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:W Woodruff Recd Apl. 19 [18]87 [upside-down text] you will learn that Henry Ward Beechan died with paralisis and that the Mormon are taking the last oaths &c[end of upside down text] L. D. S. Historian's Office, P. O. Box 321, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 8 1887 Dear Brother Brigham I received your kind Letter of Feb 18. And read it with Much intrest, But as I did not know whare a letter could reach you, unless at Snow Flake, so I have ... -
Excerpt:friends I addressed them a short time & left the City the same evening I am in good health & spirits I suppose the Edmunds Tucker Bill has become Law without the Signature of the president He ought to have had stameng Stamina Enough to have vetoed it. It is an outrageous act of our Nation. Our Congress are turning the Last [FIGURE] key that will seal their Condemnation and destruction but then we have looked for it and the judgments of God are ... -
Excerpt:20 Feb. 1888 CHRISTOPHER I. KEMPE P. M. HELENE M. KEMPE, Ass't UNITED STATES POST OFFICE ERASTUS, APACHE CO., ARIZ. Feb 20th 1888 Pres. Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother! Considering the great amount of Labour and Reponsibility resting upon you since the death of Pres. Taylor I have refrained from writing to you feeling your time too Valuable to notice Individuals private affairs, at present however a special circumstance incourage me ... -
Excerpt:Salt Lake City, May 2, 1882. Brother John W. Young. I write to say that your letter of April 26 has just arrived, and been read to President Taylor, and the following quotation is his view in relation to the subject of which you speak— "Arrangements are now being made, looking to the settlement of some of our people in Mexico, and general instructions given to certain parties in this matter. I would not feel at liberty to recommend anything ... -
Excerpt:Salt Lake City, April 20, 1880. Mr. John W. Young. Dear Brother, I have just received your letter this morning, and I will say that I think it is all right and would be a good thing if the brethren could take contracts on the railroad, to help them- selves so that they could get bread and means. I would like to know where the railroad is coming. Concern- ing the telegram I will say that Prest. Taylor's views were that ... -
Excerpt:for wagons, but I could give no information what your calculations were about it. The appropriation the Council made just settles your account, except your note of $15.00. In your letter to President Taylor, you asked if they would take yarn for pay. You can pay it all in yarn if you wish. I have just seen Lulu's mother. She said she had got a letter from her, and she said she was going to return to Moan Coppy ... -
Excerpt:(FORM NO. 1.) WAR DEPARTMENT, Signal Service U. S. A.—United States Telegraph. Dated Salt Lake, 1879 7 M. Received at , 187 , M. To J Wilfrd Every thing must be done by and with consent of President and parties and they assist in the management R R Contract Sum John Taylor W Woodruff ... -
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Excerpt:[sideways text] Wm Paxman Sept 2nd [18]87 [end of sideways text] Gisborne, Poverty Bay New Zealand Sept 2nd 1887 To the Counselors of our Deceased Prophet, and the Quoram of the Apostles. My Dearest Beloved Brethren Upon my arrival at this place, after a four months trip to the South and west part of this Island. I was pained indeed to receive with my home mail, on the 27th Ulto, the sad and Sorrowful intellegence of the Death of poor aged, avenerable and dearly beloved Prophet President -
Excerpt:Prophet, Seer and Revelator. We had not contemplated writing to you by this mail, but for the returning home of Elder David Haight by the same steamer that takes this to you. Elder Haight came here in comp- any with Elder Andrew Corry in January last. Since that time he has been endeavoring to acquire the Maori language. But owing to his memory being so treacherous up to the present time he has not been able to construct a single sentence in Maori. And he has not been able ...