Abbott, John Austin, 1871-1954

John Austin Abbott (1871-1954) was a Mormon missionary, miner, and farmer.

John Austin Abbott was born on August 12, 1871 in Plymouth, Utah to Myron and Laura Allen Abbott. He worked in the mines of Nevada as a young adult. He married Chrissie Eveline Whitney on March 12, 1895 in the St. George, Utah Temple, and together they had nine children. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Abbott was called to serve a mission to New Zealand between 1898 and 1901. He later labored as a farmer in Idaho. He died in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 8, 1954.

From the guide to the John Austin Abbott mission diaries, 1898-1901, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)