Solomon Wixom (1809 - 1879)

Born 26 Mar 1809 in Hecktor, Schuyler County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Avery) Wixom — married Feb 1836 in Schuyler, Illinois, United States

Husband of Harriet Elvira (Teeples) Clarke — married 10 Nov 1846 (to about 1849) in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1879 at age 69 in Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States

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Solomon became a member of the LDS Church between 1830 - 1848.

Solomon Wixom was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Biography

Solomon was born in 1809.

He was the son of Reuben Hiram Wixom and Clarissa Walker.

He married first Matilda Johnson on January 24, 1833 in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. They had one child.

He married second Sarah Avery on February 15, 1836. They had six children.

He married third Harriet Teeples (Teeple) on ,January 18, 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They had one child.

He married fourth Hannah Montgomery February 20, 1851 in Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States. They had eleven children.

He married fifth Catherine Montgomery March 1, 1879 in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States. They had one child.

Church/Temple Ordinances:

- Baptism-September 22, 1832 (Reference: Family Group Sheet-self; Early Church File; Temple Index Bureau; International Genealogical Index (IGI)

-Ordained High-Priest on March 23, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States, officiated by A. Iamb & Hardy Olmstead (Reference: Early Church File; Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; High Priest Record)

-Endowment at the Temple in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States on January 12, 1846 (Reference: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46; Temple Index Bureau; International Genealogical Index (IGI); Family Group Sheet-Self)

-Sealing-to-Spouse #1 at the Temple in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States on January 15, 1846 (Reference: Family Group Sheet-Self)

-Sealing-to-Spouse #2 at the Temple in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States on January 16, 1846 (Reference: Family Group Sheet-Self)

His travel to Utah is mentioned in his son's obituary. Birth date confirmed in Lehi Ward records, in which his given name is listed as "Thomas."

Solomon volunteered his services as a missionary and was appointed to labor with Solomon Humphrey. Solomon labored in Illinois. (Reference: Journal History of the Church)

He passed away in 1879 in Idaho.

Sources

• Cemetery marker [1]
• FindAGrave
• Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints 1830-1848, Volume XLVII, WIN—YOC Compiled by Susan Ward Easton Black, Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1988. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE5800000
• LDS Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 web site: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/44642/solomon-wixom