Junius Free Wells

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About Junius Free Wells

Junius Free Wells (June 1, 1854 – April 15, 1930[1]) was the first head of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, an organization which is today the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He also was a magazine founder, an author, and the chief organizer of the LDS Church's efforts to build a number of historical monuments in the early 1900s.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Wells was the son of LDS Church leader Daniel H. Wells and his fourth wife, Hannah Corrilla Free.

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junius_F._Wells

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Junius Free Wells's Timeline

1854
June 1, 1854
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
1879
April 4, 1879
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
1880
October 31, 1880
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
1930
April 15, 1930
Age 75
Salt Lake City, UT, United States