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West Porterville Ward

congregation #1979248
created 2019-01-21 by mpimport
official name: West Porterville Ward   (started: 1 Jul 1877)
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official name: West Porterville Branch   (ended: 1 Jul 1877)
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is a(n): ward   (started: 1 Jul 1877)
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is a(n): branch   (ended: 1 Jul 1877)
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started: 1875
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ended: 22 Aug 1897
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religion: LDS
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located at: Porterville, Utah
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location: 40°59'3"N, 111°41'10"W   (approximate size: 1000-10000 m, accurate within: 1000-10000 m)
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part of: Upper Morgan Ward   (ended: 1 Jul 1877)
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part of: Morgan Stake   (started: 1 Jul 1877)
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created from: Porterville (East) Ward
1875
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succeeded by: Porterville (East) Ward
1897
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in group: stake congregations
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has boundary: East Canyon Creek
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confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.79
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see also: CDOL   (: 1979248)
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see also: CHL Local Records   (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 14575)
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appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1892:17)
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appears in: Directory 1875-12-29
29 Dec 1875: West Portervile, Thomas Brough
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appears in: Directory 1878-01-15
15 Jan 1878: list of wards and stakes; Thomas Brough, West Porterville
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appears in: Deseret News   (source part: 1875-12-29 p.4)
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appears in: West Porterville GM   (source part: p.201)
7 Mar 1875: West Porterville Branch divided from East Porterville by regional bishop Willard G. Smith; Pres. Thomas Brough.
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appears in: Encyclopedic History   (image: archive.org, source part: 942)
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described by: West Porterville GM
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notes: East and West Porterville wards amalgamated in 1897
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Leaders:

Presiding Elder: Thomas Brough
FamilySearch: KWV7-DS2 , Started: 7 Mar 1875 , Ended: 17 Nov 1877 , Source: West Porterville Ward General Minutes p.201, Church History Library LR 14575 11 , Source Record
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Bishop: Thomas Brough
FamilySearch: KWV7-DS2 , Started: 17 Nov 1877 , Ended: 6 May 1882 , Source Image , Source: Organization at Morgan, Deseret News, V.26 #23 (July 11 1877) p.354 , Source Record
died in office
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Acting Bishop: Samuel Carter
FamilySearch: KWNL-KHT , Started: 6 May 1882 , Ended: 19 Nov 1882
Counselor to Bishop Brough
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Acting Bishop: Oscar Orlando Stoddard
FamilySearch: KWVS-QJ6 , Started: 6 May 1882 , Ended: 19 Nov 1882
Counselor to Bishop Brough
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Bishop: Samuel Carter
FamilySearch: KWNL-KHT , Started: 19 Nov 1882 , Ended: 22 Aug 1897
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