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185: 340:. Some of Davies's followers sued him and won a $ 3,200 judgment against him. As a result, Davies was forced to sell the Kingdom's property, which essentially brought the Kingdom to a close. At the time of its break-up, there were 43 members of the group. Davies moved to a camp he owned on Mill Creek and briefly attempted to revive his following, but eventually gave up and moved to San Francisco. Davies returned to Walla Walla shortly before his death in 1906, and is buried at the Lyons Cemetery north of Mill Creek Road. 37: 174: 545: 377:
Historic sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon. by Frank T. Gilbert Historic sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County,
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family. He converted to Mormonism; was baptized on 11 November 1849; emigrated from Wales to the United States in 1854; and emigrated to
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The Kingdom of Heaven began to collapse in 1880, when both Davies children died of
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which instructed him to establish the "Kingdom of Heaven" on Mill Creek near
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Davies's main departure from mainstream Mormonism was his teaching of
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All Things New: American Communes and Utopian Movements, 1860–1914
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Supernatural beings identified with Christian saints
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William W. Davies (USMC)
Sketch of William W. Davies
Denbigh
Washington
46°04′31″N 118°09′28″W / 46.0754°N 118.1579°W / 46.0754; -118.1579 (Lyons Creek Cemetery)
Biography portal
LDS movement portal
Latter Day Saint
schismatic
Walla Walla, Washington
Denbigh
Wales
Methodist
Utah Territory
Mormon pioneer
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mountain Meadows Massacre
Joseph Morris
Morrisite War
Deer Lodge County, Montana
revelations
Walla Walla, Washington
communal society
acres
reincarnation
archangel
Michael
biblical
Adam
Abraham

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