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George Scholes


Birth2 February 1812Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for George Scholes, ID: KWVZ-P56.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for George Scholes, folder "Companies of 10, schedules, circa 1848 February" (#72), image 10, line 6.

    Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah, United States: Digitized by: University of Utah, 1877), "Died," 19 August 1857, p. 8, column 3.
Death14 August 1857Cottonwood Heights, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for George Scholes, ID: KWVZ-P56.

    Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah, United States: Digitized by: University of Utah, 1877), "Died," 19 August 1857, p. 8, column 3.
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FatherGeorge Scholes
MotherSarah Hyde
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   • Maria Whitehead
Married15 July 1839Prestwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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    England, Manchester, parish registers, 1603-1910 (: FamilySearch, 2016), database with images, FamilySearch , entry for George Scholes and Maria Whitehead (15 Jul 1839); citing Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich, Lancashire, England, p. 23, no. 46, FHL microfilm 2356187.
          Children:
               Robert B Scholes
               John Scholes
               Sarah Maria Scholes
                Scholes


   • Mary Ann Spencer
Married27 May 1850Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
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    Iowa County Clerks, Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 (Iowa: County Courthouses), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for George Scholes and Mary Spencer (27 May 1850); citing Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Clerk of the District Court, "Marriage licenses, Nov. 1848 - Dec. 1854" image 43, p. 64, entry 1, FHL microfilm 1476888.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for George Scholes and Mary Ann Spencer, ID: KWVZ-P56 and LKVT-T9J.
          Children:
               Maria Spencer Scholes
               Elizabeth Scholes
               Mary Ann Spencer Scholes

Residences Label
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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• 1842 Population CensusNauvoo, Hancock, IllinoisExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Brigham Young Vanguard CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Data," database, part of "Church History Biographical Database" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure16 Apr 1847
       Arrival21 Jul 1847
• Company Unknown (1852)View Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Data," database, part of "Church History Biographical Database" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1852
       Arrival1852

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