Ormus Ephraim
Bates

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Ormus Ephraim Bates
Excerpts from Church History

31 January 1845 - Journal History (1,259,734)
Ormus Ephraim Bates was appointed among several others as agents to collect donations and tithings for the temple in the city of Nauvoo.

24 March 1846 - Journal History (1,259,734) - History of Brigham Young, 1846 (page 112)
Ormus Ephraim Bates was one mouth of 4 (Thomas Bullock, Addison Everett and Daniel D. Hunt, the other three) of a prayer offered by 24 Elders in the Nauvoo Temple as the Saints began to leave Nauvoo.

12 August 1846 - Journal History (1,259,735)
Ormus Ephraim Bates was appointed foreman of the Eleventh Company - was elected by nomination.

24 June 1847 - Journal History (1,259,735)
Ormus Ephraim Bates was part of "a company of armed men [who] left Winter Quarters for Bellevue under Captain Hosea Stout for the purpose of participating in the expedition against the Indians".

21 November 1855 - Journal History (1,259,742) - Deseret News
"A young man named Benjamin L. Doty left the house of Mr. O. E. Bates, in Tooele County, on the 4th rst., for Benson's Kanyon where he had been making shingles since when he has not been heard from. Those acquainted believe he was killed by Indians who were camped in the Kanyon at the time."

24 July 1856 - Journal History (1,259,742)
Ormus Ephraim Bates gave a speech at the 24th of July celebration in Tooele City.

22 February 1857 - Journal History (1,259,743)
Ormus Ephraim Bates was listed among those persons selected to accompany President Young on his trip to Salmon River.

9 September 1860 - Journal History (1,259,746) - History of Brigham Young, 1860 (page 296)
Ormus Ephraim Bates was called on a mission "for the states" with Orson Pratt, Sr.

13 September 1860 - Journal History (1,259,746) - History of Brigham Young, 1860 (page 297)
An address to some Bishops by Bringham Young: "If the Bishops wish to do their duty let them raise means enough to help the poor Saints who are going away. Orson Pratt and Erastus Snow are poor, Bros. Bywater and John L. Smith and some others want some help to get away and their families will want help while they are away and the Bishops must see to them. Such men as Ormus Bates can take care of themselves."

17 March 1862 - Journal History (1,259,747) - Millennial Star (Vol. 24, page 235)
News from New York - "Brother Ormus E. Bates, who had just returned from the west, reported the way open and a favourable prospect for emigration. They anticipate no difficulty in effecting any arrangements with the agents of the railways for the speedy and safe transmission of the thronging thousands of our European emigration through direct to Florence, as the tide of war is now surging southwards."

12 June 1862 - Journal History (1,259,747) - Millennial Star (Vol. 24, page 443)
Ormus Ephraim Bates met with Elder H. S. Eldridge and the ship Manchester at Castle Gardens.

*spelled as found in Journal History