Joseph Standing

Joseph Standing
Personal details
BornJoseph Standing
(1854-10-05)October 5, 1854
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
DiedJuly 21, 1879(1879-07-21) (aged 24)
Varnell, Georgia, United States
Cause of deathGunshots
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′38″N 111°51′29″W / 40.7772°N 111.858°W / 40.7772; -111.858 (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
Monuments34°55′16″N 85°00′03″W / 34.9212°N 85.0008°W / 34.9212; -85.0008 (Joseph Standing Monument)

Joseph Standing (October 5, 1854 – July 21, 1879) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who was killed by a mob near the town of Varnell, Whitfield County, Georgia, in 1879.