Letters were written to Senators
[Thoams] Kearns and [Joseph] Rawlins and Representative George Sutherland, giving them the following information in regard to polygamic families:
In 1890, at the time of the late President Wilford Woodruff's manifesto, there were 2,451 such families.
In October, 1899, it was found that this number had been reduced as follows: By death, 750; by removals beyond the confines of the Republic, 63; by divorce, 95; leaving at that time 1,543.
It is now ascertained that the original number has been reduced by 1,554, or 63 per cent, leaving only 897 still living in the United States, and the great majority of them are advanced age.
The 897 polygamic families were reported by the Stake Presidents to be residing in the following Stakes: Alpine [Utah], 26; Bannock [Idaho], 5; Bear Lake [Idaho]/Utah], 30; Beaver [Utah], 8; Benson [Utah], 28; Bighorn [Wyoming], 4; Bingham [Idaho], 7; Box Elder [Utah], 41; Cache [Utah], 33; Cassia [Idaho/Utah], 2; Davis [Utah], 25; Emery [Utah], 13; Fremont [Idaho], 11; Granite [Utah], 38; Hyrum [Utah], 30; Jordan [Utah], 32; Juab [Utah], 8; Kanab [Utah/Arizona], 16; Malad [Idaho/Utah], 9; Maricopa [Arizona], 5; Millard [Utah], 13; Morgan [Utah], 7; Nebo [Utah], 31; North Sanpete [Utah], 31; Oneida [Idaho], 14; Panguitch [Utah], 13; Parowan [Utah], 10; Pocatello [Idaho], 3; Salt Lake, 121; South Sanpete [Utah], 37; San Juan [Utah/Colorado], 12; San Pete [Utah], 7; Sevier [Utah], 25; Snowflake [Arizona], 7; Star Valley [Wyoming], 17; St. George [Utah], 34; St. John [Arizona/New Mexico], 9; St. Joseph [Arizona], 2; Summit [Utah], 6; Teton [Wyoming/Idaho], 7; Tooele [Utah], 7; Uintah [Utah], 5; Union [Oregon], 2; Utah, 30; Wasatch [Utah], 14; Wayne [Utah], 3; Weber [Utah], 53; and Woodruff [Wyoming/Utah] ...
[Source: First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
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