Charles Zitting

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Charles F. Zitting
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The priesthood council with
Charles Zitting (upper right)
Personal details
Born Charles Frederick Zitting
(1894-03-30)March 30, 1894
Harrisville, Utah, United States
Died July 14, 1954(1954-07-14) (aged 60)
Union, Utah, United States
Resting place Elysian Burial Gardens
40°40′16″N 111°51′29″W / 40.671°N 111.858°W / 40.671; -111.858 (Elysian Burial Gardens)
Known For A leader of the Mormon fundamentalist Short Creek Community
Spouse 10
Children 37
Parents August Frederick Zitting
Susannah Van Etten

Charles Frederick Zitting (March 30, 1894[1] – July 14, 1954) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader of the community in Short Creek, Arizona.

Zitting began his rise in the leadership of the Mormon fundamentalist Short Creek Community when he was arrested on April 1, 1931 on charges of polygamy and bailed out by Lorin C. Woolley, J. Leslie Broadbent, and Joseph W. Musser the next day. After the three paid his bail, Zitting was asked to join the Council of Friends and was ordained to that position months later. He was set apart as High Priest Apostle the same day he was ordained to the Council.[2]

While serving on the Council of Friends, Zitting largely served under Legrand Woolley, who in turn served under Joseph W. Musser. Woolley led the fundamentalist community at Short Creek while Musser led the community in and around Salt Lake City, Utah. The group near Salt Lake City would later become known as the Apostolic United Brethren, while those remaining in the Short Creek Community would later become the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints under Leroy S. Johnson.

With Musser's death and Woolley's presence in Salt Lake City, Zitting was left to take charge for the Council of Friends and the Short Creek Community following the Short Creek raid. Leroy S. Johnson assisted Zitting in most of the everyday decisions.[3]

Zitting served as the senior member of the Council of Friends for four months until his death. He was survived by "5 wives, 18 sons, 16 daughters and many grandchildren."[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Bistline (2004, p. 71)
  2. ↑ Zitting, Charles F. Zitting, 60-61
  3. ↑ Hales, Brian C. "Charles F. Zitting". mormonfundamentalism.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ Zitting, Charles F. Zitting, 116

References

  • Bistline, Benjamin G. (July 2004), Colorado City Polygamists: An Inside Look for the Outsider, Agreka Books, ISBN 1-8881-0685-9 .

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Mormon fundamentalist titles
Preceded by
Joseph White Musser		 Senior Member of the Priesthood Council
(unrecognized)
March 29, 1954 – July 14, 1954
With: Leroy S. Johnson
as Senior Member of the Priesthood Council
(Short Creek Community)		 Succeeded by
Leroy S. Johnson
as Prophet and President of the
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 
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Disputed leaders[lower-alpha 2]
Early fundamentalist leaders
Leaders of the fundamentalist sects
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The Centennial Park group
  • J. Marion Hammon
  • Alma A. Timpson
  • John W. Timpson
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Independents and other leaders
  1. ↑ [a] Mormon leaders prior to the start of the fundamentalist movement and recognized by most fundamentalists as legitimate church leaders.
  2. ↑ [b] Mormon leaders that made changes to church policies on plural marriage; recognition of legitimacy of leadership varies by fundamentalist group.
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