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John Willard Young was born 1 October 1844 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois to Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Mary Ann Angell (1808-1882) and died 11 February 1924 New York City, New York of unspecified causes. He married Adolphine Bertha Christine Damke (1859-1924) 2 January 1879 in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.

Biography

John Willard Young was born October 1, 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois to Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Mary Ann Angell (1808-1882). He was baptized by his father. He was ordained an Apostle February 4, 1864, though he never sat in the Quorum of the Twelve. In 1866, he went to Europe where he served two years as a missionary.

Elder Young practised plural marriage, taking at least seven wives. In February 1881, he was arrested in Denver, Colorado on a charge of bigamy. Grampa has not determined the disposition of that case.

About a year after the death of George A. Smith, he was called as First Counselor to his father, Brigham Young. He was released a year later when the First Presidency was dissolved at the prophet's death

He was called as a Counselor to the Quorum of the Twelve (though not a member thereof) on October 6, 1877. He was released fourteen years later on October 6, 1891.

John W. Young is well known for his business enterprises, mainly railroad construction. He was involved in several railroad companies or railroad construction projects during the latter half of the 19th Century in Utah and throughout the West.

On February 11, 1924, John Willard Young, the third son of Brigham and Mary Ann Angell Young, died in an obscure apartment house overlooking Broadway in New York City, where he had supported himself as an elevator operator during the closing years of his life. The obscurity of his final years was not characteristic of his life. Motivated by an intense desire to build up Zion and break down the prejudice that existed against the Latter-day Saints, John W.'s life was an ambitious succession of business enterprises and church service that extended from Mexico's Pacific coast to the financial capitals of Europe.


  • Hooper Young (1871-1928) - In 1902 and 1903, his son Hooper Young was involved in a sensational murder investigation and trial after it was determined that a woman had died in John Willard Young's apartment while he was in France on business. The "Pulitzer Murder" case ultimately resulted in Hooper pleading guilty to second degree murder and being sentenced to life imprisonment in Sing Sing prison. Hooper's conviction had a devastating effect on John Willard, who had initially believed that his son was innocent.


Children


Offspring of John Willard Young and Elizabeth Canfield (1845-1916)
Name Birth Death Joined with
John Wesley Young (1868-1928)
Brigham Willard Young (1869-1955)
Hooper Young (1871-1928)
Earl Canfield Young (1872-1936)


Offspring of John Willard Young and Adolphine Bertha Christine Damke (1859-1924)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Alice Anne Young (1881-1926)
Catherine Lucile Young (1884-1969) 18 June 1884 Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States 4 April 1969 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States Wilford Lenzi McAllister (1882-1944)



Siblings


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Miriam Angeline Works (1806-1832)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Elizabeth Young (1825-1903) 26 September 1825 Port Byron, Cayuga County, New York, United States 2 February 1903 Lewisville, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States Edmund Lovell Ellsworth (1819-1893)
Vilate Young (1830-1902) 1 June 1830 Mendon, Monroe County, New York, United States 18 November 1902 Lewisville, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States Charles Franklin Decker (1824-1901)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Mary Ann Angell (1808-1882)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Joseph Angell Young (1834-1875) 14 October 1834 Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio 5 August 1875 Manti, Sanpete County, Utah Margaret Whitehead (1838-1916)
Clara Federata Stenhouse (1850-1893)
Mary Ann Ayers (1831-)
Athalia Elizabeth Grant (1836-1907)
Mary Ann Young (1836-1843) 18 December 1836 Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio 27 August 1843 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois
Brigham Young (1836-1903) 18 December 1836 Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio 11 April 1903 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Catherine Curtis Spencer (1836-1922)
Helen E Armstrong (1856-1939)
Abigail Stevens (1870-1954)
Jane Maria Carrington (1840-1905)
Rhoda Elizabeth Perkins (1862-1927)
Alice Young (1839-1874) 4 September 1839 Montrose, Lee County, Iowa 2 November 1874 St. George, Washington County, Utah Hiram Bradley Clawson (1826-1912)
Luna Caroline Young (1842-1922) 20 August 1842 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois 17 November 1922 Logan, Cache County, Utah George Washington Thatcher (1840-1902)
John Willard Young (1844-1924) 1 October 1844 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois 11 February 1924 New York City, New York Elizabeth Canfield (1845-1916)
Lucy Maria Canfield (1847-1915)
Adolphine Bertha Christine Damke (1859-1924)
Clara Lucinda Jones (1846-1885)
Luella Van Cott (1861-1920)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Lucy Ann Decker (1822-1890)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Brigham Heber Young (1845-1928) 19 June 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States 3 June 1928 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Vilate Ruth Clayton (1844-1918)
Fanny Decker Young (1849-1892) 25 January 1849 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 21 January 1892 Salt Lake City, Utah George Washington Thatcher (1840-1902)
Ernest Irving Young (1851-1879) 29 April 1851 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 8 October 1879 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Sybella White Johnson (1854-1926)
Arta D'Christa Young (1855-1916) 16 April 1855 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 7 April 1916 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States Susan Snow (1856-1917)
Feramorz Little Young (1858-1881) 16 September 1858 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 27 September 1881 Off coast of Jupiter, Florida
Clarissa Hamilton Young (1860-) 23 July 1860 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah John Daniel Spencer (1858-1947)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Harriet Elizabeth Cook (1824-1898)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Oscar Brigham Young (1846-1910) 10 February 1846 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States 4 August 1910 Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States Paralee Russell (1845-c1905)
Annie Marie Roseberry (1855-1936)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Clarissa Clara Decker (1828-)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Jeannette Young (1849-1930)
Nabbie Howe Young (1852-)
Jedediah Grant Young (1855-1856)
Albert Jeddie Young (1858-)
Charlotte Talula Young (1861-)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Emily Dow Partridge (1824-1899)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Edward Partridge Young (1845-1852) 30 October 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States 26 November 1852 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Emily Augusta Young (1849-1926) 1 March 1849 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 19 March 1926 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Hiram Bradley Clawson (1826-1912)
Caroline Partridge Young (1851-1903) 1 February 1851 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 2 July 1903 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Mark Croxall (1844-1889)
George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901)
Joseph Don Carlos Young (1855-1938) 6 May 1855 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 19 October 1938 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Alice Naomi Dowden (1864-1950)
Marian Penelope Hardy (1861-1919)
Miriam Young (1857-)
Josephine Young (1860-1912) 21 February 1860 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 9 May 1912 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Albert Carrington Young (1858-1930)
Lura Young (1862-1862) 2 April 1862 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 4 November 1862 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Louisa Beaman (1815-1850)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Moroni Young (1847-1847) 8 January 1847 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States 10 August 1847 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Hyrum Young (1848-1848) 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Joseph Young (1848-1848) 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Alma Burtts Young (1848-1850) 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States 1850 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Alva Beaman Young (1848-1850) 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States 1850 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States


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