Laban Morrill and Lydia Ann Davis
Laban Morrill
- Born
- 08 DEC 1814[1] at Wheelock, Vt.
- Resided
- 1860[2] at Payson, Utah
- Resided
- 1880[3] at Circleville, Utah
- Died
- 06 DEC 1900[4] at Junction, Utah
- Married
- 17 OCT 1854 at Salt Lake City, Utah
- Father
- Abner Morrill
- Mother
- Mary Carpenter
- Also m.
- (2) Permelia Handmore Drury
(3) Esther Loraine Brown
(4) Mary Elizabeth Lemmon
Laban Morrill was an early Mormon settler of Utah. Brigham Young asked him to help colonize and build Johnson’s Fort. Over the years, Morrill was a resident of several of the nearby townships.
Laban Morrill was present at a meeting of the high council in Cedar City to discuss a wagon train of emmigrants passing through Utah on the way to California. The council favored attacking the emmigrants, though Laban Morrill was against it, and persuaded the group to wait until they could obtain the consent of Brigham Young. Ultimately, the attack took place without consent, and became known as the Mountain Meadow Massacre. Laban Morrill testified against John D. Lee, the only man tried and convicted of crimes. Much of what is known today about the massacre comes from the record of his testimony.
Children
- Born
- 16 MAY 1855
- Died
- ABT 1855
- Born
- 09 OCT 1856
- Died
- ABT 1856
- Born
- 24 NOV 1858 · Payson, Utah
- Died
- 13 OCT 1922 · Roosevelt, Utah
- Married
- Born
- 08 DEC 1860 · Payson, Utah
- Died
- 04 AUG 1950
- Married
-
Paul Price
- Born
- 10 MAR 1868 · Hamilton, Utah
- Died
- 07 SEP 1916
- Married
-
Mabel Mansor
- Born
- 13 MAR 1871 · Fort Johnson, Utah
- Died
- 17 AUG 1960 · Kingston, Utah
- Married
-
George Henry Elder — m. in Kingston, Utah, 14 December 1892
George b. in Mt. Dell, Utah, 16 February 1871; d. in Kingston, Utah, 16 September 1939.