Item Detail
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MSS Film 920 no.81
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Mary J. Tanner journal
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Tanner, Mary J.
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1872
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Born in Toledo, Ohio, daughter of Joseph Mount and Elizabeth Bessoc. Family genealogical data; conversion of her parents to Mormonism, and subsequent removal to Nauvoo, Illinois, 1843; persecution of the Saints and expulsion from Nauvoo; stop-over in St. Joseph, Missouri for the winter of 1846-1847; exodus west; arrival in Salt Lake Valley, 1848; marriage to Myron Tanner, 1856; settlement in Payson, Utah and family experiences there; husband's plural marriage to Ann Crosby; removal to Provo, Utah; writing of poems for the Women's Exponent, 1872; service as Relief Society President; family life and activities.