Rulon Timpson Jeffs (1909 - 2002)

Born 6 Dec 1909 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Zola Grace (Brown) Hodson — married 1 Jun 1934 (to 1941) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Husband of Kathleen (Jessop) Jeffs — married 14 Feb 1942 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Died 8 Sep 2002 at age 92 in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States

Biography

Rulon Jeffs is Notable.

• Rulon Jeffs left 19 or 20 widows when he died. Warren Jeffs, as his re-embodied successor, claimed them all as his own.
• Genealogy for the thousands of FLDS members who practice clandestine polygamy contains special challenges.

• Burial at Isaac W Carling Memorial Park, Colorado City, Mohave County, Arizona, USA

Rulon Timpson Jeffs was born on the 6th December 1909 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. ^[1]
He was the son of David Jeffs and Nettie Timpson.

Occupation: Accountant Rulon Timpson Jeffs was a graduate of the LDS Business College. After graduating he went to work as an accountant for the Utah State Tax Commission. He retired from his accounting practice in 1984, and moved to Hildale, Utah in September, 1998.

United States Census 1920 ^[2] Event Place: Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

United States Census 1930 ^[3] Event Place: Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

FIRST WIFE:
On the 1st June, 1934 Rulon married Zola Grace Brown ^[4] She was the daughter of Hugh B. Brown and Zina Card. Zola was born on April 12 1911, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada.
CHILDREN:

• Richard JEFFS ca 1936
• Daniel Brown JEFFS 1939

United States Census 1940 ^[5]
Event Place: Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

Zola divorced Rulon Timpson Jeffs IN 1941 when he chose to marry his first pluralist wife. On April 14, 1941, just two weeks after Zola divorced him, Rulon was excommunicated from the LDS Church. He moved into a house on Lincoln Street in Salt Lake City, which, at the time, was a center for polygamist activity. Zola took the couple's two young sons and moved to Pasadena, California, United States.

Some SISTER WIVES: (not necessarily in this order.)

1. Kathleen JESSOP 1921-1989 married 14 February 1942, Salt Lake, Utah.
2. Elba WOOLLEY 1901-1999
3. Naomi JESSOP
4. LaRue HUNTER 1927-2003 married 1944, Salt Lake, Utah
5. Noreen NIELSON 1928-2007
6. Norma BALMFORTH 1939-2017
7. Marilyn STEED
8. Coleen DECKER
9. Rebecca MUSSER (m. 1995–2002).

Children of Kathleen Jessop

• Hyram Jessop JEFFS 1945-2019

Children of: LaRue Hunter

• David Hunter JEFFS 1947-2013
• Allan Hunter JEFFS 1950-2015 ^[6]
• Lorin Hunter JEFFS 1961-1962 Died Young

Children of Marilyn Steed

• Warren Steed JEFFS 1955
• Leroy Steed JEFFS
• Lyle Steed JEFFS 1960
• Seth Steed JEFFS
• Isaac Steed JEFFS 1966
• Nephi Steed JEFFS 1969
• Paul Steed JEFFS
• Enoch Steed JEFFS 1877-2020

Death

Rulon T. Jeffs passed away on the 8th September, 2002 at St George, Washington, Utah, United States, aged 92 years old. He was buried in the Isaac W. Carling Memorial Park, Colorado City, Mohave County, Arizona, United States. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Birth Entry" Rulon Timpson Jeffs was born 6 Dec 1909 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Citing this Record: "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL37-RGLF : 10 March 2018), Rulon Jeffs, 06 Dec 1909; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing p. , ref. ID # , Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City; FamilySearch digital folder 004240286. Accessed 29 December 2020
2. ↑ 1920 United States Census. Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PB-FCD : accessed 29 December 2020), Rulon Jeffs in household of David W Jeffs, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ 1930 United States Census. Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6X-LPL : accessed 29 December 2020), Rulon Jeffs in household of David W Jeffs, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 15B, line 69, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2419; FHL microfilm 2,342,153.
4. ↑ "Marriage Entry" Rulon T. Jeffs married Zola Grace Brown 2 Jun 1934 at Salt Lake City, Utah. Citing this Record: "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MB-34RY : 31 July 2017), Rulon Timpson Jeffs and Zola Grace Brown, 1934. Accessed 29 December, 2020
5. ↑ 1940 United States Census. Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT43-LZV : 28 February 2020), Rulon R Jeffs, Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-1A, sheet 3B, line 53, family 53, 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 4215.
6. ↑ "Obituary" Allan Hunter Jeffs: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?pid=174749213
7. ↑ "Death/Burial Entry" Rulon T. Jeffs died 8 Sep 2002. Citing this Record: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2020), memorial page for Rulon Timpson Jeffs (6 Dec 1909–8 Sep 2002), Find a Grave Memorial no. 10642480, citing Isaac W Carling Memorial Park, Colorado City, Mohave County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Carl W. McBrayer (contributor 46558074) . Accessed 29 December 2020

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #10642480 (accessed 28 July 2022)
  Memorial page for Rulon Timpson Jeffs (6 Dec 1909-8 Sep 2002), citing Isaac W. Carling Memorial Park, Colorado City, Mohave County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Carl W. McBrayer (contributor 46558074).
• FS ID: K2WT-131
• For Research Hints: https://gw.geneanet.org/justinlsmith?lang=en&n=jeffs&oc=0&p=rulon+timpson

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q7379083, en:Wikipedia

'Acknowledgements

• Profile started by Alyssa Bistline.