Posted on 08/02/2008 8:39:24 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
The Success has learned that William Sunderland Jessop, 29, died Thursday, July 31, 2008, of unknown causes at the YFZ Ranch. The official cause of death has not been released pending an autopsy but, authorities say they do not suspect foul play. Jessop was the son of YFZ overseer Merril F. Jessop. He is believed to be survived by two wives and at least six children, as well as his parents and numerous brothers and sisters.
Maybe the cause of death was similar to that of the barnyard rooster———(if anyone remebers that old joke).
FLDS ping
Is this one of the guys who has been charged?
RIP.
BREAKING NEWS: Five sect members jailed in Schleicher County (FLDS Texas)
Raymond Merril Jessop, 36, the alleged husband of a 16-year-old daughter of Warren Jeffs, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child. * Allan Eugene Keate, 56, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child. * Michael Gorge Emack, 57, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child. * Merril Leroy Jessop, 33, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child and bigamy. * Lloyd Hammond Barlow, 38, is charged with three counts of failure to report child abuse.
Anyone have a picture of him?
Exactly. He was probably survived by one wife and one girlfriend. That was poor reporting.
Prayers for his kids.
Jessop, now that’s funny. Sounds just like something out of ‘Blazing Saddles’.
He may be survived by no wife if the State did not recognize either marriage by license or common law.
Do any of the FLDS members actually get legally ‘married’?
Is it just the first one?
I think he had a stroke, and fell off a tractor.
(hat tip to Alicein for the idea).
I pray for his family, as I’m sure we all do. Since FLDS families tend to be large, this may be a lot of people, to suffer more, during this difficult situation.
It is a new twist, but a very sad one.
Texas has a Common Law Marriage which may recognize some FLDS marriages.
Q: What makes a common law marriage?
A: Three elements must be present to form a common law marriage in Texas.
- First, you must have "agreed to be married."
- Second, you must have "held yourselves out" as husband and wife. You must have represented to others that you were married to each other. As an example of this, you may have introduced you partner socially as "my husband," or you may have filed a joint income tax return.
- Third, you must have lived together in this state as husband and wife.
Thank you.
So, which female in the herd gets the title?
That’s what caused the stroke, that led him to falling off the tractor.
Same thought occurred to me when I read the Texas Common Law requirements. What if a man poses with multiple wives? Bigamy!
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