WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
JOSEPH WATSON YOUNG
(mission president, stake president, mayor of St. George)
BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Watson Young was born January 12, 1828 in Mendon, Monroe County, New York.Joseph arrived in Salt Lake City in the middle of September, 1847 in the second company of pioneers.
Joseph went to Great Britain on a mission in 1849 and served there for four years. On September 18, 1852 he married Mary Ann Pugh in England and February 15, 1853 they left Liverpool on the "Elvira Owen" with 345 Saints under his direction. As the company crossed the plains, on the way to Utah, Mary Ann passed away.
Joseph filled another mission to Great Britain in 1857 & 1858 and then was called as Bishop of the Payson, Utah, Ward in 1861.
Joseph served as an Assistant to the President under Erastus Snow in the Southern Utah Mission. On April 5, 1868, Joseph was called to be President of the Muddy River Mission.
On November 7, 1869, at a conference in St. George, the St. George Stake of Zion was organized with Joseph as its first Stake President. He served in that position until his death.
Joseph W. Young was elected Mayor of St. George from 1870 to 1872. In 1872 & 1973, he served as a representative of Washington County in the Utah Territorial Legislature.
Joseph died on June 7, 1873 in Harrisburg, Utah.
On June 9, he was buried in Plot A_E_92_5 of the St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Parents and Siblings:
Lorenzo Dow Young Persis Goodall Young William Goodall Young Joseph Watson Young Harriet Maria Young John Ray Young Franklin Wheeler Young Lorenzo Sobieski Young Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Young Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Young Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Young Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Young |
(10/19/1807-11/21/1895) (married 6/26/1826) (3/15/1806-9/16/1894) (2/21/1827-4/15/1894) (married Adelia Clark and Martha Ann Grainger) (1/12/1828-6/7/1873) (married as shown below) (7/21/1834-2/16/1928) (married Joseph Gurney Brown) (4/30/1837-9/15/1931) (married Albina Terry, Lydia Knight, Tamar Jane Black, and Catherine Coles) (2/17/1939-1/22/1911) (married Nancy Leonora Greene and Anna Maria Sabin) (3/9/1841-3/28/1924) (married Sarah Amelia Black) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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First Wife and Children: Mary Ann Pugh Young |
(2/5/1832-9/20/1853) (married 9/18/1852) |
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Second Wife and Children: Lurana Eldredge Young Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Young Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Young Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Young Selina Mehitable "Nina" Young Mary Ann Young Horace Eldredge Young Lorenzo Dow Young Muzette Young |
(2/21/1838-1/25/1920) (married 2/2/1855) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (3/9/1857-1/11/1908) (married Lorenzo John Brown, Sr.) (8/6/1863-4/25/1942) (married Joseph Richard Smuin) (10/5/1864-4/5/1908) (married Matilda Webb) (10/28/1866-5/27/1943) (married Annie Irene Free) (12/31/1871-10/6/1932) (married Ernest Mitchell Pratt) |
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Third Wife and Children: Julia Thankful Adams Young Julie Ann Young Asenath Adams Young Persis Goodall Young |
(8/11/1847-2/26/1939) (married 12/2/1865) (10/7/1867-10/19/1964) (married Ernest Quayle) (12/30/1870-12/30/1870) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
Photo by Michael James Clarke of the Joseph W. Young HomePage 450(+1) of the "I Was Called To Dixie" book
REFERENCES
Joseph Watson Young (Autobiography with added notes at end)Find-A-Grave entry for Joseph W. Young