The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-05
Five of Brigham YOung's Wives
His First, Second, Last, and
Several Intermediates.

| SeVerai Intermediates.
Mary Angel Young Is the firstlivinR snC
legal wife of the prophet. She Is n native
of New York, and is Il fine looking. intelli.
gent woman. She is large, portly and dig.
nified Her hair Is well sprinkled with tbt
frosts of age her clear hazel eyes and
melancholy countenance indicate sou
where sorrow reigns supreme. She has
been much attached to her husband, and
his lnhdelity has made deep inroads upor
her mind. Her deep-seated melancholy
often produces flights of insanity, which In
crease with her declining years.
Lucy Decker Seely Is the first wife in
plurality" or the second 'woman.n
Lucy Decker was married to Isaac Seely,
and had two children. She afterward be-
came a Mormon and went 20 Nauyoo ia
reside. Her husband Seely, was somewhat
dissipated, but treated her well. She. how
ever. saw brother Brigham, and loved him.
He visited her, told her that Seeley could
never give her an "exaltation" In the eter-
nal world; that he, being "high In the
priesthood" could make her queen In the
first resurrection.
She yielded to these inducements and the
promptings of her inclinations, left her
husband, and was "sealcd" to Brigham
Young.
Lucy Decker has brown hair dark ewes,
small features, "a fair skin and short OF
stature, but quito embonpoint. She would
strongly remind you of u New England
housewife, fiat, fair and forty" In com
mon with nearly all the inmates of the
harem, she Is Of very ordinary intellect
and limited education.
Clara Decker, sister of Lucy Decker, is a
short, thick-set person, very much like
Lucy In appearance. She Is much more in
telligent and agreeable than her sister, and
In every way her superior.
She Is also quite a favorite with the
prophet; has three or four children. and Is
much attached to her "husband"
Harriet Cook was early in plurality. hav-
ing been sealed TO Brigham at 'Winter
Quarters" OH the Missouri river, while the
Mormons were on their way to Utah. This
was five years before polygamy was pub
licly proclaimed In Utah as divine institu-
ton. Harriet Is very tall, has light hair,
blue eyes, fair complexion and sharp
nose. She is rather slender, but has much
power of endurance and look of deterni-
nation.-llfrs. Yates Mormon Prophet"
BRIGHAM YoUNG's LAST WIFE.
lFrom the Milwaukee wisconsin,
DIR. Adonis, after various wanderlngs has
turned up In Utah. In letter from the
promised land, he writes under date OF
November - as follows, about Brigham
Young's last wife:
81 saw the Presidents last wife at the
tabernacle onSSunday last. The lady's
name ere marriage was Maria Folsom.
Her former residence was ut Council BLUFFS,
Iowa She is an imperlous-looking young
beauty, of the Greeian rather than the Ro-
man order, and "a very lmperious and ieal-
Gus. Like all passionate and jealous wo-
men, she Is noble-hearted. Miss Folsom Is
Brigham's last wife and pet.
1.-TWO of the Presidents daughters play
at tho thpntRr nnO nFn OrRaf faVnrltaa tpl ~
the Gentle portion Of the community. One
Is married, Mrs. Clawson; and the other,
Miss Jane, is single, but Is being waited on
by distinguished editorn