1885–1956
Joseph Young Card
Joseph’s story connects the early Cardston household with the next generations of the family.
Women’s voices and a wider family
Explore the Zinas, the Young household, and the earlier Howe and Huntington research.
Strong documentary anchors coexist with older provisional and unverified connections.
Zina Presendia’s documentary biography and surviving letter bring a person’s voice into the family tree. Her mother Zina Diantha is a separate, well-documented figure whose name and relationships require careful handling.
Sources: Zina Presendia Young Williams CardZina Y. Card’s 1890 letterZina Diantha Huntington YoungThe recent Young household is much better supported than the distant royal and continental extensions. The latter remain available as labelled research trails rather than an inherited claim of certainty.
Sources: The Brigham Young FamilyVE6.CA research corpus inventoryMeet the family
1885–1956
Joseph’s story connects the early Cardston household with the next generations of the family.
1850–1931
Zina’s education, family life, and public work connect the Young and Card branches.
1801–1877
Brigham connects Zina Presendia’s documented family to the Young and Howe research.
1821–1901
Zina Diantha’s life is preserved in documentary collections and in the story of her daughter Zina Presendia.
1763–1839
John is part of the documented household in which Brigham Young grew up.
1765–1815
Abigail, also called Nabby, connects the Young household to the Howe family research.
1729–1769 · research record
Joseph Young is an earlier-generation research anchor in the Young and Howe family story.
1728–1810 · research record
Elizabeth Hayden is an earlier-generation research anchor in the Young and Howe family story.
1735–1807 · research record
Phineas Howe is an earlier-generation research anchor in the Young and Howe family story.
1738–1827 · research record
Susanna Goddard is an earlier-generation research anchor in the Young and Howe family story.
Dates under research
Thomas belongs to Zina Presendia’s first marriage and the Williams family chapter.
The connections
Parentage and marriage are shown separately. Competing parentage claims are labelled as disputed.
Parent and child
Joseph’s institutional biography names this parent.
Sources: Joseph Young Card: biographical recordMarriage
Zina’s biographical entry records this earlier marriage.
Sources: Zina Presendia Young Williams CardParent and child
The Church Historian’s Press biographical entry names this parent.
Sources: Zina Presendia Young Williams CardParent and child
The Church Historian’s Press biographical entry names this parent.
Sources: Zina Presendia Young Williams CardParent and child
Published historical research identifies John and Abigail as Brigham’s parents.
Sources: The Brigham Young FamilyParent and child
Published historical research identifies John and Abigail as Brigham’s parents.
Sources: The Brigham Young FamilyMarriage
The published Young family history treats John and Abigail as a household.
Sources: The Brigham Young FamilyParent and child
Retained from compiled research; the probate and town-record citation chain needs completion.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Parent and child
Retained from compiled research; the probate and town-record citation chain needs completion.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Parent and child
Retained from compiled research pending inspection of the specific vital records and correspondence.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Parent and child
Retained from compiled research pending inspection of the specific vital records and correspondence.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Where the questions lead
Unverified research
The older Young and Howe research opens into several unverified European trails.
Follow the evidence
Published local history
A period biography used to investigate Joseph’s business and civic life.
Scholarly history
Larry C. Porter follows John and Abigail (Nabby) Howe Young’s household and its religious changes.
Documentary-edition biography
Identifies Zina’s parents, marriages, and public life.
Published primary document
A letter presented in a documentary edition, with historical notes.
Institutional biography
The Church History Biographical Database records Joseph’s parents, life dates, and marriage to Pearl.
Research notes
The project’s individual notes, evidence summaries, family imports, and unresolved questions.
Documentary-edition note
The editorial apparatus identifies Joseph Young Card’s marriage to Leona Bertha Ballantyne.
Compiled family history
A substantial family-history volume listed in the FamilySearch Digital Library.
Documentary-edition biography
Identifies Zina Diantha and records her life from January 31, 1821 to August 28, 1901.
Research inventory
An overview of the five family branches, unassigned research, seven deep research trails, and collected sources.