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John Cook (1818–1910)

Richard Cook’s brother, who brought Joseph Morris to South Weber and was one of the six founding members of the Church of the Firstborn.

On the roll
Cook, John, in the 1861–62 roll of membership printed in 1886
Born
September 1818, England (Family Tree)
Died
1910, Utah (Family Tree)
June 1862
Taken at Kington Fort: printed as “John Cook” in the Deseret News list of June 25, 1862, held to $1,500 bail for the March 1863 term
Family Tree
FamilySearch KWJX-GMH, John Cook (1818–1910). Born at Cranwell, Lincolnshire; same parents as Richard Cook (K27B-RHG), John Cook Sr. and Charlotte Waddington. His wives Margaretta Greatrix and Sarah Rostron are the roll's Margaret and Sarah Cook, listed after him; Family Tree also gives him a wife Mary (see Cook, Mary). Records KCQK-B7P and L8W8-2SB appear to be duplicates of him. Identified by editor (FamilySearch search).
Connected names on the roll
Cook, Richard; Firth, John; Kendell, William

What the sources say

Richard Cook's brother. Met Morris near the Warm Springs and brought him to South Weber, the turning point in Morris's career (Anderson, pp. 51–52, 62; Gems, pp. 12, 16). One of the six founding members of the church, April 6, 1861 (Anderson, p. 66); ordained a high priest (Spirit Prevails, p. 77) and among the first apostles (Anderson, p. 67). Revelations concerning him: Spirit Prevails, pp. 38, 459–61. A member of the First Council; summoned before the Farmington court-martial in 1861 for refusing militia training (Forscutt, Sketch, MS pp. 28, 51). On February 11, 1861, he was among the South Weber followers of Morris cut off from the LDS Church on the motion of the apostle John Taylor, seconded by Wilford Woodruff (Woodruff, journal, February 11, 1861, as “John Cook”).

Sources

  1. Anderson, C. LeRoy. Joseph Morris and the Saga of the Morrisites (Revisited). Logan: Utah State University Press, 2010. Pages cited: 51–52, 62, 65–66, 70.
  2. Morris, Joseph. The Spirit Prevails. San Francisco: George S. Dove and Company, 1886. Internet Archive. Pages cited: 4, 38, 64, 77, 459, 670, 672.
  3. Eardley, John R. Gems of Inspiration. San Francisco: Joseph A. Dove, printer, 1899. Internet Archive. Pages cited: 12, 16.
  4. Forscutt, Mark H. “Sketch of Joseph Morris.” Manuscript. Church History Library, MS 702. Cited by manuscript page. Pages cited: 15, 28.
  5. Woodruff, Wilford. Journal. Wilford Woodruff Papers
  6. Deseret News, June 25, 1862, p. 412.
  7. FamilySearch Family Tree, KWJX-GMH. Consulted November 3, 2026.

Cite this page

Rogers, Eric Paul, ed. “John Cook (1818–1910).” Morrisite.org. https://morrisite.org/person/john-cook.html. Updated November 3, 2026.

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