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
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
John Wesley Young (1868-1928) | |||
Brigham Willard Young (1869-1955) | |||
Hooper Young (1871-1928) | |||
Earl Canfield Young (1872-1936) |
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
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) |
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) |
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-) |
See also
- John Young
- Young in Utah County, Utah
- Young in New York City
- wikipedia:en:John Willard Young
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- John W Young - Grandpa Bills GA Pages