Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . , in which catastrophe a number ofemigrating Saints lost their lives. Hen-ry arrived in Salt Lake City Oct. 16,1852. In the fall of 1857 he joined theexpedition sent out to intercept Johns-tons army: he served in Orrin P. Rock-wells company and remained out tenweeKs. He participated in a similarexpedition early in 1858, after whichhe went south during the move. May10, 1859, he arrived in Cache valley asone of the first perman
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . , in which catastrophe a number ofemigrating Saints lost their lives. Hen-ry arrived in Salt Lake City Oct. 16,1852. In the fall of 1857 he joined theexpedition sent out to intercept Johns-tons army: he served in Orrin P. Rock-wells company and remained out tenweeKs. He participated in a similarexpedition early in 1858, after whichhe went south during the move. May10, 1859, he arrived in Cache valley asone of the first permanent settlers inthat part of the country, and he locatedin Logan July 20th following. Here he has resided ever since. April 14,1861, he was called to act as Bishopof the Logan Second Ward, which po-sition he filled for 39 years with un-abated zeal and faithfulness. In 1864he made a trip to the Missouri riverafter immigrating S-iints in Capt. Prestons company. In 1886-89 hefilled a mission to Great Britain, wherehe first labored as traveling Elder inand afterwards as president of theLondon conference. After his returnhome in 1889, he was arrested on the. charge of unlawful cohabitation, triedand convicted and imprisoned in theUtah penitentiary from Feb. 8, 1889. toApril 8, 1889. April 26, 1900, he washonorably released from his position asBishop of Logan Second Ward, on ac-count of failing health, and on April30th following he was ordained a Pa-triarch by Apostle Marriner W. Mer-rill. BALLARD, Melvin Joseph, coun-selor in the Bishopric of the SecondWard, Logan, Cache county, Ltah, isthe son of Henry Ballard and MargaretMcNeal, and was born Feb. 9, 1873, inLogan, Cache county, Ltah. He wasbaptized and confirmed Feb. 9, 1881, byHenry Ballard, ordained a Deacon in1884 and a Priest Dec. 27, 1891, by Hen-ry Ballard; ordained an Elder Feb. 5,1895, by Wm. Worley; graduated fromBrigham Young College in 1894; mar-ried Martha A. Jones June 17, 1896, andwas ordained a Seventy July 6,
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