Plural Wife Divorces

[_Tuna_Surprise]

Hey folks!

I'm new to this forum. Just a bit of background about me - I was BIC and 6th generation LDS. I was a very lazy Mormon and apostatized in my teen years to sin, sin, sin. As I've aged like a fine wine, I've become more interested in LDS history, especially the personal stories of early saints. I am doing a research project on some British women who converted before the polygamy announcement then still emigrated to Utah and became plural wives. I'm hoping some of you can point me in the right direction.

I am trying to find where (if anywhere) I can find information on plural divorces. These would be divorces primarily in the 1850s. Presumably Brother Brigham needed to sign off on these things. Are there records that can be searched?

Unsurprisingly, when these women wrote their life histories later in life, the divorced husbands had basically been scrubbed from their memories.

Thanks all!

[_SuperDell]

Brigham is supposed to have had at least Five divorces himself. One we are told he refused to pay any support of any kind.

[_grindael]

Young charged $10 a pop for spiritual divorces. Quinn has some things on this in his books.

[_Yahoo Bot]

Unsurprisingly, when these women wrote their life histories later in life, the divorced husbands had basically been scrubbed from their memories.

As I think nearly all the divorced men on this forum say they do.

[_Doctor Steuss]

I am doing a research project on some British women who converted before the polygamy announcement then still emigrated to Utah and became plural wives. I'm hoping some of you can point me in the right direction.

Joel Hills Johnson might be worth looking into (for both of your pursuits) -- assuming you mean the public 1852 announcement as a date.

Two of his wives divorced him later on (If I recall correctly, the 2nd and 3rd). He took his first plural wife in 1840. I know at least two of his wives were born overseas (Jinette - Scotland & Margaret - England), not really sure about the others though.

Good luck on your history spelunking.

[_Tuna_Surprise]

Joel Hills Johnson might be worth looking into (for both of your pursuits) -- assuming you mean the public 1852 announcement as a date.

Two of his wives divorced him later on (If I recall correctly, the 2nd and 3rd). He took his first plural wife in 1840. I know at least two of his wives were born overseas (Jinette - Scotland & Margaret - England), not really sure about the others though.

Good luck on your history spelunking.

Thanks for the lead. This looks like an interesting story!

[_Mary]

Where there is no legal marriage, there is no legal divorce.

[_Tuna_Surprise]

Unsurprisingly, when these women wrote their life histories later in life, the divorced husbands had basically been scrubbed from their memories.

As I think nearly all the divorced men on this forum say they do.

I think my ex-husband would appreciate a purge from my memoirs (not gonna get it!)