700431, assertion #4010207 by bplewe on 2022-02-26: confidence 100%.
appears in: St. Louis Conf 10/1855
6 Oct 1855: Alton "or 8th" Ward, Bishop Joseph Sheppard, 123 members
entity #700428, assertion #4010078 by bplewe on 2022-02-22: confidence 100%.
appears in: The Mormon (source part: 2:11 p.1, 2:52 p.1)
entity #800517, assertion #3501300 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: St. Louis 1852 (source part: p.72)
3 Apr 1853: Alton Branch, 116 members, Pres. John Donaldson
entity #800516, assertion #4009922 by bplewe on 2022-02-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: St. Louis 1852 (source part: p.248)
6 April 1855: Alton Branch to be reorganized as Alton Ward, Bishop Joseph Shepherd, 127 members
entity #800516, assertion #4010014 by bplewe on 2022-02-21: confidence 100%.
described by: Alton Branch Minutes
entity #700434, assertion #4010216 by bplewe on 2022-02-26: confidence 100%.
