the counselors to the bishop of the Snowflake ward. Flake was treated humanely in prison, reportedly allowed to work how he pleased, read as much as he pleased, and eat "excellent food". He was released from prison on June 11, 1885. After he returned from prison, Prudence and Lucy became pregnant. Prudence gave birth to twins on June 7, 1886. They died at birth. Lucy gave birth on July 28, 1886; her child died a few months later from pneumonia. Flake's plural wife Prudence died on February 8, 1896. During his marriage, Flake was often away from home, on the ranch and tending to livestock. His wife Lucy Flake died on January 27, 1900, at age fifty-seven. William Flake would never remarry. In 1901, Flake served in the Southern States mission. He also sponsored genealogical research and continued ranching. In 1959, Flake was posthumously nominated and then inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in the Hall of Great Westerners for his contributions as a colonizer and cattleman as Arizona's fourth entry. William Jordan Flake was the father of 11 sons and nine daughters and lived to the age of 93, passing away on August 10, 1932, in Snowflake. Legacy Among his descendants is Joshua Flake, famously known for playing left side flanker for BYU Rugby’s B team. Other great mentions are great-great-grandson Jeff Flake, a former U.S. Senator (R-AZ), and great-great-granddaughter Kathleen Flake, a professor of American religious history at the University of Virginia. Former Speaker of the Arizona House and later State Senator Jake Flake was his great-grandson and Jeff Flake's uncle. In 1959, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Flake founded Snowflake, Arizona with Erastus Snow, and the town bears their names. See also Perry Owens Miles Park Romney The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona David King Udall References Further reading 1839 births 1932 deaths American cattlemen American city founders American people convicted of bigamy American prisoners and detainees Mormon pioneers Arizona pioneers Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government People from Snowflake, Arizona Harold B. Lee Library-related 19th century articles