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
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
 Ada Parker McMullin |
REFERENCES
Biographical Encyclopedia article about Brigham Young McMullinLatter-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