David Oman McKay (1873 - 1970)

Born 8 Sep 1873 in Huntsville, Utah Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Ray (Riggs) McKay — married 2 Jan 1901 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1970 at age 96 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

David O McKay, the third child of David McKay and Jennette Evans, was born on the family farm in Huntsville, Utah Territory, which is near Ogden. With the aid of his grandmother's bequest, David and his siblings attended the University of Utah. ^[1]

He married Emma Ray Riggs after returning home from his first mission to Great Britain. The couple went on to have seven children. David's entire life was dedicated to education and the church. He taught high school, was appointed principal, and organized the first school paper. ^[1]

His second devotion was to Emma: he wrote birthday and anniversary poetry to her their entire life together. ^[2] In their later years they lived in the Hotel Utah, across the street from the Temple.

David went on to become the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was one of the longest serving presidents, from 1951 until 1970. He was ordained an apostle and member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles in 1906.

David Oman McKay died in Salt Lake City in June 1970, just three years short of a century. His funeral at the Tabernacle was a State affair with a statewide mourning period and flags at half-staff.^[3]

Emma Ray McKay died a few month later in November 1970.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_O._McKay
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/50273/NEWS-VA-TH_BE.1960_10_13-0019?
3. ↑ The Bee (Danville, Virginia

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• "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8G8-R3D : 5 December 2014), David O. Mckay and Emma Ray Riggs, 02 Jan 1901; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; FHL microfilm 1,324,664.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XS-MHH : accessed 19 June 2017), David O Mckay, Ogden Ward 4, Weber, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 229, sheet 9B, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1611; FHL microfilm 1,375,624.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PP-PK9 : accessed 19 June 2017), David Mc Kay, Ogden Ward 4, Weber, Utah, United States; citing ED 161, sheet 7B, line 57, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1869; FHL microfilm 1,821,869.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6J-KFD : accessed 19 June 2017), David O Mckay, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 18B, line 75, family 510, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2421; FHL microfilm 2,342,155.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT4K-S54 : accessed 19 June 2017), David O Mckay, Ward 4, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-135, sheet 2A, line 39, family 30, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4226.
• "Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847-1868," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL71-3Q3 : 17 March 2018), David O Mckay, ; excerpted from Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Pioneers Books, 1913). 19:51, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
• "Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDW-1WMC : 26 February 2016), David O McKay, European Gt Britain; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; citing Missionary Register v. 5, Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959, CR 301 22, Church History Library, Salt lake City, Utah. 19:54, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-VZLC : 13 December 2015), David Oman McKay, 1970; Burial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Salt Lake City Cemetery; citing record ID 6269393, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. 20:29, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
• David Oman McKay on Find A Grave: Memorial #6269393 20:29, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
• Newspaper obituary Danville, Virginia Bee 21:35, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
• Top Mormon Leader Active at Age of 87 Danville, Virginia Bee 21:40, 5 April 2019 (UTC)