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Woolley, John Wickersham, 1831-1928

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1831 - 1928

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Statement of Lloyd Ririe

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232541364]
Identifier: MSS 442
Scope and Contents Typewritten statement dated April 13, 1945. Ririe writes that he was on a train in Canada with the Mormon apostle, John A. Widtsoe, in 1945. Widtsoe told Ririe that he was present when John Wickersham Woolley, a temple worker for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, admitted that he had not been given authority to perform polygamous marriages after that practice was discontinued by the Church. Also included is a typewritten letter from Widtsoe to Ririe dated November 19, 1945...
Dates: 1945-1964