Historian clears up mystery over who else is buried near Brigham Young

Unmarked graves located by ground-penetrating radar belong to Mormon pioneer-prophet’s extended family — and a historic perimeter fence that vanished around Thanksgiving is in “safekeeping” while undergoing repairs.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young Family Cemetery, 140 E. First Avenue in Salt Lake City, as seen on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Church historians have shed new light on graves in the small cemetery and on a historic perimeter fence that temporarily went missing.