William Goodall Young

William Goodall Young (1827-1894)
William G. Young was the eldest of ten children born to Lorenzo Dow Young and Persis Goodall. He was born 22 February 1827 at Canadaigua, Ontario, New York. William spent the first five years of his life in the state of New York. His father's family then moved to Kirtland, Ohio and to the state of Missouri as members of the Mormon Church. By the time William was sixteen years old, they were living in Nauvoo, Illinois.
At age nineteen, William married Adelia Clark in the Nauvoo Temple. Shortly after, the young couple was forced to flee from the persecution in Nauvoo. With many others, they made their way across Iowa to Winter Quarters near present-day Omaha.
William brought his family west in 1848, arriving in Salt Lake on September 21 with one of Brigham Young's companies. From April of 1854 to February of 1857, he served a mission to England. On 12 June 1858 he was ordained a high priest and set apart as bishop of the Grantsville Ward. He presided at the settlement from 1858 to 1864. St. Charles (now in Idaho) was first settled in 1864 and William G. Young was the first presiding Elder of the new colony. He served there until about 1867 after which time he returned to Salt Lake. He served as bishop of the Big Cottonwood Ward from 1874 to 1877.
For his livelihood, William engaged in farming and merchandising. Some sources referred to his occupation as both herb doctor and horticulturist. The Salt Lake Death Register states that William died 15 April 1894 at the age of 67 years 1 month and 23 days in Salt Lake City from overstrain of nervous system. At the time of his death he was residing at 9th East between 9th and 10th South. He was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.