John Y. Barlow

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John Yeates Barlow (also known as John Yates Barlow) (March 4, 1874–December 29, 1949) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader in Short Creek, Arizona.

[edit] Childhood

Barlow was born in Lincoln County, Nevada, to Israel Barlow and his English-born wife Hannah Yeates. ^[1] He grew up on his father's farm in Davis County, Utah.

[edit] Polygamous marriages

Barlow married for the first time in 1897. He took his first plural wife in 1902, the second in 1918, and the third in 1923 making a total of four wives (including his first legal wife).^[2] While serving as a missionary for the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Barlow defended his polygamous views and was dishonorably released.^[3] Later, LDS Church apostle Melvin J. Ballard, the president of the Northwest States Mission during Barlow's service there, served as witness in the disciplinary council that resulted in Barlow's excommunication.^[4]

As a member of the Council of Friends, Barlow was involved in the succession conflict following J. Leslie Broadbent's's death. Elden Kingston claimed that Broadbent had ordained him as "Second Elder" of the Council of Friends.^[5] Kingston, along with his father, Charles W. Kingston, would separate from the main Short Creek Community and create the Davis County Cooperative Society and the Latter Day Church of Christ.

Due to Barlow's seniority in the Council of Friends and his assertion that he was "Second Elder" under Broadbent, he was mostly accepted by the Short Creek community. He led the community until his death.^[6]

[edit] References

Preceded by Joseph Leslie Broadbent	Apostolic United Brethren 1935 - 1949	Succeeded by Joseph White Musser
Preceded by none	Short Creek Community 1935 - 1949	Succeeded by Joseph White Musser

v • d • e Leaders in the Mormon fundamentalist movement Recognized Mormon leaders1 Joseph Smith, Jr. • Brigham Young • John Taylor Disputed Mormon leaders2 Wilford Woodruff • Lorenzo Snow • Joseph F. Smith Early Mormon fundamentalist leaders John W. Woolley • Lorin C. Woolley • J. Leslie Broadbent • John Y. Barlow • Joseph White Musser • Charles Zitting Leaders of the FLDS Church Leroy S. Johnson • Rulon Jeffs • Warren Jeffs Leaders of the AUB Rulon C. Allred • Owen A. Allred • J. LaMoine Jenson Leaders of the Kingston Clan Charles W. Kingston • Elden Kingston • John Ortell Kingston • Paul Elden Kingston Leaders of the ULDC George Woolley Smith • Heber Gerald Smith • Steven H. Tucker Independents and other leaders Joel LeBaron • Ervil LeBaron • Alex Joseph • Tom Green • James D. Harmston • John W. Bryant Notes 1. Mormon leaders prior to the start of the fundamentalist movement and recognized by most fundamentalists as legitimate church leaders. 2. Mormon leaders that made changes to church policies on plural marriage. Fundamentalists hold a variety of views about each of these leaders, varying from the view that all were legitimate leaders to the view that all were illegitimate.