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William W. Davies (1833–1906)
A Welsh convert held after the siege of Kington Fort who later led the Morrisite community near Walla Walla, Washington, known as the Kingdom of Heaven.
- On the roll
- Davies, William, in the 1861–62 roll of membership printed in 1886
- Born
- August 1833, Wales (Family Tree)
- Died
- 1906, Washington (Family Tree)
- June 1862
- Taken at Kington Fort: printed as “Wm. Davies” in the Deseret News list of June 25, 1862, held to $1,500 bail for the March 1863 term
- Later path
- Stayed with a Morrisite group. William W. Davies (FamilySearch LRMD-8L5), who was in Montana with the Morrisites by 1864 and later led the Walla Walla Morrisite community (Anderson, pp. 157, 187; ch. 14).
- Family Tree
- FamilySearch LRMD-8L5, William Walter Davies (1833–1906). Born in Denbighshire, Wales; emigrated 1855; Family Tree records him as a Morrisite and as founder of the Kingdom of Heaven church near Walla Walla. Wife Anne Elizabeth (roll: Anne Elizabeth Davies). Their son Hugh Henry was born in 1860, so the roll's adult Hugh Davies is someone else. Identified by editor (FamilySearch search; DUP pioneer index).
- Connected names on the roll
- Davies, Anne Elizabeth; Davies, Hugh; Thomas, David
What the sources say
William W. Davies (1833–1906), born in Denbighshire, Wales, who came to Utah in 1855 (FamilySearch LRMD-8L5). With his wife Anne Elizabeth, also on the roll, he joined Morris; he was held to bail after the siege as “Wm. Davies” (Deseret News, June 25, 1862). He was in Montana with the Morrisites by 1864 and from 1867 led the Morrisite community near Walla Walla, Washington, known as the Kingdom of Heaven, where he died in 1906 (Anderson, pp. 157, 187–92; FamilySearch). Watson prints his writings and the record of his community (Watson, pp. 111ff.). The Daughters of Utah Pioneers hold a pioneer history of him (two files, 16 pages; DUP pioneer histories index, no. 35854).
Sources
- Anderson, C. LeRoy. Joseph Morris and the Saga of the Morrisites (Revisited). Logan: Utah State University Press, 2010. Pages cited: 157, 187–192.
- Watson, Kirk, ed. The Morrisites: Writings and Revelations. Independently published, 2026. Pages cited: 111ff..
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Pioneer histories index. International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Histories available from the DUP.
- Deseret News, June 25, 1862, p. 412.
- FamilySearch Family Tree, LRMD-8L5. Consulted November 3, 2026.
Cite this page
Rogers, Eric Paul, ed. “William W. Davies (1833–1906).” Morrisite.org. https://morrisite.org/person/william-w-davies.html. Updated November 3, 2026.