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Tooele Stake

congregation #500143
created 2019-01-21 by mpimport
official name: Tooele Stake   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
assertion #3202620 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
official name: Tooele County Ward?   (ended: 24 Jun 1877)
Rarely titled anything
assertion #4026061 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 50%.
is a(n): regional bishopric   (ended: 24 Jun 1877)
John Rowberry was presiding bishop over all of Tooele County
assertion #4026059 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
is a(n): stake   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
assertion #3202621 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
started: 24 Jun 1877?
when the stake was officially organized
assertion #3202618 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 50%.
started: 18 Jan 1853?
when John Rowberry was given regional authority
assertion #4026060 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 50%.
ended: open
assertion #3202619 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
religion: LDS
assertion #3202616 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
located at: Tooele, Utah
assertion #3202617 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
location: 40°31'40"N, 112°17'16"W   (approximate size: 100000-1000000 m, accurate within: 100-1000 m)
assertion #3305577 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 4578   (on: 31 Dec 1930)
assertion #3202629 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Mercur Ward
entity #2062186, assertion #3033454 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Ophir Branch
entity #2071754, assertion #3041213 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Ajax/Centre Branch   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #306802, assertion #3010471 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Burmester Branch
entity #1982486, assertion #3006603 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Benmore Ward
entity #1934058, assertion #3003613 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Grantsville 2nd Ward
entity #11568, assertion #3019765 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Tooele North Ward
entity #14672, assertion #3058786 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Deep Creek Branch (Utah)
entity #2022079, assertion #3012317 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Quincy/Skull Valley Branch
entity #2054272, assertion #3046597 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Clover Ward
entity #11584, assertion #3010489 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Batesville Ward   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #11789, assertion #3002892 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Grantsville Ward (1st)   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #11975, assertion #3019709 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Lake Point/E.T. City Ward   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #12300, assertion #3026669 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Lake View/Pine Canyon Ward (Tooele County)   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #12327, assertion #3026778 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: St. John Ward (Utah)   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #13447, assertion #3056086 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Stockton Ward
entity #13463, assertion #3056680 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Vernon Ward (Utah)   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #13714, assertion #3060374 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has part: Tooele Ward (South)   (started: 24 Jun 1877)
entity #14583, assertion #3058722 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
created from: Salt Lake Stake
entity #500011, assertion #3202622 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
in group: stakes
assertion #3202639 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Tooele/Utah County Line
entity #908811, assertion #3202624 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Tooele/Juab County Line
entity #908812, assertion #3202625 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Tooele-Salt Lake County line
entity #908810, assertion #3202623 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Tooele/Box Elder County Line
entity #908814, assertion #3202627 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Great Salt Lake
entity #908815, assertion #3202628 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
has boundary: Utah/Nevada Line
entity #908813, assertion #3202626 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.77
assertion #4023216 by bplewe on 2024-06-05: confidence 100%.
see also: CDOL   (: 500143)
entity #800107, assertion #3202637 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
see also: CHL Local Records   (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 9215)
entity #800110, assertion #3202634 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.
appears in: Tooele 1877-06-23
23 Jun 1877: Tooele Stake organized, Pres. F.M. Lyman
entity #700854, assertion #4026087 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
appears in: Encyclopedic History   (image: archive.org, source part: 881)
John Rowberry was presiding bishop of the valley "from the beginning." Stake June 24 1877
entity #800001, assertion #3202631 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1853-10
Oct 1853 list of county officers lists "Bishop and President of Stake" John Rowberry [no, it was not officially a stake yet]
entity #700323, assertion #4009388 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
appears in: BY Office Files   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: Letterbooks V.7 p.216)
15 June 1864: BY instructs John Rowberry to "take charge of the different settlements of Tooele and Shambip Counties" (he already was presiding bishop, but Grantsville was demoted to a branch and placed under his direct supervision)
entity #700341, assertion #4026072 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
appears in: BY Office Files   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: incoming general letters, 1876. box 36 folder 12)
13 Nov 1876: Bishop Rowberry has left on a mission, county-wide affairs are being handled by his counselor Hugh S. Gowans, Grantsville President Jeffries, and St. Johns President Burridge
entity #700341, assertion #4026075 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
appears in: Pres Bishop Minutes   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: 1851-1862, p.50)
18 Jan 1853: John Rowberry ordained a bishop “to preside over the settlements in Tooele County, known as Tooele Ward.”
entity #700803, assertion #4026066 by bplewe on 2024-12-11: confidence 100%.
appears in: Directory 1868-04-25
25 Apr 1868 list of bishops: Tooele County, John Rowberry (Presiding)
entity #700394, assertion #4020439 by bplewe on 2024-07-01: confidence 100%.

Leaders:

Presiding Bishop: John Rowberry
FamilySearch: KWJC-T64 , Started: 18 Jan 1853 , Ended: 23 Jun 1877 , Source Image , Source Record , Source: Presiding bishopric meetings minutes, 1851-1862, p.50, Church History Library CR 4 2
While he was gone on a mission 1876-1877, his counselors and branch presidents managed county-wide affairs
assertion #6023 by on : confidence 0%.
Stake President: Francis Marion Lyman
FamilySearch: KWCK-ZBD , Started: 23 Jun 1877 , Ended: 1880 , Source Image , Source Record , Source: Organization at Tooele, Deseret Evening News, V.10 #183 (June 26 1877) p.3
assertion #6024 by on : confidence 0%.
Stake President:
FamilySearch: KWCK-4TL , Started: 1880 , Ended: 1882
assertion #6025 by on : confidence 0%.
Stake President: Hugh Sidley Gowans
FamilySearch: KWN5-3PH , Started: 1882 , Ended: 1911
assertion #6026 by on : confidence 0%.