WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
DAVID & RUTH CAROLINE PARKER McMULLIN
(farmer and stonemason)
BIOGRAPHY
David McMullin was born in Weber County, Utah on June 10, 1856.Ruth Caroline Parker was born in Beaver, Beaver County, Utah on April 5, 1862. She moved to Washington
with her parents in 1873 at age 11. She attended school there.
David and Ruth were married in St. George on January 26, 1882. They settled in Leeds where they raised
their children.
In 1886, David was called to the Northwestern Mission where he served until 1888. Ruth tended the home,
farm, and children while he was away.
In 1919, Ruth organized the Leeds Relief Society.
David died in Leeds on April 7, 1939 and was buried in the Leeds Cemetery.
Ruth died in Leeds on September 2, 1945 and was buried in the Leeds Cemetery.
FAMILY
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David'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) (xx/xx/1852-x/xx/1932) (married Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx) (6/10/1856-4/7/1939) (married Ruth Caroline Parker) |
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Ruth's Parents and Siblings: Robert Parker Ann Ruth Hartley Parker Maximillian Parker Martha Alice Parker Margaret Ann Parker Arthur Hartley Parker Emily Parker Ada Parker Robert Parker Ellen Parker Ruth Caroline Parker |
(3/29/1820-2/24/1901) (married 5/24/1843) (3/22/1819-1/25/1899or1901) (6/8/1844-7/28/1938) (married Ann Campbell Gillies) (5/22/1846-12/17/1925) (married John Stillman Woodbury) (3/8/1848-7/28/1848) (4/18/1850-7/16/1869) (6/16/1852-6/16/1852) (5/29/1855-5/7/1930) (married Brigham Young McMullin) (1/12/1858-2/xx/1859) (2/5/1860-10/22/1939) (married Charles Westover, Jr.) (4/5/1862-9/2/1945) (married David McMullin) |
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David & Ruth's Family: David McMullin Ruth Caroline Parker McMullin Annice Ann "Nan" McMullin Robert Wallace McMullin Arthur M. McMullin Mark Cleveland McMullin Frank Parker McMullin Ellen McMullin Martha Myrtle McMullin Glen McMullin Marguerite M. McMullin |
(6/10/1856-4/7/1939) (married 1/26/1882) (4/5/1862-9/2/1945) (1/19/1883-5/21/1943) (married Daniel Sinclair Parker) (5/12/1884-5/22/1951) (married Sarah Jane Pritchard) (7/16/1886-7/25/1908) (1/10/1889-9/24/1968) (married Grace Grower) (10/13/1890-2/23/1977) (married Sarah Elizabeth Shrontz) (3/12/1893-1/22/1978) (married Franklin Sullivan) (4/26/1895-9/1/1913) (5/21/1897-5/18/1901) (5/16/1901-2/26/1979) (married Daniel Duncan McMullin and Joseph Stirling) |
PHOTOS
 Ruth, Marguerite (3 years old), and David |
 Ruth and Marguerite |
Ruth
REFERENCES
FamilySearch entry for David McMullinDeath certificate for David McMullin
Find-A-Grave entry for David McMullin
FamilySearch entry for Ruth Caroline Parker
Death certificate for Ruth Caroline McMullin
Find-A-Grave entry for Ruth Caroline Parker McMullin
Newspaper death notice for Nan McMullin Parker
Salt Lake Telegram, May 22, 1943, Page 13