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| Nicknames: | "Louis" |
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| Birthplace: | Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| Death: | Died in Riverside, Bingham, Idaho, United States |
| Occupation: | LDS Counselor to the Bishop, LDS High Priests Quorum |
| Managed by: | Richard Wilson |
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(son of Lewis Dunbar Wilson and Nancy Waggoner). Born September 21, 1840, in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Married: Catherine Wiggins December 31, 1862, Ogden (daughter of Ebenezer Fairchild Wiggins, pioneer, 1852, Henry Miller company, and Elenor Moore, pioneer). She was born April 13, 1845, Crooked Creek, Illinois.
Their children:
Catherine Rozilla born October 15, 1863, married Brigham H. Bingham January 17, 1884;
Jennie born April 18, 1865, married Elijah Bingham January 17, 1884;
Martha Vilate born February 22, 1867, married Daniel J. Murdock September 16, 1885;
Mary Elizabeth born September 27, 1868, married George B. Wintle November 1885;
Sarah Lettie born December 11, 1870, married John Lingreen June 21, 1895;
William Lewis born November 26, 1872, died;
Ezra Dunbar born October 30, 1873, married Rebecca Davis January 30, 1901;
Elveretta Annie born January 22, 1877, married John Isaac Watson April 12, 1899;
Pearl Ellen born December 4, 1879, married Ulysses Fay Campbell October 8, 1903;
Arthur Ebenezer born April 6, 1884.
Married: Eliza Eleanor Hunt March 10, 1873, Salt Lake City (daughter of William Bradford Hunt and Eleanor Wiggins), who was born August 29, 1856, Ogden, Utah.
Their children:
Rosella May born June 12, 1874, married John S. Bowker November 27, 1895;
Enoch Albert born September 14, 1876, married Effie Williams November 27, 1901;
Joseph Linord born December 21, 187S, married Lucy Dean February 28, 1906;
Lola Eleanor born May 8, 1881, married Andrew C. Jensen November 19, 1902;
Ethel Rebecca born December 15, 1883, married E. Leroy Harrison October 1, 1909;
Maude Eliza born September 4, 1886, married A. Rowley Babcock December 18, 1912.
Families resided at Ogden, Utah, and at Riverside, Idaho.
Counselor to the bishop of Blackfoot 4 years; counselor to president high priests quorum Blackfoot stake, Idaho. Assisted immigrants to Utah with Harry Miller company in 1862. Sources:
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah photographs, page 362 Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, page 1253
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September 21, 1840
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Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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| 1850 |
February 6, 1850
Age 9
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United States
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| 1862 |
December 31, 1862
Age 22
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Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
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| 1863 |
October 15, 1863
Age 23
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Ogden, Weber, UT, USA
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1865
Age 24
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1867
Age 26
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September 27, 1868
Age 28
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Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
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1870
Age 30
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| 1872 |
1872
Age 32
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| 1873 |
March 10, 1873
Age 32
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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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