Person:Reuben McBride (2)

BIOGRAPHY: Black, Susan W. E. Early LDS Membership Data (Infobases, 1995): Comments: Reuben was listed on the Daily Log of Persons at Nauvoo, Illinois. Reuben was sealed to Priscilla Anderson, Electa Anderson, Jerusha Anderson, and Melissa Farnham, all on October 13, 1869 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Reuben was a member of Zion's Camp in 1834. In 1860 Reuben had a household of 7, real wealth of $900 and personal wealth of $2800. In 1870 he had a household of five, real wealth of $3000 and personal wealth of $2450. Reuben volunteered for Zion's Camp when Joseph Smith and Parley Pratt visited him in March 1834. He went to Kirtland with his brother-in-law, Vinson Knight. They were all "sealed up unto eternal life" before leaving. He left Kirtland for Missouri in May. His diary entry dates went from May 17 to June 12. He stopped for two weeks at Salt River to rest. He was sealed up unto eternal life a second time. There was a storm at Fishing River. Joseph Smith said that the journey was "a trial of our faith and our offering was excepted as was Abraham's." He was released to go home. Vocation: Farmer; 1870 Jenson, Andrew. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1951, Volume 4, page 690: At the day of Reubens baptism [rebaptism?--SDR] Parley P. Pratt was a honored guest. That same day a meeting was held at Reuben's house which the Prophet called for Volunteers to go up to and redeem Zion. Reuben was one of the first to respond to the call, and he marched to Missouri with Zion's Camp. He returned to Kirtland, and upon the exodus of the Saints from that place was left in charge of the Temple and other property there. Reuben was the first man baptised for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple. He came to Utah in 1850. He returned to Kirtland in the fall of 1851 [1850--SDR], and brought his family west, spending the winter of 1852 in Springville, Utah. He was called on a mission to England and crossed the Plains with the missionary handcart company in 1857; he returned in 1858, on the account of the Johnston Army troubles, and later (in 1867) returned to England and labored as a Missionary in the Nottingham Conference. From 1877 to 1884 he served as a member of the Millard Stake High Council, where his patience, and peaceful, unassuming disposition, made all who knew him his friends.