Brigham & Ada McMullin

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

BRIGHAM YOUNG & ADA PARKER McMULLIN

(constable, water company president, bishop)

BIOGRAPHY

Brigham Young McMullin was born in Salt Lake City March 29, 1851.

Ada Parker was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England on May 29, 1855.

The McMullin family settled in Harrisburg in the fall of 1862.

Brigham was Superindendent of the Harrisburg Sunday School from 1876 to 1877.

Brigham and Ada were married on January 11, 1977.

Brigham & Ada settled permanently in Leeds in 1878.
They first lived in a little rental cottage on the lower part of the lot owned by William Stirling.
They soon bought B. C. Boren's lot which was across the street and took possession of it that summer.
Brigham's father, Willard G. McMullin, built a one-room house on the lot in the summer of 1881.
Over the years additional rooms and upgrades were added.
The McMullin's hosted many guests over the years and their house became known as "The Mormon Hotel".

Brigham served as a counselor to Bishop George H. Crosby of the Leeds Ward (St. George Stake) from 1877
to 1885. He was sustained as Bishop early in 1885, ordained about a year later, and served until 1912.

Brigham was the Constable at Leeds for a long time and
and was President of the Leeds Water Company for about 35 years.

Brigham died on December 21, 1927 and was buried in the Leeds Cemetery.

Ada died in Leeds on May 7, 1930 and was buried in the Leeds Cemetery.


FAMILY

Brigham's Parents and Siblings:
    Willard Glover McMullin
    Martha Richards McMullin
        Willard Glover McMullin
        Brigham Young McMullin
        Ira Spaulding McMullin
        David McMullin

(2/21/1823-10/17/1884)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(10/2/1814-6/11/1867)
(6/2/1848-4/27/1849)
(3/29/1851-12/21/1927)   (married Ada Parker)
(9/5/1852-4/26/1932)   (married Helen Elizabeth Leany)
(6/10/1856-4/8/1939)   (married Ruth Caroline Parker)

Ada's Parents and Siblings:
    Robert Parker
    Ann Hartley Parker
        Maximillian Parker
        Martha Alice Parker
        Arthur Hartley Parker
        Ada Parker
        Robert Parker
        Ellen Parker
        Ruth Caroline Parker


(3/29/1820-2/24/1901)   (married 5/25/1843)
(3/22/1819-1/25/1899)
(6/8/1844-7/28/1938)   (married Annie Campbell Gillies)
(5/22/1846-12/17/1925)   (married John Stillman Woodbury)
(4/18/1850-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(5/29/1855-5/6/1930)   (married Brigham Young McMullin)
(1/12/1858-xx/xx/xxxx)
(9/12/1860-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Charles Westover, Jr.)
(4/5/1862-9/2/1945)   (married David McMullin)

Brigham & Ada's Family:
    Brigham Young McMullin
    Ada Parker McMullin
        Martha McMullin
        Clarence Brigham McMullin  
        Ann McMullin
        Edith McMullin
        Ada McMullin
        Willard Glover McMullin
        Robert Parker McMullin
        Ethyl McMullin
        Clifford Hartley McMullin
        Leone McMullin
        Alice Lavern McMullin
        Maxey McMullin
        Laurence McMullin
        Clyde McMullin


(3/29/1851-12/21/1927)   (married 1/11/1877)
(5/29/1855-5/6/1930)
(2/1/1878-11/13/1910)   (married Silas Luie Harris)
(3/18/1880-7/2/1938)   (married Elizabeth Edward and Ruby Jane Hales)
(11/4/1881-5/18/1968)   (married? Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1882-xx/xx/1968)   (married? Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx)
(6/3/1883-12/1/1964)   (married Daniel Elias Michaelson)
(12/6/1884-10/5/1963)   (married? Hertha Magda Margareta Sirstins)
(4/13/1887-12/10/1966)
(11/25/1889-7/3/1992)   (married Jerald "Jerry" Edgar George)
(6/4/1892-5/14/1990)   (married Verna Fuller)
(2/28/1894-3/31/1969)   (married Joseph M. Worthen)
(10/31/1896-11/27/1901)
(3/3/1898-9/19/1981)   (married Marguerita Hartley)
(8/23/1900-6/9/1972)   (married Margaret Mary Savage)
(5/7/1904-5/8/1964)   (married Marjorie West; divorced by 1934)


PHOTOS

Brigham Young McMullin
Brigham Young McMullin
      Ada Parker McMullin
      Ada Parker McMullin

REFERENCES

Biographical Encyclopedia article about Brigham Young McMullin
Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of ..., Volume 3, Page 455
By Andrew Jenson

Newspaper article about a surprise birthday party for Brigham
Washington County News, April 4, 1918, Page 5

Newspaper article about a visit from Leone McMullin Worthen and Edith McMullin
Washington County News, June 9, 1921, Page 2

FamilySearch entry for Brigham Young McMullin

Newspaper notice/obituary for Brigham Young McMullin
Iron County Record, December 30, 1927, Page 8

Find-A-Grave entry for Brigham Young McMullin

FamilySearch entry for Ada Parker

Find-A-Grave entry for Ada Parker McMullin

Graduation announcement of Branch Normal School in Cedar City including Edith McMullin
The Daily Utah Chronicle, May 12, 1903, Page 50

Newspaper article about Edith McMullin and Ethel McMullin plans
Washington County News, September 26, 1918, Page 5

Newspaper article about Edith McMullin visiting her grandmother and teaching plans
The Beaver Press, June 13, 1919, Page 6