Henry Waters Despain
28 Sep 1847 - 6 Dec 1925
Henry Waters Despain (1847-1925) was born 28 Sep. 1847 in Calhoun Co., Illinois. He was the son of Solomon Despain and Ruth Amelia Newell. He married Grace Provis about 1871; participated in plural marriage. He was set apart as a missionary by Wilford Woodruff on 9 Jan. 1880. He died 6 Dec. 1925 in Joseph City, Navajo Co., Arizona.
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