Maps of the Missions Served by Milo Andrus for the LDS Church

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United States


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(Locations are approximate.)

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England


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1. Ohio
1833 (5 months)
Departed from: Florence, Ohio
Number of wives: 1
Number of children: 1
Notes: Milo took two short missions to southern Ohio in 1833. Combined he was probably gone five months total.

2. New York
1835 (5 months)
Departed from: Florence, Ohio
Number of wives: 1
Number of children: 1

3. Ohio
1839-40 (6 months)
Departed from: Far West, Missouri
Number of wives: 1
Number of children: 3

4. Ohio
1844 (3 months)
Departed from: Nauvoo, Illinois
Number of wives: 1
Number of children: 4
Notes: Activities included campaigning for the presidential candidacy of Joseph Smith. While in Ohio he hears of Joseph Smith’s death and quickly returns to Nauvoo.

5. Liverpool England
1848-50 (2 years)
Departed from: Winter Quarters, Nebraska
Number of wives: 2
Number of children: 4
Notes: Serves as president of the Liverpool conference. Takes 2nd wife Sarah Miles with him to England. Their first child, Milo Jr., is born in Liverpool.

6. St. Louis, Missouri
1854-1855 (18 months)
Departed from: Big Cottonwood (Holladay), Utah
Number of wives: 5
Number of children: 10
Notes: Serves as president of the St. Louis stake. While there he is assigned to find land that can be used as the staging area for the Saints emigrating to Utah during the summer of 1855. He secures land outside Atchison, Kansas, and names it Mormon Grove.

7. Birmingham England
1859-61 (2 years)
Departed from: Big Cottonwood (Holladay), Utah
Number of wives: 10
Number of children: 22
Notes: Serves as the president of the Birmingham district.

8. Eastern States (probably Ohio)
1869-70 (5 months)
Departed from: Big Cottonwood (Holladay), Utah
Number of wives: 11
Number of children: 44

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One Response to “Maps of the Missions Served by Milo Andrus for the LDS Church”

  1. Virginia Bird on May 1st, 2011 8:00 am

    Great information. Thanks for the visual !

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