WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
WALTER GRANGER
(bishop of the St. George 2nd and 3rd Wards)
BIOGRAPHY
Walter Granger was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on August 4, 1821.Walter immigrated to the United States in 1856.
Walter built his home on the south side of Tabernacle, between Fourth West and Bluff Street.
Plat A, Block 20, Lot 4 on the old pioneer map of St. George.
Walter was bishop of the St. George 3rd Ward from 1869-1877 and bishop of the St. George 2nd Ward
from 1877-1893.
Walter served a term for polygamy in the Utah State Penitentiary from June 1, 1888 to December 1, 1888.
Walter died on May 6, 1904 in Enoch, Iron County, Utah and was buried in Plat A_1_169_1 of the
St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Walter's Parents and Siblings:
Robert Sandilands Granger Catherine MacDonald Granger Peter Granger Isabella Granger Walter Granger Alexander Granger Robert Granger Catherine Granger John Granger |
(xx/xx/1779-xx/xx/1830) (married 11/24/1816) (xx/xx/1794-xx/xx/1849) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (8/4/1821-5/6/1904) (married as shown below) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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First Wife and Children: Catherine Guthrie Granger Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/1819-xx/xx/1894) (married 2/21/1841) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Second Wife: Ellen Stevenson Granger |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married 5/9/1877) |
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Third Wife: Janet Clark Granger |
(xx/xx/1810-xx/xx/xxxx) (married 10/31/1877) |
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Fourth Wife: Letitia Newcombe Granger |
(xx/xx/1843-xx/xx/1921) (married 10/19/1883) |
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Fifth Wife and Children: Anna Christina Ernestine Keil Granger Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/1861-xx/xx/1929) (married 10/19/1883) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Sixth Wife: Margaret Faulder Granger |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married 5/8/1891) |
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Seventh Wife: Eliza Gooch Granger |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married 5/8/1891) |
PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-04329 Photo of Walter Granger and other Mormon polygamists in the Utah State Penitentiary in 1888
WCHS-04334 Photo of Walter Granger and other Mormon polygamists in the Utah State Penitentiary in 1888
REFERENCES
Sketch of the life of Walter GrangerWalter Granger, Bishop of the St. George Third Ward
By Andrew Jensen, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 3 Page 384
FamilySearch entry for Walter Granger
Find-A-Grave entry for Walter Granger