Spirit of Brigham Young

She first saw an apparition, of a 75 year old man, sitting in the front room, with his foot on a stool, and a cane in his hand.

He was a strong, visible, friendly presence in this house, and kept the Wilcox family company.

He willingly communicated with Gwen Wilcox, by psychic impressions, giving her information that she and her husband used to restore the old house.

Other Spirits from the Young Family

Other Spirits that appeared to Gwen Wilcox and talked to her through psychic impressions were:

Ann Eliza, Sara Decker; (his second wife), his favorite son, John A. Young.

Negative Spirit

A scary, upset apparition of a man who had murdered someone during a robbery near the house, around the year 1900.

A Friendly Party Sprit Guest – John Young?

After living there for 15 years, and restoring the old house completely, the Wilcox family gave the house to the Mormon Church and had a reception there in celebration.

During this farewell party, a young, handsome man, dressed in 1880 dress attire, came up and pleasantly talked to Mr. & Mrs. Wilcox about the house in great detail.

They thought he was a live person, until the picture taken of the three of them came back, showing only the Wilcox couple; there was only a big space where this young man had been standing.

Perhaps this was the realistic apparition of young John Young.

Background of Ann Eliza Webb

The entity of Ann Eliza Webb has become a strong, friendly, helpful presence now in the house.

She was Brigham Young’s 19th wife, who was a real peppercorn when she was living! She was a strong-minded woman, who found out she hated polygamy by living it.

When she was “rotated” to this house, she despised it so. Especially annoying were the stairs that started in the living room. Brigham then built her a townhouse, but purposely put the stairs again in the living room, which was the last straw.

She divorced Brigham, wrote a book, entitled, “Wife #19, The The story of a Life in Bondage,” and toured the country, denouncing Brigham Young and the Mormon Church. {The Mormon Church banned polygamy in 1890.}

Ann Eliza Webb as a Ghostly Party Guest

While two other guides were giving Clara, a tour guide, a birthday party in the house’s kitchen, two of the three people present looked up and saw a small female apparition dressed in black, with her hair on top of her head, looking out the living room window.

Though they couldn’t see her face, she fit Ann’s description perfectly. The third person had her back to the living room.

Perhaps Ann came physically to this birthday gathering, because all three women admired her so, and she was, after all, one of the original hostesses in this house, which she considers hers now, which she gladly shares with the living.

Ann Eliza Webb Likes to Help

During a guided tour, a guide was pointing out a human hair wreath that was hanging in the parlor, saying that it was a common art project for the women of this era.

As she was pointing it out, it gently lifted off the nail it was hanging on against the wall, and floated out about 4 inches, and floated back into place when the guide was done speaking about it.

Was Ann Eliza kindly trying to assist the guide during the tour, being her more cordial and helpful self? It appears so, as her presence is the one most strongly felt and seen.

{Or, there is a small chance that it was the second wife, Sara Decker, or it could be one of the children, that are heard playing throughout the house.}

Kid Noises – Ballroom and Inside Rooms

The ballroom was built to have the kids’ parties. Apparently, they are still there reliving their fun experiences, ever since the pictures of Brigham’s many kids were brought into the farm house after a flood destroyed the original pictures that were on display there.

Ballroom: Pictures of kids hanging on the wall now that were replacements for the originals destroyed have spirits connected to them.

One morning, when the park was closed during the month of March, a retired gentleman, who was a guide there, was on the first floor, going about his business, totally alone.

He suddenly heard kids playing, singing, dancing, and running around in the second floor ballroom. After inspecting both floors of the house, and the area around outside, he was definitely alone.

He came back inside to a then quiet house, but the kid-caused commotion started up yet again.

Inside Rooms: Another guide heard children playing in the parlor, and upstairs as well, when she was totally alone in the house.

Strong Aromas Coming From Kitchen

Various people and guides on occasion have smelled chicken soup cooking or potatoes frying.

The wonderful aroma had drifted in from the kitchen, which had no working stove, prompting one workman on the first floor to ask the guides if they were cooking lunch.

Ann and/or perhaps Sara are going about their business, cooking in their kitchen.