John Taylor, b. 1808
John Taylor (1808-1887) was born 1 Nov. 1808 in Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England. He was the son of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor. He married Leonora Cannon on 28 Jan. 1833 in Toronto, Ontario, Upper Canada; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized 9 May 1836 in Toronto. He was mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journals as early as 1839, and they served together as missionaries and in church leadership positions until his death when Wilford Woodruff succeeded him as President of the Church . He died 25 Jul. 1887 in Kaysville, Davis Co., Utah Territory, and he was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.
Footnotes
John Taylor (KWJC-VF5), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 16 Jun. 2023). John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/john-taylor-b-1808, accessed 16 Jun. 2023). John Taylor, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/john-taylor, accessed 17 Jul. 2023). "Historian's Office histories of the Twelve, 1856-1858, 1861 / John Taylor, autobiography, 1858,” entry for John Taylor, CR 100 93; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 16 Jun. 2023). “Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 16 Jun. 2023; John Taylor, 25 Jul. 1887, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 348, no. A13898; Salt Lake County Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; DGS 4139695.
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Excerpt:Salt Lake City May 25, 1880 Mr. A. M. Tenney, Dear Brother; I received your two letters May 7 and 8, and ^they^ have been read to Bro. Taylor, and we are all pleased that things are as well as they are with you. A few items I wish to speak of. We sent word to the Priests and Bishops to assist in paying for the purchase of St. John in case of necessity, but as they can have no demand upon you ... -
Excerpt:or pledges offered by any of the people without strictly consulting with Lot Smith, Jesse N. Smith, the Bishops and leading Mormons of Arizona. And the next Election we should have all the County Offices of Apache Co. Our people have legal votes enough to carry it. My feelings would be to elect as a Delegate to Congress one who would be the best man, (if there is any best) and the one that would do us the most good; but the Mormons must all ... -
Excerpt:Salt Lake City, May 31, 1880 Mr. A. M. Tenney, Dear Brother: I have just received your two letters and read them to Brother Taylor, and our counsel is for you today, to those brethren who are at St. John, who are taking land, that our counsel to them is to turn out in payment for the land, oxen, horses, wagons, harness, or anything they have to help pay for it, and not wait for the last day of payment. I ... -
Excerpt:Er Wm Clayton repd the church at Manchester— 240 M, 2 Ers 5 P, 4 Trs, 1 D Er Wm Clayton repd the church at Stockport 40 M, 1 P, 2 Trs, 1 D Er Wm Clayton repd the church at Dukinfield— 30 M, 1 P, Er Wm Clayton repd the church at Altrincham 8 M, 1 P, 1 Tr Er Wm Clayton repd the church at Peover & Macclesfield 30 M, 3 P. Er Wm Clayton repd the church ... -
Excerpt:New York, Sept. 14th [18]56. Elder Woodruff, Dear Bro: On account of my absence from Washington I only received your letter of the 31st July at this place the day before yesterday. I am exceedingly thankful for the general information your letters contain and am indeed grate- -ful for the better prospects of harvest announced in your last. I have remained here for the last month expressly to get Elder Taylor to complete his account of the Murder of the -
Excerpt:return to Utah this season yet. Appleby is attending a "Wood's Meeting" to-day in New Jersey. Elder Taylor is at this moment going a head with the Governor's conversation The political atmosphere is as usual cloudy and betokens storms. The spirit of dis-union is rampant and "Bleeding Kansas" is the principal capital for the Republican party: and a battle has to be fought every week to keep up the exite- ment. Neither Elder Taylor or myself has received any letters from ... -
Excerpt:AS SALT LAKE CITY, U. T. APRIL 26, 1876. TO ELDER JOHN TAYLOR AND THE BRETHREN OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. DEAR BRETHREN: TO BISHOP JOHN SHARP WE HAVE GIVEN THE OVERSIGHT OF THE WORK AT THE QUARRY AND ON THE TEMPLE BLOCK DURING OUR ABSENCE THIS SUMMER IN THE SOUTH. HE WILL CONTROL THE HANDS, SUPPLIED BY THE VARIOUS QUORUMS OF THE PRIESTHOOD AND ASSIGN THEM THEIR LABORS. BUT HE WILL TAKE NONE OF THE TROUBLE NOR CARE ... -
Excerpt:John Taylor Histircal [sideways text] The Kind of Coffin etc J. Taylor [end of sideways text] -
Excerpt:Jesse O. Ballenger 24 Dec 1877 Questions regarding eating at one Table Sunset Arizona Dec. 24th 1877 Pres. John Taylor and the Twelve. Dear Breathren I feel it will not be amiss to write a few lines to inform you of our present good health and prospects; Knowing the intres you have in this mission. We are at our camp at this time about two hundred souls. All enjoying good health and a plenty of work We work all together as one family and live as near a like ... -
Excerpt:^it^ untill fall, and my view was for them to commence with the Maricopas and Pimas located on Salt River and work South through the Papagoes and others untill they Reach the Yaquis. It will be a good while before they would reach the Yaquis. Of course we want all the Wisdom we can get to carry out these Missions Missions among the Lamanites. I admire your views very much to get the permit approbations & all the assistance we can from the Authorities of