id,author,call_number,abstract_brief,birth_and_death_dates,material_type,biography,coverage,oclc_number,title,date_created,date_modified,reference_url,contentdm_number,contentdm_file_name,contentdm_file_path,abstract 78,"Young, Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs",MSS SC 2184; MSS SC 1592,"This collection contains four folders of materials by or about Zina. The first folder contains a biography of Zina. The title page states that it was written by a granddaughter, Oa J...",1821-1901,"Biography, Papers; Biography","Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Young was born January 31, 1821 in Watertown, New York to Zina Baker Huntington and William Huntington. Her family was Presbyterian, but Zina's father was dissatisfied with this religion and was searching for a church with the same organization as the one Christ created on the earth. In 1833, Hyrum Smith and David Whitmer came to their home with a copy of the Book of Mormon. Zina said of gaining a testimony of the Book of Mormon, '[] I saw what it was. The sweet Spirit of Peace was with it. [] At the time I was baptized there was not a young person belonged to the Church in 20 miles of me. I was made fun of at school.' After being baptized, the family moved to Kirtland, Ohio in 1836. In 1838 they went to Far West, Missouri but moved to Nauvoo in 1839 because of persecution. Zina married Henry Bailey Jacobs March 7, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois and on October 27 of the same year was sealed to Joseph Smith Jr. as a 'celestial wife' with Henry's consent. Henry went on several missions after this time. On February 2, 1846 Zina was married to Brigham Young for time with Henry standing as a witness. Five days later, Zina and Henry left Nauvoo with their son Zebulon for the trek west. Zina gave birth to their second son, Chariton, along the Chariton River. Henry went on a mission to England, and when Zina reached Salt Lake City in 1848, she moved into Brigham Young's home and remained with him as his wife until his death. After returning from his mission, Henry remarried. Zina and Brigham were the parents of one daughter, Zina Presendia. As time went on, Zina became increasingly involved in public affairs. At Brigham Young's request, she practiced sericulture, becoming the first president of the Utah Silk Association and tending the family's silkworms even though she was disgusted by them. She was called to be the third general president of the Relief Society in 1888, succeeding her good friend, Eliza R. Snow. Zina worked to improve public health and to regain women's suffrage after Utah attained statehood. She died August 27, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Taken from: Bradley, Martha Sonntag, and Woodward, Mary Brown Firmage. Four Zinas: A Story of Mothers and Daughters on the Mormon Frontier. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2000.",1906-1953,,169,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/468,468,,,"This collection contains four folders of materials by or about Zina. The first folder contains a biography of Zina. The title page states that it was written by a granddaughter, Oa Jacobs Cannon, and researched by a great grandson, David Henry Jacobs. It is 35 pages long, typewritten, and spiral bound. The biography moves through Zina's life chronologically and contains many stories about Zina from the perspective of friends and family members who knew her well. The chapters of the biography are as follows: 'Zina Diantha Huntington,' 'Zina's Marriages,' 'The Death of the Prophet,' 'William Huntington,' 'Resettlement,' 'Service-Her Life,' and 'An Incident in the Life of Henry Chariton Jacobs.' The biography contains a large appendix with diary entries by Zina, William Huntington, and others; family group sheets; letters; newspaper clippings; minutes of the funeral services for Zina; blessings given to Zina; and a short history of Zina's son, Zebulon Jacobs. The second folder contains handwritten notes, drafts of speeches, and a letter by Zina. The notes are difficult to read because they were taken on lined paper in pencil and because Zina did not use punctuation. In the notes Zina covers a variety of topics such as parenting by example, faultfinding, and questions on the doctrine of plural marriage. On February 26, 1879 Zina writes a draft of a speech about the mothers of Utah and persecution because of polygamy. She states, 'Let all Christian ministers seek to be Christ like save not destroy for we are all the children of our great Father Let us act [illegible] and nobly our part.' On January 1, 1879 she writes what may be notes for another speech or a continuation of the first speech. In this draft she mentions the United States Constitution and her pride in being an American citizen. In this folder there is also a document with resolutions by an assembly on the subject of plural marriage and a letter from Lydia Gilbert (Zina's aunt?) to Dorcas Baker (Zina's maternal grandmother), Lodema Baker, and Eliza Baker (Zina's mother). The third folder contains letters, notes and several poems. There is a letter from Zina replying to a woman about her teeth, a letter to Oliver Baker from [illegible] Baker, a letter from Zina to her step-son Willard and one from Willard to her, a letter from Zina to Sister Oliphant (1868), and a letter from Zina to 'my dear young friend R R' (1875). In this last letter, because of her friend's request, Zina writes about her early experiences with the church, including her baptism. Some of the notes in this folder have to do with Zina's trip to the Sandwich Islands. She records walking along the seashore in Laie, Oahu and seeing a beautiful shell just out of reach in the tide. One of her notes records a conversation that she had in Nauvoo with Joseph Smith. While riding by the temple in a carriage, Joseph told Zina what it would be like when the Ancient of Days comes in a place prepared for him. Other notes are related to meetings that Zina attended for Relief Society. Some of the poems in the folder are by Zina and others were written in tribute to her. One of the poems by Zina was written to a grieving parent and another was written to Joseph A. Young. There is also a poem entitled 'To Hattie 5 Months after Marriage' written by Christina Higginson. The fourth folder of the collection contains photocopies of the items in folders two and three. The photocopies are labeled with sticky notes and give some additional information or guesses as to the nature of the papers' contents. MSS SC 1592: This collection contains a 44-page biography of Zina's first husband, Henry Bailey Jacobs. It was written by a granddaughter, Oa J. Cannon at the request of Brigham Young University because Henry was one of the men who helped Joseph Smith Jr. campaign for the presidency of the United States. Because Henry did not keep a journal, Cannon uses Henry's letters to Zina, Zina's letters and journal entries, Oliver B. Huntington's missionary journal, and other sources to establish the bulk of the history. These sources are incorporated into the biography with photocopies of the originals or with typewritten transcripts. Although the biography is of Henry, it includes many references to Zina. Primary sources in the biography concerning Zina include a transcript of her diary entry about the birth of Chariton, a transcript of a letter to her family from Mount Pisga in August 1846 telling them of the death of their father, and a transcript of her being questioned about her polygamous marriages by a court official." 79,"Young, Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs",MSS SC 1393; MSS SC 294,"This collection includes a handwritten, signed letter from Zina to her step-son Willard at West Point Military Academy and a typewritten transcript of the letter. The letter is dated ...",1821-1901,Letter; Marriage Certificate and License,"Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Young was born January 31, 1821 in Watertown, New York to Zina Baker Huntington and William Huntington. Her family was Presbyterian, but Zina's father was dissatisfied with this religion and was searching for a church with the same organization as the one Christ created on the earth. In 1833, Hyrum Smith and David Whitmer came to their home with a copy of the Book of Mormon. Zina said of gaining a testimony of the Book of Mormon, '[] I saw what it was. The sweet Spirit of Peace was with it. [] At the time I was baptized there was not a young person belonged to the Church in 20 miles of me. I was made fun of at school.' After being baptized, the family moved to Kirtland, Ohio in 1836. In 1838 they went to Far West, Missouri but moved to Nauvoo in 1839 because of persecution. Zina married Henry Bailey Jacobs March 7, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois and on October 27 of the same year was sealed to Joseph Smith Jr. as a 'celestial wife' with Henry's consent. Henry went on several missions after this time. On February 2, 1846 Zina was married to Brigham Young for time with Henry standing as a witness. Five days later, Zina and Henry left Nauvoo with their son Zebulon for the trek west. Zina gave birth to their second son, Chariton, along the Chariton River. Henry went on a mission to England, and when Zina reached Salt Lake City in 1848, she moved into Brigham Young's home and remained with him as his wife until his death. After returning from his mission, Henry remarried. Zina and Brigham were the parents of one daughter, Zina Presendia. As time went on, Zina became increasingly involved in public affairs. At Brigham Young's request, she practiced sericulture, becoming the first president of the Utah Silk Association and tending the family's silkworms even though she was disgusted by them. She was called to be the third general president of the Relief Society in 1888, succeeding her good friend, Eliza R. Snow. Zina worked to improve public health and to regain women's suffrage after Utah attained statehood. She died August 27, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Taken from: Bradley, Martha Sonntag, and Woodward, Mary Brown Firmage. Four Zinas: A Story of Mothers and Daughters on the Mormon Frontier. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2000.",1862-1866,,170,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/469,469,,,"This collection includes a handwritten, signed letter from Zina to her step-son Willard at West Point Military Academy and a typewritten transcript of the letter. The letter is dated 'Salt Lake City April 15, 1872' and is written on a piece of folded lined paper. Zina begins the letter by expressing her worry for Willard's well being: 'do not over tax your mind so as to injure your self you feel the strength and pride of our ambition for you at home and there your are a lone to battle with new and stern facts by the help of God and he will be with you.' Zina goes on to relate news about family and friends in Salt Lake City. She mentions several times that her daughter Zina has been sick with chills. She also mentions Willard's father, Brigham Young: 'you have doubtly heard the good news that your Dear Father is at liberty for which we all feel very grateful to our God although everything is very quiet and this is wisdom.' Zina concludes with her thoughts on the Saints' condition at the time: 'God is for us and all we have to fear is do right, and all will be wel I trust we may be humble as a people that God can bless us as he wishes to.' MSS SC 294: This collection consists of a marriage license and marriage certificate, printed on the same page, for the marriage of Zina Diantha Huntington and Henry B. Jacobs. The license was issued March 6, 1841 in Hancock County, Illinois. John C. Bennett, Mayor of Nauvoo, performed the ceremony on March 7, 1841 and signed the marriage certificate on March 8, 1841." 607,"Young, Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs",MSS SC 28,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City.",1821-1901,Declaration,"Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Young was born on 31 January 1821 in Watertown, New York to William Huntington, Jr. and Zina Baker. She was the third youngest of their children, the others being, Nancy Dorcas, Chauncey Dyer, Dimick Baker, Presendia Lathrop, Baby Boy (an otherwise unnamed boy who died at birth), Adaline Elizabeth, William Dresser, Oliver Boardman, and John Dickenson. On 7 March 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to Henry Bailey Jacobs, and together they had 2 children, Zebulon and Henry Chariton. On 27 October 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to Joseph Smith, Jr., the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They had no children together. On 2 February 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and together they had 1 child, Zina Presendia. Like many other saints of the time, Zina made the trek out west to the Salt Lake valley in Utah. As the Church settled the land and established its organization, Zina served callings, including the third Relief Society General President from 1888 to 1901, and matron of the Salt Lake Temple in 1893. She was the very first to serve in that capacity. She died on 28 August 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah, having lived a life that exuded motherly love to all with whom she came in contact.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:37:29,,,,,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City. It reads, This is to certify that we have selected Messers Elias A. Smith and Jesse N. Fox, Jun., as Appraisers of the remainder of the Estate of our late Husband, President Brigham Young, to act in conjunction with Messrs. George Q. Cannon and Brigham Young, Trustees under the will, and in accordance with the provision of Section Twenty-seven (27), of our late Husband, President Brigham Young. It is signed by the following: - Lucy D. Young (Lucy Ann Decker) - Harriet E.C. Young (Harriet Elizabeth Cook) - Susanna S. Young (Susanna Snively) - Martha B. Young (Martha Bowker) - Naamah K.J.C.T. Young (Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss) - Zina D.H. Young (Zina Diantha Huntington) - Harriet B. Young (Harriet Emeline Barney)" 604,"Young, Susanna Snively",MSS SC 28,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City.",1815-1892,Declaration,"Susanna Snively Young was born on 30 October 1815 in Woodstock, Virginia to Henry Snively and Mary Heavener Snively. She was the third youngest of their 11 children, the others being Sarah, Joseph, Henry H., Aaron, Rebecca, Mary Ann, Rachel, Samuel, Hannahette, and John. Her family moved from Virginia to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, which was where they came into contact with missionaries one of whom was Erastus Snow from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family joined the Church, and they moved to Missouri to join the Saints there, only to eventually be driven out by persecution. After spending a short time in Springfield, Illinois, Susanna and her family moved to Nauvoo. On 2 November 1844, in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and together they had 1 child, Julia Burton. As persecution in Nauvoo became too much, she, along with many of the saints, began her trek across the country, living at Winter Quarters until 1848, then crossing the plains and settling in the Salt Lake valley. She died on 20 November 1892 in the Lion House in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:37:29,,,,,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City. It reads, This is to certify that we have selected Messers Elias A. Smith and Jesse N. Fox, Jun., as Appraisers of the remainder of the Estate of our late Husband, President Brigham Young, to act in conjunction with Messrs. George Q. Cannon and Brigham Young, Trustees under the will, and in accordance with the provision of Section Twenty-seven (27), of our late Husband, President Brigham Young. It is signed by the following: - Lucy D. Young (Lucy Ann Decker) - Harriet E.C. Young (Harriet Elizabeth Cook) - Susanna S. Young (Susanna Snively) - Martha B. Young (Martha Bowker) - Naamah K.J.C.T. Young (Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss) - Zina D.H. Young (Zina Diantha Huntington) - Harriet B. Young (Harriet Emeline Barney)" 606,"Young, Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss",MSS SC 28,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City.",1821-1868,Declaration,"Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss Young was born on 20 March 1821 in Wilmington, Massachusetts to Billings Carter and Elizabeth Law Carter. She was the fourth oldest of their 8 children, the others being Salome, Carolin, Nathan, Hannah, Naamah (who may have been a sister or may have been Naamah herself), Elisabeth, and Susan Marie. On 30 May 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to John Sandersen Twiss. They had no children together. On 6 February 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They also had no children together. She died on 26 September 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:37:29,,,,,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City. It reads, This is to certify that we have selected Messers Elias A. Smith and Jesse N. Fox, Jun., as Appraisers of the remainder of the Estate of our late Husband, President Brigham Young, to act in conjunction with Messrs. George Q. Cannon and Brigham Young, Trustees under the will, and in accordance with the provision of Section Twenty-seven (27), of our late Husband, President Brigham Young. It is signed by the following: - Lucy D. Young (Lucy Ann Decker) - Harriet E.C. Young (Harriet Elizabeth Cook) - Susanna S. Young (Susanna Snively) - Martha B. Young (Martha Bowker) - Naamah K.J.C.T. Young (Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss) - Zina D.H. Young (Zina Diantha Huntington) - Harriet B. Young (Harriet Emeline Barney)" 605,"Young, Martha Bowker",MSS SC 28,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City.",1822-1890,Declaration,"Martha Bowker Young was born on 24 January 1822 in Mount Holly, New Jersey to Samuel Bowker and Hannah Atkinson Bowker. She was the eldest of their 5 children, the others being Isaiah, Jonathan G., Sarah, and John. On 21 January 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and together they had 1 child, Ida Ames. She died on 26 September 1890 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:37:29,,,,,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City. It reads, This is to certify that we have selected Messers Elias A. Smith and Jesse N. Fox, Jun., as Appraisers of the remainder of the Estate of our late Husband, President Brigham Young, to act in conjunction with Messrs. George Q. Cannon and Brigham Young, Trustees under the will, and in accordance with the provision of Section Twenty-seven (27), of our late Husband, President Brigham Young. It is signed by the following: - Lucy D. Young (Lucy Ann Decker) - Harriet E.C. Young (Harriet Elizabeth Cook) - Susanna S. Young (Susanna Snively) - Martha B. Young (Martha Bowker) - Naamah K.J.C.T. Young (Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss) - Zina D.H. Young (Zina Diantha Huntington) - Harriet B. Young (Harriet Emeline Barney)" 350,"Young, Margaret Pierce Whitesides",MSS SC 882,Margaret Pierce Whitesides Young wrote her autobiography in December 1903. She spent her life mixing with many leaders of the Mormon Church and relates several experiences that help...,1823-1907,1 fd. containing a typed transcript of Margaret Young's autobiography,"Margaret Pierce Whitesides Young was born in Ashton, Pennsylvania on April 18, 1823. As a young girl she took cold on the ice pond, developing a fever and heart trouble that kept her ill for many months and threatened her life. Two L.D.S. missionaries, through faith and a healing prayer, saved her. This event led the Pierce family to investigate the Church and in December, 1839, the family was baptized. Margaret's family opened their house to many missionaries and church leaders including Joseph and Hyrum Smith and Erastus Snow and his wife. On September 22, 1843, Margaret and her family moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1841, at the age of 18, Margaret married Morris Whitesides. However she was widowed after 7 months. On January 22, 1846, Margaret married Brigham Young. She was in the first company of Saints to enter the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Margaret had only one child, Morris Young, who was born on January 18, 1854. She spent her life participating in many social service activities and was praised by many for her selflessness. Margaret died on January 16, 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",-,,62,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/740,740,,,"Margaret Pierce Whitesides Young wrote her autobiography in December 1903. She spent her life mixing with many leaders of the Mormon Church and relates several experiences that help define the personalities of such people like Brigham Young and Eliza R. Snow. As a conclusion to her autobiography, Margaret writes her opinion and testimony on subjects like the Suffrage movement and plural marriage. Her autobiography also includes a small appendage written by family members that provides Margaret 's genealogical information. Polygamy, Pioneer women, Trek, Genealogy" 602,"Young, Lucy Ann Decker",MSS SC 28,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City.",1822-1891,Declaration,"Lucy Ann Decker Young was born on 17 May 1822 in Phelps, New York to Isaac Decker and Harriet Page Wheeler Decker. She was the eldest of their 6 children, the others being Charles Franklin, Harriet Amelia, Clarissa Clara, Fannie Maria, and Isaac Perry. On 6 February 1837 in Portage, Ohio, she married William I. Seely, and together they had two children, Isaac Joseph and Harriet Christina. On 14 June 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and together they had 7 children, Brigham Heber, Fanny Decker, Ernest Irving, Shemira, Arta DChrista, Feramorz Little, and Clarissa Hamilton. She died on 24 January 1891 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:37:29,,,,,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City. It reads, This is to certify that we have selected Messers Elias A. Smith and Jesse N. Fox, Jun., as Appraisers of the remainder of the Estate of our late Husband, President Brigham Young, to act in conjunction with Messrs. George Q. Cannon and Brigham Young, Trustees under the will, and in accordance with the provision of Section Twenty-seven (27), of our late Husband, President Brigham Young. It is signed by the following: - Lucy D. Young (Lucy Ann Decker) - Harriet E.C. Young (Harriet Elizabeth Cook) - Susanna S. Young (Susanna Snively) - Martha B. Young (Martha Bowker) - Naamah K.J.C.T. Young (Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss) - Zina D.H. Young (Zina Diantha Huntington) - Harriet B. Young (Harriet Emeline Barney)" 608,"Young, Harriet Emeline Barney",MSS SC 28,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City.",1830-1911,Declaration,"Harriet Emeline Barney Young was born on 13 October 1830 in Amherst City, Ohio to Royal Barney, Jr., and Sarah Bowen Estabrook Barney. She was the second oldest of their 8 children, the others being LeRoy, Royal Benjamin, Sarah Melissa, Malinda Abigail, Electa Jane, Mary Maria, and Francis La Roy. In March 1846 in Leroy Township, New York, she was married to William Henry Harrison Sagers, and together they had 6 children, Mary Maria, William, Royal Barney, Mary Lola, Joseph Ormal, and Sarah Emeline. On 6 December 1847, she was married to Andrew Jackson Clothier, Sr. They had no children together. On 14 March 1856 in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was married to Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and together they had 2 children, Phineas Howe and an unnamed baby girl who died at birth. She died on 14 February 1911 in Forest Dale, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:37:29,,,,,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City. It reads, This is to certify that we have selected Messers Elias A. Smith and Jesse N. Fox, Jun., as Appraisers of the remainder of the Estate of our late Husband, President Brigham Young, to act in conjunction with Messrs. George Q. Cannon and Brigham Young, Trustees under the will, and in accordance with the provision of Section Twenty-seven (27), of our late Husband, President Brigham Young. It is signed by the following: - Lucy D. Young (Lucy Ann Decker) - Harriet E.C. Young (Harriet Elizabeth Cook) - Susanna S. Young (Susanna Snively) - Martha B. Young (Martha Bowker) - Naamah K.J.C.T. Young (Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss) - Zina D.H. Young (Zina Diantha Huntington) - Harriet B. Young (Harriet Emeline Barney)" 603,"Young, Harriet Elizabeth Cook",MSS SC 28,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City.",1824-1898,Declaration,"Harriet Elizabeth Cook Young was born on 7 November 1824 in Whitesborough, New York to Archibald Cook and Betsey Mosher Cook. She was the second youngest of their 7 children, the others being Celia Ann, Jane Eliza, Edwards Stephen, William Newton, Josiah Mosher, and Henry A. On 2 November 1843 in Nauvoo, Illinois, she was married to Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and together they had 1 child, Oscar Brigham. Most notably, Harriet spoke during the Great Indignation Meeting of 13 January 1870, which was a meeting held by the ladies of Salt Lake City, Utah in protest of the passing of Culloms Bill, which prohibited the practice of polygamy in United States. In that meeting, she spoke out about how the United States had been founded on the principles of freedom of religion, among other freedoms. She cites plural marriage as a practice which helps prevent the national, more common practices of adultery, prostitution and abortion, founding her claim on the evidence that wherever monogamy reigns, these social problems are prevalent. She died on 5 November 1898 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:37:29,,,,,"This folder contains a single-page photocopy of a handwritten declaration, dated 30 April 1890 in Salt Lake City. It reads, This is to certify that we have selected Messers Elias A. Smith and Jesse N. Fox, Jun., as Appraisers of the remainder of the Estate of our late Husband, President Brigham Young, to act in conjunction with Messrs. George Q. Cannon and Brigham Young, Trustees under the will, and in accordance with the provision of Section Twenty-seven (27), of our late Husband, President Brigham Young. It is signed by the following: - Lucy D. Young (Lucy Ann Decker) - Harriet E.C. Young (Harriet Elizabeth Cook) - Susanna S. Young (Susanna Snively) - Martha B. Young (Martha Bowker) - Naamah K.J.C.T. Young (Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss) - Zina D.H. Young (Zina Diantha Huntington) - Harriet B. Young (Harriet Emeline Barney)" 349,"Yearsley, Mary Ann Hoopes",MSS SC 391,"This collection contains of a biography compiled in 1914 by Mary Ann's grandson, J.D. Cummings, a photograph of Mary Ann, correspondence from LeGrande L. Baker requesting biographical informati...",1811-1903,"a biography, journal, and other documents relating to the Yearsley family","Mary Ann Hoopes Yearsley was the second child born to George and Albina Woodward Hoopes on 8 January 1811 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Her family belonged to the Society of Friends, or Shakers, and lived the principles of honesty, industry, and frugality. Mary Ann was married on 11 September 1830 to David Dutton Yearsley, a man five years her senior, who had recently received a comfortable fortune and prosperous business from his father's estate. Soon after their marriage, Mary Ann and her husband received a nine year old orphan boy into their home, whom they raised carefully. About 10 years later, they were visited by missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mary Ann and her husband traveled to Nauvoo to research the church, where they met the Prophet, Joseph Smith. They became so convinced of the church's truth that they sold their land in Pennsylvania and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. Soon after their arrival in 1841, Joseph Smith told them that the Lord wanted him to form a stock company at $1.00 per share and build a Nauvoo House. Mary Ann and her husband quickly bought $3,000.00 shares. Her husband also rented and managed the Red Brick Store for the Prophet. In 1846, mobs drove Mary Ann's family out of Nauvoo and they were forced to leave their home and store and follow the Saints to Winter Quarters. From there, they moved to other places for short intervals until they settled at Rocky Ford. In 1849, Mary Ann's husband died and she was left to care for eight children. Before she left Rocky Ford, Mary Ann received a portion of her father's estate in Pennsylvania, which helped provide many families with money to make the trek to Salt Lake City. In 1850, Mary Ann reached Salt Lake City and settled in Weber. Two years later, she moved to North Willow Creek. While there, Mary Ann married Albert Allen on 29 February 1852. They had one daughter. After his death, Mary Ann moved to Ogden until she died on 22 November 1903.",-,,61,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/739,739,,,"This collection contains of a biography compiled in 1914 by Mary Ann's grandson, J.D. Cummings, a photograph of Mary Ann, correspondence from LeGrande L. Baker requesting biographical information about D.D. Yearsley, a certificate of baptism for D.D. Yearsley on 4 October 1844, and a diary handwritten by Mary Ann in 1872. The diary consists of daily entries about the weather, friends, relatives, and events from 1 January 1872 to the 26 of June. The handwriting is very difficult to read. The brief biography chronicles Mary Ann's life and provides a few supplemental stories from her life. Mary Ann was very patriotic. At the age of 15, she was proud to have the opportunity to wait on the table of Lafayette, the general in the Revolutionary War.
Membership in the L.D.S. Church also brought Mary Ann unique experiences. After she was baptized by Joseph Smith in the Mississippi River, he swam out into the river a short distance. This greatly surprised Mary Ann, who thought Prophets should be less rambunctious. Mary Ann was also able to be present at the organization of the first Relief Society meeting. Maintaining an intimate relationship with Joseph Smith, Mary Ann and her husband often gave their money to the Prophet without expectation of it being repaid. Once, Joseph Smith asked her husband to provide the Nauvoo Legion with shoes and boots from the store, promising that the bill would somehow be paid. Mary Ann remained faithful to the church until her death." 599,"Wright, Margaret Eccles Thornton",MSS SC 3342,"This manuscript contains the life sketch of Margaret Thornton Wright, written by an unknown author. It has been photocopied from a single-page, typescript microfilm record. The Manuscript contains a f",1844-1908,Life Sketch,"Margaret Eccles Thornton Wright was born on 4 January 1844 in Prestwick, Scotland to William Collins Thornton and Mary Kennedy Thornton. She was the seventh of 9 children in her family. At a young age, she and her family converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in 1850 they moved to Utah. Margaret lived in Cottonwood, Mill Creek, and American Fork, Utah. At the age of 16, and on 31 October 1860 in American Fork, Utah, Margaret married Frederick Wright and together they had 13 children: Frederick William, Mary Ellen, Samuel, Elizabeth, Margaret Ann, Sarah Jane, James Arthur, Hugh Alexander, Charles Gilbert, Lucy, Amma Adeline, Bertha Agnes, and Joseph Edward. Margaret was remembered by loved ones for her quiet and humble disposition as well as her love for her husband and children. She had skill with the needle, which served her well in her efforts to clothe her family. Other talents of hers included soap making and candle making. In the Church, she served faithfully as a teacher and a counselor in the Relief Society of the American Fork 1st Ward. Margaret died on 17 July 1908 in Salt Lake City, Utah, one day under 6 months after the death of her husband.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:28:15,,,,,"This manuscript contains the life sketch of Margaret Thornton Wright, written by an unknown author. It has been photocopied from a single-page, typescript microfilm record. The Manuscript contains a few details from Margarets childhood and married life. It also concludes with a poem of unknown authorship." 347,"Woolley, Flora Snow",MSS SC 856,"This collection contains a ten-page transcript of Flora's memoirs and family photographs complied by Julius Woolley Dalley. It is entitled, 'Experiences in the Life of Edwin Dilworth Woolley, Jr. a...",1856-1946,"MSS SC 856: 1 fd. containing a book entitled 'Experiences in the Life of Edwin Dilworth Woolley, Jr. and His Family', compiled by Julius Woolley Dalley containing the autobiography of Flora Snow Woolley","Flora Snow Woolley was born 16 June 1856 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Erastus and Elizabeth Rebecka Ashby Snow. In 1858, when Johnston's Army was threatening to enter the Salt Lake Valley, Flora and her family moved to Provo, Utah. Three years later, when Flora was five years old, her father was called to help colonize the Dixie Mission so Flora's family moved to St. George, Utah. As a child, Flora loved to sing and attend school. When she was eight years old, her father baptized her a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This was the beginning of Flora's life-long involvement and service in every organization of the church. On 12 April 1877 Flora became the second wife of Edwin Dilworth Woolley whom she met at the age of 21. Her husband left the next day to serve a six month mission in England. For two years, Flora lived in the same home as her husband's first wife, Emma. Edwin was a dairy farmer in southern Utah. After the death of Flora's nineteen month old daughter, Edwin moved Flora to another home where she boarded and cooked for hired men. Her husband continued to move her to the different farms he owned throughout Utah, until the spring of 1886, when he moved Flora to Pipe Springs, Arizona, to keep the Deputy Marshals from discovering his involvement in polygamy. In 1891, when the threat of being arrested subsided, Flora was able to move to Kanab, Utah, where she kept public house for thirty two years and boarded school teachers. Flora saved the money that she earned from boarding visitors and teachers and used it to travel to many places in the United States. She was the mother of eight children: Florence, Dilworth, Herbert, Bessie, LeGrande, Arthur, Pruede, and Marion. After the death of her husband (caused by cancer) in July 1921, Flora lived with her children at different times until she died on May 18, 1946.",-,,60,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/737,737,,,"This collection contains a ten-page transcript of Flora's memoirs and family photographs complied by Julius Woolley Dalley. It is entitled, 'Experiences in the Life of Edwin Dilworth Woolley, Jr. and His Family'. This well organized compilation is in good condition and the stories of Flora's life that are included make this collection very enjoyable to read. Flora tells of her first memories about her father, including the time he brought her a storybook when he returned from a mission in St. Louis. She also remembers when her family moved to the Dixie Mission, where there were many lizards, scorpions, and rattlesnakes that were 'dangerous and annoying'. She gives details about her experiences in school and her early involvement in the Church as a singer in the choir and a member of the ward dramatics. Interestingly, when Flora refers to her husband, she always calls him Mr. Woolley, and never mentions him unless he was moving her to a different area. Flora includes a brief synopsis of her children's accomplishments. In 1890, Flora went to visit her family in Salt Lake City. Deputy Marshals wanted evidence that her husband was a polygamist and when they heard that Flora was in Salt Lake they arrested her husband and searched for Flora. She hid in seven different homes until the Marshals stopped searching, released her husband, and she was able to escape back to Arizona. In Flora's older years, she wrote a history of the Pipe Springs Monument for the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She traveled frequently and gives details about the many places she visited including New York, Washington, California, Missouri, the Kiabab Forest, and different places in Utah. Boarding House" 346,"Woodmansee, Emily Hill Mills",MSS 2003; Vault 618 So68n 1892; BX 8608 .A1a no. 1462; BX 8608 .A1a no. 7154; BX 8688.1 .W859p 1986,This collection includes three boxes of material dating from 1852 to 1906. The bulk of the three boxes are Emily's poems. Most are organized with an original copy of the poem followed...,1836-1906,Papers; Notes written for the benefit of members of the Woman's Hygienic Physiological Reform Classes; Selections from writings of pioneer poets: Y.L.M.I.A. Literary Course; Songs Celebrating the Relief Society; The poetry of Emily Hill Woodmansee,"Emily Hill Mills Woodmansee was born March 24, 1836 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England to Thomas and Elizabeth (Slade) Hill. When Emily was 12 years old she heard LDS missionaries preaching the gospel in her neighborhood and quickly became convinced of the truth of their words. Emily's family and friends were less than thrilled with her enthusiasm for the Church. She was told by her father that if she joined the Church she would not be welcome in their home. Despite this opposition Emily was baptized when she was 20 years old and immediately left for the United States with her older sister, Julia, who had also converted. Upon their arrival in America, Emily and Julia traveled from New York to Iowa where they joined a handcart company to make the Mormon trek west to Utah. Their company experienced many difficult trials and may not have made it to Utah except for the timely rescuers sent from Salt Lake City by Brigham Young. In Utah Emily entered into the covenant of plural marriage when she wed William Gill Mills on June 14, 1857 in Salt Lake City. The couple had one child before William left on a mission for the Church. After he had been gone for three years Emily received a message from William stating that he would not be returning to Utah and severing their relationship. Following this difficult trial Emily married Joseph Woodmansee on May 7, 1864 in Salt Lake City and bore him eight children. When Joseph experienced financial difficulties due to incorrect mining speculations Emily began working in the real estate industry, where she became quite successful. Because of her talent in business Emily was appointed Treasurer of the Woman's Cooperative Store - a position she held for over ten years. Emily was also well-known for her abilities as a poet. Many of her poems were published in various magazines and journals, such as The Contributor and Parry's Literary Journal. In October 1899 she was awarded the gold medal for the Sunday School Jubilee Poem. Emily died on October 19, 1906 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",-,,59,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/736,736,,,"This collection includes three boxes of material dating from 1852 to 1906. The bulk of the three boxes are Emily's poems. Most are organized with an original copy of the poem followed by a typed copy and/or a clipping from a magazine if it was published. The first box also contains a sketch of the life of Emily Hill Woodmansee written by Mary Kelly. Other items in the first box are as follows: one copy of the October 1880 edition of The Contributor and two copies of the September 1885 edition of Parry's Literary Journal, (magazines in which Emily had published poems), minutes covering 1925-1926 from the Woodmansee Family Organization ( a group made up of family members for the purpose of doing genealogy and temple work), and notebooks in which Emily organized her poems alphabetically by title. Emily's poems cover a full range of topics and themes. Some of these topics include religion, family, God, faith, trials, trust, love, prayer, polygamy, and the role of women. Some of her poems are epitaphs for close friends and some are written for birthday or anniversary celebrations.
Vault 618 So68n 1892: This item is a short book of notes written by Hannah Sorensen, teacher of the Woman's Hygienic Reform Classes. The notes were written and printed because there was not a textbook available for the class and because Hannah thought the notes would help her students learn and remember what they were taught. There are about 80 pages of notes which discuss feminine hygiene, pregnancy, and midwifery skills. On the last page of the book is a poem written by Emily Hill Woodmansee titled, The Daughters of Zion, the Friends of the Poor.
BX 8608 .A1a no. 1462: This folder contains two copies of a small 15 page booklet titled, Selections From Writings of Pioneer Poets. There are five poems in the booklet: three written by Eliza R. Snow, one written by Emily Hill Woodmansee, and one written by Emmeline B. Wells. The booklet was a part of the Y.L.M.I.A. literary course for 1909-1910.
BX 8608 .A1a no. 7154: This folder contains one piece of cardstock paper that was printed in 1992 by the LDS Church. The paper gives the words to two poems that were put to music and used by the Relief Society. The first poem is A Hundred Thousand Strong by Beatrice F. Stevens. This was the official rally song used by the Relief Society Membership Campaign before the 1942 centennial Relief Society celebration. The second poem, by Emily Hill Woodmansee, is titled Song of the Sisters of the Female Relief Society. It is ten stanzas long, but has since been modified and printed in the LDS hymn book as the song, As Sisters in Zion.
BX 8688.1 .W859p 1986: This is a book of 355 of Emily Hill Woodmansee's poems compiled by Myron Bentley Abegg, one of Emily's great-great-grandsons. The compilation is about 540 pages and lists the typed poems alphabetically by title. Included in the book are photocopied pictures of Emily, her husband, Joseph Woodmansee, some of her children, two of her homes, and her gravestone." 281,"Woodman, Jean Florence Maw",MSS 1791,"This collection is held within one Hollinger box and is further divided into eleven folders. The first folder contains an edited transcript of Dennis Rowley's interview with Jean on June 10, 1989 a...",1906-,"Newspaper clippings, interview tape and transcript, scrapbook, literary and family memorabilia, articles, publisher's contract, biography","Jean Florence Maw Woodman was born in 1906 in Provo, Utah to Charles Edward Maw and Margaret Peterson. Both her parents taught at Brigham Young University, and Jean later attended a BYU training school, and then college. She studied mainly in the Dramatic Arts Department, and then took a hiatus and traveled to New York. She returned to Provo five years later, and finished her degree. Afterwards, she attended Stanford. In 1940, she published her first novel, Glory Spent.",,,351,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/671,671,,,"This collection is held within one Hollinger box and is further divided into eleven folders. The first folder contains an edited transcript of Dennis Rowley's interview with Jean on June 10, 1989 at her home, concerning her novel, Glory Spent. Jean talks about the reception of the novel, her feelings about it, and the several influences that inspired her writing. Folder two contains two cassette tapes of this interview. Folder three is a 107-page, edited biography of Jean's husband, Herbert Brookhart Woodman, as written by Jean. Folder four contains a literary journal titled, 'The Journal of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars.' There is also a two-page typescript written by Jean about her father as a teacher. Folder five contains eight letters from Jean's publisher, Lynn, at Carrick & Evans. Lynn provides some criticism and advice concerning Jean's novel. Also included in the folder are several letters of praise from different people who read Glory Spent. Folder six contains the official copyright contract and publisher's and author's agreement concerning the publication of Glory Spent. Folder seven contains newspaper articles about Jean's novel, which include book reviews and descriptions. There is also a literary journal, The Saturday Review of Literature, which contains a description of Glory Spent. In folder eight are photocopies of the newspaper articles in the prior folder. In folder nine are several letters of correspondence addressed to Margaret Maw, and also newspaper clippings concerning Margaret Maw's book, Nikoline's Choice. In folder ten are photocopies of the newspaper articles in the prior folder. Last, in folder eleven, there is a photocopy and hard copy of a newspaper article about Herbert Woodman, as he is to succeed the former director of a company." 196,"Woodbury, Phoebe K.",MSS 890,"This is a collection of thirty-two holographic letters written by Phoebe Woodbury, one current letter, five newspaper clippings, and a small book. The letters cover a period from 1847 to 1867 and r...",1799-1868,"Letters, patriarchal blessing, newspaper clippings, genealogy","Phoebe Kingman Pendleton was born in Cornwall, Connecticut July 28, 1799. She was baptized by President Brigham Young in Kirtland, Ohio in 1833, and she migrated with the Saints to Nauvoo in 1842. She was married three times: first, to Parris Kinyon in 1821; second, to Jesse Pratt; and third, to Jeremiah Woodbury in 1852. She died May 3, 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,275,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/586,586,,,"This is a collection of thirty-two holographic letters written by Phoebe Woodbury, one current letter, five newspaper clippings, and a small book. The letters cover a period from 1847 to 1867 and regard early settlement in the Salt Lake Valley. A majority of them are addressed to George, Maria, and Henry, and a few to her grandson. They relay the emotion and faith of Phoebe, as she often writes concerning the development of the church in the Valley, as well as her own feelings. She often felt alone, or at least separated from many whom she loved, although she retained strong faith in the Gospel. In one of her earlier letters, she wrote, 'I am as one alone,' while in a later one, 'the wilderness and solitary places has [sic] literally ben [sic] made glad and the desert has blossomed.' Recorded in the book are two patriarchal blessings, one from Patriarch Joseph Smith, Sr., and the second from Patriarch John Smith. There are also a few poems or songs written in the back, in addition to her genealogy. The first newspaper clippings regard Mormon events and one of Phoebe's patriarchal blessings. The others seem to be part of an article about a building at Dayton. The most current letter is dated November 28, 1967, and is from Lauritz G. Peterson (Research Supervisor) to Sterling Albrecht (Gifts and Exchange Librarian at BYU) regarding an effort to trace Phoebe's genealogy back to the Pratt family." 345,"Wood, Stella Permelia Sudweeks",MSS SC 1018,"Stella Permelia Sudweeks Wood wrote her autobiography as a Christmas present for her children and grandchildren. The autobiography was written in four installments, each one a continuation of t...",1890-,1 fd. containing four installments of the autobiography. Also included are laminated photocopies and original documents of Stella's family dating back to the early 1800s.,"Stella Permelia Sudweeks Wood was born on May 27, 1890, in Junction, Utah to a staunch L.D.S. family. In 1905, the family moved to Twin Falls, Idaho where Stella 's father bought land to farm. Stella describes the atmosphere of Twin Falls as being a strong anti-Mormon sentiment. Her encounters with those not of her faith continually increased her desires to serve a mission. In 1912, Stella was called to the Central States Mission. She spent most her time in St. Joseph and St. Louis, Missouri. Stella rode in the same train leaving Utah as another missionary named Roy Wood who had been called to the Southern States Mission. After both were honorably released, they were married on April 8, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1925, they moved back to Twin Falls, Idaho where Roy became Bishop of the Twin Falls Ward during the Great Depression. In 1945, Stella and Roy were called to serve a mission to Great Britain. Because of the post-war problems in England, they performed more service activities than proselyting. In 1969, both Stella and Roy were set apart to work in the Idaho Falls Temple; Roy was called as First Counselor to the Temple President. Stella and Roy had seven children.",-,,58,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/735,735,,,"Stella Permelia Sudweeks Wood wrote her autobiography as a Christmas present for her children and grandchildren. The autobiography was written in four installments, each one a continuation of the previous. The first contains the record of Stella's early life until the end of her mission to the central states (including her first acquaintance with Roy Wood). The second installment begins with her marriage to Roy and their experiences in coping with the Great Depression in the farm country of Idaho. The third section starts with an extensive genealogical synopsis of Stella's family, the Sudweeks, and the rest of the section is devoted to Stella's Faith Promoting Experiences, where she provides insight to her moral character and value system. The fourth installment deals primarily with a 'wrap-up' history of her life including the successes of her children and husband. She supplies a quick introduction to the laminated original and photocopied letters found in the folder. Stella is meticulous in her facts and detail. She gives extensive description of England in late 1940's in relationship to the L.D.S. Church. Sister missionaries" 279,"Wood, Kathleen Blanche Bird",MSS 8,"This is a three-page typescript biography written by Kathleen's granddaughter, Afton G. Wood, and it is found in the sixth folder of the Margaret Steed Hess collection. There are not many personal ...",1852-1933,Biography,"Kathleen Blanche Bird Wood was born July 4, 1852 in Wretham, Norfolk, England to James and Harriet Goble Bird. Her parents were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a few years before the birth of their third child, and it became their greatest desire to join the saints. Their oldest son traveled ahead of them to find work in order to finance the trip, and they finally left London on June 3, 1864. They arrived in New York in August and from there, traveled to St. Joseph, Missouri. They trekked west and after arriving in Wyoming, found teams and wagons sent by Brigham Young to take them to Salt Lake. They arrived there on November 2, 1864 and made their home in Nephi. In 1865, the Black Hawk Indian War broke out, and it was two years before peace was declared. Blanche later married Jonathan Wood, with whom she had twelve children. Blanche was active in the Relief Society and acted as secretary for several years. She died at age 81 on October 4, 1933 after suffering a stroke.",,,350,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/669,669,,,"This is a three-page typescript biography written by Kathleen's granddaughter, Afton G. Wood, and it is found in the sixth folder of the Margaret Steed Hess collection. There are not many personal details concerning Kathleen included in this manuscript, though she is described as having been a good wife and mother. She lived a life of service and sacrifice, and even in her declining years, her house remained immaculate. Trek" 178,"Winter, Julia Restel",MSS 326,"This two-page typewritten biography of Julia Restel Winter was written by Ruby Kate Smith, a granddaughter of Julia, and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1)....",1819-1854,Biography,"Julia Restel Winter was born on November 30, 1819 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. After her first marriage failed, Julia worked in a lace factory in Bristol where she was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She then journeyed alone to America, and in September of 1852, she arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. She soon met Thomas William Winter who was the son of Mary Winter, a Mormon widow in Bath with whom Julia had been friends. Julia and Thomas were married on November 17, 1852. On February 8, 1854 Julia died while giving birth to a baby daughter, Julia Ann Restel Winter Smith.",,,259,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/568,568,,,"This two-page typewritten biography of Julia Restel Winter was written by Ruby Kate Smith, a granddaughter of Julia, and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1)." 344,"Winn, Sarah Louisa Presnell Porter",MSS SC 20,"This folder contains 6 items pertaining to Sarah Louisa Presnell Porter Winn and her life. The first item is a blue, paperback, personal notebook, numbering 80 pages. In the front cover page is writ",1881-1961,Letters and personal notes,"Sarah Louisa Presnell Porter Winn was born on 14 April 1881 in Muscotah, Kansas. She was the third of 14 children born to Daniel Foster Presnell and Ella Freeman Presnell, the others of whom were Charles William, James Levi, Winnie May, Daniel Elijah J., David Edmond, Hyram Lorenzo, Emily Elizabeth, Nora Edith, Lonnie Andrew, Gertrude Bessie, Julius Leroy Snow, Lester Ray, and Floyd Elmer. Sarah married 4 times. She first married James Allen Clinkenbeard on 4 August 1903 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and together they had 2 children, Earnest James and Paul Enos Clinkenbeard. Unfortunately, James died in 1909, leaving her a widow. On 22 December 1911, she married George Edward Porter and had 3 more children, Parley Presnell, Amos David, and Jean Ella Porter. After Georges death in 1943, Sarah met George Jefferson Larrabee, whom she married on 15 October 1945. Her final marriage to Ernest Winn happened in 1952, 3 years after her third husbands death. Sarah was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and spent much of her time doing genealogical work. She was also a licensed midwife for many years, and she was active in politics. She died on 8 February 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah, after being hit by a car while crossing the street at 900 South and Edison Street, marking her as the first automobile fatality of the year.",1839-1920,,57,2010-03-01,2019-08-05 10:07:21,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/734,734,,,"This folder contains 6 items pertaining to Sarah Louisa Presnell Porter Winn and her life. The first item is a blue, paperback, personal notebook, numbering 80 pages. In the front cover page is written in pencil, Sarah L. Presnell, 75 N. State St. Salt Lake City, Utah, May 27- 1902- as well as Col. School of Med., Boulder, Col., and Where does that man live. Does he live in Grantsville? If so I know him, possibly written about someone she saw during class one day. The notebook begins with a Dictionary in obstetrics and nursing, providing a handwritten list of terms and definitions one might need to know in such fields. The rest of the book contains detailed, handwritten, definitory notes on various anatomy, physiology, and obgyn terms, all within the context of female reproduction, pregnancy, and birthing, as well as the process of midwifing. The second item is the front cover torn from a pamphlet or workbook, which was entitled, Gospel Doctrine Sunday School Lessons, 1940, For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the top margin is written in pencil, Sarah L. P. Porter 141 E. Burton Ave. On the inside of this cover is a handwritten note, presumably taken during a Sunday School lesson, detailing how Mac Caldwells father was one of the soldiers in the company of men who took Joseph Smiths life, and how when asked to take a step forward to kill the prophet or a step back to spare his life, Caldwell took a step back and was punished and ridiculed for it. The note also mentions that the name of the man who was called forth to behead the prophet was Jim Sharp, and when he went forward to do the deed, a light from Heaven came and knocked him and many other soldiers down, leaving them stunned. This note ends with, related to Sarah L. P. Porter by J. Frank Whitestiner. The third item is a 2-page typescript letter, dated 17 December 1958 from Mrs. Sarah L. P. Winn, 937 Edison Street, Salt Lake City 11, Utah. The letter details Sarahs love for working with older people and for preserving crafts, hobbies, and livelihoods, and serves as a call to action to introduce better policies and reform to places such as mental institutions, convalescent homes, nursing homes, and the like. She cites these places as being more like prisons, where family members will drop their ailing loved one off and forget about them, and where in the meantime they will, if not suffer abuse at the hands of their caretakers, then at least certainly suffer neglect. What she outlines as her pursuit of interest is that the skills that get locked up in these places along with the people who have them be salvaged. That an old woodcarver might be given the tools and aid he needs to express his passions through woodcarving and pass his knowledge on to others as well, instead of passing his days in isolation, boredom, or under the influence of sensory-dulling drugs. She also cites some of her experiences with this kind of project, stating that she has done genealogical research on both coasts and everywhere in between, and that her pet hobby is history, rare bits of records, crafts, antiques, lost arts, and almost lost trails and maps. She ends this letter with a request that the unknown recipient aid her in building a reference library on creative, constructive, useful crafts, hobbies, old and new ideas, and so much more, with the hope that no creative endeavor regardless of how insignificant it might seem is lost to the passage of time and the people who love them. The fourth item is another letter, dated 13 May 1991 from LeGrand Baker at Brigham Young University. It is addressed to Rachel Courteau at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and directly references Sarahs medical notebook. In the letter, LeGrand asks Rachel if she could help him with identifying the person who owned the notebook, as he does not have much information on her at the time of writing. He then describes the contents of the notebook for clarification. The fifth item is 2-page typescript letter dated 8 September 1950 from Salt Lake City. It is unsigned, but it is addressed to Mr. Hal Hale, Am. Association of Highway Officials, National Press Building, Washington D.C. Is it presumed that Sarah wrote the letter, and in it she talks about how she was at her office doing genealogical work the previous fall when a large tract of Utah land that hadnt really been explored before came to her attention. She also mentions there being evidence of a prehistoric race that lived there once. After describing the rocks, mountains, and marine life fossils that can be found there, she talks about how she was encouraged to advertise the area to tourists, and she asks to be directed to the right people to make that happen. The sixth and final item is a 2-page typescript letter from the Atlas Moving Picture Company in Chicago, Illinois. It is dated Sept. 20, 19, and is addressed to Mrs. S. L. Porter in Leeds, Utah. The letter thanks her for the opportunity of sending her a catalogue and explains a little bit about their movie-making business and how their investment process works." 539,"Winchester, Frances Amelia",MSS SC 815 fld 4,"This manuscript contains six original handwritten letters and two original envelopes. The letters are all addressed to Savillion A. Winchester, the brother of Frances Winchester. During the time of th",1848-1925,Letters,"Frances Amelia Winchester was born 18 February 1848 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Benjamin Winchester and Mary Hannah Maria Stone. She was the third of seven children. Her father had been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but left after a number of years. She married Joseph Abel on 9 January 1866 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Together they had five children three of whom lived to maturity. Frances passed away 23 February 1925.",Unknown,,,8-8-16,2016-08-16 14:09:42,,,,,"This manuscript contains six original handwritten letters and two original envelopes. The letters are all addressed to Savillion A. Winchester, the brother of Frances Winchester. During the time of their correspondence Savillion is living with relatives in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Frances starts every letter with the introduction My Dear Brother I take the pleasure of writing you a few lines to let you know that we are all well at present, and I hope these few lines will find you the same. She goes on to discuss the family events he has missed since her last letter. She writes of their fathers construction of a new house with two floors, of the other young people they grew up with and their present engagements, of her fathers sickness and then recovery, and a week full of making molasses. Frances expresses her longing that Savillion would come back and how much she misses him. She closes her letters by directing him to write frequently and let them (the family) know how he is getting on. She then ends every letter with the salutation This is from your affectionate sister, Frances A Winchester, To Savillion A. Winchester. All of the letters are handwritten in dark brown ink. The penmanship is cursive and difficult to read, but legible with some effort. There are four three-page letters and two two-page long letters. All of the letters have become browned with age and are kept in clear plastic coverings. The two envelopes are marked with the information Mr. Savillion, A Winchester, Care of Stephen Winchester, Salt Lake City, Utah, T.Z. they both have an original postal stamp over which has been stamped with black ink Council Bluffs IOA and the date, Sep, 28 65 and Dec, 17 65." 32,"Wilson, Margaret Campbell",MSS SC 1110,"Margaret was an amazing example of faith and persistence. When she was only nine years old, Margaret went to work in a cotton mill to help her family survive. She married very young, and had to d...",1860-1924,Biography,"Margaret's father, James Campbell, learned of the Gospel from a street meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. He and Margaret, age 13, were baptized. Margaret's mother, Anne Burgess Campbell, and her nine sisters were not interested. Seven years later in 1880, Margaret's mother passed away and her father decided to make the journey to Salt Lake City to get her temple work done. He died on the journey, never making it out of Scotland. Margaret had married in her early teens, but within two years had lost her husband and only son. Destitute, Margaret walked over 90 miles to Dundee, where she found employment in a jute mill, earning only 10 shillings and sixpence for 60 hours of work a week. She lodged with a Mrs. Wilson, and later married her son, William, who was a tailor. They were very poor, and Margaret had to work long hours to help make ends meet. She had six children, two of whom died in infancy. Her only son was born when Margaret was 43 years old. She named him Joseph Smith Wilson, after the prophet. Margaret encouraged all her children to live the Gospel, and three of them made their way to Salt Lake City. Lizzie, one daughter, stayed behind and cared for her ill mother, who was suffering from malnutrition. Margaret wanted two Elders to conduct her funeral, and sent for them herself. She passed away in April 1924.",1842-1879,,127,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/422,422,,,"Margaret was an amazing example of faith and persistence. When she was only nine years old, Margaret went to work in a cotton mill to help her family survive. She married very young, and had to deal with the death of her husband and son alone. Though she was always poor and often didn't have nearly enough to eat, Margaret always faithfully paid her tithing. When she remarried, her life did not become easier. Her neighbors were constantly harassing her for being a Mormon, and even accused her of selling her daughters to the LDS missionaries as wives. In reality, Margaret only wanted the best for her children, finally giving up on life after her son reached the United States. Margaret had always been so overworked and suffered poor nutrition, so her children were all small and fragile. Margaret loved the church and the Gospel, and attended a conference held in Glasgow, where she got to shake hands with President McKay. After her mother's death, Lizzie stopped attending church for a time. Later in life, Lizzie had all her children baptized, despite the objections of her husband. Lizzie immigrated to San Diego, California where she remained a faithful member. Margaret's grandchildren and great grandchildren stayed with the Gospel." 648,"Wilson, Emelia",MSS SC 2709,"This is a photocopy of a 4-page holograph letter written by A. and Emilia Wilson from Clay County, Missouri on 4 July 1836 to Samuel Turrentine in Orange County, North Carolina, Red Mountains.",1804-1885,Letter,"Emilia Wilson was born in 1804. Little else is know about her life, other than that she lived in Clay County, Missouri, at least for a time. She was married to an A. Wilson, and its possible her maiden name was Turrentine. She died in 1885.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:37:49,,,,,"This is a photocopy of a 4-page holograph letter written by A. and Emilia Wilson from Clay County, Missouri on 4 July 1836 to Samuel Turrentine in Orange County, North Carolina, Red Mountains. The letter opens with Dear brother and sister, and the writers talk about how well the family in Missouri is doing. Quickly, the letter turns to the topic of the sudden influx of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Clay County area, and how theres a general fear and suspicion of them from the Wilsons and other people already residing there. They talk about how the unrest between the Saints and the residents of Missouri is increasing, but it seems cruel to fight a people who has broken no law. The writers are confident nonetheless that if it came to it, they could win a fight against a Mormon. They close their letter to Samuel with a promise to write to mother and give her a full account of it. It is signed, A Wilson, Emilia Wilson." 369,"Wilmott, Zillah Emma Phillips",MSS SC 871,"This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their chil...",1873-1944,"Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third Edition, Volume I","Zillah Emma Phillips was born November 7, 1873, the seventh child of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips of Springville, Utah. She was named after her mother's sister, Zillah, in Wales and for Emma Bramall, a neighbor who cared for her after she was born. Zillah was a quiet, reserved child. She started school at the age of 6. In 1886 she became very sick with typhoid fever, but after receiving a priesthood blessing, she recovered. One night, coming home from a Young Ladies Meeting, Zillah met an Englishman by the name of Albert Wilmott. The two where later married in the Salt Lake Temple on September 28, 1895. They had four children: Alzada (named for Zillah's sister who had died), Edith, Bert and Fred. When Edith later passed away her daughter, Joan, came to live with Zillah. Zillah passed away on October 18, 1944 and was buried beside her husband who died in 1937.",-,,80,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/759,759,,,"This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. The information about Zillah Emma (Celia) Phillips Wilmott, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips, is contained in pages 82-87 of the collection. Pages 82-85 consist of a history of Zillah written by her sister Phebe Dowdell. Pages 85-86 are memories of Zillah written by her sister Adah Jessee and page 87 is a typewritten copy of Zillah's obituary. Zillah was a beautiful girl with a sunny disposition and a beautiful alto singing voice. She and her sister Phebe had the opportunity to sing at the Springville Opera House before a large audience. Once when she heard an old neighbor complaining about how he had lost all of his chickens Zillah stole some from her own mother's pen and dropped them off at the neighbor's house. Zillah's sisters describe her as someone who they admired and provide essential information about her life along with amusing stories." 363,"Williams, Mary Morgan Davis",MSS SC 871,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234 and MSS SC 1837. This collection has been...",1836-1894,"Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third Edition, Volume I","Mary Morgan Williams was the daughter of David Morgan and Mary Davies Morgan Thomas. She was born on April 1, 1836 in Wales. She was the half sister of Ann Thomas Phillips and the only other member of their immediate family to leave Wales and come to America. She married Thomas X. Davis, together they had two children Thomas Davis and Mary Davis. Mary's husband Thomas died in 1879. Later she married a man by the name of Williams. She moved several places in the United States including Pennsylvania and Emporia, Kansas before settling in San Bernadino, CA. She died in 1894.",-,,74,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/753,753,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234 and MSS SC 1837. This collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all of their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. Page 36 of the collection is a short sketch of Mary Morgan Williams written by Adah Phillips Jessee. It is one page in length and gives a general overview of her life, focusing on vital information along with Mary and her children's interactions with their relatives who lived in Springville, Utah." 454,"Willardson, Caroline (Karen)","MSS SC 2790, 2791","This folder contains the typed patriarchal blessing of Caroline (Karen) Willardson given on March 5, 1857 by James Allred, patriarch. The blessing states that she will be blessed as long as she is",1830-1902,Patriarchal Blessing,"Karen Sorensen Willardson, wife of Christian Willardson was born April 4, 1830 in Viborg, Denmark, the daughter of Soren and Dorthea Petersen. She became the wife of Christian Willardsen on April 5, 1851, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints together with her husband in 1852 and emigrated to Utah in 1852-53, crossing the Atlantic in the ship ""Forest Monarch"" and the plains in John E. Forsgren's company. Soon after her arrival in Utah she became identified with church affairs and became an active worker in the Relief Society during the remainder of her life. She was one of the head teachers of the Ephraim Relief Society for about thirty years. While residing temporarily in Spring City (officially the Allred Settlement) she suffered great anxiety and hardship on account of Indian troubles. Karen Willardsen became the mother of ten children and died in January 1902, in Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah.",1857-1892,,"Willardson, Caroline (Karen)",2014-06-19,2014-06-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/844,844,,,"Blessing #1- MSS SC 2790 This folder contains the typed patriarchal blessing of Caroline (Karen) Willardson given on March 5, 1857 by James Allred, patriarch. The blessing states that she will be blessed as long as she is faithful. Karen Willardson is told that she will have a large posterity and be a Queen and Princess amongst her friends. Blessing #2- MSS SC 2791 This folder contains the hand-written patriarchal blessing of a Karen Willardson. In the 1800s, sometimes multiple patriarchal blessings would be given to one individual. They were seen as a kind of fathers blessing in some cases and that is most likely the case here for Karen or Caroline Willardson. The blessing was given on July 11, 1892 by Canute Peterson, patriarch. She is revealed to be of the lineage of Ephraim. The blessing also states that she will be able to see the redemption of Zion and the gathering of the ten tribes of Israel. She is also blessed to see her grandchildren grow up before the Lord." 594,"Wilcox, Matilda Neilson",MSS SC 2549,"This manuscript is an 8-page, part-typescript, part-holograph temple record book for ordinances done within the temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some ordinances were done in",1853-1937,Family Record,"Matilda Neilson Wilcox was born on 2 October 1853 in Rydeback, Sweden. She was the daughter of Hogan Neilson and Johanna Larsen and was the oldest of 4 children. Matilda came to the United States as a young child, and her family made their journey to Utah upon their arrival to the States. Unfortunately, both of her parents died soon after their arrival, so Matilda found a home with the Jens Neilson family in Mount Pleasant, Utah, until her marriage. On 21 October 1872 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Matilda married George Albert Wilcox, and together they had 7 children: Hannah Matilda, George albert, Annie, Hyrum, Alma, Francis, and Andrew H. During her married life, Matilda moved around a bit, with periods of residence in Brigham City, Logan, Schofield, and finally Provo in 1917. Her husband passed away there 10 years later. Matilda served faithfully in her church callings, which included callings in the Y.L.M.I.A. program, and as a teacher in Sunday School. She also volunteered in the Manti Temple as a worker. She died on 28 February 1937 in Mount Pleasant, Utah, after a long battle with illness.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:08:47,,,,,"This manuscript is an 8-page, part-typescript, part-holograph temple record book for ordinances done within the temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some ordinances were done in the Salt Lake Temple and a few were done in the Logan Temple, but the majority of the items do not have temple locations listed. The record is labeled as belonging to Matilda Nilson Wilcox, daughter of Johanna Larsen Heir. It is also labelled as being left to Arthur O. Neilson in Manti. The record contains the names of ancestors whose temple work had been done, presumably by Matilda and her family." 278,"Wilcox, Judith Oviatt",MSS 8,This is a three-page typescript biography written by Judith's granddaughter and located in the sixth folder of the Margaret Steed Hess collection. The wilderness of Council Bluffs is detailed as Ju...,1841-1918,Biography,"Judith Oviatt Wilcox was born March 22, 1841 in Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio to Ira and Ruth Bennett Oviatt, after they had joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family was driven from Kirtland to settle in Nauvoo, and she and her family were among the first to begin the trek west. Her father was called on a mission to stay at Winter Quarters to aid in preparations for the trek (shoeing oxen, making iron for wagon tires, and fixing up outfits), and consequently, the family did not reach Utah until October 5, 1851. They spent the winter in Centerville before moving into a three-room log house in Farmington. In 1861, Judith married James David Wilcox as his second wife. Three days after their first child was born, Judith's father died. She later went west of town, homesteading, and there, had four children. She also made brooms for money. She died November 12, 1918.",,,349,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/668,668,,,"This is a three-page typescript biography written by Judith's granddaughter and located in the sixth folder of the Margaret Steed Hess collection. The wilderness of Council Bluffs is detailed as Judith's granddaughter writes of the many hardships: two children were born there, and the family resided in a partly finished log cabin that lacked a roof, windows, and doors. For warmth, some buffalo skins were placed on the bed. Despite these hardships, the children and the mother survived. During the trek west, Judith walked and helped her brother drive a small herd of sheep. She also brought with her a pet cat, which walked and rode during the journey. It was lost, however, in a rushed moment when the saints were worried the Indians were coming. After arriving in Utah, Judith's father and all her brothers worked as blacksmiths. There, friendly Indians would help the saints wash by the river. Later, however, Judith's uncles Henry and Franklin and their families were called to go south to help San Pete County. They stayed there for several years, but Franklin died not long after. Judith's father and mother helped raise his three children, and they later on even helped to organize the second Sunday School in Utah. The manuscript details some marshals who were after Judith's husband, probably because of polygamy. The family moved to Newton, Cache County where Judith's sister lived. There, Judith's husband was going to work with some of Judith's brothers on the farm, but he hurt his leg so badly that he could not offer any help. Judith remained there, but James returned to Farmington. While he was gone, one of her baby boys grew extremely sick, and as he grew, his body was deformed. The bishop was called and asked to pray for the child to die, but the bishop instead blessed him to be healed, and he was, though he remained a cripple. Judith served as the Relief Society treasurer for several years, made and pieced dozens of quilts for her family and friends, knit lace, and spent time with the sick. She also knit sweaters and socks for the soldiers during World War I, as she had a son and five grandsons in service at the time. The manuscript also describes Judith's love for flowers, as she always had beautiful flowers wherever she moved." 86,"Wihongi, Mary",MSS SC 1009,"This collection was submitted as part of the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. Mary said of being asked to submit her life story, 'When I was approached I was overcome with awe...",1911-,Autobiography,"Mary Wihongi was born July 16, 1911 in Russell, New Zealand to a Scottish father and a full-blooded Maori mother. She lived a somewhat isolated childhood, but was given plenty of parental love and care. She remembers her father bringing out his bagpipes and playing for his family of 14 children. After he played, the whole family would join in dancing the old Scottish dances. When Mary was seven, she traveled with two of her sisters who were school teachers so that she could attend school. She spent five years with them and then attended Queen Victoria College, a special school for Maori girls. After three years there she became a school teacher herself. While on vacation, she was invited to attend an LDS Christmas program, and it was there that she first met her future husband, Patrick Wihongi. Through Patrick, Mary was slowly introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 'Patrick would take me to his church and everything seemed to be so organized and so many people seemed to be doing things.' Although her family opposed it, Mary and Patrick were married, and Mary eventually joined the church. They frequently invited Elders, couple missionaries, and mission presidents into their home. When her children were young, Mary took on relieving teaching at the local school. Once the war broke out, teachers were scarce, and the Education Department asked her to return as a full-time teacher. She traveled by bus, bringing her two children, ages three and three months, with her. Despite her workload, Mary was still able to fulfill her church callings as Branch MIA Councilor, Branch Relief Society Councilor, and District Assistant Secretary. When Patrick was called on a mission to supervise the church's building project in Hamilton and to be president of Huntly Branch, Mary came along and taught school there. She was active in organizing church balls and floorshows, which were popular at the time and helped to stimulate people's interest in the church. Their branch also held dances every Saturday for the youth, 'endeavoring to introduce some formal dancing and keeping Rock-n-Roll dances about 4 or 5 dances apart.' Mary was active in family history; although her family members would never let her discuss the gospel with them, she did all of their temple work. In 1977 Mary suffered a serious heart attack, but she lived despite being told several times by the doctors that she would die. Of this experience, she said that she was not afraid to die and that she must have some work left to perform. At the time Mary wrote the biography, in 1978, she was focusing on developing stronger relationships with her relatives and sharing the gospel with them.",1848-1930,,176,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/476,476,,,"This collection was submitted as part of the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. Mary said of being asked to submit her life story, 'When I was approached I was overcome with awe, to be asked to fulfill such an assignment and I humbly seek my Heavenly Father's guidance enabling me to submit something which may give someone as much pleasure to read, as they share with me the wonderful 42 yrs. I have experienced since I joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.' The collection includes a letter to the Women's History Archives, four photographs, and a twelve-page handwritten autobiography. The photographs are of Mary and another sister at the Sandiago (San Diego) Zoo in 1969, of Mary in front of her house, of Christmas dinner at their house with the couple missionaries in 1966, and of three grandchildren with the missionaries after Christmas dinner. In the autobiography Mary focuses primarily on her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and how it has affected her life. She does not give specifics such as the names of her parents and siblings or the dates at which important events occurred. However, she does go into detail in describing the good upbringing that her parents gave her. She also mentions her father-in-law, Henare Pere Wihongi, with admiration. He was a stalwart man who helped to spread the gospel in New Zealand. Culture is an important part of Mary's autobiography as well. She mentions the challenge of creating effective church leadership for the different Polynesian, Maori, and European peoples in the church there. One experience that Mary relates in great detail is the opportunity she had to attend General Conference in Salt Lake City. Patrick was invited to come because of his leadership positions, and the members in their branch contributed so that Mary could come with him. They were welcomed to Utah by the Elders who had served in their area, and after attending General Conference they traveled through Utah, Idaho, and California, attending sessions in as many temples as they could." 662,"Whitney, Joan Betty LeRoy",MSS SC 2749,"This collection includes a total of 3 items from Joan B. Whitney. The first is a 1-page typescript letter with a header reading, Mrs. Joan B. Whitney, 150 First Avenue, Plainwell, Michigan 49080. It",1943-2002,Family History,"Joan Betty LeRoy Whitney was born on 20 June 1943 in Chicago, Illinois in the Lewis Memorial Hospital. Her parents, Isaac and Estelle LeRoy, worked hard, and, due to schooling being cheaper than babysitting, Joan ended up attending two years of kindergarten. Until the end of her sixth grade, she attended a private Catholic institution, Sacred Heart School. In June of 1955, they moved to Plainwell, Michigan, and from then on, Joan preferred living in smaller, more rural towns than in the big city. In Plainwell, she attended a public school, which she enjoyed, and she was heavily involved in Latin club, Choir, Girls Athletic Association, the school paper, the yearbook, and the Junior and Senior plays. She worked from the age of 14 on in A & W root beer stands, the Red Brick Inn, and as a lifeguard in several cities. In 1961, Joan was chosen as the Allegan County Dairy Princess, and at graduation, she wore gold cords, being in the top ten percent of the class. After her graduation, she worked for Valley Metal Products Company for a couple months before being accepted at State Technical Institute as the secretary to the vice principle, Mr. Berry. On 23 September 1961 in Otsego, Michigan, Joan married Franklin Skip Becht Whitney, Jr., and together they had 3 children, Franklin Becht III, Michael Kelly, and Jennie Estelle. When she started having her children, Joan went back to Valley Metal Products Company until 1965, when she began working for Joslin Ford as a secretary and bookkeeper. Eventually the company was bought by Ford Motor Company and changed to Twin Ford Sales. She worked there until a change of business managers brought about an undesirable pay cut. Joan worked one more job as a secretary for Gordon Baehre Ford and Mercury in Allegan. In 1969, as a result of personal conflicts, she left the job and pursued her real dream to be a teacher. She went to Kalamazoo Community College and Western Michigan University to get a college degree. On 19 August 1972, she graduated with a 3.0 grade point average, and she began teaching at Martin High School that same year. A year later, she transferred to Gilkey Elementary School, where she taught for 30 years. She also earned an associate degree from Brigham Young University in Genealogy, though when she received this degree is unknown. Joan was also heavily involved in her community, serving on the Bicentennial Committee, teaching swimming to her sons and others, acting as a den mother for cub scouts, and many other things. She also wrote a book, Plainwell History in 1977. She died on 5 November 2002 in Gun Plain Township, Michigan after a battle with kidney cancer.",,,,,2020-06-29 10:35:05,,,,,"This collection includes a total of 3 items from Joan B. Whitney. The first is a 1-page typescript letter with a header reading, Mrs. Joan B. Whitney, 150 First Avenue, Plainwell, Michigan 49080. It is dated 7 July 1986 and addressed to Brigham Young University, Library Archives, Provo, Utah. The letter summarizes Joans efforts form the past 6 years to compile family histories with her Gilkey Elementary school students. She mentions that she earned an associate degree from BYU in Genealogy, and ever since then, she has mailed copies of her family tree to the school to be preserved for future use by avid researchers. The other two items are plastic ring-bound books containing family tree charts and life sketches of some of Joans students and their families, as well as a life sketch of Joan herself at the end of each. Each book also includes a few recipes and family photographs, attached to some of the entries. The first book, dated 1 April 1985, is entitled, Portrait of my Family: My Family Heritage from Generation to Generation, and it numbers 107 pages, and an additional 7 pages of family tree charts inserted at the beginning. It contains biographies of the following individuals and some of their family members: - Michael Brown - Catherine Lynn Burt - Theresa Clark - Diana Dekema - Paul De Mink - Jason DeRuyver - Hilary Ann Draves - Tony Evans - J. J. Hilton - Jessica L. Jacobsen - Jason Daniel Knopf - Karen Livingston - Adam Mac Donald - Heather Paul - Bryan Pierce - Stephanie Santman - Lori Sites - Emily Suzanne Steele - Chris Tuska - Michael David Walling - Rene Weathers - Jackie Wilkes - Mrs. Joan Betty LeRoy Whitney The second book, dated 1 June 1986, is entitled, Family Tree, by Mrs. Joan B. Whitneys Fourth Grade Class, Gilkey Elementary School 1986. It numbers about 85 pages, with an additional 25 pages of family tree charts inserted at the beginning. It contains biographies of the following individuals and some of their family members: - Andrew James Blake - Tamara Ann Brown - James Charles Brummett - George D. Carlyle - Betsy C. Cooley - Amy K. Cooper - Brandy Jo Edwards - Dustin R. Goolsby - Adam Robert Grinage - Heather Lynn Jungman - Michael Walter Kaminski - Jeremy Scott Logan - Tammy Renee McBride - Eric McClellan - Jill Erin McCormick - Robert Leonard Meert II - Cary Peterson - Susan R. Prentice - David Christopher Simmons - Geoffrey Stevens - Jerry Lee Trimm - Amy Walling - Joel C. Whiddon - Shannon Nicole Wixson - Masaru Yamazaki - Mrs. Joan Betty LeRoy Whitney" 493,"Whitney, Helen Mar Kimball Smith",MSS SC 2964,This folder contains a book by Karen M. and Paul D. Larsen titled Remembering Winter Quarters. The book is a collection of first-person writings from sixteen pioneers who lived temporarily at Winter,1828-1896,,"Helen Mar Kimball was born August 22, 1828 in Mendon, New York as the oldest daughter of Heber C. Kimball and Vilate Murray Kimball. Her mother and father were among the first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having joined in New York just two years after the church was organized. Their close friends, the Brigham Young family, also joined the Church at the same time. When Helen was seven years old, her father was called to be an apostle and for the remainder of his life he was deeply immersed in the affairs of the Church. In 1843, Helen was married in the Nauvoo temple to Horace K. Whitney, the oldest son of Newel K. Whitney, on February 3, 1846. A few days after their marriage, they left Nauvoo, crossed the Mississippi river on the ice and joined the exodus of Mormon saints. The Womans Exponent, the first newspaper owned and published by Latter-day Saint women in Utah, reported a tribute at Helens death claiming, She was the handsomest girl in Nauvoo. She was beautiful with the dignity of a queen. Helen died on November 15, 1895 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a book by Karen M. and Paul D. Larsen titled Remembering Winter Quarters. The book is a collection of first-person writings from sixteen pioneers who lived temporarily at Winter Quarters, Kanesville, Nebraska and other nearby locales between 1846 and 1852. The book is organized in sixteen chapters, one for each individual, ranging from the well known to the obscure. An introductory note for each chapter gives a brief history of the writer before the personal history begins, and ends with a short note summarizing the pioneers experience after Winter Quarters. The chapters are composed of one official epistle by Brigham Young, eleven autobiographies/reminiscences, and four journals. Throughout her narrative, Helen quotes her husband Horaces journal as well as other peoples speeches and writings. She captures details about the social life of the pioneers and offers a close view of Colonel Thomas L. Kane, the Indians, and the landscape." 33,"White, Clara Burge",MSS SC 1097,"This autobiography is 29 pages typewritten. Clara gives a brief history of her ancestors, telling how her father came to the area. She loved living near the Hobolochitto River as a child, with a ...",1891-1987,Autobiography,"Clara Bell Burge was born in St. Joe, Louisiana in the St. Tama Parrish. Her father, Hiram Slatin Burge, and mother, Mary Eliza Burks, moved to Pearl River County, Mississippi, where Hiram was the minister of the town. Clara was the 3rd child, in a family with three brothers, whose names are not mentioned, and four sisters: Carall, Lily, Esther, and Maude. The school Clara and her siblings attended was taught by her grandmother, Rebecca Burks. On January 1, 1910, when Clara was 18 years old, she married Thomas White who was 18 years older than Clara. The couple moved to Stateline, Green County, Mississippi where they farmed a cotton plantation for the next thirty years. The Depression was hard on them, especially after the death of their days-old baby boy, Levorne. Clara had another baby, a girl named Teletha, who died at three months old. Clara was never able to have another child but took in her sister-in-law's three-year-old boy, Albert (Pete) Reed after his mother passed away from TB. She and Thomas raised Pete as their own child. Pete joined the army and was killed during World War II. After his death, Clara and Thomas adopted a little girl, Helen Jansen, whose mother had died in a car accident. Helen grew up and married, but her husband was prejudiced against Clara so they did not see each other very often. Thomas passed away at age 98, after 13 years of being an invalid with hardened arteries. Clara moved to a rest home, and was very grateful for the Church to keep her happy and busy.",1853-1936,,128,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/423,423,,,"This autobiography is 29 pages typewritten. Clara gives a brief history of her ancestors, telling how her father came to the area. She loved living near the Hobolochitto River as a child, with a forest nearby. After completing 7th grade, Clara was not able to continue schooling, as it was very expensive, but was always thirsty for more knowledge and continued to learn on her own. Clara was a talented quilter and seamstress, teaching herself how to make clothing for her husband and neighbors. When Clara was a little girl, she heard some Mormon Elders preach and liked hearing about the temple. She remembered being very religiously-minded as a child, making her own alter to pray at when she was lonely or scared. Much later when Clara was married, two Elders came by the house, and asked if they could stay the night. Thomas and Clara were generous people, and would not take money from the Elders for their stay. The Elders left a Book of Mormon with them instead. Many years later, Clara finally read the book, and felt a deep spiritual connection to it. She and Thomas met with the elders and were both baptized in 1953. Clara maintained a strong testimony throughout her life, which helped her survive in times of illness and depression. Included with her autobiography are several poems Clara wrote after her husband went to a rest home to live." 186,"Whipple, Marilyn D.",MSS SC 1424,"This collection contains numerous program schedules and handouts for classes on fashion, skincare, and self-esteem taught by Marilyn and mostly offered through the Brigham Young University Division...",-,"Programs, biographies, handouts, magazines, newspaper article","Marilyn D. Whipple attended Brigham Young University (BYU) and LDS Business College. She worked as a freelance fashion model in the western United States, was a cast member of Airport 1975, appeared in numerous BYU film productions, and worked as fashion coordinator for ZCMI at University Mall in Orem, Utah. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Marilyn served as a teacher in the Relief Society, Sunday School, and Young Women organizations. She also served as a counselor in the Young Women organization. She and her husband Cale are the parents of twins, a boy and a girl. Marilyn has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the United States and has lectured in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, mostly teaching women about fashion and having a positive self-image.",1837-1909,,266,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/576,576,,,"This collection contains numerous program schedules and handouts for classes on fashion, skincare, and self-esteem taught by Marilyn and mostly offered through the Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education. Some of the program course schedules include a brief biography of Marilyn. Also included are two Mountainwest magazines from the year 1976 in which Marilyn contributed articles about fashion. An article about fashion that was written by Marilyn and printed in The Herald, dated September 28, 1975, is also included as a photocopy in this collection." 538,"Whipple, Emma Melissa Oliver",MSS SC 509,This manuscript is two hundred and six typewritten pages long. A bound biography of Willard and Emma Whipple complied by their daughters Lydia Hansen and Alzada Stratton. The first two pages have phot,1867-1948,Autobiography,"Emma Melissa Oliver Whipple was born 21 September 1867 in Payson, Utah to William Temple Oliver and Nancy Frances Lovern. She grew up in Payson and attended school there for 13 years until her family move to Arizona in hopes of improving her fathers health. On 27 October 1880 her family left with the Sanders Family taking with them around three hundred head of cattle. They built a dug-out house in Holbrook and then soon after moved fifty miles south to Showlow Creek. At this point Emma met her husband to be, Willard Whipple, after two years of courtship they were married on 23 September 1884, two days after Emma turned 17. During their time in Holbrook they had eight children. Often Willard was off at work so Emma would take care of the family and their cattle with only the help of her older children. In 1903 they moved to Showlow, Arizona and there had five more children. In 1941 Emma had a nervous breakdown and became ill for multiple weeks; soon thereafter her husband died and from that point Emma suffered with ill health. On 29 August 1948 Emma passed away surrounded by family.",1858-1948,,,8-16-16,2016-08-16 13:59:09,,,,,"This manuscript is two hundred and six typewritten pages long. A bound biography of Willard and Emma Whipple complied by their daughters Lydia Hansen and Alzada Stratton. The first two pages have photos of the Whipple family with names underneath every individual photo. These are followed by a one-hundred-page history of Willard Whipple and then fifteen pages of the names, birth and death dates of the descendants of Willard and Emma Whipple. Also included are a hundred pages of typewritten diary entries from the years 1888 and 1889 with short sentence long entries for every day (with the occasional exception of longer entries). Finally, the book closes with a four-page typewritten autobiography of Emma Whipple. Her biography covers the major events of her life such as birth, marriage, children, and her passing." 31,"Whipple, Ellen Bowen Mullen",MSS SC 1098,"This autobiography is written in a notebook, with a photograph of Ellen on the front cover, along with the title, The History of Ellen B. Whipple, dated August 7, 1976. There are 31 pages, type wr...",1901-,Autobiography,"Ellen's mother, Mary Sophia, and father, John Bowen, moved to Arbon, Idaho after John had worked for several years to clear the land. Ellen was born May 25, 1901, the ninth child of ten children. Her mother died, following childbirth, when Ellen was only four-years-old. Her family moved to Logan, on a farm near a river. When Ellen was old enough to attend school, she had to travel three miles by buggy to reach the schoolhouse. Later, Ellen's father moved the children to a home in town so they wouldn't have to travel so far every day. He stayed at their first home during the week, and visited them on weekends. Ellen was often sick as a child, contracting mumps, typhoid fever, measles, etc. On May 25, 1909 Ellen was baptized in the Logan Temple. After a time, the family moved back to Arbon, Idaho, where Ellen's father remarried. The children called his new wife, 'Aunt Maggie'. The first of the Beehive classes were organized when Ellen was 12 years old. Ellen moved to Brigham City, where she slept in a room with eight other girls-her sisters and cousins. At the young age of 14 Ellen taught a Sunday school class, and later she took classes at Brigham Young College. After Ellen's sister Blanche died and left three children behind, Ellen went to work as a telephone operator to help make money for the family. Here she met John Harold Mullen, who went by Harry. They were married October 15, 1921 and lived in Salt Lake City. John was not a member of the church, and Ellen had gotten out of the habit of attending church. On May 8, 1924 Ellen had her first child, a baby boy named John Harold, after his grandfather, but they called him 'Junior'. Later they moved to Rawlins, Wyoming where Ellen had a baby girl on March 19, 1926 named Barbara Ruth. Ellen liked living in Rawlins, but unfortunately with John's job working with the telephone company, the family had to move quite often. They next moved to Helena, Montana, where the weather was freezing cold but the branch was friendly and Ellen received her first copy of the D&C. Their next move was to Boise, Idaho where John was a maintenance supervisor. On April 14, 1929 Ellen had a baby girl named Coy Moselle. Ellen did not like the area, and they moved to a different home, but she was still unhappy. That November the family moved to El Paso, Texas. On October 20, 1932 Ellen had another baby boy, named Lynn Bowen. John was working very hard to pay the bills, and became sick with pneumonia. He passed away after three days, on June 19, 1933. Ellen was heartbroken, and decided to visit Idaho to see if she should move there. After her husband passed away, Ellen became more involved with the Church, working with the Primary. She also began taking classes at a vocational school, and hired a young girl to help care for her children. Ellen worked for the phone company and Standard Oil Company. Later she got a job as secretary for the sheriff, Chris P. Fox. Ellen felt blessed that she had a kind landlord who lowered their rent, and had many helpful friends about her. She became the president of the M.I.A in the El Paso Ward. On June 23, 1942 Ellen married Willard Whipple in the Mesa Temple, and moved into his home. Willard's wife had passed away, and combined they had 11 children. So they hired a young girl to help with cleaning. Everyone had to help keep the house clean, and the two families of children got along very well. Her son Harold joined the Navy at age 18 during World War II. The next years were very busy, full of the weddings of their daughters, missions, and most of the boys served in the military. Ellen and Willard got to go on many business trips with his company, the El Paso Hotel Supply Company. They traveled to New York, Hawaii, many other states, and saw Niagara Falls. Willard was made the bishop of their ward, and got to perform two of his sons wedding ceremonies while serving in that calling. Ellen was equally busy as a counselor in the Stake Relief Society Presidency. Later they took a trip to the South Seas, and saw the sights of Tokyo, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand, and many more. When she became older, Ellen became very ill with phlebitis, and was bed-ridden for more than three months. Elder Marion D. Romney gave her a blessing one evening; the next day her doctor tapped her lungs and got bowlfuls of black liquid, but she finally felt better. After all the children had moved out, Ellen and Willard moved into a smaller home where they continued to enjoy visits from their 11 children, 56 grandchildren, and 54 great-grandchildren",1875-1929,,126,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/421,421,,,"This autobiography is written in a notebook, with a photograph of Ellen on the front cover, along with the title, The History of Ellen B. Whipple, dated August 7, 1976. There are 31 pages, type written on both sides of the pages. Ellen wrote her life story for her posterity. The first memory Ellen can recall is of her mother's funeral. The next memory is of her brother returning from his mission with a beautiful doll for her. Ellen and her family were very close, relying on one another for support. When Ellen was still a little girl, she fell into the river near her home. Her sister Elizabeth saved her life, pulling her from the cold water. Ellen and her father were also quite close, and when he remarried Ellen readily accepted her new stepmother. The family was quite poor, and the first trip Ellen ever took was with a group of friends to Bear Lake. She had a boyfriend who wanted to marry her while she was only 16-years-old, but Ellen says she felt too young and refused him. Ellen's first child, Harold, gave her great joy and stress at the same time. Little Harold was continually wandering off, keeping his poor mother on her toes at all times. Ellen loved her children so much, very grateful when she was a widow that they were sweet, obedient children. Everyone worked together to make ends meet and help clean the home. After Ellen married Willard and they combined their two families, the 11 children got along well and still strove to help any way they could. Ellen tells of how proud she is to be the mother of so many returned missionaries, with good marriages, and that all her sons served in the military. Ellen held many church positions, from Relief Society Presidency, Sunday School teacher, and M.I.A. President, to the Stake Publicity Director where she helped publish several newspaper articles and local television programs about the Church. Ellen even received a letter from President Benson, asking that she continue working with the El Paso Stake on this project. Ellen also wrote the 'History of the Growth of the Mormon Church' for the El Paso Historical Society Quarterly Magazine. At the end of her autobiography, Ellen included 11 poems she had written." 165,"Westcott, Angeline Duckett",MSS OH 29,"This collection includes an oral history tape (150 minutes in length) and a transcript (26 pages in length) that consists of an interview between Angeline Westcott and Richard Swanson on August 23,...",1911-1981,Oral History,"Angeline Westcott, known as 'Gerd' to all of her family and friends, was born on March 6, 1911 in Monticello, Utah to John B. Duckett and Winnifred Hyde as the youngest of nine children. Her father died of pneumonia when she was young, leaving her mother alone to support the family, so Angeline grew up in poverty. When she was a little girl, Angeline exchanged eggs for food, and at the age of twelve, she ironed clothes for a pound of butter. Throughout her life, Angeline worked hard to support herself by performing various jobs, including cleaning, painting, and cooking. Even while working hard, Angeline found time to enjoy herself as a teenager by attending all-night dances with her brothers and friends. On October 11, 1938, Angeline married Wayne Wiley Westcott, a blacksmith from Colorado, in Monticello. Although their marriage did not survive, Angeline and Wayne had one son together who eventually married and had children. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Angeline endured persecution from her father and husband's anti-Mormon families who refused to communicate with her. At the age of 62 (the time of the interview), Angeline was the only living member of her immediate family. Angeline died on October 20, 1981 in Monticello.",,,247,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/555,555,,,"This collection includes an oral history tape (150 minutes in length) and a transcript (26 pages in length) that consists of an interview between Angeline Westcott and Richard Swanson on August 23, 1973 as part of the Southeastern Utah Oral History Project conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University in collaboration with the Utah State Historical Society. The oral history is mainly autobiographical in nature. Angeline talks a great deal about her parents' backgrounds and praises her mother by saying, in spite of it all [losing her husband and then two sons], she weathered the storm successfully. She didn't let it get her down, and to me she was just about perfect.' Angeline also discusses the changes that she has seen take place in Monticello during her lifetime, including the construction of sidewalks, the arrival of doctors, and the economic progress that Monticello had experienced. She also talks about the Indians who used to be prevalent in the area and tells a story about Indians getting food and a skillet to cook the food in from Angeline's brother and then trying to exchange the skillet for food from Angeline. Angeline reminisces about holidays in Monticello and says that she enjoyed Christmas as a young girl when they would go sledding and ice skating. She also enjoyed Independence Day and Pioneer Day when they would have big parades, rodeos, carnivals, and dances in Monticello. Angeline commends Monticello as a town whose citizens worked together, even during the Depression: 'If anyone would go hungry in Monticello there was something wrong with them because people were kind and would give help in any way. We could raise some food and find some game; and if worse came to worst, we in the community could take somebody's cow and eat it.' Then during World War II, Angeline says that everyone made sacrifices when they had to ration stamps for shoes and sugar. Throughout her poverty-stricken life, Angeline worked steadily to support herself, retiring from cooking at a hospital at age 61. She attributed her work ethic to her mother: 'When you have a widowed mother, every kid gets kicked out and they get on their feet. They get going.' Despite the trials that Angeline faced in her lifetime, including the deaths of her parents and all eight siblings, Angeline maintained an optimistic outlook on life, even enough to say, 'It has really been a fascinating life. If I had it to do over, I would probably do it the very same.'" 558,"West, D. Alexa",MSS SC 2545,"This collection contains 2, 2-page typescript newsletters from the Consortium for Utah Women in Higher Education. Both newsletters are addressed to Dr. Reba L. Keele, Director at the Center for Women",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Newsletter,No biographical information found.,,,,,2019-07-09 15:47:21,,,,,"This collection contains 2, 2-page typescript newsletters from the Consortium for Utah Women in Higher Education. Both newsletters are addressed to Dr. Reba L. Keele, Director at the Center for Womens Health, Cottonwood Hospital in Murray, Utah. Both newsletters name D. Alexa West as their newsletter editor. The first newsletter, dated January 1985 and labeled as Vol. 2, #1, is entitled, Monday Matters, and outlines an event to be held at Dixie College on 8 and 9 February of that year, one which addresses the key topics of the politics of budgeting in higher education, Womens Salaries: equity and its implications, and economic and political future of women: taking financial responsibility for yourself. The newsletter also contains an announcement for a career change seminar to be held on 8 March and a call for dues for the consortium. The second newsletter, dated April-May 1985, begins with a letter to the membership from the executive director of the consortium, Janice R. Fauske, thanking the members for the increase in membership and the successes made in the past year in advancing their causes. The newsletter also contains a call for dues, as well as an announcement for From Goddesses to Megatrends: an analysis of leadership styles, to be held on Friday, 10 May at the Eccles Conference Center with a description of said event. The pamphlet closes with news of various women advancing in careers at universities and a rundown of how the career changes event mentioned in the previous newsletter went." 601,"Welsh, Eliza Faulkner",MSS SC 3345,"This manuscript is a 4-page photocopy of a microfilm record. It contains biographical sketches in the form of obituaries for Emma J. King, Eliza F. Welsh, George T. Baker, and William Kershaw and is o",1843-1927,Obituary,"Eliza Welsh was born on 23 July 1843 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was the daughter of James Faulkner and Mary Ann Dunbrack Faulkner, and was the third of 7 children. On 13 March 1861 in American Fork, Utah, she married James Welsh, and together they had 10 children, three of which died shortly after their births. The surviving children are: James Edward, William Faulkner, Mary Newton John, Robert Bernard, Stephen, and Edna Pearl. In 1855, two missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints visited the family, and after their conversion to the Church, they set out for Utah on 1 May 1855. They started in Missouri and set out for the West on 15 June 1855. Unfortunately, during the trek, Eliza mother and two brothers passed away due to a cholera outbreak within the company. Eliza was remembered by loved ones for her fortitude in the Gospel, even in the face of trial and hardship. She served as a teacher in the Relief Society for many years, and she was a faithful member of the same until she fell and broke her hip 4 years prior to her death and could no longer attend. She died of old age on 27 February 1927 in American Fork, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:28:15,,,,,"This manuscript is a 4-page photocopy of a microfilm record. It contains biographical sketches in the form of obituaries for Emma J. King, Eliza F. Welsh, George T. Baker, and William Kershaw and is of unknown authorship, with no date given, although the date is most likely some time around May of 1927." 343,"Wells, Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney",MSS 540; MSS 1407; MSS 659; MSS SC 2185; MSS 111; M270.07 Sm52v 1906,"This collection consists of four boxes of Emmeline B. Well's journals, dating from 1844 to 1920. These journals discuss Emmeline's life as a Mormon woman, a polygamous wife, and a grow...",1828-1921,Diaries; Diaries (typescripts); Letter; Letter; Letter; Verses lovingly inscribed to President Bathsheba W. Smith,"Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells was born on February 29, 1828 in Petersham, Worchester County, Massachusetts to David and Deiadama (Hare) Woodward. On March 1, 1842 at the age of fourteen Emmeline was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a small brook near her Massachusetts home. The ice on the brook had to be broken so that she and six others could be baptized that day. On July 29, 1843, when Emmeline was fifteen years old she married sixteen-year-old James Harvey Harris who was also LDS. The newlywed couple left Massachusetts to go to Nauvoo, Illinois on April 24, 1844. Almost a year and a half later, James left Emmeline in Nauvoo, never to return again. Heartbroken and alone, Emmeline eventually married Newell K. Whitney as a polygamous wife on February 14, 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois. The sealing ordinance was performed by Brigham Young, 2nd President of the Church. Emmeline left Nauvoo with her new family on February 27, 1846 to join other groups of Saints in Iowa and travel to the Salt Lake Valley. Newell K. Whitney died in Salt Lake City, Utah five years after their marriage leaving Emmeline alone once again. Two years after his death, Emmeline married Daniel H. Wells as another polygamous wife on October 10, 1852. Although she was married to D. H. Wells, Emmeline did not live with him. Instead, she lived with her five daughters in a home in Salt Lake City. Emmeline saw her husband every so often when they had time to visit. Daniel H. Wells had occasional difficulty providing financially for his large polygamous family, so Emmeline worked to earn extra income. She wrote frequently under the pen name of Blanche Beachwood for the Woman's Exponent as well as the Contributor and the Deseret Evening News. In July 1877 Emmeline became the editor of the Woman's Exponent, a job she held until 1914. Emmeline was very involved in the suffrage movement and was appointed vice-president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association in 1874. She attended suffrage meetings all over the country as a representative of Utah. She was also very involved in clubs and other organizations in her community. She was a member of the Press Club, the Republican Club, the Federation Committee, the Utah Woman's Press Club, the Reapers Club, the Woman's Suffrage Association, and Daughters of the Revolution. In many of these clubs she held important positions and often held club meetings in her home. Emmeline became a member of the General Board of Relief Society in 1888 and served as the corresponding secretary and the general secretary. Following Bathsheba W. Smith's death, Emmeline became the fifth general president of the Relief Society in April 1910. She served in this position until her death in 1921. In her later years, Emmeline traveled constantly for political meetings, Relief Society, and family visits. In her travels she met President Roosevelt and the Queen of England. Emmeline received the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Brigham Young University on February 29, 1912, her 84th birthday. The degree was presented to her by President Joseph F. Smith. Known for her writing, among other things, Emmeline wrote Musings and Memories, Book of Poems which was published in 1896. Emmeline died on April 21, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 93.",1884-1964,,56,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/733,733,,,"This collection consists of four boxes of Emmeline B. Well's journals, dating from 1844 to 1920. These journals discuss Emmeline's life as a Mormon woman, a polygamous wife, and a growing celebrity as her fame spread. She writes about topics including her family, the westward trek to Utah, Relief Society, the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association (Y.L.M.I.A.), polygamy, political issues, modern inventions and technology, and world issues such as World War I. She also notes the anniversaries of births, weddings, and deaths of family and friends and significant days in her own life, including her baptism. Emmeline frequently mentions her children, the decisions they make in their life, and how she reacts to them. Emmeline associated with many prominent Church individuals and she often discusses them and her activities with them. Some of these people include Eliza R. Snow, Heber C. Kimball, O. Porter Rockwell, Reed Smoot, John Taylor, George A. Smith, Golden Kimball, Clarissa Smith Williams, and Susa Young Gates. Overall, the journals give great insight into Emmeline's life and the events dealing with the Church and the world that occurred during her lifetime. MSS 1407: This collection is identical to MSS 540, except this one contains typescript copies of the original journals. MSS 659: This is a letter written by Emmeline in 1887 to a Miss Grey thanking her for taking minutes of a Relief Society meeting and giving a copy of them to her. Emmeline encourages Miss Grey to develop her talents in writing. MSS SC 2185: This is a letter written to Emmeline's sister on January 16, 1899. In the letter Emmeline discusses the problems she was then experiencing with the Woman's Exponent in trying to cover the expense of printing, mailing the paper, and paying rent on the office. She also mentions the difficulty in getting the Relief Society sisters to see the value of the Woman's Exponent. MSS 111: This is a letter written to Brother and Sister Jacob G. Bigler on June 15, 1904. In the letter Emmeline congratulates the couple on their 60th wedding anniversary and relates for President Bathsheba Smith that she will be attending their party. M270.07 Sm 52v 1906: This folder contains 2 loose pages from a magazine that have poems written by Emmeline B. Wells to Bathsheba W. Smith on them. There are three complete printed poems titled, When the Old Friends Meet, A Beautiful Life, and Birthday Greeting. There is also the first stanza from a poem titled A Portrait on the back of the second page. A photograph of Bathsheba W. Smith is also printed on the first page." 355,"Welch, Martha Jane Tonks",MSS SC 835,The fifth folder of this collection contains biographical information for several members of the Tonks family including Martha Jane Tonks Welch. It consists of four typed pages written by Martha i...,1861-1947,Autobiography,"Martha Jane Tonks was born January 18, 1861 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Martha's parents were William Tonks and Martha Derricott Tonks. She was the fourth of eight children in her family. Her mother's first daughter and Martha's half-sister, Elizabeth, joined the family in Utah in 1868. She had stayed behind with her grandparents when her parents had left England and now came to live with her mother and step-father. Martha was a great admirer of her oldest sister. Martha married Thomas F. Welch in the Salt Lake City Endowment House April 10, 1879. Thomas was born in Brighton, England in 1856. Martha and Thomas had eleven children: Charles Josiah, Beatrice, Henry Thomas, Richard Garland, Jessie Evard, Martha Lillie, Harriet Louise, Thomas George, William Orson, Jane Rebecca, and Ethel Isabelle. All but two lived to adulthood. In 1890 Thomas was called to serve a mission in England. He died from diphtheria on July 29, 1902. In 1915 Martha married James Peter Fransen, a widower, who died of cancer on February 5, 1938. Martha died on November 2, 1947 in Salt Lake City and is buried in the Morgan City cemetery.",-,,67,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/745,745,,,The fifth folder of this collection contains biographical information for several members of the Tonks family including Martha Jane Tonks Welch. It consists of four typed pages written by Martha in 1947. She details several of her early memories. One is her memory of the first train that came to town and how everyone in town went to see it. She documents the 1873 incident of locusts and seagulls. She recalls how they had to 'switch' the grasshoppers away from her grandfather's wheat and that they came in huge black clouds. Then later seagulls arrived and ate the grasshoppers and locust. Martha also writes how while she was young she went out with only two boys. The first was Samuel Francis from Morgan but that ended shortly. The second was Thomas F. Welch. She met Thomas when she went to work in Morgan and the two were soon married. Martha also included in her reminiscences her testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and her love for her family. 166,"Webster, Rose Glen",MSS SC 37,"This collection contains letters received by Rose Glen Webster and a flyer announcing a free lecture on Mormonism by Miss Glen Webster of Salt Lake City, Utah at the Baptist Church on Thursday even...",-,"Letters, flyer",Apparently Rose Glen Webster was an anti-Mormon lecturer.,1897-1976,,248,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/556,556,,,"This collection contains letters received by Rose Glen Webster and a flyer announcing a free lecture on Mormonism by Miss Glen Webster of Salt Lake City, Utah at the Baptist Church on Thursday evening, February 24th (no year). The first letter dated November 8, 1897 from 'The Concord' in Washington, D.C. congratulates Rose on her correspondence about Mormonism which has secured press attention in the East and wishes her success in her efforts. The second letter dated October 22, 1904 is from Elder William H. Smith of Chattanooga, Tennessee and answers her questions concerning statistics in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (i.e., total membership, missionaries currently serving, members added the previous year, and number of members in specific states)." 484,"Watters, Madge Fillmore",MSS SC 3017,"This folder contains a typed book 259 pages long by Madge F. Watters written in 1998 titled Of One Heart: A Story of a Man and a Woman of Family, of Country, of Faith. It is the personal history of Ra",1920-2015,,"Madge Fillmore Watters was born on June 11, 1920 in Burrville, Utah to John Othello and Cloa May Holt Fillmore as the last child with four older brothers. Her family lived on a farm until Madge and her family moved into the small town at age 9. At age 15, after her family moved back to the farm, Madge was sent to the nearby town of Richfield to attend high school. There Madge met her future husband, Ray Watters, who was one grade above her. After she graduated, Madge travelled with one of her friends to Salt Lake City to attend the Business College. To support herself, Madge worked in a drug store and then a clothing store as a sales person. She married Ray Watters on July 12, 1941. Ray left to fight in WWII not long after their marriage. Madge continued to serve in church positions for many years.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a typed book 259 pages long by Madge F. Watters written in 1998 titled Of One Heart: A Story of a Man and a Woman of Family, of Country, of Faith. It is the personal history of Ray and Madge Watters. The book details events throughout her and her husbands lives, including recollections of Madge's childhood in Burrville, Utah; Ray's childhood in Richfield; their marriage in San Luis Obispo, California during a brief break in Rays army training; their experiences during World War II in America, France, and Germany, including pictures and diagrams; family activities; associations with friends; and school, work, and church experiences in Orem, Utah, beginning in 1957. Ray worked at Brigham Young University as a professor in the Health Science Department in the College of Physical Education, 1957-1984, and was department chair, 1961-1978. Madge served in more than 100 church positions, including as an ordinance worker in the Provo and St. George temples. She worked as a secretary at SCERA Park Elementary School in Orem, Utah. Madge and her husband Ray served a mission in Anaheim, California." 142,"Washburn, Tamer Washburn",MSS SC 2683,"Tamer's three-page, typewritten biography was authored by a step-daughter, Lorena Eugenia Washburn Larsen. There is also a biography in the collection that Lorena wrote for her mother Flora, Abrah...",1805-1886,Biography,"Tamer Washburn Washburn was born July 4, 1805 in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester, New York to Jesse Washburn and Susan Tompkins Washburn. Her parents were Quakers, and Tamer was raised in their faith. She married Abraham Washburn on March 16, 1824 at Mt. Pleasant. (His grandfather was her father's brother.) They became the parents of 11 children: Daniel, Mary Ann, Emma Jane, Elizabeth Underhill, Daniel Abraham, Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Susanna, Joseph Bates, Artemisha Minerva, and William Davis (adopted). Early in their married life, they moved to Sing Sing where Abraham did shoe making and tanning. When Parley P. Pratt came to New York preaching the gospel, Abraham believed immediately. 'The message was so plain and beautiful that he believed everybody could be readily converted.' Abraham brought Brother Pratt home to teach Tamer. Tamer was a staunch Methodist who had retained many Quaker ideas, and she was full of righteous indignation at the idea of continuing revelation. Abraham was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and continued trying to convert his wife without success. One night at a meeting, a messenger came and called Abraham home, telling him that Tamer was in a nervous condition at his attending a Mormon meeting. As Abraham left, Brother Pratt said, 'Be of good cheer Brother Washburn for in a very short time your wife will be a member of this church.' A few weeks later, Tamer asked Brother Pratt to baptize her. Tamer learned to love the gospel, and their home was always open to Mormon missionaries. Tamer and Abraham traveled with their family to Nauvoo, Illinois, where Abraham was a member of the Nauvoo Legion. They were close friends with the Prophet Joseph Smith, and once at an evening social at the Washburns' house, Joseph gave Tamer a blessing saying 'her salvation in the Celestial kingdom was assured on account of her liberality.' They traveled to Utah with the Saints in 1848. When they arrived, Abraham took a second wife, Flora Clarinda Gleason Johnson. They settled in Manti, Utah. After all of Tamer's children were married, she gave up housekeeping except during the United Order. Then, she kept house for Abraham while he presided over the Sevier County Tannery. Tamer spent time visiting her children and bringing them presents. While she was away, she had Flora's daughter Lorena keep house for her. Abraham died on June 17, 1886. Tamer followed on September 4, 1886 and was buried in Nephi, Utah.",-,,226,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/532,532,,,"Tamer's three-page, typewritten biography was authored by a step-daughter, Lorena Eugenia Washburn Larsen. There is also a biography in the collection that Lorena wrote for her mother Flora, Abraham's second wife. In Tamer's biography, Lorena does not give much biographical information. The only mention of Tamer's childhood is of her Quaker religion: 'She was brought up a Quaker, whose sabbath commenced on Saturday at sundown and closed Sunday at sundown. No member of that Faith was supposed to laugh during that period, but as the Washburns said Quakers were very human and at the close of the sabbath the young people had a very good time.' The majority of the biography focuses on Tamer's conversion and stories demonstrating her personality. After Tamer's conversion, Orson and Parley Pratt stayed with the Washburns while they continued their missionary work in New York. On one occasion, Orson brought his wife. She was wearing a lace cap with bows of ribbon and small artificial flowers on the side. Still used to strict Quaker practices, Tamer thought the cap was too ornate, and asked Orson's wife to remove the trimmings while a guest in their house. Tamer laughed as she told this story later, because she wore such caps herself in the years that followed and enjoyed having them handsomely decorated. Lorena describes Tamer as 'a social person and usually optimistic, yet she was capable of very intense feelingsshe was a liberal giver, and was always thankful for something to give to others.' Abraham was a prosperous businessman and gave Tamer an allowance of 75 dollars a month, part of which she saved and deposited in the bank. Later, Tamer took some of these savings and gave them to Orson Pratt to pay his traveling expenses for a mission to England. Another story that Tamer later laughingly related took place in Nauvoo. After experiencing persecution and using their money to help others and to build the temple, the Washburns went through a time of financial difficulty. One morning Tamer fried some hot cakes for the family but had little to go with them. Abraham was very devout and always blessed the food no matter how scarce it was. He prayed, thanking the Lord for the hotcakes. '[Tamer], at that moment, could not see anything to be thankful for, and when father said, 'Amen,' she said 'Oh damn the stuff.'' Another story in the biography is of a dream Tamer had while in Nauvoo. She dreamed she was in heaven and saw groups of children playing happily, supervised by very fine and intelligent woman. Tamer found two of her children in one of the groups. Surprised, she looked up at the woman who had charge of them. This woman said, 'Sister Washburn, it is your privilege to see beforehand where your children will be, that the parting will not be so hard.' A few weeks after she had this dream, the children died. '[Tamer] said that when they died she could not shed a tear because the vision she had was constantly before her mind.' The biography also tells of the struggle that Tamer had with plural marriage. 'She prayed often for strength and God finally gave her victory over herself, after that plural marriage ceased to be a trial and [she said] that my mother had been one of her best earthly friends.' At the end of the biography, there is a list of Tamer's children with dates and locations for their births and deaths along with the names of their spouses. Lorena also includes a poem she wrote in tribute to Tamer. It is entitled, 'To Aunt Tamer,' and was written July 4, 1880 in Monroe, Utah." 127,"Washburn, Flora Clarinda Gleason Johnson",MSS SC 2683,"Flora's nine-page, typewritten biography was authored by her daughter Lorena Eugenia Washburn Larsen. Included in the collection is a biography of Abraham's first wife, Tamar, which was also writt...",1819-1900,Biography,"Flora Clarinda Gleason Johnson Washburn was born August 2, 1819 in Tolland, Birkshire, Massachusetts to Lorena Willams Gleason and Joel Gleason. In 1824, they moved to Lenox, Ohio. Flora's mother died 16 days after their arrival, leaving a two-week-old infant. Flora's father later remarried, and Flora spent her childhood living sometimes at home and sometimes with relatives. As a young woman, Flora went out to nurse and did dressmaking on the side to earn more money. She was engaged to a young man, Hugh Gillon, and had great hopes for their future together, but he died before their wedding day. During this time Flora joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She longed to gather with the saints to Nauvoo, but the family of her late fiance wanted her to live with them for awhile. She stayed with them for about two years. The Gillons were very wealthy, and they gave Flora the same advantages as their two daughters. She had many fancy clothes for parties and dances. Flora returned to keep house for her father after his wife died, and was there for several months. Then, she moved to Macedonia, a settlement 22 miles from Nauvoo. At first, she stayed with a friend, but mobs burned down the house and Flora lost all her possessions. She then lived with Patriarch John Smith's family. After the Prophet Joseph Smith's death, Flora lived with B. F. Johnson and his wife Melissa in the Mansion House. She received her endowment in the Nauvoo Temple and was married there to B. F. Johnson. The two families began traveling to Utah together, but then B. F. Johnson sent Flora ahead because he wanted to court another wife. She did not see him until long after she arrived in the valley. When Flora arrived in Winter Quarters, the men were working as fast as they could to build housing. Abraham Washburn began working on the chimney of a house for her, but before it was finished she gave birth in a wagon to her first child, Huetta Clarissa. Flora traveled to Utah in the spring of 1848 and drove her own team the entire way. She pled her case before Brigham Young and obtained a divorce from B. F. Johnson. She then married Abraham Washburn on February 11, 1849 as his second wife. They became the parents of seven children: Almeda Maria, Louisa Ann, Hyrum Smith, Philena, Parley Pratt, Lorena Eugenia, and Orson Pratt. They were called to settle Manti, Utah and arrived November 21, 1849. At first Flora lived on the south side of Temple hill. Then, she moved into the fort, and later Abraham built a house for her in town. Flora was the Relief Society president in Manti for many years. She organized handicrafts among the Relief Society sisters, taught emigrant women to make a living, and pioneered the introduction of fruit trees, berry plants, and ornamental shrubs to Manti. In 1872, the family moved to Monroe, Utah, where Flora was Relief Society president for 25 years. She taught school for several years, nursed the sick, found employment for the poor, and laid out the dead for burial. Flora died on August 13, 1900 in Monroe, Utah.",-,,212,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/517,517,,,"Flora's nine-page, typewritten biography was authored by her daughter Lorena Eugenia Washburn Larsen. Included in the collection is a biography of Abraham's first wife, Tamar, which was also written by Lorena. Flora's biography gives broad outlines of her life and tells stories about the service and work that she accomplished in her community. While she was living in Manti, she learned of two needy emigrant couples who had just arrived. They had no shelter and could not speak any English. Through a translator, Flora offered to divide the space in her living room and let them stay there until they found something better. They gladly accepted and lived there some time. Although they could not speak with each other, this experience was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. The biography also describes the Relief Society work meetings that Flora held. They would assemble in the morning in the old Council House and quilt, sew rags for rag carpets, card wool, sew hats, braid straw, knit men's socks, spin wool yarn, and make tidy and lace. At noon they would have a picnic lunch and then work into the afternoon with an occasional dance in the evening. Their handicrafts were displayed at the annual Sanpete County Fair. The biography also describes the baking that Flora did. She had a large adobe oven outside that would hold 40 loaves in one baking. Once a week, she made bread, pies, cakes, and gingerbread. The bread was kept in a barrel in the cellar. She also made sacks of crackers for the teamsters who were sent from Manti to bring emigrants to Utah. The biography describes how the children helped with this process. Because Abraham ran a molasses mill in Manti, there were many candy pulling parties in the community. Before and after the Black Hawk War, Flora would travel to Utah Valley to obtain fruit for preserving. The biography contains several stories about scares Flora's family had with the Indians." 221,"Warnick, Lurena Eldredge",MSS SC 1750,"This is twenty-three page autobiography of Lurena Warnick and a biography of her husband, Merrill Warnick. The two biographies are bound together in a neat folder, the first half being dedicated to...",1898-1989,"Autobiography, photographs","Lurena Eldredge Warnick was born September 2, 1898 in Granger, Utah to Julia Lambert and Frederick E. Eldredge. She attended the West Taylorsville one-room schoolhouse before attending Monroe School and then Granite High School. She attended the University of Utah in 1918 and 1919, and during various summers afterward. She taught school in the Granite School District for five years, from 1919 to 1924. She first taught a religion class at age eleven, and then a kindergarten class at age twelve. She later served in the presidency of Young Women, Relief Society, and the Primary. In 1924, she married Merrill N. Warnick, and they had eight children. After they were married, they moved into a home built by Merrill's father, and starting that year, they began taking in various orphans and raising them. Lurena was very active in the community, taking part in the Parent Teacher's Association, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 4-H club work and various other activities. In Lurena's later years, she battled sarcoidosis, the effects of which included the loss of the use of a lung. She died May 27, 1989.",1904-1979,,298,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/611,611,,,"This is twenty-three page autobiography of Lurena Warnick and a biography of her husband, Merrill Warnick. The two biographies are bound together in a neat folder, the first half being dedicated to Merrill, and the second half to Lurena. Both contain two to four pages of photographs, followed by the person's biography, as written by Lurena. She writes very personally in the beginning of her own autobiography, relating many of her feelings and thoughts. She wanted to be a math teacher when she was young, as she excelled in algebra, but her father advised her to pursue homemaking classes like cooking instead. As a youth, Lurena helped in the field and also cooked in the home. She calls herself a 'tom-boy' because she grew up with the boys in her neighborhood. She continues with the major events of her life and lists many of her accomplishments and activities, such as her leadership in 4-H clubs for thirty-five years, and her award as Pleasant Grove Mother of the Year in 1964. A detailed description of the house she lived in is provided, as well as information about each of her children. Lurena concludes with her testimony of God, writing about how she is grateful for all of her blessings, despite her declining health." 544,"Warner, Mary Reynolds",MSS SC 1685,,1822-1896,Typed biography,"Mary Reynolds Warner was born on February 17, 1822 in Surfleet, Lincoln, England. Her parents, John Skinner Reynolds and Ann Long, had nine children, of which she was the ninth. Surfleet was a small farming village where a large number of geese were raised. Mary Reynolds married William Warner on May 18, 1848 in England. In 1852, they heard the gospel preached, one year later Mary, William, and Marys parents were all baptized. Shortly after, Mary and William decided to travel to America. To earn enough money, William went to Utah to work, while Mary was left to support the family in Saint Louis. In 1857, they were re-united and settled their family in Spanish Fork, Utah. Mary Reynolds Warner continued to work hard raising her family until her death in 1896 at the age of 75.",,,,,2017-02-13 14:17:07,,,,,"This manuscript contains a typed biography about Mary Reynolds Warner and personal letters approximately eight pages in length. Mary gives great personal detail into her childhood and her life in America. Mary amusingly remembers with being bitten by a goose as a young girl and the lifelong scar it left. Though she had little schooling, Mary dedicated herself to training her memory, so that she could learn as much as possible. Her limited schooling gave her opportunity to develop other talents such as weaving, she would later use those talents to support her family. Her letters regarding her journey to Utah show the difficulties faced by families split up trying to travel to the West. She and two children travelled to Saint Louis after selling their home in England, while her husband worked in Spanish Fork, Utah. She reflects in one letter on the expensive housing in Saint Louis, despite lower prices for goods. Mary Warner worked in hotels and as a weaver in order to pay for her and her childrens journey. At one point, she came into contact with small pox while working at a hotel. Even in her autobiography years later she still blamed herself when her son contracted the disease a few days later. After earning enough funds, she and her children traveled to Spanish Fork where she worked as a weaver. Mary Warner was a clever and frugal woman, she had her children gather wheat before they went to play. One summer they collected enough to bake bread the entire year. She also worked hard to support her familys faithfulness in the Church and before her death she gathered dozens of names for temple work." 665,"Warner, Amy Martha Alberta Oliver",MSS SC 2758,This is a collection of 8 items pertaining to the Hutchings family and relatives. The items mostly make up a collection of life sketches and family newsletters. All items are primarily typescript phot,1889-1979,Newsletters,"Amy Martha Alberta Oliver Warner was born on 17 September 1889 in South Jordan, Utah to James Albert Oliver and Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver. She was the third oldest of 7 children born to them, her siblings being, Nellie Maria, Annie Sophronia, James Edward, Jessie Elizabeth, William Albert, and Mary Myrtle. Little else is known about her life other than her marriage and death dates. On 28 August 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Amy married Francis Warner, and together they had 6 children: Francis Doran, Olive Alberta, Elizabeth, James Albert, Dean Arthur, and Myrtle. She died on 24 April 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-29 10:52:24,,,,,"This is a collection of 8 items pertaining to the Hutchings family and relatives. The items mostly make up a collection of life sketches and family newsletters. All items are primarily typescript photocopies. Amy O. Warner is noted as the author or original owner of 3 of the 8 items. The first item is a 3-page letter by Lenore R. Hutchings, wife of Loman F. Hutchings. It covers the history of Anders Peter Fillerup and his wife, Caroline Rasmussen, and how they met and married on the steam ship, Manhatten. The second item is a 4-page life sketch of Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver, Lenores grandmother, dictated to Lenore. It covers Emmas birth and early childhood, and describes what life was like having two mothers, as her father was polygamous. She shares a story about the birth of one of her siblings at a time when Ma, her fathers first wife, was sick and could not help with the delivery. It fell to Emma to clean up the baby, but she was so shocked and inexperienced, it wasnt until after things had quieted down that the family midwife, fondly referred to as Aunt, saw her and helped her with the newborn. The account includes many interesting details about the midwifery and folk medicine practices prevalent in the 1860s-1870s. The third item is a 12-page newsletter entitled, Fillerup Family Newsletter, June 23, 1979, Vol. 1, No. 1. It contains a preface, explaining the origins of the newsletter project. It also includes copies of original handwritten journal entries from Andrew Peter Fillerup, as well as typed transcripts of each entry. The editor of this newsletter is listed as Robert Fillerup, 1732 Bluebird Road, Orem, Utah 84057. The fourth item is a 12-page biography entitled, Getting Acquainted with Elias Hutchings, by Mary K. Timothy (a great- great-granddaughter of Elias). The biography covers how Elias was the first man to discover Mammoth Cave in Edmonson County, Kentucky in 1809, as well as his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It mentions that there are few remaining records of his life. After touching on Elias parentage and the history of his birthplace, Winchester, New Hampshire, the biography covers his travels with what little historical record there is to be found. It includes a photocopy of his certificate of marriage to Sally or Sarah Smith, and the last page is a short, autobiographical sketch of himself, finished with note from Shepherd Pierce Hutchings, his son, about Elias death. The fifth item is a 51-page collection of various biographical sketches and histories. It includes a list of church leadership at the time of compilation, and Ten Years of Zion An Evaluation of Two Family Histories, written by Lenore R. Hutchings. There is also a Partial Evaluation of Shepherd Pierce Hutchings autobiography, by his second wife, Eliza Ann Pectol Hutchings, and an autobiography of George Pectol, Elizas father. Next in this collection is an Award of Merit given to Lenore R. Hutchings on 4 July 1976 in recognition of achievement in Utah History for professional writing from the Salt Lake Tribune. Following that is a short essay by Lenore entitled, Avalon, Uintah County: My Biggest Challenge as a Teacher, which Lenore wrote to describe her struggles as a teacher from 1950-1951, instructing diverse classes of students that included, Ute Indians and non-Indians. Previous to this job, she had taught at Provo High School, and had gotten a graduate degree from BYU. The remainder of the essay describes the poor conditions of the Avalon school, and it mentions a recent 3-million-dollar lawsuit against the US government for lands stolen from the native tribes during Utahs colonization. There is much talk of IQ scores, and Lenore recounts a few experiences she had with individual students for whom she gave extra effort to help succeed. Next in this collection is an essay written by Lenores husband, Loman F. Hutchings, entitled, Early History of Union High School, where he worked as superintendent-principal for a time in the 1950s. The paper talks about the actions of the board over the years and lists some of the original faculty members. Following this is the Missionary Journal of Elias Hutchings, with entries ranging from January 1831 to August of the same year. It details mostly baptisms performed. Last in this collection is a Biography of James Oliver and Maria Dalley Oliver, given by granddaughter, Amy O. Warner. It details the birth and life of James, and how he married Elizabeth Wieler after he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He traveled West with the Willie Handcart Company. He married Maria Dalley in 1859 as his second wife. The sixth item is a history from the diary also a tribute to our father, grandfather, and great grandfather, James Albert Oliver, which covers his life in a 3-page compilation. The compiler is named as Amy O. Warner, his daughter. The seventh item is a 3-page biography of Ida Kirstine Jorgenson Knudsen Rasmussen. It is written by Minnie Rasmussen Farrer, her daughter, with changes and additions made by Ida Mae Rasmussen Christiansen, Idas granddaughter. The biography covers Idas birth and family, her early life, the familys conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their immigration to the US and move to Salt Lake City in the 1860s. It also details her marriage, divorce, and second marriage, the children she had and adopted, and her death on 27 March 1938. The eighth and final item is a 2-page History of Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver compiled by Amy O. Warner, Emmas daughter. It covers her birth, parentage, early life, church activity and her nursing education. It also mentions a car accident she was in while taking Lenore to school one summer, in which she broke a few ribs and hurt her waist. She was never quite the same after those injuries. Eventually, Emma developed colon cancer, and she passed away after an unsuccessful operation in 1934." 537,"Ward, Anna Catherine Adams",MSS SC 679,This collection consists of several folders containing manuscripts on Thomas Adams. In the third folder information can be found on Anna Catherine Adams Ward. The manuscript is forty-four typewritten,1850-1908,Biography,"Anna Catherine Adams Ward was born 24 May 1850 in Salt Lake City, Utah to William Adams and Mary Ann Leech. She was the fourth child and first girl born in her family. Just five months after her birth the family was called by Brigham Young to settle Southern Utah and so the family moved to Parowan. Growing up Anna found she had great talent as a seamstress and was renowned for her suits and delicate lace. Anna attended school in Beaver and later became a teacher in Paragoonah, being paid for her labors with boarding. Luckily, she was also able to make money as a seamstress. On 21 August 1869 at age eighteen Anna married David Ward as his third wife and together they had four children. She and her family lived at her husbands farm at Rush Lake for a number of years. This ended when Anna contracted pneumonia and the family was forced to move to Provo in 1905 for her health. Anna was left in a weakened state since her illness and never fully recovered. On 22 November 1908 she passed away during an operation in the Provo Hospital at age fifty-eight.",1850-1908,,,8-8-16,2016-08-16 13:46:36,,,,,"This collection consists of several folders containing manuscripts on Thomas Adams. In the third folder information can be found on Anna Catherine Adams Ward. The manuscript is forty-four typewritten pages. The first page is a family group sheet containing pictures and important dates for Annas parents, Mary and William, and information for their children and spouses. Following this there are brief histories of various family members, including a three-page history of Annas father William and then a three-page history of her mother Mary. Following Marys biography other brief histories of family members are given including her fathers second wife and the children from both of his marriages. Annas history was written by Sadie Ollorton Clark. The history covers the major events in Annas life schooling, work, marriage, children and death. Following Annas biography other brief histories of siblings are included." 277,"Walker, Esther Holbrook",MSS 8,"This is a two-page typescript biography written by Esther's daughter, included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. During the trip west, the manuscript describes an instance in which the Indians...",1829-1895,Biography,"Esther Holbrook Walker was born June 21, 1829 near Bristol, England to John and Mary E. Thomas Holbrook. She had several siblings, though they became orphans at a young age and went to live with their grandmother. Esther was put into a boarding school where she learned 'all things necessary for a young lady,' such as cooking and sewing. Afterwards, she worked for a rich woman in a weaving factory. She and a work friend attended a Mormon meeting, and Esther began investigating the Church. She was baptized in 1848, and in 1857, met and married Joseph Walker. They had seven children while living in England, though four had died by the time they left in 1868 for the United States. After arriving in New York in July, the family immediately began the trek west, traveling on the railroad as far as it was built. They reached Farmington, Utah that fall. In the spring of 1869, a wagon accident resulted in Esther breaking an arm, although the rest were uninjured. She died April 10, 1895 at the age of sixty-eight in Farmington.",,,348,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/667,667,,,"This is a two-page typescript biography written by Esther's daughter, included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. During the trip west, the manuscript describes an instance in which the Indians drove away the pioneers' horses while they were watering. The saints immediately grew worried because they would be left either to starve or to be killed by Indians. However, some young men managed to retrieve the horses, and there was no harm done. Later, the manuscript details one of Esther's Sunday School lessons that took place on the 24th of July, in which she dressed all in white and made a banner with lilies of the valley for the class to carry. She also taught them how to make paper and wool flowers." 276,"Walker, Emily Ann",MSS 8,"This is a two-page typescript biography written by Margaret Steed Hess, and a one-page typescript recollection written by Emily's friend, Ida Southworth Griffith. This biography, included in the Ma...",1862-,Biography,"Emily Ann Walker was born February 20, 1862 in Bristol, England to Joseph and Esther Holbrook Walker. Her parents migrated to America in 1868, and they traveled west not long after reaching New York. They arrived in Utah in 1868, settling in Farmington. Emily worked a great deal in her own home as well as for others, doing housework and caring for children. After her mother's death, Emily cared for her father, even turning down proposals of marriage so that she could care for him. After his death, she lived alone, selling vegetables which she grew in a small garden. She was later hired by a family to care after their baby, until it was eight years old. A strong wind later damaged the roof of her house to such an extent that she was forced to rent a small place nearby, though she continued to garden there.",,,347,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/666,666,,,"This is a two-page typescript biography written by Margaret Steed Hess, and a one-page typescript recollection written by Emily's friend, Ida Southworth Griffith. This biography, included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection, begins with a recollection in which Emily's father took his wife to see the first train arrive, and the team frighted and ran, injuring the wife. Margaret also describes Emily as being a good cook: when replacing an old stove, Emily said it was like losing an old friend. Emily's home was neat, clean, and surrounded by flowers. After her mother died, Emily devoted her time and service to her father, and she even declined proposals of marriage so that she could care for her father. Margaret writes of when Emily called her wedding off for this very reason. After her father died, however, Margaret was left alone but for an aunt, Lizzie Coombs. Emily remained a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she participated as a member of the ward choir. She had a fun sense of humor and a sweet personality." 275,"Walker, Elizabeth Metcalf",MSS 8,This one-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection briefly covers Elizabeth's life and is written by Myrtle Spackman Coombs. Myrtle describes Elizabeth as a 'loving devoted ...,1802-1891,Biography,"Elizabeth Metcalf Walker was born August 15, 1802 in Bainbridge, Yorkshire, England to Joseph Metcalf and Mary Hebden. She married Christopher Walker in 1823, though he died young, leaving her with nine children. Elizabeth began work as a nurse, and in 1852, she converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She emigrated from England to Utah in 1861. While traveling west across the plains, Elizabeth's youngest daughter died. After arriving in Salt Lake City, Elizabeth moved to Farmington, where she visited the sick. She also gardened, raising herbs to use to prepare medicine. She died February 2, 1891 at the age of 86.",,,346,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/665,665,,,"This one-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection briefly covers Elizabeth's life and is written by Myrtle Spackman Coombs. Myrtle describes Elizabeth as a 'loving devoted mother [], steadfast in her belief in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.'" 461,"Vincent, Sarah Sybil Douglas",MSS SC 2902,"This folder contains a spiral-bound, typed book written in 1991 as a Christmas present for Sybils children and grandchildren which contained a short family history from 1934-1991.",1916-2004,Autobiography,"Sarah Sybil Douglas Vincent was born on May 6, 1916 in Magna, Utah to William Mungo and Jessie Wall Douglas. The Spanish Influenza passed through her town which left her whole family weak including her mother who spent most of her time trying to keep Sybils premature little brother alive. Sybil was left with a heart condition from the flu. Sybils mother died not long after when Sybil was ten years old, leaving her sisters, her father and her to live with Sybils aunt Rhoda Douglas and grandma Naomi Clark Douglas. In September of 1933, Sybil married Roland R. Vincent. They lived with his parents for the first few years while Roland went to school to become a mechanic. Sybil and Roland went through many hardships as well as many good memories. The majority of their life was spent in their Provo home and cabin in Fairview, Utah. When Sybil was 78, she served in the Santa Rosa Mission as a missionary. She died on March 26, 2004.",1934-1991,,"Vincent, Sarah Sybil Douglas",2014-06-19,2014-06-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/851,851,,,"This folder contains a spiral-bound, typed book written in 1991 as a Christmas present for Sybils children and grandchildren which contained a short family history from 1934-1991. The book is organized into six sections: Life on the Farm, Cabin Joys, The Best of Friends, Memories of Family, Christmases We Love to Remember, and My Testimony. In the prologue, Sybil describes the layout of the book. She states that she did not know where to start, so her son suggested she start with recipes and write about memories surrounding the food. The book contains recipes dispersed throughout." 164,"Van Buren, Lotta",MSS 5,"This collection includes four boxes, one of which contains a vast amount of correspondence during the years 1955 to 1960 between Brigham Young University and Henry Bizallion concerning Lotta's dona...",1877-1960,"Correspondence, notes, biography, music, newspaper clippings, musical programs, game","Lotta Van Buren, grandniece of President Martin Van Buren, was born as the next to youngest of ten children on November 20, 1877 in Boscobel, Wisconsin. She began her early education when her family moved to Spring Green. Lotta later attended the State Normal School at Madison and graduated in June of 1896. She then taught school for three years until she entered the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York where she studied piano, practicing five to six hours every day. She later studied with Harold Bauer, a great pianist, in New York, Paris, and Switzerland. Lotta also taught piano in New York City for many years until the concert stage became her primary focus as a pianist, clavichordist, and harpsichordist. Lotta performed in both the United States and Europe. Her work on the clavichord led to her restoration, research, and collection of antique musical instruments and her utilization of them in the originally intended way. Significant acquirements include Beethoven's piano from 1796 on which he composed numerous works and a bass viol owned by George Frederic Handel. Through her expert knowledge, Lotta helped restore relics of ancient music in the Metropolitan Museum, the Steinert Collection at Yale, the Joline Collection at Bernard College, the museum of Cooper Union, and the collection at Williamsburg, Virginia. In 1940 Lotta retired and moved to California where she married Henry Bizallion, a longtime friend and musician. In 1955 while living in Pacific Palisades, California, Lotta donated her collection of rare instruments, authentic Elizabethan costumes, books on old instruments, and music for the instruments to Brigham Young University because she had previously been impressed by Emma Lucy Gates Bowen, a famous Utah soprano who had frequently performed with Lotta. Lotta died at age 82 on May 23, 1960, and her husband Henry passed away shortly thereafter on September 4, 1960.",-,,246,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/554,554,,,"This collection includes four boxes, one of which contains a vast amount of correspondence during the years 1955 to 1960 between Brigham Young University and Henry Bizallion concerning Lotta's donation of rare instruments to BYU. Also included is correspondence pertaining to Henry's biography of Lotta, which is found in this collection along with research notes about Lotta's life. Additionally, the collection contains Lotta's typewritten and handwritten notes about numerous instruments as well as music for the instruments. There are numerous newspaper clippings that feature Lotta from the years 1912 to 1960 and musical programs from performances by Lotta, the Van Buren Players of Old Instruments, and Brigham Young University in their use of the Lotta Van Buren Collection. Finally, the Musical Checkers and Musical Dominoes game, which teaches children the musical staff and notation, is found in this collection. The game was patented by Lotta in 1917, and her friend Paderewski supported it as shown in two statements to Lotta about the game and a gift to her, a Polish white cross pin." 536,"Valentine, Rose Ellen Bywater",MSS SC 628,This manuscript is sixty-six typewritten pages long. A spiral bound autobiography entitled Memories of Rose Ellen Bywater Valentine edited by Dale M. Valentine and completed in 1962. The book begins,1875-1966,Autobiography,"Rose Ellen Bywater Valentine was born 17 September 1875 in Brigham City, Utah to James Bywater and Hannah Marie Jensen. Rose was the eldest living child of her parents and one of five children that lived to maturity. Rose grew up in a humble, but well-kept home with a beautiful garden and swing set, the jealousy of all the neighborhood children. Roses mother had immigrated to Utah from Denmark and while working as a maid she met James Bywater from Leeds England. She would become his second wife and because of her choice to practice polygamy Roses father was, on multiple occasions, imprisoned. During these times of incarceration both families learned to get by on very little. Rose was encouraged by her mother and a school teacher to become a teacher herself. She loved learning and was able to pass the teachers examination. She took on the position of school teacher in Honeyville, Utah in 1893. Following that school year she decided to attend the University of Utah, but midway through a semester was called back to help her family in Brigham City and taught at the local Emerson school in Brigham City from 1893-1898. Her career as a school teacher ended when she was offered a job by a family friend Dr. LH Berg, as an assistant in his dentist office. Rose proved to be an excellent employee and soon found she had a love for dentistry, so in 1903 Rose was able to take an examination and receive her dental license making her the first female dentist in the state of Utah. In 1904 Rose became very ill, she was bed ridden from February through May. Following this illness her courtship to Hyrum W. Valentine progressed ending in their marriage in 1905. For the next couple years Rose and Hyrum lived and worked in Salt Lake. Rose continued her dental practice until 1911 when on 16 December, Rose and Hyrum left for Europe to preside over the Swiss-German mission. Slowly Rose learned the German language and became president of the Relief Society for the entire mission. During their service Hyrum and Rose adopted a one-year-old German girl and named her Basel. The two of them stayed in Switzerland during the first part of WWI and kept the church going in that part of Europe while all other missionaries returned back to America. Finally, in December of 1916 The Valentines returned to their home in Brigham City, Utah. Once again Rose started up her dental practice and they adopted their orphaned nephew Dee J in 1926. July of that same year Rose and Hyrum were asked to return to Germany and preside over the German-Austrian mission. They were amazed to see the growth of the church during the time of their absence and Rose was able to establish the Beehive program throughout her mission. They returned to Salt Lake City in September of 1929. After studying new techniques in preventative dentistry Rose started her own dental office in March of 1931 and worked there for the following 15 years, until she became physically unable. Rose also served diligently in many callings and volunteered as a tour guide around Temple Square for many years. On 8 February 1953 Hyrum passed away from cancer and Rose decided to sell her house and move back to Brigham City to be close to family. Rose passed away 15 February 1966 leaving her closing thoughts I have tried to give my best to life and indeed life has given its best to me in return.",1875-1962,,,8-16-16,2016-08-16 13:31:41,,,,,"This manuscript is sixty-six typewritten pages long. A spiral bound autobiography entitled Memories of Rose Ellen Bywater Valentine edited by Dale M. Valentine and completed in 1962. The book begins with a one-page preface by the editor and then a table of contents. The book is separated into 10 chapters and tells the life story of Rose Ellen Bywater Valentine. Beginning with her childhood and ending with the years just proceeding her death. Rose tells her story as a continuous serious of major events in chronological order. She includes frequent stories and personal testimony throughout her book and in particular during her time on missions to Germany. Periodically pages of pictures are included with brief explanations given by Rose. The final page of the book is a favorite poem entitled The Twilight of Life, with a note written in blue ink at the bottom of the page giving the date and place of Roses passing." 320,"Tyler, Jan L.",MSS SC 1109; MSS OH 906,Photocopy of a typewritten speech given by Jan Tyler at Brigham Young University in December 1977. It is eight pages long and was presented during Women's Awareness Week. Tyler repo...,-,Speech Oral History,Unknown,1818-1899,,387,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/710,710,,,"Photocopy of a typewritten speech given by Jan Tyler at Brigham Young University in December 1977. It is eight pages long and was presented during Women's Awareness Week. Tyler reported on the International Women's Year and the conferences she had attended. The General Assembly of the United Nations established 1975 as the Year of the Woman, or the International Women's Year. Each country's representative would find ways to have their country participate. Tyler was asked to sit on a committee that would decide if the U.S. would participate, and ended with an answer in the affirmative. In 1973, Tyler was asked back to the State Department for a Foreign Policy Conference. This was the first time that women leaders of non-government organizations were included. In 1975, Tyler and Dr. Margaret Hoopes of BYU went to New York to a seminar by the American Association of University Women and the United Nations. Women from all over the world met together to identify barriers that still held women back and to problem-solve some solutions. Each woman addressed the others as 'Sisters'. Some of these women were allowed limited clearance into the UN. Their next conference was held in Mexico City, where 39 representatives from Utah attended. Tyler tells of how disappointed she was with the news coverage of the conference only the two disruptions were reported, leaving out all the good that was accomplished. The United States Congress established a National Commission and gave $5 million so all women could participate. Tyler chaired the Utah State Coordinating Committee. The next conference was held in Houston, from November 18th-21st, where a friendly atmosphere permeated all four days. The theme chosen for the Women's Year was 'Equality, Development, and Peace.' Tyler explained her support of this theme, as it coincided with her LDS views. She told of how there should be equality in earthly and spiritual things, and that only an equal marriage would be successful. She compared development to her belief in eternal progression, and that one of Christ's main teachings was of peace. In the end of her speech, Tyler dismisses the belief that the Equal Rights Movement or the Women's Movement will destroy marriage and the family. According to Tyler, it is because of these things that marriage and family will survive, since we can not survive on borrowed light or intelligence. She ended with the thought that we are all brothers and sisters, not just those of us who are members of the LDS faith.
MSS OH 906: Cassette tape recording and typed transcripts recorded by Jan Tyler for the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. The conference consisted of several sessions including an opening ceremony, panels, workshops, an open discussion, and a closing session. The conference discussed many issues of interest and concern to women such as the Equal Rights Amendment, reproductive health, social security, child abuse, child development, the arts and humanities, and teenage pregnancy." 342,"Tuttle, Marne Whitaker",MSS SC 1019,"Marne's autobiography is 17 pages in length and typed for smooth reading. The literary style is written mostly in the 3rd person which may confuse the reader on authorship. However, th...",1920-,1 fd. containing a typed transcript of autobiography,"Marne Whitaker Tuttle was born in Morgan, Utah the first child of ten to Wilford Woodruff Whitaker and Dora Edith Boyce. When very little, the family moved to Kanosh, Utah where Marne's father was a beekeeper. Although she grew up during the Great Depression, Marne's parents promised to pay for one year of higher education. So, in the early 1940's Marne attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. There she met A. Theodore Tuttle, whom she later married in Manti, Utah on July 26, 1943. With America's entry into World War II, Marne became a war bride when Theodore was called to military duty in the Pacific Rim. During the battle of Iwa Jima, Theodore received word of the birth of his first son. When Theodore returned, he went on to receive his education in seminaries and theologies. In 1953, Theodore was asked to be Supervisor of Seminaries and Institutes for the Church, and the family moved to Provo, Utah. In 1961, Theodore was called to supervise the five South American missions of the L.D.S. Church, with headquarters in Uruguay. Marne and the family followed Theodore to Uruguay where they lived for 14 years. Marne and Theodore had seven children.",-,,55,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/732,732,,,"Marne's autobiography is 17 pages in length and typed for smooth reading. The literary style is written mostly in the 3rd person which may confuse the reader on authorship. However, this is a literary technique of Marne and very much her own story. Because of her husband's intense involvement with the L.D.S. Church in both seminary and missionary work, Marne gives wonderful insight to those programs during the 50's and 60's. Furthermore, Marne's early life is typical of most young mothers during the war years. She describes her fears and trials of having a husband involved in a world war. Marne includes in her autobiography a draft of a short essay she wrote entitled My First Day of Visiting Teaching in Quito, Ecuador, May 27, 1976. This essay tells a great deal about the personality and work of Marne Tuttle." 208,"Turner, Susan Morris Buckwalter",MSS SC 1735,"This is an eight-page biography written by Helen Taylor Allison, Susan's great grandchild. It briefly describes the life of Susan Turner and also records various events and stories, such as when In...",1844-1935,Biography,"Susan Morris Buckwalter Turner was born in Newbury, England on May 19, 1844 to Richard Morris and Elisabeth Alexander. Susan was the eighth child of nine, and because her family was poor, she had to work as a young child. The family was converted after they met President John Taylor and Elder Williams, and in 1856, she, her parents, and three siblings sailed to New York. Not long after, Susan and part of her family traveled west. After arriving in Salt Lake City, Susan worked in the fields and gleaned wheat. Susan left her family when about nineteen years old to work for one of Brigham Young's wives, for whom she made candles. She married Edwin Buckwalter on July 23, 1863, and they had three children. Their first home was built in American Fork, and they were one of the first in the city to acquire a stove. After taking sick, Edwin died in 1870, leaving Susan with three young children. She lived with her family for a short time before buying a lot in town and moving a log cabin there. In 1875, she married Alfred Turner, and they had two children. She died December 15, 1935.",1820-1915,,286,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/598,598,,,"This is an eight-page biography written by Helen Taylor Allison, Susan's great grandchild. It briefly describes the life of Susan Turner and also records various events and stories, such as when Indians attacked them while crossing the plains and when her brother Richard was healed after a blessing. Following the biographical section are three pages entitled 'Incidents in the Life of Susan Turner.' There, Susan's daughter Ellen Susan Buckwalter Taylor relates various experiences she had with her mother at home. Susan frequently went buggy riding, visited friends, and quilted. Ellen also describes her mother as being a good cook who made delicious meals and cakes. As many of the other women did at the time, she made soap and sewed by hand. She was 'not afraid of anything,' and Ellen thereafter relates various experiences in which her mother showed incredible bravery." 189,"Turley, Lola Jesamine Ollerton",MSS SC 1713,"This collection contains a five page typewritten biography of Lola Turley, written by her sister, Sadie Ollerton Clark. Lola's picture is included on the first page. This biography frequently div...",1887-1963,Biography,"Lola Jesamine Ollerton Turley was born in Parowan, Utah on November 9, 1887 as the fourth of eight children to James Ollerton and Mary Emma Adams. Lola attended the public elementary schools in Parowan until 1903 when she began attending the Beaver Branch of Brigham Young University (BYU). After graduating from high school in 1906, Lola attended BYU in Provo, Utah where she became qualified as a teacher. She taught for one year in Beaver and two years in Parowan. She then attended the University of Utah during the summer and went back to BYU from 1910 to 1911. During the next year she taught school in Parowan where she met Marion Turley and then went to Snowville for a year. Lola married Marion on October 8, 1913 in the Salt Lake Temple. They went on a honeymoon to Los Angeles before settling on a farm south of Tempe, Arizona. They had no children, which saddened Lola. Lola and Marion eventually became prosperous because of the success of their dairy farm. Lola enjoyed traveling and traveled throughout much of the United States and Canada. In 1959 Lola had a heart attack and was diagnosed with diabetes. Lola died on June 29, 1963 in Mesa, Arizona.",1798-1842,,269,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/579,579,,,"This collection contains a five page typewritten biography of Lola Turley, written by her sister, Sadie Ollerton Clark. Lola's picture is included on the first page. This biography frequently diverts from detailing the life events of Lola and talks about other family members' lives. Because Lola's husband remarried after Lola's death and his step-children took all of the wealth that Lola and Marion had accumulated, Sadie laments, 'What I feel badly about is that as soon as Lola was buried she seemed to have been forgotten by everyone. All her work enriched only those she knew nothing about; everything she had done or wanted to have done was ignored.'" 374,"Tucker, Rebecca Althura Tonks",MSS SC 835,The fifth folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to the life of Rebecca Althura Tonks Tucker. The folder contains short biographies for many members of the Tonks family...,1872-1938,Biography,"Rebecca Althura Tonks was born July 9, 1872 in Morgan, Utah, the daughter of William Tonks and Martha Derricott Tonks. Rebecca grew up in Morgan on her father's farm. She married James Henry Tucker on December 3, 1890 in the Logan Temple and they had seven children. After they had been married ten years James was called on a mission to the southern states; this time of her life was hard for Rebecca but she endured it faithfully. Rebecca died March 29, 1938 at the age of 67.",-,,84,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/764,764,,,"The fifth folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to the life of Rebecca Althura Tonks Tucker. The folder contains short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. The section of the collection that describes Rebecca and her life consists of a two page history written by her daughter Zella Tucker Shortliff. After the death of one of her daughters, Rebecca took into her home her daughter's widowed husband and two young sons; the boys lived with her for many years. Rebecca also cared for and was devoted to her handicapped son Reed. Her biography also shares small amounts of information about her different callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and her faithful service." 274,"Tubbs, Francis Annie Stuart",MSS 8,"This is a one-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Francis's daughter, Francis Tubbs Hess. Francis describes the trek west as being rather calm, for the Ind...",1853-1942,Biography,"Francis Annie Stuart Tubbs was born November 7, 1853 in Dedford, England to James Matthew Stuart and Nancy Winters Stuart. Francis's parents were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and baptized in 1848. The family was well off as James had high social status and income. He died, however, in June of 1854, leaving Francis's mother with four small children. Ten years later, she remarried, and the family stayed in England until June of 1868, when they sailed for America. After reaching New York, they took the train to where the saints were located in Missouri. They crossed the plains with the Horton Haight Company and reached Salt Lake City in late August of 1868. The family stayed in Bountiful for two months before moving north and settling in Farmington. While there, Francis met Daniel Tubbs, whom she married in 1870. The family moved to Egin Bannock, Idaho in 1885 until four years later, they returned to Farmington. They later moved to Riverside, Bear River Valley, where they lived in a farm house. Daniel died May 22, 1922, and Francis died twenty years later on January 1, 1942.",,,345,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/664,664,,,"This is a one-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Francis's daughter, Francis Tubbs Hess. Francis describes the trek west as being rather calm, for the Indians did not bother them as they had previous groups. Francis describes her mother as being 'always full of sunshine and smiles, never complaining of her trials.' She served as a teacher in the Relief Society for several years and was an active member of the Church throughout her life." 341,"Tracy, Nancy Naomi Alexander",MSS SC 918,Nancy N. Tracy 's autobiography is written on 29 photocopied transcribed pages. The events of Nancy's life are classic of the very early Mormon pioneer wife. Because of her connecti...,1816-1902,"1 fd. containing photocopied transcript of Nancy N. Tracy's autobiography entitled, A Short Sketch of the Life and Travels of Nancy N. Tracy.","Nancy N. Tracy was born in Henderson, New York on May 14, 1816, to Aaron and Betsey Alexander. Her father died when Nancy was four years old leaving her mother to care for a farm and four small children. Financial difficulties led to the decision that Nancy be raised in her Grandfather's home in Herkimer County, 100 miles from her mother. She lived with relatives until the age of fifteen when she decided she could no longer bear the idea of separation. from her mother. She moved back to Henderson, New York, where she became acquainted with Moses Tracy. On July 15, 1832, Nancy and Moses were married. The next spring Mormon missionaries entered the area and Nancy attended a sermon. Feeling the truth of the speaker's words, Nancy decided to investigate. Despite opposition from family and friends, Nancy and her husband were baptized on May 10, 1834. In the spring of 1835, Nancy and Moses followed church leadership advice and became part of the gathering of Saints to Zion, which was then Kirtland, Ohio. When the Saints were driven out by anti-Mormon mobs, Nancy and her family moved to Far West, Missouri. There, Moses became involved in several skirmishes between Mormons and mobocrats. The U.S. army was called in and although there were no legal reasons for attacking the Mormons, again they were driven out of the county. Finally, Moses and Nancy took part in the exodus of Mormons out West. Along the trail, Nancy buried three of her six children who died of disease. On September 15, 1850, Nancy and her family came into Salt Lake City, Utah. They soon moved to settle the area around the Ogden river. On August 25, 1858, Moses Tracy died leaving Nancy to raise the family and sustain a farm herself. In April of 1860, Nancy married her husband's brother (no name mentioned in record).",1905-,,54,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/731,731,,,"Nancy N. Tracy 's autobiography is written on 29 photocopied transcribed pages. The events of Nancy's life are classic of the very early Mormon pioneer wife. Because of her connections with President Joseph Smith (her husband Moses lent Joseph money), Nancy's narrative details some well known events in traditional Mormon history. Her story is emotionally charged with devotion and belief in religious sacrifice. Nancy's writing closely resembles the syntax and style of the Bible and reflects the frontier education of the time. Faith. Trek. Trials. Persecution" 379,"Tonks, Martha Derricott",MSS SC 835,Folder 5 of the Tonks Family collection is the one which contains biographical information relating to Martha Derricott Tonks. The folder holds short biographies for many members of the Tonks famil...,1824-1911,Biography,"Martha Derricott was born at Rockwordine-wood, Shrop, England May 24, 1824; her parents where Charles and Mary (Ashley) Derricott. Martha's daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1854. Elizabeth's father appears to be Richard Manwin but the history does not specify if Martha and Richard were ever married; it only says that for some reason the two were separated. Martha immigrated to America with her husband William Tonks in the summer of 1856. When they left her daughter, Elizabeth, stayed behind with Martha's parents. Martha and William traveled in a small ship for six weeks, finally landing in New York City. They eventually continued on to Salt Lake City; first by boat to New Orleans, then up the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs, finally arriving by wagon train in Salt Lake City, Utah October 1, 1859. After arriving in Salt Lake they only had time to construct a small log cabin for their family and they lived the entire first winter with only half a roof on the building. They later moved to Morgan City, Utah where her husband William worked as a blacksmith. Eventually Martha's parents and her daughter Elizabeth came and joined her family in Utah. Martha passed away on September 14, 1911.",-,,89,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/769,769,,,"Folder 5 of the Tonks Family collection is the one which contains biographical information relating to Martha Derricott Tonks. The folder holds short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. Martha's portion is a one page biography under her name and information under the name Edna Sheets Hansen (Martha's granddaughter), who describes her grandparent's journey to join the saints in Zion. Information can also be found in almost all of the histories included in the collection, as many of them include stories of Martha's pioneer trek across the plains. One time during the journey Martha became so tired she laid down a ways from the trail and fell asleep. Upon waking she found that the wagon train had moved on without her. She ran to catch up with the party but soon came to a river. She was then given the aid of a group of men on horse back who took her across the river and she joined her party. For her whole life Martha remained true to the Gospel message that she received in her home country of England." 664,"Timothy, Mary Jane King",MSS SC 2758,This is a collection of 8 items pertaining to the Hutchings family and relatives. The items mostly make up a collection of life sketches and family newsletters. All items are primarily typescript phot,1905-1987,Newsletters,"Mary Jane King Timothy was born on 9 May 1905 in Moore, Idaho to Joseph King and Sara Luella Strong King. She was the fourth oldest of their 12 children, her siblings being: Luella, Victor Joseph, Myrtle May, Pearl Lavern, Hazel, Ethel, Millie, Mabel, John Eldon, Burdella, and Albert S. Little is known about her early life. It is known that on 12 November 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mary married Weston Timothy, and together they had 4 children, Laddie Weston, LaMar K., Joyce, and Luella Jo. For a time, the family lived in Roosevelt, Utah, where at least her first three children were born. Marys husband was a Military man, enlisting at the end of World War I and working as an electrician at the Hill Airforce Base when the family moved to Kaysville. After the death of her husband, Mary served a mission with her dear friend and fellow widow, Leone Gardner, in Arizona, and after their return, they remained close, often taking road trips together. Sometimes, they would even spend nights in cemeteries as they traveled. She died on 13 March 1987 in Kaysville, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-29 10:49:48,,,,,"This is a collection of 8 items pertaining to the Hutchings family and relatives. The items mostly make up a collection of life sketches and family newsletters. All items are primarily typescript photocopies. Mary K. Timothy is noted as the author or original owner of 1 of the 8 items. The first item is a 3-page letter by Lenore R. Hutchings, wife of Loman F. Hutchings. It covers the history of Anders Peter Fillerup and his wife, Caroline Rasmussen, and how they met and married on the steam ship, Manhatten. The second item is a 4-page life sketch of Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver, Lenores grandmother, dictated to Lenore. It covers Emmas birth and early childhood, and describes what life was like having two mothers, as her father was polygamous. She shares a story about the birth of one of her siblings at a time when Ma, her fathers first wife, was sick and could not help with the delivery. It fell to Emma to clean up the baby, but she was so shocked and inexperienced, it wasnt until after things had quieted down that the family midwife, fondly referred to as Aunt, saw her and helped her with the newborn. The account includes many interesting details about the midwifery and folk medicine practices prevalent in the 1860s-1870s. The third item is a 12-page newsletter entitled, Fillerup Family Newsletter, June 23, 1979, Vol. 1, No. 1. It contains a preface, explaining the origins of the newsletter project. It also includes copies of original handwritten journal entries from Andrew Peter Fillerup, as well as typed transcripts of each entry. The editor of this newsletter is listed as Robert Fillerup, 1732 Bluebird Road, Orem, Utah 84057. The fourth item is a 12-page biography entitled, Getting Acquainted with Elias Hutchings, by Mary K. Timothy (a great- great-granddaughter of Elias). The biography covers how Elias was the first man to discover Mammoth Cave in Edmonson County, Kentucky in 1809, as well as his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It mentions that there are few remaining records of his life. After touching on Elias parentage and the history of his birthplace, Winchester, New Hampshire, the biography covers his travels with what little historical record there is to be found. It includes a photocopy of his certificate of marriage to Sally or Sarah Smith, and the last page is a short, autobiographical sketch of himself, finished with note from Shepherd Pierce Hutchings, his son, about Elias death. The fifth item is a 51-page collection of various biographical sketches and histories. It includes a list of church leadership at the time of compilation, and Ten Years of Zion An Evaluation of Two Family Histories, written by Lenore R. Hutchings. There is also a Partial Evaluation of Shepherd Pierce Hutchings autobiography, by his second wife, Eliza Ann Pectol Hutchings, and an autobiography of George Pectol, Elizas father. Next in this collection is an Award of Merit given to Lenore R. Hutchings on 4 July 1976 in recognition of achievement in Utah History for professional writing from the Salt Lake Tribune. Following that is a short essay by Lenore entitled, Avalon, Uintah County: My Biggest Challenge as a Teacher, which Lenore wrote to describe her struggles as a teacher from 1950-1951, instructing diverse classes of students that included, Ute Indians and non-Indians. Previous to this job, she had taught at Provo High School, and had gotten a graduate degree from BYU. The remainder of the essay describes the poor conditions of the Avalon school, and it mentions a recent 3-million-dollar lawsuit against the US government for lands stolen from the native tribes during Utahs colonization. There is much talk of IQ scores, and Lenore recounts a few experiences she had with individual students for whom she gave extra effort to help succeed. Next in this collection is an essay written by Lenores husband, Loman F. Hutchings, entitled, Early History of Union High School, where he worked as superintendent-principal for a time in the 1950s. The paper talks about the actions of the board over the years and lists some of the original faculty members. Following this is the Missionary Journal of Elias Hutchings, with entries ranging from January 1831 to August of the same year. It details mostly baptisms performed. Last in this collection is a Biography of James Oliver and Maria Dalley Oliver, given by granddaughter, Amy O. Warner. It details the birth and life of James, and how he married Elizabeth Wieler after he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He traveled West with the Willie Handcart Company. He married Maria Dalley in 1859 as his second wife. The sixth item is a history from the diary also a tribute to our father, grandfather, and great grandfather, James Albert Oliver, which covers his life in a 3-page compilation. The compiler is named as Amy O. Warner, his daughter. The seventh item is a 3-page biography of Ida Kirstine Jorgenson Knudsen Rasmussen. It is written by Minnie Rasmussen Farrer, her daughter, with changes and additions made by Ida Mae Rasmussen Christiansen, Idas granddaughter. The biography covers Idas birth and family, her early life, the familys conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their immigration to the US and move to Salt Lake City in the 1860s. It also details her marriage, divorce, and second marriage, the children she had and adopted, and her death on 27 March 1938. The eighth and final item is a 2-page History of Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver compiled by Amy O. Warner, Emmas daughter. It covers her birth, parentage, early life, church activity and her nursing education. It also mentions a car accident she was in while taking Lenore to school one summer, in which she broke a few ribs and hurt her waist. She was never quite the same after those injuries. Eventually, Emma developed colon cancer, and she passed away after an unsuccessful operation in 1934." 458,"Tietjen, Ida Fredraca Kruger",MSS SC 2781,"This folder contains the three-page, typed autobiography of Ida Fredraca Kruger Tietjen which she wrote for her posterity 50 years from her writing. The last few lines which states her death",1825-1887,Autobiography,"Ida Fredraca Kruger Tietjen was born in Meeklenburg, Strelitz Town Leepeen, Germany on September 8, 1825 to Andreas Kruger and Dorathea Linstead. After hearing the Mormon missionaries in 1857 in Sweden, she was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with her husband August Tietjen. She experienced many hardships and persecution in Sweden from family and friends who disliked the Mormon Church, so the family moved from Sweden to Utah in 1859, arriving September 15th of the same year. August Tietjen became sick on their arrival, so Ida was tasked with both taking care of the family as well as working to sustain them. When the Relief Society was organized August 29, 1868 she became one of the first teachers. She died June 14, 1887.",1825-1870,,"Tietjen, Ida Fredraca Kruger",2014-06-19,2014-06-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/848,848,,,"This folder contains the three-page, typed autobiography of Ida Fredraca Kruger Tietjen which she wrote for her posterity 50 years from her writing. The last few lines which states her death and surviving children were added by Genevieve Willardson Tietjen. Ida starts her autobiography by stating that she grew up in the Lutheran Church. Her mother died when she was two and Ida started school at age six until at age 12 when she moved to live with her step-grandmother. It was there that Ida learned more about religion and Jesus Christ. Idas step-grandmother taught her about the dairy business at age 15 and at age 18, Ida left to manage the dairy farm of Baron von Malzen as the Superintendent of Dairy. There, she met her husband, August Tietjen whom she married on October 22, 1847. Ida and her husband moved to Sweden in 1847 and in 1857, Ida and August met Mormon missionaries. August accepted the gospel at once, but Ida was reluctant. When August desired to move to Utah, she felt the desire to learn more or be separated from her husband. She prayed to the Lord and determined that if she would be baptized then she would either have a testimony or seek forgiveness from God. After her baptism into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints she states that she received a testimony of the gospel and became fervent in sharing with her friends who despised the church. Ida witnessed many miracles like a blessing by some elders which healed the sight of her eldest sons left eye. Eventually, she and her family left Sweden to go to Utah. She described the journey with we had a great many trials to pass through. But still I felt like it was a pleasure trip. I felt satisfied when I got here with the way I found it for they preached the same gospel here as they did in the old country. Ida still faced hardships in Utah. She and her husband donated their money to other Latter-day Saints to cross the plains, but were left with no money themselves. In 1868, Ida became a teacher in the Relief Society. At the time of writing her autobiography, Ida stated that she was Counselor to the President of the Silk Association." 163,"Thurber, Laura Ann Keeler",MSS 436,"This collection contains a 123-page handwritten autobiography/diary that has been encapsulated and bound and includes brief histories of Laura's parents, herself, James Thurber, and her children; p...",1859-1909,"Diary, genealogical records","Laura Ann Keeler Thurber was born on July 7, 1859 in Spanish Fork, Utah to James Keeler and Eliza Shelton Keeler. On October 27, 1876, Laura was married to Joseph Heber Thurber in the Salt Lake City Temple by Daniel H. Wells. On April 30, 1885, Laura entered into plural marriage when her husband married another woman, Annie Christensen, in the St. George Temple. Laura spent much time separated from her husband due to his being imprisoned for four and a half years for practicing polygamy and because he served multiple missions. This separation was a great source of depression to Laura during which times she would refer to herself as a 'widow.' Laura bore eight children total. She died on September 7, 1909 in New Castle, Utah.",-,,245,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/553,553,,,"This collection contains a 123-page handwritten autobiography/diary that has been encapsulated and bound and includes brief histories of Laura's parents, herself, James Thurber, and her children; poems; and genealogical records. In her diary, Laura writes about her daily activities as a wife and mother and expresses her deepest feelings. Laura writes a great deal about her life when she is separated from her husband. She mostly conveys a sad tone of grief and sorrow saying such things as, 'I feel at the present time that I have no friends or that nobody cares for me' and 'I can hardly see that I have done any good on earth.' She also frequently writes about enduring her trials, which included poverty. However, Laura does occasionally reflect on God's blessings to her and her husband: 'I feel the Lord has greatly blessed our labors and our prayers have been answered, for at times we knew not which way to turn but he has provided for us in various ways, and I [want] to thank him for his blessings.' Laura copied three poems into her diary: one from her husband entitled 'To My Dear Wife Laura,' written while he was imprisoned, and two from her sister Maggie entitled 'To Laura' and 'Our Blossom,' the latter being written about Laura's child Orsa who died. At the end of the diary is a brief account of Laura's funeral written by her daughter, Fern Thurber." 535,"Thornton, Sarah Elizabeth Dunn",MSS SC 834 fld 4,"This manuscript is four typewritten pages long. Entitled Incidents in The Life of Sarah Elizabeth Dunn Thornton as Related by Her to Her Children, the history was written by her youngest daughter En",1836-1918,Biography,"Sarah Elizabeth Dunn Thornton was born 26 July 1836 in Wayne County, Michigan to James Dunn and Sally Barker Dunn. Sarah was the only girl and youngest of seven children. She spent the first years of her life in a big house by the woods in Michigan. Her family worked hard, and found particular delight every spring when the family would all help to distill maple syrup. The Dunn family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and soon moved to Illinois to gather with the other saints. In 1842 while living in Illinois the family experienced the persecution common during that time. Sarah went with her parents the day after the death of their prophet and Leader Joseph Smith to see his body. In 1847 when many of the saints took the journey west to resettle in the Salt Lake Valley Sarah and her family stayed in Illinois for the next five years as they cared for the wives and children of battalion men and waited for their own sons to return before making the pilgrimage to Utah. At age 15 Sarah and her family traveled as part of a wagon train to Salt Lake City, Utah. The Dunn family had been blessed and found themselves well supplied for their trip. Sarah helped the family earn money with her sewing and shoe making, finding she had a talent for this work. On 8 March 1853 Sarah married Jasper Thornton and in 1854 they moved together to California and they added the first two children to their family. In 1857 all members of the L.D.S. Church were asked to return to Utah. So the small family returned and established their home in North Ogden. However, in 1858 they were urged to move south due to the threat of Johnstons army and from there the family relocated to Willard, Utah and then in 1863 Providence, Utah. During this time the family was plagued with grasshoppers which would come and destroy their crops. The family during this experience came to know a very real sense of want. With the passing of the years their prospects brightened and the family of twelve prospered. Sarah had eight daughters and two sons with Jasper, four of her precious daughters did not live to maturity. Sarah, a kind and loving mother, passed away on 29 December 1918.",1836-1918,,,,2016-08-16 13:17:29,,,,,"This manuscript is four typewritten pages long. Entitled Incidents in The Life of Sarah Elizabeth Dunn Thornton as Related by Her to Her Children, the history was written by her youngest daughter Enez Thornton Hoff. The manuscript was dedicated to Sarahs granddaughters, followed by a list of their names. The manuscript is easily legible and printed on very thin semi-transparent paper. The biography of Sarahs life is separated into sections according to important years and covers the major events of Sarahs life including early childhood life, marriage, children, and her death. Also included are a few short memories that were important to Sarah as she related them to her children. This manuscript is found in the second folder of a larger six folder collection containing papers about her husband Jasper Thornton." 380,"Thomson, Alice Thomlinson",MSS SC 269,"This collection contains three pieces of writing: the first and second are biographies of George Thomson, and the third is the biography of Alice Tomlinson Thomson. All three pieces are type-writt...",1829-1895,Biography,"Alice was born November 28, 1829 at Waddington, Lancashire, England to Richard and Margaret Wilson Thomlinson. The family consisted of six children: Richard, Joseph, Alice, Margaret, Winifred, and a baby girl named Ann who died very young from burn wounds. The children received little schooling, but worked on the family farm. Alice's father died, and Richard, the oldest, took over the duties of the father. When they were a bit older, Joseph and Alice left their home for the city of Clithero to find work to help support the family. While living there, Alice and Joseph learned of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and were converted to the Gospel. Alice was baptized May 14, 1849. The siblings set sail to America on the 'Ellen' January 6, 1851 along with 464 other passengers. They landed in New Orleans on March 22, 1851. Joseph, who had been very ill the entire voyage, could not make the journey to Utah with the other Saints aboard, so he and Alice stayed in New Orleans. Alice worked as a maid while Joseph tried to recover in a hospital. Joseph died while Alice was away, and was buried without her even knowing he had passed away. She had to work for another year before she could afford to go west. Finally, she was able to make the journey with John Ellis and his family, helping to cook and clean for her passage. They arrived in Salt Lake City, where Alice worked many different jobs, cooking, cleaning, and tending children. She did this for several years before meeting George Thomson. They married in November of 1860 and moved to Richmond, Utah. In 1864, the family moved to lots that had been assigned to them by the Church. Jesse W. Fox, from Salt Lake City, had been assigned to make equal blocks of land for each family. Larger families received two or three plots of ground, each receiving what was needed. Alice and George had eight children: Margaret, George, Alice, Richard, Agnes, Joseph, Isabella, and Mary, and so the family probably received more than just one plot of land. The family later bought a lot in River Heights, southeast of Logan. They moved so they would be able to do temple work as much as possible, often going two or three times a week. They were able to finish the work of 1200 names in their genealogy. Alice died December 26, 1895 at the age of 66.",-,,90,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/770,770,,,"This collection contains three pieces of writing: the first and second are biographies of George Thomson, and the third is the biography of Alice Tomlinson Thomson. All three pieces are type-written and easy to read. Alice's biography does not share many of her thoughts or feelings, but her devotion to her religion, husband, and family is apparent. After she and Joseph were baptized they saved all their money so they could join the Saints in Utah. They worked for two years to earn the money, then returned home to tell their family that they were leaving. Richard, the oldest brother, despised the Mormons and tried to get his brother and sister to stay. They wouldn't, so he disowned them and said he hoped they would die while crossing the sea. When her brother Joseph died in New Orleans, Alice felt very alone in the world and had to work hard so she could achieve her goal of getting to Utah to live with the Saints." 462,"Thompson, Jane ""Janie""",MSS SC 2967,This folder contains a typed sketch of Jane Thompsons life written by herself. The autobiography is broken up into sections of her life and topics relevant to her. The sections are titled,1921-2013,Autobiography,"Jane Janie Thompson was born in Malta, Idaho on August 20, 1921 to Henry and Lora Harmon Thompson, the first of seven children. She and her siblings all grew up musically talented, all of them playing instruments and singing. After graduating from Raft River High School, Janie began attending Brigham Young University in 1939. She graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music. After World War II ended, Janie entered a competition in San Francisco which sent her to Europe as a Civilian Actress Technician to entertain the Army of Occupation and help keep up their morale. She performed with big band names like Tony Bennett. After two years, Janie returned home in 1947 and joined the Ike Carpenter band, performing in Los Angeles, California. She sang with them for two years until her voice gave out in 1949, so she taught music for a year. In 1950, Janie decided to go on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was called to the British Mission where she labored for 18 months in Wales. Janie was soon called and offered a job at BYU to be the director of the Student Program Bureau where she created the Young Ambassadors and many other programs for students to perform. In 1954, Janie was called to join the General Board of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association where she served for 16 years. In the 1970s, BYU disbanded the Student Program Bureau and the programs which Janie ran were absorbed into academic departments. Janie continued to work with the Lamanite Generation group (later known as Living Legends) until 1984 when she retired. Janie continued to perform in various concerts and reunions with her students until she died on June 1, 2013 in Provo, Utah.",,,"Thompson, Jane",2014-08-22,2014-08-22 00:00:00,,852,,,"This folder contains a typed sketch of Jane Thompsons life written by herself. The autobiography is broken up into sections of her life and topics relevant to her. The sections are titled: Malta, Idaho; Brigham Young University; Big-Band-Singer; Missionary to Wales; BYU Program Bureau- One Surprise After Another!; General Board of the YWMIA (Young Womens Mutual Improvement Association); Traveling to Stake Conference with General Authorities; New York, New York- A Little Peace-and-quiet after Provo; Romance- Whats that?; Back to BYU; Meeting Mother Teresa in India; No More Program Bureau; Many of My Students Became Successful Professional Performers; The World is Our Campus; General Authorities Go With Our Shows to Areas Difficult to Enter Freely Such as Communist Countries; Retired- Sort of (1984); The Greatest Award of All. Jane writes about various well-known individuals she met, her students, her testimony of her faith, and events which populated her life including why she never married." 508,"Thompson, Elizabeth Virginia Ward",MSS SC 2728,"This Folder contains a photocopy of the handwritten diary of Elizabeth Thompson. The diary contains several hundreds of pages dating from January 1, 1896 to March 1905. The first lines are ""For the fi",1847-1912,Diary,"Elizabeth Virginia Ward Thompson was born on November 11, 1847 to Louisa and James Ward in Blacklake, Virginia. Elizabeth married her cousin, George Perry Thompson on October 6, 1868 and settled on a farm in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia. Several members of Elizabeth's family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1870, but Elizabeth and George were the only ones to move west to Utah with their son in 1879 by way of train. George farmed in Riverdale, Weber County, Utah and they were both very active in their church. Elizabeth suffered form poor health for many years and passed away on July 2, 1912 at age 64 in Riverdale, Utah.",1896-1905,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This Folder contains a photocopy of the handwritten diary of Elizabeth Thompson. The diary contains several hundreds of pages dating from January 1, 1896 to March 1905. The first lines are ""For the first time in my life [I] will attempt to keep a diary."" Elizabeth gives short entries almost daily which includes her health while she suffered from rheumatism, cooking, receiving visits from friends and reading from the Book of Mormon. She also tells about what various family members are doing such as her children's education and work on the farm. In 1897, Elizabeth wrote extensively about her son, John, coming home early from his mission and her worry for him. the end of her diary stops abruptly and it can be assumed that there is another diary which continues her account." 652,"Thompson, Elizabeth ""Betsy"" Virginia Ward",MSS SC 2728,This manuscript is a 238-page photocopy of a handwritten diary belonging to Elizabeth Virginia Ward Thompson. It begins on 1 January 1896 and ends on or around 5 November 1905. Betsy opens her new acc,1847-1912,Diary,"Elizabeth Betsy Virginia Ward Thompson was born on 7 November 1847 in Blacklick, Virginia. Her parents were James Franklin Ward and Louisa Jane Ward, and she was the eldest of 3 children, her younger siblings being Sebastian Cabot, and Victoria Viola Jane. Little else is known about her early life. On 6 October 1868, Betsy married George Peery Thompson, and together they had just one child, John Randolph. It took 5 years for John to come into their life, and at another time, Betsy was expecting another baby boy, but this child did not survive to full term. John himself became severely ill a number of times, and doctors often told Betsy and her husband that he would not make it through the night. But each time, George would find missionaries to come and administer to his son. He always pulled through after these blessings were given to him. It was just 2 years after their marriage that Betsy and her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as missionaries began to return to Virginia after the Civil War. They remained faithful to it for the rest of their lives. Georges father had already been a member since the Churchs early years. On 28 October 1879, after many years of hard labor and saving everything they could, the Thompsons were able to board a train heading for Utah. Betsy became very ill before it was time for them to leave, but the moment she stepped into the car, her illness faded. She attributed the experience to Satan trying to destroy her before she could join the saints in Utah. She was often sickly, and many of her friends and family did not think she would live long, even when she was a child. While she was often ill, she strove to make hers a household that strictly adhered to the Word of Wisdom, which she believed helped prolong her life. Despite her poor health, Betsy kept herself busy keeping house. She would can and dry fruit, bake bread, make candles, collect honey, and more, and when her health failed her, George would help with the womens chores. When he couldnt help, the sister from their Church ward would help. When they were better established, George hired a housekeeper to help with the chores. Betsy and her husband both had a vested interest in genealogy, and as their relationships with family members healed (those who were back home and had disapproved of their conversion to the Church), they would gather accounts and names via correspondence. Betsy was an organist prior to joining the Church as well as a brilliant singer, and she was often able to put her musical talent to work at a friend, Sister Romans, organ. Whenever possible, she attended Relief Society, and for a time was the director, and later the treasurer. Betsy spent a lot of time in her home, due to her poor health. She spent much of her free time writing letters and collecting genealogical information, reading her scriptures, and even writing a few poems here and there. Betsy, despite her hardships and personal trials, remained ever faithful to her Church and her family. She died from blood poisoning on 2 February 1912 in Riverdale, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:46:01,,,,,"This manuscript is a 238-page photocopy of a handwritten diary belonging to Elizabeth Virginia Ward Thompson. It begins on 1 January 1896 and ends on or around 5 November 1905. Betsy opens her new account with the line, I, E.V.W. Thompson for the first time in my life will attempt to keep a diary. The account mainly covers the day-to-day life of Betsy and her family. This life included such daily activities as cooking, cleaning, receiving visits from friends and family, and studying the Book of Mormon. She also shares occasional details on how various family members are doing, as well as times when she helps administer to the sick, be that her own son or someone else. The diary states the familys location as Riverdale, Utah, and it mentions people such as Brother Bair, Brother Darnall, and Sister Mary Stimpson coming to visit from time to time. Betsy often comments on her health, the weather, and her daily work. She also describes the time she administered to her son when he was ill. One particular entry, dated 20 August 1897, expresses her frustration with her son over his impertinence toward Church leaders, and the subsequent delay of his mission. She does, however lay some of the blame on those [who] presided over him, and how they gave him very bad counsel." 42,"Thomas, Mary Davies Morgan",MSS SC 871; MSS SC 234,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234, MSS SC 1837. This collection has been as...",1801-1906,"Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third Edition, Volume I and Materials relating to the Thomas family","Born in Carmarthen, Wales on March 25, 1801 Mary came from a family of eleven, all of whom she outlived. She was married first to Mr. David Morgan of Llandilo, Wales, and later after he died she married Jacob Thomas. From her second marriage she had six daughters and two sons. She lived under five Sovereigns. Especially vivid in her memory was the coronation of Queen Victoria. Her earliest memory is, at the age of four, walking hand in hand with her grandmother, Margaret Davies, who lived to the age of one hundred years. Mary possessed a great memory and in her old age still remembered major events from her lifetime; the Battle of Waterloo, the Crimean War, and the potato famine. She remained in excellent health until the end of her life, a fact that she attributed to maintaining an active life and being careful in her habits. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She died on March 24, 1906 at the age of 105 years.",-,,136,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/432,432,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234, MSS SC 1837. This collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. It also includes sketches of the life of Ann's mother Mary Davies Morgan Thomas four sheets in length making up pages 32-35 of the collection. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information for the other members of the Phillips Family. Mary's portion consists of four sheets of which are transcripts from four Welsh newspapers which interviewed her near the time of her death at the age of one hundred and five years. They discuss her incredible health for her age and her remembrances of the 19th century that her life had spanned. They provide a portrait of a woman with a vibrant personality and a good sense of humor. One reporter shares a story of how when preparing to take her picture Mary instructed him to make sure that it looked attractive, just incase she decided to take another husband. At the time of the interviews Mary was living with her son John Thomas near Pontrhydyfen, a small village in Wales.
MSS SC 234: The collection contains relating to her life items to Mary Davies Morgan Thomas. The first is an article copied from the Saturday, March 30, 1901 edition of the newspaper the Neath Gazette, which circulated in Wales. The article is titled 'An Old Lady's Recollections'. At the age of 100 years Mary shares her remembrances of the struggles between France and England, when Napoleon was at the height of his power. The following documents are personal remembrances of Mary Davies Morgan Thomas, perhaps used as obituaries. The documents differ in the year they believe Mary was born, one stating the year as 1803, the other 1801. The day of her death also differs, one giving the date as March 24, 1906; the other saying it was March 28."
481,"Terry, Anna Margaret Evert",MSS SC 3023,"This folder contains two typed transcripts of oral history interviews with Anna Margaret Evert Terry conducted by her daughter, Anna Marie Andrews on February 2, 1977 (8 pages) and February 10, 1977 (",1885-1979,,"Anna Margaret Evert Terry was born on December 11, 1885 to Patrina Jensen and Nicholas Evert in Provo, Utah. In December of 1901, Anna worked her first job in the Stardust Candy Factory for the Christmas season. After attending Brigham Young University, one of Annas professors recommended her for teaching sewing at Ricks College in Idaho. In 1911, Anna studied domestic art at the University of Chicago and then went on to teach at BYU. On January 24, 1914, Anna married Enos Clyde Terry whom she met at Ricks College. Anna and Enos lived on a dry farm in Antelope, Idaho. Anna died on December 5, 1979.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains two typed transcripts of oral history interviews with Anna Margaret Evert Terry conducted by her daughter, Anna Marie Andrews on February 2, 1977 (8 pages) and February 10, 1977 (15 pages). The two spoke about memories which they shared and the daughter asked about her mothers past. The interview contains memories of her childhood; time as a student at the Parker School in Provo, Utah; attendance at BYU; teaching sewing at Ricks Academy and at BYU; meeting and marrying Enos Terry; life in Idaho on a rural farm; and information on her husband and other family members. Also includes platt maps of early Antelope (Idaho) area. A transcript can be found here: https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/4070555?returnLabel=Anna%20Margaret%20Evert%20%28KWC5-9NK%29&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3DKWC5-9NK%26section%3Dmemories"
24,"Terribilini, Virginia Allen",MSS SC 1116,"This collection contains almost 60 pieces of poetry, 11 personal essays, and 5 short stories written by Virginia. Also included is a letter from Roberta L. Cordon, the Stake Relief Society Preside...",1924-,Writings,"Virginia Allen Terribilini was born in Wilford, Freemont County, Idaho on June 27, 1924. Her father, Albert Allen, moved his family to St. Anthony, Idaho when Virginia was only two years old. She was baptized May 7, 1933 by Roscoe R. Hamm and confirmed by Ralph Whittle. In 1942 soon after Virginia graduated from high school, her mother, Katie Rouche Allen, passed away from complications following child birth. Virginia received a degree in Business Administration from the Kinman Business College in Washington, and worked for Mutual Life in Spokane after graduation. On July 7, 1945 Virginia received her patriarchal blessing and then received her temple endowment in the Idaho Falls Temple on June 13, 1946. Virginia did temple work for her mother later on. She married Joseph C. Terribilini on April 17, 1948 in Petaluma, California. They were sealed three years later in the Salt Lake Temple on June 18, 1951. Virginia and her husband moved to Penngrove, California, and had 5 children, all of whom were born in California. She was a writer and held many church callings, including Relief Society President, Stake Lamanite Representative, and the secretary and librarian to the choir.",1847-1925,,120,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/414,414,,,"This collection contains almost 60 pieces of poetry, 11 personal essays, and 5 short stories written by Virginia. Also included is a letter from Roberta L. Cordon, the Stake Relief Society President, asking Virginia if she would contribute her writings and a short biography to BYU as part of the Women's History Archives. The writings are typed and photocopied in a large packet entitled, 'Moments of Inspiration'. The writings are in excellent condition, and easy to read. The poetry and other writing in the collection cover diverse topics, from holidays like Christmas and Father's Day, to the story of the death of her son-in-law. Virginia writes often of her testimony, of obedience, and memories of her friends and family who have passed away. One section contains a program for the Bi-Centennial sacrament program, dated June 27, 1976. Patriotic themes are also used in many poems and essays, as well as words of prophets and scriptural figures. Virginia tells of her devotion to her family, her religion, and her country, always helping others and trying to better the situation of those around her."
143,"Teeples, Harriet Betsy Cook",MSS SC 2632,"This manuscript is a 29-page photocopy of a typescript autobiography. It does not have an official title, but it does include a description: This, a sketch of the life of Harriet B. Cook Teeples, was",1844-1933,Autobiography,"Harriet Betsy Cook Teeples was born on 28 October 1844 in Richland, Michigan. She was the third eldest of 16 children born to Phineas Wolcott Cook and Ann Eliza Howland Cook. Her siblings were Charlotte Aurelia, Daniel Webster, Eliza Hall, Augusta Precinda, Phineas Howland, Phoebe Irene, Vulcum, Ann Eliza, Alonzo Howland, Mary, Henry Howland, Martha, William, Aurelia, and Hyrum Howland.
It was about the time Harriet was born that her parents came in contact with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were soon converted, and they were baptized on 14 September 1845 by Edward Webb. In May of 1846, Harriets family left their home and family to travel to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. Life was difficult there. Her parents, having already lost their first-born son before they left, ended up losing their first and fourth daughters, the first to scarlet fever, and the other shortly after she was born from lack of nourishment. Harriets mother was also very ill during this time.
Through the grace and blessing of God, they were able to having another child in May of 1848, just a few months before the family set out for Utah with Brigham Young and his family. Harriet first saw the Salt Lake Valley when she was just shy of 4 years old, on 23 September 1848. For the first two years in Utah, Harriets family remained in Salt Laky City, and her father worked as a millwright in the first two grist mills built there. But in the fall of 1850, they were sent on a mission to settle Manti, and so they went there with 24 other families. It was tense for a good long while, because near their settlement was a large group of Native American warriors and their families, but they never did have too many problems with them. Only two years later, President Brigham Young called the Cooks back to Salt Lake City to work on the Lyon and Beehive houses, in addition to public works. It wasnt until just after they had left Manti that the Walker Indian War broke out.
In 1858, the Cooks moved to Payson, and Harriets father found an unsettled valley which, after gaining the consent of Brigham Young, he settled and named Goshen, after his birth-place in Connecticut.
On 21 August 1859 in Goshen, Utah, Harriet married William Randolph Teeples, and together they had 8 children: Harriet Rita, Beatrice Ann Eliza, William George, Alonzo Randolph, Phebe Henrietta, David Wolcott, Alice Aurelia, and Eunice Roselia. While their marriage took place in 1859, it took awhile to be able to get sealed to each other, and they did not receive their endowments until 23 September 1862.
Harriet and her husband went on to help settle the Bear Lake Valley, in Idaho, Holden, Utah, and Pima, Arizona. They served as Post Masters in Pima until 1880, when William died and running the post office became too much of a financial burden. At this point Harriet packed up her things and headed back to Utah to be with her family. Williams other wife, Caroline Scofield, remained in Pima, and Harriet left all the land the family owned to her.
Eventually, Harriet settled down for a time in Garden City, Utah, arriving there on 17 September 1884, and it was there that she took up her job as a Post Master once more until the post office (which doubled as her home) and nearly everything she owned burned down in 1915. From this time on until the end of her life, Harriet devoted most of her time to temple work, working primarily in the Logan Temple. She died on 3 November 1933 in Sun River, Montana at the home of her daughter, Eunice.",-,,227,2010-03-01,2020-04-14 11:08:59,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/533,533,,,"This manuscript is a 29-page photocopy of a typescript autobiography. It does not have an official title, but it does include a description: This, a sketch of the life of Harriet B. Cook Teeples, was written all from memory by herself, in her 81st year at Garden City, Utah, Rich Co. in Feb. 1925.
The document covers Harriets life, from her earliest years in Winter Quarters, Nebraska, to her present life at the time, including her parentage, the hardships at Winter Quarters, and the moves her family made around Utah once they arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in 1848. She also describes her married life and includes important dates regarding the lives of her children.
Harriet also recounts in great detail what life was like settling the Bear Lake Valley, Idaho, then in Holden, Utah, and then in Pima, Arizona, the journeys to and from which places she includes many memories.
While in Pima, she and her husband served as the Post Masters, and when he sadly passed away, and the post office began to fail financially, Harriet set about coming back to Utah to be closer to her own family. She served as Post Master for a time in Garden City, Utah as well, where she settled for many years, until the post office burned down. She also mentions a few of the Church callings, such as the secretary of the YLMIA organization and Sunday School teacher, that she held over the years, and she bears her testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
23,"Teasdale, Tilly",MSS SC 929,"This letter is written on one sheet of paper, folded into four sections. The hand- writing is a little faded and somewhat difficult to read. Tilly tells her friend of the journey to Mexico, witho...",-,Letter,"A letter from Tilly Teasdale to her friend, Mrs. Alice Bird, dated August 2, 1891, from Chihuahua, Mexico. Tilly recounts to her friend her journey to Mexico on a train with 28 other Mormons. There were two men, seven women, and the rest children on board. She also tells of the conditions of her new home, the people she associates with, and implores Mrs. Bird to write back quickly.",-,,119,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/413,413,,,"This letter is written on one sheet of paper, folded into four sections. The hand- writing is a little faded and somewhat difficult to read. Tilly tells her friend of the journey to Mexico, without speaking of the reason she was going to live there. She says that people gathered at every train station they stopped at to get a look at 'the Mormonsto see our horns I suppose.' Though the journey was long, Tilly says that they were comfortable in their car. The new country was different than Tilly expected, with many trees, plentiful amounts of grapes, and all kinds of vegetables. The sandy, dry ground was so hot that it burned her feet right through her shoes. The people received water every three weeks, though Tilly does not mention from whom, and everyone irrigated their gardens with water brought up by the plentiful amount of windmills. Tilly tells of how happy she was to find the meeting house of the area to be very nice, complete with an organ. Although Tilly says she enjoys her new home, there are aspects that she does not like. For instance, she tells of how the Mexican prices are so unreliable, depending on the mood of the vendor that day. Also, diphtheria caused a number of deaths in her area, resulting in the closure of Sunday School and Primary for a time. At the time of the letter, however, the disease had subsided and church meetings were being held once again."
573,"Taylor, Mamie",MSS SC 2361,"This handwritten, 2-page letter is dated 27 October 1901 from Salida, Colorado. It is written by Mamie Taylor, and is addressed to her grandmother, whose name is unknown. There is a mention of a lette",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Letter,No biographical information found.,,,,,2019-07-23 10:34:23,,,,,"This handwritten, 2-page letter is dated 27 October 1901 from Salida, Colorado. It is written by Mamie Taylor, and is addressed to her grandmother, whose name is unknown. There is a mention of a letter written to Aunt Vira, which at one point enclosed this letter, suggesting Mamies grandmother might have been living with or near Vira.
Mamie also talks about a letter she received from Leah, who has recently had a baby, and is keeping busy. She describes the weather in Salida as fair, at least since she has returned home, and how despite her desires to go find work in Oregon, she will stay in Salida for the time being. She urges her grandmother to write her often and closes her letter with the comment that she must make some food for her girls and an excerpt from a poem or hymn regarding trials and eternal rest."
22,"Taylor, Louisa R.",MSS SC 23,"A short record book of the meetings of the Female Relief Society, with the first entry on January 24, 1854. The first meeting of the Society was held on February 9, 1854 in the home of one of the ...",-,Records of the Female Relief Society,This manuscript is under Louisa Taylor's name because she was the Relief Society Secretary and recorded most of the minutes.,1919-1921,,118,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/412,412,,,"A short record book of the meetings of the Female Relief Society, with the first entry on January 24, 1854. The first meeting of the Society was held on February 9, 1854 in the home of one of the members in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. The book records the date of each meeting, whose home it was held at, those present, and who gave the opening and closing prayers. Meetings were held weekly, with an entry for each date. Almost every entry is made by Secretary Louisa R. Taylor, though a few are made by Secretary Amanda Smith. About ten members were accounted for at each meeting, with more members joining later on in the entries. The presidency of the society is named, Matilda Dudley acting as president and treasurer, but most of the other names are too difficult to read. These records are bound in a small paper- bound notebook in good condition. The entries are hand-written and somewhat difficult to decipher as they are faded and in cursive writing. The first entry tells of the four 'resolutions' of the society: 1- That each member should pay 25 cents for membership. 2- That each meeting should open and close with prayer. 3- That meetings will be held at certain times in members' homes. 4- That the members will raise money by making rag carpets to sell. The donations of the members and others are listed, as well as how the group will use funds to make clothing for Indian women and children. In the last entry, June 13, 1854, Secretary Louisa Taylor tells of how Brother Brigham Young had counseled every ward to have their own Relief Society, and so this first group which covered a multi-ward area was disbanded."
636,"Taylor, Edith Wharton Dallas",MSS SC 2664,"This manuscript is a copy of Edith Wharton Dallas Taylors masters thesis, entitled Money on the Hoof Sometimes. It covers the history of the cattle trade in Texas, and it numbers 81 typescript p",1930-1991,Manuscript,"Edith Wharton Dallas Taylor was born on 18 April 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to George Mifflin Dallas III and Constance Hopkins Snow Dallas. She had one older sister, Constance Hopkins Dallas, who was her senior by 4 years, as well as one younger brother, George Mifflin IV, who was 5 years younger than her.
Not much is known about her early life other than that she graduated from Germantown Friends School in 1948. She became a receptionist in the United States Senate shortly thereafter, thus marking the beginning of her lifelong career with the US military forces.
On 12 January 1949, just a year after her graduation, Edith married Charles A. Taylor, Capt. USAF. They had one child together, Jaime Taylor, born in Wiesbaden, Germany. They traveled around the country as well as outside of it a great deal for their work. While in California, Edith studied ballistics and tested guns and ammunition. She also studied the Arabic language at the Army Language School in Monterey.
In the 1950s, Edith expanded her knowledge to include archaeology (Leptic Magna), still and motion picture photography (Leitz School of Photography, Westlauer, Germany), and flying, building, and shipping aircraft (Germany and the US). In the 1960s, she furthered her eclectic studies by learning Burmese at the Sanz Language School in Washington, D.C. She also attended the Army Intelligence School.
In 1967, Edith and Charles divorced, and lifelong student that she was Edith went on to attend East Texas State University, earning a bachelors degree in History and French. She then worked in the Graduate Program of the History Department, eventually earning a masters degree in History with a minor in German in 1972, and a doctorate a few years after that. Not much is known of her years after she finished her formal schooling.
She died on 28 October 1991 in Cumby, Texas.",,,,,2020-04-21 10:39:08,,,,,"This manuscript is a copy of Edith Wharton Dallas Taylors masters thesis, entitled Money on the Hoof Sometimes. It covers the history of the cattle trade in Texas, and it numbers 81 typescript pages.
The manuscript starts with a survey of the beginnings of Texas burgeoning cattle trade, which started with the Spaniards who came to settle the area. It goes on to talk about the history of tick infestations and treatment methods such as dips used to keep the cattle safe and healthy. After spending some time highlighting the lives of a few men who took the cattle business by the horns, as it were (such as Tom Saunders, Ted Gouldy, Ben Green), the manuscript finishes with an overview of the emergence of a centralized livestock market, which coincided with the invention of mechanical refrigeration."
207,"Taylor, Charlotte Elizabeth Liggett",MSS SC 1744,"This three-page biography was written by Helen Taylor Allison, Charlotte's granddaughter. It includes a brief history of Charlotte's life although there are many unclear parts, mostly in the beginn...",1837-1909,Biography,"Charlotte Elizabeth Liggett Taylor was born in Dover Township, Union County, Ohio on October 2, 1837 to Conrad Liggett and Louisa Taylor. Her father died less than a year after she was born, and an aunt and uncle cared for her before her mother remarried. Her mother and stepfather later accepted the gospel, and they settled in Nauvoo only to be driven away by persecutors. After Louisa died in 1846, Charlotte lived with her stepfather and two half-sisters. It is supposed that the stepfather, Aaron Cook married Charlotte's mother in polygamy, but there is no record of his going to Utah. Yet, somehow Charlotte arrived in Utah, and she married William Burgess in 1852 at age fourteen. She filed and obtained a divorce not long after, however, and following, she made gloves and sewed for a living. In 1857, she became the second wife of William Whitehead Taylor, and together, they had five children. She made a visit to the east and stayed there for a year with relatives. She later returned, taking one of her sons with her, and there, her relatives influenced her such that she broke her family ties in 1881, unhappy with polygamy. When she returned to Utah, she bought a separate home. She later married a man, Arthur Taylor, and during this time, did temple work for some of her relatives. In her later years, she lived close by two of her children. Before she died on February 20, 1909, she asked one of her sons to carry out her temple work because she regretted the decisions she had made earlier against polygamy, and she was resealed to William Taylor.",1853-1913,,285,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/597,597,,,"This three-page biography was written by Helen Taylor Allison, Charlotte's granddaughter. It includes a brief history of Charlotte's life although there are many unclear parts, mostly in the beginning. A few of Charlotte's personal feelings are included, particularly her regrets of being swayed by her anti-Mormon relations. At one point, Charlotte recounts a dream she had, in which she spoke with a loved one who had passed on."
534,"Tate, Elizabeth De La Mare",MSS SC 901,This collection is a made up of two folders. In the first folder it a photocopied manuscript of Elizabeths personal diary. The Diary is one hundred and fifty-five pages all handwritten in a sloppy cu,1854-1953,Diaries,"Elizabeth De La Mare Tate was born 9 December 1854 in Tooele, Utah to Philip De La Mare and Marie Chevalier De La Mare. She was the second of seven children and after her older brother passed away in infancy she became the eldest of the siblings. Her parents were from Jersey, Channel Islands and after converting to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints they traveled to Utah to gather with the other Saints and settled in Tooele, were they raised their family. Elizabeth married John William Tate on 22 February 1875 in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they had fourteen children all of whom lived to maturity. Elizabeth passed away in Salt Lake City on 31 March 1953.",1909-1915,,,8-16-16,2016-08-16 13:09:50,,,,,"This collection is a made up of two folders. In the first folder it a photocopied manuscript of Elizabeths personal diary. The Diary is one hundred and fifty-five pages all handwritten in a sloppy cursive. The photocopy quality of the manuscript is good but, the diary is difficult to read due to the penmanship. The first page includes some basic information on Elizabeth including birth date and place, parents names and date of baptism. The next four pages explain how Elizabeth was released from the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association called as the Relief Society President. The rest of the journal consists of brief entries, however they are not very consistent and at points in the diary months will go by between entries. The first of Elizabeths entries is on 2 January 1909 and the diary ends with an entry on 31 December 1912. Elizabeth writes of her daily doings often entering only brief sentences such as All is well and happy. and All doing fine. She also includes events that occur in relation to her calling in the church and to the affairs of her family such as new births and birthdays. The second folder contains Elizabeths second diary which consist of ninety-four pages spanning the dates from 1 January 1913 to 20 March 1915. Again the photocopy quality is good, but the cursive writing makes it difficult to read."
195,"Tarlock, Fay Ollerton",MSS SC 1720,"This is a two-leaf typewritten biography of Fay Ollerton Tarlock, written by her sister, Sadie Ollerton Clark in 1976. A small black and white photograph is included on the first page, presumably o...",1897-1989,"Biography, photograph","Fay Ollerton Tarlock was born on February 5, 1897 in Parowan, Utah. She was the seventh child and fourth daughter of James and Mary Emma Adams Ollerton. She attended elementary school and graduated from the eighth grade when she was thirteen. She lost a year of school thereafter, however, because her parents thought her too young to send away from home. Afterwards, she attended Murdock Academy in Beaver, Utah for two years. After finishing high school, she attended Brigham Young University for a year and then taught in the Provo Public Schools for another year. Because the pay was so low, however, Fay returned to BYU as a sophomore. In 1917, it was found that her father had terminal cancer, and she returned to the farm in Arizona. Although Fay missed some time in school, she returned to BYU the following fall after her father's death and completed her junior year in 1920. She later accompanied her brother to California in order to attend the University of California. Her credits were not sufficient for a degree, however, so she returned to BYU to receive her A.B. in the spring of 1921. Following, she taught high school in Driggs, Idaho. Owing to the Depression, she was forced to move around, and she taught in Beaver, and then in Milford. In 1925, she decided to go to Columbia University in New York City for a master's degree with her older sister. While attending school, she worked for the D.C. Health Publishing Company, writing advertising and reviewing books. After she received her degree, she decided to go to Arizona, where she was a part-time substitute teacher. During the winter of 1928, Fay taught a class in MIA where she met Golden Kimball, with whom she became good friends. They formed a stock company and put on plays in Arizona and New Mexico. It wasn't successful, however, so Fay went to San Francisco to work for the D.C. Health Company there. From 193435, she taught literature at BYU, and the year after, traveled to Europe. In 1837, she married Anthony J. Tarlock. Because of his work, the family lived for two and a half years in Mexico. When they returned to California, they lived near Danville although they continued to travel after Fay's husband, Tony, became president of the California Walnut Growers company. They later sold their home in Danville and bought a house in Hillsborough. She died February 3, 1989.",1920-1953,,274,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/585,585,,,"This is a two-leaf typewritten biography of Fay Ollerton Tarlock, written by her sister, Sadie Ollerton Clark in 1976. A small black and white photograph is included on the first page, presumably of Fay. At the end of the biography, Sadie includes a more personal description of her sister, describing her as a 'gifted writer,' having published many stories and articles. In Fay's later years, she read and maintained the home, while keeping up with modern politics, she and Tony being staunch Democrats. Sadie also describes Fay as being a marvelous cook and food connoisseur."
340,"Tanner, Mary Jane Mount",Vault MSS 326,"Vault MSS 326: This is a photocopy of a handwritten autobiography by Mary Jane Mount Tanner. She wrote it as a Jubilee Memorial, in honor of the Year of Jubilee. Mary calls it a short, abridged ske...",1837-1890,A Memorial,"Mary Jane Mount Tanner was born on February 27, 1837, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio to Joseph and Elizabeth (Bessac) Mount. Her parents moved to Dayton, Ohio where they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family then moved to Nauvoo, Illinois to live with the Saints. They lived in Nauvoo for five years, where Joseph helped build the Nauvoo temple. The Mount family crossed the plains to Utah in 1847. Along with many other Mormons of the time, they experienced the plague of crickets and the activities of the Mormon Battalion. Mary 's parents separated when her father insisted on trying his luck at the gold mines and would not return to the family. Both of her parents remarried. Her father died in San Francisco, California in 1876; her mother died in Utah on October 30, 1875, at the age of 62. Mary married Myron Tanner on May 22, 1856. For four years they resided in Payson, Utah where their first two children were born. In 1860 they moved to Provo, Utah where they settled permanently. Mary and Myron Tanner had nine children together. Mary served as Relief Society president for twelve years in the Provo City 3rd Ward.",-,,53,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/730,730,,,"Vault MSS 326: This is a photocopy of a handwritten autobiography by Mary Jane Mount Tanner. She wrote it as a Jubilee Memorial, in honor of the Year of Jubilee. Mary calls it a short, abridged sketch of her life because she was writing another autobiography and had kept a diary. The autobiography includes some of her family history, a description of her personality and physical characteristics, and her social position. She also lists the children her husband had with his second wife, and describes her feelings on polygamy. Mary concludes the record by giving a brief family history of her husband, Myron Tanner."
644,"Tanner, Louetta Brown",MSS SC 2691,"This folder contains an original scrapbook belonging to Louetta Brown Tanner, numbering 85 pages of blue construction paper held together in a screw-post binding. The title of the book is, Diary of L",1884-1977,Scrapbook,"Louetta Brown Tanner was born on 11 August 1887 in Salt Lake City, Utah to James Stephens Brown and Elizabeth Mary Clegg Brown. She was the second youngest of 6 children born to them, her siblings being Mary Lillious, Guardello, Mark Clegg, Benjamin Joseph, and Myrtle Junetta.
On 16 January 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Louetta married Henry Smith Tanner. They had no children together, and he died only 30 years later, leaving her a widow for over 30 more.
Louetta was a lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in callings for many organizations within the Church. She worked diligently as a compiler and genealogical researcher, and she was also a state employee during some point in her life. Louetta also edited her fathers autobiography, which was published as Life of a Pioneer, and then later, Giant of the Lord.
She died on 23 November 1977 in Salt Lake City, Utah after battling a prolonged illness.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:23:33,,,,,"This folder contains an original scrapbook belonging to Louetta Brown Tanner, numbering 85 pages of blue construction paper held together in a screw-post binding. The title of the book is, Diary of Louetta Brown Tanner, March 13th to March 20th, 1950, Sons of Utah Pioneers Mormon Battalion Trek. It begins with a 6-page typescript summary of what the scrapbook captures, which are her experiences on the Mormon Battalion Trek with the Sons of Utah Pioneers company. The account closes with a brief story about her father, Stephen James Brown, when he helped return sick soldiers, women and children from Santa Fe to Pueblo in the 1840s, and how he worked to collect and distribute the money owed him and these soldiers before buying land that comprises what is now Weber County and settling it.
The remainder of the scrapbook is a collection of newspaper and program clippings, photographs and postcards, and colored drawings and studies from Louettas trek with her fellow Mormon Battalion descendants."
81,"Stringham, Susan Coleman Henrie",MSS SC 249,"This collection consists of a biography of Susan by a grandson, Gerald Henrie; two handwritten letters from half siblings of Susan to Gerald Henrie; a letter from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and...",1839-1916,"Biography, Letters","Susan was born on August 4, 1839 in Niagra, Hartland, New York to Elizabeth Andrews Coleman Brown and Ellis Coleman. Susan's parents separated when she was small, and in 1850 Susan's mother entered into a plural marriage with William Brown. They settled in Bountiful, Utah with their family. At age 16, Susan entered into plural marriage with Daniel Henrie as his second wife. They became the parents of 12 children: Rachel, Arthur, Samuel, Elizabeth, Joseph Thadeus, Margaret, Nora Lenora, Coradell, Maud, Ethel, Ellis, and Myra. Because Daniel already had a large family with his first wife, Susan wanted to be independent, and she did as much as she could to provide for her family herself. She raised her children on a four-acre farm in northwest Manti, and sold eggs, butter, produce, and chickens to supplement her income. Susan later divorced Daniel, and she had their sealing cancelled by permission of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on November 23, 1901. She was sealed to Walter Stringham on July 3, 1912, at the age of 73. Susan died on February 4, 1916.",-,,171,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/471,471,,,"This collection consists of a biography of Susan by a grandson, Gerald Henrie; two handwritten letters from half siblings of Susan to Gerald Henrie; a letter from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and an enclosed photocopy of pages 144-145 from the book Andrew Van Buren by Virginia Christensen Keeler; and a photocopy of a photograph of Susan and other family members. Gerald Henrie's biography begins with a letter from Winnie Atkinson Whiticar in which she reminisces about Susan's wonderful sense of humor and her regular attendance at the semi-annual conferences of the church. Then Gerald proceeds to record memories of Susan as his grandmother. He notes that Susan loved to sing and play the organ, that she believed in hard work, and that she spent time in her later years as a temple worker at the Manti Temple. This document has very little structure and is more of a grandson's recollections than an actual biography. Gerald focuses his narrative on his memories of events involving Susan and on comments from Susan's neighbors and friends. For example, he describes in detail his memory of Susan going to Daniel Henrie's funeral even though they were divorced and she had remarried. The letters in the collection are photocopies of handwritten documents and are difficult to decipher. The first letter is from Jedediah Brown, Susan's half brother, and is dated January 23, 1936, Salt Lake City. Brown gives some genealogical information on the family, but the content is erratic and difficult to follow. The second letter is from Susan's half sister Charolette Brown Call and is dated May 9, 1934, Ogden, Utah. Call also provides some information on the family. The letter from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers was in response to Gerald's request for more information on Susan and Daniel Henrie. The photocopy from Andrew Van Buren was enclosed with the letter because it contains a brief reference to Daniel Henrie's involvement in the Black Hawk War. The photograph in the collection is labeled with the subjects' names; however, their relationships to Susan are not given."
37,"Stringham, Miranda Campbell",MSS SC 1523; MSS 2077,"This is a 34-page typed autobiography, titled the 'History of Miranda Campbell Stringham.' Included in the back is a 4-page ward newsletter from the Riverview Ward of December 1978 tha...",1904-1996,"Autobiography, newsletter, diary","Miranda Campbell Stringham was born July 17, 1904 in Ammon, Bonneville County, Idaho to David Charles Campbell and Minerva Elizabeth Duel. She was the sixth child in a family of fifteen although two of the children passed away at young ages. As a youth, she aided with work on the homestead; at age five, Miranda attended some school but did not finish the year. Her second year, she caught up by finishing the second and third grade together. After the new school building was erected, a new branch was organized called Hillsdale, later to be called Ozone. Miranda worked as a janitor with her brother in the school but couldn't progress on to high school due to financial reasons and transportation difficulties. However, Miranda's brother moved to Idaho Falls in the fall of 1920, and Miranda roomed with him in order to attend Idaho Falls High School. Her second and third year of high school, she went to Delta, Millard County, Utah and lived with her aunt, while working for her room and board. Back in Idaho, however, her family struggled financially, and they were finally forced to leave their home. At this point, Miranda quit school and found work in Salt Lake City as a nursemaid to a rich family of Jews. In preparation for her wedding (her fiance having been on a mission), Miranda quit her job and left for southern Utah, where her family lived. She was married to Bryant Stringham on June 6, 1923 in the Salt Lake Temple by George F. Richards. The newly wed couple then moved back to Idaho to the A. J. Stranger ranch where Bryant had been promised a job. The next year, the couple moved to Glenmore to help Bryant's family, and Miranda gave birth to their first boy, Bryce, on June 22, 1925. Following, Bryant closed a deal on four hundred and eighty acres of land at Seventy Creek. For a while, Miranda helped her husband and worked as an assistant mail carrier although this necessitated a move twice a year from the Seventy Creek ranch in the spring to the Rockwoods ranch in the fall. On June 22, 1927, Forrest, their second child was born. Following, the Stringhams struggled through the Depression era before coming out with two more children and an economic increase on the farm. In order for Bryce to attend school, the family moved to Glenore a few years thereafter. The family moved from farm to farm, and they eventually lost nearly everything because of poor crops. In 1942, they found and bought a home near Shelley, Idaho. In 1953, two of the children, Bryce and Miranda, left to serve missions in Aberdeen, Washington. In 1956, Miranda was called to serve a two-year district mission with Laura Anderson, and in 1960, Miranda took some classes from Ricks Adult Center and Brigham Young University, thus finally obtaining her high school diploma, in addition to several college credits. She and Bryant served as officiators in the Idaho Falls Temple for twelve years (although given a leave of absence when they were called to the Texas Mission in 1966). Thereafter, the Stringhams served in the church while also visiting many of their grown children all across the western United States. Both Bryant and Miranda suffered from various physical ailments, but none too serious, and in their later years, they resided in Firth, Idaho. Miranda died in May of 1996.",1822-1886,,131,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/427,427,,,"This is a 34-page typed autobiography, titled the 'History of Miranda Campbell Stringham.' Included in the back is a 4-page ward newsletter from the Riverview Ward of December 1978 that includes a spiritual message, upcoming events in the ward, and a birthday calendar. In the 34-page manuscript, Miranda begins by briefly recounting the history of her pioneer ancestors before she continues on to her own history. She describes her life as a youth, growing up with all brothers on a homestead in Idaho. Miranda mentions her achievements in school, as well as her callings in the ward. She continues by elaborating upon her feelings about her first child's birth, and then her excitement for their new home in Seventy Creek. She writes about the work to do on the ranch, and then about the blessing of having her mother and another woman there to help after the second baby is born. Following, however, Miranda expresses the difficulties of living during the Depression. Likewise, Miranda demonstrates her excitement when the family purchases their first real home through her expansive descriptions of her life and her children's activities. However, in 1932, Miranda was rushed to the hospital for a gallstones operation. She later writes about the development of the church in the area and of her different callings, which included being ward chorister, choir director, and Relief Society Stake Historian, among others. She also includes experiences she had in the Texas Mission. Following these descriptions, Miranda writes about the lives of her oldest children. Beginning in 1974, Miranda becomes more elaborate in her descriptions, with a page or so dedicated to each year thereafter. The last two pages of the manuscript Miranda entitles 'Here are some lessons I learned as a child,' and she thus concludes with various experiences from her youth in which she procured certain values, such as honesty.
MSS SC 2077: This is two holographic volumes and one typescript: the first volume provides a more lengthy and detailed account of Miranda's life from 1980 to 1981 in the format of a journal; the second holographic volume that she titled 'Courtship and Married Life' is a record of the years 19201942, in which she begins with how she first met her husband, Bryant and follows with her experiences as a wife and mother; the typescript is a daily account of Miranda's life beginning with the New Year of 1978 to 1979. Miranda also published a number of other histories: Old Ammon (the first fifty years), The People of the Hills, Basalt-Firth since 1900, History of the Cedar Point: Dedicated to Cedar Point Community, and Diaries."
339,"Stookey, Jemima Elizabeth Child",MSS SC 1126,"Jemima 's autobiography was published by her descendants, Paul and Gwenevere Stookey, who also wrote a small introduction to it. The autobiography is twenty-six pages long and the writing style...",1827-,Autobiography,"Jemima Elizabeth Child Stookey was born 31 March 1827 in London, England to John and Eliza (Newport) Child. Her family immigrated to the United States when Jemima was an infant. They lived in Philadelphia for about five years where her father was a shoemaker. Being very poor, Jemima's father decided to move his family to Belleville, Illinois, in hopes of increasing his income; the family farmed and her father did shoemaking on the side. In 1843 Jemima's mother, Eliza, died which devastated the family both mentally and financially. Jemima became the housekeeper and mother to the other children. In her early twenties, Jemima became acquainted with Enos Stookey, son of a wealthy family, and they soon became engaged. While Enos and Jemima were engaged, Jemima was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Orson Pratt. She traveled to a relatives' house and secretly got baptized into the Church while there. Her family and fiance were both displeased when she joined the Church, but her family later accepted the gospel and Enos became more accepting of it as well. Jemima and Enos married on 25 March 1852. They had some disagreements with his family and so they decided to go west and settle in Utah, even though Enos was not a member of the LDS Church. Jemima's family had immigrated with the Saints to Utah shortly before this. Enos and Jemima arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in the winter of 1855. They had two children who trekked west with them and had one more child in Utah who died in infancy. Jemima and Enos lived in Rush Valley, Utah, then they moved to Clover Creek, Utah, where they lived comfortably the remainder of their lives.",-,,52,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/729,729,,,"Jemima 's autobiography was published by her descendants, Paul and Gwenevere Stookey, who also wrote a small introduction to it. The autobiography is twenty-six pages long and the writing style is generally clear and concise. She discusses her youth including the hardships of growing up very poor and also having disagreements with her father. Jemima discusses the difficulty of her mother's death and then her father's marriage to another woman and subsequent divorce. She goes on to describe her life giving details at certain points in her life that seemed more significant. Jemima elaborates on the difficulties she faced when she joined the LDS Church, especially with her family and fianc. After she married Enos, who was from a wealthy family, she was more comfortable throughout her life. She writes of the trek with the Saints to Utah and tribulations they encountered there such as Indian scares, the grasshopper plagues, and Pres. Buchanan's military order to clear Utah of the Mormons. However she and Enos were much better off than other pioneers because they had more money; she said they never went without bread and milk when many other pioneers were struggling. She does not detail much of her later life, but does mention their various moves in Utah. Jemima wrote this autobiography in 1891 from Logan, Utah, and then adds a page more in 1911 to explain some items she had included earlier. Jemima never discusses if her husband joined the Church, but they continued to live with the Latter-day Saints in Utah and must have gotten along peaceably. Jemima maintained strong values and beliefs which her writing reflects. She is a good source for understanding the deep religious convictions of many early converts. Trials, Faith."
288,"Stone, Lucy Tuttle McKell",MSS SC 2000,"This is a five-page typescript autobiography. It begins with Lucy's childhood, describing Lucy as a brave youth. She often rode out in the country, and there is a description provided of her riding...",1891-1962,Autobiography,"Lucy Tuttle McKell Stone was born January 31, 1891 in Spanish Fork, Utah. She began school there at the age of six and high school, at age thirteen. She fell back a year, however, when she stayed home in order to help her mother with a newborn child. Lucy married Alma G. Stone on November 17, 1909 in the Salt Lake City Temple. They lived for a year in Salem, Utah, where they had their first child, and in 1911, they moved to Mammoth, where they lived for three years and had a second child. In 1914, they moved to Salt Lake City, and five years later, to Spanish Fork. Lucy worked for some time in a sugar factory, for a year in a mill, later as a matron, and for two to three years as a chemist. She also worked as a salesclerk for five years, and later as a clerk in a city bakery for two to three years. In 1932, the family moved to Boulder City, Nevada, and in 1936, they moved again to Salem, where they lived for a year. Lucy died February 21, 1962.",,,358,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/678,678,,,"This is a five-page typescript autobiography. It begins with Lucy's childhood, describing Lucy as a brave youth. She often rode out in the country, and there is a description provided of her riding a horse through a 'swollen stream of water.' There is also an account of Lucy tending one of her younger siblings, during which she almost lost him in a river. She writes that after being held back in high school for a year, she felt somewhat anxious in returning. However, she records that she loved to recite as a youth, and was active in plays. After her marriage, she received several callings in the ward, such as counselor in the Primary, teacher in the Relief Society and Sunday School, and president of the YLMIA. Her 'first great sorrow' was her mother's death in 1926, which Lucy writes had a great impact on her life. Lucy was also active in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and in February of 1941, she served as vice president of the Ladies Poultry Association."
439,"Stoddard, Emma Eckersley",MSS 1464,"A part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, a four-page typescript biography, is located in the thirty-eighth folder of the collection. The first part of the document is a recounting of Emm...",1846-1936,,"Emma Eckersley Stoddard was born June 5, 1846, in Lancashire, England, to parents Joseph Eckersley and Alice Hulme. Because of the family's dire financial circumstances, Emma received no educational training. From eight years old to twelve, Emma was hired out to nurse small children. Because of her skill in weaving, Emma was sent to work in a silk factory until the age of 17. In May of 1863, the Eckersley family traveled to America. They crossed the plains in just over nine weeks, arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah in autumn. The family then moved north to Wellsville, and at eighteen years of age Emma was married to John Stoddard as his second wife. When his first wife died, Emma took responsibility of the other wife's four children, as well as her own three. In total, Emma had twelve children, however five died in infancy and two passed away in adulthood. When Emma was about eighty, she came to live with her daughter, Sarah Ballard in Salt Lake, then moved to Logan with Sarah Ballard at the passing of Sarah's husband. Emma contracted rheumatic fever at the age of 82. Emma died on January 27, 1936.",,,"Stoddard, Emma Eckersley",2010-07-09,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/829,829,837.docx,/WomenManu/image/837.docx,"A part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, a four-pa1ge typescript biography, is located in the thirty-eighth folder of the collection. The first part of the document is a recounting of Emma's life in the first person for the Daughter of the Pioneers [sic]. In this part of the document Emma describes her journey across the Atlantic and the plains. She also describes how shortly after her marriage to John Stoddard, his first wife passed away, leaving her with very poor financial circumstances and the responsibility of seven children. Emma also portrays deep grief over the death of her son, George, and her daughter, Jesse. She describes herself as someone who ""prefers to live alone where I am contended and happy"" and ""does her own house work."" The second part of the manuscript is an insertion of her granddaughter, Jesse Eccles Quinney, which describes the rest of Emma's life. Emma was not happy to move from her home, and when she contracted rheumatic fever she thought she was dying, and had to be convinced otherwise. Later on, the insertion describes that a large party was thrown for Emma, in which five of her children; close relatives, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were there. Jesse goes on to describe Emma as a ""little person with a fine sense of humor and great appreciation."" Her grandson, David Izatt Stoddard, writes the third part of the manuscript. He describes the first time he met his grandmother. He establishes that Emma was a wonderful cook and he particularly loved her vanilla wafer cookies. Emma's physical appearance is described as conservative in dress, long black hair, which was black until she was over seventy years of age, and precise in her movements. She also made place mats for all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. In her later years, she became quite deaf. Finally, he describes that her faith was unwavering in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The final part of the manuscript is the obituary of Emma, which appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune."
445,"Stoddard, Ellen Spoward Izatt",MSS 1464,"Part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, this seven page typescript autobiography is located in the forty-first folder of the collection. Ellen starts her writing by describing her parent...",1869-1939,,"Ellen Spoward Izatt was born on October 21, 1869 to parents Alexander Spoward Izatt and Jeanette Williamson in Logan, Utah. At an early age Ellen had a talent for knitting, so she made the stockings for many of the children. When she was thirteen, Ellen went to work for her Grandmother Williamson in her general store for six years. Ellen married George Stoddard on June 19, 1887, and then following their wedding Ellen and her sister Mary went to work as cooks while George operated a small sawmill in Logan Canyon. During the winter they moved to Wellsville, then in the spring to Aspen, Wyoming, returning to Logan for the fall and winter. In 1889 their first child was born named Earl. The family moved to North Powder, Oregon in April of 1889. May 21, 1891, the family's second son, Elmer, was born and in 1893 their third son was born. The family moved to Sumpter Valley, Oregon for two years and then in 1895 Ellen and the children went to Logan for the winter so the children could go to school and church. Lester, their fourth son was born in December of 1895. Some time later, three more children were added, John, Jeanette, and Howard. In 1896, they moved from McEwen to Baker, Oregon. George and Ellen some years later, were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple. A second daughter was born in November of 1906, but died in 1909 of polio. Ellen witnessed the start of the first Stake Tabernacle in La Grande being built in June of 1907. In 1908 Ellen became the Stake President of the Primary in the Union Stake, and held that position for twenty-five years. On Ellen's forty-third birthday, another son was born, Robert LaVon. In the summer of 1911, George and Ellen toured Europe while their sons were on missions there. George Stoddard died in 1917. While her son was attending Stanford University Ellen lived with him, but after she moved to Salt Lake City to do temple work. In November of 1939 Emma had a heart attack and shortly after that she passed away. The Union Stake Primary Board dedicated a birdbath on May 16, 1943 to honor the service that Ellen rendered.",,,"Stoddard, Ellen Spoward Izatt",2010-07-23,2010-07-23 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/835,835,843.docx,/WomenManu/image/843.docx,"Part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, this seven page typescript autobiography is located in the forty-first folder of the collection. Ellen starts her writing by describing her parent's conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints and their journey across the plains. She also describes the family's early financial problems and how happy the children were to receive a little item on Christmas. Ellen explains that working for her grandmother kept her very busy. When the family first arrived in Oregon, Ellen considered it a beautiful place. She recounts that she wished for their family to be sealed, and it was not until George was healed by the missionaries that he became interested in religion and they were sealed. When the family moved to Baker, Ellen was able to send her children to Sunday Services. The second part of this collection is an insert written by her son, David Izatt Stoddard. He describes that his mother was a good homemaker and many Church authorities stayed at their home such as, President Joseph F. Smith. She was a good cook and always made sure the children's clothes were clean. The third insert to the autobiography is a four-paragraph description of Ellen by her granddaughter, Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith. She discusses that Ellen would sing beautiful Scotch songs and how every Christmas the families would gather at Grandmother Stoddard's home for games and food. Ellen had a firm testimony in the Gospel and genealogy was very important to her. The next item in the folder is a one-page typescript letter written by President Heber J. Grant to the Stoddard family to sympathize with them at Ellen's death. President and Sister Grant sent books to the family. The last page of the folder is a one-page typescript of the copy of the announcement of the dedication of the birdbath for her service as the Stake Primary President."
382,"Stockman, Margaret",MSS SC 398,"Collection contains two pieces: the first is a book with 'Missionary Diary' written on the front. 'Herbert G. Stockman' is also written on the front cover, in the lower right-hand corner. The dia...",1900-,Materials related to Margaret and Herbert Stockman,"In this diary, Margaret Stockman records her experiences, thoughts, and the events that happened while she and her husband Herbert served as mission president in Edinburgh, Scotland. The diary begins on the day of their departure from Salt Lake City Airport, September 14, 1964, and their subsequent journey to Denver, New York, on to London, and finally ending in Scotland. Margaret and her husband did not have a place to live upon their arrival, and so spent the first week or so in a hotel, trying to become accustomed to the time change and new altitude.",-,,91,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/772,772,,,"Collection contains two pieces: the first is a book with 'Missionary Diary' written on the front. 'Herbert G. Stockman' is also written on the front cover, in the lower right-hand corner. The diary contains 193 written pages, beginning September 14, 1964 and ending June 23, 1965. In it, Margaret records her experiences in Scotland, beginning with her long flight across the Atlantic, and continuing with her missionary work in Scotland. Margaret and Herbert were able to move into a small apartment which cost them a little more than $56 per month. Margaret tells of the beautiful countryside, the extreme cold and winds of 84 MPH, and of her experiences with the missionaries. In one entry, Margaret tells of how a missionary had to be ex-communicated from the church, for 'girl troubles' and how sad she was at the event. She also tells of the exhaustion she felt in the beginning, not being used to the time change and low altitude. In another entry, Margaret tells of how on one of her first Sundays in Scotland, she somehow slipped on the stairs of the meetinghouse and fell on her hand, breaking it. Though she had trials and difficult times, Margaret was upbeat and didn't record many negative feelings. Margaret states that the meeting house of the area was cold and poor, but that they had 57 people at sacrament meeting. She and her husband spent much of their time reactivating members, traveling to different Primaries and Sunday Schools, and trying to motivate the missionaries to do their best. The couple worked closely with the Northern Scotland Mission President, Pres. Jensen and his wife. Margaret and her husband often spoke at meetings in many different cities, and attended study classes. Margaret took care of the missionaries who became ill, one of them undergoing surgery for appendicitis. She also made holidays cheerful for the missionaries, going as far as to help make Thanksgiving dinner for 205 people. Also included in the diary are a few newspaper clippings, including one reporting the transfer of President Jensen to a California mission. There is also a letter from an Elder Johnson, expressing his love for the Stockmans. The second piece is a larger book, a replica of the first book, with the pages of the previous diary photocopied and bound together."
216,"Stewart, Polly Richardson",MSS 1799,"This two-page typescript biography is included in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's first book of remembrance. It briefly describes Polly's life, describing her has an uncomplaining woman who took ca...",1818-1893,Biography,"Polly Richardson Stewart was born April 27, 1818 to Shadrach and Elizabeth Garret Richardson in Cumberland County, Kentucky. When she was fifteen, the family moved to Illinois, where she met Benjamin Franklin Stewart. They were married in 1837 in Beardstown, Iowa, where they had six children, though three died at a young age. They encountered the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and were baptized in 1842. They later joined the saints at Winters Quarters in Nebraska. Polly's husband, Benjamin, was selected to go with Brigham Young to find refuge for the saints in the west. While he was gone, Polly drove a team of oxen and cared for the children. She met Benjamin at the Platte River, and from there, they trekked to Utah. They lived in Mill Creek for some time before moving south in 1851 to Utah County, where they assisted in the founding of Payson. Polly was eventually the mother of eleven children, six of whom grew to adulthood. Polly died in April of 1893.",1917-,,293,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/606,606,,,"This two-page typescript biography is included in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's first book of remembrance. It briefly describes Polly's life, describing her has an uncomplaining woman who took care of her home and family. She spun, dyed, and wove cloth to make clothing and is described as having been brave in times of danger. Included in the manuscript is a list of her six surviving children, their birthdates, and spouses."
658,"Stewart, Ora Fern Pate",MSS SC 2734,"This collection contains 2 folders. The first folder contains a small, paperback book bound with a shoelace and numbering 162 typescript pages. The book is entitled, I Talk About my Children. There",1910-1990,Manuscript,"Ora Fern Pate Stewart was born on 23 August 1910 in Bates, Idaho to Ezra Greenwood Pate and Ada Rosella Sharp Pate. She was the sixth youngest of 11 children, her siblings being: Joseph Leon, Melvin Ezra, Ada Rosella, Ann, Sylvester Arthur, Vernal Ruth, an unnamed baby boy, John Jackson, Ruby Pearl, Mary Elizabeth, Irene, Alma Jacob, and Evelyn June.
On 13 October 1935 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ora married Robert Wilson Stewart, Sr. From the beginning of their marriage, Ora was told by doctors that she should not have children, or it could damage her health. Despite the odds stacked against her, she had 6 children: Sharon Lynn, Robert Wilson, Jr., Janet Ruth, Allen Paul, David Grant, and Glenda, who did not survive birth.
She spent much of her married life moving around the country, as her husband was in the Military. She spent time in Michigan, Ohio, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, and more.
Ora was a prolific writer and composer, having written 29 books, including Gleanings, Branches Over the Wall, and Pages from the Book of Eve, and over 200 musical scores. She was also named the poet laureate by the World Congress of Poetry. When Cecil B. deMille was directing The Ten Commandments, Ora worked as a Biblical technical adviser, drawing on her love of genealogy and history. In her life, Ora received honors from several US presidents, as well as 7 honorary doctorate degrees from various universities and institutions.
She died of heart failure on 10 February 1990 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:49:07,,,,,"This collection contains 2 folders. The first folder contains a small, paperback book bound with a shoelace and numbering 162 typescript pages. The book is entitled, I Talk About my Children. There is also a note that reads, illustrations by the author, though there is nothing beyond the occasional stylistic header throughout the manuscript. The book is dedicated to five little boys and girls, with a short foreword that reads, I didnt write this book. I only copied it down. -O.P.S.
The book begins with an account of a doctor in Michigan telling her that she should not be having a baby. By this time, however, she was already pregnant. Disliking the doctors bedside manner and quality of care, Ora went to Washington, DC to have her child there. Her husband, stationed in Ohio at the time, came to join her for the birth.
The remainder of the book contains mostly snippets, quotes, or vignettes of life as a mother of 5 children. Everything from stories about the days her children were born to the day Janet Ruth became separated from the rest of the family on a trip to the zoo, only for Janet, upon being reunited, to say she thought she had lost them. With each new addition to the family, the snapshots of familial love and childhood antics increase.
The second folder in the collection contains a 3-page typescript photocopy, dated 30 December 1986 and titled with a note that reads, The following materials were received from Ora Pate Stewart on the above date. Following is a list, divided into categories for music, books authored by her, and books in which she is mentioned. The document is signed by Dennis Rowley, Curator of Archives and Manuscripts.
Additionally, there are 83 pages of photocopies of entries about Ora Pate Stewart in various books, directories, and almanacs. These range from the 1970s to the 1980s."
273,"Stevenson, Sarah Elnora White",MSS 8,This is a three-page typescript biography included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. The biography begins with a brief sketch of Sarah's parents and continues with Sarah's childhood. She recal...,1831-1915,Biography,"Sarah Elnora White Stevenson was born November 18, 1831 to Joseph White and Ruby Elnora Sterns in Palmyra, Jefferson County, New York. A few years later, the family moved to Ohio, where the family was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, and there, in 1840, Joseph joined the Nauvoo Legion, remaining a guard until the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Before the martyrdom, the family had moved to Carthage and then Bear Creek. In the spring of 1844, the family moved back to Nauvoo, and in 1846, to Council Bluffs. Sarah's father volunteered to join the Mormon Battalion and to fight in Mexico, and he joined his family later in 1847 in Utah. There, Sarah's mother taught school to provide for the children. Sarah began work in various places after her father's death, and at the age of twenty, she married James Stevenson. They lived with Sarah's mother for a year before moving into their own home in 1853 in Farmington. Just after adding two rooms onto their house, they were called to go south, in avoidance of Johnston's army. They returned to their home not long after, and they had eleven children. Sarah died January 12, 1915 at the age of 83.",,,344,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/663,663,,,"This is a three-page typescript biography included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. The biography begins with a brief sketch of Sarah's parents and continues with Sarah's childhood. She recalls playing in the Carthage jail with the jail keeper's daughter and even remembers dangling her feet from the window from which Joseph Smith fell. It was unsafe for Mormons during this time, however, and at one point, the family was forced to hide in the cellar of a friend's home while the house was guarded. During the trek west, Sarah took turns with her brother, driving a team of oxen. When she wasn't driving the oxen, she rode a horse and drove cattle. During the trek, a boy and girl about nineteen years old had gone for a walk and were kidnapped by Indians; they were traded back for a yoke of the company's best oxen. Later, the pioneers contracted cholera from the Indians, and of the fifty who contracted it, ten died, including the company's captain. At night, the company formed a corral, to protect themselves and the animals from buffalo, Indians, and wolves. Once during the trip, some buffalo frightened the oxen and caused a stampede, which set the company back two days because they had to find the oxen and return them to camp. The manuscript also describes a close accident of when, while fording the river, some of the travelers nearly drowned. On Sundays, the company rested, and during recreation periods, the pioneers sang, played music, and danced. After reaching Utah, Sarah's father went to California in search of gold. While gone, Sarah and her brother cut an acre of wheat, shocked it, and thrashed it. Their father returned sick and later died. One of the last stories in the manuscript is that of a woman who spoke in tongues to the Indians and thus persuaded the Indians not to kill the people. She served them dinner and gave them blankets in exchange for peace."
271,"Steed, Caroline Holland",MSS 8,"This is a two-page typewritten biography written by Margaret Steed Hess, Caroline's granddaughter. It includes an account of James Steed on the ship sailing from Liverpool to New Orleans; George Al...",1817-1886,Biography,"Caroline Holland Steed was born May 3, 1817 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England to Susan Bannister and Benjamin Holland. She was one of four children. She married James Steed, and they later converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After their conversion, they settled in Nauvoo, Illinois. James was called as a security guard of the prophet, though he later contracted pneumonia and died, leaving Caroline with three small children. On May 1, 1850, Caroline and her family began the trek west with a company led by Milo Andrus. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on August 28, 1850. Caroline worked as a nurse for as long as she could before her health failed her and she was unable to continue. She died in June of 1886 in Farmington, Davis County, Utah.",,,342,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/661,661,,,"This is a two-page typewritten biography written by Margaret Steed Hess, Caroline's granddaughter. It includes an account of James Steed on the ship sailing from Liverpool to New Orleans; George Albert Smith apparently warned the saints of the hardships they would face. James later joined the Nauvoo Legion. Margaret also provides a description of Thomas Steed, her husband's cousin, exploring the trail ahead and seeing corpses that were dug up from their graves by wolves and hyenas. Ravens had plucked their eyes and flesh, and this seemed to be a fulfillment of prophecy, for some of the people had been part of the mob, and Joseph Smith had prophesied that they would not die a natural death, but that the wolves would eat their flesh and ravens would pluck out their eyes. Caroline is then described as having been a happy soul and good singer. She was always kind and friendly, a 'devoted loving Mother, a faithful Latter-day Saint.'"
272,"Stayner, Emma Turner",MSS 8,"This is a four-page typescript biography included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection, and written by Emma's daughter, Katherine Stayner. She begins the biography by describing the house in which...",1834-1875,Biography,"Emma Turner Stayner was born November 21, 1834 in Great Malvern Worcester, England to Henry and Anna Steed Turner, as the eldest of their ten children. She attended an all-girls school when she was young, and learned art, music, sewing, embroidery, and propriety. Emma crossed the plains in 1856, a year before her family. She married Arthur Stayner and had several children, but at the young age of 41, she contracted Mountain Fever and died.",,,343,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/662,662,,,"This is a four-page typescript biography included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection, and written by Emma's daughter, Katherine Stayner. She begins the biography by describing the house in which she, Katherine, was born. She details the rooms therein and then the yard outside, with its gardens, rocks, barn, and later, factory. Following, she briefly writes about her father, describing his migration to America, and then some of his work in translating the Book of Mormon into French. She thereafter begins a recollection of her mother, describing her as playful, beautiful, and loving. It becomes less of a biography and more like a memoir in which Katherine provides personal memories of her mother. Emma was an excellent cook and seamstress and faithful and supportive wife. The family was very lively, and there were many activities, ranging from outdoor games to music, singing, and drama. Emma and her husband expected respect, honesty, and obedience from their children and were strict though kind. They were hospitable people and respectful of others. Trek"
338,"State, Katherine Handy Allred",MSS SC 700,"This collection consists of about 150 pages of personal writings, genealogical records, news clippings, family and legal documents, poetry, and photographs assembled to serve as Katherine's autobio...",1908-1990,"collection of personal writings, documents, and photographs assembled to serve as an autobiography for Katherine State","Katherine Handy Allred State was born 1 January 1908 in Los Angeles, California. Three years later, when Katherine's father graduated from Osteopathic College, she and her family moved to Boise, Idaho, where her father set up his practice. When Katherine was sixteen, she met Rulon Allred, whom she later married on 9 June 1926. After their marriage they went to Los Angeles, where Rulon pursued a degree at Chiropractic College. Finances were meager and Katherine worked as a waitress at a sandwich shop, a stenographer at an auto agency, and a clerk at Woolworth's to help put her husband through school. In 1927, Katherine gave birth to a girl who died hours later. Her second child, Forrest, was born a year later. In 1931, her husband graduated from college and they moved to Long Beach, where he set up a chiropractic office. She gave birth to two daughters at Long Beach. When her husband received a letter from his father, who was convinced that polygamy should be reestablished, he began to consider becoming a polygamist. For years Katherine and Rulon battled over whether polygamy was acceptable before God, but in 1937 he decided to marry another woman and Katherine filed for divorce. Rulon continued sending Katherine love letters and poetry, refused to sign the divorce papers, and wouldn't pay child support in an attempt to convince Katherine to live polygamy with him. In bitterness towards God and Rulon, Katherine stopped attending church and began working many hours as a secretary to support her three children. In time, her anger softened and she began to attend church again, where she met Kenneth State. They were married in April 1941. Kenneth, who struggled to show verbal and physical affection, became apathetic towards Katherine and he filed for divorce in 1963. In Katherine's older years, she spent time serving as a Stake Missionary and in the Relief Society, visiting with her children, and writing histories of herself and her ancestors. After battling with Parkinson's Disease, Katherine died in California on 22 September 1990.",,,51,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/728,728,,,"This collection consists of about 150 pages of personal writings, genealogical records, news clippings, family and legal documents, poetry, and photographs assembled to serve as Katherine's autobiography. It also contains Katherine's correspondence with Rulon, Latter-day Saint leaders, and relatives. Most of the documents are photocopies. Within this collection, Katherine gives many details and stories about her life. As a child, she and her brother, George, were inseparable. Katherine has many memories of causing mischief together as they tended younger siblings, tried to raise a cat and pig, and worked on George's scouting projects. During World War I, Katherine and George picked dandelions for 10 cents a pound to be used in the production of gas masks. Her family created a tight bond through vacationing three months every year. Many times, they went camping by rivers and oceans and Katherine became a skilled fisher. Katherine also tells stories about attending the Fish School of Expression, where she developed her talents as an orator and storyteller. Katherine was loved by the people in her community, especially a man named Edward G. Burnett, whose daughter died at the age of twelve. He loved to buy gifts for Katherine and gave her a city lot that was worth $295.00. Katherine's happy childhood is in stark contrast to her adulthood. After her husband became a polygamist, she had severe depression. Her marriage to Kenneth only shattered her self-concept and deepened her loneliness. What little joy she had came from spending time with her children who were involved in music, school, and fishing. In 1977, Rulon was murdered while he was working at his clinic. She was finally able to feel some closure about their relationship and move on."
336,"Stark, Helen Candland",MSS OH 1094; MSS OH 1304,"This is a typewritten transcription of an interview conducted with Helen Candland Stark in 1977. In the record Helen talks about her childhood memories, recollections of her grandp...",1901-1994,Interview; Oral history,"Helen Candland Stark was the oldest of nine children. Her family lived in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, until they moved to Provo, Utah, when she was in the second grade. While growing up, Helen had to spend much of her free time helping at home because her mother was frequently ill. Her mother died of encephalitis in Bingham Canyon in 1931, which devastated the family. Helen attended Brigham Young University and was in the first graduating class of T. Earl Pardoe. She earned her Master's degree in English and the family lived off her earnings from teaching. Helen taught school until she married Henry Stark when she was 35 years old. They were married in the Washington, D.C. temple, and adopted three children. The Starks settled in Delaware where they helped establish a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Helen participated in Church activities by teaching literary lessons in Relief Society, writing a monthly newsletter, and writing a history of the LDS Church in Delaware. Years later, when Helen discovered that she had a congenital heart defect, the Starks moved to Salem, Utah. In Salem, Helen was involved in working on a Historical Arts project.",,,50,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/726,726,,,"This is a typewritten transcription of an interview conducted with Helen Candland Stark in 1977. In the record Helen talks about her childhood memories, recollections of her grandparents, and school experiences. She recalls memories of high school and the ranch her parents owned in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, which a flood destroyed in 1918. Helen describes holiday traditions such as celebrations for Christmas and Pioneer Day. She was very active in college and talks about the activities she enjoyed, including experiences working on the Banyan and attending social functions such as dances and hikes. Helen discusses her teaching experiences throughout Utah, in Kanab, Jordan High School, and Bingham Canyon. She talks about earning her Master's degree, and mentions different courses in the curriculum and her thesis on college verse. She describes working with the Saints in Delaware and how the branch grew. Helen discusses the differences she saw between the Church in Wilmington, Delaware, and Salem, Utah. She also shares her thoughts on the roles of women and marriage, especially concerning young people, families, and divorce, and talks about her opinion on the differences between the points of view of the LDS Church and the world on these issues. She finishes her commentary by discussing the women's movement, women stereotypes, and role models. MSS OH 1304: This is a typewritten transcript of an interview with Helen Candland Stark conducted in 1980. The interview was held as part of the Utah State Historical Society Oral History Program. See the BYU Library Catalog for more information."
555,"Stark, Anna Elizabeth",MSS SC 2296,"This 28-page, typed and bound manuscript is an interview held by Helen Candland Stark, sister-in-law to Anna Stark, on 11 January 1982. It contains a rich history of Annas life and experiences as a d",1897-1989,Interview,"Anna Elizabeth Stark was born on 30 November 1897 in Mammoth, Utah to Moroni Pederson Stark and Sarah Christinia Hanson. She was the oldest of five children, the rest of them being Henry Moroni Stark, Grant Soren Stark, Mark Hanson Stark, and Eleanor Sophia Stark. She never married, but spent 45 years of her life devoted to education in Utah and some areas of the northern-bordering states.
As a child, she lived in humble circumstances, with her father working for the railroad or the mines in Mammoth, Utah, or running a farm in Leland, Utah, when he wasnt serving a mission in Michigan. She also spent some time living in Spanish Fork, but much of her formative years were in Leland.
In school, she excelled at reading. Because of this, Anna was promoted a couple of grades ahead of her peers. The downside of this was that she struggled to keep up with math, and often felt disconnected from her classmates, who were all older than her. As she grew into womanhood, she went on at the behest of her parents to pursue first an elementary teaching certificate, then a bachelors degree in teaching, administration, and supervision, and had a long and fulfilling career teaching and supervising students of all ages, from young children, to young adults aiming to become teachers themselves. Through all this, she never stopped educating herself, too, frequently attending summer schools and workshops, lectures and classes that interested and enlightened her.
Anna Stark died on 20 December 1989 in Leland, Utah, at the age of 92.",,,,,2018-08-14 15:52:03,,,,,"This 28-page, typed and bound manuscript is an interview held by Helen Candland Stark, sister-in-law to Anna Stark, on 11 January 1982. It contains a rich history of Annas life and experiences as a daughter, a student, a teacher, and a supervisor. She begins with a pedigree, naming her paternal and maternal grandparents, then moving to her own parents, giving a bit of background on these ancestors as she goes. She even explains the commonly-believed history within the family of the reason behind the addition of the name Stark to the name the family brought with them from Denmark, Pederson.
Anna goes on to describe some early childhood memories, including a doll she got from one of her uncles, and the day her mother found out that her grandmother was dying. She spends a good while describing the house her father had built once the family had grown too big for their three-room cabin in Leland, and how a painter, possibly by the name of Whitt, came through town and painted beautifully before moving on to others houses in town, as well as the church building. She describes what daily life was like as a child there, including how her family bathed and what kinds of games she would play with her friends, such as Marjorie Peterson and Lillian Larson.
When Anna began her educational career, she started in a small, one-room school house, which contained multiple grades at once. She describes a bad experience she had once, soon after moving to Leland from Spanish Fork, where she volunteered to sing in a Christmas program and was ridiculed for her singing. She isnt sure if the ridicule was because of her singing itself or because of her Danish accent, inherited from her parents. She describes some of her teachers, and their teaching styles, as well as how she was promoted twice for her good reading skills. Her whole life, shes regretted those promotions, because of how they ended up alienating her from the rest of her older classmates. This experience greatly influenced her approach to deciding whether a child should be advanced a grade based on their learning ability.
Anna recounts a memory of a train accident she was involved in when she moved on to a bigger school, farther away, which necessitated the busing of children by wagon there and back. The town had just recently gotten telephones, and the driver was as distracted by the conversation as everyone else, and almost moved into the path of an oncoming train. The engineer sped up to try and miss them, and ended up killing one of the horses, but otherwise, not a soul was hurt. Her brother, Henry, was with her when this happened.
Anna then talks about her experiences helping around the house and on the farm. Their main crop was a cash crop of sugar beets, which she would sometimes help block and thin, and occasionally help harvest as well.
She also relays a memory of their former bishop, John Koyle, who had a dream about a gold mine in Salem and was trying to coerce friends into helping to finance his project. It turned out there was never any gold in the mine, and Koyle was later excommunicated from the church.
Anna describes her childhood self as not very social. Academically, she excelled, but thanks in part to her being moved up a couple grades, she had a harder time making friends. But she still graduated just fine, and after a year at home while her father was on a mission to Denmark, she talks about her BYU experience.
For the first while, she lived with her Aunt Augusta and her Uncle Jim Finch in Spanish Fork, and she would take the Orem Electric from there to Provo in the morning. She received her elementary teaching certificate and spent seven years teaching in the Nebo School District before returning to BYU to get a degree in administration and supervision.
All throughout and after her schooling she would attend summer school programs, evening lectures, and more, to continue learning. Some of these experiences for instance her visit to a Quaker school called Pendle Hill in Delaware even led her to get out of Utah and explore other places.
Her career led her to work for 10 years at Weber State, but once legislation made it so that Weber was only a Junior College, she moved on to the Duchesne School District, where spent another 13 years before moving her supervision work to Beaver and then Rich County.
Anna talks about how leaving behind her 45-year-long career in the school systems was sad, but she was able to do some things shed never been able to with her job. She mentions when her parents died, as well as the things she did in church, and in the clubs and associations she participated in.
She closes with a wish that all children get a good educational beginning; one that helps them grasp the fundamentals and build on what they first learn."
637,"Stallard, Patricia Yeary",MSS SC 2668,"This collection contains 2 folders. The first folder is a manuscript. It is a 137-page typescript draft of Patricia Yeary Stallards masters thesis entitled, Glittering Misery: Lives of Army Depende",1942-Present,Manuscript,"Patricia Yeary Stallard was born on 1 September 1942. Not much is known about her personal life, but it is known that she attended graduate school for a masters degree in the 1970s, her thesis for which was later published by the Old Army Press in Fort Collins, Co. as a paperback, hard cover, and mass market paperback. A resident of Knoxville Tennessee, Patricia has served as an education specialist with U.S. Navy Recruiting Command in the past. She has spent most if not all her life in the states of Virginia and Tennessee and is married with at least one son.",,,,,2020-04-21 10:39:08,,,,,"This collection contains 2 folders. The first folder is a manuscript. It is a 137-page typescript draft of Patricia Yeary Stallards masters thesis entitled, Glittering Misery: Lives of Army Dependents in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1865-1898. She dates her preface with, Flatwoods, Virginia, June 1977.
The thesis highlights the hardships, challenges and social structure of domestic life in the US Army as it moved through the Western frontier from 1865-1898. As her preface says, plenty has been said about the men in the Indian-Fighting Army, but the stories of their wives and children, who often moved and camped with them, are less often told.
The manuscript is broken into 6 chapters, with the last two both labeled Chapter 5. In the first chapter, the focus is on hardships and lack of comfort found in an Army camp for the average Army dependent. Many Army wives would follow their husbands into the field out of a sense of duty or love. Interestingly enough, though, it was not wives, but only laundresses who had any official recognition within the ranks. Anyone else, including an Army mans family, was considered a camp follower, a title often designated for prostitutes that would follow the companys movements.
The second chapter touches on the experiences of the Officers Ladies. These were women such as Martha Dunham Summerhayes and Elizabeth Burt Custer, among others, who were the wives of the higher-ranking men in the companies and often kept diaries. In many of their accounts, there are instances of attacks from Native Americans on the camp, near-constant exposure to the elements, and meager food stores
Chapter 3 covers the average lives of the wives of the Enlisted men, (for whom Army statistics werent even kept), Laundresses, and Camp Followers. Fewer of these womens stories have survived because fewer of them kept records because many were often not educated enough to do so. On the part of the Laundresses, most of their history is steeped in gossip, highlighting the huge social chasm between them and the women married to higher-ranking officials. They worked hard, however. At first, when the Act of March 16, 1802 was passed, which allowed women to accompany troops as Laundresses in an official capacity, the ratio was 4 women to every 100 men. Over the years, though, that ratio decreased to 1 woman for every 19.5 men.
In Chapter 4, Stallard talks about the experiences of children belonging to these Army families. Children were also classified as Camp Followers, and there was little opportunity for education, especially for young girls. It was a paradise for little boys, though, who would often take advantage of the wide-open spaces to run and play, and they had a path of soldier-hood exemplified for them growing up. There were few family chores as well, due to the strict routines of the Army garrisons. The downsides of childhood in the Army at this time included rampant spread of diseases such as Malaria and a social separateness between children of different ranks that echoed that of the adults.
The fifth chapter deals with the part gossip has to play in the social order of these dependents. In the army, a persons life was rarely private, and gossip would spread like wildfire throughout a camp. An Officers wife in particular would have to tread very carefully, calculating her every move in order to uphold her personal honor and advance the career of her husband. Stories often included sex scandals, alcohol abuse, and other less favorable or honorable relationships and practices among the Officers, Privates, and women. However, Stallard notes that these off-color stories only ever formed a small part of the whole experience of an Army dependent on the Frontier. For the most part, wives were faithful to their men and their duties, sacrificing much personal comfort and well-being to support their husbands in a dangerous and rough world.
There is also a second Chapter 5, incomplete, which goes over the living conditions of an Army family on the Frontier. This chapter talks about housing quality, violent weather, personal and family health, and attacks from Native Americans and animals.
The second folder in this collection contains an interior layout draft of the same thesis, numbering 155 pages of glossy, typescript paper. There is also a printed mockup numbering 160 pages and printed in blue ink. This version of the work includes photographs of some of the people and places mentioned in the work."
283,"Staker, Eliza Cusworth Burton",MSS 492,"This is a five-page typescript biography, written by Eliza's daughter, Eliza Jane Staker Day. She begins with Eliza's childhood in England, and briefly mentions Eliza attending the coronation of Qu...",1824-1914,Biography,"Eliza Cusworth Burton Staker was born January 19, 1824 in Lockwood, England to John and Martha Brooks Cusworth. She was one of four children, and her parents lived as farmers. Eliza married Joseph Burton in 1846, and they had two children. Joseph began attending Mormon meetings, and at first, Eliza tried to dissuade him from pursuing it any further. However, the family was later baptized. Not long after, Joseph had an accident at work and died; his last request was for Eliza to join the Saints in America. However, both Eliza's family and Joseph's were extremely resistant to the idea, and they offered her and her family care and protection if she agreed to stay with them in England. Yet, in the spring of 1856, Eliza left home with her two children, making the passage overseas. She became friends with another widow, Ellen Carter, and they traveled together from New York to Iowa City. On July 28, 1856, Eliza and Ellen left for Utah with Captain Edward Martin. Eliza pulled the cart most of the way, and the family reached Salt Lake City on November 30, 1856. Eliza and her children stayed in the home of Isaac Laney for a few weeks before moving to Pleasant Grove, Utah. There, Eliza met widower Nathan Staker, whom she later married in the spring of 1857. They had one child, and a year later, relocated to Mt. Pleasant in order to help pioneer Sanpete County. Eliza and Nathan had four more children, and in 1878, Nathan's mother came to live with the family. Eliza died in 1914, when she took ill while visiting one of her daughters in Fairview.",,,353,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/673,673,,,"This is a five-page typescript biography, written by Eliza's daughter, Eliza Jane Staker Day. She begins with Eliza's childhood in England, and briefly mentions Eliza attending the coronation of Queen Victoria as a flower girl. After Joseph's death, the manuscript also describes the resistance of Eliza's and Joseph's families against Eliza migrating to America. While journeying across the plains, Eliza and her family endured several hardships: a fourth of the company died, Eliza's son, Joseph, lost two of his toes, and several times, they ran out of food. While in Mt. Pleasant, the family endured the Grasshopper Wars and Indian Wars. Last, Eliza is described as having been a faithful member of the Church, always attending her meetings, paying her tithing, and being a diligent Relief Society worker. She taught her children to be honest, and she had ninety-six descendants at her death."
101,"Spencer, Clarissa Young",MSS SC 356,"This collection contains Clarissa Young Spencer's composition book containing holographs of poems, essays, and journal entries beginning in 1876. The composition book is entitled, 'Patterson's Com...",1860-1939,Composition Book,"Clarissa Hamilton Young Spencer was born July 23, 1860 to Brigham Young and Lucy Ann Decker in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. As a daughter of Brigham Young, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she grew up living in the Beehive House in Salt Lake City. Clarissa married John Daniel Spencer on January 19, 1882 in Salt Lake City. She was the mother of five children. Clarissa wrote a book about her father that has been published under two names: 'Brigham Young at Home' and 'One Who Was Valiant.' She passed away August 21, 1939 in Salt Lake City.",-,,190,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/491,491,,,"This collection contains Clarissa Young Spencer's composition book containing holographs of poems, essays, and journal entries beginning in 1876. The composition book is entitled, 'Patterson's Complete Composition Book,' and was copyrighted in 1875 by Potter, Ainsworth & Co. The preface to the composition pages is a brief summary of the contents of the book including instructions for students and teachers on writing, grammar, and format. Included are four essays Clarissa wrote in 1876. The first written on February 18, 1876, discusses William Tyndale and his English translation of the New Testament. Clarissa wrote of his power in linguistics, his love for the scriptures, and his efforts to translate and make available the New Testament in English. The second entry written on March 15, 1876 discusses the life of Sir Walter Raleigh who was beheaded in October of 1816. Clarissa wrote of his 'habitual haughty demeanor.' The third essay briefly discusses the life and works of Louisa May Alcott. The fourth and final essay is a presentation and discussion about the magnificence of the Britannia Tubular Railway Bridge, written on March 8th and 15th of 1876. Each of these compositions is signed by Clarissa Young. Included throughout the book are poems Clarissa wrote and recorded. Following the compositions and poems are lists of Christmas gifts Clarissa recorded from the year 1905-1917. At the end of the book is a journal entry Clarissa wrote about her father, Brigham Young, on June 1, 1913, the anniversary of his birthday. Clarissa recorded her thoughts about a program that was presented in memory of her father as well as recorded her own memories and thoughts about him. She wrote that she was glad the program brought forth the 'greatness and goodness of not only a great and wonderful man, but of the dearest and most affectionate father children ever had.' Clarissa desired to record her memories that had been brought alive in her mind as she heard her brothers and sisters speak about their father. She wrote that no child ever loved, revered, and cherished a father more than I.' She described her mother's faithfulness and loyalty to her father. She described her father's immaculate grooming and dress as well as his physical appearance in detail. She remembered going with her father in the carriage to meetings in the tabernacle. She recalled his summer attire and how her mother would make over his old suits into little jackets for her to wear with her dresses. Clarissa's composition book is a look into life in the late 1800s as well as life with her father Brigham Young."
88,"Spackman, Elizabeth Ann Evans",MSS SC 274,Elizabeth's biography is a three-page typewritten document that appears to be written by one of her nieces or nephews. She was 83 years old at the time that the biography was written. It is diffi...,1859-1957,Biography,"Elizabeth Ann Evans Spackman was born July 15, 1859 to Catherine Perkins Evans and William Evans in South Wales. Her parents were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she was baptized at age ten. Opportunities for schooling were limited, but Elizabeth remembered her brother taking her to school on a wooden barge down one of the big canals. When she was 11 years old, her father died. The family was coming back from town when he accidentally slipped off a bridge over a canal. He was a good swimmer, but his head hit a rock and by the time they reached him he had drowned. Their family had been considering moving to Zion, and Catherine's mother and two of Catherine's siblings had already left and settled in North Ogden. So, on September 6, 1871 their family left Liverpool on the steamship Nevada under the direction of John L. Hart. 'It meant a lot to Mrs. Evans, a widow with seven children, to leave the home land, the house that she and her husband lived in for twenty-five years, and the little graves of seven babies, but the spirit of gathering was there.' Their first winter in Utah, Elizabeth lived with her mother's sister, Aunt Eliza Evans. Then, the family moved to North Ogden. Elizabeth worked in a bakery for two years and eight months, until she fell in love with a young man named John Spackman. They were married April 10, 1876 in the Endowment House and moved to Dayton, Oneida County, Idaho. Only 17 years old, Elizabeth spent much of her time alone because John had to go away to work. During this time they also had to deal with the grasshopper scourge. After five years in Idaho, they returned to North Ogden and lived with Elizabeth's mother for a year and then moved to Pleasant View. They moved to Liberty in Ogden Valley for three years, and then returned to North Ogden again. Elizabeth and John were the parents of nine children: William Thomas, Sarah Catherine, Emma Jane, David Henry, Joseph Parley, Ruth Mae, James Alma, Jacob, and Kate Pauline. John died in 1921. Elizabeth spent much of her time after his death in service to others. She was active in the Relief Society and in visiting teaching for many years, she delivered many babies, and did temple work for many of her ancestors. She died May 23, 1957 in Santa Barbara, California.",1842-1921,,178,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/478,478,,,"Elizabeth's biography is a three-page typewritten document that appears to be written by one of her nieces or nephews. She was 83 years old at the time that the biography was written. It is difficult to understand the relationships between the people in the biography because the author refers to them by titles such as 'great-grandmother' or 'aunt' and switches back and forth between different families' experiences. The author begins with the story of Elizabeth's maternal grandparents, the Perkins, joining the church. The author then moves to the story of Elizabeth's parents. The author starts to give more information about Elizabeth's life at the point when her family arrived in Utah: 'On her first day of school she wore a taffeta dress. This was something new to the children in Utah. They would run up and pinch the sleeves to hear it rattle. This was very embarrassing to Elizabeth.' The author seems to be close to Elizabeth, calls her Aunt Lizzie, and refers to things that she has said. These statements give insights into Elizabeth's personality. For example, Elizabeth felt that she had little opportunity for formal education; however, the author said of her, 'it is the way we overcome obstacles, the love we show our fellow men and the service we render others that really speaks for us.' One way that Elizabeth served was by helping to deliver babies: 'She spent most of her time with the sick, especially the expectant mother. She was the doctor's helper in so many homes that she often laughed and said that she felt like most of the babies in North Ogden Valley belonged to her.' She also accomplished much with her own family: 'She feels that God has greatly blessed her, she was permitted to raise to maturity her nine children and see them all married and making homes of their own.' The biography ends with a poem, 'Tribute,' written for Elizabeth."
233,"Sorenson, Francelle Scott",MSS 14,This collection is included among Rose M. Hinton's papers; it is a four-leaf typescript biography and photocopy of two letters of correspondence sent to Francelle. Both letters are included again i...,1871-1946,"Biography, letters","Francelle Scott Sorenson was born February 6, 1871 in Provo, Utah to Andrew Hunter and Sarah Ann Roe Scott as the eleventh and last child of her mother. Her father died when she was young, and she attended school to the equivalent of the eighth grade. As a young woman, she helped at home and also aided her brothers and sisters during their weddings, often making her sisters' wedding cakes and dresses. She married Walt Sorenson when she was twenty-seven and five and a half years his senior. Over the next five years, they had four children. They lived in Francelle's mother's home for a brief period at the beginning of their marriage before moving into their own two-room house. A baseball scout, upon seeing Walt play for a Provo baseball team, urged him to travel east, which he eventually did. He played for the White Sox for a time, and did not return home for thirteen years. Two years before his return, Francelle married another man, although they decided to separate because of their respective children and the conflicts between them. A year after Walt's return to Utah, he moved back into the home. Francelle died September 20, 1946.",1826-1902,,308,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/623,623,,,"This collection is included among Rose M. Hinton's papers; it is a four-leaf typescript biography and photocopy of two letters of correspondence sent to Francelle. Both letters are included again in the biography as part of the typescript: the first is a letter sent by a baseball scout, urging Francelle to support Walt in his move to the East, and the second is a letter from Walt. A seeming conflict arose because of miscommunication between Walt and Francelle, which resulted in their long separation. Although never resolved, Walt was accepted back into the home after he returned thirteen years later. Francelle is described as being good-natured and modest, despite her many accomplishments. She was good with needlework and a good example to her children. She struggled with cancer for a time but was successfully treated for it. After several strokes, she died September 20, 1946 in Provo. On the back of one of the biographical leaves is an article titled, 'Walter Scott's Descendants,' which includes information on Reed Jennings Scott, Vera and Elmer Scott, and Shirley Korb."
87,"Snow, Mary Ann Vorhees",MSS SC 376,"Mary Ann's biography is part of a collection of items relating to her husband, Warren Snow. Her biography is found in the first folder of the collection; this folder also includes a biography of W...",1821-1907,Biography,"Mary Ann Vorhees Snow was born December 1, 1821 in Clarmont County, Ohio to Nancy Ann Leek Vorhees and Elisha Vorhees. She married Warren Snow on December 23, 1846 in Hancock, Illinois. They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and moved first to Nauvoo and later to Utah in 1852. They settled in Sanpete County in 1854 and became some of the first settlers of Manti. Mary ran a 'Hostelry of high repute familiarly called the Snow House,' which was well known throughout the state. Mary and Warren were the parents of eight children: Joseph Smith, Gardner Elisha, Warren Franklin, Elizabeth Ann, Samuel Perry, Mary Ann, Melissa Jane, and Luella. Warren died in 1896, leaving Mary Ann a widow for 11 years. After his death, Mary Ann gave up running the hostelry and lived with her daughters in Orangeville, Emery County, Utah. She died November 29, 1907.",1927-1978,,177,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/477,477,,,"Mary Ann's biography is part of a collection of items relating to her husband, Warren Snow. Her biography is found in the first folder of the collection; this folder also includes a biography of Warren and a family group sheet for their family. Mary Ann's biography is a four-page, typewritten document which was authored by a grand-daughter, Addie Snow Killpack, in 1930. Rather than being a chronological accounting of Mary Ann's life, the biography is more of a collection of stories and memories about Mary Ann. Addie gives some of the stories from her perspective as a grand-daughter. For example, she recalls an old steamer which 'contained dainty morsels of leftovers, such as doughnuts, tarts, cookies, etc., which Grandmother always gave to us.' Addie also gives a description of Mary Ann and of the Snow House from her own memories: If Order is the first law of Heaven,' I would say that 'Order' was the first law in Grandmother Snow's house. She was very refined and reserved, dainty in her makeup, but very independent.' The stories in the collection give insight into Mary Ann's strong personality. Some of these stories include hiding her husband from a mob under their feather bed, chasing an Indian out of her house with a hot poker, and whipping a man who had unjustly accused her son of stealing apples and had injured him."
452,"Snow, Jane Maria Shearer Wines",MSS SC 2788,"Part of the Rose Snow Rick Woodruff Family Papers collection. The collection contains handwritten and signed correspondence, a biography, and autobiography, and cards notifying family members of death",1819-1910,Biography,"Jane Maria Shearer Wines Snow was born 12 February 1819 to Jane McCutcheon and Daniel Shearer in Lucern, Saratoga County, New York. When she was four years old, her mother died and her father married Lucy Noble. On May 20, 1834 she married Ira Doty Wines when she was 15 before she could become a teacher which her father had hoped for. They had five sons together: Leonard, Daniel, Alvin, Norman and Ira Doty Jr. Daniel and Alvin died in infancy. On December 28, 1844, Ira Doty Wines died, leaving Jane Maria with plenty of money from his work. Two years later on 3 February 1846, she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being baptized the same day as her eldest son Leonard. She then moved to Nauvoo, Illinois with her father. Her family suffered the same tribulations as the rest of the saints and was driven out by the mobs. She stayed in Winter Quarters until the spring of 1850 when she left with her boys. She travelled with William Snows company and led a team of oxen with her sons helping her. They faced many trials on the trail, but they arrived in Salt Lake on August 3 of the same year. Two weeks later, she became the fourth wife of William Snow on August 15, most likely making plans to marry during the trek. The two had five children: William Jr., Maria Lovina, Erastus, Mary Lorena, and Mason Levi. In approximately 1855, she and her husband went back to Fort Supply to help other pioneers. When Johnstons army grew close, Brigham Young called for the settlers there to burn down the Fort and everything in it and for the settlers to return to Salt Lake, Jane Maria and William Snow returned. They lived in Lehi until William was called to settle the south in 1866. Jane Maria stayed in Lehi until 1867. In 1868, William Snow and the rest of his family moved back to Pine Valley, Utah where Jane Maria died on the 14th of November 1910.",1819-1910,,"Snow, Jane Maria Shearer Wines",2014-06-18,2014-06-18 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/842,842,850.docx,/WomenManu/image/850.docx,"Part of the Rose Snow Rick Woodruff Family Papers collection. The collection contains handwritten and signed correspondence, a biography, and autobiography, and cards notifying family members of deaths. The materials were collected by Rose Snow Rick Woodruff. The correspondence is largely between extended family (Rowley and Bedford family members) and deal with personal matters. One page contains the typed biography of Jane Maria Shearer Wines Snow by her granddaughter, Rose Snow Rick Woodruff. The biography describes Jane Marias life according to stories from Rose Woodruffs father and other grandchildren of Jane Marias. The page tells of her journey to Utah with the Mormon Church and marriages. The back of the page is glued to another hand-written autobiography."
540,"Snow, Eliza R",MSS SC 1407,,1804-1887,Papers,"Eliza R. Snow was born on January 21, 1801 in Becket, Massachusetts to Oliver and Rosetta Snow. At a young age her family moved to Ohio near Lake Erie, where they were introduced to the Latter-day Saint movement. Snow was baptized in April of 1835, and moved to Kirtland, Ohio. She was an active member of the Church, donating her inheritance to the temple, reestablishing the Relief Society in Utah, and assisting in defining the roles women played in the Church. This charismatic leader wrote three books, dozens of articles, and approximately five hundred poems. She worked with Brigham Young to reorganize the Relief Society and became the second General Relief Society President. In addition, some of her poems were set to music and included in the LDS Hymnal. Her faith and strength has led her to be an admired woman in the LDS community.",,,,,2017-02-13 14:09:48,,,,,"This collection contains the handwritten autobiography of Eliza R. Snow. The autobiography is approximately forty pages in length, and follows her entire life. Eliza discusses her upbringing, family, conversion to the gospel, and her journey westward towards the Salt Lake Valley. As a young girl growing up in New England, her Baptist parents instilled the values of honesty, temperance, and industry. Uncommon at the time, her parents gave all of their children many education opportunities without preference to sex. Elizas father was a farmer and encouraged her to begin writing poetry. In 1839 while living in Ohio, Eliza hears Joseph Smith speak as a prophet, and is baptized a year later. The manuscript gives great insight into the experiences of women during early Church history. She discusses her struggle with plural marriage, persecution, and the physical toll of moving west. Eliza R. Snow recounts her experiences with persecution at Kirtland, Adam-ondi-Ahman, and Nauvoo all before she makes it to Utah. At one point, due to persecution, her father was removed from his home which had been fully paid for. Included in the manuscript are personal spiritual experiences with both Joseph Smith Jr. and Brigham Young, and text from poetry and hymns she wrote. At one point in 1836, Eliza Snow reflects on her experiences living with the Prophet Joseph Smith while she worked teaching school. She says, (she had) ample opportunity to join him on his daily walk and conversation as a prophet of God, the more I became acquainted with him, the more I appreciated him as such. She includes the song Let us Go which she wrote during the trek west. Throughout, she recounts her experience presiding over the work of the Relief Society, the Mutual Improvement Association, and the Primary Association."
361,"Snow, Eliza Ann Carter",MSS SC 184,"The history is clear, insightful and well-written, consisting of seven typed pages. The author of the history is unknown. The history is a biography of Eliza's mother Hannah Knight Libby Carter bu...",1818-1897,"Two typewritten histories, one a duplicate copy of an older faded copy.","Eliza Ann Carter was born on the 28, September 1818 in Newry, Maine. She is the daughter of John Carter and Hannah Knight Libby Carter. Eliza was the eighth of their eleven children. Eliza was born into a Methodist home but in 1834 a pair of Mormon Elders brought the gospel into their home. It is likely that she was baptized in June of 1834. With her family, Eliza left Maine in 1836 in order to join the Saints in Kirtland, Ohio. The next year John Boynton, who had first brought the gospel to her family and who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, apostatized from the church and became one of its bitterest opponents. The persecution became so intense that Eliza and her family left Kirkland for Far West, Missouri. Eliza Ann married John Chauncey Snow in 1838. In 1838 they set out with William F. Carter for Missouri. Eliza and John had nine children Sarah Jane, John, Carlos Z., Eliza Ann, James Erastus, Richard Garter, Dominicus, Mary Ellen, and Arlitta Colister. After arriving in Utah the family settled in Provo. There John was called to be in the Presidency of the Utah Stake. Eliza died on March 12, 1897 in Provo, Utah.",1943-1974,,72,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/751,751,,,"The history is clear, insightful and well-written, consisting of seven typed pages. The author of the history is unknown. The history is a biography of Eliza's mother Hannah Knight Libby Carter but contains several of Eliza's personal accounts. Eliza gives an account of she how embraced the gospel after seeing a pair of Mormon Elders give her mother a blessing and heal her from a severe illness. The first elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that Eliza ever heard preach where John F. Boynton and Daniel Bean. The history contains interesting personal experiences and details on early Church history in Kirtland Camp, Far West and Nauvoo, particularly the persecutions experienced by early church members. The history contains Eliza's account of their journey to Missouri with an oxen team. It also contains biographical information for Hannah's sons and other daughters plus interesting and insightful accounts of events that occurred in their lives. The history details the family's move to Utah and their service in the church. Trek."
159,"Smoot, Margaret Thompson McMeans",MSS 896,"This collection includes the Abraham Owen Smoot journals, diaries, financial records, and correspondence dealing with business, personal, church, and Brigham Young Academy matters as well as the Ma...",1809-1884,"Journal, autobiography, biography, letter, memoirs","Margaret Thompson McMeans Smoot was born on April 16, 1809 to Anthony McMeans, a native of Scotland, and Esther Hunter in Chester County, South Carolina. On December 28, 1826, Margaret married Charles Adkinson (or Adkins) who died sometime before Margaret remarried in 1838. In 1834 Margaret joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tennessee. In 1837 she migrated to Caldwell County, Missouri where she lived until she was expelled by mob violence and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois where she performed temple work for herself and the dead in the Nauvoo Temple. On November 11, 1838 Margaret married Abraham Owen Smoot, and during the years 1845 and 1846 her husband married multiple other women. In May of 1846, they moved to Council Bluffs, and in June of 1847, they started across the plains with about 1,000 other Saints, her husband being a captain of 100. On September 25, 1847, they arrived in the Salt Lake Valley where they lived until 1868 when they moved to Provo. Margaret bore no children to Abraham, but she had a son from her first marriage, William Cochrane Atkinson, who took upon himself the name of Smoot when adopted by his step-father. Margaret died in Provo on September 1, 1884.",-,,241,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/549,549,,,"This collection includes the Abraham Owen Smoot journals, diaries, financial records, and correspondence dealing with business, personal, church, and Brigham Young Academy matters as well as the Margaret Smoot papers. Included is a holograph copy of Margaret's journal, which details her daily activities and interactions with family and friends from April 22, 1856 to May 1, 1861 and is difficult to read. Also included is an original autobiographical life sketch of Margaret Smoot that includes her testimony of Joseph Smith, the Priesthood, the Book of Mormon, revelation, celestial marriage, and Jesus Christ. Of particular interest is a typewritten copy of a special tribute to Margaret Smoot on her sixty-seventh birthday from her family and friends as well as a holograph memoir written by her grandson W. C. A. Smoot, Jr. in which he states, 'My grandmother [Margaret] is a Saint of the Most High God, has served him with an undivided heart, been a mother in Israel, and a benefactor to her household.' A very detailed biography of Margaret's life by Olive Smoot Bean is included in this collection, both as an original and a photocopy. Also included in this collection is a holograph copy of a letter to Margaret from her husband, Abraham Owen Smoot, dated February 16, 1874, which is difficult to read."
160,"Smoot, Diana Eldridge",MSS 896,"This collection includes a twenty-five page fragile holograph life sketch of Diana Eldridge Smoot, which states that 'her life was devoted to the service of her family and friends; to her faith in ...",1837-1914,Biography,"Diana Eldridge Smoot was born on March 28, 1837 in Warren County, Indiana to Ira Eldridge and Nancy Black Eldridge. She spent her early childhood on a farm in the suburbs of Indianapolis. In 1840 Diana's father joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in February of 1846, her family joined the Saints in Nauvoo where they began their journey westward. On September 22, 1847, they reached the Salt Lake Valley. In the spring of 1849, they moved onto a farm in Sugar House. Diana was baptized on November 9, 1851 and married Abraham Owen Smoot on May 6, 1855 by President Brigham Young. In March of 1856, Diana bore her eldest son. During the invasion of Johnston's Army, Diana and her family moved to Salem where her daughter Nancy was born. Shortly thereafter, they moved back to Salt Lake City until her husband was called to serve as a stake president in Provo. Diana bore 12 children in total, although three of her children died shortly after birth. On January 29, 1914, Diana died at her home in Provo after suffering from a broken back due to falling on ice.",-,,242,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/550,550,,,"This collection includes a twenty-five page fragile holograph life sketch of Diana Eldridge Smoot, which states that 'her life was devoted to the service of her family and friends; to her faith in her church; a truly noble woman.' Also included is a paragraph-long typewritten biography of her life on the last page of a tribute to Margaret Thompson Smoot."
161,"Smoot, Anna Kirstine Morrison",MSS 896,This collection includes a paragraph-long typewritten biography of Diana's life on the last page of a tribute to Margaret Thompson Smoot....,1833-1894,Biography,"Anna Kirstine Morrison Smoot was born on December 19, 1833 in Onsae, Norway to Mouritz Arvesen and Anne Malene Nielsen. In 1853, she was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in 1854 she left Norway. In September of 1855, Anna reached Salt Lake City where she married Abraham Owen Smoot on February 17, 1856. The marriage was performed by President Brigham Young. Anna bore seven children: Anna Christina Smoot, Alice Smoot Newell, Reed Smoot, George Morrison Smoot, Agnes May Smoot, Brigham Smoot, and Ida Mauline Smoot. Anna died on January 20, 1894 in Provo, Utah.",-,,243,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/551,551,,,This collection includes a paragraph-long typewritten biography of Diana's life on the last page of a tribute to Margaret Thompson Smoot.
507,"Smith, Sarah (Sally) Ann Ricks",MSS SC 324,This manuscript is 53 typewritten pages long. The first 31 pages are a general family history followed by a one-page biography of her sister (and first wife of Silas Sanford Smith) and then a page lon,1832-1864,Biography,"Sarah (Sally) Ann Ricks Smith was born 28 December 1832 in Olive Township, Madison County, Illinois to Joel Ricks and Eleanor Martin. At age 9 she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with other members of her family and a few years later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois were her father worked on the Nauvoo temple. Due to increasing persecution the family decided to cross the plains and relocate to Utah. Sarah married Silas Sanford Smith 17 March 1853 and they moved together to the frontier settlement, Parowan, in southern Utah. Sarah had five children and after the birth of her fifth child, Hyrum Barton, she passed away on 30 June 1864 followed shortly after by Hyrum.",1832-1864,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This manuscript is 53 typewritten pages long. The first 31 pages are a general family history followed by a one-page biography of her sister (and first wife of Silas Sanford Smith) and then a page long biography of Sarah written by A. E. Smith. It gives a basic outline of her life including events such as birth, places she lived, attributes, marriage, childrens births and her death. Her biography is then followed by other biographies of Smith family members and ends with an index of names mentioned in the Manuscript."
157,"Smith, Ruby Kate",MSS 326,"This collection includes a vast amount of materials contained in seven boxes that document Ruby's activities, careers, and writings. Included are ten photo albums that chronicle Ruby's adventures ...",1888-1966,"Correspondence, memorabilia, photo albums, scrapbooks, diaries, book manuscripts, pioneer and family biographies","Ruby Kate Smith was born on June 25, 1888 to Samuel Harrison Bailey Smith and Julia Ann Restel Winter in Salt Lake City, Utah. She received a degree in home economics from Brigham Young University and did graduate work at the University of California. She worked as a home demonstration agent in Utah, Uintah, and Tooele counties in which she served as a leader in the organization and growth of 4-H clubs and nutrition programs. She also worked as a home economist for the Utah Power and Light Company and as the director of nutrition in the San Francisco and Richmond, California Red Cross chapters. In 1945 Ruby developed an intense interest in family history and desired to write a book. She took a particular interest in the story of her grandmother, Mary Bailey, who had married Samuel H. Smith, a younger brother of the Prophet Joseph Smith. In 1949 Ruby was granted a year of sabbatical leave for travel and study to pursue her genealogical research. After the year was over, she returned to work in Tooele County until she resigned at the end of 1952 to work on her manuscript. She then moved to Salt Lake City where she spent the following year completing and revising her text that was published by the Deseret Book Company under the title Mary Bailey [BYU Call#: Ame BX 8670.07 .Sm625]. She spent the remainder of her life as an author, writing several family and Mormon pioneer biographies. Ruby died on July 31, 1966.",-,,240,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/547,547,,,"This collection includes a vast amount of materials contained in seven boxes that document Ruby's activities, careers, and writings. Included are ten photo albums that chronicle Ruby's adventures and four scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings that mainly record Ruby's experiences as a home demonstration agent. This collection also includes a substantial amount of correspondence between Ruby and her family members. The correspondence mostly pertains to Ruby's genealogical research; temple work; daily activities in work, school, and church; and involvement with the Brigham Young University Alumni Association. Random memorabilia related to President George Albert Smith, Ruby's cousin, is also included in this collection. The writings of Ruby comprise a significant portion of this collection. Included are numerous family and pioneer biographies of both men and women. Ruby also wrote two family stories'-'Your Young Shall See Visions' and 'The Old Family Mansion'-which are included in this collection. In 1930 Ruby was assigned to teach Sunday School to the deacons of her ward, whom the bishop sometimes referred to as 'Wild Indians.' This experience led to a lifetime of friendship which is recorded in this collection. Ruby related her teaching experience in a story entitled 'The Legend of the Tribe of Very Much Wind: An Adventure in Sunday School Teaching,' which was published in The Improvement Era, Vol. 49, No. 1 and is included in this collection as well as correspondence, biographical notes, and other reminiscences pertaining to the group of deacons she taught and influenced for the rest of their lives. This collection also contains Ruby's personal diaries which detail her daily activities in work and church as well as her travels during the year 1921 and from 1941 to 1964."
486,"Smith, Mary Emeline Tyrrell Seager",MSS SC 3057,"This folder contains a bound book titled History of Orin Austin Seager, son of Orin Barber Seager and Mary Emeline Tyrrell Compiled by Kara Seager-Segalla, 2000. The book contains four sections: Aut",1845-1907,,"Mary Emeline Tyrrell Seager Smith was born on August 8, 1845 in Fowler, Trumbull County, Ohio to Asahel Tyrrell and Lucretia Webster as the fourth of six children. Marys father was a builder and contractor and made enough money to afford a comfortable life for Mary and her family. She attended school and obtained a higher education than most women of the time. On May 12, 1867, Mary married Orin Barber Seager in Vernon, Trumbull County, Ohio, but he died on April 23, 1872, five months before the birth of their only child, Orin Austin Seager. Mary had joined the LDS Church in 1870, and travelled to Utah by train in 1874 with her sister. She married Warren Barnes Smith as his second wife in a plural marriage. With Warren, Mary had six more children and lived in American Fork, Utah. Mary died on December 25, 1907 in American Fork after never recovering from being dragged by horses in a buggy accident.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a bound book titled History of Orin Austin Seager, son of Orin Barber Seager and Mary Emeline Tyrrell Compiled by Kara Seager-Segalla, 2000. The book contains four sections: Autobiography of Orin Austin Seager; History of Emeline Tyrrell, wife of Warren Barnes Smith; Orin Austin Seager and Mary Robinson, Original Pioneers to Cardston, Alberta, Canada in 1897 and Settlers of East Tremonton, Utah in 1907; and Life on the Farm. Orin Austin Seager, the son of Mary Emeline Tyrrell, helped to settle Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Mary Emeline Tyrrells section of this book is 14 typed pages. It contains a photograph, her biography, and a list of what happened to her children. When Mary had been married for five years without children, LDS missionaries promised her that she would have a child. Orin was born five months after the death of her husband in 1872. Marys sister, Sylvia Adeline Tyrell Misener, had moved to Utah with her husband, Simpson William Misener, in 1869, and her mother visited them in 1871 by train. The day before Marys mother meant to return to Ohio, she fell ill and died. She is buried in American Fork, Utah. Marys father blamed the Mormons for Lucretias death, so Marys sister travelled back to Ohio to allay her fathers views about the Mormons. Mary and her son Orin moved to Utah on her sister and brother-in-laws return home. Mary was married again when she arrived in Utah to Warren Barnes Smith. Her husband was a polygamist and went into hiding for three years to avoid arrest. He was put in jail for six months causing some great anxiety to Mary. Mary was often left to care for herself and her children. As per her request, Mary was sealed in eternal marriage to her first husband ten years after her death. Marys biography can be found online from page 50-53 at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE71056&from=fhd"
270,"Smith, Mary Eade Fulcher",Biography,"This two-page typewritten biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Mary's granddaughter, Margaret Steed Hess. Margaret describes Mary as a devoted and faithful wife and moth...",1829-1914,MSS 8,"Mary Eade Fulcher Smith was born January 28, 1829 in Carlton Colville, Suffolk, England to George Fulcher and Mary Kirby Eade. Mary was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1853 against her family's wishes, her family being devoted to the Anglican church. Mary left England for America on May 12, 1862. After arriving, she walked across the plains and arrived in Farmington, Utah where she worked for the Clark family. She later met and married Elkanah Andrew Smith as his second wife, and together, they had three daughters. The family worked raising silk worms. After Elkanah's death in 1983, Mary continued to live in Farmington, tending to his other children. One of her daughters, Catherine, later took Mary to live with her in Idaho in 1913. Mary died there on May 18, 1914.",,,341,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/660,660,,,"This two-page typewritten biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Mary's granddaughter, Margaret Steed Hess. Margaret describes Mary as a devoted and faithful wife and mother. She was selfless in her service toward others and was constantly loving to those around her. She often helped the children of her husband's other wives. Polygamy."
366,"Smith, Mary Catherine",MSS SC 1103,This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the ...,1842-1916,Biography,"Mary Catherine Smith was born March 22, 1842 to Conrad Smith and Ann Elizabeth Geeseman near Quincy, Pennsylvania. Four years later (two weeks after the birth of her parent's eleventh child) Mary's mother passed away leaving her children in the care of her eldest daughter Harriet. Harriet soon married Valentine Rock in January 1848, but one month later their family would suffer another loss. Mary's father Conrad also passed away, leaving his large family orphaned. Luckily Harriet and her new husband had the means and kindness to adopt all of the younger children and become their legal guardians. Mary Catherine was only six-years-old at the time of her father's death. It was in Harriet and Valentine's home that Mary first heard the gospel preached by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mary was baptized a member of the church in December of 1852.She and her sister Harriet were the first in their family to take this important step. Valentine was baptized the next year. Elder Angus M. Cannon baptized 21 more people in the area. Her family decided to make the long journey west to join the Saints in Zion so they made preparations and left their home in 1856. Due to many different circumstances however it would be three years before any member of the family would reach the Salt Lake Valley. Mary Catherine finally arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah in the fall of 1859. She soon found employment and a room in the home of Daniel H. Wells, then a counselor in the First Presidency of the church to the prophet Brigham Young, Mary assisted his wives with cooking and keeping house. She married Samuel H. B. Smith, nephew of the prophet Joseph Smith, April 17, 1860 in the Endowment House. President Brigham Young performed the sealing and Samuel's cousin Joseph F. Smith was one of the few people present. Samuel and Mary would later be called to settle Bear Lake Valley where their oldest son S. B. would be born. After returning home to Salt Lake they had a daughter named Mary Emma who died shortly after her birth. A year later another daughter Florence May was born. In the spring of 1870 Mary was faced with another challenge-the marriage of her husband to his second wife Julia Winter. Mary then had another son whom she named Joseph Bailey; he was followed by Alvin, Jenta Kate, Cumorah, Don Carlos and finally Junius. Mary Catherine died September 26, 1916.",-,,77,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/756,756,,,"This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the collection are family group sheets for many of the people, providing vital records for the families. While the majority of the women included are directly related to James Leithead the collection does not make each relationship clear other than those of his wives and children. Mary Catherine Smith is one of the women included in the collection although the collection does not specify how Mary relates to the Leithead family, but her story follows the pattern of pioneer life that also describes the Leitheads. Mary's biography takes up 33 pages in the collection. It was written by Ruby K. Smith at the request of Mary's youngest daughter Cumorah Smith Burns. Mary's history is articulate and descriptive in nature and accurately portrays the experiences of Mary's life. It begins with a brief introduction describing the events that lead to the gathering of the Saints in Utah and to Mary's pioneer trek to Utah. Once in Utah she had the great blessing to be accepted into the society of prominent members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mary's biography provides readers with an intimate glimpse of life during Salt Lake City's early history; detailing the trials and faith of a young woman who crossed the plains, was called to settle uninhabited areas and share her husband and home with another woman. She faced the loss of two of her precious children. Within the pages of her biography there is a poem which Mary wrote after the death of her young son Don Carlos. Ruby describes the memories that Mary's children had of their mother and their home. A tribute written by Cumorah to her mother is also included in the collection. Plural marriage"
179,"Smith, Mary Bailey",MSS 326,"This five-page typewritten biography of Mary Bailey Smith was written by Ruby Kate Smith, a granddaughter of Mary, and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1). R...",1808-1841,Biography,"Mary Bailey Smith was born on December 20, 1808 to Joshua Bailey and Susannah Boutwell in Bedford, New Hampshire. In 1832 she boarded alone in Boston, Massachusetts. On June 26, 1832 she and her good friend Agnes Coolbrith were baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They then journeyed to Kirtland, Ohio where they boarded with the Prophet Joseph Smith's family. On August 13, 1834 Mary married Samuel Harrison Smith, Joseph's brother. In October of 1835, Mary bore a daughter, Susannah Bailey, and in March of 1837, Mary had another daughter, Mary Bailey. Due to financial difficulties and physical threats, Mary and her family followed Joseph Smith to Marrowbone, Daviess County, Missouri in early 1838. On August 1, Mary bore her first son, Samuel Harrison Bailey Smith. When the baby was three weeks old, Samuel left his family and traveled to Far West to borrow a team and wagon, intending to move his family to Far West. While Samuel was gone, neighbors told Mary that a mob would soon expel the Mormons from the area, so Mary, still weak from recent childbirth, and her young children began to journey towards Far West during which they encountered a heavy rainstorm. Samuel met them on the road ten miles outside of Far West. Thirty-six hours after leaving Marrowbone, Mary and her family reached Samuel's parents' home where Lucy Mack Smith, her daughters, and daughter-in-law, Emma Smith, helped revive Mary who had been unable to speak. Due to her sickness that developed from the inclement weather, Mary died on January 25, 1841 at age thirty-one. Shortly before her death, Mary gave birth to a daughter named Lucy Bailey who died in February of 1841.",,,260,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/569,569,,,"This five-page typewritten biography of Mary Bailey Smith was written by Ruby Kate Smith, a granddaughter of Mary, and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1). Ruby Kate Smith wrote a more extensive biography of Mary entitled Mary Bailey that was published by the Deseret Book Company in 1954 [BYU Call#: Ame BX 8670.07 .Sm625]. In this book, Ruby claims that Mary's 400-word obituary found in the Times and Seasons, February 15, 1841, is the only direct source of information ever published about Mary. In her obituary, Mary is described as follows: 'She has ever manifested a willingness to endure persecution and affliction for Christ's sake, and it has been her lot to suffer much for the sake of the gospel. She has been patient in all her afflictions'has kept the faith, and will inherit eternal life, which is the greatest gift of God.'"
589,"Smith, Mary Ann",MSS SC 2454,"This manuscript is a poem, handwritten on 1 page of paper, entitled The Christians Prayer. It is dated 21 November 1828 and is written by Mary Ann Smith in Carlisle.
The poem is 6 stanzas long,",1811-Death unknown,Poem,"Mary Ann Smith was christened on 12 September 1811 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. She was born to James Smith and Jennet Clark. No other biographical information is found.",,,,,2019-08-05 10:48:49,,,,,"This manuscript is a poem, handwritten on 1 page of paper, entitled The Christians Prayer. It is dated 21 November 1828 and is written by Mary Ann Smith in Carlisle.
The poem is 6 stanzas long, with 6 lines per stanza, referencing a number of Biblical figures, such as Abraham, Paul, and Mary, allotting each an admirable quality that the narrator wishes to possess through Gods grace as well."
506,"Smith, Martha Eliza Bennett",MSS SC 324,"This manuscript is 53 typewritten pages long. The first 31 pages are a general family history followed by two, one-page long, biographies of Silas Sandford Smiths previous wives and then this two-pag",1850-1924,Autobiography,"Martha Eliza Bennett Smith was born 24 January 1850 in Karresville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa to Hiram Bell and Martha Smith Bennett a direct descendent of Pocahontas. Her family were school teachers and Martha was well educated and had a great love of learning. Marthas family moved to Utah around the year 1847 where they struggled with Indian relations for many years while living in the Fillmore fort. On 19 July 1865 Martha married Silas S. Smith and moved to Paragonah. Martha become the caregiver for Silas eight motherless children and for large stretches of time raised them on her own while her husband served in the Black Hawk War. In 1882 the family moved to Colorado were they had to rebuild their lives from the beginning again. During this time Martha served as the stake Relief Society president in the San Luis Stake for seven years, raised her own twelve children and the eight from Silas previous marriages. In 1900 they moved to Layton Utah, and then in 1910 following the death of her husband Martha moved to Roosevelt Utah to be close to family. Martha passed away on 6 May 1924 leaving behind her testimony of love and faith to all who knew her.",1850-1924,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This manuscript is 53 typewritten pages long. The first 31 pages are a general family history followed by two, one-page long, biographies of Silas Sandford Smiths previous wives and then this two-page autobiography of Martha with an additional paragraph added by one of her children. This autobiography briefly describes important events in her life including birth, places she lived and marriage. She closes her history with her testimony of her faith, imploring her children to follow the precepts she taught them. Her autobiography is then followed by other biographies of Smith family members and ends with an index of names mentioned in the Manuscript."
533,"Smith, Margaret Ann Haskell",MSS SC 386,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of her father Thales Hastings Haskell, followed by a four-page biography of her mother Margaret Joha",1864-1943,Biography,"Margaret Ann Haskell was born 6 April 1864 in Pinto, Washington County, Utah to Thales Hastings Haskell and Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell. She grew up as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She lived in Pinto and attended a one room school house until she was 15, when her family home was washed away in a flood. The family moved to another settlement called Sunset, Arizona and then Montezuma, Colorado where her father was called to be a missionary to the Indians. Margaret attended the St. George Academy for a year with her sister Irene before they rejoined their family now living in Bluff City. They traveled with the Silas S. Smith company to Bluff and it was on this journey that Margaret met her husband-to-be Jesse J. Smith. On 6 April 1884 on her twentieth birthday she married Jesse and shortly after they traveled to Manassa, Colorado. Margaret used her frontier skills to create a home for her family and on 7 April 1885 had her first child Jesse Haskell Smith. The family lived in Manassa for 18 years during which time Jesse was called on an LDS mission to the eastern states. During this time Margaret kept up the home and family earning her own money by selling cheese. Thanks to Margarets resourcefulness when her husband returned he found roughly the same amount of money in the bank as he had left two years earlier. The family moved to Big Horn Basin, Wyoming to expand their cattle business. However, on their way their oldest son passed away at age seventeen then three years later in 1905 Margarets husband Jesse passed away. Margaret was industrious and took on the role of house keeper, mother and farm manager and continued to provide for herself even after her children were married and moved away. She was an amazing woman with notably good health and energy, she was an excellent mother of six children and two stillborn babies. She passed away at age seventy-nine on 27 October 1943.",1864-1943,,,8-16-16,2016-08-16 13:01:37,,,,,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of her father Thales Hastings Haskell, followed by a four-page biography of her mother Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell and short biographies on Margarets sisters Maria and Irene. Next is a four-page typewritten biography of Margaret including a list of all her children, their names, birth and death dates. The biography was written by her daughter Rebecca Inez Smith Cheatham in 1962. Margarets biography starts with her birth and relates major life events such as schooling, work, marriage, childrens births and deaths, and her own death. Following Margarets biography there are other short histories of her siblings lives, memories of Thales Hastings Haskell, copies of typewritten notes to Thales by church presidents, a brief three-page ancestry of the Haskell family (describing how the Family first came to America), a three-page bibliography and a three-page index, all typewritten."
492,"Smith, Lucy Meserve",MSS SC 2964,This folder contains a book by Karen M. and Paul D. Larsen titled Remembering Winter Quarters. The book is a collection of first-person writings from sixteen pioneers who lived temporarily at Winter,1817-1892,,"Lucy Merserve Smith was born on February 9, 1817 to Josiah and Lucy Meserve Bean Smith in Newry, Maine. In 1837, Lucy joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She moved to Lowell, Massachusetts where she worked in a textile factory, and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844. At age twenty-seven, Lucy became the third wife of George A. Smith and arrived at Winter Quarters in 1846. Lucy arrived in Salt Lake City on October 27, 1849 and slept in a wagon until 1850. Lucy and one of her sister wives helped to settle Provo when it was first being established and raided by Indians. She was the Relief Society President of Provo when it was first established, helping hundreds of people during that time. Lucy died on October 5, 1892 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a book by Karen M. and Paul D. Larsen titled Remembering Winter Quarters. The book is a collection of first-person writings from sixteen pioneers who lived temporarily at Winter Quarters, Kanesville, Nebraska and other nearby locales between 1846 and 1852. The book is organized in sixteen chapters, one for each individual, ranging from the well known to the obscure. An introductory note for each chapter gives a brief history of the writer before the personal history begins, and ends with a short note summarizing the pioneers experience after Winter Quarters. The chapters are composed of one official epistle by Brigham Young, eleven autobiographies/reminiscences, and four journals. Lucys journal describes a harsh time in Winter Quarters with scurvy and a new child."
183,"Smith, Lucy Mack",MSS 326,"This two page typewritten biography of Lucy Mack Smith was written by Ruby Kate Smith, great-granddaughter of Lucy, and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1). ...",1775-1856,Biography,"Lucy Mack Smith was born on July 8, 1775 in Gilsum, New Hampshire as the youngest daughter of Solomon Mack and Lydia Gates. She married Joseph Smith, Sr. in January of 1796 in Tunbridge, Vermont and eventually mothered eleven children, including the prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith, Jr. Lucy died in Nauvoo, Illinois on May 14, 1856. For an extensive biography of Lucy Mack Smith, consult the following sources: Smith, Lucy. Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet and His Progenitors for Many Generations. Orem, Utah: Grandin Book Company, 1995. Smith, Lucy Mack. The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother. George A. Smith and Elias Smith, eds. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2000.",1848-1908,,263,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/573,573,,,"This two page typewritten biography of Lucy Mack Smith was written by Ruby Kate Smith, great-granddaughter of Lucy, and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1). Ruby praises Lucy by saying, 'And of the noble mothers of great men, she was one of the noblest,' for her entire life 'was bound up in the great mission of her prophet son.' The biography tells a story about Lucy's sons, Joseph and Hyrum, acquiring cholera and praying to God to be healed. Finally, during the third time that they prayed, Hyrum had a vision in which he saw his mother Lucy kneeling under an apple tree and asking God to spare their lives. They then knew that they would be healed by the union of their prayers with their mother's. Because Lucy's husband and sons died as martyrs, Ruby states, 'Hers was the supreme sacrifice, for she gave not only one life, as they, she gave the lives of all those that were dearer to her than life itself!'"
618,"Smith, Lola Nielson",MSS 2340,"This is a red, hardbound, printed autobiography of 336 pages with photos. The title of the book is Life is Beautiful: A Personal History. Lola neatly organizes her autobiography into chapters and su",1921-2012,Autobiography,"Lola Nielson Smith was born on 5 November 1921 in Hunter, Utah. She was one of 6 girls born to Ernest Elbert and Lavina Da Nielson, the others being Laverne, Alta Lorraine, Leone, Margene, and Phyllis Marr. She went to school at Cyprus High School in Magna, Utah, and after her graduation from there, she attended the LDS Business College.
Lola worked also for 4 years at Kraft Foods Company in Salt Lake City and later served a mission in the Southern States Mission. It was there that she met her future husband, Robert, as they worked in the same treasury office. Upon his return home, Lola took his position as Treasurer, and they corresponded via letters. Some time after he had gone home, he sent her a ring by mail, on her birthday in 1944, and they were engaged.
She married Robert Junius Smith on 5 November 1945 in the Salt Lake Temple. Her husband was an accountant and graduated from BYU with a bachelors degree in accounting. They had 8 children together, Junola, Lynette, Lynn, Shirley, LaRae, Jeanine, Larry, and Sheldon. The couple served as prominent players in the construction of the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, and they later served as missionaries in the North Carolina, Raleigh Mission. They also served in the MTC, training couples for mission office work. Later, they were honored to be called to serve as director and matron of the Provo Temple, which they did for 3 years.
Lola also served many callings within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, filling positions on both ward and stake levels, for the Primary and Relief Society, as well as in the ward choir as director, chorister, organist, and librarian.
She spent her life in service to her family and the Lord through church service, dying on 29 December 2012 in Orem, Utah, closely following the death of her daughter, Junola, earlier that year.",,,,,2020-01-23 12:45:18,,,,,"This is a red, hardbound, printed autobiography of 336 pages with photos. The title of the book is Life is Beautiful: A Personal History. Lola neatly organizes her autobiography into chapters and subsections. She writes from childhood and her years of schooling to her mission, marriage, children, church assignments, and her travels together with her husband later in life. The book ends in the year 2000.
Throughout her life, she greatly enjoyed music piano, organ, violin, orchestra, vocal groups, and conducting. She writes about family traditions, trips with friends, one of her best, Avanelle, her school years, and even includes all her report cards.
Lola also includes stories of the weddings of their children, trips to Alaska and the Mediterranean. She writes about family events, deaths in the family, family reunions. Many family photos are included.
She recounts their experiences as missionaries in Jerusalem serving to oversee and help with the construction of the BYU Jerusalem Center.
Lola addtionally mentions notable events in church history, births of grandchildren, health problems, BYU growth and church growth. She writes often of her love of music and the outdoors, but most of her writing is centered on developments in the church and her family."
175,"Smith, Julia Ann Restel Winter",MSS 326,"This collection contains three similar biographies of Julia Ann Restel Winter Smith (Box 6, Folder 1). Found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' by Ruby Kate Smith, a daughter of Julia...",1854-1946,Biography,"Julia Ann Restel Winter Smith, commonly known as 'Aunt Julia Smith,' was born on February 8, 1854 to Thomas William Winter and Julia Restel. Julia's mother died while giving birth to Julia, leaving her motherless. On May 2, 1870 at the age of sixteen, Julia married Samuel Harrison Bailey Smith, a nephew of the Prophet Joseph Smith, who was already married to Mary Catherine Smith. For six years, Julia longed to be a mother. She eventually gave birth to twelve children, but only six grew to maturity: Albert Winter Smith, J. Winter Smith, David Winter, Susannah Blanch Smith, Grace Levira Smith, and Ruby Kate Smith. In the 1880s, Julia endured persecution for her involvement in a plural marriage when her husband was sent to the state penitentiary for six months for practicing polygamy. On June 15, 1905 Julia was set apart as a temple worker and served in this position for over thirty-six years. Julia was widowed by her husband's death on June 12, 1914, but she remained active until her own death. Even at the age of 91, Julia attended church meetings and parties, visited friends, enjoyed good entertainment, and performed housework. Julia finally died on November 29, 1946, less than three months before her ninety-third birthday.",,,256,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/565,565,,,"This collection contains three similar biographies of Julia Ann Restel Winter Smith (Box 6, Folder 1). Found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' by Ruby Kate Smith, a daughter of Julia Winter Smith, is a four-page typewritten 'Biographical Sketch of Julia Winter Smith, Written for the North Eighteenth Ward Relief Society, February 1945.' Also included is a pamphlet entitled 'A Tribute to Aunt Julia Smith on her Eightieth Birthday, February 8, 1934,' which describes Julia as follows: 'Her whole life has been characterized by a great faith in God and a wholehearted devotion to duty. She has suffered many severe trials during her long useful life, but not once has she ever faltered in her faith and courage to carry on.' The third recollection of Julia's life is entitled 'My Mother, Julia Ann Restel Winter Smith: A Short Biographical Sketch Written for the Family Books of Remembrance, 1956.'"
613,"Smith, Jane Walker",MSS SC 2631,"This manuscript is 2 pages of photocopied, typescript work entitled, A Narrative of Jane W. Smith. It was recorded by Alice Pierce, a historian of the Aurella S. Rogers Camp, and stated as a daught",1832-1912,Autobiography,"Jane Walker Smith was born on 2 August 1832 in Peacham, Vermont. She was the fourth youngest of 10 children born to John Walker and Lydia Holmes Walker, the others being William Holmes, Lorin, Catherine, Lucy, Edwin, Henry, Lydia, John, and Mary Electa.
When Jane was young, her mother passed away from Ague and fever, while the family was camped in the woods, making their way to Nauvoo, Illinois. Her father (who had been involved in the events at Hauns Mill) was good to them, but he could not take care of them all on his own, especially when he was called to serve a mission. Because they were close friends with the prophet Joseph Smith and his family, they arranged so that Joseph would take the four eldest children, and Jane and the rest spent a good deal of time at his mansion in Nauvoo.
A year after her father left on his mission, Jane fell deathly ill. She could not move or speak, she was so weak. The prophet sent her brother, William, and her sister, Lucy, to attend to her. As she was too weak to travel, Joseph Smith then sent a pair of Elders to come and baptize her for her health. They lowered her into the water with a sheet, and when she came up, she felt healed and strong. That instance was a great testimony builder for Jane.
Jane moved to Utah with the Heber C. Kimball Company in 1848. About 4 years later, on 14 February 1852 in Salt Lake City, Utah, she married Lot Smith, and together they had 8 children, Rhoda Jane, William Lot, Jedediah Heber, Emily Abigail, Annetta, Alice Gertrude, Margaret Agnes, and Lucy Effie.
Jane and her family soon moved to Farmington, Utah, where she spent the rest of her days. She died there on 23 March 1912.",,,,,2020-01-21 08:32:48,,,,,"This manuscript is 2 pages of photocopied, typescript work entitled, A Narrative of Jane W. Smith. It was recorded by Alice Pierce, a historian of the Aurella S. Rogers Camp, and stated as a daughter of Janes.
The sketch covers Janes experiences in Nauvoo, Illinois, where her family moved from Vermont when they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It recounts the story of how her father went to help the persecuted saints at Hauns Mill, and barely escaped with his life thanks to the protection of the Lord. Jane and her family moved with their company as they were pursued by a mob, and unfortunately no one was adequately prepared for how inclement the weather was. Janes mother died on the trek, after the whole family fell ill with Ague and fever. Luckily, the prophet Joseph Smith knew the family well, and took the 4 eldest children under his wing. Later, Janes sister, Lucy, was married to him."
243,"Smith, Edna Gardner",MSS 1659,This is a thirty-page typescript of part one of Edna Gardner Smith's autobiography. Edna begins with a description of her parents and their backgrounds before writing about her own life. Although h...,1913-2005,"Autobiography, postcard","Edna Gardner Smith was born November 4, 1913 in Anfield, Liverpool, England to John Gardner and Mary Caldwell as the eighth child of ten. In 1914, the family migrated to Canada, where Edna's parents lived. After World War I began, the family returned to England later that year. When Edna was six, she began school at the Bootle Secondary School. Her father died in 1926, and afterwards, Edna's mother received the Mormon missionaries into her home for discussions, she having been a member since 1910. Edna later attended a secretarial college, and after finishing it, began office work for President and Sister Widtsoe. Her first real job, however, was as a secretary for the owner of Taverner Rutledge Sweet Company. She later worked at Mersey Totalisator as a mail girl, and then as a letter opener at Littlewoods. In 1932, the family moved to a different home, which was more spacious. Edna switched jobs again to work as a secretary in the Returns department of Littlewood Pools. She later joined the Local Defense Volunteers (LDV) as a volunteer working on defense programs. In the early to mid 20th century, World War II began, which eventually forced Edna and her family to relocate to Everton, where the environment was much calmer. There, Edna worked as a volunteer telephone operator. In 1953, she married Sidney Bailey Smith in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Edna died October 25, 2005.",1825-1909,,317,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/633,633,,,"This is a thirty-page typescript of part one of Edna Gardner Smith's autobiography. Edna begins with a description of her parents and their backgrounds before writing about her own life. Although her mother never told Edna of any sicknesses, Edna recalls a few circumstances of illness. She writes that as a youth, she was intrigued by the 'buckos,' or the people who lived near the docks. Although Edna was young during World War I, she recalls various details, such as being afraid of the dark and seeing the American soldiers arrive at the docks. She also recounts some of her first memories of school. She was allowed nature walks once a week, wrote poetry, and danced. She writes about some of her childhood friends, though there were eventual separations between them. Although her family was large, they managed on the small income Edna's father had. The night before his death, Edna recalls his situation in the house in vivid detail. Following, she describes the funeral, and later the death of her brother at the age of nineteen. She also details two instances of bad health in her youth: when she was eight, she had a cist behind her ear that would swell up, and when she was seventeen, she experienced rheumatism in her legs. Edna further describes her mixed feelings as to the Church, knowing that her father had never agreed with it. She recounts an experience in 1925 in which she witnessed a star that granted her revelation to the truthfulness of the Gospel. Following, she continues to write about her experiences at school and in the Church. Edna also extensively recounts an experience sometime around 1932 in which she spent the night with some friends and was chastised and taken home by her mother. She continues with various descriptions of events and activities of which she partook as a young adult. She describes a visit from President Heber J. Grant in 1937, when many members gathered to hear him speak. From 1940 to 1941, Edna describes the raids of the war and the numerous fires that blazed up around them. In Everton, the environment was much calmer."
505,"Smith, Clarinda Ricks",MSS SC 324,This manuscript is 53 typewritten pages long. The first 31 pages are a general family history followed by a one-page biography on Clarinda written by her grandson Don S. Smith. It gives a basic outlin,1835-1864,Biography,"Clarinda Ricks Smith was born 10 January 1835 in Olive township, Madison County, Illinois to Joel Ricks and Eleanor Martin. In 1848 the family joined the Heber C. Kimball company and made their way to Salt Lake City were they settled in Bountiful. On 9 July 1851 (age 16) she married Silas Sanford Smith and shortly after her and her husband were called by the president of the Church to settle Parowan. Clarinda had five children, one of whom died in infancy, and nine days after giving birth to her last child, Ella Clarinda Smith, she passed away on 19 March 1864.",1835-1864,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This manuscript is 53 typewritten pages long. The first 31 pages are a general family history followed by a one-page biography on Clarinda written by her grandson Don S. Smith. It gives a basic outline of her life including events such as birth, places she lived, marriage, childrens births and death. Her biography is then followed by other biographies of Smith family members and ends with an index of names mentioned in the Manuscript."
268,"Smith, Catherine Van Velsor",MSS 8,"This is a three-page typescript biography written by Ruvanee Hess Brown, and located in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It covers the main events of Catherine's life, but there is not much pers...",1836-1925,Biography,"Catherine Van Velsor Smith was born December 18, 1836 to Steven Van Velsor and Fanny Croak in Nauvoo, Illinois. Stephen died in 1845, and Fanny was left with Catherine and her sister. The family was later driven from Nauvoo by mobs, and Fanny was advised to travel west with pioneer companies. Before she was able, however, she became ill and died. The two sisters were separated, as each went to live with a separate family. Catherine went to live with the Abigal Smith family, and they soon thereafter began the trek west. The sisters were reunited in Salt Lake City, though they remained with their separate families. Catherine married Jesse William Smith on April 1, 1855, and they lived thereafter in Farmington, Utah. Together, they had fourteen children. Catherine died October 12, 1925 in Farmington.",,,340,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/658,658,,,"This is a three-page typescript biography written by Ruvanee Hess Brown, and located in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It covers the main events of Catherine's life, but there is not much personal detail. Ruvanee describes the pioneer trek west and writes that despite the hardships, there was much dancing and singing. At night, the wagons would be situated in a circle as protection for the animals and from Indians. Ruvanee describes the happiness of when the two sisters were reunited upon reaching Salt Lake, writing that it was 'like a fairy dream.' Ruvanee also provides a physical description of Catherine as a young woman: 'Catherine was a tall slender girl with black hair, dark eyes, and very smooth olive skin. She had a pleasing smile, and was kind to everyone.' She and Jesse's first house is described as a two room adobe that was plain, though always clean. Catherine would pick fruits and vegetables, and she was a wonderful and generous cook. Faithful in the Church until her death, she was also a wonderful mother. Following the biography is a photocopied list of Catherine's children and their birth and death dates."
519,Smith Catherine Van Velsor,MSS SC 8,"This is a three-page typescript biography written by Ruwanie Hess Brown, a granddaughter, and located in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It covers the main events of Catherines life, but there is",1836-1925,Biography,"Catherine Van Velsor Smith was born 18 December 1836 to Steven Van Velsor and Fanny Croak in Nauvoo, Illinois. Steven died in 1845 and Fanny was left with Catherine and her sister. The family was later driven from Nauvoo by mobs and the widowed mother was advised to travel west with a pioneer wagon company. However, before Fanny was able to make this trek across the plains she became ill and passed away. The two sisters were separated as each went to live with a different family. Catherine went to live with Abigail Smith and family and soon thereafter they began the journey west. The sisters were reunited in Salt Lake City though they remained with their separate families. Catherine married Jesse William Smith on 1 April 1855, and they made their home in Farmington, Utah. Together they had fourteen children. Catherine passed away after a full life of 12 October 1925 in Farmington.",1836-1925,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 18:59:10,,,,,"This is a three-page typescript biography written by Ruwanie Hess Brown, a granddaughter, and located in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It covers the main events of Catherines life, but there is not much personal detail. Ruwanie describes the pioneer trek west and writes that despite the hardships, there was much dancing and singing. At night, the wagons would be situated in a circle as protection for the animals and from Indians The author describes the happiness of when the two sisters were reunited upon reaching Sal Lake, writing that it was like a fairy dream. The history also provides a physical description of Catherine as a young woman: Catherine was a tall slender girl with black hair, dark eyes and very smooth olive skin. She had a pleasing smile, and was kind to everyone. She and Jesses first house is described as a two room adobe that was plain, though always clean. They also had a beautiful garden with vegetables and fruit trees. Catherine was an excellent cook and always generous and helping others. Faithful in the Church until her death she was also a wonderful mother. Following the biography is a photocopied list of Catherines children and birth and death dates."
105,"Smith, Betsy Williamson",MSS SC 189,"Betsy's history, written by her youngest son Don Smith, is included in the Smith Family Genealogy Collection. Also included is the Smith Family History which dates back to Robert Smith who came to...",1853-1925,Life History,"Betsy Williamson Smith was born January 13, 1853 at Tinsley Bongs, Lancashire, England to James Williamson and Ann Allred. Betsy was the youngest of ten children. Shortly before Betsy turned three years old, her father and mother were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her father then left for America to establish a new home for his family with the Saints. Betsy's mother and six of her children set sail for America on May 25, 1856 from Liverpool to Boston. They arrived in Boston on June 28, 1856 and continued on to Iowa City where they joined a handcart company led by Edward Martin. Leaving late in the season, the company endured many hardships and deaths because of the cold winter months and lack of supplies. At one point in the journey, the rations were so low, that there was only one spoonful of flour per person each day. Betsy rode on the handcart or was carried by her brothers and sisters who never complained throughout the journey. Although they endured great hardship on the journey, they did arrive in the Salt Lake Valley. Betsy was married on November 3, 1873 to Silas Sanford Smith, Jr. in the Salt Lake Endowment House. They were called to settle the San Louis Valley in Southern Colorado in the early 1880s. They lost their oldest daughter there in 1893, and their oldest son in 1899. In 1899, Betsy's husband was also called to serve a two-year mission to the North Central States. Betsy bravely endured, but her burdens were too great for her health. Many times her family thought they had lost her. At one time, the doctor gave them no hope, and they knelt and prayed by her bed. Her youngest son slipped out and said his own prayer for his mother. Miraculously, she began to breathe again, called for her youngest son, and told him his prayer had been answered. Betsy also received a blessing from Heber J. Grant in which she was promised she would live to see her family mature. Because of Betsy's health, they relocated to Rexburg, Idaho in 1906 where the altitude was lower. This move was beneficial and Betsy had a good five years. While in Rexburg, her husband served as City Clerk, Police Judge, and United States Land Commissioner. He then unexpectedly passed away on January 19, 1911. She lost another son the following year. When her youngest son was married in 1917, she moved back to Colorado and spent the remainder of her life with her daughter Leonora Knight. She passed away in her daughter's arms in the end of March 1925 following a short illness. She was buried in Manassa, Conejos, Co.",-,,193,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/495,495,,,"Betsy's history, written by her youngest son Don Smith, is included in the Smith Family Genealogy Collection. Also included is the Smith Family History which dates back to Robert Smith who came to America in 1638. Betsy's husband Silas Sanford Smith, Jr., was a great-grandson of Asael Smith who was the paternal grandfather of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Also included is an article about Betsy's great-granddaughter who was the International Flying Farmer Queen in Colorado. Betsy endured many trials and hardships in her lifetime. She was a dedicated mother and woman of faith. When given a blessing by Heber J. Grant promising her health, she asked him if he thought he had made a mistake. He replied, 'Betsy, the Lord never makes mistakes.' She subsequently enjoyed good health. Her youngest son, Don, recalled the stories his mother related to him about her pioneer experiences when he was the last at home. He wished these had been recorded and preserved. In her lifetime, Betsy saw her mother, her father, her nine brothers and sisters, her husband, and four of her six children pass away. She was faithful and brave throughout these experiences. At her funeral, the speakers told of her 'splendid traits of character' and her preparation to fulfill this 'last call.'"
335,"Smith, Bathsheba Wilson Bigler",MSS 920,"This collection primarily consists of an autobiography written by Bathsheba Smith covering the years 1844-1906. She describes her conversion to the Church and subsequent moves to Missouri,...",1822-1910,Autobiography,"Bathsheba Wilson Bigler Smith was born on May 3, 1822, to Mark and Susannah (Ogden) Bigler in Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia. When she was about fifteen years old, LDS missionaries visited the area where she lived. She believed what they preached about the gospel of Jesus Christ, the validity of the Book of Mormon, and Joseph Smith's calling as a prophet to be true. She and her mother were baptized on August 21, 1837; her father, three sisters, her brother, and her uncle Jacob Bigler and his family were baptized about the same time. Later that year Bathsheba and her family moved to Missouri to join the Saints. In February of 1838 they moved to Illinois and settled in Nauvoo in 1840. On July 25, 1841, Bathsheba married George A. Smith, one of the Twelve Apostles at that time. In 1846 the Smith family left Nauvoo permanently and moved to Missouri, living in Winter Quarters for a few years In 1849 Bathsheba and her family started the trek west and permanently settled in Utah. While living in Utah she experienced grasshopper plagues (1855) and the threat of President Buchanan's army (1857) attacking the Mormons. As Bathsheba traveled with her husband around Utah, she was able to meet other Saints and aid her husband in his work. She held many positions in Church leadership. Bathsheba belonged to the first Relief Society organized in Nauvoo and was present at its organization. She was the secretary of the 17th Ward Relief Society in Salt Lake City and served as 1st counselor to President Rachel Grant in the 13th Ward Relief Society in Salt Lake City. She also worked as a counselor with Sister M.I. Horn in the Senior Retrenchment Association. Bathsheba served for seventeen years in the Endowment House, at one time working with Eliza R. Snow. She officiated at the opening of the Nauvoo, Logan, and Salt Lake Temples and presided over the women's department of the Salt Lake Temple. George A. Smith served as first counselor to President Brigham Young from 1868 to 1875. Bathsheba served as the General Relief Society President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints beginning November 1, 1901, until her death on September 20, 1910.",,,49,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/725,725,,,"This collection primarily consists of an autobiography written by Bathsheba Smith covering the years 1844-1906. She describes her conversion to the Church and subsequent moves to Missouri, Nauvoo, Winter Quarters, and finally Utah. She expresses her love and appreciation for her husband's other wives and her grief over the loss of her husband at his death. Included in the autobiography is a short outline of the life of her husband, George A. Smith. Other items include a prophecy written by her son George Albert Smith (not the LDS prophet) in 1856, and various letters, one concerning genealogy, and several that comforted her at her husband's death. She included a newspaper clipping describing a celebration of her 75th birthday in 1897. A document written by Bathsheba's niece Juliana C. Smith (daughter of Bathsheba's sister, Melissa Jane Bigler Lambson) and a copy of Sketch of the Life of B.W. Smith, compiled and written by her granddaughter Alice Smith Horne on June 26, 1895, are also found in this collection."
39,"Smith, Ann Cross Leithead",MSS SC 1103,This collection contains biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the coll...,1848-1909,Biography,"Ann Cross Leithead was born April 7, 1848 in Des Moines, Iowa. In the spring, two years after her birth, her father and mother James Leithead and Deborah Lamoreaux left for Salt Lake City, Utah. Before she was sixteen years old Ann married Thomas Goldman Smith. They had eleven children. With her family and her parents she moved to Muddy Valley after Brigham Young instructed them to settle the area. At the time they left she had a young son named James. They arrived in the Muddy Valley on January 8, 1866. On November 10, 1866 she gave birth to a baby girl named Deborah who died and was buried in St. Thomas-now covered by Lake Mead. Ann became pregnant again and left for Farmington, Utah, in hope of improving her health and that of the baby's. Her son Charles was born in 1868 but died soon afterwards. Her son William Seymore was born June 24, 1870 in St. Thomas. Around 1870 the Saints where instructed to abandon the valley because it was annexed by Nevada. Conrad John was born in their new home in Glendale; after that followed Rhoda Ann, Joseph Fielding, Jacob Nephi, Hyrum, David and George Albert. Ann died of a heart ailment July 20, 1909. Ann and Thomas where sealed together on August 12, 1872.",-,,133,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/429,429,,,"This collection contains biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the collection are family group sheets for many of the people providing vital records for the families. Ann Cross Leithead Smith's biography is three typewritten pages. Ann had the privilege of being born into the home of loving parents and showed that same love to her own children. Her granddaughter Salome Hunter, who is the author of her biography, recalled that Ann would make buttermilk biscuits twice a day and it was always a privilege for her grandchildren to eat them topped with her homemade jam or apple butter. She remembered that her grandmother used to sit in front of the fireplace in her big black shawl and churn butter."
117,"Smith, Angeline D. Stamps",MSS SC 131,This collection contains 4 holographs of letters written by or pertaining to the Smith family. The first letter is written in 1842 to Ms. Angeline Smith from Lewis Jones. Lewis Jones informs Ange...,-,Letters,"Angeline D. Stamps Smith was born in the early 1800s and married to James Witherspoon Smith. Angeline and James eventually moved to Texas. Around 1840, near Austin, Texas, Angeline's husband and son were attacked by Camaucha Indians. Her husband was killed and her son, LaFayette (or Fayette), was abducted. Angeline's son was rescued by a man named John Rowland and eventually taken to Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, and placed in the care of Lewis Jones. Lewis Jones composed a letter to Angeline with information about her son's condition and whereabouts in September of 1842.",1897-1898,,203,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/507,507,,,"This collection contains 4 holographs of letters written by or pertaining to the Smith family. The first letter is written in 1842 to Ms. Angeline Smith from Lewis Jones. Lewis Jones informs Angeline that he has her son LaFayette in his care. The letter contains information about the boy's abduction by Indians and subsequent rescue. When LaFayette was about 10 years old, he was riding behind his father while hunting in Texas when the Camaucha Indians attacked. His father was killed, and he was kept prisoner, tortured, and left to die in a mud pit. However, a group of Mexicans sent by John Rowland to trade with the Indians were able to buy LaFayette back for sixty dollars in silver. LaFayette then stayed in the care of John Rowland until he was put under the care of Peter Duncan and brought to Lewis Jones. This letter was written from Independence, Jackson County, Missouri about two years after the attack. Lewis Jones assured Angeline that her son would be well cared for and treated with great generosity and love. He gave some information that would have identified LaFayette to his mother including LaFayette's memories of his family and a scar on his back. Lewis Jones requested a reply from Angeline so that mother and son would be able to be reunited. Another letter written in 1921 by Carrie Smith, a daughter of the boy LaFayette Smith, to Mrs. M.B. Smith is included. This letter contains some genealogy information. The other two letters were written by Frederick Forney Foscue and Sarah Meadows to John Smith and Maria Smith. These letters were written in 1847 and 1848 from Alabama to Texas."
543,"Smith, Amanda Barnes Smith",MSS SC 1667,,1809-1886,Typed Manuscript 125 pages,"Amanda Barnes Smith was born in Beckett Massachusetts on February 22, 1809 to Ezekiel and Fanny Johnson Barnes. Although her mother was Presbyterian her father was not very religious. In Amandas youth, her family moved to Ohio where she would marry Warren Smith and have five children. In 1831, LDS missionaries came and taught Amanda and she was baptized in the spring of that year. Amanda Smith and her husband moved to Kirtland, Ohio and helped build the temple. During their time in Missouri they were victims of the Hawns Hill Massacre; while Amanda survived her husband and ten year old son did not. In 1839, she remarried another Warren Smith who was a blacksmith, and travelled to Utah. In Utah, Smith helped to organize the Relief Society and served as President of the Relief Society in the SLC 12th Ward. In 1886, Amanda Barnes Smith passed away while visiting her daughter in Richmond, Utah.",,,,,2017-02-13 14:16:02,,,,,"This is a typed manuscript approximately 125 pages long. The first half of the manuscript details Amandas Relief Society duties, and so contains meeting notes and records from Relief Society functions. The second half is an autobiography that contains personal letters and accounts that have been transcribed. Amanda gives personal insights into her daily life and relationship with her family. In one account Amanda explains how she took to her father as a child, which created a rift in her relationship with her mother. The manuscript explains that at a young age she moved to Ohio, where she was taught about the Cambellite religion. Then in 1831, she was baptized into the LDS faith. Her love for her children is shown though her stories of sacrifice to give them a better life. She and her husband helped begin the Kirtland Bank and work on the Kirtland Temple. She offers a lengthy personal account of the Hawns Mill incident that gives great detail to a dark spot of Church History. Despite her hardship, Smith closes with her personal testimony of Jesus Christ. In a touching account, she explains how she was able to heal her sons hip after being shot. In 1839, she was married a second Warren Smith who was a blacksmith. While she loved her husband, their marriage began to struggle due to an extramarital affair and abuse by Warren. They would later be divorced, but her trials never created a lack of faith or courage in Amanda. This manuscript gives insight into the struggles faced by pioneers during their journey west and magnifies their incredible faith in Jesus Christ."
319,"Smith, Amanda Barnes",MSS SC 528,This collection consists of a transcribed copy of Amanda Barnes Smith's autobiography and a biography of Amanda by her daughter-in-law Hulda Cordelia Thurston Smith. Amanda's autobi...,1809-1886,"a photocopy of a transcription of the Journal of Amanda Barnes Smith, transcribed by Joyce A. Reader Whittier.",Unknown,Unknown,,386,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/709,709,,,"This collection consists of a transcribed copy of Amanda Barnes Smith's autobiography and a biography of Amanda by her daughter-in-law Hulda Cordelia Thurston Smith. Amanda's autobiography is well-written and concise. It deals primarily with her conversion and subsequent trials in the L.D.S. faith. Included in the autobiography is a copy of an affidavit made in Quincy, Illinois on April 18, 1839 concerning her experience with the Haun's Mill Massacre. She describes a few miraculous healings of family members and bears witness of many other healings and great manifestations of the power of God (4). The biography by Hulda Smith deals primarily with Amanda's decision to be sealed to the prophet Joseph Smith. Campbellism"
287,"Simmons, Rachel Emma Woolley",MSS 1403,"These papers are part of a larger collection pertaining to the Woolley family. Information and manuscripts about Rachel are located in the second box of the collection, in the thirteenth folder. Am...",1836-1926,Biography; autobiography; memoir,"Rachel Emma Woolley Simmons was born August 7, 1836 in Columbia County, Ohio to Edwin Dilworth Woolley and Mary Wickersham. Originally Quakers, the family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when Rachel was young. She spent the majority of her childhood in Nauvoo and began school at age five. Her family later decided to travel to Utah, and they reached Salt Lake City on September 22, 1848, when Rachel was twelve years old. On December 18, 1851, Rachel married Joseph Marsellus Simmons. They had ten children, though Joseph died when Rachel was thirty-five. Rachel died November 30, 1926 in Salt Lake City at age ninety.",,,357,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/677,677,,,"These papers are part of a larger collection pertaining to the Woolley family. Information and manuscripts about Rachel are located in the second box of the collection, in the thirteenth folder. Among several other miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Woolley family, this folder contains a three-page biography of Rachel, written by her daughter, Rachel Emma Simmons Willes, and dated January 2, 1925. Rachel describes her mother as having been noble, brave, self-sacrificing, loving, hard-working, and staunch and true to the Gospel, among other attributes. At Rachel's death in 1926, she had ten children, seventy-four grandchildren, one hundred and twenty-three great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren."
373,"Sheets, Martha Tonks",MSS SC 835,The fifth and final folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to Martha Tonks Sheets. The folder holds short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. Information ...,1879-1951,Tonks Family Collection,"Martha Tonks was born October 24, 1879 in Morgan, Utah. Her parents were George Moroni Tonks and Emily Ann Littlefield. Her father owned twenty acres of land and she and her brothers and sisters enjoyed all the fruit trees growing on the farm. In 1898 her father decided to move to Victor, Idaho. He and his eldest sons left to go and prepare for the rest of the family to arrive. In July Martha followed them to keep house and cook for them until her mother and the other children could join them. She traveled by train and her father met her in Idaho Falls; she remembered the road from Driggs to Victor as the worst that she ever traveled. Her mother and the rest of the family joined them in October. Martha was married on June 4, 1902 to Milton Leaver Sheets in Salt Lake City. On her twenty-fifth birthday her husband left on a mission to the southern states. After he returned the family moved to Nevada and lived in the Mopa Valley near the Muddy River. On January 1, 1910 a large flood occurred and they decided to leave as soon as possible, so in March they moved back to Idaho. Milt died on May 25, 1941. Martha followed him ten years later on March 28, 1951.",-,,83,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/763,763,,,"The fifth and final folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to Martha Tonks Sheets. The folder holds short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. Information on Martha Tonks Sheets' life is written in a three-page history about the memories of her childhood and in a six-page history of her life, which covers her life after her marriage. She spent most of her life living on farms. One of her earliest memories is of milking the cow 'Rosie' with her brother George. They would sit on opposite sides of the cow and milk into the same bucket. Martha also described in detail her life with her husband on their farm in Nevada, the crops they grew, how they were harvested and what life was like for her there, away from her family."
334,"Selk, Mildred Baker",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section with information about Mildred Baker Selk contains a f...",1903-1983,a journal of essays on the Baker family,"Mildred Baker Selk was born 28 February 1903 in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, the fifth of seven children born to Frank Arnold and Kate Hawley Baker. When Mildred was six years old, her mother died of Bright's Disease, contracted after giving birth to Mildred's youngest sister, Nellie. Because Mildred and her sister were so young, Nellie was sent to live with a neighbor and Mildred went to live with her Grandmother Baker, a 70 year old widow, while her father and brothers farmed in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Although she longed to live with her father and brothers, Mildred enjoyed living with her grandmother. They traveled often together, visiting Oregon and attending L.D.S. Conferences. Mildred learned how to play her grandmother's organ when she was eight years old and her father bought her a piano when she was thirteen. In 1918, her grandmother died. Unwilling to let Mildred live on the farm, Mildred's father sent her to live with the daughter of his first wife, Nettie Spencer, who had died giving birth to their second child. When Mildred was twenty years old she was finally able to live with her father in Canada. Mildred met Owen Christian Selk in Canada and they were married on 3 May 1927. They had nine children: Gordon, Helen, Lila, Frank, Viola, Owen, Roy, Elaine, and Melvin. Gordon and Frank died in infancy. In 1949, Owen died of a heart attack and Mildred was left to raise the children on her own. As she grew older, she loved spending time with her children. In 1977, doctors discovered that Mildred had Meniere's Disease. She suffered with this disease until her death on 18 August 1983.",,,48,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/724,724,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section with information about Mildred Baker Selk contains a family group record, poetry about the family, an article about her 80th birthday celebration, and a thirteen page autobiography. Mildred's memories give the reader a deeper understanding of her life. When her mother died, Mildred recalls the confusion and loneliness she felt. She records that her father bought a new black hat to wear to the funeral and as she sat on his lap, she asked him why he bought it. He simply put his head down and cried. It was also very difficult to be separated from her siblings. Her baby sister, Nellie, lived with a neighbor while her brother's lived on the farm with Mildred's father. Mildred never knew her sister until she was fifteen. Music provided Mildred with peace in difficult times. She gives many details about her experiences with playing the piano. Mildred had many friends and happy experiences in Canada. Her daughter tells of the time Mildred was awarded the prize of being the prettiest girl at a dance, she was allowed to choose any dancing partner. Mildred chose Owen, her future husband. Mildred didn't want to include this story in her autobiography because it sounded too braggy. Although the ink on this autobiography is fading, it is very enjoyable to read."
446,"Seager, Mary Robinson",MSS SC 3057,"Part of the Orin Austin Seager collection, located in second section of a plastic bound volume entitled, Orin Austin Seager and Mary Robinson, Settlers of Cardston, Alberta, Canada in 1897, set...",1874-1942,Biography,"Mary Robinson Seager was born on April 27, 1874 to parents Harriet Vilate Pitkin and William Kennedy Robinson in Logan, Utah. Her mother and stepfather, Charles Burtis raised Mary in Logan. Mary was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in May of 1882 by O.J. Larsen and then later baptized by her stepfather on December 7, 1893. She received her patriarchal blessing on September 27, 1886. In 1890 Mary went to the first year of existence for The Logan Agricultural College. In the fall of 1892 Mary met Orin Austin Seager. Mary Robinson attended the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple from April 6th to May 18th 1893. On December 27, 1893 Mary Robinson and Orin Austin Seager were sealed in the Logan temple. Their first child, LaRue Robinson, was born on October 18, 1894 and their second daughter, Irene, on December 6, 1896. In September of 1897 the family moved to help settle Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Their first son, Orin Burtis was born on March 22, 1900, but died when he was three weeks old of pneumonia. Their fourth child was born on September 26, 1901. In 1906 the family moved from Cardston to LaGrande, Oregon and two months later to Logan, Utah. On March 17, 1907 the family bought a farm in Tremonton, Utah. Three children were born between the years 1906-1910. Their last child was born on February 6, 1914. In 1929 their daughter Irene was killed in an automobile accident so Mary raised five of her children in her home. In 1941 Mary was crippled in an automobile accident and in 1955 had to have her right leg amputated. The couple moved from Tremonton to Salt Lake City in 1944 so Orin could do genealogy work. Mary Robinson Seager died March 1, 1962 of cancer.",,,"Seager, Mary Robinson",2010-08-24,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/836,836,844.docx,/WomenManu/image/844.docx,"Part of the Orin Austin Seager collection, located in second section of a plastic bound volume entitled, ""Orin Austin Seager and Mary Robinson, Settlers of Cardston, Alberta, Canada in 1897, settlers of Elwood, Utah in 1905,"" written by their granddaughter Karen Seager Segalla. The biography is 40 typed pages. The papers discuss some of Mary's childhood, including canyon trips, theaters, circuses, and parades. Mary was also one of the first students to be enrolled in what is presently Utah State University. When the family moved to Canada the family struggled to make it through the cold winters and the bad crops, but Mary loved the people in Cardston, especially Zina Young Card. Within the collection there are three photographs of Mary as well as deeds to land that the family owned."
47,"Schultz, Alita Marucci",MSS SC 1096,This address was given in the Norfolk Virginia Stake Conference in October 1977. Alita addressed the servicemen's wives who were required to spend many hours apart from their husbands who were cal...,-,Stake Conference Address,"Alita Marucci Schultz was born of Italian parentage. She grew up on a small farm in Pennsylvania with three sisters and one brother. She remembered with fondness the hard work and close family ties living on the farm. As a child, she milked cows and fed chickens before and after school and danced at the local Grange Hall. Alita attended elementary school in a two-room schoolhouse where she taught first graders to read when she was only in fourth grade. She received a teaching degree from Mansfield State Teachers College in Pennsylvania later in life. On February 11, 1951, Alita married Lester E. Schultz who was serving in the navy. They were baptized as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around 1959. Alita and Lester had eight children. Alita was serving as the Norfolk Virginia Stake Relief Society President at the time she gave this address entitled, 'Servicemen's Wives.'",1836-1953,,15,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/437,437,,,"This address was given in the Norfolk Virginia Stake Conference in October 1977. Alita addressed the servicemen's wives who were required to spend many hours apart from their husbands who were called to sea. As a navy man's wife, Alita knew of their loneliness, concerns, and challenges during these times of separation. She told of a game, 'Walk the Log,' she had played as a child. There was a smooth, slippery log suspended a few feet above the ground at one end, and the challenge was to walk to the end. Alita said that although there were different ways to walk the log, each child knew where to start and what was expected. To the servicemen's wives she said, like my childhood game we know where we start and what is expected of us. The day the ship sails is our starting date. We look ahead to its return. There's a long, long way in between.' She spoke of the need to be cheerful and determined. Alita offered guidelines that would help the women when their husbands were absent. She spoke of the great blessing of having the gospel to hold families together and to bring comfort in time of loneliness. Alita gave a list of activities that would take away from the hours of loneliness including: Sunday School, Primary, Relief Society, socials, meetings, family home evening, Home Teacher visits, Visiting Teacher visits, Sacrament Meeting, etc. About holding family home evenings, Alita said, 'without him? Of course, why not. It is needed now more than ever.' She spoke of the need to have faithful home teachers who could bring blessings in the absence of a father. Alita gave many comforting and strengthening words during this address. In closing, she spoke of the sweet reunion between husband and wife after the long absence while 'walking the log.'"
110,"Schugk, Virginia Dixon",MSS SC 1051,"Virginia's paper collection includes a tribute to Virginia written by her daughter, a personal record about her tour of Europe, and a personal history. Also included are copies of many family pape...",1922-,History and Papers,"Virginia Dixon Schugk was born June 4, 1922 in Provo, Utah, the youngest of six children. Her mother passed away when she was only two months old. Her father was a hard working man of faith who referred to Virginia as 'his baby' until he died when she was 19 years old. Virginia enjoyed a happy childhood in Provo and was especially fond of Mount Timpanogos which was like a 'big guardian angel.' She attended Timpanogos Grade School, Dixon Jr. High School, Provo High School, and Brigham Young University. Virginia served as the Student Director under Maurine Murdock her senior year at Provo High School, and described herself as the 'greenest freshman you ever did see' at BYU. While in high school, she worked for Andy Anderson's Service Station as a bookkeeper. While in college she worked for Al Wright, who she greatly honored, at Bennett's Paint and Glass Company as a secretary, bookkeeper, and sales clerk. In 1942, things changed with WWII. Virginia's only brother, with whom she was very close, was fighting in Europe, and she decided that she also wanted to be a part of the war. With her sister Stella, she signed up for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACS) at the age of 20. She spent most of her service in Italy where she worked in the payroll department in the Castle in Casserta south of Naples. While attending an audience with Pope Pius XII in Rome, he stopped as he passed by Virginia and said, 'May the Lord bless you.' During her service, Virginia began corresponding with Percy Schugk, an LDS missionary serving with a friend from her home ward. She first met Percy when home on furlough, and enjoyed getting better acquainted with him. She returned to Italy and he was sent to Japan to serve in the war. Upon their return from the service, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on February 14, 1947. They were the parents of 5 children and moved 13 times in 13 years while Percy worked for the U.S. Immigration Service. They spent their time on the Mexican border in Texas, California, and Arizona. When their children were teenagers, they returned to Salt Lake City. When Virginia was 15 years old, she became greatly interested in researching about her ancestors. She learned to do family research from Verna Hill Jacob, and attended David Gardner's classes on English Research for three years at BYU. In 1973, she went on a BYU tour with David Gardner to Europe where she 'walked in the footsteps of [her] ancestors.' She also served as an officer of the Dixon History Book for the Dixon Family Organization. Virginia spent much of her time serving in callings as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While on the Mexican border she taught seminary with her husband, and they served together as the president of the mutual. In these circumstances, they would often hold five church callings at one time. Virginia was also a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization, the Society of Genealogists in London, England, and the Utah Genealogical Association. She served as a member of the Festival of Trees Women's Endowment Committee to raise money for Primary Children's Medical Center. Of all her activities, she said, 'I have a busy life and this makes life rich.'",1974-1978,,198,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/500,500,,,"Virginia's paper collection includes a tribute to Virginia written by her daughter, a personal record about her tour of Europe, and a personal history. Also included are copies of many family papers, memorabilia from travels, certificates, family pictures, personal letters, letters of appreciation, etc. Virginia's stake relief society presidency invited her to submit her papers for the Women's History Archive request around January of 1978. They honored her as a great woman and felt her contribution would be beneficial. Virginia's daughter, Suzette Schugk Bowles, wrote a sweet tribute to her mother using the analogy of trees in a forest. She wrote of her mother's character and dedication to her children. She said, the greatest of her accomplishments will be seen in the generations of her posterity to come. Her character, her faith, and unwavering love will live on in her children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. This is the mark of a great woman. Such is my mother.' In Virginia's patriarchal blessing, it speaks of the great love she received from her family. She said, 'Family, Home, and Love are the sweetest words that have been given to us.' She was close to her grandmother (her mother's mother) and would take a pint of fresh milk to her every evening after which they would talk in front of the fire. As a freshman at BYU, she enjoyed a very social life and 'practically lived in formals.' When WWII was taking place, Virginia 'decided [she] didn't want to read about the war, [but] that [she] wanted to be a part of it.' She served in the WAACS from June 4, 1943 to June 14 1945. While in Italy, she worked in the King's stables of the Castle in Casserta, which were open to the cold because they had been bombed. They warmed their hands over candles so they could type. After her marriage, Virginia took great care to paint and fix up their homes as they moved along the Mexican border, and even helped build a house out of adobe brick when there was no other available for them. At the time this history was written, Virginia and her husband were enjoying their time traveling with their 5th wheel trailer. Virginia enjoyed doing crafts, making rugs out of carpet, and decorating tables. Virginia wrote of her gratitude for the opportunity to be a mother to her children."
267,"Schneider, Susanna Klossner",MSS 8,"This is a three-page typescript biography of Susanna Klossner Schneider and her husband Christian Schneider, written by Alice Johnson, and located in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It begins w...",1842-1903,Biography,"Susanna Klossner Schneider was born August 15, 1842 to Christian Klossner and Susanna Kunz in Zweschenfluhe-Bern, Switzerland. Her mother died when she was only six, and her father sent her to an all-girls training school. Not long after being converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Susanna made the voyage overseas to join the saints in Utah. She became friends with a man, Christian Schneider, whom she later married in 1870. After reaching Salt Lake City, the family moved to Choho Valley, where Christian built a home and farmed. They had eight children, and in the late 1880s, Christian was called to serve a mission. After leaving, a diphtheria epidemic struck the family, and five of the young children died. In 1886, after Christian's return, another boy was born, and in 1888, a young girl came to live with the Schneiders. In order to take care of her more easily, Christian married her in polygamy. Not long after, Christian was forced to go into hiding as federal agents were searching for active polygamists. Following the marriage of Susanna's daughters, Susanna's health began to fail, and she died December 3, 1903.",,,339,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/657,657,,,"This is a three-page typescript biography of Susanna Klossner Schneider and her husband Christian Schneider, written by Alice Johnson, and located in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It begins with a description of Christian's childhood before relating Susanna's. She accepted the Gospel as a young woman and particularly enjoyed singing hymns with the saints. She had a love for music and also became an accompanist. Alice describes Christian and Susanna's early relationship, for he had noticed her early on, but was too shy to talk to her. By chance, they traveled west in the same company, and this gave him the courage to finally speak to her. He offered her a ride upon seeing her with her handcart and for most of the remaining journey he walked, so that she could ride. After they were married, Susanna made a deal with Christian: she would teach him to better his writing and reading if he would teach her to shear sheep. Thereafter, Susanna spun wool into yarn and also knit garments for Christian. Alice includes an excerpt from one of Susanna's daughter's diaries, in which the daughter describes how the children heckled the federal agents who were searching for their father. All of the children received an education, and two of the girls were trained as nurses."
640,"Sanderson, Dora Day Pearl Rawlinson",MSS SC 2681,"This folder contains 4 copies of a 7-page typescript biography of Nathan Staker. The title page (included with 2 of the copies) reads, Biography of Nathan Staker Pioneer, Born: 26 November 1801 Kin",1887-1950,Biography,"Dora Pearl Day Rawlinson Sanderson was born on 4 March 1887 in Fairview, Utah to Eli Azariah Day, Sr. and Eliza Jane Staker Day. She was the fifth of 13 children, her siblings being: Eliza Estella, Charlotte Jane, Sarah Ellis, Martha Geneva, Eli Azariah, Jr., Harriet Josephine, Joseph Smith, Rowena Merl, Alvin Delroy, Nola Maud, George Nathan, and Arthur Merril.
Dora grew up in a polygamous home, as her father married Elvira Euphrasia Cox as his second wife. He was arrested a few times for his practice of polygamy. But Dora had a full childhood, attending public school, Sunday School and Primary. She was often a favorite among her teachers, and she became a fast reader. Dora was baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 28 April 1895 by Parley R. Young, and Charles K. Hansen confirmed her.
In the spring of 1902, she graduated from the eighth grade, despite the fact that she could have graduated the year prior. She was a bright student, but there were so few opportunities for high school, and all of her friends were in the year behind her, so she opted to remain with them another year. After her graduation from the eighth grade, she went to Snow Academy in Ephraim, Utah, where she studied for 4 years before graduating from both the Normal and Kindergarten Normal schools in 1908. During this time, she also attended 4 years of Seminary, and she participated in womens tennis and basketball. Her grades being the highest in the class, she was chosen to give the speech at her graduation ceremony.
Just 2 years later, in 1910, Dora pursued further education, attending Brigham Young University for 1 year, which awarded her with her five-year Normal certificate upon completion.
The very next year, Dora began her teaching career, starting with a first-grade class in Gunnison, Utah, where she was quickly named one of the best teachers in all of Sanpete county by the superintendent. The year following, in 1912, she moved to Nephi, Utah, and taught a first-grade class there.
It was in 1913 when she returned to Fairview to teach and to help her mother raise her remaining siblings while her father was on a foreign mission.
On 12 June 1914 in the Salt Lake Temple, Dora married Eli Wilford Rawlinson, whom she had met while attending Snow Academy, and together they had 2 children: Joseph Eli, and Laura. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Delta, Utah, where Eli had a teaching job. After his first year, Eli decided to turn to farming for his living, and so Dora taught in his place.
Sadly, Eli passed away in 1918, a victim of the Spanish Flu epidemic, despite his best efforts to stay clear of the virus. The rest of the family fell ill as well, but Dora and the children were eventually able to recover. The loss of her husband was a hard blow to Dora. She moved back in with her mother and had to have her brother and brother-in-laws help to save the farm. She struggled greatly with this trial until Eli appeared to her in a dream and comforted her, telling her he had been called to do work on the other side of the veil.
Dora returned to teaching in 1919, but she was never satisfied with being a widowed mother. Nevertheless, it wasnt until 1922 that Dora remarried. In Manti, Utah, on 28 April, she married David Sparks Sanderson, a widower with 2 sons of his own, and with him she had 2 children, David Van Arden, and DeReta Jayne.
With David, Dora moved to Hinckley, Utah, selling her farm in Delta to help pay for one in her new place of residence. In 1931, however, the depression hit their small town, and Dora and David lost everything. They had to return to Fairview, where they lived in a log cabin not far from the home of Doras mother. When the family had scraped enough money together to purchase a house, they moved back to Hinckley.
In 1938, Dora and David were called to the genealogical committee of their ward, and from that calling grew Doras abiding love of family history work. A year later, she was hired on as manager of the school lunch program at Hinckley High School, which she did for several years until she was asked to quit so that someone who needed the income more could fill the position. Dora was upset about this, claiming she needed the income, too, but she left the position.
Doras children drew her to Los Angeles, California, as most of them had moved there. Dora and David purchased their last home in 1945 in Hollywood, California, and while they lived there David worked as a custodian and Dora worked in a small department store near the home.
In 1948, Dora became severely ill. She never regained her health after this, as it was found she had developed breast cancer by 1949. Even as her body deteriorated, her spirit and her love for her children and grandchildren never failed. She spent three weeks in the Los Angeles County Hospital before growing unhappy there and returning home. Even though it was her family taking care of her, she still pushed to do everythi",,,,,2020-06-11 12:02:06,,,,,"This folder contains 4 copies of a 7-page typescript biography of Nathan Staker. The title page (included with 2 of the copies) reads, Biography of Nathan Staker Pioneer, Born: 26 November 1801 Kingston Ontario Canada, Died: 29 May 1884 Mt. Pleasant Utah, Arrived in Utah Fall of 1852, Henry Miller Company, Married: 1) Jane Richmond 1827; 2) Eliza Cusworth (Burton) 1857.
The authors of this work are listed as Dora Sanderson, Granddaughter, William Merchant Staker, Grandson, and Sarah Ellis Halley Pearson, Granddaughter. It should be noted that Williams name is the only one included at the end of the biography, but it is uncertain who wrote which parts of the life sketch. It is also mentioned that the manuscript has been submitted by Geneva Day Larsen, Granddaughter, of Camp Sowiette of Center Utah County, Provo, Utah.
The document covers Nathan Stakers life, beginning with his birth and Methodist upbringing before talking about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his marriage to his first wife, Jane Richmond. After crossing the plains from Nauvoo to settle in Utah, Jane passed away from Smallpox in Pigeon Grove. After her death, Nathan moved to Pleasant Grove, Utah, where his bishop introduced him to his second wife, Eliza Cusworth. The biography mentions that he spent much of his time farming, and even fighting off Native Americans from the Black Hawk tribe before recounting a story of true faith and power. After a harrowing incident, where Nathans oldest daughter fell from a footbridge and drowned, he brought her back to life, using the miraculous power of the Priesthood. The biography closes by also mentioning how Nathan would often teach school as a volunteer."
554,"Salisbury, Katherine Smith",MSS SC 2287,"This collection of correspondence from Katherine Salisbury contains 9 letters (4 photocopies of handwritten letters and 6 photocopies of typescript letters, some letters being both, as transcribed by",1813-1900,Letters,"Katherine (also sometimes spelled Catherine or Katharine) Smith Salisbury was born on 8 July 1813, in Lebanon, New Hampshire. She was the daughter of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith, and was one of the sisters of the first LDS prophet and president, Joseph Smith, Jr. She married Wilkins Jenkins Salisbury on 8 June 1831 in Chardon, Ohio, and together they had 8 children: Elizabeth Jenkins Salisbury, Lucy Salisbury, Solomon Jenkins Salisbury, Alvin Salisbury, Don Carlos Salisbury, Emma C Salisbury, Lorin Ephraim Salisbury, and Frederick Vilian Salisbury. After her first husband died, she married a second time, to Joseph Younger on 3 May 1857, but they divorced some time later and she retained the Salisbury name.
As a member of the Smith family, she was familiar with the revelations and visions Joseph had received. She even had a few opportunities to lift the gold plates, covered with a cloth as always, and she was one of the first converts to the church, being baptized by David Whitmer. Wilkins, her husband, also converted, and served as one of the first Seventies, until he was excommunicated in 1836 for talebearing and drinking strong liquor. Nevertheless, the couple followed the churchs movements from Ohio to Missouri to Illinois. In Illinois, they settled in Plymouth, about forty miles from church headquarters in Nauvoo.
When Joseph and Hyrum were killed at Carthage, Katherine and her family moved to Nauvoo to be closer to the rest of the family. They, along with other members of the Smith family, didnt endorse Brigham Young as the new prophet, and they did not make the trek to Salt Lake Valley with the rest of the Saints, but instead settled in Fountain Green, Illinois, where Wilkins eventually died of Typhoid Fever in October of 1853.
Katherine was recognized as a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a church that was being led by her nephew, Joseph Smith III, due to her baptism. She remained active in this church all the rest of her life, often attending conferences in Lamoni, Iowa, and Independence, Missouri, but she still kept up relations with leaders from the LDS church.
Katherine lived the longest of any of the Smith siblings, dying at the age of 92 on 1 February 1900, in Fountain Green, Illinois.",,,,,2018-08-14 15:52:03,,,,,"This collection of correspondence from Katherine Salisbury contains 9 letters (4 photocopies of handwritten letters and 6 photocopies of typescript letters, some letters being both, as transcribed by Katherines grandson, Warren L. Van Dine). It also contains a photocopy of a newspaper article entitled, Van Dine: Frustrated Writer Lived History, from the Hancock County Journal Pilot, dated Wednesday, 30 May 1984, which was written by John Hallwas. The collection totals 19 pages.
The first letter is included in both typescript and holograph, and is dated 17 May 1871, from Salt Lake City, Utah. It is written by Brigham Young, who has sent $200 to Katherine at her request for financial aid, along with an elder (Warren N. Dusenbury) bearing news and salutations.
Next is some background information written by Van Dine on the next 5 letters that explains that Katherine was in her sixties at the time of Joseph and Hyrums martyrdoms. These 5 letters were sent to Van Dine by Emma M. Phillips, who copied them from the originals found in the manuscript collection of the Utah Mormon church Historians Office in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the time. Emma left with him some notes about the style of writing and the contents of the letters. She also mentioned having an undocumented note that Katherine may have been baptized into the Utah church after her deathby their system.
Letter 1 of 5 is dated 14 January 1870. It is a letter from Katherine to her cousin, informing her relative that shes been tasked with asking them if a man by the name of Daniel Seffed happened to have joined the church some 20 years prior. She also tells this cousin to tell Brigham Young that she received and appreciated the money sent from Brother Sanford. She thanks them for all their help in aiding her to build her small home.
Letter 2 of 5 is dated 25 July 1872. It is a letter to George A. Smith and Brigham Young, and requests to be lent $150 for one year at an interest rate of 10% from the date. She mentions that her son, Frederick, has been shot by another man, and both were arrested and taken to court. She needs the money in order to get her own son a lawyer as well as to sue the other man.
Letter 3 of 5 is dated 20 December 1877, and is written to Orson Pratt. Thanks to the wet seasons the past three years, her familys farm has not been doing well, and they have barely been able to sustain themselves. The house is under mortgage, and if she cant get $600 to redeem it, she will lose it. She says that she would ask Brigham Young again for help, since he has aided her in the past, except that he is no longer alive. She also requests that Orson Pratt read this to Orson Hyde and John Taylor, mentioning that they were always so good to help [her] mother.
Letter 4 of 5 is dated 23 January 1878, and is also written to Orson Pratt. It is a follow-up letter, asking again for aid. She says that her house is about to be swept from her unless she gets help, and she cannot redeem it on her own. She mentions how she wrote to him a few weeks ago and never received an answer. She explains that the reason she is writing to him is because she learned he had her mothers history and proceedes. She mentions again that if Brigham Young were alive she would appeal to him.
Letter 5 of 5 is dated 15 August 1879. This one is written to John Taylor. She writes to him to make a last appeal for help. The man who held her houses mortgage has died, but the new administrator is merciless. She will lose all if she cannot get help. She asks for even just $300, and if she could get that much she could save 20 and it would save their home. She mentions also that Joseph F. Smith had told her sister, Lucy, that if they ever needed help they could have Uncle Arthur write the particulars. But Arthur has written several people now, and so far they have received none of the promised help.
The next item is some more background information, written by Van Dine. It covers two letters, explaining that they were sent by Samantha Arnold, formerly Salisbury, to her sister-in-law, Katherine, shortly after Wilkins died. These letters came to Van Dine from Dorothy Dean, a great granddaughter of Katherine, who was a retired high school teacher. Both of these letters are photocopies of the original, handwritten letters.
Letter 1 of 2 is dated 1 January 1853, but it should be dated 1854. It is a response to a letter Katherine sent her on 23 December 1853. In this letter, Samantha Arnold expresses deep sympathy and sorrow for the loss of her brother. She expresses her wish that she could help support Katherine and her family, but her own family is large and they have to work hard to sustain themselves. Her youngest son is 16 months old. Her oldest is 12 years old. She has 5 girls and 3 boys, and thus is very busy. She goes on to catch Katherine up on a few people such as Brother Alfred and Sister Sawyers. She mourns the fact that Katherine lives so far away. She shares some memories of her childhood with Jenkins, and mourns the fact that she hasnt seen him in possibly 14 years. She sends her well wishes and requests that Katherine send her a lock of Jenkins hair if she can.
Letter 2 of 2 is dated 15 May 1854, and reports that Samantha has received the lock of hair and sends her thanks. She catches Katherine up on the health and status of her children, and updates her on those people shed mentioned in the previous letter. She promises Katherine to visit the other siblings as soon as the spring work is done, and to see about raising money for a tombstone for Jenkins. She asks her not to worry about troubling her with letters, and suggests and urges her to write about her children, her sister, Lucy, and her friends.
The final letter is dated 29 August 1853, and is written from Katherine to her aunt Mary. She reports the health of her family Katherine hasnt quite gotten over a cold and apologizes for not writing sooner. She urges her aunt to write her with all the news and to give her love to all friends who enquire. She talks of what Edwin has been up to, asks that she give all of her love to Aunt Sophronia. She goes on to say that she would send money, but she cannot draw any until the months end. She asks to have family members write her and signs it, with the intent of leaving room for Edwin to write some, but since he never does, she picks it up again and reports that the Friday before the addition, Edwin was arrested and taken back to Missouri. He had been at a gathering and was not the only one arrested.
The final item in the collection is the news article about Warren Van Dine, who is described as a frumpy old hoarder with the intelligence of a college professor. Van Dine had an extensive knowledge of Hancock County, Illinois history, thanks to his going through all the cemeteries and compiling records. He wrote poems and short stories, a few of which were published, and attended the University of Iowa, where h"
532,Ruth Welton Tyler,MSS SC 481,This manuscript is a collection of biographies and life sketches of Daniel Tyler. Included is a four-page typewritten autobiography of Ruth Welton Tyler. She begins her account with her early childhoo,1820-1897,Autobiography,"Ruth Welton Tyler was born 25 April 1820 in Spafford, Onondago, New York to Asa Welton and Clarissa Norton. Her father died at a young age and her mother married Daniel Pulsifer. Ruth was an excellent student, particularly in regard to the Bible. At age nine Ruth was baptized into the Methodist church and insisted on being baptized by immersion though the minister tried to convince her to do otherwise. At age 12 a Mormon missionary came and preached to her family and although at first reluctant after an evening of listening to the elders teachings she knew his words to be true and was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the following morning. Two years later her family moved to Kirkland, Ohio and it was here that she met and married Daniel Tyler on 11 September 1836. The following day Ruth set out with her new husband and his family on the difficult journey to Far West, Missouri. Ruth was present for both the Hauns Mill Massacre and the Crooked River Battle. Her family and many other Mormon saints were forced to leave Far West and headed for Nauvoo, Illinois. Ruths husband was called to serve a mission to the southern states and Ruth provided for herself and her daughter in Nauvoo. There she also joined the first Relief Society organized by Joseph Smith (soon after its organization it was dismantled until its reorganization by Brigham Young). Ruth and her family decided to make the long journey across the Rocky Mountains and during their expedition Daniel volunteered as one of the 500 men required to join the Mormon battalion. Again Ruth cared for herself and her daughter staying with a family at Council Bluffs were she gave birth to another daughter. Upon the return of her husband they finished their journey west, they took up permanent residence in Beaver, Utah. There their family grew with the addition of other children and Ruth served on multiple occasions as Relief Society President and Stake Relief Society President. Ruth was known for her unfailing faith, her endless service and her loyalty to her religion and family. Ruth Tyler passed away on 14 April 1897 at age 77.",1820-1906,,,8-16-16,2016-08-16 10:44:48,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of biographies and life sketches of Daniel Tyler. Included is a four-page typewritten autobiography of Ruth Welton Tyler. She begins her account with her early childhood and ends with their emigration to Utah. She includes major life events such as her conversion, her marriage, and the multiple times she was forced to flee her home. The history is chronological, easy to follow and typewritten making it easily legibility. Also included in the manuscript is a three-page typewritten history of Danile Tyler, a five-page typewritten life sketch of Daniel Tyler, a seven-page photocopied autobiography of Daniel Tyler (in legible cursive), a four-page typewritten letter from Daniel Tyler to President Richards outlining his labors in the Swiss and Italian Missions, a four-page typewritten history of both Daniel and Ruth Tyler (another helpful source of information regarding Ruth). This last manuscript has attached to it two small photos, one of Daniel and one of Ruth. This last manuscript is harder to read due to faded ink. The final item in this collection is a family record including all of Ruth and Daniels children with their names, birth dates and death dates."
598,"Roper, Margaret Walker",MSS SC 2587,"This collection consists of 5 folders, each containing portions of a manuscript entitled Echoes of Sage and Cedars: A Centennial History of Oak City, Utah 1868-1969. The manuscript is compiled by Marg",1900-1988,History,"Margaret Walker Roper was born on 9 February 1900 in Lindon, Utah. She was the second youngest of 5 children belonging to Ezra Foutz Walker and Annie Swensen Walker. On 18 June 1924, she married Parley L. Roper in Salt Lake City, Utah, and together they had 2 children, Betty Jane and Anna Rachel. Anna only lived to about a year, but Betty lived to be 90 years old.
One of Margarets earliest memories as a child was of walking with her mother to a neighbor and midwife, Sophie Culmer, because her little sister, Ruth, was very ill, to the point of having to be carried on a pillow because she was so sensitive to touch. Another childhood memory of hers was going with her father to her Grandfather Walker Henson Jr.s home in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Her memory of this visit included stopping to talk with the people in the kitchen and her discomfort and shyness surrounding that, as well as finding Grandfather sitting in a cane-bottomed chair on the porch in the sunshine, with a brown shawl around his shoulders.
While having no memories of her biological grandmothers, Margaret could recall her Aunt Rye, as a grandmother to her. Ane Marie Hansen was Grandfather Swensons third wife, and had a heavy accent and broken English that Margaret remembered she would purposefully exaggerate to make her and her sister, Ruth, laugh. She also remembered fondly the many family dinners in honor of Grandfather Swensons birthdays, where she and her siblings would eat so much dinner that when it came time for cake and ice cream, [they] always had to go out and run around the house two or three times, so [they] would have room for more food.
Margaret had fond memories of her parents as well, remarking on the measured approach to disagreements and steadfastness of their faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teachings, which they passed on to their children.
Margaret valued school from an early age. She spent about 50 years of her life in the schoolroom, between her time as a student and her time as a teacher. She was always unhappy when she and her siblings had to stay home from school due to communicable illness, an impressive number of which her family contracted. The only ones she remembered not getting were Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever. She especially remembered the Small Pox, which her father brought home with him late one evening after using a public phone to warn his family of his lateness. It wasnt too serious among most of the family, but they all got sick at once, which wasnt easy for her mother, who had been vaccinated as a child and was spared the illness. She also recalled getting tonsillitis from time to time, which also kept her out of school. She got her tonsils removed after she was married.
Margaret very quickly discovered her love of writing as well. In the fifth grade, she wrote her first story, A Loaf of Bread. Her teacher, Miss Wilcox, was so pleased with the story, she asked for a copy to show what fifth grade students could do. So, she made a copy for herself to keep in her journal.
Margaret graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1922. She received 2 diplomas from there: a Normal BYH diploma, and a BYH Arts Supervision diploma. She went on to teach and write, writing books such as Whisperings, a collection of poetry, and the manuscript in this folder, Echoes of Sage and of Cedars.
She died on 28 October 1988 in Delta, Utah, at the age of 88.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:21:58,,,,,"This collection consists of 5 folders, each containing portions of a manuscript entitled Echoes of Sage and Cedars: A Centennial History of Oak City, Utah 1868-1969. The manuscript is compiled by Margaret W. Roper. The book is typescript, covered in both red and black pencil corrections, and numbering about 530 pages. It covers the history of Oak City, Utah, beginning with its birth in 1868. It includes the names of the people and notable places that populated the growing town, the history of the Churchs growth there, and the development of civil and school programs, water systems, and the post office. It also details the towns eventual incorporation, as well as the various forms of recreation and other points of interest regarding the community.
There are also 2 small trial-print booklets, printed in blue ink. One contains pictures of Oak City and the people who lived there, including Abel M. Roper, an influential member of the town. The other folio is a copy of the list of biographical sketches also included in the back of the manuscript, including many members of the Roper family and probable descendants of Margarets."
531,"Rogers, Clara Maria Gleason",MSS SC 776 fld 6,This manuscript is a collection of papers under the heading Andrew Locy Rogers Papers. This manuscript contains an eight-page typewritten life sketch of Andrew Locy Rogers followed by a three typew,1860-1932,Biography,"Clara Maria Gleason Rogers was born 28 May 1860 in Farmington, Utah to Johan Streeter Gleason and Desdemona Chase. Clara grew up in a well-established pioneer home and was able to receive a high level of education. Clara was an excellent student and eventually graduated from the University of Utah. On 28 August 1879, after urging from her mother Clara, married Andrew Locy Rogers. Together they moved to Sunset, Arizona were Andrew had been called three years previously to help settle. It was a dramatic change for Clara from her life in Utah which had been of relative ease compared to frontier living in a fort in Arizona. At Sunset the community took part in a united order and for many years Clara and Andrew were assigned to watch the communities flock of sheep. Clara was a hard worker and would help her husband watch the flock with a baby in her arms and another hanging on to the brim on her skirt. Clara had ten children, first six boys (five of which grew to adulthood) and then four girls (two of which grew to adulthood). She was an excellent nurturer and educator. Her house was known for being warm and inviting and she always had a large meal ready for her family when they came home from a hard days work. Later when the united order failed, the family moved to Snowflake, Arizona and continued to work, providing well for themselves. When all of Claras children were married she and her husband were called to serve in the newly constructed Mesa, Arizona Temple. However, in 1929 Clara became ill with indigestion diarrhea and was bed ridden for three weeks. Slowly but surely she recovered and returned to her work in the Mesa Temple. Then in 1932 she became ill with a severe case of yellow jaundice and passed away on 26 December 1932. Her funeral was attended by her family and friends from far and wide and she was laid to rest in the Snowflake cemetery.",1860-1932,,,8-16-16,2016-08-16 10:30:59,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of papers under the heading Andrew Locy Rogers Papers. This manuscript contains an eight-page typewritten life sketch of Andrew Locy Rogers followed by a three typewritten page history of Andrews wife Clara Maria Gleason Rogers and a second five-page biography of Clara. Followed by biographies of all three wives of Claras father, John Streeter Gleason. The First of the wives, Desdemona Chase Gleason, (Claras mother) has a two-page biography. Following this the second wife, Eliza Ann Malin Gleason, has a half-page biography and finally the third wife, Mary Ann Sutherland, concludes the collection with a three-page biography. The first three-page typewritten biography on Claras life is entitled Incidents Taken From the Life of Mrs A.L. Rogers. One of Arizonas Pioneer Women and was written by Florence C. McCarthy. It begins with her birth and goes through her marriage and some experiences/stories they experienced while living in the Sunset, Arizona settlement. The biography briefly covers the latter part of her life ending with her sicknesses and eventual passing. The second of the two biographies is a five-page typewritten history written by her daughter-in-law Lenora S. Rogers. The first three pages are similar to the first biography and cover her major life events. The last two pages are comments from Claras children. Each child expresses their love for their mother and some loving characteristic they remember. A few memories from her children are also recounted."
116,"Rogers, Alison Jensen",MSS SC 1017,Alison's 6 page typewritten history and other papers were submitted for the Women's History Archives request to the Relief Society around December 1977. The collection is 21 pages and includes cop...,1927-,Life History and Papers,"Alison Jensen Rogers was born October 7, 1927 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia to Alfred Sydney Noel Jensen and Mary Elizabeth Metcalfe. Alison lived a 'carefree' childhood on a sugar cane farm with 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Alison learned to pray when she was young and attended and taught at a Methodist Sunday School. Alison met her husband Albert Oliver Rogers (Jim) when she was 18 years old. They were married May 11, 1946. Following their marriage, they sent their children to the nearest Sunday school until they met the elders from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Alison had a religious background, and was impressed by the young elders' willingness to serve her family. The family was taught the gospel and baptized soon after by Elder Jeffree from Australia and Elder Brooksby from America. Alison's 'spiritual conversion' took on new meaning when she was taught about the mission of Elijah and genealogy. She felt a desire to trace her ancestors and was dedicated to this work. She also helped many others with their family history work. Alison was also involved in her community and served with the St. John Ambulance Parent's Association, joined the local Citizens Advice Bureau and Historical Society, and served as Secretary of the C.W.A. She also wrote many articles for the local newspapers. Alison served in the Primary, MIA, Junior Sunday School, Institute, and Relief Society. Along with many faithful saints and family members, she participated in building the first chapel in their area. Elder Delbert Stapley of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles came to dedicate this new building, and later remembered Alison as the 'newspaper lady,' as she had written articles about his visit. The family moved to Temple View, New Zealand for about two years where they were sealed in the temple as an eternal family. They then moved back to Bundaberg, Australia. Alison's oldest son, Lester, was the first missionary to be called from the Bundaberg Australia Branch.",1910-1978,,202,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/506,506,,,"Alison's 6 page typewritten history and other papers were submitted for the Women's History Archives request to the Relief Society around December 1977. The collection is 21 pages and includes copies of many newspaper articles written by Alison or relating to her family, postcards, a pedigree chart, and copies of family pictures. Also included are other family memorabilia and an invitation for Alison to participate on the television show 'Imagination' from the Wide Bay Burnett Television LTD company. As a child, Alison was taught important principles of life such as being honest, tidy, clean, and a friend to all. When Alison had her own family, the elders from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints approached, gave them a message, and left a Book of Mormon. The elders returned later when Alison was sick and recovering from Hepatitis, and her husband was in the Brisbane Hospital. The elders offered to mow their lawn and do their shopping. They also kept their youngest two children happy during church meetings so Alison and her husband could concentrate on the teachings. In her genealogy work, Alison sent letters to Denmark, U.S.A., England, and New Zealand. Alison answered an ad in the local newspaper for a woman who needed help with genealogy. They corresponded for months until the woman came to visit and became interested in the gospel. They sent a referral for the missionaries to visit this woman and later received an invitation to her baptism. Alison served in the District MIA in Australia and said, 'My work with the youth brought its blessings and trials, but I enjoyed it' With her counselors, she organized Easter Youth Conferences between the Toowoomba District, the Bundaberg District, and the Brisbane Stake. Alison's oldest daughter, Lesley, participated in the Miss Australia Quest and Alison assisted in raising $1,000 for the 'Spastic Appeal.' Alison bore testimony and expressed gratitude for the promptings of the Spirit, the blessings of the Lord, and special gratitude for the two Elders who came to her home. Newspaper Journalist"
111,"Rock, Elsie May Holgate",MSS SC 1003,"Elsie's personal history was written in 1978 for the Women's History Archives request. As a child, Elsie 'loved the Lord' and enjoyed singing in the church choir where she performed 'Olivet to Cal...",1920-,Personal History,"Elsie May Holgate Rock was born of 'goodly parents' on May 10, 1920 in England. She was the first daughter and second child of Ansell Holgate and Gertrude Ellen Perks. Elsie was brought up in the Baptist church where she received a good groundwork of the Bible, and attended Sunday school, Junior Fellowship, and Sunday Evening services for which she was grateful. She was referred to as the 'religious one' in her family and sang in the church choir. When she was 18 years old, her family moved from East to South West London where she realized that neither the local Baptist church nor the established Church of England had any meaning to her. She quit going to church regularly at that time. She was married in 1941 and thought seriously about religion again in 1950 when her oldest boy was 5 and her twins were 2 years old. She said, 'I wished I could get a hold of something I could really believe in,' and desired help in raising her family. For a time, she attended the meetings of a spiritualist medium, but was not satisfied. Sometime later, an American missionary and his Canadian companion for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stopped at her home. She was interested in their ancient record, the Book of Mormon, merely out of an interest for history and informed them she was 'unconvertible.' They continued to teach her, she read the Book of Mormon, and was eventually baptized as a member of the Church on October 22, 1951. She wrote in great detail about her conversion to the Gospel. She was very interested in the doctrine of genealogy as her mother had died one year previous to the missionaries' visit. As a new member, she was called to teach about the Book of Mormon in Relief Society for several years. She served in the Relief Society, MIA, and as a teacher of many age groups. At the time of this history, Elsie's husband had not joined the church, but was very tolerant of her activity. Elsie bore testimony of the blessings of the Lord in her life as well as His promises to her.",1805-1886,,199,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/501,501,,,"Elsie's personal history was written in 1978 for the Women's History Archives request. As a child, Elsie 'loved the Lord' and enjoyed singing in the church choir where she performed 'Olivet to Calvary' and 'Crucifixion' in Oratorios when she was a youth. Before the war of 1939, she had volunteered to do work of 'National Importance' and was assigned to the fire service. Before Elsie was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by the missionaries, she sought out spiritual guidance. She had three spiritual experiences where she recalled being comforted during times of struggle. Of her meetings with the spiritualist medium she said, 'I couldn't accept their belief that man eventually loses his identity and becomes just a source of good in the universe. NO I WANTED SOMETHING BETTER.' The Joseph Smith story made sense to Elsie who, when learning about Moses, had wondered as a youth why God didn't speak to prophets today. She learned by reading the Book of Mormon what she needed to do, and was blessed with great confirmation of the truthfulness of the gospel. She felt that perhaps her mother had accepted the gospel in the Spirit World and helped her to receive such a strong testimony through the Spirit. At one point during her investigation, she was confronted by a woman from the Church of England who angrily told her that Mormon's weren't Christian. She called the missionaries for help who then challenged her to be baptized. Serving as a teacher in the church was particularly important for Elsie. One 'particular privilege' she had was to give the Branch Presidents of the London District a 'refresher course in the Book of Mormon.' Another 'choice experience' was being asked by President Joseph Fielding Smith to give the closing prayer at the first ever Regional Conference in Manchester, England. She participated in the Singing Mother's Tour in 1961. Elsie wrote of the spiritual blessings she had received including healing blessings through the power of the Priesthood. In 1978, Elsie was serving as her Ward Relief Society President and was living in Mitcham, Surrey, England."
530,"Robins, Charlotte Nixon",MSS SC 905,This collection is entitled Robins Family Account Books and Biographies it consists of three folders. Within the first folder there is a six-page typewritten biography on Charlotte Nixon Robins. The,1840-1916,Biography,"Charlotte Nixon Robins was born 24 December 1849 in Leek, England to George Nixon and Francis Hart. Soon after her birth Charlottes parents became converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On 18 September 1844 they set sail to America to gather with the saints. Originally the family lived in Nauvoo, but with increasing persecution fled to St. Louis. In 1852 the family of six made the trek across the plains to settle in Fillmore, Utah. Life was difficult during this time and became more strenuous when Charlottes father passed away in 1854 leaving her mother and the four children (the youngest only one-year-old) alone. Charlottes mother remarried Richard Johnson and the family moved to Cedar Springs [Holden], Utah to start a settlement with a few other families. Here Charlotte met her husband, William Robins; they were married 7 July 1859. Holden was also the birth place of their first son. Not long after the settlers were advised to move to Scipio because this new city was located in a valley and would provide better geographic protection from Indian hostilities. The settlers struggled at the beginning living on very little and in difficult circumstances. Charlotte and William owned a farm and used their home as a place for travelers to stay the night. Charlotte had twelve children six boys and six girls all of whom lived to maturity. She kept the family finance books and would make butter and ice cream to sell. She passed a busy life as she raised her children on the frontier. Charlotte suffered from a stroke a few years before her death and lost the use of her right arm and hand and suffered from partial memory loss. She passed away 16 February 1916 in Scipio, Utah.",1840-1916,,,8-16-16,2016-08-16 10:23:39,,,,,"This collection is entitled Robins Family Account Books and Biographies it consists of three folders. Within the first folder there is a six-page typewritten biography on Charlotte Nixon Robins. The biography is entitled History of My Grandmother, Charlotte Nixon Robins it was written by her granddaughter Nana McArthur Monroe. The history starts with Charlottes birth, then covers the familys emigration to Utah and Charlottes marriage, the birth of her children and finally her death. There are a few handwritten corrections made to the biography written with blue pen. Also included in this folder is a 1x1 photo of Henry Morrow McArthur, a faint photocopy of a one-page typewritten history of William Robins, and a list of names from the McArthur family."
545,"Robertston, Elizabeth Edwards",MSS SC 1691,,1802-1850,Book,"Elizabeth Edwards was born August 29, 1802 to Thomas and Agnes Lindsay Edwards in Scotland. Her father had a difficult time providing a living, and the family learned the value of money at a young age. Her family belonged to the Presbyterian Church at the time, and Elizabeth Edwards married John Robertson in this church. They had several children together, but he died in 1833 leaving Elizabeth to support a young family. Elizabeth and her husband has been in the wool trading business but this job was too difficult for her alone. As a result she began operating an inn, so that she could send her sons to school. After hearing the gospel, Elizabeth joined and moved her family to America. She died at the age of 48 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.",,,,,2017-02-13 14:18:15,,,,,"This manuscript was written by her grandchild Jessie R. Wadely, based on the stories he heard from his father. The manuscript is in a storybook form, and contains great detail of life in Scotland and the difficult journey west. Wadely describes Scotland as beautiful and green but a difficult country to support a family in. After marring John Robertson, Elizabeth and her new family moved to a larger city to begin a wool trading business. They business was rather successful, until John died in 1833. To support her young children, Elizabeth operated an inn. Elizabeth Robertson valued education, and used the spare funds to send her sons to school. One of her sons came into contact with missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family joined the Church, and traveled by boat to America with about fifty other saints. The journey was rather difficult and they were unable to take many of their belongings. In 1850, Robertson died in Council Bluffs Iowa. While the manuscript contains no photos, Wadely illustrates many pictures of Scotland, America, Elizabeth, and her children. The manuscript contains dozens of stories of perseverance and hard work. Wadely says, The only picture we have of our grandmother is a word picturethat of a widowed mother striving to develop honesty in her sons, and bring them to live with other members who had received the restored gospel in the land of Zion."
112,"Roberts, Mary Adeline Ensign",MSS SC 404,"Mary's biography was written by her granddaughter Marjorie Ricks Romrell on June 19, 1937 in Sugar City, Idaho. There is little information about Mary's childhood and more about her later life. W...",1852-1893,Life History,"Mary Adeline Ensign Roberts was born November 10, 1852 in Centerville, Utah to Martin Luther Ensign and Mary Dunn. Mary was the oldest of four boys and five girls. The family moved many times but eventually settled in North East Brigham City, Utah. She was married at 18 years of age to David John Roberts, in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City on November 29, 1869. Shortly after their marriage, Mary's husband and his brother left to find land that would be more suitable to make a home. They both filed on a homestead in Malad City, Oneida County, Idaho, and returned to get their families. In 1881, her husband married Elizabeth Ann Dredge in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City in obedience to the practice of polygamy in the church at that time. Around 1884, the two families moved to Rexburg, Idaho, due to the lack of water in Malad and motivated by their 'Pioneer Spirit.' The journey from Malad to Rexburg took two weeks. Rexburg was 'new country,' and they again struggled to get settled and suffered the trials of early pioneers. They lived with Jane Ricks and President Thomas Edwin Ricks for a short time after which they lived in a cellar during the summer months while her husband built three log homes, one for each family and one for the livestock. Sometime shortly after their moved to Rexburg, Mary, her husband, and all their children except two, moved to Brigham City and lived with Mary's mother. They then moved to Wellsville near their Aunt Georgia Hill where their children attended school during the winter. In the spring they returned to Rexburg where they lived until 1887. They were then forced to move to Alberta, Canada to escape the US Deputy Marshalls. There were 12 polygamist families in that area, and they eventually built a meeting house for church meetings and social gatherings. In 1888, Mary and her husband returned from Canada and lived in Rexburg again. Mary was the mother of seven boys and three girls. She passed away August 6, 1893 in Salem, Idaho, leaving a baby who was only six days old.",1844-1925,,200,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/502,502,,,"Mary's biography was written by her granddaughter Marjorie Ricks Romrell on June 19, 1937 in Sugar City, Idaho. There is little information about Mary's childhood and more about her later life. While living in Canada to escape polygamist persecutions, the family lived in a one-room log home with a dirt roof and a dirt floor covered with gunny sacks. They had beds made of quacking aspen logs, a cupboard made of two wooden boxes, and a table made of a box with four boards nailed on for legs. Every day in Canada, the Indians would approach Mary and ask to have her 'papoose,' her youngest baby at the time. After returning to Rexburg following their stay in Canada, her husband built a granary near Mary's home. She was described as a 'well built women' who was about five feet tall with dark hair. She was neat and clean and very dedicated to her home and children. She didn't go out much and 'was very hard to get acquainted with.' Her firm faith in the teachings of the Church is evident in her patient endurance of the hardships of pioneering. From April 1891-August 1893, five of her children contracted Black Diphtheria, which was a dreaded disease at that time. One daughter was healed by a prayer offered by Pres. Thomas E. Ricks, and Pres. Frank Brammell in her behalf. However, Mary lost four boys and one girl. During that summer of 1893, Mary raised chickens and ducks, and the money she made was used to pay for her burial expenses in August of 1893."
156,"Roberts, Josephine Redd",MSS OH 34,"This collection includes an oral history tape (30 minutes in length) and a transcript (7 pages in length) that consists of an interview between Josephine Redd Roberts and Greg Maynard on July 24, 1...",1902-1995,Oral History,"Josephine Redd Roberts was born on September 12, 1902 in Bluff, Utah to Wayne Hardison Redd and Caroline Nielson. She lived with her family in Bluff until age seven when they moved to Blanding as one of the first families to settle the land. At the age of 14, Josephine moved to La Sal where she helped Emily Wood, or 'Aunt Emma' as she was commonly called, cook at the Charlie Redd Ranch for one summer. Josephine then moved back to Blanding where she attended school. Sometime later she attended Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. Although Josephine was not qualified to teach school, she was hired to teach domestic science for one year to seventh and eighth graders in La Sal because of a scarcity of teachers. While teaching, she met Rex M. Roberts, the principal of the school, whom she married on August 25, 1921 in Salt Lake City. They then moved to Blanding where they both taught school for one year until they moved to Bountiful where Rex left his teaching career to enter the pharmaceutical profession. Shortly after Rex received his pharmaceutical credentials, they moved to Santa Barbara, California where Rex practiced pharmacy with the Owl Drug Company. Josephine bore four children in total. She was widowed by Rex's death on February 18, 1990, and just five years later on August 30, 1995, Josephine passed away.",-,,239,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/546,546,,,"This collection includes an oral history tape (30 minutes in length) and a transcript (7 pages in length) that consists of an interview between Josephine Redd Roberts and Greg Maynard on July 24, 1973 as part of the Charles Redd Oral History Project conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University in collaboration with Utah State University. The oral history is mainly autobiographical in nature. Josephine recounts her experiences as a school teacher in La Sal and Blanding. She describes how primitive the schoolhouses were, having only two to three rooms with three teachers teaching children from the first through the eighth grades. During the interview, she looks back on her teaching career and regretfully says, 'I could have understood a little more the financial circumstances of those kids that I taught. I could have done a lot better than I did if I had understood their circumstances. [Many of them] were really poor.' Besides describing her teaching career, Josephine describes her associates like Emily Wood as an organizer and a hard worker, while she describes her cousin Charlie Redd as having a 'dynamic personality,' so much that his ranch was 'the [social] hub of everything,' although Josephine does not remember having much of a social life during the summer that she worked on his ranch."
562,"Roberts, Bertha C.",MSS SC 2554,"This manuscript is a 329-page typescript book, hardbound in leather and written by Jens Marinus Jenkins, Newbern Isaac Butt, Elsie Chamberlain Carroll, and Bertha C. Roberts. The book is entitled, Hi",1888-1960,History,"Bertha C. Roberts was born in 1888. Little can be found about her life, but it is known that she filled Ella L. Browns place in the authorship of History of Brigham Young University 1875-1942, following Ellas retirement in 1941. It is also known that Bertha received appointment for this and possibly other similar projects by Franklin S. Harris in 1937.
She died in 1960.",,,,,2019-07-09 15:52:14,,,,,"This manuscript is a 329-page typescript book, hardbound in leather and written by Jens Marinus Jenkins, Newbern Isaac Butt, Elsie Chamberlain Carroll, and Bertha C. Roberts. The book is entitled, History of Brigham Young University 1875-1942, and it was commissioned by the university, with BYUs president at the time, Franklin S. Harris, appointing all four authors. There is also mention of a Mrs. Ella L. Brown having been a member of this committee until her retirement in 1941, at which point Bertha took her position. This edition is dated 1 June 1942, and it contains many handwritten corrections throughout the manuscript.
The book covers the history of Brigham Young University, from its humble beginnings as the Brigham Young Academy in 1875 through the time of publication (1942), highlighting the administrative eras of each of the presidents (Maeser, Cluff, Brimhall, Harris), the student associations and development of clubs as the University grew, and the policies and governance that developed about various BYU organizations, including the fine arts, sports, academics, and religion."
266,"Richards, Nanny Longstroth",MSS 8,"This is a four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Minerva E. Richards Knowlton, one of Nanny's daughters. Minerva briefly describes the main events of Nan...",1828-1911,Biography,"Nanny Longstroth Richards was born April 15, 1828 to Stephen Longstroth and Ann Gill in Arncliff, Yorkshire, England as the seventh of eleven children. Her family was baptized on March 4, 1838. The family left England when Nanny was twelve, and they made a six-week voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans and from there, traveled up the Mississippi River to Missouri. Nanny remained with her parents for two years and went with them to St. Louis, where she worked for a wealthy family. She saved this money to buy linen to make a temple suit. When Nanny was seventeen, she married Dr. Willard Richards through plural marriage, and she suffered with the saints from persecution in Nauvoo and Missouri. Her husband, Willard, was present at Carthage Jail, and he was the only one not to be wounded. The families crossed the plains in 1848, and a year later, Nanny had her first child. Willard died in 1854, and Nanny and Willard's three other wives married Willard's nephew, Franklin Dewey Richards. In 1860, Franklin moved his families to Farmington, where he owned a flour mill. When Nanny was 49, she had a severe and prolonged illness that caused her to be bed-ridden for the most part of two years, and also to be an invalid for several afterward. Yet, Nanny raised three of her sister's children after their mother died, in addition to four of her own. After her daughter's husband died in 1886, Nanny then moved to Farmington. She moved to Salt Lake again when the same daughter moved, and there, Nanny died on January 7, 1911 at the age of eighty-three.",,,338,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/656,656,,,"This is a four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Minerva E. Richards Knowlton, one of Nanny's daughters. Minerva briefly describes the main events of Nanny's life. She writes that while in England, the family had to give away most of their possessions, except for a feather bed that they kept for their mother, who was an invalid. Before leaving, the family also had to bury the two eldest daughters. Although the children received no schooling, Nanny had knowledge of the use of good English and spelling, and was also 'apt at figures.' When she was eight, she was present at Queen Victoria's coronation. Nanny's father, in America, worked mainly as an architect and builder, and he even helped to build temples. Also in America, Nanny was present as the mantle of Joseph Smith fell upon Brigham Young, and she testifies of its truth. Polygamy."
333,"Richards, Jennetta",MSS SC 2701; Vault MSS 781,"This is a letter written from Nauvoo, Illinois on 4 July 1843 by Jennetta Richards to Sis. Wealthy Richards. The contents of the letter focus on general news in her life and a desc...",1817-1845,Letter; Letters,"Jennetta Richards was born on August 21, 1817 at Walker Fold, Chaigley, Lancashire, England, to John and Ellen (Charnock) Richards. Her father, the Rev. John Richards, was the minister of an independent church at Walker Fold. On August 4, 1837 she was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the River Ribble. Jennetta married Willard Richards on September 24, 1839, in Preston, Lancashire, England, while he was serving an LDS mission there. After Jennetta 's conversion, her father allowed the missionaries to preach in his chapel where they enjoyed much success. Willard Richards became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on April 14, 1840. He also served as second counselor to President Brigham Young from 1847-1854. Jennetta Richards died on July 9, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois.",,,47,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/723,723,,,"This is a letter written from Nauvoo, Illinois on 4 July 1843 by Jennetta Richards to Sis. Wealthy Richards. The contents of the letter focus on general news in her life and a description of the arrest and release of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Vault MSS 781: This is a collection of five letters written by Jennetta Richards, Willard Richards, and Thomas Bullock. Two of the letters were written on October 3 and 26, 1841 by Jennetta from Richmond, Massachusetts to her family in England. She wrote about her testimony, thoughts on living in America, her family, and the prices of general items. Another letter written by Jennetta is dated 8 July 1844 and was written from Nauvoo. This letter was also written to her parents and siblings. The letter focused on the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and her husband Willard Richard's efforts to protect the Prophet. A letter written by Thomas Bullock on July 18, 1845 informs Jennetta's family of her death and gives a description of her funeral. Elder John Taylor, Elder Heber C. Kimball, and Elder Brigham Young participated in the funeral events. The last letter was written by Willard Richards from Winter Quarters on April 24, 1848. He encourages Jennetta's family to write so that the children can know more about their relatives. He also mentions that the family will be moving west to the Great Salt Lake City, Great Basin."
646,"Richards, Jennetta",MSS SC 2701,"This manuscript is a 4-page photocopy of a holograph letter, written by Jennetta Richards on 4 July 1843 in Nauvoo, Illinois. The letter is addressed to a Mrs. Wealthy Richards (most likely Wealthy De",1817-1845,Letter,"Jennetta Richards was born on 21 August 1817 in Lancashire, England to John Richards and Ellen Charnock Richards. She was the youngest of their 8 children, her siblings being: Harriet, Joshua, James, Roger Charnock, John, Elizabeth Ann, and Joseph.
Not much is known about her childhood, but it is known that on 4 August 1837, Heber C. Kimball baptized her into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On 24 September 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England, Jennetta married Willard Richards, and together they had 3 children: Heber John (who passed away within his first year of life), Heber John (who was born a year later), and Rhoda Ann Jennetta.
For a time, they lived with her father in Walker Fold, Lancashire, England before moving to Manchester, Lancashire, then to New York in 1841. From there, they went to Richmond, Massachusetts, where Jennetta stayed with Phineas Howe Richards, her husbands brother, and his family for a time. Willard continued on to Nauvoo, Illinois, and upon his return from a mission to the eastern US, Jennetta joined him there.
She died on 9 July 1845 in Nauvoo Illinois.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:30:47,,,,,"This manuscript is a 4-page photocopy of a holograph letter, written by Jennetta Richards on 4 July 1843 in Nauvoo, Illinois. The letter is addressed to a Mrs. Wealthy Richards (most likely Wealthy Dewey Richards, 1789-1853, who was Jennettas brother-in-laws wife), and Jennetta opens by apologizing for not writing sooner, as she has been experiencing some poor health since arriving at Nauvoo. In an effort to better her health, Jennetta recounts how she was baptized 7 times in the course of 3 days, and how she started to regain her strength after that.
Jennetta goes on to express her gratitude for and fond memories of staying with Wealthy and her family before coming to Nauvoo. She wishes them safe travels as they, too, make their way to Nauvoo. After asking about members of Wealthys family, Jennetta describes the events of 23 June 1843, where Joseph Smith was apprehended by two armed men at Dixon Ferry."
491,"Richards, Jane Snyder",MSS SC 2964,This folder contains a book by Karen M. and Paul D. Larsen titled Remembering Winter Quarters. The book is a collection of first-person writings from sixteen pioneers who lived temporarily at Winter,1823-1912,,"Jane Snyder was born on January 31, 1823 in Pamelia, Jefferson County, New York to Isaac and Louise Comstock Snyder. At eight years old, her family moved to Canada where they learned about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jane married Franklin Dewey Richards in 1842, just one year after her family made their way to Nauvoo, Illinois. When they left Nauvoo, her husband was called on a mission, her newborn died, and she was left will with her surviving child. In 1848, Jane reached Salt Lake City and in 1869 she moved to Ogden, Utah. Jane presided as the first president of the Relief Society in the Weber Stake for thirty-one years and then served as first counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency for twenty-two years. She was one of Utahs representatives at the Nation Council of Women in 1891 and the Vice President of the Utah Board of Lady Managers of the Worlds Fair in Chicago, Illinois in 1893 at age seventy. Jane died on November 17, 1912 in Ogden, Utah.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a book by Karen M. and Paul D. Larsen titled Remembering Winter Quarters. The book is a collection of first-person writings from sixteen pioneers who lived temporarily at Winter Quarters, Kanesville, Nebraska and other nearby locales between 1846 and 1852. The book is organized in sixteen chapters, one for each individual, ranging from the well known to the obscure. An introductory note for each chapter gives a brief history of the writer before the personal history begins, and ends with a short note summarizing the pioneers experience after Winter Quarters. The chapters are composed of one official epistle by Brigham Young, eleven autobiographies/reminiscences, and four journals. The excerpt from Janes life is taken from a microfilm of the holograph at the Church Historical Department Archives. Jane describes her time in Winter Quarters as a gloomy one, and [one] needed all the faith and hope that could be mustered to sustain us under the circumstances, for death was sweeping away its victims, and want and suffering seemed staring us in the face. She also recounts, That was among the saddest chapters in my history."
115,"Rich, Mary Ann Elizabeth Stokes",MSS SC 260,"Mary's biography was most likely written by Ellen R. Clark, a daughter. It is included in the Rich family history collection. Mary suffered and endured many hardships of the early pioneers. Whil...",1848-1930,Biography,"Mary Ann Elizabeth Stokes Rich was born January 11, 1848 in Guernsey, Channel Island, England to Robert Stokes and Jane Reader Stokes. Mary's parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850 when John Taylor was a missionary in England. They moved to London, and in 1855 they emigrated to the United States with a company of the Saints. They crossed the water on the boat Chimborazo, and Mary, who was 7 years old at the time, was terrified to climb up the rope ladder to board the boat. They sailed for a little less than five weeks in the company of Elder Edward Stevenson before arriving at the mouth of the Delaware River. Mary's family stayed in St. Louis for five years where her father passed away. Her mother and four children then joined a group of Saints in Florence, Nebraska again with Captain Edward Stevenson. There were 54 wagons in the company and her mother shared the 'widow's wagon.' Because only babies and very small children could ride in the wagon, Mary Ann walked the whole way to the Salt Lake Valley at the age of 11. Mary's family arrived in the Salt Lake Valley after 3 months, and Mary began sewing in homes to assist her mother financially. She became well know 'for her beautiful hand work.' Mary loved to read and study good books which she attributed in part to her 'father's early training' in these areas. She worked hard to educate herself even though she was never able to attend school. Mary was married to Samuel Taylor Rich December 6, 1866. They made their first home in Rush Valley west of Tooele Valley. Her husband was not familiar with farming, and they struggled greatly. While living in extreme poverty in this area, they lost one child. They also lived in Holladay, Utah before moving to Cassia County, Idaho. Her husband did not like to farm, engaged in activities that 'would not be looked upon as proper today,' and drank liquor. They were separated just before Mary had their youngest son, and later officially divorced. Mary could not run the farm and moved to Utah with her four youngest children ages 3 to 10. She built a one-room home on part of an acre lot given to her by her mother. Through the years they added to the home until it was a six-room home with cold and hot water and electricity. Mary served in the Relief Society for over 60 years and in the Primary. She was very involved in genealogy work and temple work. She officiated for many of her ancestors and was pleased to accomplish this work. Mary was involved in her community and read extensively to be informed on world events. She never remarried but raised her children faithfully. Mary passed away in August of 1930 in Draper, Utah.",1839-1855,,201,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/505,505,,,"Mary's biography was most likely written by Ellen R. Clark, a daughter. It is included in the Rich family history collection. Mary suffered and endured many hardships of the early pioneers. While crossing the plains, she was scared of the deep streams they had to wade, and was occasionally carried by one of the brethren in the company. As a young married woman, she lost four of her older six children and suffered to survive on their farms. It was written that because of her example, her children are better able to deal with disappointments and sorrow in life as they have seen her overcome such trials. She was a woman of goodness and 'gloried and reveled in truth and honesty.' She was trusted, loved and well respected by those around her. Her home was spotless and she loved beautiful flowers and handiwork. She took special care of her mother who suffered from mental illness in her elderly years. It was written that, 'Her greatest joy was making others happy and she always found time to assist those needing help and to comfort and advise those who were bereaved or troubled. Her good judgment and loyalty to truth made her a desirable companion in private or public life.' As she approached her older years, she was worried that she would suffer from mental illness as did her mother. She prayed earnestly about this matter and was given the answer that if she would keep busy, she would be spared from this suffering. She made quilts for each of her children and grandchildren, crocheted, and participated in other activities to keep busy. Towards the end of her life, she lived with her daughter, Ethel, in Draper, Utah. She was greatly loved by her family and this biography is a tribute to her great character and faith."
566,"Rich, Alice Redd",MSS SC 2611,"This manuscript is a 6-page, typescript biography entitled, Louisa Chamberlain A Youthful Pioneer. It is written in narrative form by Alice Redd Rich, one of her fathers other wives, and is dated",1879-1968,Biography,"Alice Redd Rich was born on 22 February 1879 in New Harmony, Utah Territory. She was youngest of 13 children belonging to Lemuel Hardison Redd and Keziah Jane Butler, the others of whom were Lemuel Hardison, Jr., Mary Jane, John Wilson, William Alexander, James Monroe, Caroline Elizabeth, Amos Thornton, Sarah Della Lancaster, Ellen Farozine, Loraine Edward, Mariah Luella, and Charity Alvira.
Alice graduated first from the Branch Normal College, in Cedar City, Utah, in 1900, then from the University of Utah in 1901. After graduating and receiving her teaching certificate, she went to Nevada to teach school for a while. Once, in the summer of 1907, she went to a convention of teachers with some of her colleagues, known as the National Education Convention, in Los Angeles, California. They were to return through San Francisco, but Alice missed the boat by just 5 minutes. Luckily for her, her tardiness may have saved her life, as later that night, the boat was rammed by another vessel, and only 16 individuals were saved, one of which was her dear friend, Blanch Musser.
Alice also spent some time teaching at the Fielding Academy in Paris, Idaho, which was where she met her husband, who also happened to be teaching there. On 17 June 1908 in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a year-long engagement, Alice married Abel Sargent Rich. The ceremony was performed in the Salt Lake Temple by President John R. Winder. They had 5 children together, Lowell Redd, Charles Carlyle, Ellen, Homer Redd, and Lloyd Elliot.
The family spent time first in Paris, Idaho, then in Logan, Utah, teaching, attending school. While there, Abel eventually received his bachelors degree, which landed him a teaching job at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, where he taught Agriculture and English.
As Abel took on what ended up being a 30-plus-year-long task of seminary teaching, Alice supported him and fulfilled her own callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Notably, she served for 60 years as a Sunday School teacher, 16 as a board member for the MIA, as well as President of two MIAs. She also served 7 years as the President of the Relief Society, and as a board member for the Sunday Schools in three different communities.
She also taught seminary classes of her own when her husband served in the Legislature, and she made it her work to push cultural development in her community, earning her praise as a writer and poet. She had many of her poems published in the Improvement Era, Relief Society Magazine, and others, and she won several short story contests. She was also a member of the Utah League of Writers, as well as the Writers Realm of Brigham City. In addition to writing, Alice would paint with water colors and oils in her spare time.
Alice was a frugal woman, even into her old age. She would save the pits from her apricots, drying them in her driveway and storing them in jars for her grandchildren to enjoy when they came over, and her granddaughter, Kathy Rich Davis, remembered the day Alice gave her her old temple clothing in which to be sealed to her husband.
She died on 5 March 1968 in Brigham City, Utah, at the age of 89, as sharp-minded as she had always been.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:14:10,,,,,"This manuscript is a 6-page, typescript biography entitled, Louisa Chamberlain A Youthful Pioneer. It is written in narrative form by Alice Redd Rich, one of her fathers other wives, and is dated 1958.
The story opens with the setting of a scene. Various members of Louisas family, including names such as Burt, Vilo, Jenny, and George, gather around her during frightful weather to hear her tell of an even worse storm she experienced in her childhood.
Louisa tells of how, at the age of 12, she lived in Santa Clara, Utah wither her father, Solomon. They had settled there from Salt Lake City, and there they planted cotton, peaches, fruit seeds, berries and the like. Her father did carpentry when he wasnt working the land, and that was how they made their living.
It was January of 1862, and Louisa recounts how her father was sick during that month. It was the stormiest season ever recorded in Southern Utah, and she tells the gathered family members how it became known as the 40-day rain. Even the well-built Fort Harmony collapsed that year due to the heavy rainfall, killing two children belonging to a John D. Lee in the process. The flooding uprooted trees and washed away houses and gardens, including a sawmill belonging to a Jacob Hamblin.
Louisa tells of how she took the feather bed and hoisted it into a tree before helping her father into it. She stood the whole night long, keeping watch over her father and holding him steady so he wouldnt fall out. The whole night, he slipped in and out of consciousness, he was so sick.
When morning came, Louisa found that their little cabin and much of the rest of the town had been washed away. She counts it as the grace of God that kept their tree from being swept away, too. They were first found by a Piute Indian, who handed them a piece of bread so that they could have something to eat. Then, a little later, the townspeople found them and helped them down from the tree, leading them to the safety of land no submerged in water.
Louisa expresses her amazement and gratitude that no one drowned in the flood before telling her family members that after that storm she and her father moved to St. George, Utah to grow their cotton, since their property in Santa Clara had been so thoroughly destroyed. Unfortunately, her father died there a year later.
Louisa closes her story by sharing how her faith in God got her through that night, and how she knew He watched over them in their time of need.
A note completes the manuscript, from Alice, that states that the facts of this story were based on historical facts obtained from the archives of the Church, more specifically being the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
634,"Rice, Laura Louisa Smith",MSS SC 2469,"This 77-page, typescript volume is a compilation of two of Laura Louisa Smith Rices personal writings, as compiled by her youngest daughter, Helen. Helen included a forward in this volume, detailing",1868-1944,Autobiography,"Laura Louisa Smith Rice was born on 21 December 1868 in Farmington, Utah to Lot Smith and Laura Louisa Burdick Smith. She was the fourth eldest of 6 children, her siblings being: Helen Marion, Lydia May, Abiah Ann, Alden Burdick, and George Albert Burdick.
Laura, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spent her whole life in Utah. When she was only 7 years old, her father was called to settle Arizona, and she rarely saw him after that. When he left, Lot took his wife, Alice Richards and her family, and the other three wives he had, Julia Pence, Jane Walker and Lauras own mother, Laura Burdick, separated and stayed behind to live closer to their respective mothers.
Laura spent much of her time growing up working, both to support herself and her family. She would work in other families homes, cooking, cleaning, and caring for children, and on occasion, she would work in the fruit orchards during the summer as well.
Laura was also active in the Mutual Association in her ward in Farmington, which helped her learn how to read and sing, and strengthened her testimony of the church. Just before her marriage, she was called as a secretary to the organization under Clara Leonard.
On 29 October 1888 in the Logan Temple in Cache County, Utah, Laura married Hyrum Smith Rice. They had 9 children together: Eva Augusta, Laura Winefred, Edith, Irene, Melvin Babbitt, Adrian Leonard, Zina, Alden Smith, and Helen.
Throughout her life, Laura was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in a multitude of church callings, many of which were within the Relief Society organization. Notably, Laura was also an organizer of the First Logan LDS temple excursion. She was also the first or one of the first subscribers to the Relief Society Magazine, as well as a member of the first primary organization in the church, which began in Farmington in 1878.
She died on 11 October 1944 in Ogden, Utah.",,,,,2020-04-14 11:35:22,,,,,"This 77-page, typescript volume is a compilation of two of Laura Louisa Smith Rices personal writings, as compiled by her youngest daughter, Helen. Helen included a forward in this volume, detailing how she came across the works as well as the works themselves, which are a 35-page life sketch and a 23-page account of similar intent. The volume also includes some poems and pasted-in photographs relevant to Laura Louise.
The first life sketch covers Lauras birth, parentage, childhood memories, and much from her married life as well. She talks much about the example her father, Lot Smith, set for her, and how she not only took after her father by inheritance, but by choice. As she puts it, With me right was right and wrong was wrong. Laura also mentions her involvement in the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association, or YLMIA and the opportunities the organization afforded her. Through it, she learned to sing, read and write, and she learned how to be more assertive and social. She also talks extensively about the kind of work she did as a young woman, which mainly consisted of helping families care for their children and keeping house, though she also worked a summer or two in the fruit orchards. She mentions that through her work experience, she learned early in life how to stand by her convictions, as she often asked for a much higher wage than the average going rate at the time. Where others might expect $0.50 for their work, she would ask for $1.00 and so on. But she was a good, hard worker, and so her employers never could find a reason not to pay her the requested wages.
The second life sketch covers the span of her life ranging from her own birth through the birth of her daughter Zina. It contains many of the same details as the previous sketch, although it goes into more solid detail about Lauras married life, covering such things as the births of her children, the various places they lived and what daily life was like in each home, and the sickness that occasionally befell members of her household. This sketch in particular also mentions around the time of Zinas birth that Lauras husband, Hyrum, lost much of his left hand in an accident. The accident itself is not described.
There is also an extra 11 unbound pages of:
- photocopied family photographs,
- a letter to Helen from Gordon Irving, of the Church Historical Department Acquisitions, dated 6 August 1986, detailing his appreciation for her donation of the manuscript to the Church Historical Department and asking if Helen has the original photo of the missionary widows picture she included in her submission,
- a certificate of donation for Helen, dated 6 August 1986, for the original documents to the Historical Department, dated 21 July 1986, and an accompanying declaration ceding ownership of the documents from the Rice family to the L.D.S. Church Historical Dept., Salt Lake City, Utah for preservation, restoration, identification and cataloging to make them widely useful for genealogy and historical purposes,
- a letter from Zelda E. Tidwell, a distant cousin of Helen, dated 6 August 1986, which expressed Zeldas pure delight in reading the manuscript Helen put together,
- a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Susan Williams Kettleson, a great-niece to Helen, dated 28 July 1986, which similarly expresses joy and gratitude for the work Helen has done to create the manuscript, as well as a request to have a larger copy of the photo of Laura Louisa Burdick Smith,
- a letter from Everett L. Cooley, Collections Specialist at the University of Utah at the time of writing, dated 4 August 1986, thanking Helen for the copy of the manuscript he was sent, to be deposited in the Marriott Library,
- a photocopy of an acquisition form for the documents donated to the Church Historical Department."
332,"Reynolds, Alice Louise",BX 8670.07 .R331a; MSS 120,"Alice Reynold's autobiography is 39 typed pages. She wrote about a variety of topics, including her family, school memories, and her travels. Alice described attending Brigha...",1873-1938,Autobiography of Alice Louise Reynolds; Papers,"Alice Louise Reynolds was born on April 1, 1873 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to George and Mary Ann (Tuddenham) Reynolds. Her mother died in 1885 when she was only twelve years old. In 1886 Alice enrolled in Brigham Young Academy. She also attended Salt Lake Stake Academy (later known as the Latter-day Saint University) and Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah. In autumn of 1890 Alice began teaching at the 14th ward seminary in Salt Lake City. She studied at the University of Michigan for two years and in England so that she could qualify to teach at Brigham Young Academy. By fall 1894 Alice was on the faculty of Brigham Young Academy. She taught the first courses in Chaucer and Shakespeare to be offered there. In 1904 Alice was a delegate to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri. At the convention she had to defend Mormonism and was interviewed for the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The article was printed in several newspapers. In 1907 Alice attended a convention of the National Educational Association in Los Angeles, California. Her father died in 1909. In 1910 Alice traveled to Europe where she saw the coronation of King George and Queen Mary of England. While in England she decided to study at Queen's College of London University. After a visit to Portland, Oregon, in 1916, Alice studied at the University of California. Alice Reynolds never married. She died in 1938.",,,46,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/722,722,,,"Alice Reynold's autobiography is 39 typed pages. She wrote about a variety of topics, including her family, school memories, and her travels. Alice described attending Brigham Young Academy and wrote about the boarding house where she lived and about other students at the Academy. She shared her thoughts on the teachers there and Karl G. Maeser's ability to inspire the students. Alice included a few of her memories of the University of Michigan. Discussions of her travels include visiting places such as Niagra Falls, New York, Boston and Concord, Massachusetts, and Europe. She also wrote about her involvement with the suffrage movement. MSS 120: This collection consists of three boxes of the personal papers of Alice Louise Reynolds. The first box contains mostly class notes, diaries and journals, travel notes, lecture notes, and letters. The second box has travel books, maps, and guides for the various places Alice visited. Some of the locations with materials in this box include: Isle of Man, Ireland, Switzerland, London, Syria, Hawaii, France, Canterbury, Italy, Stonehenge, Rome, Brussels, and Austria. All of the materials found in box three are typed. They appear to be transcriptions of the contents of box one."
575,"Reid, Rose Marie Yancey",MSS SC 2386,"This 19-page, typed transcript is of a fireside talk Rose Marie Reid, famed Canadian-American LDS swimsuit designer gave, entitled How to get him, and keep him -- MORMON STYLE!. The date and locatio",1906-1978,Speech/Pamphlet,"Rose Marie Yancey Reid was born on 12 September 1906 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada to William Elvie Yancey and Marie Hyde. She was one of 7 children, the others of whom were Elve Hyde, Oliver, Hugh Hyde, Marion, Ruth, and Don Merlin, Sr.
Rose married and divorced twice. Her first husband was Gerrit Johannes Rynhart, whom she married on 12 June 1928 in Vancouver, Canada, and her second was Jack Crossman Reid on 30 November 1935 in Whatcom, Washington. She and Jack had 3 children, Bruce Alan, Sharon Alden, and Carole Marie Burr. After her second divorce, she moved to California, thereby expanding her already growing career as a swimsuit designer. She became an influential designer in both Canada and America, receiving awards and nominations for her work all through the 50s. Notable Hollywood actresses such as Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe even wore her suits.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Reid always used her position of influence as an opportunity to share the Gospel with her associates. Her circles of friends included many Jewish families as well, and she was asked by LeGrand Richards to write lesson plans for explaining Mormonism to Jewish investigators. In her efforts to raise funds for constructing not only the Los Angeles Temple, but numerous other church buildings, she designed the Starlight Swimsuit, nicknamed the Relief Society Suit, because Relief Society members would sew the sequins onto the suit. After the widespread success of the suit, she was asked by the church to redesign the temple garments in 1959. She would often donate to Brigham Young University and gave a Devotional speech there in 1953, claiming the title as the first woman to deliver one.
After some disagreements over the design and production of bikinis, she left her company and moved to Provo, Utah to be closer to her children, helping her son, Bruce, start the R&M Living Wig company in the 60s. She died on 19 December 1978, in her daughter, Caroles, home in Provo, leaving behind a legacy that revolutionized womens swimwear and reflected well on the Church.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:39:33,,,,,"This 19-page, typed transcript is of a fireside talk Rose Marie Reid, famed Canadian-American LDS swimsuit designer gave, entitled How to get him, and keep him -- MORMON STYLE!. The date and location of the fireside is unknown, although it is estimated to be ca. 1955.
In this talk, she addresses the girls of the LDS church as well as their mothers, giving them the tips and tricks of the day, mixed with the teachings of the church, for attracting a boy, getting him to fall in love with them, and getting him to stay with them. These tips and tricks include things such as getting teeth straightened, learning to do makeup, and perfecting the art of subtly complimenting him to make him feel special.
She also exhorts the ladies of the church to marry in the church and draws from her own experience of marrying and divorcing two non-member men. She urges them to honor the Priesthood and stay faithful in their religion, so that the boys they court might be encouraged to stay in the church as well."
563,"Redd, Sariah Louisa Chamberlain",MSS SC 2604,This folder contains photocopies of 3 handwritten letters written by members of the Redd family.,1849-1908,Letters,"Sariah Louisa Chamberlain Redd was born on 8 October 1849 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the only child of Solomon and Theresa Morse Chamberlain. Because of her parents financial troubles and disagreements, the little family moved around a lot during her childhood. By the time she was 8 years old, Solomon and Theresa separated, and Louisa, as she was called, stayed with her father. By that time, he was already old and in poor health.
The two of them moved to Santa Clara, Utah. They had a small farm where they planted cotton, peach trees, and other fruits and berries. Soon after settling there, though, Solomon took very ill, and, with no neighbors nearby, Louisa had to take care of him all on her own. It was during this time that a terrible storm raged through the area, flooding their land and all the land round about. Through her own determination, will, and strength, she was able to hoist her sick father to safety the night the Virgin River, next to which their house stood, flooded. In addition to her father, she was also able to save a couple of keepsakes, including a green and yellow box containing valuable papers.
They were able to wait out the night in a tree near their house, but unfortunately, this only saved her fathers life for a short time, as he passed away within the next year, 1862. Louisa moved to New Harmony, Utah, where her now remarried mother lived. She only stayed with her mother for a couple of months, independent as she was, and she spent the next 3 years working in various homes for her keep.
It was this work that led her to her husband. He was looking for help in his home, as his wife, Keziah, was sick. As the two became attached, he took her on as his second wife. Louisa married Lemuel Hardison Redd in October of 1866, in the Salt Lake Temple. She was 17 years old. Lemuel and Louisa had 14 children together: Moriah Vilate, Wilford Solomon, Wayne Hardison, Benjamin Franklin, Terressa Artemesia, Lemuel Burton, George Edwin, Susan Elizabeth, Parley, John Wiley, Jennie May, Effie, Ancil Rey, and Hazel Lurena. Unfortunately, the eldest two children, Moriah and Wilford, died before either of them reached their first birthdays, leaving Louisa with 12 children to raise.
Louisa was talented when it came to making things. As was customary for her time, she as the woman of her house was primarily responsible for making things like clothing, food and preserves, soap, candles, rugs, and other essentials. Due to her particular talent in making beautiful articles of clothing and rugs and the like, she would often be requested to make them for others who could spare the expense. One thing she would often make for people was a pair of embroidered buckskin gloves, for which she would charge 12 dollars a pair. It was a great way for her to make a living and put clothing on her childrens backs.
Louisa was a faithful wife, mother, and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In everything she did, whether is was raising her children, helping her husband, or fulfilling her church duties, she was stalwart. This led to some trial in 1885, when the US government arrived to investigate and try to eradicate the practice of polygamy in Utah. Because she was a second wife, she had to lay low and stay hidden much of the time to avoid running into the officers who might arrest her.
In 1890, in fact, there was one particular instance where a pair of US Marshalls came to the house. Her older boys, Burt and George, were able to warn her of their coming, and she fled out the back door before they could discover and arrest her. Because she had a small baby at the time, she had to lay the child in the cradle and leave her with the other children. The officers stayed a long time, knowing that if there was a small child in the house, the mother could not be too far. Luckily, the baby had just been fed, and slept through the whole incident. After searching the house and waiting for so long, the officers finally decided to leave. As the family knew they would return, Louisa had to stay away from the house for a few days, so the baby was taken to a neighbor in town, where Louisa could go and care for her in secret.
Because of the rising persecution, Lemuel decided to move his second wife to a different part of the country. Louisa and most of her children moved to Bluff, Utah, while Wayne, Ben, and Artemesia stayed with Lemuels first wife, Keziah. The living conditions there were less than ideal, especially for Louisa, who liked to keep an immaculate house. With dirt floors, easily muddied walls, and only 2 rooms for 9 people, she had to work hard to keep her new home clean.
In 1891, Louisa fell ill for much of the summer, as she was expecting another child in July. It was about this time that the children who had stayed with Keziah came to join the rest of the family in Bluff. They managed to arrive just before the new baby was born.
In the meantime, the US Marshalls persisted in their search",,,,,2019-07-23 10:10:26,,,,,"This folder contains photocopies of 3 handwritten letters written by members of the Redd family.
The first letter numbers 3 pages and is dated 4 May 1910, from Colonia Dubln. It is written by L.H. Redd (Lemuel Hardison Redd) and is addressed to a Miss Jennie Redd, who is identified as my dear daughter, as well as to Susie and Hazil. The letter is short. It thanks the recipients for a letter they had previously sent and catches them up on how a few other family members are doing, including Burt and Parley. The letter also recounts a visit to El Paso to get new shoes and to get a pair of eye glasses fixed. L.H. mentions that he may not have long for this earth, but he is still willing to rise to fulfill his lifes mission.
The second letter numbers 2 pages and is dated 17 January -54. It is written by Parley Redd and is addressed to Art and Effie. The letter that talks about Parleys worry for Millard, and how Jennie must have her hands full with him. Kent is returning from his mission in about two weeks, and the store is getting good business. He talks about how there are a lot of oil rigs popping up in the area, and that if Pearl was planning to, she should come down and do some leasing now. The letter also tells the recipients how a few other members of the family are doing, such as Irene, Gordon and Margaret.
The third letter numbers 7 pages and is dated 14 January 1908 from Colonia Jurez. It is written by S. L. Redd (Sariah Louisa Chamberlain Redd) and is addressed to Mr. L. Burton Redd (Lemuel Burton Redd). It opens by addressing him as my dear son, and asks him if he got the Christmas card sent to him previously. The letter mentions that Alice has announced she will be getting married to Albert Rich, from Idaho, and talks about a boy who was accidentally shot and killed while playing with his Mexican friend. This boy is the second one lost in that manner in four months. S. L. expresses gladness that L. Burton is taking interest in his missionary work and provides encouraging words to that end. She goes on to mention reading her fathers old day book, which had served as his missionary journal 65 years prior. She asks for him to get his picture taken and sent to her. Wiley has quit all his bad habits and is now paying his tithing and saving his money faithfully. Sister Olive Stoer gives her kind regards and gratitude for a card L. Burton sent her. The letter closes with S. L. wishing the Lords blessings on him and is signed, as ever your loving mother, S. L. Redd."
145,"Rea, Gladys Clark",MSS SC 1025,"This collection was submitted for the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. It contains three photocopied pages of unlabeled photographs; 'The Story of My Life,' Gladys' 29-page, t...",1910-2002,Autobiography,"Gladys Clark Rea was born July 8, 1910 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Ethel Maud Westwood Clark and Charles Clark. In her early childhood, Gladys lived at Yergona in the suburbs of Brisbane. Then her family moved to Maryborough, where they lived for another two years. They moved back to Brisbane and Gladys graduated from high school there. During her last year of high school, Gladys became interested in different religions and started attending meetings of the New Apostolic Church with a friend. She said, 'I found them very friendly and kind, and as I was very lonely I joined and was baptized in a creek outside of Brisbane.' She enjoyed their association until she went to a meeting where members rolled on the ground and claimed to speak in tongues. She quit attending their meetings after this. A few months later she met her future husband, Royal McGregor Bannerman Rea, at her aunt's house where he was a visitor. They were attracted to each other immediately, but she did not see him for the next six months. During this time Royal met the Mormon Elders and was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gladys began attending church meetings with Royal and reading the Book of Mormon. When she told her family about this, she was surprised at their negative reaction, so she was baptized in 1928 without telling them. When they eventually found out Gladys had been baptized, they told her to give up the church or leave. She left and found work as a nurse, and then as a representative for Ladies Foundation Garments Firm, until her marriage to Royal in 1929. Gladys was not reconciled with her family for many years. Royal and Gladys lived in Brisbane for four years, and then Royal was transferred to Murgon to assist the Senior Telephone Technician there. They stayed there for three years, and then in 1938 decided to buy a 30-acre farm at Lower Tivoli near Ipswich. They made this decision because of the First Presidency's counsel for families to be self supporting, and because Royal came from a farming background and believed that a farm was the best place to rear a family. Of this move Gladys said, 'This was the changing point of my life [. . .] Having been city reared I was not prepared for what confronted me.' They raised their nine children on this farm and lived through WWII, several times of drought, and many technological changes. In 1954, they expanded their farm by buying 300 acres of land nearby that they used for grazing their herd of milking cows. 50 acres of this land were hilly and barren, and the family considered this waste land. But in 1959 a man came and told them that this land had good gravel for making roads, and asked if they would sell the gravel to the Shire Council. With the money from this sale, they were finally able to go to the New Zealand Temple in 1960 and be sealed together as a family. Gladys passed away on November 8, 2002.",-,,229,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/535,535,,,"This collection was submitted for the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. It contains three photocopied pages of unlabeled photographs; 'The Story of My Life,' Gladys' 29-page, typewritten autobiography; two photocopied pages of handwritten material that are mostly unreadable; a six-page script of a play entitled 'The End of the Line'; and newspaper clippings relating to her husband's reenactment of a 450-mile expedition to construct a telegraph line in Queensland. Gladys' autobiography is divided up into these chapters: Early Years, Days of my Youth, Apostolic Other Church, When I First Heard the Gospel, How I Joined the Church, First Years of my Marriage and the Church, Experiences on the Farm, Drought, War Years, Faith Promoting Stories, Power of the Priesthood, Happy Days, Temple Visit Made Possible, Genealogy, Changes, Family, and In Retrospect. Gladys begins her autobiography by saying 'this is the most exciting and surprising thing I have ever been asked to do.' She then recounts her life experiences in a delightful writing style that captures her personality. For example, Gladys wrote of their first week on the farm, 'A Plague of fleas invaded our home! There were millions of them everywhere, inside and outside. We were at wit's end to know what to do. The fleas enjoyed our company immensely, we did not enjoy theirs one little bit.' The move to the farm was a large transition for Gladys and for the children, and it also made Royal's workload much heavier. Gladys had no laundry or bathroom facilities in the house, and Royal had to teach her how to keep food fresh there. 'I soon learned all the tricks of the trade' and settled down to become a real country house-wife, readily accepting the many changes that came into my life.' Gladys' conversion and her experiences on the farm make up a large portion of the autobiography. Gladys speaks of the growth of the church in Ipswich, and writes about the different buildings they had church in. She also writes about the changes that WWII brought. Her husband was on call 24 hours a day because he was in charge of the Lines of Communication at Amberley Air Base. Purchases were restricted, but their family did all right because of their food storage. Windows had to be blacked out, and when they heard the Air Raid Sirens Gladys and the children would run out into the bush. Gladys said of this time, 'I was always extremely worried over my husband as the Base was a place most likely to be bombed.' Gladys also recorded incidents where family members were blessed by the power of the priesthood. Once, their son Royal Jr. was kicked in the chest by a horse, and his heart stopped beating. After he was administered to, his heart began beating again. Another son had an accident while repairing a motor-bike and suffered severe third-degree burns over his body. After being given a priesthood blessing, he recovered and was able to serve a mission. Gladys also writes about the genealogy and temple work that she has done and about what her children have accomplished in their lives. She ends the autobiography by sharing her testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and expressing appreciation for being asked to send in her life story."
77,"Rawson, Eliza Jane Cheney",MSS SC 480,Eliza's autobiography is part of a collection of biographies on the Cheney family. It is five typewritten pages long and was written in March of 1919. There is a note at the end of the manuscript...,1837-1922,Autobiography,"Eliza Jane Cheney Rawson was born August 29, 1837 to Eliza Ann Beebe Cheney and Nathan Calhoun Cheney. Shortly after their marriage, Eliza's parents had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Ohio where Eliza was born. Eliza states that although she and her sister were too young to realize it, their parents suffered much persecution there. Once, Nathan was held captive by a mob for two weeks. During this time the mob tried to frighten Eliza Ann by spreading rumors that they were coming to burn her house. She went into the woods and found a hollow log that she could hide her girls in. However, the mob let Nathan go, and the family was happily reunited. During this time, they moved to Nauvoo, Illinois: 'We were with the first to go to Nauvoo and among the last to leave, as my father was called to look after the aged and widows and get them started on their journey.' In 1845, the family left Nauvoo for Bensport, where they lived for two years. They then moved to a location near St. Joseph, Missouri. Finally, in the spring of 1850, the family joined the Saints to make the trek west to Utah. Of this trek, Eliza said, 'We all enjoyed the journey very much [. . .] it was a great pleasure to be with the church again.' They settled in Centerville, Utah and were beginning to build up a farm when their mother died in 1851 and their father died in 1852. Eliza 'worked out' for five years until she married William C. Rawson on October 12, 1856 in Farmington, Utah. They became the parents of seven children and one adopted son. Eliza and William lived in Payson and then in Ogden, and in 1876 they moved to Harrisville (later called Farr West). They were active in church service: William served as a bishop and a councilor for many years, and Eliza Ann was involved with the Relief Society. When William died on April 26, 1891, Eliza was left to care for her four children left at home and to earn a living. After her home in Farr West burned down, she went to live with her daughter, Eliza Jackson, in Ogden, Utah. Eliza died on November 29, 1922 after she fell and broke her hip.",-,,168,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/467,467,,,"Eliza's autobiography is part of a collection of biographies on the Cheney family. It is five typewritten pages long and was written in March of 1919. There is a note at the end of the manuscript stating that it was copied from a book of Eliza's, Historical Letters and Sketches 1841-1919, by her daughter, Elizabeth Garlick. Rather than writing an in-depth account of her life, Eliza gives broad outlines of events and tells stories of her experiences. She spends the majority of the autobiography talking about experiences from her early family life. For example, she tells about her brother being run over by their wagon on the trek west. He was driving the wagon while her father rested, and he fell out and was run over. Although the case was grave, Eliza said that they could not leave him for dead, and so some priesthood brethren administered to him. He recovered and was able to run and play during the rest of the journey. Eliza describes their family's log cabin in Centerville in detail. She also lists the many housekeeping duties she performed after her marriage: making shoes, cloth, clothing, bedding, carpets, straw hats, soap, candles, butter, and cheese. She mentions her service in the Farr West Relief Society as a teacher, as treasurer for 28 years, and the supervisor of their granary for 26 years. At the time she wrote the autobiography, Eliza had been a widow for 28 years. She concludes by saying, 'for 32 years of my life I have paddled my own canoe.' Priesthood blessing"
109,"Rawlinson, Eliza Lucina Moore",MSS SC 53,Eliza's memoirs are found within the history she wrote in 1962 as a tribute to her mother Almeda Harmon Moore. Also included in the collection are other histories Eliza wrote about her ancestors: ...,1882-1973,Memoirs and History,"Eliza Lucina Moore Rawlinson was born September 11, 1882 to Almeda Harmon Moore and Joseph Andrew Moore in Joseph, Utah. Eliza was born in a log home, and lived on farms for most of her childhood. Eliza's first memories are from their log home on the Sevier River. She remembered her 'Ma's' good cooking and her parent's good relationship. Here, her 'Pa' taught her to use a scythe, cut wheat with his old cradle, tie the bundles with grain straw, shock and load the grain on a wagon, and make grain stacks. She often listened to her mother read in the evening or tell stories while she was working. When the diphtheria epidemic passed through during the winter of 1888-1889, the bishop had given her family a blessing that they would be protected by the Lord. Forty-one children died that winter, but not one of Eliza's family was stricken with the disease. Eliza entered school when she was 8 years old and missed tending her little sister. In 1893, Eliza's family had to move their log home to a dry lot in town because they were never able to file on government land where they had been living. After this move to town, Eliza worked out side of her home often, but returned home when her mother was sick or needed help with a new baby. After helping her mother with the birth of a younger brother, she wrote, it was a delight to be there to help her.' The family kept their home in town, but lived on rented farms during the summer for a few years. When Eliza's uncle, aunt, and her aunt's brother came to stay with them, her mother was sick, and Eliza felt responsible to cook in the morning and prepare her younger siblings for school. She admired her aunt's brother, Walter Rawlinson, very much and wished she could see him again. He came back to visit, and eventually they were married April 22, 1903 in the Manti Temple. She moved to Bountiful with her husband and 3 children in March 1908. They then moved to Oak City around 1913. Eliza was the mother of 7 children. She passed away February 12, 1973 in Delta, Utah.",1806-1866,,197,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/499,499,,,"Eliza's memoirs are found within the history she wrote in 1962 as a tribute to her mother Almeda Harmon Moore. Also included in the collection are other histories Eliza wrote about her ancestors: Eliza Bramwich Tyrell Harmon Riddle Lee and Polly Lucina Sheffield Moore Rawlinson. About her tomboy nature, Eliza wrote, 'I guess I should have been a boyI wanted to live out of doors, and go bareheaded so the breeze could tie my hair in knots.' Eliza wrote of the many moves the family made during her childhood, and of the births of her younger siblings. Eliza's accounts are a look into the pioneering lifestyle of the late 1800's and early 1900's. She wrote with great detail about the homes they lived in and the family's way of life. After she moved to Bountiful, her family sacrificed to visit her father and mother in Joseph, crossing the mountains with a horse drawn wagon. The last time Eliza saw her mother was in Oak City in 1914, after which she unexpectedly passed away. Eliza's writing is cheerful and optimistic. She never complained and her great character is evident through her records."
632,"Putnam, Abbie Blake Small",MSS SC 2630,"This manuscript is a 3-page photocopy of a typescript life sketch entitled, Life History of Abbie B. Small Putman; Born October 24, 1848, Died ---""",1848-1916,Autobiography,"Abbie Blake Small Putnam (or possibly Putman), was born on 24 October 1848 in Dayton, Maine. She was the second youngest of 6 children born to Enos Pratt Small and Elizabeth Perkins Small, her siblings being: Edward George, Sarah Frances, Francis, Elizabeth P., and Mary R.
Sadly, Abbie lost her mother when she was only 2 years old. Abbie had a step-mother, Hannah Chadburn Small, who treated Abbie and her siblings as if they were her own children.
On 18 November 1865 in Mexico, Maine, Abbie married Simeon Walter Putnam, and together they had 9 children, Flora Elmina, William Oscar, Cynthia, Edward Artimus, Mary Elizabeth, Dorothy Juliett, Annie Elulla, Albert Marion, and Lina May.
Abbie had grown up religious, but it wasnt until after her marriage that she and her family came in contact with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by way of Elder Perrigrene Sessions. Their journey to Utah was long. In 1871, they took a train to Uintah, just east of Ogden, Utah, which was the closest they could ride the railway to Salt Lake City. A farmer took them the rest of the way to Bountiful, where they settled for the rest of Abbies life.
Abbie died on 24 July 1916 in Bountiful, Utah, just three months shy of 68 years old.",,,,,2020-04-14 10:57:23,,,,,"This manuscript is a 3-page photocopy of a typescript life sketch entitled, Life History of Abbie B. Small Putman; Born October 24, 1848, Died ---""
The sketch includes details about Abbies parentage, patriotic ancestry (Abbie came from a long line of colony founders and soldiers, starting with John Small), her marriage and their move by train from Mexico, Maine to Bountiful, Utah in 1871, following her and her familys conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Elder Perrigrene Sessions. Because he fell severely ill in their own house, they took care of him and grew close to him. Elder Sessions baptized the family in the icy Swift River in Mexico, Maine following his recovery. She was active in the Church all her life, and she was always grateful to the Lord for the blessings of good family and good health she received.
The sketch also includes a summary of how her life went in Utah how good the clean mountain air was for the health of her family and how at the time of writing, Abbie had a posterity of 31 grand- and 8 great-grandchildren. The date she wrote this sketch is not given."
482,"Price, Emma Brown",MSS SC 3052,This file consists of four folders about Emma and Edmund Price. The first folder contains 8 typed pages of stories titled Incidents and Testimonies in the Life of Emma Brown Price written by both Em,1853-1927,,"Emma Brown Price was born in Kent, England on April 25, 1853 to Elizabeth Matthews and John Brown as the fourth of six children. From an early age, Emmas parents questioned whether she would live because of her constant illnesses. When Emma turned eight years old, her parents questioned whether to baptize her into the LDS Church because of her illness. Emma was baptized and told in a blessing that she would live to travel to America and raise a family of her children. Many questioned the blessing because of her poor health and the familys lack of money. When Emma was 18 years old, she and her family were able to sail to America to join the Mormons in Utah. In 1870, Emma married Edmund Price and later had nine children with him. Emma died on June 18, 1927 in West Jordan, Utah.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This file consists of four folders about Emma and Edmund Price. The first folder contains 8 typed pages of stories titled Incidents and Testimonies in the Life of Emma Brown Price written by both Emma and her children. The stories cover six miraculous events, from age eight when she was baptized as a sick child and promised she would live, to an experience when her husband asked for bread while on his mission and two loaves disappeared from Emmas home. At age 16 she was healed from her dropsy or edema by being baptized again. Emma was promised by a spiritual being that if she prayed three times a day then she would go to America by the end of the year. She almost died in New York but was healed, and her son was healed when she heard a voice telling her to turn back home instead of traveling to her brothers house. The second folder contains 21 photocopied pages of a diary from 1896-1903 which contains a letter from Edmund Price, copied scriptures, and genealogy. The third folder contains numerous letters from Emma and her children to Edmund Price while he was on his mission to Wales dated from 1896-1897. The fourth folder contains a picture of the men in Edmund Prices mission dated 1896."
172,"Price, Elizabeth",MSS OH 25,"This collection consists of one bound, hardcover book that is a typed transcript of an oral interview. There are 20 pages of text, with a 3-page index at the end. The interview was conducted by Jes...",-,Oral Interview,"Elizabeth [Wright] Price was born in Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho [birth date and parents' names unknown]. She was born and raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her great-grandfather Jonathan Wright was a Methodist in Pennsylvania and traveled to the home of Joseph Smith to inquire about this new sect. They talked from 6pm to 6am about the Church, and Jonathan Wright was converted. He was then asked by the prophet to organize the Pennsylvania saints for the trek west. Her grandfather, Amos R. Wright, was ten years old when they headed to Utah and settled in Brigham City. Elizabeth's great grandfather served as a court judge with the legislature for 20 years and was a great friend to the Indians in the area. Her grandfather was also a friend of the Indians, and served three Indian missions in Utah. Elizabeth loved listening to the stories her grandfather would tell about the Indians. Elizabeth attended Montpelier High School for two years, and then finished at Fielding High School in Paris, Idaho. The library at her high school was quite small, and Elizabeth made it a personal goal to read all the books in the school library. Based on this experience, Elizabeth decided to major in English when she went to college. Elizabeth was also influenced by her father, who loved learning. He read 'Literary Digest Magazine' and all the newspapers, and thought the biggest disgrace was not keeping up with the things of the world. Elizabeth attended Utah State, University of Utah, and Brigham Young University to complete her undergraduate work. At one point, she was in Paris, Idaho and met the youngest Price boy and fell in love. They decided they could both teach after a 12-week training course at Normal School in Albion, Idaho. Elizabeth made it very clear from the beginning that she would not give up education for marriage. Shortly after they both completed their training, Elizabeth's husband received a fellowship to teach at Utah State, and so they moved back to Logan, Utah. They both went back to get their Master's Degrees and moved to Eugene, Oregon to attend the University of Oregon. They also went to the University of Washington and the University of California. After finishing there, Elizabeth and her husband went back to the University of Washington to get their doctorates. Her husband taught there for 12 years, and then he passed away. Elizabeth moved back to Salt Lake City to teach in Murray. In the next several years, Elizabeth continued her education, taking typing and filing classes at LDS Business College, and moved several different places to teach. She taught in Hawaii for three years, moved back to Utah, moved to Rexburg, Idaho and taught at Ricks College for seven years, then taught at the University of Vermont. Elizabeth loved to travel and went to Europe several times. She also liked to include visits to her children and grandchildren in her travels. [Death date and place unknown].",,,253,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/562,562,,,"This collection consists of one bound, hardcover book that is a typed transcript of an oral interview. There are 20 pages of text, with a 3-page index at the end. The interview was conducted by Jessie Embry on August 1, 1973 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The interview was conducted for the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Brigham Young University, and the Utah State Historical Society for the Southeastern Utah Oral History Project. At the beginning of the interview, a few questions are asked to get Elizabeth started, but then turns into just a narrative of Elizabeth's life. She talks very little about her childhood, giving only a little information about her high school days. She gives a little information about her genealogy, talking briefly about her grandfather and great-grandfather. The majority of her interview covers her education and travel experiences she had before and after she was married. The interview is lacking dates of events and happenings, and gives very few names of people who were a part of her life."
265,"Preece, Florence Smith",MSS 8,"This is a two-page typescript biography and two-page recollection of Florence Smith Preece, as written by her daughters, Lucy Preece Stewart and Violet Preece Richard. It is included in the Margare...",1850-1932,Biography,"Florence Smith Preece was born November 5, 1850 in Pleasant Ridge, Lee County, Iowa to Elkanih Andrew and Harriet Elizabeth Card Smith. In the spring of 1862, she and her family and grandmother began the trek for Utah. They arrived there on August 25, 1862, and the family soon after moved to Farmington. Florence later met John Preece, whom she married in 1867. They had twelve children, though only six survived to adulthood. Florence died December 4, 1932 at age 82.",1868-1961,,337,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/655,655,,,"This is a two-page typescript biography and two-page recollection of Florence Smith Preece, as written by her daughters, Lucy Preece Stewart and Violet Preece Richard. It is included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection, MSS 8. Included in the biography is a description of Florence's home in Pleasant Ridge. Lucy writes of the beauty of Iowa and describes the walnut trees that lined the house, and the large forest that was near their home, where they collected nuts and berries. In the trek across the plains, there is a brief description of some of the hardships, such as the Black Hawk Indians that occasionally troubled the pioneers. She describes the activities in the evenings, as they would circle the wagons with the livestock in the center. They would then sing songs, dance, and tell stories. After arriving in Utah, Florence learned how to cut and dry peaches, preserve with molasses, make candles and soap, and glean wheat. The biography closes with Florence's testimony in which she states that 'faith in God is the highest and strongest assurance that can come to mankind.' Although the biography does not offer many personal details of Florence's life, the recollection following is a basic description of Florence as a mother and woman. Lucy writes her memories of her mother always serving food and always giving. Despite the liveliness of her home, her house was consistently clean, and Florence was always willing to help others in need. She recounts one incident, however, in which Florence'distraught after the death of three of her children'took up a shawl and went out into the night. She was found nearly frozen to death, but was nursed back to health. Following Lucy's memories is a short recollection from another daughter, Violet. Violet states, 'I feel grateful for her [Florence's] teachings and her dear memory.'"
329,"Pratt, Louisa Barnes",MSS SC 541,"This four-page biography written by Louisa's granddaughter, Nettie H. Rencher, is titled, A Noted Lady Missionary. The bulk of this biography is about Louisa's missionary service in the Society...",1802-1880,Biography,"Louisa Barnes Pratt was born to Willard and Dolly (Stevens) Barnes on 10 November 1802 in Warwick, Massachusetts, where she was reared. Louisa married Addison Pratt on 3 April 1831 in Dunham, Canada. She had been well educated and became a schoolteacher, teaching in various areas of the country. She and her husband joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she migrated west with her four daughters. She had to bring them on her own because her husband was on a mission to the isles of the sea. After Louisa had settled in Utah her husband returned from his mission and shortly thereafter was called to serve another mission to the islands. At General Conference in Salt Lake City 1850, Louisa was called by Brigham Young to take her family and serve a mission to the Society Islands. She was the first sister missionary and was set apart by Brigham Young. It happened that her husband was also serving on these islands so they could be reunited with him. They traveled over 6,000 miles to reach the islands and there they served mainly educating the people about language, reading, writing, and basic skills such as sewing. Louisa introduced many new seeds to the islands, which she had brought on their journey. The soil and climate were favorable and many seeds, both flower and vegetable, were able to grow well. While there, Louisa was given a son by a missionary and native woman who had married; Louisa had not had any sons and was pleased to receive one who blessed her life. She and her family served in the Society Islands until 1852 when the French Government in Tahiti required all American missionaries to leave the islands. It was difficult for them to leave the people they had grown to love. They left and arrived in California were they lived for several years. The family then settled in Beaver, Utah, where Louisa lived until her death on 8 September 1880.",,,43,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/719,719,,,"This four-page biography written by Louisa's granddaughter, Nettie H. Rencher, is titled, A Noted Lady Missionary. The bulk of this biography is about Louisa's missionary service in the Society Islands, giving little emphasis to other areas and events in her life. The narration is colored with excerpts from Louisa's journal in order to describe feelings and events, which makes it very affective. Her call to the Society Islands evidently greatly impacted her life and the life of her family. It also affected the islands because she introduced new seeds there and also was able to educate many, not only about the LDS Church but also about basic homemaking skills. She also influenced North America by introducing seeds from the Society Islands. The biography focuses on Louisa's mission and how her setting apart as a missionary by Brigham Young was fulfilled. The text is enjoyable to read. Sister Missionary, Educating Society, Island People, Pioneer."
182,"Pratt, Brighamine Nielsen",MSS 326,This twelve-page typewritten biography of Brighamine Nielsen Pratt was written by Ruby Kate Smith at the request of Una Pratt Giles in 1947 and is found in the bound book entitled 'Pioneer Biograph...,1856-1918,Biography,"Brighamine Nielsen Pratt was born on March 8, 1856 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Hans Nielsen and Maren Kirstine Larsen who had been baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850 and honored the Prophet Brigham Young by naming their daughter Brighamine. When Brighamine was eight years old, her mother died, and her father died shortly thereafter. At the age of twenty-two, Brighamine arrived in Utah and moved into Parley P. Pratt (Jr.)'s house as a housekeeper and caretaker of five children while his first wife Romania was living in the East studying medicine. On January 18, 1877, Brighamine entered into plural marriage when she was married to Parley in the St. George Temple by Erastus Snow, the apostle who had brought the gospel to Brighamine's parents in Denmark. Soon after Parley left to serve a mission in the Southern states, Romania returned from the East to help Brighamine bear her first child. After Brighamine's baby Dora was born, Brighamine moved to Brigham City to live with her sister Christine whose husband was serving a mission at the time. When he returned, Brighamine moved in with her friend Emma Lundgreen, a widow with one son. When Parley returned home after a three year absence, they moved to Salt Lake City. In the spring of 1885, Parley was sent to the penitentiary for six months for practicing polygamy. After serving his sentence, Parley took up the name of Parker and moved his family away until the opposition died down and they moved back to Salt Lake City. Brighamine bore six more children to Parley before his death: Otto Quinn, Olga Irene, Leona Ana, Una Viola, Edna, and Emmadell. Ten days after Parley's death on August 26, 1897, Brighamine bore their son Parley. Brighamine died on June 21, 1918 in Salt Lake City.",1840-1903,,262,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/572,572,,,"This twelve-page typewritten biography of Brighamine Nielsen Pratt was written by Ruby Kate Smith at the request of Una Pratt Giles in 1947 and is found in the bound book entitled 'Pioneer Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 2). Besides detailing Brighamine's major life events, the biography also talks about Brighamine's love for singing: she was a member of the Danish Choir and Evan Stevens' Chorus, and she later performed in the opera 'The Bohemian Girl.' According to the biography, Brighamine freely gave service in the Relief Society for many years and performed much temple work for the deceased. Included in this biography are some lines from Brighamine's patriarchal blessing in an effort to show that 'she truly lived up to every promise of her precious birthright.'"
457,"Pratt, Belinda Marden",MSS SC 2868,"This folder contains a letter to Belinda Marden Pratt from her husband, Parley P. Pratt, written from San Francisco in January 1855 and a fifteen-page autobiographical sketch written by Belinda,",1820-1894,Biography,"Belinda Marden Pratt was born in Chichester, Merrimack County, New Hampshire on December 24th 1820 to John and Rachel Shaw Marden. She was the seventh daughter and fourteenth child of her family and was treated as the pet. Her father died before she turned 14, so she travelled to live with her married sister in Nashua, New Hampshire and go to school. She then moved to Boston where she married her first husband. While in Boston, she and her husband attended three meetings held by a Mormon missionary. She was converted and baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in March of 1843, against the wishes of her family. In 1844, eight of the twelve apostles visited Boston to electioneer for Joseph Smiths campaign for presidency. Brigham Young visited Belinda and asked her to inquire for him again at another Branch while travelling and he would visit her. However, the apostles left when they heard of the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Lyman White told Belinda to travel to Nauvoo, Illinois with the rest of the Saints, so she snuck away from her family to travel to Nauvoo. In November 1844, she was sealed to Parley P. Pratt. In December of 1844, she travelled with Pratt on a mission to the east until August of 1845 when he was called home. Belinda was sealed to Pratt again and received her endowments in the temple in Nauvoo after its completion in 1846. On February 14, 1847, the saints were driven out of Nauvoo, Belinda herself crossing the icy Mississippi river with her six week old son. Belinda arrived in Utah and ten years later Pratt was killed. Belinda taught school, made dresses, took boarders, she was a teacher when the Relief Society was organized in Salt Lake City and moved to Fillmore in Autumn of 1870. She was a leader of the Relief Society until her death on February 19, 1894.",1820-1894,,"Pratt, Belinda Marden",2014-06-19,2014-06-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/847,847,,,"This folder contains a letter to Belinda Marden Pratt from her husband, Parley P. Pratt, written from San Francisco in January 1855 and a fifteen-page autobiographical sketch written by Belinda, dated 1884 on page one and 1889 on page eleven. Also included is an undated biographical sketch of Belinda written by Parker Pratt Robison, based on her autobiographical account. In the letter, Parley P. Pratt expresses his love for her and encloses a few lines from a woman who he says is like Belindas twin. He states that he wonders if he will ever see Belinda and their children again. He closes saying to give everyone his love. Belindas account discusses her conversion to Mormonism and the persecution she felt from her family and friends, church service, and marriage to Parley P. Pratt."
473,"Pratt, Ann Agatha Walker",MSS 8543,"The collection is comprised of one folder that contains an account written by Ann Agatha Pratt. It is a two-page, typewritten account dated August 25, 1905. The work is titled A Milinary Marvel: Aunt",1829-1908,,"Ann Agatha Walker was born on June 11, 1829 in Staffordshire, England. She was the oldest child of William Gibson Walker and Mary Godwin. Her father was a Methodist minister before he joined the LDS Church. Her family encountered the missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Manchester, England where Ann Agatha was baptized on July 9, 1843. She left England with a small company of other LDS saints and arrived in Winter Quarters, Nebraska in 1847. Her family joined Ann three years later, but her mother died in St. Louis before seeing Ann Agatha again. At Winter Quarters, Ann Agatha Walker married Parley P. Pratt on April 28, 1847. She was the eighth of his twelve wives. Parley P. Pratt led their company trek across the plains to Salt Lake City. The company arrived in September 1847 after a long and difficult journey. Ann Agatha was endowed and sealed to Parley P. Pratt on February 26, 1851. Agatha and Parley P. Pratt had five children together, Agatha, Malone, Marion, who died as an infant, Moroni, and Evelyn. Agatha devoted her life to the LDS church and served in the Relief Society. Agatha died on June 25, 1908 in Ogden, Utah.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection is comprised of one folder that contains an account written by Ann Agatha Pratt. It is a two-page, typewritten account dated August 25, 1905. The work is titled A Milinary Marvel: Aunt Agatha's 'Young' Creation, (meaning Millinery). Ann Agatha was the first woman to drive an ox team all the way across the plains. She also helped her husband build the first road through Parley's Canyon. Having learned the millinery trade in England, Brigham Young asked Agatha to make hats for the first annual Pioneer Day celebration of the Saints' arrival in the Salt Lake Valley. The event took place on July 24, 1848. Ann Agatha describes her memories about making hats for occasion, and her interactions with Brigham Young on the occasion. The celebration included a parade of twenty-four women from the Church. Ann Agatha was on a committee to arrange the costumes for the group of women. At Brigham Youngs request Ann Agatha made hats for all the women in the celebration. Ann Agatha also repaired an old hat of Brigham Young, which Ann Agatha gifted to Brigham Youngs wife Lucy Bigelow. Among other hat receivers were Brigham Youngs other wives Emmeline F. Young, Margaret P. Young, and Zina D. Young, and Sisters Eliza R. Snow, Libbie Benson, and Rosetta Grant."
197,"Pound, Louise",MSS 281,"This is a rather large collection separated into three Hollinger boxes containing both typescripts and holographs. As a professor at the University of Nebraska, Louise taught literature with a conc...",1872-1958,"Letters, articles, papers, exams, gradebook","Louise Pound was born June 30, 1872 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She studied first at the University of Nebraska, where she earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees. She taught English for two years before going to Germany where she earned her doctorate in Philosophy. After that, until her retirement, she was an English professor at the University of Nebraska. She specialized in folklore and linguistics. She was also active in several organizations, ranging from Modern Language Association of America to National League for Women's Service. She died June 28, 1958 in Lincoln.",-,,276,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/587,587,,,"This is a rather large collection separated into three Hollinger boxes containing both typescripts and holographs. As a professor at the University of Nebraska, Louise taught literature with a concentration in American Folklore. She corresponded much with both her students and other literary professors across the United States, the topics being generally literarily based. A majority of the collection is that of poetry and songs as written by her students or herself (or other unidentified persons). They are organized into folders by topic, ranging from 'Adages and Sayings' to 'Humor' to 'Indians' to 'Death, Sorrow, and Tragedy.' This collection also includes literary notes concerning subjects such as Old English (Beowulf, etc.) and Chaucer. There is also a collection of her students' papers and exams and a grade book. Also included is a collection of some of her published articles. The library also contains many of her books, ranging in subject from Nebraska folklore to American speech and other linguistic and literary studies."
331,"Poulson, Jessie Brooks",MSS SC 120,"Jessie's 72 page biography is bound in book form and entitled, 'History and Memories of Henry and Jessie Poulson,' compiled by their daughter Mercedes Poulson Anderson in December 1976. Included a...",1885-1972,Biography,"Jessie Brooks Poulson was born August 21, 1885 in Sherwood, Queensland, Australia to Walter Charles Brooks and Anne Jimmieson Brooks. Jessie enjoyed a happy childhood in Australia 'romping' and playing on the sandy beach in front of their farm home. When Jessie was young, her family moved to Burtpengarry, Australia where her father worked for a doctor. When Jessie was 6 years old, the family moved to Toorbul, Australia where her father farmed. The family grew cooch grass, buffalo grass, bananas, pineapples, and grapes. Jessie was given the responsibility to bring water up the hill to wash diapers, and when she was done with that she tended babies. Being the oldest of 12 living children, she said, 'I played all my young life with a babe on my hip.' When Jessie was 9 years old, her parents sent her to live with her Jimmieson grandparents in Corinda, Australia where she attended school for two years. This was the only formal education Jessie received in her lifetime. The floods of 1893 caused many problems for the family on the farm, and Jessie remembered being very hungry during this time. When Jessie was 14 years old, the family moved to Toowoomba, Australia. The family struggled with the change but eventually met good friends and adjusted well. Jessie worked for the Nesbit family while living in Toowoomba. In Toowoomba the family was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Elder Eldridge and Elder George Stringham. Jessie's parents were baptized, but Jessie and her older sister Emily waited for one year to investigate other churches before they were baptized on April 28, 1902 by Elder Solon Junious Foster from Cedar City. Jessie was 16 years old at the time of her baptism, and was immediately called to serve in the church. When Jessie was 19 years old, she left for America to join the Saints. She left Toowoomba on June 15th 1905, visited New Zealand, Samoa, and Hawaii on the trip, and arrived in the Golden Gate Harbor July 10th, 1905. She traveled to Utah, and eventually found employment with Mr. and Mrs. Lawson at the Kimberly Hotel in Kimberly, Utah. Jessie had sold her sewing machine and borrowed money to pay the passage to America. She worked hard to pay off this debt before spending money on anything else. Jessie met Henry Poulson while working at the Kimberly Hotel, and they were sealed June 13, 1906 in the Salt Lake Temple. They moved to a home in Richfield, Utah were they lived for the next 66 years. Jessie was an excellent homemaker and hard worker. She took great care of her home and worked odd jobs to help support her family. Jessie and Henry struggled to have children, but were blessed with three. Their second little girl died when she was almost 3 years old which was a great struggle for the family. Their other two children grew into fine people, and her youngest son served as her bishop when Jessie was in her 80s. Jessie was nominated as a candidate for Mother of the Year by the Richfield Study Club. Jessie passed away September 25, 1972 in Richfield, Utah.",,,45,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/721,721,,,"Jessie's 72 page biography is bound in book form and entitled, 'History and Memories of Henry and Jessie Poulson,' compiled by their daughter Mercedes Poulson Anderson in December 1976. Included are parts of Jessie's autobiography, excerpts from her journals, original pictures, newspaper articles, awards, Jessie's handwritten testimony, and a holograph of a Christmas letter. Jessie wrote of her love for the sea and farm home in Australia. She enjoyed the many animals and birds as well as the vegetation and excitement of living near the 'mysterious, bounteous sea.' While living with her grandparents in Corinda, she recalled that a lobster would occasionally wash up from the ocean when it rained and she would catch it in her umbrella and take it home for her grandmother to cook. Jessie was close to her grandparents and felt she was treated like an angel when she lived with them. When she was 19 and traveling to America, her train passed through Corinda late at night, and Jessie saw her grandmother waving to her with a lantern from her front porch. After coming to America, Jessie never saw her grandparents or her parents again in her lifetime. When Jessie was homesick and lonely, she would cry and cry where nobody could see her, but because she was brave and proud, always gained control of herself and went back to work. Jessie's sister Emily came to America at the time of Jessie's wedding, but Jessie saw no other relatives until she took a trip to Australia at 75 years of age. Jessie Poulson's life was one of service both to the church and her family. She served in the Primary for 35 years as well as in the MIA, Relief Society, and as a member of the Singing Mothers. She was active in the Richfield Study Club and served as the 'District President of Sanpete-Sevier District Utah Federation of Women's Club.' She was President of the Richfield Republican Ladies Club, Secretary for the Red Cross, President of the sew, serve, and rook clubs, and involved in other organizations. Jessie's home was always open, and she often took extended family in to their one bedroom home. Jessie crocheted, canned, and entered the county fair each autumn where she always won prizes. Jessie sacrificed for her family and was involved with each of her grandchildren's births when possible. Jessie was a leader and was described by one neighborhood woman as the 'best woman [she] ever knew.' Jessie was a pioneer in the poultry business in Utah, and raised chickens and roosters near their home. She took care of her husband at the end of his life, and missed him greatly after he passed away. Jessie suffered from phlebitis throughout her life and eventually suffered a massive stroke after which she stayed in a coma until she passed away. Jessie Brooks Poulson was a woman of courage, faith, and endurance."
184,"Porter, Eliza Bratton",MSS SC 1502,"This collection contains a six page typewritten biography of Eliza Bratton Porter, written by her daughter-in-law Anna I. M. Porter, wife of Alva Rich Porter. The biography is entitled 'A Brief Li...",1870-1942,Biography,"Eliza Bratton Porter was born on February 19, 1870 in Porterville, Morgan County, Utah to Joseph Rich Porter and Eliza Jane Bratton. Eliza's mother died when she was almost a month old, so Eliza's grandparents raised her in a house across the street from her father. On March 17, 1886 Eliza married Alva Sylvenus Porter, a distant relative, in the Logan Temple. In total, Eliza and Alva had ten children, but only seven of them grew to maturity. Eliza and her family moved around Arizona, California, and Utah. Eliza served as pianist in almost all of the LDS Church organizations. She also served as a Relief Society counselor. Eliza died on May 24, 1942 in Douglas, Arizona and was buried in the Whitewater Cemetery beside her husband.",1887-1922,,264,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/574,574,,,"This collection contains a six page typewritten biography of Eliza Bratton Porter, written by her daughter-in-law Anna I. M. Porter, wife of Alva Rich Porter. The biography is entitled 'A Brief Life Story of Eliza Bratton Porter' and provides an overview of Eliza's childhood, marriage, and activity in the LDS Church. Three different pictures of Eliza and her husband Alva are pasted in the biography. At the end of the biography, Anna lists Eliza's children's birth, death, and marriage dates. She concludes that at the time of writing the biography, February 19, 1978, Eliza and Alva had a posterity of thirty-two grandchildren, about ninety great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren."
328,"Pitchforth, Ann Hughlings",BX 8608 .A1a no. 1607; MSS 1374,"This is a typed copy of a letter written in 1845 by Ann Hughlings Pitchforth from Nauvoo, Illinois, to her family in England. In the letter she described her trip to Nauv...",1801-1846,Letter written by Ann Hughlings Pitchforth; Papers,"Ann Hughlings was christened on January 31, 1801 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. She was the daughter of John and Ann (Williams) Hughlings. Ann married Solomon Pitchforth on October 3, 1825 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. She was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in about 1840. Following her conversion she moved to the United States and joined the LDS Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois. It is not known what happened to her first husband, Solomon Pitchforth. On January 7, 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois Ann married John Taylor, who later became the third President of the Church. Ann was John Taylor's fourth of nine polygamous wives. Throughout her life Ann maintained a close correspondence with her sister, Sarah Hughlings Jackson, who had married Samuel Jackson on 24 March 1828 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Many of the items in this collection deal with the Jackson family and their ties to Ann. Ann died on October 26, 1846 in Winter Quarters, Nebraska, just nine months after her second marriage to John Taylor.",,,42,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/718,718,,,"This is a typed copy of a letter written in 1845 by Ann Hughlings Pitchforth from Nauvoo, Illinois, to her family in England. In the letter she described her trip to Nauvoo and her plans for the future, such as buying a house and teaching music. She listed the prices of general food items and rent. Ann also briefly discussed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. MSS 1374: The papers found in this collection range from the years 1793-1930, although most of the material is from 1876-1901. Items include: correspondence to and from Richard Jackson (1810-1829), Samuel Jackson (1819, 1830, and 1854), Thomas Jackson (1861), and Mrs. M.K. Miller (1930); the missionary journal of John T. Miller (1897); and correspondence from Ann Pitchforth (1828, 1840, 1845, 1846). The items written by Ann Pitchforth are photocopies of the originals. They are letters written to family members, including her sister in York, England, and her brother on the Isle of Man. Another letter written to the Saints on the Isle of Man contains a description of Nauvoo, Illinois, and her testimony of the gospel. One of the letters written to her family is the same as that found in BX 8608 .A1a no. 1607. The final item found in this collection is a copy of an insert in a book by Lutuis Grationa written in 1739. It predicts the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ within the next one hundred years and gives a description of where the people of this faith would settle."
264,"Pill, Elizabeth Henri",MSS 8,This is a one-page typescript biography of the lives of John and Elizabeth Henri Pill included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It briefly covers John's and Elizabeth's lives and provides lit...,1783-1855,Biography,"Elizabeth Henri (Henry) Pill was born March 14, 1783 in St. Peter's Port, Guernsey Isle, England to Thomas Henry and Rachel LeCheminant. She and her husband, John Pill, heard the gospel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while in England, and nearly their entire family was converted. They began their migration to Utah on April 17, 1855 and sailed from Liverpool, England on the 'Chimborazo' with 431 other saints. They arrived at Philadelphia on May 21, 1855, and the saints continued on to St. Louis, and then to Atchison, Kansas. They crossed the plains with oxen, but Elizabeth, John, and some of their children contracted diseases along the way, and died in June of 1855 before reaching the Salt Lake Valley.",1894-1971,,336,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/654,654,,,"This is a one-page typescript biography of the lives of John and Elizabeth Henri Pill included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It briefly covers John's and Elizabeth's lives and provides little to no details concerning their personal feelings and emotions. There is no information concerning either John's or Elizabeth's earlier life, but at the end of the biography is a list of five known children. Following the one-page typescript are two photocopied pages of the same biography."
385,"Phillips, Rachel Hannah Crump",MSS SC 871,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, the collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collectio...",1869-1961,Biography,"Rachel Hannah Crump was born December 20, 1869 the daughter of Daniel Crump and Lucy Castree. At the time of her birth her parents were living in Garaway Hill, Herefordshire, England, saving money for their journey to join the saints in Zion. Both of Rachel's parents were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Wilford Woodruff on one of his missions to England. It took them 21 years to save enough money to fund their journey. They left England with their family on August 29, 1871. Rachel was four years old. When the family reached America they bought train tickets to Pittsburg, Ohio where they lived for two and a half years. In the spring of 1875 the family moved to Spanish Fork, Utah where Rachel's aunt, Jane Powell, was living. The trip took one week by train. Once they arrived they took up residence in the granary of their father's sister. Rachel's father went to work in the Salt Lake Temple Quarry at Cottonwood Canyon. Her father lost his eye sight and broke his leg while working so he was forced to return home and start farming. However, the family was not able to produce enough to cover their budget and the three older children had to work to make up the difference. Rachel was an excellent student and attended school until she was seventeen. Her ambition was to attend Brigham Young Academy and to become a teacher but she set aside her dreams in order to help her parents. She met Jonah Thomas Phillips and after four years of courtship they were married in the Manti Temple on June 15, 1892. They move into a small house on Jonah's father's farm where their first four children where born'Lucy, Myrtle, Hannah and Victor. In 1900 they moved to their own ranch up Hobble Creek Canyon. Four more children joined their family over the next few years'Lizzie, Ralph, Iva and Floyd. Jonah died on May 22, 1928 after being ill for quiet some time. Rachel sold the farm to her sons and moved to Springville. Later she moved to Ephraim, Utah where she lived until her death on May 6, 1961 at age 93.",-,,94,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/775,775,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, the collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. Rachel Hannah Crump Phillips, daughter in law of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips, is the subject of pages 45-47 of the collection. These pages consist of a typewritten excerpt from Rachel's biography, written by her daughter Lizzie P. Billings. Lizzie describes what life was like in England for Rachel's parents and the events that lead them to join the LDS Church. The selection follows the family from their home in England to Utah. Lizzie describes her mother as living 'always in the grim life of hard work and few luxuries'. When Rachel was 21 she went to work for a Mrs. Smoot who was more wasteful then anyone she had ever seen before; Rachel counted 21 pairs of shoes in her closet. Eventually she gave up the job because of health complications and returned home. She married Jonah Thomas Phillips from Springville, Utah, whose family is the subject of this collection. They were sealed in the Manti temple and started their family on his father's farm. These pages detail Rachel's life and faith. Lizzie describes her mother's love of Relief Society and the time she donated through service and love during her life."
360,"Phillips, Mary Ann",MSS SC 871,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234, MSS SC 1837. This collection has been as...",1862-1886,"Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third Edition, Volume I","Mary Ann was the daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; she was their first born child in a family of twelve. She was born on July 26, 1862 in Springville, Utah. She was named after her mother and her mother's half-sister Mary. She was baptized on October 5, 1876 as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She attended school at the Springville pioneer school. She was a very considerate child, always looking after her younger brothers and sisters. As the eldest child much responsibility was placed on her shoulders. She taught the younger children to read, and did household chores and weaving for her mother. When she was fifteen years old her father took her to the endowment house in Salt Lake City where she received her endowment on October 9, 1876. In September of 1886 her younger sister Zillah contracted typhoid fever. Mary Ann herself became very ill and died on December 30, 1886. After her death she was sealed to David Lloid Evans on March 3, 1896.",1932-1967,,71,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/750,750,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234, MSS SC 1837. This collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. The following women are also included in the collection: Mary Davies Morgan Thomas, mother of Ann Thomas Phillips and Mary Morgan Williams, half-sister of Ann Thomas Phillips; the daughters of Ann Thomas Phillips Mary Ann Phillips, Martha Jane Phillips, Phebe Hannah Phillips Dowdell, Zillah Emma (Celia) Phillips Wilmott, Sarah Elenor Phillips Davies, Alzada Phillips, Alzada Phillips and Adah Phillips Jessee; the daughters-in-law of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips Rachel Hannah Crump Phillips, Maria Elizabeth Leah Phillips, Ella Johnson Phillips and Alta Ann Evans Phillips. Pages 37-38 of the collection consist of a history of Mary Ann Phillips written by her sister Phebe Dowdell. Her short biography contains important dates in her life and discusses Phebe's memories of her sister and her kindness towards her. She tells several stories about Mary even though Phebe herself was only fifteen at the time of Mary Ann's death. Mary Ann was very much adored by her family and her death was a great burden for them, especially for her father, of whom she was a favorite."
371,"Phillips, Martha Jane",MSS SC 871,"This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their chil...",1867-1873,"Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third Edition, Volume I","Martha Jane Phillips was born September 20, 1867 the fourth child of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips. Martha was born with a heart ailment which made her delicate. When she was eight days old she was blessed and given her name by William Brammall. Since she could not be active her brother Gomer would sit with her and amuse her by rolling marbles to her. The family had a little dog named 'Moie' who was allowed to come inside and be Martha's playmate. She died on her seventh birthday, September 20, 1873. Her family remembered her with a little black rocking chair, a picture, and a green dress she wore. The chair was used to pull Martha around the house and was beloved by many other children over the next eighty years. Though many of her brothers and sisters never had the opportunity to meet Martha they cherished the little girl their mother loved so much.",,,81,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/761,761,,,"This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. Martha Jane Phillips' portion consists of one typewritten page briefly describing Martha's short life emphasizing the influence that this little girl had on her family."
327,"Phillips, Maria Elizabeth Leah",MSS SC 871,"This collection contains various letters and biographies about the Phillips family. The section containing information about Maria is five typewritten pages of a biography written by her daughter, ...",1866-1955,journal of essays about the Phillips family,"Maria Elizabeth Leah was born 6 September 1866 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Dorothy Chysholm and Charles Wager Leah. Two years after her birth, her family moved to a farm two miles from Spanish Fork. The first few years of farming were difficult for Maria's family and everyone's help was needed. As a young girl, Maria was in charge of keeping the wood shed full of greasewood fuel. The farm required so much of Maria's time that she was unable to attend school regularly. However, with her father's assistance, she learned to read, write, and do arithmetic. Tragedy was common in this family of nine children. Maria's older brother drowned when he was nine years old. When Maria was fourteen she contracted diphtheria and although she survived, her eight and five year-old sisters died from this disease. Four other children died of childhood illnesses. Of the three remaining children, one ran away from the farm at the age of sixteen to marry a widower with seven children. Many of the housekeeping responsibilities fell upon Maria's shoulders. She fed the chickens, milked the cows, cared for the bees, made butter and prepared it to be shipped to Salt Lake City. When Maria turned eighteen she went to Salt Lake City to help run a millinery shop. One year later, she returned to care for her mother, who was recovering from a hernia operation. When her mother recovered, Maria went to Springville and became an apprentice at Mary Ann Bissel's Dressmaking Shop. She married Gomer William Phillips on 27 February 1889 in the Manti Temple. They settled in Springville, where Gomer worked as a blacksmith. The year of 1889 brought more tragedy to Maria's family. On 5 August her mother was gored to death by a Jersey Bull and Maria and Gomer lived with her mourning father to help him harvest his crops. This same year, Gomer also contracted typhoid fever and Maria devoted her time to nursing him back to health. When they returned to Springville, Maria became an excellent practical nurse. She was the mother of ten children: Ruth, Alta, William, Earl, Ernest, Glen, Jessie, Gomer, Louis, and Thomas. Jessie died of infant cholera at 22 months and Glen drowned at the age of nine. In 1947, her son, Louis, had a serious accident of which he never fully recovered. Two years later, he died. Shortly after his death, Maria became ill and her son, Ernest, did the housekeeping and cared for her. When she was 84, she broke her leg and one year later, Ernest died of pneumonia and heart failure. Her daughters cared for her until she passed away on 12 May 1955, at the age of 88.",,,41,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/717,717,,,"This collection contains various letters and biographies about the Phillips family. The section containing information about Maria is five typewritten pages of a biography written by her daughter, Ruth Ann Phillips Lambson. Ruth gives a lot of information about Maria's childhood and early adulthood. She writes that one winter, when Maria and her older brother went out on a bobsled to chop greasewood, it began to snow and they got lost. Fortunately, a neighbor found them as he searched for his stray cattle. They were found ten miles from home on the Utah Lake. Ruth also writes of Maria's belief that although Indians were friendly, they were not to be trusted. Once, Maria's mother was drying her hair and an Indian skulked up behind her with a knife, saying heep wino scalp, which meant very beautiful hair. Her father arrived in time to scare the Indian away, but the memory of it haunted young Maria. At the age of 14, she had an experience she would never forget. When she was walking home from town, a large man followed her and grabbed her. Fortunately, she was able to struggle out of his grip and run to the first house she saw. While the lady of the house tried to comfort her, her husband arrived at the home and pretended not to believe Maria's story. Maria showed the lady a handkerchief that she stole from her attacker and when she saw it she gave her husband a strange look and threw it into the fire. Maria always believed that the lady's husband was the attacker. In that same home, two of the children were sick with diphtheria. It was two weeks after this incident that Maria contracted the disease. Although Maria had many difficult responsibilities, she still found time for pleasure. Her father was a professional concert singer, and her mother loved to make candies. When Maria and Gomer were courting, they would go to the theatre. They also loved to go square dancing and sleigh riding. Sometimes, when Gomer was visiting Maria's home, her father would throw a shoe into the room to signal that it was time for Gomer to leave. Maria would pretend to go to bed and then meet Gomer at a bridge near her home where they would talk for hours. This biography is full of the stories that made Maria's life rich. It ends with an account of Maria's funeral service, which was held in Springville. The opening prayer was offered by Wells Robertson, Ella Wheeler Reynolds and Ernest Strong spoke, and the congregation sang Lead Kindly Light, Oh, My Father, Into the Sunset, and Peace Be with Thee. James Simkins offered the closing prayer."
384,"Phillips, Ella Johnson",MSS SC 871,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, the collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collectio...",1884-1966,Autobiography,"Ella Johnson was born in Springville, Utah on October 17, 1884 to Marion M. and Ellen Beardell Johnson. When she was twelve Ella's mother passed away leaving five children. Ella and her sister Emma had to go to work to support the family. Their first job was to sweep the school house floor. In the seventh grade Ella caught typhoid fever and was bedridden for 13 weeks; she never returned to school. Ella then went to work housecleaning until it was discovered that she had a 'leakage of the heart' and the doctor put her to bed. She stayed in the home of her aunt, Charlotte Bramell, bedridden from Thanksgiving to spring. When she recovered she found employment at Ned Miners meat shop doing the books, but the store was too cold, so she started working at Deal Bros, and Mendenhall's store, where she worked for six years and met her future husband Levi. She married Levi David Phillips on October 17, 1917 in the Logan Temple. Afterwards they moved to Springville where their first daughter Miriam was born. They remained in Springville for four years before moving to Smithfield to be closer to Ella's sister Zina. Zina's husband Alma died in December of 1925 a few months after Ella's son David was born. In 1932 Ella contracted an infection in her legs and was in the hospital for six weeks. A few weeks after Ella returned home Levi became sick and died in March of 1933. Ella then lived with Zina, but Zina soon became sick and died. Ella's daughters remained with her until their own marriages, after which Ella's son David and his wife came to live with her. Ella died on June 14, 1966 at the age of 81.",-,,93,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/774,774,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, the collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. Pages 104-105 contain information on Ella Johnson Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips. Page 104 is an autobiographical note on her life, while page 105 contains typewritten copies of two obituaries announcing her death. Ella was always very busy helping to support her family after her mother's death. She describes her activity in the church and involvement in Relief Society and the Sunday School, where she had many callings. When Ella and Levi moved to Smithfield Levi and Zina's husband, Alma S. Hall, started the Smithfield Bakery. Ella stayed busy after the death of her husband and sister by crocheting, embroidering and making quilts for her children and grandchildren."
357,"Phillips, Ann Thomas",MSS SC 1837; MSS SC 234; MSS SC 871,This collection contains two copies of the biography of Ann Thomas Phillips written by her daughter Adah Phillips Jessee. One is a seven page typewritten history and the second is a p...,1839-1920,"Biography and copies of important family documents; Phillips Family Biographies; Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies, Third Edition, Volume I","Ann Thomas Phillips was born on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1839 to Mary Davis and Jacob Thomas in Luadaylo, South Wales. When Ann was still very young her father became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When she was ten years old she ended her formal education in order to work in the factory of a Mr. Owens. Her goal in doing this was to earn enough money to pay her way to join the saints in America. She worked in Mr. Owens' factory for ten years before she had saved enough to obtain her dream. When the time arrived her parents gave their consent for her to go and entrusted her into the care of a family friend who was traveling with his family to America. They reached Florence, Nebraska and made preparations to cross the plains. The man to whom Ann's money was entrusted made preparation for his family and went on his way leaving Ann and taking all her money with him. Ann went to work for Mr. Perkins. She felt very discouraged, being unable to speak English and unfamiliar with American customs. Ann was invited to travel across the plain by Mrs. Charles Avery in the independent company of Julie Harrington and her sons-in-law. Ann arrived in Provo in August 1861 and settled in Springville with the Charles Avery Family. Not long afterwards she met a young Welsh man named Jonah Phillips. They were married on October 26, 1862. They were later sealed in the endowment house. Her life was hard, without many convinces but she was able to use her knowledge of weaving and sewing skills to benefit the community. She made clothes for her family and for others. She was an excellent caregiver and would assist the sick and attend to the dead. Sickness hit her home and three daughters died from illnesses. Ann was active in her religion and was the mother of seven girls and five boys. One of her sons served a full-time mission and most of her children were married in the temple. She died on June 14, 1920 in Provo, Utah and is buried in the Springville cemetery.",-1978,,69,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/747,747,,,"This collection contains two copies of the biography of Ann Thomas Phillips written by her daughter Adah Phillips Jessee. One is a seven page typewritten history and the second is a photocopy of the original. Ann's biography can also be found in collection MSS SC 234. Also included are two photocopied pages containing (1) two family letters, the first from Ann's parents, Jacob & Mary Thomas, in England on Dec. 23, 1895 wishing them a Merry Christmas, telling of their poor health and asking for assistance for Ann's brother John. The second letter is from Ann's niece, Blodwen Thomas, announcing the passing of Jacob Thomas. (2) Copies of the patriarchal blessings of Ann Phillips and Jonah Phillips (son of Nathanial Phillips and Phebe Evans). (3) A copies of Jonah Phillips Elder's License and his Elder's Certificate, they are both rather poor copies and rather difficult, also a section of the Elder's Certificate is missing. (4) A copy of a check to the Treasurer of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company for the amount of $6.60 from Jonah Phillips. (5) A copy of a certificate of citizenship to the U.S. for Jonah Phillips. The biography of Ann Thomas Phillips follows her life from her childhood in Wales to the end of her life and death on June 14, 1920 in Springville, Utah. It is a broad overview of her life as written by her daughter. It focuses on Ann during her journey to join the saints in America and her life in Utah. She left home at the age of ten and went to work in order to save money to pay for her journey. It took her ten years to save the money and she was able to join the pioneers in their trek across the plains, she finally settled in Springville. Adah writes of her mother's faith and contributions in the community of Springville. She married Jonah Phillips on October 26, 1861. They had 12 children, seven girls and five boys. Her oldest daughter Mary Ann died at the age of 22; daughters Alzada and Martha Jane also passed away.
MSS SC 234: This collection contains (1) the biography of Ann Thomas Phillips which can also be found in collection MSS SC 1837, consisting of four large copied sheets written by her daughter ; (2) the biography of her husband Jonah Phillips taken from his autobiography and a biography written by his daughters, Phebe Dowdell and Adah Jessee, six large sheets in length. (3) Information on Daniel and Lucy Castre Crump, one copied page including picture of the individuals and their biographical notes. (4) Photocopy of Phillips family photo with essential information (birth and death dates) for each family member included under the photo. (5) Information and a copy of a picture of the family of Jonah Thomas (son of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips) and Rachel Hannah Crump, one page, vital statistics for parents and children. (6) Typewritten copy of an article published in the Neath Gazette and Mid-Glamorgan Herald on Sat, March 30, 1901 concerning an interview with Mary Thomas on her one hundredth birthday. She is the mother of Ann Thomas Phillips, whose biography is contained in the collection. (7) Typewritten copy of short biography written after the death of Mary Davies Morgan Thomas at the age of 105 years. (8) Typewritten copy of obituary of Mary Thomas as published in a Welsh Newspaper in 1906. MSS SC 871: This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234, MSS SC 1837. This collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other vital records. Information is given for the following women; Mary Davies Morgan Thomas, mother of Ann Phillips; Mary Morgan Williams, half-sister of Ann Thomas Phillips; Mary Ann Phillips, daughter of Ann Thomas; Rachel Hannah Crump Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Maria Elizabeth Leah Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Martha Jane Phillips, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Phebe Hannah Phillips Dowdell, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Zillah Emma (Celia) Phillips Wilmott, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Sarah Elenor Phillips Davies, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Ella Johnson Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Alta Ann Evans Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Alzada Phillips, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; and Adah Phillips Jessee, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips." 372,"Phillips, Alzada Avery",MSS SC 871,"This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their chil...",1882-1887,"Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third Edition, Volume I","Alzada Phillips was the eleventh child of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips, born on March 31, 1882 in Springville, Utah. She was named after a daughter of the family her mother crossed the plains with. Alzada had a little dog named Bick that she loved to play with and would let chase her around the room before going to bed. While she was still young she contracted diphtheria and died from it on February 17, 1887. She was almost five years old.",-,,82,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/762,762,,,"This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. Alzada Phillip's, portion of the collection includes a history of her life by her sister, Adah Jessee, written in May of 1948 and another history written by another sister, Phebe Dowdell, comprising pages 132-133 collectively. Adah's account of her sister is particularly interesting describing Alzada's life and sharing stories from their childhood as they were the closest in age and playmates in their youth. Stories include when Alzada's dog hid her doll in the woodpile and how he brought it back after she scolded him. Another tells of a time when Adah pushed Alzada's head through the dinning room window because she through she had been eating her food. Their mother left the broken glass there for a long time as a reminder. Both accounts detail Alzada's death and the effect that it had on the family. For her older sisters her death was especially hard because they had the task of making her burial cloths and of comforting their parents plus grieving on their own for their sister. Her older sister Zillah even named her first daughter after Alzada." 383,"Phillips, Alta Ann Evans",MSS SC 871,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, the collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collectio...",1887-1969,Autobiography,"Alta Ann Evans was born on October 26, 1887 in Springville, Utah, the eldest child of David R. Evans and Ida Mathson Evans. As a child she attended school, primary, and Sunday School in Spanish Fork. At the age of 15 her family moved to Mapleton, Utah where Alta finished school and worked in Sunday School and Mutual. When she was eighteen years old she married Theophitus (Theo) A. Phillips in Mapleton on June 21, 1906. After their marriage, the couple moved to the Uintah Basin and began their own farm. They had five sons and two daughters. Alta was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served for 25 years in the Stake Primary Presidency. In 1949 she started assisting her oldest son at the Phillips Motel in Roosevelt, Utah and worked there until 1953. On June 24, 1956 she and her husband Theo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the Motel. Because of failing health Alta was admitted into the Stewart Nursing Home on August 1, 1961. She remained there until the day she died on February 5, 1969 at the age of 81. She was buried in the Roosevelt City Cemetery next to her husband, who had died on November 20, 1967.",-,,92,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/773,773,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, the collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. Alta Ann Evans Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips, is included in the collection on pages 127-130. These pages contain an autobiographical history written in July of 1947, an addenda to her biography compiled by Evans J. and Ida M. Phillips, transcripts of obituaries and funeral services for Alta Ann Phillips and a transcribed copy of Alta's patriarchal blessing, given on October 26, 1887 by Ephriam Lambert. Alta's autobiography mentions main events in her life but interestingly focuses primarily on her church service, providing dates at which she was called to different positions and all the callings she had. She considered church service a major priority in her life and found great joy in it." 324,"Petty, Maggie Cottam",MSS SC 500,"This collection contains a family group record, biographies, and autobiographies relating to the Holt and Cottam families. Information about Maggie can be found in her ten-typewritten page autobiog...",1886-1972,biographical materials relating to the Holt and Cottam families,"Maggie Cottam Petty was born in St. George, Washington County, Utah on 21 September 1886, the seventh of twelve children born to George Thomas and Rachel Holt Cottam. As a child, Maggie developed a strong work ethic as she worked on a farm and attended school. She contracted Peritonitis at the age of twelve and had to remain in bed for weeks. When Maggie was sixteen, she lived with her sister, Annie, who needed help with her three children and large garden while her husband was away. In 1904, Maggie graduated from Woodward High School. She worked as a piano and school teacher until 1908, when she married Charles B. Petty on 25 June. Soon after their marriage, her husband bought Zion Mountain Sawmill. While he operated the mill in the summer, Maggie cooked for the crew and milked the cows. During the winter, she and her husband taught school at Virgin City and participated in a community play. In 1909, Maggie's husband was called on a two-year mission to England. While he was gone, Maggie gave birth to their first child and stayed with her parents in St. George. When her husband returned on 25 August 1911, they moved to Deseret, Millard County, Utah, where he taught school and worked as the principal. Two years later, they moved to Hurricane, Utah and owned and operated a mercantile store, theatre, drug store, and auto mechanics shop. In 1927, Maggie and her husband moved to Cedar City, Utah so that their five children could get a better education. After nine years, they moved to Salt Lake City. Besides raising five children and serving in nearly every organization of the L.D.S. Church, Maggie served as the Secretary for the Woman's Civic Club, Vice-Captain for the Yale Camp of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, and member of the Flower Club, Salt Lake Mother's Club, and Singing Mothers Group. In her older years, Maggie enjoyed working in the temple, doing genealogy, and traveling. On 28 July 1972, Maggie and her daughter, Utahna, were killed in an auto accident when they were on their way to visit Cedar City, Zion, and St. George.",,,40,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/714,714,,,"This collection contains a family group record, biographies, and autobiographies relating to the Holt and Cottam families. Information about Maggie can be found in her ten-typewritten page autobiography and in a document entitled A Tribute to Mother, written by Leila Petty Shipp on 25 May 1975. Besides containing information about herself, Maggie's autobiography gives biographical information about her parents and grandparents. Her Grandfather Cottam taught her to read, write, add, and tell time when she visited with him each evening. For six weeks of each summer, Maggie visited the ranch of her Holt Grandparents. She loved to tame wild horses, make chewing gum, and eat the plums and apples while she spent time on the ranch. Maggie has other happy childhood memories of attending county fairs and holiday festivities with her family. One year, she won the first prize at a county fair for sewing a sofa pillow. Throughout her high school years, Maggie was very involved with music and she sang in several operettas. One professor offered to send her to Europe for vocal training, but Maggie's father refused to let her go. After graduation, Maggie continued to sing and she joined the St. George Tabernacle Choir and sang several soprano solos throughout the county. In 1915 Maggie went to San Francisco to see the World Fair. When she returned, Maggie went to visit a specialist in Salt Lake City, who discovered that she was in desperate need of an operation. Although she nearly died, Maggie feels that her life was spared through the power of the Priesthood." 313,"Peterson, Ruth Jean Rio Baker",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information about Jane consists of a poem, photographs of Jan...",1859-1924,a collection of essays on the Baker family,"Ruth Jean Rio Baker Peterson, known as Jane, was born 17 April 1859 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, the second of thirteen children born to William George and Hannah Hayward Baker. Shortly after Jane's birth, her parents were called to help settle Moroni, and later Deseret, Utah. The crops in Deseret were so good that they renamed the settlement Richfield. Troubles with Indians caused the abandonment of Richfield and in 1867, the Bakers moved to Nephi. Three years later, Brigham Young advised them to return. Jane's father was very influential and he owned the first hotel, taught school, and organized and promoted many theatrical entertainments. As a child, Jane had many opportunities for being well educated and developing her abilities in dancing and acting. On 15 January 1878 Jane married Jim Peterson. Two years later, they traveled to Saint George and were endowed and sealed in the temple. They lived in Richfield for many years until buying a farm in Boulder, Utah. Jane was the mother of nine children: Ruth, James, Maud, Bertrand, Margaretta, George, Lars, Leda, and Rio. Margaretta died when she was three months old, and Lars died of appendicitis at the age of fourteen. This was a difficult time for Jane, who was busy running the farm and raising her children while Jim served a mission in Denmark. When he returned, he brought a girl named Dagmar Sorensen with him, whose family had disowned her when she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jane raised Dagmar as her own child. When Jane's husband died in 1917, Jane lived with her daughter, Leda, until her death on 20 February 1924.",,,39,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/703,703,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information about Jane consists of a poem, photographs of Jane's family, a family group record, and Jane's twelve typewritten page biography written by her granddaughter, Elda Lyman Adams. This organized biography chronicles Jane's life with very few personal stories and details. She writes about the primitive living conditions Jane endured in Deseret and how Jane put her mind to improving the small dugout they used for a home. When Jane and Jim arrived in Boulder, they were met by many families and friends who were celebrating July 24th, which became a tradition to the people of this county. Jane had great faith when Jim was called to serve a mission and she knew that they would be able to raise the money for him to go. Although Lars died while Jim served his mission, Jane's testimony increased. She was very lonely when Jim died, but found solace in living with her daughter, Leda. Much laudatory information is contained in this biography as the granddaughter relates her pride in Jane's pioneering legacy, strong testimony, and talents." 480,"Peterson, Mattie Marie",MSS 2842,"The collection is titled Biography of John Olney Adams [native pioneer] and his wife, Mattie Marie Peterson, and is comprised of one folder, which contains five pages photographed from microfilm. Th",1864-1928,,"Mattie Marie Peterson was born in Denmark on May 4, 1864 to Lars Peter Pedersen and Sine Marie Oldsdatter. LDS missionaries visited the family in Denmark, and Matties family was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mattie migrated to Utah with the missionaries who had taught her family, and two other young girls. One of the missionaries wanted Mattie to marry him, but she refused. Mattie worked for the family of Fred Trane in Lehi, Utah, and later worked in a laundry in Salt Lake City. Matties mother remarried and later migrated to Utah with Matties half siblings. Mattie continued to work in Salt Lake City, and later in Pleasant Grove and American Fork. In American Fork she met and married John Olney Adams. They were married on May 19, 1884. They lived in American Fork and Bingham, Utah. Mattie and John had nine children, Alvah, John Alvin, Davis, Forrest Irvine, Zane Leland, Mattie, Lucy Marie, Haydee, and Dorius Olney. Three of her children, Alvah, Davis, and Mattie died in infancy. Mattie is described to have had dark hair and piecing black eyes. She",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection is titled Biography of John Olney Adams [native pioneer] and his wife, Mattie Marie Peterson, and is comprised of one folder, which contains five pages photographed from microfilm. The folder contains a history of Mattie's family, written by Laura Logie Timpson, camp historian for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Matties husband John Olney Adams and his parents were some of the first settlers in American Fork, Utah. Johns father practiced polygamy, and had three wives. Mattie met John while she was working in American Fork. John Olney Adams was elected four times as the town Marshall. He also worked at for the Utah Copper Company in Bingham, Utah. Mattie and John lived in Bingham for eighteen years, until Matties death. The file contains a poem written by Laura Logie Timpson about John Olney Adams life." 171,"Petersen, Zola Evelyn Adams Nielson",MSS 1206,"This collection is an autobiography of Zola Adams Peterson. It is one folder, containing two typed copies of the 42-page document'one most likely an original, the other a copy. The autobiography is...",1889-1971,Autobiography,"Zola Adams was born March 8, 1889 to George Albert Adams and N. Evelyn Mortensen. She was born in her grandmother's cabin in Sanford, Colorado. Her mother was there visiting her family when she went into labor, so a few weeks after Zola was born, when her mother could travel again, they went back home to Monticello, Utah. As a young child, Zola spent her time playing with her brothers and sisters, and their neighbor Parley Butt. They loved to hike, climb, search for wildflowers, and wade in a nearby stream. They would also drive their cattle up to the mountains and back down to their ranch each day. They farmed hay, grain, and potatoes. When Zola was little, she loved to talk and was punished in school many times for doing so. She was also known for passing on family secrets to visitors when they would come over and had to wait awhile for her mom to get home. When Zola was nine, her father was called on a mission in the Southern States, leaving her mother with six children at home. In 1906, Zola went to Brigham Young University to study Home Economics. She served as the Vice President of the Student Body at BYU during her 4th year. In 1910, Zola applied for and got a job teaching at a school in Bluff, Utah. It was through that experience that she realized how little she knew, and continued her education through summer courses. That same year, George Albert Smith and Hyrum M. Smith were staying at her house (her family often boarded visiting church and state leaders), and asked Zola to move to England and take over the mission home there. She was waiting for a missionary to get home, so they told her that if she stayed home and got married, they wouldn't call her on a mission. On December 11, 1912, Zola Adams married Lyman Nielson. With Lyman, Zola had five children, only two of whom survived past a couple of months. On February 9, 1920, Lyman passed away after battling with the Spanish Flu. Zola was now, at the age of 27, a widow with two children. Zola remarried on November 28, 1929 to Peter Petersen of Alamosa, Colorado. Zola and Peter had a son, Richard Petersen, born August 11, 1931. Only seven years later, Peter and his mother died in a car accident on a trip to California. Zola moved back to Sanford, Colorado to settle Peter's estate, and then moved to Provo, Utah in 1940. In December of 1948, Zola traveled to New York City with some friends, and while there, her son Richard was killed in a car accident. In April of 1949, at the age of 60, Zola was called on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was called to the Southern States Mission and served in Atlanta, Georgia; Vidalla, Georgia; Hartsville, Darlington, and Florence, South Carolina; and Miami, Florida. Zola passed away November 18, 1971 in Salt Lake City and is buried in Blanding, San Juan County, Utah.",1890-,,252,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/561,561,,,"This collection is an autobiography of Zola Adams Peterson. It is one folder, containing two typed copies of the 42-page document'one most likely an original, the other a copy. The autobiography is well-written, and reads like a story. It also includes reflections on her many travels. At the end of the biography, there is a copy of her funeral program, as well as a poem by Hazel Loomis, a family friend. It is helpful to look through both copies, as some of the dates differ. At the end of her autobiography, Zola writes her testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and important lessons she has learned throughout her life." 118,"Petersen, Mary Mortensen",MSS SC 773,"The history of Mary and Niels Petersen was written by their son Joseph Lorenzo Petersen. The biography is 19 typed pages. After her marriage and settlement in Arizona, the family raised cows and ...",1854-1936,Biography,"Anne Marie Mortensen (Mary) was born September 27, 1854 to Niels Mortensen and Mette Hansen Mortensen in Denmark. Just before her birth, the Mormon Elders had taught her family the gospel and her father was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her father sold his properties in Denmark and moved the family to Copenhagen hoping to travel to America to join the Saints. They were delayed for nearly ten years in Copenhagen raising the necessary funds to cross the ocean and plains to reach the Salt Lake Valley. Just before setting sail for America, Mary was baptized on April 21, 1866 at eleven years of age. Her oldest brother and mother were also baptized at that time. After arriving in America, the family crossed the plains in a wagon train and endured the hardships that accompanied the journey. Mary's two youngest sisters were permitted to ride in the wagon, but still passed away just two days apart during the trek. Mary walked the entire journey to the Salt Lake Valley where they arrived on September 29, 1866. Upon arriving in Salt Lake, she changed her name from Anne to Mary and was known as Mary for the rest of her life. After arriving in Utah, Mary spent most of her adolescence working in several homes. While working in the Knudsen home, she met Niels Petersen whom she would later marry. Mary introduced him to the gospel, and following his baptism, they were married in Salt Lake City, Utah and sealed in the Endowment House on October 9, 1873. After their marriage, they lived in Stockton, Utah for one year, and then in Leamington, Utah for about two years where her husband farmed. They then followed the Mortensen family who had been called by church leaders to settle in Arizona. During their trek across difficult roads in a wagon, they stopped briefly in Circleville where Mary gave birth to a daughter. From there, the Mortensen family, the Petersen family, and the Mons Larson family continued their travel together to Arizona. In Arizona, the Mortensens and Petersens settled in what is now known as the Mortensen Wash and lived on a ranch. They endured many hardships and trials from Indians and outlaws in the area, and worked hard to establish a life and home. Mary was a devoted mother and Saint, and taught her children to have faith and pray daily. After her children were raised and her husband was gone, she moved with two of her sons to St. Joseph, Arizona in 1919. She then desired to work in the Mesa Temple which she did during the winter months for six years. Mary completed endowment work for over 1600 people. She was deeply religious and worked hard throughout her life. She was the mother to nine living children, and twins who passed away at birth. In 1918, after the unexpected passing of her daughter she also took in two of her young grandsons until they were old enough to live with their father. Mary passed away in the winter of 1936.",1888-1920,,204,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/508,508,,,"The history of Mary and Niels Petersen was written by their son Joseph Lorenzo Petersen. The biography is 19 typed pages. After her marriage and settlement in Arizona, the family raised cows and chickens and planted crops. The ranch grew, and they eventually acquired many horses in addition to their cattle. At times, the Apache Indians became violent and the women and children moved to Snowflake, Arizona for safety until there was peace again. When the railroad was built across the state of Arizona, the family rejoiced as they didn't have to travel all the way to Albuquerque, New Mexico to get supplies. However, the railroad also brought stray cattle from Texas and outlaws that followed. Horses were often stolen and Mary's husband was harassed for not joining with their illegal designs. When her husband was away, Mary would gather her children around and pray for their safety from these unlawful men. She would pray that the blood of these men wouldn't come upon any of the Saints. Her prayers were answered as her husband was counseled by President Jesse N. Smith of the stake to leave a certain persecutor alone and promised he would not be bothered again and that the man would soon be gone. This counsel stopped Niels from pursuing action against his perpetrator and the prophecy was fulfilled as the man was killed soon after the counsel was given. Mary's husband experienced a great change when he chose to follow the counsel from church leaders and keep the Word of Wisdom. His life was filled with the Spirit, and he became active and devoted to the church. The family changed along with their father and enjoyed a happy and gospel-filled home. Niels was called to be the Bishop of the newly organized Pinedale Ward in 1887, and served in that position until his death in 1902. The blessings of the Lord were poured out upon the family as their faithfulness increased. After her husband's death, Mary was left a widow with six children at home and unable to take care of the ranch. She gave the ranch to her oldest sons who worked the ranch and provided for Mary. Mary didn't have the opportunity to pursue much schooling, but she wanted her children to have that opportunity. She financed her children's education at the new High School in Snowflake, Arizona. After all her children had gone, she remodeled a few rooms in her home and kept a little store until she moved to St. Joseph in 1919. Mary's home was a welcome place for visitors and a happy home for her children. Of his mother, her son wrote, 'She set us a worthy example in the everyday living of her life. I never knew her to waver or slack in her attempt to live a good life. We would all do well to follow the example in living that she showed us.' Mary was described as 'no tenderfoot or weakling' and one who 'looked on the bright side with faith undaunted.' Frontier Life, Pioneers" 609,"Petersen, Erma Epsy Pace",MSS SC 52,"This genealogical collection consists of 4 folders. The first folder contains a handwritten genealogy entitled, The Earliest Lawrence Arms, Granted 1191 A.D. Argent, a Cross Raguly Gules. It number",1895-1998,Genealogy,"Erma Epsy Pace Petersen was born on 29 September 1895 in Provo, Utah. She was the sixth of 12 children belonging to Sidney Alexander Pace, Sr. and Lucy Agnes White Pace, the other children being Williams, Willa Emily Williams, Florence Isabelle, Mary Estella, Sidney Roy, Caddie Agnes, Thomas Byron, Sidney Alexander, Jr., Cleo Donna, George Roland, and Carl Alma, Sr. As a young child, Erma once gave her mother quite a scare. At their second home in the Provo Bench what is now Orem there was a ditch behind their property, where the family would draw water. One day, while carrying water to boil for the wash, her mother lost track of her. Following a distinct impression to search the ditch, she found Erma lying on a newly created sandbar in the ditch, after a neighbor had drained it somewhat. It took a long while for Erma to come to, but with the neighbors help and many prayers, she began to breathe again. By the time the doctor they had sent for, Walter R. Pike, came, Erma was fine, if a little worn out, and never showed any signs of poor health from the incident. In the very same month, while haying, her father witnessed another close call, as a ladder fell over, grazing her head and nearly knocking her unconscious. Her father took her back into the house and took care of her. Since her parents had not been married in the temple, Erma and her family got to experience a family sealing on 22 June 1905, in the Salt Lake Temple. Erma started school in a one-room log cabin in Orem. The building also served as the church house and a recreation center until the Timpanogas Ward house was built. Her first teacher was named Della L. Greene, who taught all grades in the school. By Ermas second year, a two-room brick building was constructed. In May of 1911, Erma graduated from the eighth grade. After the summer of the next year, when there was a drive to enroll for a new high school on the Provo Bench, she began her first year of high school in the Spencer School Building, where George W. Worthen was the principal. He and Ora Cunningham were the teachers there, and both the boys and the girls took every subject taught, except the boys were not taught domestic art. By the next year, Raymond Partridge replaced Principal Worthen, and he added a mandolin/guitar class to the curriculum. It took another 2 years for Erma to finish high school, since only the first 2 years were taught on the bench. Throughout her schooling, she was also heavily involved in her ward choirs, of which the director was John T. Pyne. She also served as a secretary in the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association in the Sharon Ward, as well as a second councilor to Pamela Losee. Another close call came one year when Erma and her brother, Sidney, went out into the foothills to collects flowers. They split up to cover more terrain, as the flowers had not grown plentiful that year, and Erma heard a noise coming from an oak bush. She came close enough to find that it was an animal, camouflaged against the bush, swinging its head from side to side and thumping the ground in a slow, rhythmic beat. She decided to leave it alone and rejoined her brother, only finding out later, after a neighbor had found and identified the tracks, that it must have been a cougar, getting ready to pounce if she got any closer to its hiding place. When WWI ended on 11 November 1918, she and her parents, along with their neighbor, Claude Burch, set out in a horse drawn wagon to wake everyone on the Bench and spread the good news. After telling the Bench, they went down to Provo City and celebrated on Center Street with everyone else who had learned of the news. The celebrations didnt end until close to morning. In May of 1916, she graduated with her senior class. She did not stay out of school long, as the Normal Teachers Training classes at BYU began in September of the same year. It took her until the end of the year to earn her teachers certificate, and the following September, she began her first teaching assignment in the Vineyard school, teaching the first and second grades. While at Vineyard, she worked alongside the principal, Clifford Wright, and the other teachers, Edna Allen and Adela Peters. In 1919, Erma moved from Vineyard to the Mountain School, where she taught the first and second grades until the end of 1920. From 1921 to the end of her teaching career, she taught at the Spencer School, once again teaching the first and second grades. Her colleagues there were Beatrice Smith and Essie Keeter. Essie used to tease Erma about a lonely neighbor who was looking for company. Around this time, Erma met her husband, and when Essie saw her ring, she finally stopped teasing. Erma married Joseph Hyrum Petersen on 18 June 1924 in the Salt Lake Temple, with the ceremony performed by the apostle, George F. Richards. Together they had 4 children, Joseph Hyrum, Rex Harold, Lynn, and Paul Robert. In addition to these children, Joseph, who had been previousl",,,,,2019-08-06 09:17:23,,,,,"This genealogical collection consists of 4 folders. The first folder contains a handwritten genealogy entitled, The Earliest Lawrence Arms, Granted 1191 A.D. Argent, a Cross Raguly Gules. It numbers 300 pages, and it details the history and lineage of the Lawrence family, starting with Robert Lawrence of Lancashire, England. Robert was born in 1150, and he was knighted for his services during the Crusades, and he and his family inhabited Ashton Hall, among other ancestral seats. The genealogy also includes hand drawn illustrations of the Lawrence family coat of arms, and its evolution through the familys generations and marriages. This folder also contains typescript life sketches of Nancy Pace and Miles Anderson, Mary A.P. Tyler, Ann Moriah Redd, Catherine Rankin Pace and William Wilson Pace, Icevinda Pace Rohner Rance, John Hardison Pace, Amanda Lucinda Pace Sorenson, Margaret Angeline Pace, John Ezra Pace, Caroline Augusta Ivins, Pheobe Ann Covington Pace, Julia Ann Ivins McDonald, Elizabeth Lee, and Wilson Daniel Pace. These sketches number anywhere from 1 to 10 pages each. Additionally, there is a handwritten copy of a letter sent to Dixie Pace Blackburn, from her brother, John Ezra Pace, dated 10 May 1923 from St. George, Utah, and numbering 2 pages. The second folder contains 2-page, typescript biography entitled, The Life of Margaret Angeline Pace, the subject of whom was born on 14 September 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois. The third folder contains a black, hardbound book numbering 221 pages. The book contains several illustrations of coats of arms before presenting the title, History of the Pace Family in America. On the inside of the front cover is a sticker labelling the book as a gift from Erma P. Petersen to the library of Brigham Young University, as well as Ermas address in Provo, Utah at the time written in pencil. This book covers the history and lineage of the Pace family in Virginia, starting with Richard Pace, who is given the title of savior of Jamestown in the Indian Massacre that took place on 22 March 1622, as well as Captain Samuel Maycock, a prominent figure in Virginias early governing bodies. The fourth folder contains 1 CD, on which is written MSS SC 52 Folder 3 Page # in Book goes: 79, 81, 80, 91, 90, 92 and there are two consecutive page 112. And numbering jumps from 188 to 199. Numbering starts mirroring actual page #s on 131." 260,"Person, Julia Helena",MSS 8,"This three-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Julia's daughter, Emeline R. H. Bourne. Emeline writes of a time when Julia offered a prayer for the sain...",1837-1906,Biography,"Julia Helena Person was born September 28, 1837 in Onse, Norway to Pere Person and Ingeborge Halverson. She converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and left home to travel with the saints on January 17, 1855. She proceeded north on the Mississippi River and arrived in St. Louis on March 27. On June 15, she left in a company under the charge of Captain Jacob F. Secrist. Cholera broke out not long after, and the captain died July 2. Yet, the company proceeded, reaching Salt Lake City on September 7, 1855. Julia there married John W. Hess on November 16, 1856 and was chosen as one of the first teachers of the Relief Society. She was also called to assist in nursing the sick and preparing the dead for burial. She also assisted in the organization of the Primary. Julia had three sons and one daughter and died September 14, 1906 at her home in Farmington, Utah.",1887-1956,,332,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/650,650,,,"This three-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Julia's daughter, Emeline R. H. Bourne. Emeline writes of a time when Julia offered a prayer for the saints' safety during the voyage overseas. Emeline later provides another account during which Julia was near death when crossing the plains. She received a Priesthood blessing, and her health was restored. After arriving in Farmington, Julia was called upon to finish a coverlet because of her expertise in weaving, and during this visit, she met her husband, John Hess. Though Julia's sight began to fail her in her later years, she strove and worked for women's suffrage, and also worked on her genealogy in the Logan Temple." 302,"Pearce, Jean Rio Griffith Baker",MSS SC 332; MSS SC 1140; MSS 410,"This collection includes talks and excerpts of other Baker family members, but is primarily the diary of Jean Rio Griffith Baker Pearce. There are several photographed transcription...",1810-1883,diaries; journal of essays on the Baker family; diary,"Jean Rio Griffith Baker Pearce was born in Shalford, England on May 8, 1810 to John Walter Griffiths and Susanna Ann Burgess. In 1832, she married Henry Baker and was baptized into the L.D.S. Church in August of 1849. After her husband's death, Jean carried out the family's plans to move to Salt Lake City, Utah. An accomplished pianist, Jean insisted her piano be brought along the trek; one of the first into Utah Valley. In 1864, Jean married Edward Pearce who died six months later. She was the mother of nine children and died in California in 1883.",,,38,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/692,692,,,"This collection includes talks and excerpts of other Baker family members, but is primarily the diary of Jean Rio Griffith Baker Pearce. There are several photographed transcriptions of the diary, 49 pages in length, which is a daily account of her trip from Liverpool to Utah. The entries provide vivid perceptions of the landscape, cities and people she encounters during her journey. Jean writes in detail of the environment and life of the migration west. There is a lapse of 17 years toward the end of the diary, where Jean describes the heartache and trials of settling in a desert land. She then gives description of her move to California and her reasons for settling there. MSS SC 1140: The collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, and biographies of the Baker family. The book includes pictures of Jean with her husband Henry Baker. All pages are organized, indexed, and typed. MSS 410: Same as material in MSS SC 332. Mormon Pioneers, Persecution, Immigration." 6,"Payne, Emma Powell",MSS SC 175,"This collection contains biographical information relating to the Payne family. Emma's five-page, typewritten biography was written by her son, H. M. Payne. It chronicles important events in Emma...",1838-1927,Biography,"Emma Powell Payne was born March 1, 1838 in Aldridge, England the eldest of five children born to George and Maria Mousley Powell. As a child, Emma worked as a servant for a wealthy family. In 1850, Emma and her parents joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and she became involved in preaching the gospel at street meetings. Emma married Edward Payne September 16, 1854. They continued to do missionary work in Aldridge until her husband broke his contract with his unjust employer and traveled to America to work, with the hopes of sending for Emma and their children within a year. On December 25, 1863 Emma was reunited with her husband. Months later, they were separated again when Emma and the children joined a company of church members traveling to Utah and her husband stayed behind to earn more money. On September 20, 1864 Emma and her children arrived in Utah. When her husband arrived in 1865, he built a small log home and purchased a cow, oxen, and farmland. When their small farm was destroyed by grasshoppers in 1868, Emma's family was forced to move to Coalville, Utah where her husband worked as a coal miner. In 1874 Emma and her husband moved to Glenwood, Utah to farm. Emma gave birth to thirteen children, five of whom died in infancy. She also served as a Relief Society President for over twenty-five years. In her older years, Emma did genealogy and her husband taught her how to read. Emma died in Glenwood September 4, 1927.",,,103,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/396,396,,,"This collection contains biographical information relating to the Payne family. Emma's five-page, typewritten biography was written by her son, H. M. Payne. It chronicles important events in Emma's life and gives a few additional stories. When Emma's husband broke his contract and moved to America, he left Emma and the children with her parents. However, her husband's disgruntled employer also owned the home rented by Emma's parents. He was very unhappy when he discovered Emma and her children living there and he threatened to kick her parents out of the home. Rather than allow this to happen to her parents, Emma went to live with the family for whom she worked and she sent her children to live with neighbors and friends. Emma's parents, also coverts to the church, traveled to Utah with Emma and her children. The trek was very difficult for Emma, whose one- year- old son died on the journey. Although Emma gave birth to her sixth child one month after she arrived in Utah, food was so scarce that Emma began working weeks after she gave birth. In Emma's older years, she continued to make sacrifices for her belief in the church. When she and her husband moved to Glenwood to farm, they joined the United Order. This church program required members to give their land, possessions, and time to be evenly distributed to all members of the church. Although this program was discontinued, Emma still gave of her time and talents to the church." 291,"Partridge, Ruth Louise",UA OH 40; MSS P. 173,"This record is a seventeen-page typescript of an interview held with Ruth Louise Partridge on December 18, 1980. The subject of the interview was Reminiscences of Brigham Young Univer...",1898-1981,Ruth Louise Partridge oral history interview; Ruth Partridge photograph collection,"Ruth Partridge was born on December 22, 1898 to Ernest DeAlton and Elizabeth (Truman) Partridge. Her father was a teacher in Provo. He and his class surveyed the Y when it was built on the mountain. Ruth attended nurse's training in California. She wrote a book about her experiences called Adventures with the Lamp which was suppressed in New York because doctors and nurses in that state objected to her portrayal of hospitals. During World War II Ruth tried to join the U.S. Army but she was turned down because she had written and published a book. Ruth wrote for a newspaper in Provo called the Journal. She enjoyed success with her column Minutia, but the newspaper was short-lived. Ruth then wrote for the Provo newspaper, The Herald, but later was fired for an unknown reason. Ruth shared her musical talents by playing the piano at public locations such as the State Mental Hospital and the Senior Citizens Center.",,,37,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/681,681,,,"This record is a seventeen-page typescript of an interview held with Ruth Louise Partridge on December 18, 1980. The subject of the interview was Reminiscences of Brigham Young University. She discusses the history of her father during much of the interview. No biographical data on her life is given, nor dates to help the reader approximate the time periods of the topics she discusses. She describes experiences she had while attending Brigham Young High School and Brigham Young University. Ruth lived in Knightville, Utah, a mining town, during part of her life and discusses the atmosphere there. She describes nursing during World War II and relates an experience using Sulpha, a new wonder drug at the time, on a patient with a ruptured appendix. She mentions getting married twice, but no names of her husbands or any children are found in the record. In the interview Ruth discusses her experiences with BYU notables Ernest Wilkinson, George Brimhall, Franklin Harris, and Alice Louise Reynolds. MSS P. 173: This is a collection of photographs formerly in the possession of Ruth Louise Partridge. Many items are the actual photographs, others are photocopies of the originals. The collection includes portraits of individuals, groups, families, businesses, and items relating to Brigham Young University. Most of the items are identified and in either good or fair condition. An inventory of the photographs describing quantity, type and size, description of contents, quality of image, box, folder, and item number is available in the collection." 280,"Park, Margaret Wilson",MSS SC 1106,"Margaret submitted her autobiography in 1978 while living in South Africa. The manuscript is two pages long, handwritten in blue ink. It also includes a black and white original photo of Margar...",1902-,Autobiography,"Margaret Wilson Park was born in 1902 to Thomas and Margaret (Morton) Wilson in South Africa. Her parents had emigrated from Scotland to South Africa in 1901 when they had three children. They later had four more children in South Africa, totaling seven children. Margaret 's mother joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1908 and her father Thomas joined in 1909. Margaret was raised as a Latter-day Saint in South Africa, where there were few members. In 1930 when Margaret was 28 she had the intention of settling in the United States. She lived in Ogden, Utah for two years and then returned to South Africa in 1932. Shortly after her return, she married Alvin Park in April 1933. She and Alvin had a daughter, Laverne, on 24 December 1936; they were sealed in the Swiss Temple in 1968. Margaret and her husband traveled across the world and also served two missions for the Church, one to the London, England Temple and another in South Africa.",,,36,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/670,670,,,"Margaret submitted her autobiography in 1978 while living in South Africa. The manuscript is two pages long, handwritten in blue ink. It also includes a black and white original photo of Margaret in her later years. Margaret briefly covers her youth and talks mainly about her life in the Church. She mentions an experience of seeing the Salt Lake Temple for the first time while living in Utah; she was speechless when she saw the temple because she could feel the spirit so strongly. She mentions how she treasured her time in Utah. Margaret traveled to Scotland on her way home from living in the United States. She did much family history work while there. She writes a little about her husband and daughter, but focuses on her travels with her husband. Margaret and her husband visited every temple (that was built by the 1970s) while they were traveling across the world, except for the Arizona Temple. She briefly describes her different callings in the Church.
(Margaret's autobiography is included in a collection with four other women who were living in the South Africa Mission, their names are: Valerie Evelyn Allderman, Barbara Mann Donaghue, Pearl Elizabeth Ek, and Jean Wood Newbold.) Couple Missionaries" 368,"Palmer, Patience Delila Pierce",MSS SC 591,"This collection contains a letter from Rachel P. Mellor to LeGrand L. Baker describing some of the collection's contents. There are also photocopies of two pictures, one of Abraham Palmer and one ...",1809-1894,"Life Sketches of Abraham W. Palmer and Patience D. P. Palmer, 1809-1894","Patience Pierce Palmer, daughter of Isaac Pierce and Elizabeth Taylor Pierce, was born in Oswegatchie, New York on February 15, 1809. In 1825 she married Abraham Palmer. Together they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1834. Like many members of the Church at that time, Patience and Abraham decided to move to Far West, Missouri. They arrived at Haun's Mill and decided to camp four miles below it. Tragically, it was on this day in the fall of 1838 that Haun's Mill was attacked by mobs. It was a terrible massacre. The Palmers, along with the seven other families they were traveling with, spent the day in terror. Yet the events near Haun's Mill were not the end of their immense trials. After the extermination order from Governor Boggs, the families were forced from Missouri. They slowly pushed their way to Illinois, suffering exposure to extreme cold, hunger, fatigue, and discouragement. Shortly after arriving in Springfield, they went to Nauvoo where Abraham worked as a carpenter for the Nauvoo Temple. It was also in Nauvoo that Patience received her patriarchal blessing from Joseph Smith. The manuscript contains an excerpt from this blessing. After the completion of the temple, the members of the Church were again forced to leave their homes. They then made the long journey to Iowa, again braving the cold and persecution. While no account within this typescript has been previously given of the birth of any of Patience's children, the birth of her 10th child, William Moroni, is recorded. He was born December 10 in a little log hut during a snow storm as they were leaving Nauvoo. Later during their long journey west, Patience gives birth to her last child, Hyrum Smith, in an abandoned Indian village in the late winter of 1849. In 1852, they left Iowa for Salt Lake City. They arrived in October and then moved to Ogden in 1854 where Abraham served as first counselor in the Stake Presidency, and Patience was the first president of the Relief Society in Weber County. In their later years, they moved to Spanish Fork. After Abraham passed away in 1875, Patience lived with her son, William, in Glenwood, Utah. It was here that she died on March 25, 1894.",-,,79,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/758,758,,,"This collection contains a letter from Rachel P. Mellor to LeGrand L. Baker describing some of the collection's contents. There are also photocopies of two pictures, one of Abraham Palmer and one of his second wife Hulda Catherine Hill Palmer. The collection contains a 3 page typescript detailing the life of Abraham Whitney Palmer. Following this is another typescript written by James L. Palmer titled 'A Sketch of the Life of Patience Delila Pierce Palmer.' This 12-page single-spaced document gives many details of the experiences of Patience and her family as they struggled West to escape persecution and establish their families in the gospel of Jesus Christ. James L. Palmer has included many scriptures in his re-telling of this fascinating history. The typescript contains Patience's chilling first-hand account of the Haun's Mill massacre. She describes in vivid detail how she ran with six children and a baby into the forest to escape the mob. The harsh ground cut the children's feet badly as they ran. She recalls, 'When we would stop for a short rest mothers would take their clothes off their backs to lay on the ground for the children to stand on and warm their cold feet.' They ran and hid during the entire night. The next morning the women's husbands called out to them, and they returned to camp. After safely gathering, the company went to the mill to bury the dead. As they approached the mill, they saw armed men on horses approaching them. Patience bravely walked up to them and asked what they intended to do with them. One of the men warned them that a 'mob of furious men was coming' and told them of an unguarded road they could safely take. After leaving they spent many days close to starvation waiting for orders from Far West. The saints were ordered by the government to leave Missouri, and because of persecution, the families could not buy food or supplies to help them on their journey through the 'mud, snow, and ice.' During her account of these trying times, Patience remembers how she felt heartache and confusion concerning her 'fellow-country men.' Her father-in-law and grandfather had been soldiers in the Revolutionary War fighting to establish religious freedom. 'They had labored and suffered that all men might enjoy religious liberty in this land, and there we were, fleeing before a relentless and blood-thirsty mob, composed of American citizens.' Despite all the intense persecution, the Palmer family grew stronger in their beliefs in Joseph Smith and the gospel teachings. There are several places within the manuscript where Patience expresses her testimony of these things. The manuscript also contains a letter written by the Palmers to Abraham's sister in New York. This letter shares their testimony of the gospel and the experiences they had while fleeing to Illinois. Along with the letter, there is also a detailed history of the Palmer family's life in Nauvoo, which includes Abraham's work on the temple, Patience's patriarchal blessing, the organization of the first Relief Society, a miraculous healing, the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, the completion and dedication of the temple, and then the saint's exodus from their beautiful Nauvoo. Details concerning the trek west and their arrival in Salt Lake City are also included in the manuscript. Following the typescript are a few genealogy pages which give the dates of birth for Abraham and Patience's children. James L. Palmer writes a beautiful description of the kind of woman Patience was. He states, 'She never shrank, no matter what her trials were for she had a positive knowledge that the gospel which she had obeyed was the true gospel of Christ and the testimony never failed her throughout her whole life. No one could withstand such trials unless God was with them.'" 155,"Palmer, Ada Elizabeth Magnusson",MSS OH 22,"This collection includes an oral history tape (90 minutes in length) and a transcript (18 pages in length) that consists of an interview between Ada Palmer and Jessie Embry on July 25, 1973 as part...",1905-1995,Oral History,"Ada Elizabeth Magnusson Palmer was born on February 27, 1905 to Neils William Magnusson and Jacobine Jensen in Sandy, Utah. When Ada was young, her time was focused on mainly church activities and schooling. Later in life Ada attended the University of Utah for two years before teaching school in Grand County for three years. While teaching in Thompson, Ada met Ward Palmer whom she married on January 27, 1928 in Salt Lake City. In May of that year, they moved to Monticello, and in November, Ada bore her first of three children. In 1929 Ada's husband became manager of the Midland Telephone Company, so Ada worked with him there for 11 years. Because of financially difficult times during the Depression years, Ada and her family moved to the 160 acre ranch Ward's father homesteaded in 1940. There they raised wheat for a while and then got into the cattle business. Later in life when Ada's two sons were in the service and her daughter had started college, Ada ran on the Republican Party ticket for county clerk. She won the position and served for 12 consecutive years. Ada died on March 15, 1995.",-,,238,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/545,545,,,"This collection includes an oral history tape (90 minutes in length) and a transcript (18 pages in length) that consists of an interview between Ada Palmer and Jessie Embry on July 25, 1973 as part of the Southeastern Utah Oral History Project conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University in collaboration with the Utah State Historical Society. The oral history is mainly autobiographical in nature. Ada describes in detail her careers as a teacher and county clerk as well as her experience working with her husband at the telephone company. During Ada's first year teaching, she taught eight children in five different grades, and during her second and third years teaching, she taught 32 children in eight different grades. Ada decided to run for county clerk when she was asked about running for office by the chairman of the Republican party for San Juan County. Ada claims that she was always active in politics, having registered as a Republican in the seventh grade: 'I thought [voting] was an essential thing. If we don't take part and voice our opinions, we have no right to speak for or against anything. I don't think I ever missed voting.' Besides her careers, Ada recalls isolated life on the ranch, saying that since her children did not have all of the recreational opportunities that other kids had, they read much of the time and are still 'fine readers.' Ada also briefly describes the effects of the Depression on Monticello, saying that her kids wore patched clothes but they were never on welfare because they managed to save money and they had a milk cow and canned food. Although Ada felt that people were closer to each other in the early 1900s, she 'wouldn't want to go back to the old times for anything' because she believed that 'life is so much easier than it used to be.'" 141,"Packer, Donna Smith",MSS SC 833,This collection contains two essays written by Sister Donna Packer. They were submitted to the archival collections following a request Sister Packer received from her Stake Relief Society Preside...,1927-,Essays,"Donna Smith Packer was born October 20, 1927 in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah to William Waldamare Smith and Edith Nellie Hooper Jordan. Donna was the oldest and only girl of four children and enjoyed the blessings of a righteous home. She spent her childhood and youth in Brigham City, Utah. She attended Lincoln Elementary and graduated from Box Elder Jr. High and Box Elder High School. She was recognized as the 'Outstanding Girl' in her graduating class in 1945, and as the 'Peach Queen' in Brigham City in 1946. She attended Weber Jr. College where her future husband was also attending. She graduated from the college in May 1947, and was married and sealed to Boyd K. Packer July 28, 1947 in the Logan Temple. Her husband had served in WWII, and continued his education after their marriage. He has held many callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and since April of 1970 has served as an Apostle. Donna has also held many callings in the Church especially in the Primary Organization where she had 28 years of continuous service. She has also taught drama, speech, and Relief Society spiritual living lessons. From July 1965 to July 1968, she and their nine children accompanied her husband while he served as the mission president in the New England Mission. She referred to this as their 'glorious mission experience.' She gave birth to their tenth child following their mission to New England. Donna Packer has honed and developed many talents including sewing, tailoring, needlepoint, crewel embroidery, drying and arranging flowers, gardening, upholstering, etc. She wrote that what she enjoys very most are those things that are related to home and family. Elder Packer and Donna have dedicated their life to the rearing of their family and living the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Donna wrote of her family working as a team with unity and purpose in all they do. She has especially enjoyed the 'united effort on researching records for temple work and the writing of family life stories' Her essays contain valuable insight and testimony of the faithful life she has lived.",,,225,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/531,531,,,"This collection contains two essays written by Sister Donna Packer. They were submitted to the archival collections following a request Sister Packer received from her Stake Relief Society Presidency. She said that these essays would perhaps 'serve to give insight into an Apostle's home life which may have some significance for someone.' As Donna Packer has traveled with her husband, she has often been asked the question, 'What is it like to be married to one of the General Authorities?' Her usually reply is, 'It is very special, because he honors his priesthood and is a choice husband and father in our home.' The first essay speaks of two foundation stones that she and Elder Packer acknowledged as they reared their ten children. The second essay is a brief biographical sketch of Sister Packer's life. The first foundation stone is that a child must be someplace all of the time, and the second is that a child must be doing something all of the time. She wrote of her duty as a mother in directing and teaching the spirits that were loaned to her. She and Elder Packer decided early in their marriage that '[their] children would be raised in [their] home and yard. Not the neighbors, or grandparents, or nurseries, but [their] home.' She wrote of the responsibility of the parent to provide something for the children to do, and wrote of their workbench, creative corner, and sewing center in their home. She recorded many experiences that reflect their dedication to their family and the traditions and activities of their family life. Of her and Elder Packer, she said, we were in the business of raising children.' At the close of her essay she bears witness of the Lord's help in this work of family and bears witness of His love." 552,"Pack, Phebe Celestia Young",MSS SC 2281,"This folder contains two items, one being a 12-page, handwritten biography written by Phebe Celestia Young Pack about her father, Phineas Howe Young, and another biography of the same man, compiled by",1865-1920,Biography,"Phebe Celestia Young Pack was born on 5 December 1865 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the daughter of Phineas Howe Young (the older brother of Brigham Young), and Phebe Clark. In October of 1875, she married Irvin James Pack, and together they had four children, Irving Howe Pack, Leonanie Seraph Pack, Junie Genevieve Pack, and Celestia Pack. She was baptized and confirmed by her father in 1865, attended the University of Deseret, during which time she lived with her uncle, Brigham Young, in the Beehive and Lion House, sharing a room with Susie Young Gates. She has fond memories of Brigham gathering all the families together in the mornings and evenings for family prayer in the dining hall. Phebe was a Stake Relief Society president for a time in the Summit Stake, and she spent much of her time visiting the sick and working in the Temple or doing Genealogical work until her health grew to poor to continue. During this time, too, she lost her daughter, Genevieve, and Irvings wife, Ethel. She helped to take care of their kids for the rest of her life. She was influential in ensuring that all wards and stakes kept good records of the work they did, and even served in the capacity of President of religion classes at BYU until the position was dissolved. She was a wonderful cook, and kept a neat and tidy house, where she would often hold quilting bees, or help her husband lay the new carpets, or change the bedding. She died at age 63, on 17 January 1920, in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a lifetime of service and exemplary love for the church and the priesthood.",,,,,2018-08-14 15:48:20,,,,,"This folder contains two items, one being a 12-page, handwritten biography written by Phebe Celestia Young Pack about her father, Phineas Howe Young, and another biography of the same man, compiled by three of his granddaughters, and containing much of Celestias biography, as well as a photograph of Phineas." 18,"Owens, Abigal Burr",MSS SC 574,"This biography is part of the 'Horace B. Owens Papers' collection. Horace B. Owens is Abigal's oldest son. Her part of the collection is one page, typed. It was written by her granddaughter Medo...",1799-1862,Biography,"Abigal Burr was born on November 22, 1799 in Onondago or Montgomery County, New York to Constance Hungerford and Horace Burr. She married James Clark Owens in 1816. In 1817 they lived in Ohio, then in 1818 moved to Mercer, Pennsylvania and lived there until 1819. In 1820 they moved to Trumbull, Ohio and stayed there until 1831 when they moved to Jackson, Missouri. They were some of the early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They were driven with the saints to Iowa. They lost three of their children in accidents along the way. While in Iowa John got caught in a snowstorm and died. In 1852 Abigal and her children traveled with the saints to Utah settling in Provo. Soon after they arrived, her sons were called to settle Fillmore, Utah. She went with them and lived there until her death on November 27, 1862. She was the mother of eight children.",1887-1964,,114,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/408,408,,,"This biography is part of the 'Horace B. Owens Papers' collection. Horace B. Owens is Abigal's oldest son. Her part of the collection is one page, typed. It was written by her granddaughter Medora O. Trueblood. It is very brief, but tells of the major events in Abigal's life. It talks a bit about the persecutions endured by the saints when being driven from their homes by mobs. Her oldest son was the one to bring word of the destruction of the printing press in Jackson County, Missouri. It tells of her faith and integrity though she lost several of her children during the trek out west." 46,"Orth, Alice Griffith",MSS SC 1005,This autobiography is three pages typed. It was written in 1977. Also included in this collection is a passport photo of Alice with the year 1975 written on the back. In this autobiography she t...,-,"Autobiography, 1977","Alice Griffith was born in Brisbane, Australia. In 1932 she was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the same year she was married. She and her husband lived in Bankstown, Sydney and Brisbane Australia. She was the mother of five children.",1818-1901,,140,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/436,436,,,"This autobiography is three pages typed. It was written in 1977. Also included in this collection is a passport photo of Alice with the year 1975 written on the back. In this autobiography she tells of the hard times that she and her husband fell upon due to the Great Depression that they experienced in Australia. While her husband was having difficulty finding work, as were most men, she sewed children's clothing and ladies aprons for him to sell door to door. They lived with Alice's mother who shared her old age pension of $1.75 every two weeks. She talks about the things that they learned as a result of it such as learning to budget, being frugal in their living and spending money wisely. She also talks about her involvement in the church and the callings that she held, such as Primary President, Relief Society Secretary, and Sunday School Teacher. Also she talks youngest son telling of one calling that he held. He served as the Assistant to the first Australian Mission President." 222,"Openshaw, Ann Walmsley Greenhalgh",MSS 1799,"This biography is located in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's first book of remembrance of the MSS 1799 collection. This two-page typescript biography is one of many in the book, and at its end, is r...",1806-1895,"Biography, genealogical records","Ann Walmsley Greenhalgh Openshaw was born in Breightmet, Lancashire, England on May 9, 1806. She married William Openshaw, and together, they had seven children. In 1840, the family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By 1854, they had saved enough money to send the two oldest boys to America, and in 1856, the family left Liverpool for Boston. They took the railroad to Camp Iowa, where they joined the Martin Handcart Company. They arrived in Nebraska on August 11, 1856, and the company reached the Salt Lake Valley on November 30, 1856. Ann died March 31, 1895 at the age of 89.",1813-1871,,299,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/612,612,,,"This biography is located in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's first book of remembrance of the MSS 1799 collection. This two-page typescript biography is one of many in the book, and at its end, is revealed to be an account copied by Dora M. Curtis Taylor from the book, Handcarts to Zion. It provides a short description of the town Ann grew up in, describing it as mostly pasture, with red soil and coal mines. Ann worked with her husband in a factory, making cloth, as did many of her children. Every Christmas, the family would sing carols in people's homes, and at Easter, the children would sell hot cross buns. There is a brief description of the trip across the plains, with details of the hardships and frequent cold. They would travel from 10 to 20 miles per day with meager clothing and little food. At the end of the manuscript is a transcription of a speech given by Brigham Young." 99,"Olson, Myra Elizabeth Henrie",MSS SC 872,"This collection contains several biographies written by Callie O. Morley. Myra is mentioned in her husband's 14-page biography, 'History of John Olson.' The biography focuses largely on John's li...",1852-1936,Biography,"Myra Elizabeth Olson Henrie was born January 27, 1852 in Manti, Utah to Daniel Henrie and Amanda Bradley Henrie. Myra met John Olson in Moroni, Utah at a dance. She had come to Moroni to visit with her grandmother Betsy Bradley. Of their meeting Myra said, 'He looked at me and I looked at him, and it was love at first sight.' They were married December 12, 1870 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. They settled in a two-room log house in Duck Springs, which was on the northwest end of Moroni. Myra and John were the parents of 12 children: Amanda, John Henrie, Loretta, Daniel, Euphemia, Jerome, twins Edna and Ethel, Emerson, Effie, Jeff, and Ellis. They worked hard to establish their farm, and sold butter and other items to the people living in mining towns in Nevada. John was very involved in church and civic activities, and it sometimes seemed to Myra that he was never home with her and the children. When he was called to move to a settlement in Arizona, he could not settle all of his affairs in time and instead completely outfitted another man to take his place. He and Myra always felt sorry that he was not able to go. In 1882, John was called on a mission to Sweden. While he was gone, Myra was able to live frugally and raise money to support him and the children. He returned after two years. John died May 3, 1896 at age 51 after an extended illness caused by frostbite to his ear, leaving Myra with eight surviving children. Myra later adopted a neighbor girl, Anna Anderson, whose mother had died in childbirth. Anna was a comfort to Myra in her old age. Myra died on February 6, 1936 and was buried beside her husband in the Moroni City Cemetery.",1815-1851,,188,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/489,489,,,"This collection contains several biographies written by Callie O. Morley. Myra is mentioned in her husband's 14-page biography, 'History of John Olson.' The biography focuses largely on John's life and his ancestors; however, Myra is mentioned beginning with her and John's first meeting. There is not any genealogical information on Myra in the biography. Rather, Morley records stories from Myra's life and gives the reader a sense of her personality. For example, when church leaders were promoting plural marriage, John asked Myra how she would feel about his taking another wife. Myra replied, no, that one wife ought to be enough for any man. Morley often begins her sentences with 'Myra remembered. . .' and then talks about an event or situation. Morley also describes in great detail how Myra and John set up their farm. Each fall, Myra fed the threshers and hired hands that came to help with the harvesting. Myra often delivered babies in the absence of 'Aunt Art,' the town midwife. She was known for her herbal home remedies and the canker medicine that her grandmother taught her to make. Myra and John both loved to dance and socialize. At community gatherings, the older children would tend the younger children while the parents danced and enjoyed themselves." 564,"Olson, Mildred Harris",MSS SC 2609,"This manuscript is a 25-page, typescript history entitled History of Ole Van Harris and Wife, Annie May Perry Harris. It is written by their daughter, Mildred Harris Olson. It starts with a basic",1906-1993,Biography,"Mildred Harris Olson was born on 26 May 1906 in Provo, Utah to Ole Van Harris and Annie May Parry Harris. Her parents had one child before her, Ollyn Van, but Ollyn passed away the same day he was born, making Mildred the oldest surviving child of her 4 siblings. Her younger siblings were Edgar Merrill, who went by Merrill, and Muriel. Mildred married twice. She married her first husband, Forest Theodore Cooper on 10 August 1939, and together they had one child, Daryl Evan Cooper. Eventually they divorced, and Mildred was married to Joseph Edwin Olson on 28 November 1952 in the St. George Temple. They had no children. Mildred had a passion for dance, which she carried through and beyond college. She got so good at ballet, studying under Nicholas Tsoukalas in Chicago, Illinois that as soon as she moved to New York, she was cast in a production of Babes in Toyland, which toured many areas in the East and Midwest before closing in the face of the Great Depression. She also worked for the Western Union much of her life, not only in Illinois while she learned ballet, but in California and Utah as well. She also got involved with the movie picture studios in California, working as a retoucher and a film technician for names such as Samuel Goldwyn, MGM, and Technicolor Studios. Within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as a missionary a few times, specifically as a researcher or in genealogy and name extraction, and as a stake missionary. She died on 26 May 1993 in Salt Lake City.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:10:26,,,,,"This manuscript is a 25-page, typescript history entitled History of Ole Van Harris and Wife, Annie May Perry Harris. It is written by their daughter, Mildred Harris Olson. It starts with a basic genealogy of Ole, stating that he was born in Parowan, Utah on 5 December 1876, and that he was the ninth of 11 children born to Charles and Louisa Maria Hall Harris. It also provides birthdates and places for his parents, as well as Charles parents. The history describes a little bit of the history of Oles parents, and how they lived in Willard, Utah before moving to settle Dixie, then moving to Toquerville, then Parowan. Charles was a carpenter, and they had a 640-acre ranch where they spent their time planting and harvesting grass hay and garden goods, as well as tending cattle, shooting game, and keeping house. This ranch was 60 miles from Parowan. Charles and Louisa were known for never turning away strangers without a good meal, and Louisa became known for her biscuits. As of the time this manuscript was written, the land was submerged, having become part of the Piute Reservoir. It goes on to focus on Ole, recounting his schooling in Richfield, Utah, and how his teacher at the time was Edna Sheppard. Eventually, the family moved to Junction, Utah, and Oles father married his second wife, Elizabeth Anderson. This drove him into exile, and he left his family to wander Idaho, Colorado, and Wyoming. Oles mother carried on in Junction until about 1895. Ole went to the Brigham Young Academy at the age of 18, and he took a job herding sheep to raise money to pay for the semester. It was a lonely and dangerous job, for which he earned $30 a month. Ole was a teacher, taking a job after three years of schooling in the Spanish Fork Canyon. Through that job, he met his future wife, Annie May Perry. Annie did not like her first name, and so she went by May. The manuscript stops the narrative for a moment to detail Annies genealogy, stating that she was born 19 July 1876 in Provo, Utah. She went to the BYA as well, after attending the Parker School in Provo, and she studied Piano and Guitar. She also had skills as a dressmaker, thanks to her mother. Ole and Annie were married in the Salt Lake Temple on 7 August 1901. They bought a small farm in Ashley Valley, roughly 8 miles from Vernal, Utah. Ole got a job teaching at Colton in Utah County, which led them to sell their small farm and move back to Provo. He had a way with even the most unruly of the students there. The couple moved around a lot in the two years at Colton before they bought land in Provo and built themselves a small brick house. Ole began teaching at Timpanogos High School in Provo, and they started growing their family. First came Ollyn Van, born and sadly died on 24 March 1905, then came Mildred, born 26 May 1907. Third came Edgar Merrill, born 3 January 1909. By 1909, Oles health had begun to suffer. And despite his excellent teaching record, he left his 11-year long career because he couldnt make enough money to support his family. Thus began his career as a land appraiser, under the company, Miller and Viele. This job was tough on him, too, as it required him to travel far and wide, sometimes for months at a time, all the while leaving his family behind first in Provo, then Salt Lake City after 1915. On the side, both Ole and his wife would buy, fatten, and resell cattle to make ends meet. That eventually turned into a longhorn breeding ranch that Ole, his brother, Earl, and his friend, Jack Baler ran for a few years in Tetonia, Idaho. Ole also owned several other ranches around Utah and Idaho, out of which he mainly bred cattle. But after that business started to fail, they split their earnings and Ole sold everything except the Tetonia ranch. In the 1920s and 30s, Ole and Merrill started raising dogs for the purpose of entering them in team races. They bred Groenendale Shepherds and found so much success that the teams were often filmed and photographed from year to year by many movie news men, such as Fox, Metro-Goldwyn, and Universal. At this time, Ole was also entering his sheep and cattle in fairs, which lauded him many first- and second-place ribbons. Merrill went to Los Angeles, California in 1927 to be an actor. He got a job at Famous Players Lasky picture studio, riding horses and shooting it up with a six gun, but unfortunately, he was laid off several days after starting, along with 200 other hires. He pressed on, finding odd jobs here and there as an extra in various films. Eventually, Ole got rid of his dogs, and at the same time, Annie wanted to get rid of the family cow, which they had been keeping in the back yard, and was difficult to care for on top of everything else she had to do to keep house. He had the livestock connections, though, to find oxen for a Pioneer movie that was looking for them as well as handlers, which proved helpful, because oxen were harder to find at that time. Mildred moved to Chicago to work for the Western Union and practice ballet. Under the tutelage of Nicholas Tsoukalas, she eventually went on to New York and upon arrival began rehearsals for Babes in Toyland, which was very successful and toured many of the big cities of the East, Midwest and Canada. Unfortunately, the Great Depression forced her to quit, and she moved back to Salt Lake, where she still occasionally danced, and became somewhat known for her Nautch dance. Merrill also spent some time owning and operating a riding club he called the Jackson Hole Riding Club, which he closed a year later after it proved to be a fulltime job with few returns. In the meantime, Ole lost his job with Miller and Viele, which forced him to sell off as much in his remaining ranch as possible to try and pay off his debts to the Livestock Credit Corporation. Luckily, thanks to his good rapport with them and his steady integrity, the corporation was very good about helping him where it could, knowing he would pay his debts off no matter what, barring death. Ole spent the winter of 1931-1932, at his ranch in Tetonia, birthing and raising lambs and calves, with only a small stove in a sheep wagon for warmth. It was the coldest and one of the hardest winters of his life, and despite his efforts, he lost over 50 lambs to the elements and the lack of food. He came very near to death himself, for want of warmth, sleep, and fruits and vegetables. After that year, Ole had to admit defeat, and he made a deal with the corporation. They released him from his contracts, in exchange for all of his stock and equipment, and the corporation considered him honorable for his efforts. But Ole knew he would not be able to do another winter like the one he had just had. The winter after, he was able to spend at home. That was the first winter he had been home for in 23 years. In the spring of 1933, Ole was offered a new job by a Mr. Hodell, of the Union Central Life company. He did much of the same appr" 50,"Olson, Edith Jones",MSS SC 913,"This collection is a ninety-five page, typed transcript of interviews conducted by her grandson. Also included in the collection is a two page typed letter from Phil Cederlof, one of Edith's neigh...",1894-1977,Transcripts of recorded interviews with her grandson,"Edith Jones was born in Castle Gate, Utah on November 19, 1894 to Margaret Thomas and William Samuel Jones. She grew up in Castle Gate, but spent much time in Price, Utah. On September 3, 1917 she married Emmett Olson in Price. They lived in Price for most of their marriage. Later they lived between Utah and Colorado for several years. Eventually they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. She died in Salt Lake City on July 10, 1977.",1829-1903,,143,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/440,440,,,"This collection is a ninety-five page, typed transcript of interviews conducted by her grandson. Also included in the collection is a two page typed letter from Phil Cederlof, one of Edith's neighbors, to Dennis Rowley, the director of Archives and Manuscripts in the Harold B. Lee Library on Brigham Young University campus. In the letter he tells of several interviews that he conducted with Edith and offers them to Mr. Rowley to add to the library's collection. His interviews are not included in this collection. He also enclosed a newspaper clipping of Edith's obituary. The transcript itself starts out with Edith describing her parents' history. Her parents were both from Wales, although they did not know each other until they both came to America. They each joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Wales and came to Salt Lake City to be with the saints there. Edith was an only child and tells of her parents' support of her learning the piano and her singing abilities. Later on in her life she was often called upon to share her talent in these areas at numerous church services for all denominations and at about two thousand funerals. She also played and sang at the picture shows before sound movies were developed. She tells of meeting Emmett at a dance that she was attending with another boy and he was attending with another girl. She also talks of their struggles through the Great Depression and the things that they learned as a result of it. She was the First Lady of the year in Price in 1947 and in that same year was appointed director of the Carbon County Centennial Arts committee." 98,"Olson, Anna Persson",MSS SC 872,"This collection contains several biographies written by Callie O. Morley. Anna is mentioned in her son's biography, 'History of John Olson.' The biography is 14 pages long; however, Anna is only ...",1820-1898,Biography,"Anna Persson (Pehrsdotter) Olson was born July 19, 1819 in Moilena Lane, Asmundtorp, Malmhs, Sweden to Per Persson Peter Pet and Johanna Bengtsson. Anna married Sven Olson on June 17, 1842 in Svalov, Malmhs, Sweden. They became the parents of eight children: Ola, Johannas (John), Johanna (JoAnn), Kirsti (Charstee), Hanna, Bengt (Benjamin), and Anna. Their family was Lutheran until they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1858. They immigrated to the United States in 1859 with a group of Swedish converts under the direction of Elders Carl Widerborg and Niels Wilhelmen. They left on the steamer LN Hvidt, went by train from Grimsby, England to Liverpool, and then sailed on the Wm. Tapscott. Anna gave birth to their last child, Anna, while the ship was docked at Ellis Island. The family traveled to Utah in Captain Robert Neslen's company and settled in Moroni, Utah. Anna died on March 4, 1898.",1844-1921,,187,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/488,488,,,"This collection contains several biographies written by Callie O. Morley. Anna is mentioned in her son's biography, 'History of John Olson.' The biography is 14 pages long; however, Anna is only briefly mentioned. No genealogical information is given on her ancestors. Instead, there are some comments on Anna's personality and references to the household tasks that she performed: 'John's mother Anna was a real hustler. She was the type of woman who believed idle hands were the devil's workshop, so she taught her children how to work and work never seemed to end for the Olson family.' Anna made cheese, butter, dried fruit, clothing, and soap, and sewed the family's clothing. Morley describes a type of sour milk bread that Anna often made: 'This bread could be eaten eighty or ninety days after it was baked and it would still be palatable [. . .] Each piece had a hole cut in the center, and after it was baked on a slick polished board, many pieces were strung on a broomstick and hung up among the rafters to be taken down and eaten later as needed.' Morley also mentions some Swedish and Lutheran customs that the family participated in. For example, on Saint Lucy's Day, December 13th, Anna served coffee and cake and lighted special candles. Anna and her family members were strong supporters of the People's Party, and they were also involved in the Emigrant Aid Program. The biography demonstrates their resourceful efforts to support themselves; in 1864 their family experienced economic hardship, but Anna and her daughters sold lace and their silk dresses to trade for sugar, thread, and other family needs. Anna and Sven's oldest son, Ola, was crippled in a work-related accident at age 21, and he required constant care from his parents and siblings after this. Although the biography focuses mostly on John's life, Morley describes the trek west in detail. She also focuses extensively on the early settlement of Moroni and on stories about community members of that time." 49,"Olsen, Sadie Staker",MSS SC 930,"This collection consists of a diary written by Sadie Staker beginning January 1, 1893 and ending December 31, 1899. It is 112 pages long, handwritten. It is a copy of the original diary which is ...",1876-1931,Diary,"Sadie Staker was born on November 6, 1976 to Sarah Brown and Joseph Smith Staker in Prattsville, Utah. She moved with her parents in 1885 to Annabella, Utah. Sadie began attending school in Pleasant Grove, Utah in 1891, only coming home by train on holidays. She attended the Normal School in Provo, Utah in 1896. In 1897 she moved to Junction, Utah to teach school and in 1898 she moved to Lees Ferry, Arizona to teach at a school there. She returned to Annabella in 1899. She married Osmond Olsen on August 29, 1911 in Manti, Utah. She died in Manti on December 2, 1931. She was the mother of two children.",1839-1916,,142,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/439,439,,,"This collection consists of a diary written by Sadie Staker beginning January 1, 1893 and ending December 31, 1899. It is 112 pages long, handwritten. It is a copy of the original diary which is in the possession of her son, O. Staker Olsen. At the beginning of the collection there is a letter from P.T. Reilly of Hollywood, California to her son written in 1976 indicating his pleasure of receiving a copy of Sadie's diary. In the beginning of the diary she tells a little of her history up to 1893. She tells of where she went to school, where she lived, and other things of this nature. Once the diary begins, all the way through to the end, she does not miss a day of entries. She lived in Pleasant Grove, Provo and Junction, Utah and Lees Ferry, Arizona while she was keeping this diary. There are entries describing parties, dances, balls, concerts that she attended, and who she went with. She also tells of her accomplishments such as having a paper included in the local 'Worlde Fair Show.' She speaks of conferences she attended at school where people such as Brigham Young, Heber J. Grant, Wilford Woodruff, and George Q. Cannon spoke. She tells of her teaching experiences at the various schools. She was on the first passenger train that ever went to Richfield, Utah from Provo, Utah." 256,"Olsen, Loretta Smith",MSS 8,"This is a four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by one of Loretta's daughters, Arilla Olsen Price in 1940, and continued by Edrio Biggs Olsen, a daughter-i...",1877-1963,Biography,"Loretta Smith Olsen was born August 24, 1877 as the thirteenth child of Jonathan Smith and Nancy Jane Taylor in Harrisville, Weber County, Utah. August 1, 1881, she and her family moved to Weston, Idaho, where they lived on a farm. On January 24, 1895, Loretta married her brother-in-law's brother, Joseph Olsen, in the Logan Temple. At first, they lived in Weston, though they moved back into Loretta's father's home after Joseph had an accident and cut his foot severely. A year after having their second child, they moved into their own home, where they had six sons, four of which grew to adulthood. Before her seventh child was born, Loretta's sister died, leaving behind her husband and a large group of boys. Loretta took three of the small boys in, and she cared thereafter for a family of eight children, six of the boys being younger than nine. Loretta also served as a Relief Society teacher for forty years, and later as a class leader in the Primary and counselor in the M.I.A. In 1932, Joseph died, and in 1942, Loretta moved from Weston to Hayward, California to take care of two of her grandchildren. In 1944, she returned to Weston, where she lived with her sister, Effie. In 1947, she sold her home in Weston and moved to California to keep house for her two unmarried sons. She died October 12, 1963 in Brigham City, Utah.",1862-,,329,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/646,646,,,"This is a four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by one of Loretta's daughters, Arilla Olsen Price in 1940, and continued by Edrio Biggs Olsen, a daughter-in-law, in 1952. Early on, Arilla provides a list of Loretta's children and their birth dates. She also describes some of the hardships of Loretta's life in her youth, such as her limited education due to transportation difficulties, and her father's poor health. The social activities at the time took place mostly in the homes, and there were dance parties, candy pulls, quilting, and rag bees. Her parents were strong in the Church, and Loretta learned much from them. While Loretta never experienced wealth, she was generous with all that she had, including her time. She also took good care of those who were sick, and she provided service for all those who needed it. In 1939, Loretta began suffering from arthritis in her legs, though she continued walking. Edrio describes Loretta as a having been a personable woman, who was also extremely observant and keen. In her later years, Loretta particularly enjoyed spending time with her family. Despite her old age, she also traveled often." 188,"Ollerton, Anna",MSS SC 1718,"This collection includes a one page typewritten biography of Anna Ollerton written by Sadie Ollerton Clark, Anna's sister. A picture of Anna is pasted onto the biography. Sadie praises Anna by sa...",1883-1956,Biography,"Anna Ollerton was born on February 12, 1883 in Parowan, Utah as the second of eight children to James Ollerton and Mary Emma Adams. Anna attended the Parowan public schools until the age of sixteen when she went to the Beaver Branch of Brigham Young University (BYU) and completed her high school education. She then taught school in Parowan for two years before attending the University of Utah for one year where she received her teaching certificate. She taught elementary school for another three years and then attended BYU and earned an A.B. degree in 1913. In 1914 Anna attended the University of Chicago and earned another A.B. degree in 1915. In December of 1916 Anna moved to Tempe, Arizona with her family where they lived together for two years in an attempt to improve her father's declining health. In 1918 Anna moved to Provo, Utah. From 1918 to 1923, Anna worked as assistant librarian to Annie L. Gillispie. After attending summer school in Chautauqua, New York, Anna earned her librarian certificate in 1919. From 1923 to 1931, Anna worked as acting librarian. In 1929 Anna helped plan and supervise the Provo Library's move to the Heber J. Grant Library. From 1931 to 1948, Anna worked as head librarian. Anna served as president of the Utah Library Association for many years. Anna enjoyed traveling throughout her life and traveled to places such as Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, Canada, and much of the United States. She was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and worked in the Mutual Improvement Association. Anna never married nor had children. She died of a heart attack at age seventy-three on December 24, 1956 and was buried in a family plot in Mesa, Arizona.",1873-1952,,268,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/578,578,,,"This collection includes a one page typewritten biography of Anna Ollerton written by Sadie Ollerton Clark, Anna's sister. A picture of Anna is pasted onto the biography. Sadie praises Anna by saying that she was unselfish and dedicated to her work and her family." 269,"Ogden, Elizabeth Baker",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information on Elizabeth includes pictures of her family, a ...",1875-1941,a journal of essays about the Baker family,"Elizabeth Baker Ogden was born 23 August 1875 in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, the tenth child born to William George and Hannah Hayward Baker. On 4 October, 1883, Elizabeth was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved participating in plays, town celebrations, and church organizations. This love for performing was probably influenced by her father, who organized a Dramatic Company in Richfield the year she was born and taught her to memorize and recite stories and poetry at a young age. On 3 April 1895, Elizabeth married William Thomas Ogden. They lived in Richfield, farming and working at a store owned by William and his brothers. They lived in a small home on the farm during the summer and a larger home in Richfield during the winter. In her forties, Elizabeth had a disease that affected her vision and caused her face to swell. As a result of this disease, she lost all her hair and had to wear a nightcap until the hair grew in again. Elizabeth was the mother of nine children: Hannah, who died at ten months, Viola, Gladys, Berniece, William, Walter, Don, Ernest, and Ervin. Her life of service and devotion to her children and her church ended on 11 March 1941.",,,35,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/659,659,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information on Elizabeth includes pictures of her family, a family group record, and a two-page autobiography written one year before her death. Elizabeth's childhood memories are most prominent in this autobiography. She writes of being the Queen of the May Day festivities in Richfield, representing Utah in a July 4th celebration, and being the Goddess of Liberty on another July 4th. Elizabeth also records information about her service in her church as a superintendent of a religion class, teacher in Sunday school classes, and member of the Relief Society Board. Elizabeth found joy in joining the Sevier County Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, and she served as treasurer, lieutenant, and president of this Camp." 48,"Oesterle, Patricia Lambert",MSS SC 1117,"There is a letter at the beginning of this collection from Patricia dated April 21, 1978 that explains the reason that she took the time to write this autobiography. Apparently she was chosen out ...",1933-,Autobiography,"Patricia Lambert was born in Waterloo, Iowa on May 30, 1933 to Melvin Charles and Lenor Dwyer Lambert. She married Rudy Oesterle, also of Iowa, on October 21, 1950. They moved to California a few years after they were married and lived in Los Angeles for about six months. They then moved to Champaign, Illinois for a job offer. Shortly thereafter they moved back to Iowa to be near family. They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1959. They remained in Waterloo, Iowa. She was the mother of four children.",1872-,,141,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/438,438,,,"There is a letter at the beginning of this collection from Patricia dated April 21, 1978 that explains the reason that she took the time to write this autobiography. Apparently she was chosen out of her stake to represent them in some sort of competition or organization and those in charge had requested her history. Her autobiography is 13 pages long, and it is separated into three parts. The first part is entitled 'My Family When I was Young.' It is two pages and talks about when and where she was born, growing up with her two older brothers, and speaks of the love she always felt from her parents. The second section is called 'Marriage and My Family.' It is seven pages long and talks about meeting Rudy and their early years of marriage. She also talks about her children; experiencing their births and watching them grow. She also speaks of the moves they made, the homes that Rudy built, the foster children they took in, and the importance of family to them. They also tell of taking the discussions with the missionaries, joining the church, and the callings they held in the church. Patricia was called to serve in the Primary and to be the District Relief Society President, and Rudy served as the District Elders Quorum President and then later, the Branch President. The third section is called 'My Testimony and Experiences' and is four pages long. It talks about their experiences in the church and the trials they faced that made them stronger. She expresses her testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel." 153,"Nuttall, Margaret Grace Greer",MSS 2070,"This collection includes a seven-page autobiography by Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall in which she describes her childhood, life as a student at Brigham Young Academy, her children's births, her acti...",1880-1971,"Autobiography, diaries, notes, photographs","Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall was born on October 31, 1880 in Wallsburg, Utah to Dixon Hamlin Greer and Harriett Diana Camp. As a child, she enjoyed taking trips with her family to Salt Lake City, Heber, and Provo. In 1897 Margaret moved to Provo where she attended school at Brigham Young Academy (BYA). She worked each summer to earn enough money to attend school. In December of 1903 she and William Albert Nuttall began dating, and on November 16, 1904, they were married in the Salt Lake City Temple. On December 7, 1905, their first child, William Reed, was born, and on January 21, 1908, their second child, Ruth, was born. On May 17, 1912, Margaret bore their third child, Jesse Greer. In October of 1914 their fourth child, Juliet, was born, and on October 30, 1917, another daughter, Margaret Alice, was born. Finally, on October 10, 1922, Margaret bore their last child, Albert Cecil. In 1924 Margaret and her family moved to Grandview where they purchased a farm. On July 8, 1942, Margaret's husband, Will, died. In 1946 Margaret was called to serve a mission in Texas for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After she was released from full-time service for the LDS Church, she traveled extensively to places such as Washington, D.C., New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nebraska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Florida, Cuba, Georgia, and Tennessee. During some of these vacations, she visited many significant historical Mormon Church sites, including Carthage Jail, the Sacred Grove, and Winter Quarters. Margaret was a devoted member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, having held various offices in the organization. She was also a genealogist and performed temple work for hundreds of deceased relatives in all of the operating temples in the United States during her lifetime. She met and shook hands with numerous prophets and apostles of the LDS Church, including Joseph F. Smith, Heber J. Grant, George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, LeGrand Richards, Harold B. Lee, and Boyd K. Packer. Margaret summarizes her life by saying, 'I have had a wonderful life. I never have had to go hungry or cold or want for food or clothing.' She attributes her good life to having faithfully lived according to the teachings of the LDS Church and having taught her children to do the same. Margaret died on November 22, 1971 at the age of 91.",-,,236,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/543,543,,,"This collection includes a seven-page autobiography by Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall in which she describes her childhood, life as a student at Brigham Young Academy, her children's births, her activity in the LDS Church, and her extensive travels as an older adult. She also mentions missions, marriages, and deaths of her family members and friends. Besides Margaret's autobiography, this collection contains manuscript and typescript copies of six of Margaret's diaries. Her diaries detail her daily activities in church and school and on the farm as well as her pastime activities and interactions with friends and family. Many of the diaries include songs and poems'-some of which were originally written by Margaret'-and recipes. One of the diaries (with 'No. 8' penciled on the front cover) contains several pages of notes on Latter-day Saint church history from 1828 to 1844. This collection also includes Margaret's class notebook in which she took history and English notes and miscellaneous items such as Margaret's BYA report card from 1901-1902 and a copy of a news clipping from Provo's newspaper The Herald on March 18, 1976 which shows an 1893 class at BYA. The collection also contains two photocopied diaries from 1900 written by William Albert Nuttall, Margaret's husband, which describe his service as a Mormon missionary in New Zealand and include labor reports, financial ledgers, and a photograph of him with three other people. There are four original photographs belonging to this collection: missionaries in New Zealand, including William Nuttall; eighth-grade BYA students, 1899-1900, including Margaret Greer (Nuttall); ninth-grade BYA students, 1900, including Margaret Greer (Nuttall); and Brigham Young University students, 1902 or 1903, including Margaret Greer (Nuttall)." 16,"Norman, Mary Smith",MSS SC 24,"This collection is a letter dated October 21, 1915 written by Mary Smith Norman in Idaho Falls, Idaho to her niece 'Susie' or Sue Smith Beatty. It is 11 pages handwritten on paper that is approxim...",1837-1916,Letter,"Mary Smith was born on March 27, 1837 in Mentor, Lake, Ohio to Samuel Harrison and Mary Bailey Smith. She married J.J. Norman, also of Ohio, in 1851. She died on October 14, 1916.",-,,112,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/406,406,,,"This collection is a letter dated October 21, 1915 written by Mary Smith Norman in Idaho Falls, Idaho to her niece 'Susie' or Sue Smith Beatty. It is 11 pages handwritten on paper that is approximately four inches by seven inches. In it she tells of her parents. The first part is devoted to her father telling of incidents that illustrate his gentle nature and his love for his children, wife and family. She tells of his response to the murders of his brothers Joseph and Hyrum Smith. She says that he went by horseback, was prevented by a mob, but eventually was able to get through with the help of a very fast horse as men shot at him. He made it through only in time to see the dead bodies of his dear brothers. She indicates in the letter that she gave a lengthy account of this incident in a manuscript that her nephew J.B. Smith has. Of her mother she says that she was a woman with a lively turn of mind. She was a native of Boston, well-to-do, but left the prestige of her life to embrace the Gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She died as a martyr to her faith when a mob took the bed that she was in with her three day old baby into the rain and sleet as they burned the house. Her family attempted to nurse her back to health, but 'when she bore another child her life paid the penalty.'" 134,"Nixon, Mary Moore Barker",MSS SC 923,"Mary's brief biography is included in the Barker Family Biographies compiled by Hazel B. Bott about 1969. Mary's biography is written by her daughter, Mary Barker Edwards. Pictures of Mary are al...",1832-1916,Biography,"Mary Moore Barker Nixon was born November 11, 1832 to William Moore and Mary King in Nuneaton, Warwick, England. She was married to Thomas Masters Barker who ran ribbon looms and managed a garden called Stoke Park. They were the parents of 12 children including one set of twins. All of her children were born on Gilbert Street in Coventry, Warwick, England. In her later life, her husband was an invalid which required Mary to work very hard to keep her family together. She was required to provide for her husband and three daughters as her older sons were all gone at this time. In Coventry, she and her three daughters worked for a widow who ran a boarding house. During this time (around 1888), a daughter, Martha Ellen (Nellie), drowned after suffering from cramps in a swimming pool. This was a great tragedy for her and her family. One daughter, Rose Ann, who was present when her sister drowned suffered greatly and lost her memory for a time. After this Mary started a laundry business and with her daughter, Mary, and often stayed up all night to save on labor. This was hard work as many others also had laundry businesses at this time. She also rented out rooms to make money. Her husband died of cancer around 1895 and she continued in the laundry business. She remarried nine years later to James Nixon who was a widower. His family was very good to Mary and she was finally able to live a quiet, easy life. Nine years later he died, and she lived with her daughter Rose Ann who never married. She passed away in June of 1916 after suffering from bronchitis. She was buried in Mere, Wiltshire, England.",-,,219,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/524,524,,,"Mary's brief biography is included in the Barker Family Biographies compiled by Hazel B. Bott about 1969. Mary's biography is written by her daughter, Mary Barker Edwards. Pictures of Mary are also included in the biography. Mary lived a hard life full of sacrifice. Her daughter said, 'I don't want to cast any disparagement on my father'but it was mother who kept the home together.'" 258,"Nielson, Emma Wartstill Mecham",MSS 601; BX 8670 .M82 v. 14,This is a copy of a journal and household records kept by Emma Nielson from 1887 to 1915. The content of the journal deals primarily with her daily activities as a housewife. Some of t...,1858-1920,Diary; Diary of Emma W. Mecham Nielson,"Emma Nielson was born on October 18, 1858 in East Tooele, Tooele, Utah to Joseph and Ann Elizabeth (Bovee) Meacham. She was a polygamous wife of Frihoff Godfrey Nielson, whom she married on October 20, 1877 in Peterson, Morgan, Utah. She occupied her time caring for her family and serving in church activities. In 1891, Emma was called to be the principal of the local Church School. She also served as a Relief Society teacher and a teacher in the Primary Department in Sunday School. Emma was a Sunday School teacher for 17 years. She made a great effort to visit sick families and help people in need. Emma and Frihoff Nielson were the parents of nine children. Emma died on January 15, 1920 in Mesa, Arizona.",,,34,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/648,648,,,"This is a copy of a journal and household records kept by Emma Nielson from 1887 to 1915. The content of the journal deals primarily with her daily activities as a housewife. Some of the topics discussed in the journal include: the death of President John Taylor, the births and baptisms of her children, church activities and callings, the health of her family, the weather, daily chores and responsibilities, and her thoughts on polygamy. The diary is 75 pages in length. The first 25 pages are typed; the remaining pages are photocopied from the journal. The last journal entry is dated September 24, 1897. Gaps between entries, ranging from several months to a few years, are scattered throughout the journal. Included in the collection are lists of groceries and gifts written in 1914 and 1915. BX 8670 .M82 v. 14: This is an exact copy in book format of the collection found in MSS 601." 255,"Nielsen, Anna Jacobsen",Mss 8,"This is a one-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Anna's daughter, Elvira Nielsen Hess. Elvira records only the major events of Anna's life, and following ...",1852-1911,Biography,"Anna Jacobsen Nielsen was born February 27, 1852 to Jacob Rose and Anna Abramoen in Snakeholt, Vanayrel, Denmark. She lived there for ten years until in 1862, she and her family migrated to America. After reaching New York, the family traveled west across the plains with the Wilcox Company, settling in Pleasant Grove. Anna lived there until she married James Christian Nielsen on November 13, 1878 in Salt Lake City. They moved to Alpine, Utah, and later to Salt Lake City. They had nine children, eight of whom grew to adulthood. The family later moved to Malad, Idaho, and then to St. John, Idaho, where Anna and James bought a farm. Anna lived there for a year before she died November 6, 1911 at the age of 59.",1802-1891,,328,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/645,645,,,"This is a one-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Anna's daughter, Elvira Nielsen Hess. Elvira records only the major events of Anna's life, and following the biography, provides a list of Anna's eight children." 17,"Nichols, Elizabeth Betsy Evarts",MSS SC 564,"This manuscript is a short, typed biography, five pages in length. It details the lives of both Elizabeth and John Nichols, their lives before they were married and after. This biography describe...",1833-1909,Biography,"Elizabeth Betsy Evarts was born on June 14, 1833 to Joshua and Charity Arms Evarts in Sutton, Quebec, Canada. Her parents were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when Elizabeth was young. In 1838 the family left for Nauvoo, Illinois. Elizabeth's father died along the way, killed by a tree he cut down. When they reached Nauvoo Elizabeth's mother found homes for the girls to live in. Elizabeth was placed with Simeon and Kazia Hendrickson. She lived with them until she was married to John Nichols on July 19, 1849 at the age of 15. They lived in Nauvoo for another three years until they were prepared to start for Utah on June 18, 1852. They arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 1, 1852, but they were immediately sent by Brigham Young to Fillmore, Utah to help strengthen the settlement there. In 1856 John was called to help cut stone out of Cottonwood Canyon for the Salt Lake Temple, which he did for two years. In 1860 the family moved to Oak Creek Canyon, Utah and then in 1863 they moved to Deseret, Utah. In 1868 the family moved back to Fillmore where they stayed for ten years. In 1878 they were again called by Brigham Young to move, this time to Arizona to colonize that part of the country. They settled in Pina, Arizona, present day Mesa. In 1880 they moved back to Fillmore. They started a sawmill there, but business was poor and they were not too successful. In 1898 John and Elizabeth moved to Idaho to live with their son Albert, and then with their daughter Eliza. John died there on January 18, 1905. In the spring of that year Elizabeth moved back to Fillmore to live with her son Joshua. She stayed there until 1909 when she moved back to Idaho to again live with Eliza. She died on August 26, 1909.",1876-1877,,113,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/407,407,,,"This manuscript is a short, typed biography, five pages in length. It details the lives of both Elizabeth and John Nichols, their lives before they were married and after. This biography describes the hardships endured by Elizabeth and her family while traveling to be with the saints. When she and her mother and sister arrived in Nauvoo shortly after her father's death her mother had difficulty finding work since she had two small girls to take care of. She was counseled by the Prophet Joseph Smith to find homes for her little girls. After Elizabeth was married and she and her husband started on the trek west she tells of the hardships along the trail and then the struggles with Indians once they were settled in Fillmore, Utah. One major hardship in Elizabeth's life was in 1866 a few days after the birth of their seventh child, Elizabeth suffered from a paralytic stroke that left her without the use of the left side of her body. She did learn to get around and do most housework, but she was not able to dress herself or get into bed alone. Her husband suffered a spell seven years before his death that his mind never fully recovered from caused by the constant worrying over money. Despite all of their hardships and trials they remained faithful to the church and very good, strong people. The author of this biography says of Elizabeth: 'her life was indeed an example of physical and mental courage.'" 247,"Newbold, Jean Wood",MSS SC 1106,"This autobiography was written in 1978. It is three single-spaced, typewritten pages long. Jean begins by telling how her grandparents came to live in Rhodesia. She talks of her li...",1934-,Autobiography,"Jean Wood Newbold was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, (now Zimbabwe) in 1934 to William and Marion (Parry) Wood. Her grandparents emigrated from Ireland and England, bringing their families to settle in Rhodesia. Jean's parents met in Rhodesia and were married in 1928. They started farming from scratch, so Jean grew up on the farm. As a young girl, she spent much time with her younger brother Mike because her parents were so busy with the farm. She did her schooling through government correspondence courses until she was age 12, and then she went to a boarding school about 350 miles from home in Salisbury, Rhodesia. She excelled in school and thoroughly enjoyed it. She was involved in activities such as piano, choir, debate, drama, and science. She did well and was able to get a grant to study at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She received her BA in French and Latin from the university, and in 1955 she was awarded an opportunity to study at Grenoble University in France. While in France she occasionally attended a protestant church. She prayed to know the way to go and one hour after her prayer LDS missionaries knocked on her door. They taught her the gospel and she was baptized in 1956 in France. She returned to Rhodesia and taught school for a time; she then served a mission for the LDS Church in South Africa. Jean later met John Newbold thanks to her match-making friends and they married in 1961. John was not a member of the LDS Church but Jean hoped he would join some day. He joined the Church after six years of marriage. They had four children and continued to live in Rhodesia, raising their children in the gospel. Jean and her husband served various callings in the Church and John later became the Branch President, a calling he held for over ten years.",,,33,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/637,637,,,"This autobiography was written in 1978. It is three single-spaced, typewritten pages long. Jean begins by telling how her grandparents came to live in Rhodesia. She talks of her life in Rhodesia and the activities she was involved with during school in Salisbury, Rhodesia; Cape Town, South Africa; and France. Jean writes about her education with receiving her BA in French and Latin and furthering her education by studying in France at Grenoble University. She returned to Rhodesia and taught school, but does not elaborate on this experience. She includes her conversion story and baptism into the LDS Church along with her testimony of Joseph Smith. She briefly describes her mission, marriage, and children. At the end of her autobiography she includes a song titled Born to Lift. It is not certain if she wrote this song, but it is very possible because of her background in music. (Jean's autobiography is included in a collection with four other women who were living in the South Africa Mission, their names are: Valerie Evelyn Allderman, Barbara Mann Donaghue, Pearl Elizabeth Ek, and Margaret Wilson Park.) Sister Missionaries" 638,"Murdock, Sina Annadella ""Virginia"" Chipman",MSS SC 2672,"This manuscript is a small, legal style notepad, the cover of which is illustrated with a doll or young girl, printed on a faded salmon-colored background. It is simply entitled, Notes, and it numbe",1885-1957,Notebook,"Sina Annadella Virginia Chipman Murdock was born on 1 November 1885 in American Fork, Utah. She was the first child of seven born to Stephen L. Chipman and Sina Nielson Chipman, her sibling being: Karen Lorena, Bessie Fern, Stephen Howell, Alfred Stanley, Elva, and Leah. Not much is known about her childhood or her personal life, but in 1904, at the age of 19, Virginia was involved with the second year Young Ladies Association in her American Fork Ward, as she kept minutes for their meetings. Additionally, she often went by Virgie. On 20 March 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Virginia married Royal Joseph Murdock, and together they had 4 children: Zina Chipman, Stephen Royal, Maurine, and Joseph Richard. She died on 31 March 1957 in Spanish Fork, Utah.",,,,,2020-04-21 10:43:43,,,,,"This manuscript is a small, legal style notepad, the cover of which is illustrated with a doll or young girl, printed on a faded salmon-colored background. It is simply entitled, Notes, and it numbers roughly 56 pages. On the first page is handwritten, Virginia Chipman, Am. Fork, UT. The notebook mainly contains the minutes of the meetings that the Young Ladies of the Second Year in Virginias ward had from week to week, starting from 15 January 1904. There is also a page covered in signature or handwriting practice, including the names: Virgie Chipman, Royal J. Murdock, Heber City Utah, Emma Woodhouse C, George Parker K, Hannah Dunn M, Royal Murdock C, Hattie Greenwood K, and Charles Kimball L. Additionally, there are a few musical notes jotted down to a song called La Gazelle, as well as some scribbles, doodles, and inkblots throughout. About halfway through the notepad, it appears Virginia started working from the back, as the orientation of the writing on the pages flips. In this second half are more meeting minutes, notes and quotes for lessons, a compilation of words, and a pronunciation guide for each term, an attendance roll, a Scheme for Auction of Oral Stories, and notes made most likely for said Oral Stories event." 236,"Munro, Margaret Louisa Ellis",MSS SC 1034,This autobiography was submitted in 1978 by Margaret. It is typed and fourteen pages long. The history is quite detailed and is enjoyable to read. She writes about specific family members who have ...,1923-,Autobiography,"Margaret Louisa Ellis Munro was born 4 October 1923 in Leeds, England, to Harry and Emily (Pawson) Ellis. Margaret had one older sister Betty and they grew up in Leeds. Her family frequently struggled financially but still were happy. In 1929 Margaret 's mother died which changed their lives. Her father was unable to hire someone to care for the children so Margaret went to live with an aunt and Betty went to live with grandparents. They lived with relatives for four years and Margaret treasured those times. Later her father remarried and they returned to live with him. They got a new baby brother who helped weld the family together. Her father served in World War II which was frightening for them at times, but he returned safely.Margaret herself was called up for national service, and enrolled on the Women's technical Service Register. She took courses of training at Kirkstall Road Training Canter, and did welding work. later, after she had passed her exams, margaret got another job with English Electric in Bradford. She started in January 1943 in th Rate Fixing Department, where she met her future husband. Margaret married Douglas Haig Munro on 22 July 1946 at St. Mary's Church of Beeston Hill, England. They went on a two week honeymoon to Scotland, Douglas' birthplace. Margaret and Douglas later moved to Australia with Douglas' mother. They struggled there, especially because the war had changed many things. Douglas worked as an engineer but work was difficult to find and housing was even more difficult. They traveled from place to place and were glad when several years later they were able to buy a house. In 1952 they were approached by LDS missionaries. Margaret and Douglas were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 11 October 1952. They had five children by 1957 and continued to struggle financially but managed to get by. Margaret served as Relief Society President along with other callings for many years. Her family also saved money so they could travel to the New Zealand Temple to be sealed, they were sealed on August 12, 1969.",,,32,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/626,626,,,"This autobiography was submitted in 1978 by Margaret. It is typed and fourteen pages long. The history is quite detailed and is enjoyable to read. She writes about specific family members who have influenced her life and describes their personality, physical features, and memories she had about them. She talks about how she felt blessed that she was close to both her father's and mother's families. The autobiography is very optimistic in general. They suffered trials of poverty, surgeries, illness of themselves and children and a robbery, yet she descibes how happy they were. She disscusses the importance of her family and also their yearly holidays or vacations. She mentions all the different jobs she was involved with throughout her life, up to when this was submitted. Margaret goes into detail about her financial conditions and how they were blessed on many occasions. Her testimony is also evident throughout the autobiography. It is obvious that her involvement in the LDS Church is a high priority in her life. It is interesting to see her perspective during World War II and how it affected not only her family but England in general; the effects of the war are also minimally described when they moved to Australia." 643,"Muhlestein, Dorothy Alvey",MSS SC 2685,"This manuscript is a 272-page typescript collection of single-sided biographies. It is entitled, Biographies of Utah Pioneers & Native Pioneers, Compiled by Camp Manavu, Provo, Vol. 5, 1953. Dorothy",1886-1983,Biographies,"Dorothy Alvey Muhlestein was born on 7 June 1886 in Escalante, Utah Territory. She was the fifth youngest of 13 children belonging to William Alvey, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Heaps Alvey, her siblings being Anna Elizabeth, Mary Ellen, Susannah, William Lester, Sarah, Thomas Henry, Eliza Alice, James Arthur, Lafayette, Violette, Lillie Naomi, and Ethel. On 27 January 1909 in Escalante, Utah, Dorothy married Israel Lehi Mulhestein, and together they had 5 children: Erma, Dorothy, William Alvey, Mary, and Virginia. Dorothy and Israel later had their marriage solemnized in the Manti Temple. After 60 years of marriage, Israel passed away, and Dorothys daughter, Dorothy, passed away that same year, in 1969. Dorothy was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in the Relief Society and Sunday School organizations. She was also a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, in which she served in numerous capacities. She died on 7 March 1983 in Provo, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:23:33,,,,,"This manuscript is a 272-page typescript collection of single-sided biographies. It is entitled, Biographies of Utah Pioneers & Native Pioneers, Compiled by Camp Manavu, Provo, Vol. 5, 1953. Dorothy Alvey Muhlestein is noted as the primary compiler. A photograph of some of the members of the Camp Manavu group from its founding. Following that is a brief overview of the Camps history, since its beginning on 16 June 1936 through 1949, and includes the names of various captains and officers as well as summaries of some of the meetings, annual elections, and reorganizations the Camp held. The biographies included in this collection are those of: - Andrew James Aggard, Sr. - Richard Bentley - Florence Pyne-Sleigh Ride Billings - Victoria Ayers Black - John Brown - Ulrich Buhler - Sarah Melissa Hakes Clark - Elien Julian Greenwood - Harriet Decker Little Hanks - J. Marinus Jensen - Thomas Christian Jensen - Jens Martinus Jensen - Louritz Larson - George Edwin Little - Martha Taylor Little - Hannah Katherine Jorgensen Madsen - Adelaide Jones Metcalf Spainhower - Chana Ellen Spainhower - Lucy Palmer Taylor Taylor - Daniel Thompson - Lorenda Bronson Thompson - W. R. Thompson - Lillis Wilkins Wilson - Charles Wintch - Orin Nelson Woodbury - Ann Cannon Woodbury - Joseph Woodmansee - Emily Hill Woodmansee - Apostle Brigham Young, Jr. - Catherine Curtis Spencer Young - John Young The sketches are written by various descendants of each subject." 284,"Mountain, Mary",MSS SC 2000,"This is a six-page typescript entitled the 'Story of Mary Mountain.' While it neglects the majority of Mary's childhood, it provides insight into her life with the Eldredges. Mary was never conside...",1844-1879,Biography,"Mary Mountain was estimated to be born in 1844 in the West United States, as part of an Indian tribe. When she was approximately nine years old, she was left behind during an Indian rebellion. She was taken in by a Mormon family, the Eldredges. To express her appreciation, Mary helped around the house and cared for the mother's newborn children. She died September 17, 1870, around thirty years of age.",,,354,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/674,674,,,"This is a six-page typescript entitled the 'Story of Mary Mountain.' While it neglects the majority of Mary's childhood, it provides insight into her life with the Eldredges. Mary was never considered a daughter by Ruth, but she contributed to the household by helping with the chores and children. She is described as having been practical and dependable." 27,"Moss, Mary Buys",MSS SC 1064,This manuscript is four typed pages in length. It is written by Mary's grandson Robert Alvin Moss. There is some written concerning the difficulties and trials of frontier life such as the hostilit...,1836-1877,Biography,"Mary Buys was born on December 15, 1836 in New York City, New York to Hiram Debaun and Elizabeth Huntington Buys. Mary's parents were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 4, 1836 by Parley P. Pratt. The family was living in Hancock County, Illinois when Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred in 1844. Soon after the martyrdom they moved to Mount Pisgah, Harrison County, Iowa, staying only long enough to save for the journey to Utah. They set out by wagon in 1850 and settled in Bountiful, Utah. While living there Mary met Robert Moss. They were married on December 25, 1853. They had twelve children. Mary died on July 17, 1877 at the age of 41.",1856-1911,,122,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/417,417,,,"This manuscript is four typed pages in length. It is written by Mary's grandson Robert Alvin Moss. There is some written concerning the difficulties and trials of frontier life such as the hostility between white settlers and Indians, the challenge of living on untamed land, and the wild, ferocious animals. Her grandson describes Mary as 'resilient,' writing that she was very strong and walked most of the way across the plains with her family on the trek to Utah. He also talks about the cabin that Robert built for Mary after they applied for land under the New Homestead Act enacted by Congress in 1863. Robert Alvin Moss also includes a reproduction of an article in the Salt Lake Tribune on May 4, 1863 regarding the death of Mary's brother Joseph Buys." 26,"Morse, Eva",MSS SC 112,"Eva's diary covers events in her life from May 5, 1859 and October 18, 1859. It is 34 pages, typed, kept as she traveled west with a large group of people'friends and family. They started on the Il...",1834-,Diary,"Eva S. Morse was born on August 5, 1834. She lived in Illinois then traveled out west in 1859, settling in Stockton, California.",1925-1977,,121,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/416,416,,,"Eva's diary covers events in her life from May 5, 1859 and October 18, 1859. It is 34 pages, typed, kept as she traveled west with a large group of people'friends and family. They started on the Illinois Central Railroad and then went by wagon on the old Mormon Trail that Brigham Young had laid out. It talks about their struggles on the trail such as killing buffalo for food, keeping their animals healthy, trading with the Indians, and avoiding the various attacks by Indians that other wagon companies were undergoing. Their small group was able to avoid the danger. There is a humorous story on page 13 in the July 20th entry describing one of the steers who was in need of medical attention, but avoided it as best as it could. Eva also describes the various intriguing sights they came upon. Of Independent Rock she said, '[we] found it well repaid our toil and trouble. It was somewhat difficult to ascendmany names and dates are written on it'. She said of Devil's Gate, 'It is as great, if not the greatest natural curiosity that I have ever beheld Niagara Falls not excepted.'" 28,"Morrey, Polly Lucina Scheffield Tindral Moore",MSS SC 53,This manuscript is written by Polly's granddaughter Eliza Moore Rawlinson. It is two pages typed and only a little faded. There is some description of Polly's life during her first marriage to Furn...,1837-1908,Biography,"Polly Lucina Scheffield was born on May 4, 1837 in Bethany, Genosee County, New York to Anson and Maria Howe Mott Scheffield. They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and then traveled to be with the saints in Potawattami County, Iowa. From there they joined a company of saints en route to Utah, eventually settling in Payson, Utah in 1852. Polly met Furney Fold Tindral a short time after arriving in Payson and married him in March 1853. Immediately after their marriage they moved to Santaquin, Utah to farm there. Furney was killed during an attack by some Indians in October of the same year. Polly gave birth to their daughter the following February and she moved back to Payson to be with her family. On May 9, 1856 she married John Harvey Moore, becoming his second wife. She had two boys with him. When the question arose of who Polly would be sealed to, Furney of John, they decided to separate. A few years later John Morrey and his wife asked Polly if she would marry John. Though Polly was reluctant at first, they were married in October 1864. John sold his land in 1867 and the families moved to Kanosh, Utah. Polly had eight children with John Morrey. Polly passed away after a long illness in December 28, 1908 in Kanosh, Utah.",1848-,,123,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/418,418,,,"This manuscript is written by Polly's granddaughter Eliza Moore Rawlinson. It is two pages typed and only a little faded. There is some description of Polly's life during her first marriage to Furney Tindral. Their first home was a wagon that they drove to Santaquin to farm the land there. It described this time in Polly's life, saying she 'was 16 on the 4th of May, married in March, a widow in October, and a mother in February before her 17th birthday.' In regards to her third husband, Eliza describes what made Polly choose to be a second wife for the second time though she was disinclined at first. When considering John Morrey's offer she recalled the bug wood pile he always kept on hand and agreed to the match. Polly was a very well informed woman, keeping up on current affairs and engaging in discussion. She was very intelligent and enjoyed demonstrating her spelling abilities at parties and gatherings. She taught in Kanosh and actually has the distinction of being the first teacher and the school there. Trek" 9,"Moore, Almeda Harmon",MSS SC 53,"This is a biography of Almeda written by her daughter Eliza Moore Rawlinson. It is eight pages long and typed, although the type is a little faded, making some spots slightly difficult to read. E...",1862-1915,Biography,"On April 13, 1862 Almeda Harmon was born to Alpheus Amuleck and Eliza Bramwich Harmon in Providence, Utah. Alpheus and Eliza were separated and divorced a few years later. Eliza then married John Riddle. They lived in Huntsville and North Ogden, Utah, until Almeda was six years old when they moved to Kanosh, Utah. Almeda lived there until she married Joseph Andrew Moore on March 7, 1880 in Fillmore, Utah. The day after they were married they left for a job Joseph had farming for Andrew Ross on the Sevier River. They lived with the Ross family until they were able to obtain their own land in 1882. They stayed in this part of Utah, but moved around in the area to accommodate changes in their lives. Almeda died on April 21, 1915. She was the mother of twelve children.",-,,106,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/399,399,,,"This is a biography of Almeda written by her daughter Eliza Moore Rawlinson. It is eight pages long and typed, although the type is a little faded, making some spots slightly difficult to read. Eliza indicates that she was eighty years old when she wrote this biography. There is some recollection of Almeda's life before marriage, but the main focus settles on the events after her marriage, such as the births of her children, the moves they made, and the sicknesses they endured. One sickness recalled was when Almeda suffered from 'milk leg' and was sick in bed for five months, though she eventually overcame it. There are descriptions of life in unsettled wild country where there were fears of bears given that all they had for a front door to their home was a pinned up quilt. Almeda only attended a six week term of school but was very motivated and became fluent in reading and could write very well. There are also depictions of Almeda's character. Eliza describes her saying, 'she went quietly through life with her shoulder to the wheel, always ready to help others and to do her share beside, with never a word of complaint.' Since Eliza was the oldest child, much of her mother's story is also her own autobiography." 254,"Moon, Temperance Westwood",MSS 8,"This three-page typescript biography included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Helen Potter Severson, a granddaughter of Temperance. Helen provides some small anecdotes of Tempe...",1839-1922,Biography,"Temperance Westwood Moon was born August 19, 1839 in Bromsgrove, Worstershire, England to Joseph Westwood and Ann Webley. Her family was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in 1849, they sailed to America. After reaching North America, they took a steamer to St. Louis, where Temperance's father, mother, and newborn sister died from a cholera epidemic, all within two days of each other. Another daughter died not long after, and the seven young Westwood children were left to seek shelter in the homes of strangers. Temperance moved from house to house until she obtained work from a man as a nurse for his son, Eugene. She stayed there for three years while her sister, Mercy, worked there as a cook. In 1853, Temperance and several of her siblings made the trek across the plains with the Jesse W. Crosby Company. After reaching the Salt Lake Valley, the Westwoods moved to Springville. On March 18, 1856, Temperance married Henry Moon as his second wife. She lived in Salt Lake before moving to Farmington. She had thirteen children, twelve of which she saw grow to adulthood. She died September 21, 1922 at the age of 83, at her home in North Farmington.",1853-1942,,327,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/644,644,,,"This three-page typescript biography included in the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Helen Potter Severson, a granddaughter of Temperance. Helen provides some small anecdotes of Temperance's youth, such as an accident Temperance had while on the ship traveling to America. Helen also describes some of the minor occurrences upon reaching America, in addition to her travels on the steamboat. After Temperance's parents' deaths, Temperance had various experiences with Indians; she was apparently struck by one with a tomahawk. While traveling across the plains, soldiers joined the company, and Jim Ferguson, one of the soldiers, became Temperance's 'first lover.' Helen describes Temperance as an older woman: she was a 'gentle and sweet little lady with snowy white hair, and a radiant smile.' A cheerful woman, she constantly hummed to herself. She loved her flowers, and worked in her garden during the summer nearly every day. While she had never had a formal education, she read a lot and even discovered the poems of a Eugene Field, with whom she corresponded and discovered to have been the young boy she cared for in St. Louis. She was interviewed in 1910 concerning her work as his nurse, and the article was published in the Relief Society Magazine. Temperance was a devoted member of the Church and was called as a Relief Society teacher for the North Farmington district. Following the biography is a three-page typescript of the article as published in the Relief Society Magazine, titled, 'Nurse Who Attended Eugene Field When a Boy Now a Resident of Utah.' It describes some of Temperance's life'mostly that which led her to Eugene Field'and also provides some description of their brief correspondence. Polygamy" 12,"Moody, Virginia Finlinson",MSS SC 719,This manuscript is a scrapbook supporting Virginia's nomination for Utah's Mother of the Year in 1976. It is 21 pages altogether. It contains a newspaper clipping from Spanish Fork's newspaper da...,1912-1994,Scrapbook,"On April 7, 1912 Virginia Finlinson was born to Lidia Lyman and Leo Finlinson in Oak City, Millard County, Utah. She grew up and attended school here until she entered Brigham Young University and received her Normal Education Degree in 1932. She taught school for two years in Oak City, Utah. She married Milo Crestfield Moody, MD in 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They later lived in Spanish Fork, Utah. Soon after they were married they had their first child, with six more over the next 17 years. She returned to BYU and graduated at the same time as her eldest son with a degree in Education, Music and Art in 1961, 29 years after getting her Normal Education degree. She died on October 22, 1994.",-,,109,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/402,402,,,"This manuscript is a scrapbook supporting Virginia's nomination for Utah's Mother of the Year in 1976. It is 21 pages altogether. It contains a newspaper clipping from Spanish Fork's newspaper dated March 10, 1976 announcing Virginia's nomination and a bit on Virginia's accomplishments qualifying her for the honor. There is a nomination blank for the American Mother's Committee, Inc. of New York with Virginia's information. There is a summary page about Virginia and her family. There are six letters of recommendation from some of her friends and acquaintances, such as her Relief Society President, a member of the Thalian Club that sponsored her, and a BYU professor of art. There are also resumes of sorts for Virginia, Milo and all seven of her children describing their professional experiences, religious activities, hobbies, and a few other things. Virginia is described in the letters as a wonderful caring person who went beyond herself in serving her husband, her children and her community. She was very involved in civic responsibilities and raised seven socially aware and successful children. There is a definite current of love for this woman by all those who came in contact with her." 13,"Montierth, Harriet West Crapo",MSS SC 373,"This collection is entitled 'Biography of Alvin Moroni Montierth and wife Harriet West Crapo and some of their posterity.' It is composed and compiled by their daughter Eva Mae Montierth Gourley, ...",1835-1919,Biography,"Harriet West Crapo was born on July 22, 1835 in Shirley (now Shirley Mills), Piscataquis County, Maine, to Mary Hicks Collins and Joseph George Crapo. She married Alvin Montierth in 1852 when she was 17. Alvin was actually born Samuel Moris Somes. He had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when he was 21. This caused contention in his family and they eventually disowned him. When this happened he decided to change his name to Alvin Moroni Montierth. Very soon after they were married they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah with a team of one ox and one cow. They lived there for four years until they were called to build Brigham City, Utah in 1856. In 1860 they were then called by Lorenzo Snow to go to Paradise, Cache County, Utah to help build there. In 1884 they left Utah for Safford, Gila Valley, Arizona. While there, Alvin helped to lay out the town site of Thatcher and he and his sons built a large beautiful home. Harriet remained there the rest of her life. She died on May 2, 1919 in Thatcher, Graham County, Arizona. She was the mother of eleven children.",-,,110,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/403,403,,,"This collection is entitled 'Biography of Alvin Moroni Montierth and wife Harriet West Crapo and some of their posterity.' It is composed and compiled by their daughter Eva Mae Montierth Gourley, their granddaughter Clara Elnora Montierth Clifford, and their great granddaughter Kathy Green. It is eleven pages, typed and is a group biographical sketchs. Because it is a group sketch there is not a lot of information on any one person, but the majority is on Alvin and Harriet. The main focus is on their life after they were married, though a little background for each is given, including the fact that Alvin was married two times before he met and married Harriet. There is also a small amount written about some of their children. Also included in this collection are two family group record sheets. One is for Harriett's parents, Mary and Joseph Crapo, and their children. The other is for Alvin and Harriet and their children. There are also two photographs. One is of Alvin and Harriet and the other is of their two story brick house in Thatcher, Arizona with a caption describing the building process." 15,"Monson, Helen Campbell",MSS SC 1088,"In this collection is a typed three-page, double-spaced autobiography of Helen Campbell Monson. It tells of the major events in her life: where she was born, where she grew up, where she went to ...",1914-,"Autobiography, poems and music","On May 8, 1914 Helen Campbell was born to Lucy Lorena Pickett and Ezra Taft Campbell in Providence, Utah. When Helen was in the eighth grade she and her family moved to Preston, Idaho. In the fall of 1933 she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah and entered Dr. W. H. Groves School of Nursing at the LDS Hospital. She graduated in 1936 and was head nurse there for a little over a year. She then met Kenneth Lawrence Monson. They married on June 24, 1938 in the Salt Lake Temple. They moved to Denver, Colorado in 1942. Kenneth died on March 15, 1998. She is the mother of eleven children.",1893-1899,,111,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/405,405,,,"In this collection is a typed three-page, double-spaced autobiography of Helen Campbell Monson. It tells of the major events in her life: where she was born, where she grew up, where she went to school, when and where she got married. It also talks a bit about her involvement in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints some callings that she has held. Another part that she emphasizes is the writing talent that she developed and utilized throughout her life. Examples of this talent are incorporated in the collection. There are twelve poems in the collection, including 'My Daily Need,' 'Love,' and 'Advice to My Daughters as Young Mothers,' where the last stanza reads, 'Be happy with the little ones, And spend some time each day To sing with them, and talk with them, And listen while they pray' There are also some of the pieces of music written and composed by Helen such as 'Look Unto Me,' 'A Home is a Haven,' and 'The Song of the Righteous,' which won (with Audrey Beck) the 1970 Relief Society song contest." 107,"Molyneux, Elvira McCarty",MSS SC 277,This collection is a reproduction of Joel Molyneux's diary and letters written while serving in the Union army during the Civil War. It is 143 pages typed. The first two pages are photocopied pic...,1846-1913,"Diary, Letters","Elvira McCarty Molyneux was born on April 19, 1846 in Forksville, Sullivan, Pennsylvania to Sarah Annable McCarty and Silas McCarty. Her parents belonged to the Society of Friends. Elvira met Joel Molyneux, a fellow native of Sullivan County, during her teenage years. He was 11 years her senior. In 1862, Joel enlisted as a Union soldier in the 141st Pennsylvania Regiment of Volunteers, fighting in the Civil War. While Joel was at war, Elvira attended school. Soon after he returned, on December 27, 1865, he and Elvira were married. They lived in Pennsylvania the rest of their lives on a piece of farming land that they bought soon after their marriage. Elvira and Joel became the parents of six children: Mary, Rosa, Robert, Silas, Wardner, and Winnifred. In 1867, they converted to the Wesleyan Methodist Church and were faithful members of their congregation. Elvira suffered from heart problems for years, and died on February 20, 1913.",1883-1973,,195,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/497,497,,,"This collection is a reproduction of Joel Molyneux's diary and letters written while serving in the Union army during the Civil War. It is 143 pages typed. The first two pages are photocopied pictures. The first picture is of the 141st Regiment in 1913, the year of their 50th anniversary. The second picture is of an unidentified soldier, probably Joel, in uniform. The next two pages are copies of obituaries for Joel and Elvira. Elvira's obituary describes her as patient and cheerful, saying that she will be missed for her friendly greetings and loving Christian counsels, and that she was a kind, affectionate wife and mother of loving disposition. The next 48 pages are typewritten transcripts of Joel's diary entries from March 21, 1863 to June 5, 1865. Joel writes two to four lines every day, noting the weather, the movements of the army, and other daily events. The next 80 pages contain typewritten transcripts of correspondence between Joel and his family members. At the beginning of these letters, there is a list of the people that Joel wrote to during the war. The majority of the letters are from Joel to Elvira while he was away. None of Elvira's letters are reproduced, although Joel often mentions receiving her letters. One example of Joel's words to Elvira reads, 'I am sorry you have to leave school, it is really too bad. So your folks, ""can't keep house without you.' I don't wonder at it, I came to just such a conclusion myself a good while ago that I couldn't either.' In Joel's letters to Elvira he often mentions their feelings for one another and their plans for marriage once he is discharged from the army. In one letter Joel described Elvira by saying, 'My wife is the best and nicest woman of my acquaintance and I know many others have the same opinion.' The last nine pages of the manuscript are copies of various military documents, including Joel's furlough. There is also a copy of his teacher's certificate and a poem entitled 'Christmas Bells' written by their daughter Mary Osthaus in 1916." 561,"Mohr, Lois",MSS SC 2547,"This collection contains 5 issues of a Southwest Institute for Research on Women Newsletter. They are all addressed to Reba L. Keele at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Issues 1 and 3 name as",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Newsletter,"Not much can be found about Lois Mohr. It is known that she served as the editor for the SIROW newsletters for at least the years of 1979 and 1980. It is also possible that she was also an academic writer, under the name of Lois A. Mohr, co-writing anthropological and economic research papers with other college professors, but it is not confirmed that this was the same person.",,,,,2019-07-09 15:50:09,,,,,"This collection contains 5 issues of a Southwest Institute for Research on Women Newsletter. They are all addressed to Reba L. Keele at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Issues 1 and 3 name as their Editor Lois Mohr, while issues 5, 6, and 8 name as their Research and Editorial Associate Lynn Fleischman. Issue 1 is dated November 1979 and numbers 8 pages. Issue 3 is dated March 1980 and numbers 10 pages. Issue 5 is dated October 1980 and numbers 10 pages. Issue 6 is dated December 1980 and numbers 10 pages. Issue 8 is dated May 1981 and number 8 pages. All 5 issues talk of research and grant opportunities, and news, as well as articles relating to women entering STEM fields and addressing womens issues. There are also pieces on scholarship and educational equity as well." 358,"Mitchell, Elizabeth Ann Blyth",MSS SC 794,The history is twelve pages long and legibly handwritten except in a few places where the print has faded making it difficult to read. It was written by Elizabeth's daughter Pear M. Boyce and dated...,1859-1919,Biography 1949,"Elizabeth's father was John Law Blyth, an immigrant from Scotland. She was born in 1859, in Nevada, Nevada County, California. On April 25, 1878, she married Thomas Houston Mitchell. Thomas was the son of Benjamin Thomas Mitchell and his sixth wife Susannah Houston. Elizabeth and Thomas had seven children: Thomas Houston 'Howy,' Pearl Elizabeth, John LeRoy, Louie Christmas, Lila Margaret, Blythe Law, and Wallace Woodruff. Elizabeth died on April 13, 1919.",-,,70,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/748,748,,,"The history is twelve pages long and legibly handwritten except in a few places where the print has faded making it difficult to read. It was written by Elizabeth's daughter Pear M. Boyce and dated 1949. Elizabeth's parents had joined the LDS Church prior to her birth. In 1860, her family moved from California to Salt Lake City where Elizabeth grew up. Elizabeth received a good elementary education and, when old enough, attended the University of Deseret. During her youth Elizabeth was trained to be a seamstress and became a professional button hole maker. Elizabeth also worked at the cocoonery and silk factory. After her marriage she and her husband lived in the Salt Lake Third Ward. Because she had often eaten molasses as a sweetener during her childhood, she grew to hate the very thought of molasses and refused to even have it in her home. Elizabeth made wax fruit and wool or hair flowers to decorate her home. In 1885, Elizabeth and her family moved to Ashley Valley in Uintah County, Utah to establish a new community. They traveled in company with her brother-in-law and his family. In Ashley Valley, they set up a store and her husband became the postmaster. Elizabeth worked in the store in addition to her household duties. They later named the community Vernal. Elizabeth's eldest son Howy was killed in an accident with a horse. In 1891, Elizabeth separated from her husband, taking her children with her to live with her father in Salt Lake City. The following April, her father died. Elizabeth and her children then went to live with her mother on her mother's dairy farm in Taylorsville, Utah. Elizabeth's husband rejoined the family that fall. Elizabeth and her family then moved to Salt Lake City. In 1894 Elizabeth and her husband separated again. Elizabeth bought a farm in Granite where she raised her children. In 1903, she adopted and raised her sister's four orphaned children. The history contains some interesting insights into pioneer celebrations and amusements." 582,Millie,MSS SC 3273,"This folder contains a 4-page handwritten letter, as well as a 4-page photocopy of the same. It also contains a 1-page typescript summary of the letters contents. The letter is dated 18 July 1886,",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Letter,No biographical information found.,,,,,2019-08-05 10:13:43,,,,,"This folder contains a 4-page handwritten letter, as well as a 4-page photocopy of the same. It also contains a 1-page typescript summary of the letters contents. The letter is dated 18 July 1886, from Inland, Iowa, and it is addressed to Dear Parents, Brothers & Sisters. It is written by Millie. The address to which the letter was sent is unspecified. The letter begins with some pleasantries, with Millie commenting on the weather. Apparently, it has been hot and dry the past two weeks, with a recent light shower being just enough to lay the dust the night previous. She mentions that most of the farmers have commenced harvesting where she is, and states that Lester and Eli began today. After spending a few more lines to describe the crops and how they will most likely yield, she says, Now to business, and her letter shifts to the main topic. The rest of the letter carries a very religious tone as she addresses her father directly and relates to him updates concerning an enterprise the two of them have been corresponding over. She describes a dream or vision she had about a cave, wherein she saw caskets of gold and other valuable treasure. She describes the place, inside and out, in great detail, asking her father to confirm whether the description matches a few places they have been thinking of or not. She asks her father to send his response to Sextonville if he can, so that it may arrive a week sooner than it would otherwise. She also asks after Mr. Birch, and requests that if he is near that her father share the enclosed note with him. After requesting also that he pray for her to be able to know to do the right thing, she expresses that her hope for this treasure is to be used for the good of the Kingdom of God, if found. That after fulfilling only what they need, those who uncover the treasure might give the rest to the Church, especially since it would be treasure they had been led to by Millies God-given visions. It is unclear whether the church she is referring to is specifically the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or some other Christian denomination, but regardless, she wants to make sure that if she leads people to a treasure she was shown in a dream that it gets used for righteous purposes. She closes her letter asking for her father to write immediately, and signs her name." 570,"Miles, Eva Leavitt",MSS SC 2268,"This 16-page, typed manuscript is an interview with Eva Miles, taken on 22 August 1982 by Albert Winkler. It captures Evas memories from her early childhood to her young adulthood. She starts by rel",1909-1987,Interview,"Eva Leavitt Miles was born on 20 February 1909, in Bunkerville Nevada, to Dudley Henry Leavitt and Mary Hafen. She was the fourth youngest of 11 children, the others being Orpha Ora, Jaunita Leone, Charity, Aura Ora, Melvin Henry, Laurel Evan, Daisy Ina, Francis Hale, Dudley Maurice, and Mary. She grew up on a ranch in Bunkerville and has memories of sleeping outdoors with her siblings. Her family was fairly successful, being one of the first to get electricity, an automobile, and a piano in town. She was an avid reader, and had tried to take piano lessons, but never got as good as her sisters. On 18 May 1931, she married Walter Jarvis Miles, and together they had two children, Walter Mar Miles, and Margaret Carol Miles. She, as with many of her siblings, went on to college, and she claims Dixie College as her alma mater, and has many fond memories of her time spent in St. George with her sisters, and of waitressing at the Alpine Summer School, a BYU summer camp. She died on 13 November 1987, in St. George, Utah.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:26:49,,,,,"This 16-page, typed manuscript is an interview with Eva Miles, taken on 22 August 1982 by Albert Winkler. It captures Evas memories from her early childhood to her young adulthood. She starts by relating a little about her position in her family (she was the seventh in the line of 11 siblings), and how her childhood was spent sleeping outdoors, especially during the summer months, on her family farm. She talks about how the bugs would sometimes be a problem, but her mother was a great ant killer. Eva would often go with her siblings down to the lower end of town to buy ice to sustain the familys ice cream freezer. Her family didnt have electricity until after she was married, in 1931. Only two years after this, she relates how her childhood home burned down, and friends and family came together to help her parents rebuild the home from the remaining bricks. Her Uncle Hardy, she recalls, was the first in town to get an automobile, and her own family one of the first to get a piano, which she and a few of her sisters were encouraged to learn (Eva never took to it as enthusiastically as her sisters). She remembers her town being made up of many large Mormon families, including two polygamist families: those of her Uncle Tom Leavitt and her more distant uncle, Coe Leavitt. She talks about trips her family would take up to a cabin her father owned in the mountains south of town, describing some of the geography and the things they would plant in the garden there. Her mother was of Swiss descent, and she would sing some Swiss songs to her children. Eva expresses her sadness at the fact that her mother never did really teach her children the words. When she was a student at Bunkerville High School, her father was a janitor there. She remembers excelling at reading and would read everything in town. She specifically recalls reading Joan on the World, and crying over how poorly the main character was treated by the men in the story. She also talks about how she lived in Mesquite, Nevada for a little while, with her sisters, Daisy and Jaunita, until the Flu broke out there in 1918 or 1919. She describes a time her little brother Dudley got an eye infection and almost went blind in both eyes, but thanks to the familys prayers, one of them got better. She also talks about her brother, Francis, and all of his freak-accidents. She finishes by recounting a little of her college experience, too, mostly touching on how she lived with Jaunita while she went to Dixie College, because Jaunita was teaching there. Additionally, she relates her experiences working one summer at the Alpine Summer School, a branch of BYU that was held near Sundance, Utah. She waited tables with two other girls there, and the next summer she carried her table-waiting experience to Bingham Canyon, in Copperton, Utah." 121,"Mickelsen, Laura Ingemann",MSS SC 843,"Laura's biography is a three-page typewritten document included in a collection entitled 'Early Recollections of Logan.' The author, Joel Ricks, interviewed early settlers of Logan and compiled th...",1844-1934,Biography,"Laura Ingemann Mickelsen was born August 27, 1844 to John and Bergette Ingemann in Trondheim, Norway. Her mother died when she was nine, and her father died when she was 16. Shortly before her father's death, at age 16, Laura joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized and confirmed by Elder John Dahls. In 1861 Laura hired herself out as a domestic servant to a wealthy couple traveling to Utah. They were somewhat domineering, and Laura had a hard time on the journey. She left Norway in April and arrived in Salt Lake City in September. She married Niels Mickelsen on August 9, 1862 in the Endowment House. She was his second wife, and he was more than 20 years her senior. They became the parents of five sons and four daughters. Laura was known for her service to others: 'She never waited to be asked to go, but when she heard of anyone in distress she would go night or day and do all she could.' She worked in the Relief Society for 44 years, during the years from 1870 to 1914. This service included time as a Relief Society president. Laura died on January 9, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was buried in Logan, Utah.",,,207,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/511,511,,,"Laura's biography is a three-page typewritten document included in a collection entitled 'Early Recollections of Logan.' The author, Joel Ricks, interviewed early settlers of Logan and compiled their stories together with his commentary on Logan's history. Laura's biography is short and includes only general outlines of her life. The biography is divided into sections such as girlhood, conversion, journey to Utah, marriage, pioneer life, church work, her faith, courage, and special gifts. Most of the sections have two or three sentences describing her character and emphasizing her ability to serve. The last page of the document consists of loose notes that have been typed up. They are taken out of context and are difficult to understand. However, some of the notes are about Laura's passage to America: there was a storm on the sea, and she took a boat from St. Louis to Winter Quarters. Other notes were about her husband, who is referred to as Mickelson or M. He came from Denmark with Erastus Snow in 1853 with the first company of Saints and spent some time preaching the gospel in Denmark before emigrating to the United States." 263,"Mickelsen, Ane Nielsen",MSS SC 3041,"This is a two-page photocopy of a typescript biography written mainly by Ane's granddaughter, Anna B. Cawood. When Ane was young, her mother would weave and knit socks in order to attain a small in...",1825-1909,Biography,"Ane Nielsen Mickelsen was born April 27, 1825 to Niels Christensen and Margrethe Rasmussen in Sonder Orslev, Falster County, Denmark as the seventh child of nine. After her father died when she was eight, she moved to her uncle's home, where she herded geese. Some years following, she began work at a dairy, where she milked cows, made butter and cheese, and did the housework. While working, she met Rasmus Mickelsen, a coach driver, whom she courted for eight years and then married in 1848. They encountered The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a few years later from Erastus Snow, and they were eventually baptized. Before leaving Denmark, they had three children, though two died in infancy. After reaching St. Louis, Missouri, Rasmus worked for a time, raising money until the family was able to travel west. They reached Utah in 1854, settling in Cedar City. The next spring, a daughter was born, though food was scarce. With the help of neighbors, the child survived, and the Mickelsens had three more children in Cedar City before moving to Parowan, where Rasmus worked as a farmer and raised sheep. After Rasmus died in 1903, Ane began living with her daughter, Lena. In 1907, Ane fell and broke her hip, and was forced to stay in bed for the entire following year. She died January 2, 1909.",1880-1960,,335,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/653,653,,,"This is a two-page photocopy of a typescript biography written mainly by Ane's granddaughter, Anna B. Cawood. When Ane was young, her mother would weave and knit socks in order to attain a small income, and Ane would often help her. Ane's later job at the dairy is described as being a very particular one in which the employer would scrutinize Ane's daily work. There is not much further description of Ane's recreation as a youth, except that she loved to dance, often early into the morning. During the trek west, Ane walked most of the way, and she experienced fatigue and especially discomfort in her feet. After the birth of Ane's child, she was aided by neighbors, who gave the Mickelsens food and clothing. There was even a woman who helped nurse the child for six weeks because Ane was not well enough to do it herself. Anna describes Ane as having been generous with food and also very welcoming. Although in her later years she was unable to attend church, she remained faithful and active, reading her scriptures and singing hymns. She was busy whenever she was physically able, sewing and knitting items of clothing." 467,"Mickelsen, Ane Nielsen",MSS SC 3041,"This folder contains a brief, typed life sketch of Ane Nielsen Mickelsen written by her granddaughter, Anna B. Cawood, in 1950. Also in the folder is a handwritten summary",1825-1909,Biography,"Ane Nielsen Mickelsen was born on April 27, 1825 in Sonder, Ovslev Falster, Denmark to Niels Christensen and Margrethe Rasmussen as the seventh of nine children. Her family made their living through weaving and knitting until Anes father died when she was eight years old, and Ane was sent to live with her uncle, a geese herder. At age 15, Ane left to work on a dairy farm for eight years until she married Rasmus Mickelsen on September 3, 1848. Ane and Rasmus joined with LDS church members in 1849 when an Elder of the church, Erastus Snow, was sent on a mission to Scandinavian countries. Ane and Rasmus soon emigrated to the United States to join with LDS Church members in Utah. When they arrived in Utah, Ane and Rasmus were sent to Cedar City to settle the land and soon moved to Parowan. Ane died on January 2, 1909 in Parowan, Utah.",,,"Mickelsen, Ane Nielsen",2014-9-15,2014-09-15 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/853,853,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/853,,"This folder contains a brief, typed life sketch of Ane Nielsen Mickelsen written by her granddaughter, Anna B. Cawood, in 1950. Also in the folder is a handwritten summary of the biography, giving important dates of Ane Mickelsens life. The biography is only one and a half pages long, going over most of Anes most notable life events and religious topics. After Anes husband, Rasmus, died in 1903, she lived with her daughter Lena Bentley where she broke her hip in 1907 and could not travel to church. During that time, Ane told her history to her granddaughter." 19,"Merkley, Jehzeel Gibb",MSS SC 1081,"This typed, 38-page biography is missing pages 3-8. Pages 1-23 of the biography were written by Rissa M. Clark, pages 23-26 are various letters between family members typed out, pages 27-29 are Je...",1874-1955,Biography,"On April 11, 1874 Jehzeel Gibb was born in Massycumer, Monmouthshire, England. She was the daughter of John Lye and Sarah Gibb. Her parents met at meetings held by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints whole each was investigating the Church. They joined the LDS Church shortly before they were married on October 13, 1867. Soon thereafter they moved to Ireland. They stayed there until 1875 when they sailed to America with a company of Saints settling in Lehi, Utah, where Jehzeel grew up. Her father was called by Church authorities to move to Alberta, Canada. Jehzeel met Alva Marion Merkley while clerking at a store in Cardston, Canada and they were married on June 22, 1900 in Salt Lake City. They moved to Magrath, Alberta, Canada soon after. They bought a large amount of land to farm and became quite prosperous. While there, Jehzeel taught in Relief Society and the Young Women's organization. She was made the director of the United Farm Women of Alberta and served for two years. Jehzeel and Alva stayed in Canada, though they took many trips to Utah to visit their children who had settled there. Alva died in 1950. Jehzeel stayed on at the house in Canada. She passed away five years later on May 27, 1955. She was the mother of nine children.",-,,115,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/409,409,,,"This typed, 38-page biography is missing pages 3-8. Pages 1-23 of the biography were written by Rissa M. Clark, pages 23-26 are various letters between family members typed out, pages 27-29 are Jehzeel's testimony and patriarchal blessing, and pages 30-37 are various short life sketches of Jehzeel by other family members. The last page is a letter from Alva's father to Alva. This biography also includes a family tree with the descendants of Alva Marion and Jehzeel Gibb Merkley down to great-great grandchildren. There is also a family portrait chart of Alva and Jehzeel and their children and their spouses. Jehzeel's biography contains some on the lives and conversion of her parents, John and Sarah. John's father was angry that John joined the church, so soon after they were married they moved to Ireland and opened a shoe shop. There are also stories of Jehzeel's childhood, though with the missing pages a lot is left out. One story that is included is about Jehzeel and her brother John running away from home, staying away the whole day, but coming back once it got dark. There is a bit about her involvement in the Relief Society organization. She conceived of the idea of having an organized lesson plan for all of the women in the church so those who had not had formal schooling could study the classics and bring culture into their homes. This became a Church-wide program. Descriptions of Jehzeel's love of people and entertaining them are included. She is described as 'an excellent conversationalist with a quick wit and keen sense of humor.'" 483,"Meeks, Mary Jane McCleve",MSS SC 2733,"This folder contains a four-page typed biography written in 1969 by Naomi A. Jensen, the granddaughter of Mary Jane McCleve Meeks. Mary is described to be a learned woman and an expert in dressmaking.",1840-1933,,"Mary Jane McCleve Meeks was born on August 21, 1840 in Belfast, Ireland to John McCleve and Nancy Jane McFerren McCleve. Mary Janes parents were taught by Mormon missionaries in Ireland and decided to travel to Utah where the body of the church resided. In 1856, Mary Jane and her family started with the Daniel D. McArthur handcart company. On the way across the plains, Mary Janes father died of a broken blood vessel. At age 16, Mary Jane worked for a Gifford family where she met and married Dr. Priddy Meeks, age 61, as his second wife in plural marriage on November 12, 1856. Mary Jane lived with Dr. Meeks in Parowan. In 1862, Mary Jane and her family settled in Harrisburg and Mary Jane assisted her husband in his work as a Thompsonian doctor which focused on herbs, learning the trade as well. In 1877, they moved to Long Valley where they joined the United Order. After Dr. Meeks death, Mary Jane turned to midwifery, delivering approximately 700 children, none of whom died. While driving to deliver a baby, the buggy she drove flipped and Mary Jane lost teeth and loosened others, causing her great pain. Mary Jane McCleve Meeks died in Orderville, Utah, on January 19, 1933 at the age of 92.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a four-page typed biography written in 1969 by Naomi A. Jensen, the granddaughter of Mary Jane McCleve Meeks. Mary is described to be a learned woman and an expert in dressmaking. The narrative gives specific dates for Mary Janes baptism on August 26, 1856; the boat ride on the Samuel Curling which arrived in America on May 26, 1856; and the familys travels across the plains. The company travelled with several German immigrants whom Mary attempted to help. The heat of the journey caused many deaths in the company including her own fathers. On their entry in the Salt Lake City, Mary met with her sisters and lived with them until her marriage to Meeks and describes seeing him in a vision before she met him. At the time of her death, Mary Jane had ten children, 62 grandchildren, 131 great grandchildren, and 15 great-great grandchildren. A similar narrative of Mary Jane Meeks compiled from various sources can be found here: https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/1741162." 376,"McNiven, Lydia Littlefield",MSS SC 835,The fifth and final folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to Lydia Littlefield McNiven. The folder has short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. Lydia's ...,1851-1944,Autobiography,"Lydia was born in England in 1851. Her parents were William Littlefield and Ann Toomer. Her mother accepted the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before Lydia was born. Ann taught her children the gospel despite opposition from their father. Lydia secretly left with her mother and brothers and sisters for Utah one morning after her father had gone to work. He was not allowed to know of their preparations since he would have forbidden their departure. Lydia was married to James Scott McNiven January 15, 1872 at the age of twenty years in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lydia died on November 2, 1944. She is the sister of Emily Ann Littlefield Tonks, who married George Moroni Tonks and for that reason is included in the collection.",-,,86,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/766,766,,,"The fifth and final folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to Lydia Littlefield McNiven. The folder has short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. Lydia's information is contained in her autobiography, written at the age of 78. It is five pages in length and typed on a thin velum like paper. It focuses on the history of her parents and her mother's conversion to the church. Her biography also discusses her family's preparations for their journey to join the saints in Zion. Pioneers, Trek" 213,"McKenzie, Lizzie Wilson",MSS SC 1110,"This collection consists of four typewritten pages entitled Testimony of Lizzie McKenzie, Dundee. It was written by Lizzie in February 1978. A great portion of Lizzie's testimony includes the biogr...",1898-,"testimony of Lizzie McKenzie and brief biography of her mother, Margaret Campbell Wilson","Lizzie McKenzie was born on 20 April 1898 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, the third of six children born to William Lyon and Margaret Campbell Wilson. Lizzie's father was a tailor and her mother worked in the jute mill to help support the family. Her family was very poor but they always paid tithing to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which they belonged. Lizzie married James McKenzie on 29 December 1920. Her husband did not support the church and Lizzie became inactive in the church. In 1924, when her mother became ill from malnutrition, Lizzie cared for her along with her two children. Lizzie's mother died on 3 April 1924. In 1933, elders from the church came to Glasgow, Scotland, and baptized four of Lizzie's children despite her husband's protests. Lizzie desired to attend church again but it wasn't until her husband's death in 1946 that she did. In 1948, Lizzie immigrated to San Diego with her daughter. She was the mother of five children. In her older years, Lizzie enjoyed visiting with family and returning to Dundee to see that her stake had grown to 800 members.",,,30,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/603,603,,,"This collection consists of four typewritten pages entitled Testimony of Lizzie McKenzie, Dundee. It was written by Lizzie in February 1978. A great portion of Lizzie's testimony includes the biography of her mother, Margaret Campbell Wilson, who joined the church with her father when she was a young child. Margaret married at a young age but her husband and son died two years after the marriage and she was left destitute. She walked 90 miles to Dundee in search of employment and took up lodgings with a compassionate woman named Mrs. Wilson. Margaret married William Wilson and they had six children together. Margaret was forced to do hard physical labor most of her life to support her family. As a nine year old, she worked in the cotton mill in Glasgow and when she moved to Dundee, she worked in a jute mill, earning 10 shillings and 6 pence for 60 hours a week. Margaret was teased for her membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but she remained faithful until her death in 1924. Lizzie writes of her mother's great influence upon her and of her testimony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." 20,"McKell, Esmeralda Andrus",MSS SC 1071,"This 12 page typed manuscript is a little faded and difficult to read. It describes the events in Esmeralda Andrus McKell's life as recalled by her daughter, Lucy Stone. Several interesting littl...",1865-1926,Biography,"On February 24, 1865 Esmeralda Andrus was born in Dry Creek, present day Draper, Utah, to Lucy Tuttle and Milo Andrus. Lucy Tuttle was born in Russell County, Massachusetts and crossed to the Salt Lake Valley with Bishop Edward Hunter's Company in 1847. Milo Andrus was born in Wilmington, Essex County, New York. He was in charge of several companies coming to the Salt Lake Valley. Lucy and Milo met and were married in Salt Lake on June 11, 1851. Esmeralda's mother moved their family to Spanish Fork where she started the operation of a hotel, the Spanish Fork House. It gained prominence and a positive reputation. Esmeralda helped as a young girl with the dusting and light upkeep of the hotel. Esmeralda was baptized and confirmed on September 3, 1874. She attended school and was involved in theatre, taking part in plays. She joined a local company that traveled to nearby cities to put on plays. Later she attended Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah, and after finishing school she became a teacher. During this time, she was also courted by several young men, but her principal suitor was William B. McKell, whom she married on January 5, 1887 in the Logan, Utah Temple. They eventually became the parents of 10 children. They lived on a ranch in Utah valley. In her late 50s Esmeralda was struck with cancer, and after a two year battle she passed away on April 22, 1926.",1767-,,116,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/410,410,,,"This 12 page typed manuscript is a little faded and difficult to read. It describes the events in Esmeralda Andrus McKell's life as recalled by her daughter, Lucy Stone. Several interesting little sketches are presented. Among them is a description of her involvement in theatre during her last few school years and a reprint in full of a reading that Esmeralda often gave entitled 'Black Smith Story' by Jane Evans Tanner. Also included is a bit about her teaching days. She was well respected by her colleagues and students alike. She is described by Laura Lewis, with whom she worked, as 'so congenial, so good natured, her company was sought by everyone.' A few years after she and William were married they purchased a ranch at the junction of Spanish Fork River and Diamond Fork River. Esmeralda was often left alone on the ranch since her husband had duties to attend to elsewhere; the various responsibilities of tending the children, housework, and farm work fell to her. But she never shirked her duties and was dedicated in carrying out all of them and this brought out some of Esmeralda's sterling qualities 'bravery, determination in the face of hardships, and faith in the Lord.' She was very active in various church organizations. She organized a Sunday School for all the local ranch people and in 1892 she was appointed as an aid in Primary and held that calling for 31 years. In 1923 she was elected president of the J. Wyle Thorns Post chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization, a position which she held for two years. One of the hardest events of her life was the death of her youngest daughter Vera. At the loss of Vera, William and Esmeralda decided to adopt a young girl, Mary, who was a joy and comfort to them. Also described are some of the accomplishments of the six surviving children at the time of the writing of this manuscript." 51,"Mcgillycuddy, Fanny Hoyt",MSS SC 139,"This journal is a day to day record of the goings on of military life while Valentine McGillycuddy was working as the field surgeon for the western army. It is 32 pages long, written on both front...",1850-1897,Journal,"Fanny Hoyt was born in 1850 in New York. There is not much information available on her between the years 1850 and 1875. On December 19, 1875 she married Valentine Trent O'Connell McGillycuddy, MD in Ionia, Michigan. He left for an expedition soon after they were married when General George Crook offered him a position as field surgeon with the western army. Fanny remained in Michigan until November 11, 1876 when she joined him on his expedition. They moved to Pine Ridge Agency, Shannon, Dakota Territory in 1880 where Valentine worked as an agent for the Indians improving life on the reservation. They stayed there until about 1888 when he was dismissed from this position. They then moved to Rapid City, Dakota Territory where they built a large Victorian style home. Fanny remained there until she died in 1897.",1811-1893,,144,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/441,441,,,"This journal is a day to day record of the goings on of military life while Valentine McGillycuddy was working as the field surgeon for the western army. It is 32 pages long, written on both front and back in a notebook three inches by six inches. It is all handwritten in pencil and can be somewhat hard to read at times. The notebook has the label 'V.T. McGillycuddy, MD U.S. Black Hills Expedition' on the cover. It begins in the hand of Valentine McGillycuddy in May 1876 where he documents the occurrences of the days: letters he has written, wounded soldiers he has attended to. Included are a description of the Battle of Slim Buttes and the death of the Sioux chief, American Horse. Beginning on December 14, 1876 the entries are written in Fanny's hand. She writes through to the end of the journal, which ends on April 11, 1877. Her portion is mostly concerned with social engagements and the weather ordinary day to day things such as the walks they took and the horseback riding they did. Each date is noted and very few days are missed." 202,"McFarlane, Viola Pratt Gillette",MSS 328,"There are four folders that make up this collection. The first folder includes a program of the opera, The Wonder Bar, performed in October 1931. Viola performed in this opera playing the ...",1871-1956,Papers,"Viola Pratt Gillette McFarlane was born October 7, 1871 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Patriarch Milando Merrill and Elizabeth (Rich) Pratt. Viola 's grandfathers were Apostles Orson Pratt and Charles Coulson Rich. Viola had early training in her vocal career from Professor Evan Stephens, director of the Salt Lake Opera Company. She also practiced with J.J. McClellan and Willard Weihe. Viola's first appearance in the Salt Lake Theater occurred when she was about eight years old. Viola attended the University of Deseret for a time, then graduated from the University of Utah. Following her college graduation she taught music lessons at a number of Salt Lake public schools. Once she had earned enough money, Viola moved to New York to continue her singing career. Her cousin, Ruth Eldredge, accompanied her to study dramatics. In New York Viola found a job singing with the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church choir. In addition, Viola sang wherever she could get a part and quickly became well-known for her vocal and dramatic talents. Viola became quite involved in the entertainment industry and sang with many opera companies including the English Grand Opera Company and the Shubert Theatre Corp. Over the years Viola toured the world singing in operas including The Daughter of the Regiment, Bohemian Girl, La Traviata, Robin Hood, Pirates of Penzance, Martha, and Chimes of Normandie. She sang in England, Australia, Canada, and many places in the United States. In 1896 Viola married George H. Gillette. After Gillette's death, Viola married George McFarlane, a New York Producer and Hollywood Executive, on September 12, 1907. Following McFarlane's death in 1932 Viola stopped performing, saying that she had no heart to go on. After retiring from her singing career, Viola returned to Utah. She was a charter member of the Emeritus Club of the University of Utah Alumni Association and in 1949 became Vice President of the club. Viola died of cancer on April 1, 1956 in Salt Lake, Utah.",1909-1910,,29,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/592,592,,,"There are four folders that make up this collection. The first folder includes a program of the opera, The Wonder Bar, performed in October 1931. Viola performed in this opera playing the part of an American visitor. This folder also has a Cosmopolitan magazine from August 1903 and a 1927 publicity announcement for the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association. The second folder holds an Equity Minimum Contract between Viola and the Shubert Theatre Corp. that was signed November 6, 1926. The contract lists all the rules and obligations of both the company and the performers. The second folder also contains a Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. George McFarlane and a letter to Viola from LeRoy E. Cowles, president of the University of Utah, dated September 12, 1942. The third folder holds three pages of typed excerpts from press notices and about 20 xerox copies of newspaper articles that mentioned Viola. The fourth folder has four photographs: three of Viola in costume and one of her home in Long Island. It also contains a letter that Viola wrote to the public that gives most of her background and biographical information. The letter is written with much warmth and gratitude toward the public." 541,"McDevitt, Miriam Alice",MSS SC 122,,1936-,Book,"Miriam Alice McDevitt (maiden name Reckas) was born in 1936 in Braamfontein, South Africa. Her parents were Anglican, and divorced shortly after WWII. A few years later, her father remarried an LDS woman, who introduced the entire family to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1949, Miriam decided to be baptized. Miriam led an active life in the Church, and eventually married Malcom McDevitt. Despite her husband belonging to the Methodist Church, he approved their children being raised in the LDS faith. She and Malcom had three children who are all active in the Church.",1936-1980s,,,,2017-02-13 14:11:46,,,,,"This is a small colorful book bound by ribbon containing seven pages of typed writing. On the back of every page a small photograph of Miriams family is included. The autobiographical book describes Miriams experiences during WWII, her parents divorce, and her time in an orphanage. Miriam was not bitter about her parents divorced attributing it to WWII, war and people do funny or strange things. After the divorce, her parents could no longer care for their children and they were sent to an orphanage. While living in the orphanage she was forced to do the laundry and cleaning, eat food filled with weavels, and was called Myra. Her negative experiences there caused her to hate certain foods and the name Myra. She bears her testimony and is strictly honest about her relationship with her step mother. After being baptized at the age of 13, she met her husband at a mutual improvement society. They had three children, and though her husband never joined, their children did. Miriam McDevitt served in the Relief Society, as a Sunday School teacher, and in the primary. This short manuscript gives insight into what the LDS experience was like for a woman outside of the US." 40,"McCullough, Margarett",MSS SC 1103,This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the ...,1822-1915,Biography,"Margarett McCullough was born October 15, 1822 in Centerville, DE to John McCullough and Eliza Ann Stilley. Margarett married John Steele Carpenter on September 19, 1844. They had four children; Erastus S., Elizabeth, James D. and John Stilley. After eight years of marriage John died September 30, 1852 following a long illness. Margarett then moved her family into the home of her parents until John's sister Hannah and her husband Joseph Crossgrive arranged for her and her children to cross the plains with them to Utah. The families arrived in Salt Lake City in 1857. Margarett was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on August 1, 1858. She married John Gheen on August 7, 1858. They had a daughter named Margarett Louisa. John was later found dead in a vacant lot. After his death Margarett married Robert Boyd Stewart, a man who had been boarding in her home and a former member of the Mormon Battalion. Margarett died on December 4, 1915 in Glendale, Utah.",-,,134,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/430,430,,,"This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the collection are family group sheets providing vital records for the families. Salome Hunter, a descendent of James and the compiler of many of the histories is a descendant of Margaretts, but it is unclear how Margaret relates to James Leithead. Information on Margarett is contained in a half page history of her life which is stapled in between pages of a sketch of Deborah Lamoreaux Leithead's life. Margarett's sketch is short but contains most of her vital information excluding her birth and death dates. It tells the interesting story of how her second husband John Gheen came home one day, put on his belt and six shooter and then left the house. He was found later shot to death. Margarett never learned the details of her husband's death although Robert Boyd Stewart, who she married, searched all he could for John's foe." 21,"McClellan, Almeda Day",MSS SC 561,This collection contains a short account of Almeda's life as recalled and recorded by her granddaughter Zitelle McClellan Snarr. The ten page manuscript tells of the many unique circumstances of ...,1831-1933,Biography,"On November 28, 1831, Almeda Day was born in Bastard, Leeds County, Canada to Rhoda Ann Nichols and Hugh Day. She was the oldest of five children. Her parents were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 30, 1836. At six years old, Almeda and her family moved to Jefferson County, New York where they lived for six years. In 1843 they moved to Wisconsin, by way of Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal on a houseboat, settling near Almeda's grandparents, Susanna Chipman and Sheldon Nichols, in Sun Prairie on Waterloo Creek. Almeda's grandmother was a member of the LDS Church, but her grandfather was a 'Mormon Hater.' The Day family did not stay in Wisconsin long. Upon hearing of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum on June 27, 1844, Almeda's mother's desire to move to Nauvoo increased. In the fall the family proceeded by boat on the Mississippi River to Nauvoo, arriving on October 8, 1844. Her mother suffered from a weak heart and died in Nauvoo on November 9, 1844 at the age of 31. The family then moved to Iowa for a short time, then later to Florence, Nebraska, where Almeda struggled with scurvy and other illnesses. She was baptized here in June 1847. It was also here that she met and married William Carroll McClellan, a member of the Mormon Battalion, on July 19, 1849. Their first child, Mary, was born on May 11, 1850. Between 1850 and 1875 Almeda gave birth to 12 children. On June 12, 1850 they left on the trek out west. After four months, they reached the Salt Lake valley, right around the time of October Conference. In March 1851, they moved down to Payson. William married Elsie Jane Richardson in polygamy on April 14, 1873. During April Conference in 1877 they were called to go to Sunset, Arizona to join the United Order there. The Order dissolved a short time later; the family moved west to Brigham City, Arizona, then onto the Apache Indian Reservation at Forest Dale. From there they moved to Pleasanton, New Mexico where William was made Bishop. Due to the anti-polygamy bill passed in Congress in 1887, the family moved to Colonia Juarez, Old Mexico to avoid repercussions. They lived there comfortably until 1912 when the Mexico Civil War was under way. They returned to Payson until 1916, then back to Colonia Juarez, where William died on April 28, 1916. Almeda went back and forth between Mexico and Utah for the next 13 years. In June 1932 she was honored as the oldest mother in Utah at a convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Seattle Washington. She died on June 22, 1933 in Utah.",1955-1955,,117,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/411,411,,,"This collection contains a short account of Almeda's life as recalled and recorded by her granddaughter Zitelle McClellan Snarr. The ten page manuscript tells of the many unique circumstances of Almeda's life told through the memory of Zitelle. She tells of spending time with her grandmother throughout her life and writes of quite a few interesting instances in Almeda's life. One such story demonstrates Almeda's curiosity that she maintained all through her life. When she was a child she used to go and stand looking on at the millinery shop near their home in New York State. Finally one day one of the women at the shop told her that if her mother was okay with it, she could help at the shop. She was thrilled at the time, though later on in her life she suspected it was only suggested to get rid of her. The manuscript also tells of the hardships dealt with in moving and relocating several times, including the trek west. William's father and Almeda's father worked together building wagons, 'helping many of the saints to fit themselves out for the journey.' Also included is a bit on the marriage of William to Elsie Jane Richardson in polygamy. It says of this, 'Almeda went to the endowment house with them and placed her hand in his. She said, I never regretted the fact that they were married, and I told Elsie so.'' When they were living in the United Order at Sunset, Arizona, they took over the running of the sawmill. When they moved to Colonia Juarez, Old Mexico, Almeda's sons built her a nice little comfortable home. Although the home did not have indoor plumbing, electricity or telephone, Almeda loved it very much." 154,"Maw, Margaret Petersen",MSS 830,"The Margaret Petersen Maw collection consists of six boxes and eight scrapbooks. The first box contains three records of the First District Federation of Women's Clubs, which includes handwritten ...",1874-1966,"Historical records, scrapbooks, book drafts, short stories, articles","Margaret Petersen Maw was born on August 9, 1874 in Torslev, Denmark to Neils Christian Sorensen Petersen and Grethe Petersen who converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1877. At the age of three, Margaret and her family immigrated to Utah where Margaret attended school in Deseret, Millard County. When Margaret was 16 years old, she left Deseret to attend Brigham Young Academy (BYA). There she attended school for one year and then taught for five years while also attending summer school each year. On June 28, 1899 Margaret married Charles E. Maw in the Salt Lake City Temple. Margaret taught at BYA for two years (1900-1901) while her husband attended Stanford University. In 1902 Margaret and her baby Marilyn joined Charles at Stanford where Margaret took English courses while Charles finished his degree. In 1903 Margaret and her family moved back to Provo where her husband filled a position in the chemistry department at Brigham Young University. Margaret was very active in community causes. She was the first woman in Utah to be appointed a member of a teacher's examining board. She was also one of the first two women to be elected a member of a city board of education. Margaret was a member of the Utah Sorosis Club of Provo in 1904 and served as club president from 1907 to 1908. In 1920 she helped organize the Women's Municipal Council of Provo, later named the Women's Council of Provo, and served as its first president for two years and then again from 1930 to 1932. Through the council, she helped acquire a women's clubhouse, establish the Utah County free clinic, determine proper school locations, and build a community swimming pool. From 1923 to 1924, Margaret served as president of the First District Federation of Women's Clubs, and from 1928 to 1932 she was president of the Utah Federation of Women's Clubs. In 1931 Margaret was instrumental in setting up a Girls' Loan Fund to aid girls in finishing their last semester at BYU. She started the fund by contributing $50 of her own money. In 1939 Margaret became the first president of the Soroptimist Club of Provo. During her club work, Margaret became interested in the beauty culture business as a welfare project, thus becoming a sponsor of a law that required beauty culturists to pass examinations. She was also the first person appointed on the State Board of Examiners for Beauty Culturists and took over the Provo School of Beauty Culture in 1933. She served as the deputy of Utah for the All American Beauty Culture Associated, and as such, she organized the Utah Schools of Beauty Culture Associated in 1940 and served as its first vice president. Because of her civic involvement, Margaret Maw's name appeared in Who's Who and the International Blue Book for many years. Even though Margaret played an active role in community improvement projects, she claimed that her most important role was mothering four children: Marilyn, Carlyle, Jean Florence, and Margaret. In May of 1950, Margaret was widowed by her husband Charles' death, and in April of 1966, Margaret passed away. Source: Candland, Grace. 'A Short Sketch of Margaret P. Maw' (1940) in A Brief History of the Maw-Petersen Families, Compiled and edited by Margaret P. Maw, 1955.",-,,237,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/544,544,,,"The Margaret Petersen Maw collection consists of six boxes and eight scrapbooks. The first box contains three records of the First District Federation of Women's Clubs, which includes handwritten meeting minutes, names of officers and members, a roll of clubs, and other memorabilia that chronicles some of the club's activities. It also contains histories concerning the organization of various Utah Federation of Women's Clubs and financial ledgers as well as a scrapbook that contains Charles Dickens' children's story, The Life of Our Lord. The second and third boxes contain scrapbooks of newspaper articles, mostly from the Christian Science Moniter's Fireside Series and some of Provo interest. The fourth box contains numerous short stories and articles written or collected by Margaret Maw. One article of particular interest is a typescript of a tape recording of a ceremony in honor of Margaret Maw. The last two boxes contain drafts of Margaret Maw's books: Nikoline's Choice, Nikoline's Academy, and Nikoline's Career. Five of the loose scrapbooks contain pictures, while two of the loose scrapbooks contain the dealings of the Soroptimist Club of Provo, and one loose scrapbook contains miscellaneous articles from the 1930s and 1940s." 191,"Maughan, Mary Ann Weston",MSS SC 843,"The memories of Mary Ann Weston Maughan are part of an extensive compilation entitled Early Recollections of Logan. Most, including Mary's, are in essay form written by an editor. C...",1817-1901,1 fd. consisting of various photocopied transcriptions of biographies and autobiographies of a few pioneers who settled Cache Valley Utah.,"Mary Ann Weston Maughan was born on March 10, 1817 in Ceroe Lawn, Gloucestershire, England. At the age of twenty she heard a sermon by Wilford Woodruff and was quickly baptized into the L.D.S. Church. Soon thereafter Mary met John Davis whom she married on December 23, 1840. However, after only four months Davis was attacked by a mob and killed. Church members convinced Mary to join the second company of Mormon Saints to sail to America. By early 1841, Mary was in Nauvoo, Illinois. There, she became acquainted with Peter Maughan, a widower with five small children. They were married on November 2, 1841. In the 1850s, Brigham Young sent the Maughan family to help settle Cache Valley. Peter Maughan was appointed Presiding Bishop over the Cache Valley Stake and so moved his family to Logan. There were many confrontations between the Bannock Indians and the Mormons, specifically with a tribe led by a Native American named Bear Hunter. These problems escalated into a battle between the U.S. Army and the Indians on January 28, 1865, in which fifteen soldiers and two hundred Indians were killed.",1802-1906,,28,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/581,581,,,"The memories of Mary Ann Weston Maughan are part of an extensive compilation entitled Early Recollections of Logan. Most, including Mary's, are in essay form written by an editor. Consequently, only certain selections are given from Mary's diary and emphasized her recollections of Cache Valley. Much of the essay is a transcription of Mary's own words but there is some narration written in by the editor. Mary gives copious details of the problems in settling Logan and surrounding areas. She is an excellent source for a description of a settler's point of view concerning the Native American/Anglo-American clash of the time. Mormon women, Pioneer women." 588,"Mason, Emeline",MSS SC 2451,"This is a 3-page, handwritten letter on green paper, and is addressed to Mr. Joseph Mason Jr.s wife, who is Emelines sister-in-law, Harriet Ormsby Mason, in Walpole, New Hampshire, 24 July 1832. Eme",1808-1857,Letter,"Emeline Mason was born on 13 July 1808 in Walpole, New Hampshire to Joseph Mason, Sr. and Lucy Flint. She was the youngest daughter of 15 children. On 10 September 1834 in Canton, Massachusetts, she married Leonard Everett, and together they had 4 children. She died on 11 January 1857, in Canton, Massachusetts.",,,,,2019-08-05 10:42:43,,,,,"This is a 3-page, handwritten letter on green paper, and is addressed to Mr. Joseph Mason Jr.s wife, who is Emelines sister-in-law, Harriet Ormsby Mason, in Walpole, New Hampshire, 24 July 1832. Emeline writes this letter from Gaines, Orleans County, New York, where she was attending school at the time. She thanks her sister for the letter written to her, and laments to have heard that her mothers health is still failing. She expresses her faith in God to heal the body and give peace to the soul. Emelines health is good, and she is happy to hear how influential religion is becoming in her sisters hometown. She talks about her own experience being baptized into an unspecified church about three weeks prior, and how life has developed at the school where she is working as a teaching assistant. She also mentions how a Brother Flint (possibly an uncle) has been expressing concerns about when Emeline will get married. She says that she is not too worried; that it will happen when it happens, and, in the meantime, she will make herself ready for whenever she meets someone. She also talks about a meeting she attended the week before writing, wherein she heard a sermon preached about the suffering of Christ and the glory that should follow. She ties in what she heard with hopes for her mothers eventual release from pain and poor health. After this, she catches her sister up on a few mutual acquaintances, and asks her to present [her] best love to all who inquire." 89,"Marshall, Sarah Goode",MSS SC 262,"This collection contains a two-page sketch of Sarah's life, an eight-page typewritten transcript of the diary she kept while crossing the plains, and several songs and poems. The songs are entitle...",1822-1904,"Biography, Diary","Sarah Goode Marshall was born March 4, 1822 at Mitcheldean, Glostershire, England to George Goode and Selina Mary Ann Holder Goode. As a child, Sarah attended the common schools and learned to read and write. She also learned the art of making kid gloves. She married Thomas Marshall on May 7, 1841 and lived happily with him until she began to study the doctrines and attend the meetings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sarah was a Baptist and 'a great Bible reader. She often remarked, 'there is more in the Bible than the ministers understand.'' When Sarah joined the L.D.S. church it was a strain on her marriage. Thomas died in 1854, leaving her penniless with six young children. She dreamed of going to Zion, and saved for two years. At a farewell gathering for her family, friends tried to dissuade her from going, saying that she would probably lose her children and her life on the way. An Elder who was there stood and promised Sister Marshall, 'In the name of Israel's God that she shall go to Zion, and shall not lose one of her children by the way.' They left Liverpool Saturday, April 19, 1865 on the ship Samuel Curling and sailed to Boston. From there they traveled to Iowa City by rail. At the time of their journey, Sarah's children were of these ages: Lovinia (12), Selena (10), Tryphena (8), Louisa (6), George (4), and Sarah (2). They traveled with Captain Ellsworth's handcart company and arrived in Salt Lake City on September 26, 1865. Sarah died April 24, 1904 in Dayton, Idaho.",1832-1909,,179,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/479,479,,,"This collection contains a two-page sketch of Sarah's life, an eight-page typewritten transcript of the diary she kept while crossing the plains, and several songs and poems. The songs are entitled 'The Mormon's are a Merry Lot,' 'Hand Cart Song,' and '24th of July Song,' and the poems are entitled 'In Honor of the Hand Carts of 1856' and 'Our Beloved Grand-mother.' There are also two documents relating to Sarah's daughter Louisa Marshall Boice. The sketch of Sarah's life was written by a great-granddaughter and focuses mostly on Sarah's conversion and her journey to Utah. In the sketch there is a story about Sarah's daughter Tryphena getting lost along the trail. When the company stopped to make camp, Sarah realized that Tryphena was missing. Sarah and Captain Ellsworth rode out on horseback to find her. After searching for some time, Captain Ellsworth said that they could ride out farther, but Sarah felt sure that Tryphena was safe. When they came back to camp, she was there. She and some other children had been walking with an elderly man and fell behind the company. The other children caught up with their families, but Tryphena stayed with him. They took a wrong turn and walked for several hours until the man passed away. By this time it was dark, and Tryphena saw the company's campfires and followed their light back. Sarah's diary begins June 10, 1865 and concludes on September 26, 1865. In her entries, she records the condition of the roads and the number of miles they traveled, comments on the availability of wood and water, tells who died that day, and gives a short account of other events in the day. Some examples of these events are, 'Brother Jones' cart broke down,' 'One tent was blown down and another rent,' and 'the company remained in camp today to rest and get their clothes washed.' The camp moved out about 6:30 each morning, except on Sundays, and usually stopped in the early afternoon. However, there were some unusual events that happened. Sarah mentions several times that members of the company were lost, and occasionally people 'backed out' of the journey to Zion. Once, they were caught in a bad thunderstorm: we were overtaken by a terrific storm of thunder and rain. In the open prairie without our tents. Two brothers and two sisters were knocked down by lightening. Brother Henry Walker from Carlisle was killed. Age 58. He was a faithful man to his duty.' Sarah's final diary entry is as follows: 'About eight miles from the city we were met with Governor Young and his councilors. The Nauvoo band, the Lancers, and a great many others. We were first rate received in the city. Provisions of all kinds came rolling to us in camp. The brethren of the city manifested great interests towards us as a company, which caused our hearts to rejoice and be glad.'" 152,"Marsh, Eudocia Baldwin",MSS SC 212,"This collection includes a microfilm copy of Eudocia Baldwin Marsh's manuscript entitled 'Mormons in Hancock County: A Reminiscence.' The original manuscript is housed at Knox College, Galesburg, ...",1829-1909,Personal historical record,"Eudocia Baldwin Marsh was born in 1829 in Geneva, New York. At a young age, she moved to Hancock County, Illinois. Her family resented the presence of Mormon leaders in Illinois and held anti-Mormon sentiments, but they were not extremists. Eudocia married John Wellington Marsh on November 27, 1849. Eudocia lived through the rise of Mormonism in Illinois, the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and the extermination of the Mormons from Illinois. She died in 1909.",-,,235,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/542,542,,,"This collection includes a microfilm copy of Eudocia Baldwin Marsh's manuscript entitled 'Mormons in Hancock County: A Reminiscence.' The original manuscript is housed at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. The manuscript is fairly legible. A typescript edited by Douglas L. Wilson and Rodney O. Davis is also available in Special Collections and can be found in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. A second typescript entitled 'When the Mormons Dwelt Among Us,' edited by Mrs. J. D. Murphy, is available in Special Collections in The Bellman, Vol. XX, No. 507, April 1, 1916. However, this typescript significantly differs from the original manuscript. Eudocia's manuscript describes Mormons living in Hancock County, Illinois around the years 1838 to 1845. She recalls the Nauvoo Temple, the Carthage Greys (the local militia), events surrounding Joseph Smith's assassination, and attitudes, fears, and suspicions prevalent among non-Mormons in Hancock County. She describes Sidney Ridgon and Brigham Young as 'the brain which had built up the Mormon system' and Joseph Smith as 'immensely conceited' and 'puffed up with pride and arrogance.' She calls Joseph Smith's followers 'confederates' and says that it was rumored that Emma Smith had little or no faith in her husband Joseph's claim to be a prophet of the Lord. She discusses the reaction of the doctrine of 'spiritual wives' or 'celestial marriages,' saying that 'the better class of Mormons' emphatically denied this doctrine. She mentions Joseph Smith's candidacy for president of the United States in 1844 and discusses the Mormons' political influence in Illinois. She claims that her mother witnessed Joseph Smith fall from a window in Carthage Jail to the ground as he was shot and killed. She describes the confusion and panic that followed the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, which eventually led to the removal of Mormons from Illinois. She defends her position against what some claim as 'the cruelty of this expatriation of a whole people,' saying that 'only the people among whom they lived could know how very malignant was this malady of Mormonism.'" 444,"Marks, Anna Rich",MSS 230,"Part of the Beth K. Harris Papers, this manuscript is located in the first folder of the collection and in the first third of the folder. The manuscript describes Anna Marks as the most active a...",1846-1912,,"Anna Rich Marks was born in Russian Poland in 1846. At the age of fifteen she married Woolf Marks in London, England in 1861. Soon afterward they emigrated from London to New York City, to Salt Lake City. In 1880 Anna moved to Eureka, Utah and opened a dry goods store. Anna died April 27, 1912.",,,"Marks, Anna Rich",2010-07-23,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/834,834,842.docx,/WomenManu/image/842.docx,"Part of the Beth K. Harris Papers, this manuscript is located in the first folder of the collection and in the first third of the folder. The manuscript describes Anna Marks as ""the most active and aggressive woman to take part in the development of Eureka."" Anna was of Jewish ancestry. She accumulated considerable amounts of real estate and had many litigation battles, although she never learned to read or write.. The manuscript recounts an incident where a man was trying to dig a fence post on her land so Anna started throwing the dirt back in the hole and eventually jumped into the fence hole. The man began to bury her and when she escaped the hole he sat on her. Litigation was one of her favorite past times. When Anna died her estate was left to her husband and her brother Bernard Rich. She never learned to read or write." 190,"Marino, Giovanna Portella",MSS SC 1394,This collection contains a 62 page bound book of poetry written in Italian entitled 'Momenti' that was published in 1978. Some of the poems address Mormon culture and doctrine. Also included in t...,-,"Book of poetry, letters of correspondence",Giovanna Portella Marino was an Italian Mormon poet.,1889-,,270,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/580,580,,,This collection contains a 62 page bound book of poetry written in Italian entitled 'Momenti' that was published in 1978. Some of the poems address Mormon culture and doctrine. Also included in this collection are letters of correspondence between Giovanna and Brigham Young University and photocopied newspaper articles that deal with Giovanna's book of poetry and Mormonism in Italy. Everything in the collection is written in Italian. 124,"Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria",MSS SC 1131,This collection contains holograph copies of official declarations and decrees relating to Maria Theresa's accession to the throne of Austria in 1740 and her taking over full control of the governm...,1717-1780,Declarations and Decrees,"Maria Theresa was born in Vienna on May 13, 1717, the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. She married Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine (later the Grand Duke of Tuscany (1737-65) and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I (1745-65)). They were the parents of 16 children, three of whom became future rulers: Joseph II, Leopold II, and Marie Antoinette. When Charles VI died, Maria Theresa became Queen of Hungary and Bohemia and Archduchess of Austria. In the War of the Austrian Succession, Maria Theresa lost Austrian Silesia, but she kept her other lands. And in 1745, she gained the title of Holy Roman Emperor for her husband. After the war, Maria Theresa instituted sweeping reforms strengthening her administration and the army. She also altered Austria's foreign policy by siding with France and Russia against Prussia rather than with Great Britain. After participating in the Seven Years War, she reduced peasant serfdom, reformed laws, reduced the power of the church, and set up an excellent educational system. She died in Vienna on November 29, 1780.
'Maria Theresa' Distinguished Women of Past and Present http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
'Maria Theresa' Chambers Biographical Dictionary (1997) (c) Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd",,,210,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/514,514,,,"This collection contains holograph copies of official declarations and decrees relating to Maria Theresa's accession to the throne of Austria in 1740 and her taking over full control of the government by 1742. Because she was a woman, Maria Theresa was faced with a number of domestic and foreign threats to her attaining the throne of her father, Charles IV. The documents in the collection are shortened copies of the originals and are 20 pages long. There is a handwritten table of contents in German included with the manuscript copies. Also, on the folder containing the manuscript there is a note in German with the year 1912 on it and information on when the holograph copies were made."
318,"Makinson, Ruth",MSS SC 996,"This collection contains two folders with twelve poems written by Ruth Makinson, of San Francisco, California. The folders are addressed to President Joseph F. Smith of The Church of Jesus Chri...",-,two folders containing Ruth Makinson's poetry,Unknown,1899-1904,,385,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/708,708,,,"This collection contains two folders with twelve poems written by Ruth Makinson, of San Francisco, California. The folders are addressed to President Joseph F. Smith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with all our love to marvelous people like you. The poems have religious messages and many of them contain Ruth's testimony and personal beliefs of the importance of serving others, knowing God, having faith, and overcoming trials. A list of the poems and their messages are: Prejudice tells of a black man that became Ruth's friend and helped her to realize that the soul has no color. The Pearl of Great Price contains Ruth's story of searching for worldly pearls only to discover the pearl of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Testing talks of how God lifts Ruth in her trials. The Pot of Gold is about the value of service. The Worth of Man talks of reaching out to those in need. The Gift of God is about Ruth's search for her talents. The Motherload is about coming to know God. The Fountain is about finding the truth about God. God's Wonders is about seeing the beauty all around you. The Kingdom of Heaven emphasizes the importance of seeking the Kingdom of God. Creativity is about using the imagination to see beyond the world to the more important things of life. Mansions encourages others not to be idle or let life pass by without trying to earn mansions in heaven. Women poets."
53,"Mabey, Viola N. Brown Zumbrunnen",MSS 796,"Viola's autobiography is part of a collection containing a diary and some receipts belonging to her father, George Brown. Her autobiography is typewritten on large sheets of paper. It is unbound ...",1891-1983,Autobiography,"Viola N. Brown was born September 30, 1891 to George and Minnie P. Brown in South Coalville, Utah. She led a happy childhood and spent a lot of time playing with her sister Grace. She attended high school at the courthouse building, which had been converted into an LDS Church Academy. Her father died July 3, 1910 after a long illness and a 12-year-old brother who had been an invalid his whole life followed April 11, 1911. This was hard for Viola's mother financially and emotionally. Viola left for summer school at the University of Utah, and after a six-week course, she signed a contract to teach school in Randolph, Utah. It was here that she met John W. Zumbrunnen, her future husband. He was the foreman of a phosphate mine in the valley. They were married July 22, 1912 and had seven children: Viola Naomi, George Albert, John Orloo, Richard Abner, Mary Blanchard, Andrew Robert, and Leland Brown. When the mine closed, their family moved to Alton, Idaho where John harvested hay, worked in timber with his father, and improved their ranch. They later moved to Frontier, Wyoming where John began working in the coal mines. On September 2, 1920 Viola and John were sealed together and to their children in the Salt Lake Temple. August 14, 1923, John was killed in a mine explosion. Viola moved the family back to her hometown of Coalville, went to summer school at the University of Utah, and graduated from high school. She held various jobs to support her family, including her three terms as the county recorder. She married Joseph L. Mabey on December 30, 1942. He died March 19, 1951. After his death, Viola worked as a clerk at Hill Air Force Base and was active in community politics and events. Viola maintained a close relationship to her mother throughout her life and cared for her in her final months. Viola died March 17, 1983.",1886-1965,,146,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/443,443,,,"Viola's autobiography is part of a collection containing a diary and some receipts belonging to her father, George Brown. Her autobiography is typewritten on large sheets of paper. It is unbound and is thirty pages long. Viola gives a general introduction on her parents and on her pioneer heritage. Then, she proceeds to tell her life story. The autobiography is divided into chapters with descriptive titles such as 'An Adventure' and 'Joe Leaves Us.' The section on her childhood is conversational and nostalgic. She recalls many interesting events that occurred and she tells family stories. The later sections are a more focused narrative that describes how she met her husband and the time that they spent together until his death. After this, the chapters become more scattered again. She lists major events in a mixture of journal-like entries and third person reports of her activities. At the end, she states that the next chapters will be devoted to the life stories of her children; however, these chapters are not included in the collection."
93,"Lyman, Paulina Eliza Phelps",MSS SC 467,"This collection consists of a signed, typewritten statement by Paulina describing a blessing she was given by the Prophet Joseph Smith. She said, 'I was a little girl when the Prophet Joseph came ...",1837-1912,Statement,"Paulina Eliza Phelps Lyman was born March 20, 1827 to Morris Phelps and Laura Clark Phelps in Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois. Paulina's father had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1831, and he moved his family to Jackson County, Missouri in 1832. Paulina married Amasa Mason Lyman January 16, 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They later immigrated to Utah and settled in Parowan, Iron County, Utah, where Paulina was living when she gave this statement. Paulina and Amasa were the parents of seven children: Oscar Morris, Mason Roswell, Clark, Charles Rich, William Horne, Solon Ezra, and Laura Paulina. Paulina died October 11, 1912.",1873-1888,,182,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/483,483,,,"This collection consists of a signed, typewritten statement by Paulina describing a blessing she was given by the Prophet Joseph Smith. She said, 'I was a little girl when the Prophet Joseph came to Jackson County, and distinctly remember attending a meeting in the house of Lyman Wight, at which he was present.' At this meeting Joseph Smith blessed the children who were present, and in her blessing Joseph said that Paulina would live to go on to the Rocky Mountains. She did not know what the Rocky Mountains were, but she associated the term with Indians: 'This frightened me for the reason that I dreaded the very sight of an Indian, and it was this circumstance that impressed this prediction made in my blessing, upon my mind.' The statement is dated July 31, 1902, and is signed by Paulina and by a public notary."
150,"Lyman, Eliza Maria Partridge",MSS 1217,This collection contains the 112-page photocopy of a typescript of Eliza Maria Partridge Lyman's diary. The diary begins with a brief autobiography and then recounts some of Eliza's experiences as...,1820-1886,Diary,"Eliza Maria Partridge Lyman was born in Painesville, Geauga County, Ohio on April 20, 1820 as the eldest of five children to Edward Partridge and Lydia Clisbee. In 1831 Eliza and her family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and shortly thereafter moved to Independence, Missouri. In July of 1833, armed men came to her house and tarred and feathered her father in the public square. Her family was then driven out of her home into Clay County where they lived for about two years. Eliza then moved to Caldwell County and began school teaching at age seventeen. Authorities told the Mormons that they had to leave the state because of mobs, so they left and settled in Illinois'-first at Quincy, then at Pittsfield, Pike County, and then at Nauvoo. Eliza again took up school teaching. She also learned to sew, which was somewhat profitable to her. At some point, Eliza and her sister Emily moved into the Prophet Joseph Smith's home for about 3 years. While there, they were taught the plan of celestial marriage, and on March 8, 1843 Eliza was married to Joseph Smith by the apostle Heber C. Kimball. After Joseph's martyrdom, Eliza moved in with the Coolidge family until she married Amasa Lyman, one of the 12 apostles, on January 13, 1846. Her sister Caroline was also married to Lyman. For a while, Eliza lived in Nauvoo with Lyman, but on February 1846, Eliza began her journey westward. On July 14, 1846 Eliza's first child, Don Carlos, was born in a wagon, and on December 12, 1846, Don Carlos died and was buried on the west side of the Missouri River. On August 20, 1848 Eliza bore a second child, Platte De Alton Lyman, in a wagon on the east bank of the Platte River. On October 17, 1848 Eliza arrived in the Salt Lake valley. Three years later on August 1, 1851, Eliza's daughter Caroline (Carlie) Eliza was born. For many years, Eliza's husband Amasa Lyman was often gone to California, which made Eliza very lonely. On December 13, 1856 Joseph Alvin Lyman was born to Eliza. In 1860 Lyman left on a mission to England, leaving Eliza and her little children in destitute circumstances. Later on August 26, 1860 Eliza bore another daughter, Lucy Zina Lyman. In July of 1863, Eliza moved to Fillmore, Utah where she began to think that something was wrong with her husband for not enjoying the Spirit of the Lord as he should as an apostle. He eventually apostatized against the LDS church and was excommunicated. In April of 1867 Eliza's son Platte was called on a mission to England which worried Eliza because he was still young and did not have any counsel from his father to follow. In December of 1868, Eliza began school teaching again. She and her children suffered through much poverty, but she tried her best to provide. Eliza also lived through a great deal of loved ones' deaths. On January 16, 1875 Eliza's sister Lydia died and left some of her children with Eliza, so Eliza moved into Lydia's house for a while until she moved to Oak Creek in December of 1876. On June 9, 1876 Eliza's mother passed away. On January 10, 1877 Eliza's grandson Alton died in his father Platte's arms. On February 4, 1877 Eliza's husband Amasa Lyman died and was buried in a black coat and pants as he had requested. On January 11, 1878 Eliza's granddaughter Eliza died. Then on March 20, 1879 Eliza's daughter Carlie died after childbirth and put her baby Joseph Platte Callister into the care of Eliza. Finally on March 2, 1886 Eliza herself died in Oak City, Millard County, Utah. Despite the numerous deaths of loved ones that Eliza endured, she had the faith to say, 'If we could see why things are as they are, our trials would not be so severe. We have to walk by faith and not by sight' (written on the death date of her grandson Alton).",-,,233,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/540,540,,,"This collection contains the 112-page photocopy of a typescript of Eliza Maria Partridge Lyman's diary. The diary begins with a brief autobiography and then recounts some of Eliza's experiences as copied from her personal journals. She describes her pluralist marriage to the Prophet Joseph Smith and her later pluralist marriage to the apostle Amasa Lyman. She also recalls the hardships of her migration to Utah, which include the inclement weather, lack of food, conflicts with the Indians, sicknesses, and deaths. She mentions her traveling companions, including George A. Smith, Parley P. Pratt, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Pratt, and Brigham Young. Eliza also writes about her efforts in favor of the Mormon practice of polygamy, for she believed that polygamy was 'one of the most pure and holy principles that has ever been revealed to the Latter-day Saints and one that is necessary to our exaltation.' Eliza also describes daily life in Fillmore, Utah and the births and deaths of friends and family. Included in the diary is a poem written by E. R. Snow upon hearing of the death of Eliza's baby Don Carlos as well as a poem written about Eliza from her daughter Carlie E. Callister."
92,"Lund, Elizabeth Boocock",MSS SC 1049,"This collection was submitted to the Women's History Archives by Elizabeth. It includes a typewritten nine-page personal history and three pages of her memories, a resume, two letters of recommend...",1911-,Autobiography,"Elizabeth Boocock Lund was born July 31, 1911 near Baildon, Yorkshire, England to George Boocock and Annie Watson Boocock. When she was six years old, they moved to Haworth where her father was a butcher and where they were active members of the West Lane Baptist Church. Because her mother was accustomed to the Church of England, there was some small discord in the family over religion. During this time a cousin, Nora, came to stay with the family as a sister because her mother had died. Elizabeth went to the Girls' Grammar School in Keighley on scholarship and did well in school. At age 16, she 'became more spiritually aware' and was baptized into the Baptist Church, which made her father happy. The headmistress of the grammar school wanted Elizabeth to continue her education, and Elizabeth's parents were supportive although this would be difficult financially. Elizabeth was awarded more scholarships, and began attending Bedford Froebel College in September, 1930. The college was a leader in the field of early childhood education, and Elizabeth was well trained in her profession. She taught at several schools before marrying Vernon Lund on March 23, 1940. In 1941 they went to Blackburn, Lancashire where they both worked in the Royal Ordinance Factory. Elizabeth left this position when she became pregnant with their first child, Percy James. In the next few years, they moved several times, and two more children, Patrick George and Elizabeth Johanne, were born to them. In 1957 they moved to Elizabeth, South Australia because they felt that life would be less stressful for their children there. Elizabeth continued to teach school, and her sons attended college. Patrick became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and although they were not interested in the church, his parents were pleased with his lifestyle. When they were concerned that Johanne was not doing well in the Australian school system, Patrick suggested that they send her to the Church College of Hawaii. As they looked into the school, they learned more about the church and eventually became members. Elizabeth went to Hawaii with her daughter and obtained a BA there in teaching English as a second language. After this, they went to Samoa for a time while Vernon was Agricultural Advisor to the government of American Samoa. They returned to Queensland where Elizabeth spent time establishing a Reading Club and visiting her children.",1850-,,181,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/482,482,,,"This collection was submitted to the Women's History Archives by Elizabeth. It includes a typewritten nine-page personal history and three pages of her memories, a resume, two letters of recommendation, a copy of her diploma, a program for a stake production of Annie Get Your Gun, a report by the Ministry of Education on the Gledhow Preparatory School, and photographs. The photographs are of the Showboat cast; Percy James Lund at age 21; Jean, Nora, and Elizabeth in 1965; Michael, a grandson at 13 months; George Boocock at age 76; Elder John Johanson; Elder Craig Longhurst (who baptized Elizabeth); Jagen Chandra Lal and Elizabeth Johanne Lund Lal on their wedding day outside the Laie Hawaii Temple; and a wedding announcement for their son Percy James. In the personal history, Elizabeth outlines the major events of her life, focusing on her teaching career and her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Because of her husband's inactivity in the church, Elizabeth states that she has had to walk 'a narrow middle path that keeps harmony in the home,' and cannot be as active as she would like. In the document on 'memories,' Elizabeth remembers her first day of school coming in late in the year after having had measles and mumps. She gives recollections of her mother. And, she relates a story about her 'cousin-sister' Nora being seriously ill with pneumonia. A specialist was fetched in the middle of the night to release the fluid from her lungs so she could breathe. As they readied the room for the operation, Elizabeth and her parents were worried about the lack of light. 'As we waited and prayed it seemed that each of us was suddenly inspired to solve the problem.' They brought in mirrors and all of the lanterns from the barn to light the room. The operation was successful, and Nora recovered."
611,Lucinda,MSS SC 2438,"This is a 3-page, handwritten letter addressed to Cordelia Pease, in Auburn, New York. It is dated 25 January, most likely 1834, and is from Lucinda in Geneva, New York. The letter describes what Lu",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Letter,No biographical information found.,,,,,2019-09-03 09:33:28,,,,,"This is a 3-page, handwritten letter addressed to Cordelia Pease, in Auburn, New York. It is dated 25 January, most likely 1834, and is from Lucinda in Geneva, New York. The letter describes what Lucinda has been up to since moving, presumably from Auburn or an area near there, to Geneva to teach. She has been very homesick since leaving home and family behind. She talks about the people she has met and her duties at the school where she is studying and possibly teaching and updates her friend on some mutual acquaintances. She asks for pieces of her old clothes and letters to come with Cornelia possibly a daughter, sister, or another friend of Lucindas or Cordelias when Cornelia visits. Lucinda also tells her that she sent a card to Cordelias mother, and asks for her recipient to pray for herself, Lucinda, and for the impenitent at the school."
30,"Lovesy, Emma Amelia Townsend",MSS SC 2637,"This manuscript is a 5-page photocopy of a typescript autobiography, entitled, Life History of Emma Amelia Townsend Lovesy: As told to her Granddaughter in her own words.",1848-1932,Autobiography,"Emma Amelia Townsend Lovesy was born on 4 February 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. She was the second-eldest child of John William Townsend and Ann Walton Price Townsend, her 7 siblings being Alma, William Moroni, Rebecca, Elizabeth Ann, Brigham Heber, Marion M., and Mary Jane.
Emmas early life was tough. Her parents were wood-turners, making everything from toys to furniture, but they were often poor, and especially because of the war raging at the time of her birth, luxuries and even necessities were difficult to come by. Emma only attended a half-day of school before she was charged with the care of her younger brother, so that her mother could help her father make enough to live. From then, on, Emma, being the eldest living child, took care of her younger siblings.
When Emma was 8 years old, her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and shortly made their journey across the Atlantic Ocean to join the Saints in America. They set sail in 1860 and were on the water 7 weeks before landing in Castle Garden, New York. The Townsends wasted no time traveling from there to Winter Quarters, Nebraska, from which place they set out across the plains in May of 1860.
The final stretch of their journey to Utah was long, and most of the way, Emma had to walk barefoot, because her shoes wore out so quickly. She would also gather buffalo chips and take her brother with her to settlers houses, in the hopes of obtaining a drink of water, milk, or a piece of bread to eat. She was often tasked with carrying a baby sibling or pulling a handcart.
Luckily, the Townsends happened to have family in the valley already, and Emmas grandparents met them in Emigration Canyon with provisions. They arrived in Salt Lake City on 27 August 1860, and set about establishing themselves there.
On 13 February 1867, Emma married Henry Lovesy. Their family grew to include 6 children: Rachel Drucilla, Annie Eliza, Martha Vilate, Sarah Elizabeth, Ruth Amelia, and William. Of these children, only the two eldest survived their mother, as the younger children all lived no longer than a year or 2 each. Unfortunately, Henry, too, passed away in 1881.
Emma married again on 21 September 1882. Her second husbands name was Charles Pearce. They had no children together but remained together until Charles died in 1901.
A decent number of her family, including her parents and siblings, left the Church to join the Josephite Church during Emmas lifetime. Emma, however, stayed devoted to the faith that carried across the world. One of the life accomplishments she attributed to the Lord was her ability to read and write. Having had no schooling, she had to work at it for 10 to 12 years, but by the time she was in her early 80s, she could read and write just about anything, including her scriptures.
After the passing of her father and sister, Emma took her mother in, and they lived together until her mothers death at the age of 88. Just prior to her death, Ann rejoined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Emma lived in Salt Lake City for nearly the whole remainder of her life. It wasnt until 1927, at the age of 79, that she moved to live with her daughter, Annie, until her death, which took place on 2 December 1932 in Farmington, Utah.",1822-1892,,125,2010-03-01,2020-04-14 11:11:43,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/420,420,,,"This manuscript is a 5-page photocopy of a typescript autobiography, entitled, Life History of Emma Amelia Townsend Lovesy: As told to her Granddaughter in her own words. It also includes a note that reads, Born February 4, 1848, Died December 3 (although records indicate it was actually 2), 1932, 1860 Pioneer. The granddaughter in question is Mrs. Virginia H. Schwagler, daughter of Emmas eldest, Rachel Drucilla.
The life sketch covers Emmas birth and parentage, and it explains how life was difficult while her family was living in England. She mentions that she only ever attended a half-day of school before she was tasked with raising her brother, so that her mother could help her father make enough money to get by.
At the age of eight, Emma and her family were all baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1860, the Townsends boarded a sailing vessel and headed for America, so they could join the Saints gathering in Utah. Emma describes the trek across the plains to join with her grandparents and uncles and aunts in Utah, and how her life was spent in hard manual labor to provide for her family. Life was difficult there at first, as they were unable to harvest a crop before winter set in. Emma helped her family by doing the work of a man, collecting wood and other manual labor jobs. Whenever possible, she would try to find a home to work for where her room and board could be paid as well.
She touches on her marriage to her first husband, Henry Lovesy in 1867, and the apostatizing of her family members around that time. She, deciding she owed too much to the Lord, never left the faith that brought her to Utah in the first place, and eventually her mother rejoined the Church as well.
She ends her account by remarking that even though her 80th birthday is right around the corner, she feels and looks young for that age. The manuscript finishes with a note added by Virginia, mentioning her death, and including her name as the recorder of the biography."
131,"Lott, Elsie Moore",MSS SC 290,"This collection consists of a 34-page typewritten manuscript entitled 'History of My Father, Stephen Bliss Moore, and My Mother, Eleanor Colton Moore: Pioneers and Children of Pioneers.' It was wr...",1880-1973,Biography,"Elsie Moore Lott was born December 21, 1880 in Provo, Utah to Stephen Bliss Moore and Eleanor Colton Moore. Elsie lived most of her early life on a ranch her father homesteaded at the foot of Mt. Timpanogos. She also lived in a house in Provo. Later in life, Elsie was an understudy of some Utah artists and then attended Pratt Institute in New York. While living in the east, she married Merrill Rowe Lott. Inspired by her father's stories and her life on the homestead, Elsie wrote the epic poem 'Wagons Rolled West,' which was included in her published book of poems, Wagons Rolled West. She died August 27, 1973.",-,,216,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/521,521,,,"This collection consists of a 34-page typewritten manuscript entitled 'History of My Father, Stephen Bliss Moore, and My Mother, Eleanor Colton Moore: Pioneers and Children of Pioneers.' It was written by their daughter Elsie on July 8, 1953. A published version of this manuscript is also available in the Americana Collection, call number BX 8670.1 .M786L. The history begins with the birth of Stephen Moore in Orange, Massachusetts on February 29, 1836. Shortly after Stephen was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his family was advised by Heber Kimball to sell everything and move west. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in September of 1847. Most of the biography focuses on Stephen's life. In his youth, he went through military training, went on a mission to the Elk Mountains, and was a rider for the Brigham Young Express. After settling in Utah Valley, Stephen was involved with developing the Tintic Mining District and developing the irrigation supply for the ranches on the Provo Bench. His work on the Alta Water Ditch is described in detail. Elsie dedicates part of the biography to telling about the life of her mother, Eleanor Colton Moore. Eleanor was born in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois and her family moved with the Mormons to Keg Creek, Nebraska when Eleanor was seven years old. Her father joined the Mormon Battalion, and the rest of her family went on to Utah in 1848. Elsie describes their journey and tells stories of events that happened along the trail. They settled in Utah Valley on a ranch across the river from the town of Provo. Elsie tells several stories about her mother's youth on this ranch: 'Mother often told me incidents of her life there in Provo: of the school spelling matches, the sociables, of riding horseback behind her escort to attend dances. She remembered the visits of Brigham Young.' Eleanor and her siblings learned to speak a little of the Indian tongue, but this got them into trouble when an Indian asked their sister Emily to marry him. She thought he was in jest, and replied yes. When the Indian returned to claim his bride, Emily refused to comply, and he became very angry. Eleanor's father had to drive him away with a gun. During the 'reformation' Eleanor was called out in church and asked why she was not married. She answered that she would marry when she was ready. One of the bishops approached her father later, but he said that his daughter would make her own decision. When Eleanor was 17, the 'manna' phenomenon took place. 'A sweet substance, which glistened like syrup, came out on the bushes along the river.' The people boiled this substance down into sugar, and they took this event as an answer to prayer similar to the manna in the Bible. Eleanor made ten pounds of the sugar and paid one tenth of it in tithing. Towards the end of the history, Elsie gives a physical description of her mother and pays tribute to her. The information in the manuscript about Elsie is mostly in the form of memories from her early childhood. She describes her family's brick house in Provo in detail as the first place she remembers living. She also remembers hearing the mining men talk of 'hanging walls, foot walls, tunnels'of galena, iron pyrites and lead bearing silver.' She tells several stories of dealing with 'Old Vic,' their stubborn old horse that tried to run away every chance he could get."
85,"Little, Mary May Clove",MSS SC 1050,"This collection contains a photocopy of Mary's handwritten autobiography. It is 83 pages long, and is fairly easy to read although the photocopy is very light along the right margin of the page. ...",1886-,Autobiography,"Mary May Clove Little was born May 5, 1886 'on the Mammoth,' Garfield County, Utah to Neils Ivor Peterson Clove and Mary Anna Barnhurst Clove. Mary's father died when she was young, and her youngest sister was born later that year. Mary's mother did various jobs to provide for her family: she taught school, grew a garden, rented part of their house to another family, and tried farming. Their Uncle Jim was a great help to them, and they visited relatives often. Then, Mary's mother went to Salt Lake City to have a tumor removed. During the operation, she began to bleed internally, and the doctors thought that she would die. She recovered for a time, but got worse in the fall of 1898. Mary was with her grandmother when she received the news of her mother's death. Earlier she had overheard her grandmother saying that if her mother died 'he [she did not hear the name] wouldn't do anything for her lazy girls.' Mary did not let on that she had heard, 'but resolved to be independent of my relatives as to caring for me and I have kept it.' After her mother's death, Mary lived with one relative after another: she attended school, cared for children, and was often called to nurse a relation during an illness or to help a mother who had just given birth. She lived in Garfield County, Beaver, and Panguitch. After several years, Mary's sister Naty called Mary to help her family move from Mt. Carmel to a ranch that they were renting from the Littles. Of a visit that Mr. and Mrs. James Little made to the ranch, Mary said, 'Little did I dream that they [would] be mine.' While Mary was staying with Naty and her family, 'Bud' James Albert Little came over from Glendale to see her, and they eventually decided to be married. They were married March 26, 1909 in Salt Lake City according to some sources and in St. George according to others. They bought a ranch three miles from Glendale and settled there. Of this time Mary said, 'I was happy having a home of my own.' Mary and James were the parents of seven children: Fern, Kay Clove, Fay, Val Clove, James Clove, Emma, and Niels Clove. After raising all of their children and after James' death, Mary stayed in Glendale and cared for her aging mother-in-law.",1852-1893,,175,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/475,475,,,"This collection contains a photocopy of Mary's handwritten autobiography. It is 83 pages long, and is fairly easy to read although the photocopy is very light along the right margin of the page. Mary goes into great detail about the events of her childhood, the moves that she made, and the stories that stood out to her. She writes in an unaffected style, with her southern Utah dialect coming out at times. Because she refers to so many relatives, it is sometimes difficult to know who she is talking about. She spends the section entitled 'My Social Work' writing about singing at various functions with another girl and about the church callings that she held, starting with her call to be a Sunday school teacher at age 15. Illness and death were a prevalent part of Mary's family's life, and are a major theme in her autobiography. Mary was born with weak ankles, 'born tired' as she calls it, and she remembers having to crawl through the house as a child because her ankles were too weak for her to walk on. She became an orphan after her parents' premature deaths, and spent much of her time nursing others through sickness. After she was married, people often stopped at their house to stay, and she and James would do the same if a child became ill while they were visiting. Mary also endured two miscarriages and the death of her daughter Fern, who died of appendicitis on Mother's Day. Mary ends the autobiography by describing what her children have done with their lives, and with the words of a song, 'a song I used to sing a picture from lifes other side.'"
428,"Little, Mary Elizabeth Tulledge (Tillage)",MSS 1403,"This is an eleven-page typescript autobiography found in the third box of the collection, in the eleventh folder. There are several personal details and notes that Mary relates. She begins with a d...",1832-1914,Autobiography,"Mary Elizabeth Tulledge Little was born April 18, 1832 in Weymouth, Dorset, England to John and Elizabeth Jane Tulledge. When she was four, she lived for a short time with her great-aunt. When she was eight years old, she began attending a private school until at age twelve, she entered public school. When she was twenty-four, she and her mother and brother moved to Liverpool, where they became acquainted with the teaching of Orson Pratt. Mary was baptized and in 1858, she promised to marry James Little, chosen for her by her brother. She later made the voyage to America and trekked across the plains. After a few years, on November 19, 1865, Mary married James as his third wife. She had a child in 1867, but it died shortly thereafter. Mary then had a son in 1869, and the family lived in Eagle Valley for some time before moving to Kanab in 1871. She had two more sons in 1872 and 1875, and in her later years, Mary was taken care of by her sons. Mary died December 27, 1914.",,,"Little, Mary Elizabeth Tulledge (Tillage)",2010-06-28,2010-06-28 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/818,818,826.docx,/WomenManu/image/826.docx,"This is an eleven-page typescript autobiography found in the third box of the collection, in the eleventh folder. There are several personal details and notes that Mary relates. She begins with a description of her parents' and grandparents' lives, and their activities prior to her birth. She writes briefly of living with her great-aunt and goes on to describe her education at the private school. She describes her parents' occupations and her following apprenticeship as a dress-maker. She writes of her brother's baptism when she was nineteen years old, and his following service as a missionary. She relates a particular experience during which she was extremely ill and delirious with fever; she was later healed by her brother, but had a vision while she was weak, which she later decided was an evil spirit. She describes her voyage and the passage across the plains, and upon reaching Salt Lake City, she joined several choirs and writes of her participation in those. She served as a secretary of the Stake Relief Society for some time, as well as Sunday School teacher. Throughout the manuscript, she writes about her family and their activities. She describes a visit she made to Salt Lake City in 1897, and she writes that the decoration and the electric lights were a magnificent sight. She writes of her sons' activities and marriages and ends writing about an old folks party."
138,"Lindsay, Mary Alice Powell",MSS SC 1044,"This collection contains Mary's autobiography, her nomination form for Mother of the Year, and tributes and letters corresponding to this nomination. Also included are family pictures, brief biogr...",1883-1979,"Autobiography, Letters, Tributes","Mary Alice Powell Lindsay was born April 15, 1883 in Granite, Salt Lake County, Utah to Theodore Powell and Mary Ann Cunningham. Mary was the fourth of seven children. When she was young, the family moved to Wasatch where her father worked at the Salt Lake Temple Granite Quarry. He passed away at 40 years of age, and the family later moved back to Granite and eventually to Sandy, Utah. Mary attended school in Granite and Sandy, and graduated from the 8th grade in Sandy. Following her graduation she attended the L.D.S. College and was then called as a Relief Society Missionary to enroll in a home nursing course taught by Dr. Margaret C. Roberts. She received educational and practical training for 3 years, but desired to gain further training. She was accepted into the Battle Creek Sanitarium and Hospital Nurses Training School in Battle Creek, Michigan. After three years she graduated and was asked to join the faculty at the school. She said this was a great honor 'as [she] had difficulty gaining admission to the school because of [her] LDS faith.' She did not accept the offer as she was anxious to return to Utah to her family and friends. Mary was the first woman in Utah to become a Registered Nurse, and upon her return to Utah served on a committee working to get nurses Registered in the State of Utah. She then accepted a position as Assistant Superintendent to Charlotte E. Dancy of the Nurses at L.D.S. hospital where she served 4 years. She also attended the University of Utah for two years to further her nursing education. She met her future husband while on a home nursing call. She took his pulse and later commented that 'two hearts beat as one.' She married Samuel J. Lindsay in the Salt Lake Temple on June 14, 1916. They were the parents of five children. Prior to their marriage they planned and built their home in Taylorsville, Utah where Mary still lived at the time she wrote her autobiography at 81 years of age. Her husband served in the Bishopric and was then set apart by Melvin J. Ballard as Bishop in 1921 where he served until his death in 1932. Shortly after their marriage, Mary was appointed a member of the Cottonwood Relief Society Stake Board where she helped to organize the Cottonwood Maternity Hospital. Mary was also involved in organizing Child Health Conferences in Murray in cooperation with the Utah State Board of Health. She worked for the Child Health Conferences as a volunteer for many years along with local doctors who gave their service. Just ten days after her husband's untimely death from pneumonia in 1932, Mary lost her oldest son, Powell, to an acute sinus infection. As it was the beginning of the depression at that time, it was difficult for Mary to take on both the role of breadwinner and homemaker. She worked as a home nurse visiting clients, taught Red Cross courses, and eventually became a public health nurse in Salt Lake County. She worked in the Jordan and Murray school districts which allowed her to be home with her children as much as possible. Mary was the President of the Plymouth School PTA for 3 years, and budgeted carefully to send all of her children to college. She was nominated for the Mother of the Year award for the State of Utah in 1965. Mary passed away February 12, 1979 in Taylorsville, Utah.",-,,222,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/528,528,,,"This collection contains Mary's autobiography, her nomination form for Mother of the Year, and tributes and letters corresponding to this nomination. Also included are family pictures, brief biographical information for each of her children, and copies of Mary's nursing certificates and pins. Mary was a strong woman with great faith and perseverance. One son wrote, 'She is a mother among mothers, one deserving all honors. She has been our mother and our father. We all pay tribute to her.' Mary's life was full of service both to her family and community. As a nurse, she was described as an 'angel of mercy' in going the extra mile with her patients. Mary was full of faith and pushed forward amidst great adversity. One daughter recalled an experience following her father's death when she awoke during the night and heard her mother sobbing. She quietly watched her mother who was kneeling in prayer and pouring her heart out to her Father in Heaven. Mary was full of grief and asked for help, following which she became peaceful and calm. Her daughter wrote that after that experience she knew that prayers were heard. Mary was diagnosed with a 'tired heart' in 1951 and given a distressing prognosis. Her son Kenneth cared for her at home for a year, and she gradually regained strength. Following this illness, she was able to take a trip to Europe as well as Tonga to visit her son Kenneth and his wife. While in Tonga, she was invited to visit the 'palace of the reigning monarch of the kingdom, Queen Salote Tupou.' Mary held callings as Treasurer of the Ward Young Ladies' MIA, Secretary of the Sunday School, teacher for Sunday School and MIA, literature teacher in Relief Society, visiting teacher, and a merit badge counselor for the Boy Scouts. Mary's two sons served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and, along with her 3 sons-in-law, served in WWII. Mary wrote of their loving and sharing home and joy in their family life. She wrote of the wonderful experience of seeing all of her children in the temple when her youngest son was married. She spoke of the joy she had in knowing that her family relationships are eternal. One child wrote, 'She has been a power for good in her home and community.' Mary Lindsay truly led an incredible life of service and faith."
180,"Lightner, Mary Elizabeth Rollins",BX 8670.07 .L62; BX 8670.07 .L62l; Vault MSS 363,This is a copy of a biography/diary of Mary Rollins Lightner. It was written by her grand-daughter Elsie E. Barrett in 1936. Barrett wrote down many of Mary's stories and used ...,-,Diary of Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner; The Life and Testimony of Mary Lightner; Papers,"Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner was born on April 9, 1818 in Lima, Livingston, New York. Her parents were John D. and Keziah Keturah (Van Benthuysen) Rollins. Mary 's father was shipwrecked on Lake Ontario during a storm when she was ten years old. Her family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, to live with her uncle, Algernon Sidney Gilbert. In Kirtland, Mary heard about the Book of Mormon. She and her mother were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in October of 1830. Newel K. Whitney and Mary's uncle were business partners in Kirtland. When the Prophet Joseph Smith lived with the Whitneys, he and Mary became good friends. Mary was involved with many well-known Saints and events of the early years of the Church. She saw Bishop Partridge and Brother Charles Allen get tarred and feathered. Mary and her sister Caroline saved copies of the Doctrine and Covenants when Bro. Phelps' printing office was destroyed by a mob. She was present when three half dollars were found inside a fish in the Missouri River, which was just enough money to allow all of the LDS families to cross to safety. Mary married Adam Lightner on August 11, 1835. Adam was not a member of the Church, but cared deeply for Joseph and Hyrum Smith. The Lightners left the Church but returned in 1863. In that year they crossed the plains and settled in Minersville, Utah. Mary and Adam Lightner had ten children. She died in 1913.",1887-,,27,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/570,570,,,"This is a copy of a biography/diary of Mary Rollins Lightner. It was written by her grand-daughter Elsie E. Barrett in 1936. Barrett wrote down many of Mary's stories and used these to compile a history of her. Much of the content relates to events in early Church history, including detailed descriptions of Mary's encounters with Joseph Smith. The history also includes information about Mary's family after her marriage, such as the places where they lived and hardships they endured. The account of Mary's trek to Utah comes directly from her diary. BX 8670.07 .L62l: This is a paperback book with two sections: Mary E. Lightner's Life History as recorded in Church Records, and Mary E. Lightner's Testimony as delivered at BYU. The first section was written in 1926 for the Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. It contains nearly the same information as BX 8670.07 .L62. The second section is a talk that Mary gave at Brigham Young University to young men preparing for missions. She relates her experience of receiving a witness to be sealed to Joseph Smith. This book also contains a copy of a dream Mary had that helped her to know that she should stay with the Church. It is referenced in BX 8670.07 .L62, but the entire account is not found there. This collection contains thirty folders of correspondence to and from Mary Rollins Lightner. Some items are original copies; others are photocopies. The collection includes correspondence from LDS Apostles and prominent Mormon women. See the BYU Library Catalog for more information."
169,"Leithead, Deborah Lamoreaux",MSS SC 1103,"This collection consists of biographies and photographs relating to James Leithead and his family, contributed by Mrs. W. H. Stafford of Orem, Utah. Two brief biographies, three pages in length...",1808-1888,historical materials related to the James Leithead family,"Deborah Lamoreaux Leithead was born on 4 February 1808 to Joshua and Ann Cross Lamoreaux in New Brunswick, Ontario, Canada. She was a schoolteacher until her marriage to James Leithead in 1835. In 1836 Deborah gave birth to twins who died in infancy. One year later, Deborah and James met missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and were baptized. This conversion took them many different places. In the spring of 1838, Joseph Smith advised all members of the church to emigrate to Missouri. Deborah left relatives, friends, and possessions and answered the call to move to Adam-Ondi-Ahman. Soon after settling in Adam-Ondi-Ahman, she was driven out of her home by a mob. They resettled in Pitsfield, and then in Nauvoo. When Joseph Smith was martyred, they moved to Bentonsport, Iowa. In the Spring of 1850, they crossed the plains to Salt Lake City. Her husband helped construct sawmills at Big Cottonwood Canyon, Liberty Park, and the Weber River, moving Deborah to small shelters while he worked. Finally, they settled in a small adobe home on Millers Creek, later named Farmington, where they worked as postmasters. On 7 May 1856, Deborah's husband married a second wife named Lucinda Gardner, with whom he had nine children. In 1866, the Leitheads moved to the Muddy River in response to a call to assist in strengthening the settlement. In 1871 Brigham Young advised the members of the church to resettle in Long Valley, Utah, when Muddy River became part of Nevada. In her older years, Deborah lived with her daughter, Ann Smith, because Deborah's husband spent most of his time with his second wife. Her grandchildren loved her and she was a great help to them. She lived with the Smiths until her death on 29 February 1888.",1844-1920,,26,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/559,559,,,"This collection consists of biographies and photographs relating to James Leithead and his family, contributed by Mrs. W. H. Stafford of Orem, Utah. Two brief biographies, three pages in length, are written about Deborah Leithead. Salome Smith Hunter wrote one of the biographies and the other biographer is unknown. A biography of James Leithead also contains some information about Deborah. Very little information is given about Deborah's youth except that she was a schoolteacher. The number of children to which Deborah gave birth is also unclear. The biography mentions that Deborah had twins who died in infancy and that in 1848 she gave birth to a daughter named Ann Cross. Ann was only two years old when Deborah and James crossed the plains, and she later wrote of the experience, my mother must have loved me a lot because she held me all the way across the plains. While in Long Valley, Deborah took in an Indian girl who had been abandoned by her father. They raised her as their own, baptized her, and had her sealed to them in the temple. Pioneer, Polygamy"
158,"Lee, Eliza Bramwich Tyrell Harmon Riddle",MSS SC 53,"This collection contains the biographies of Eliza and other members of the Thorderson and Bramwich families. The biography of Eliza is three typewritten pages written by a granddaughter, Eliza ...",1834-1906,a collection of histories about the Thorderson and Bramwich families,"Eliza Bramwich was born on 29 March 1834 in Trinidad, West Indies, the sixth of eight children born to John Henry and Mary Salmon Bramwich. One year after her birth, her parents moved to England and settled in Leicester, Leicestershire. Because the family struggled with finances, Eliza's mother worked as a seamstress and Eliza delivered the sewing to customers. She also worked in the cotton mills when she was eleven. When the family met two missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints they were converted. Eliza's father became an Elder in the Church before he died in 1846. With help from the Perpetual Emigration Fund of the church, Eliza and her mother journeyed to America in 1855 and crossed the plains to the Utah Territory with other members of the Church. Eliza's mother was married in 1857 but she died soon after the marriage. With no remaining family, Eliza traveled to North Ogden. She had a son out of wedlock on 22 February 1857, whom she named after her father. On 8 March 1858, Eliza married Joseph Tyrell. They had one daughter, Henrietta, but when they separated one year later, Joseph took the child and would not allow Eliza to see her. On 1 February 1860, Eliza married a freighter named Alpheus Amuleck Harmon. They had three daughters: Harriett, Almada, and Susan. Although Alpheus was not a member of the church when they married, he was later baptized and endowed. Her husband had a difficult time supporting the family and he spent a lot of time away from them. After seven years of marriage, Eliza and Alpheus got a divorce. In 1868, Eliza married a man twenty-nine years her senior, named John Riddle. They moved to a small adobe home on a ranch in Kanosh in the spring of 1868. This same year, Eliza's eleven year old son, John, was killed when he accompanied Eliza's husband to bring timber out of Weber Canyon and a wagon load of timber fell on him. Twenty years later her husband died, leaving Eliza to support herself as a seamstress. She married Orson Lee later in life and as her health declined, she lived in her daughter's home until her death on 6 November 1906.",1844-1920,,25,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/548,548,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Eliza and other members of the Thorderson and Bramwich families. The biography of Eliza is three typewritten pages written by a granddaughter, Eliza Lucina Moore Rawlinson. Most of the biography simply chronicles Eliza's life without many personal stories or details. However, some information is included that enriches the reader's understanding of Eliza's life. Although her parents were natives of England, Eliza's father was in the military and was stationed in many different places. When they returned to England, financial pressures weighed heavily upon Eliza's father and Eliza had to go to the pubs each pay day to coax her father to leave before he spent all of the money. Working in the cotton mills was not easy and Eliza always carried scars on her legs from that experience. When she and her mother arrived in the Utah territory, a man named James Farmer wrote about meeting them. The biographer includes James Farmer's journal entry saying that he was happy to see them and that he let them stay with him until they could get settled. Not much is known about the time when Eliza traveled to North Ogden and became pregnant. Apparently, she was reluctant to talk about those years filled with sorrow. When Eliza lived in Kanosh, which had a high bear population, she had many encounters with bears and every Christmas, she and her family would eat bear cub meat. As she grew older, she spent most of her time sewing and teaching her daughters to sew. She was a rapid and entertaining reader and many of her friends loved to hear her read. Eliza is buried in the Joseph City Cemetery in Utah. Trek, Trials"
547,"Lee, Ann Gordge",MSS SC 1706,,1848-1915,86 page autobiography,"Ann Gordge Lee was the daughter of Samuel and Merab Hancock Gordge. Her mother was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842, while living in Wales. Ann was born in Australia in 1848. After the death of her husband, Anns mother was persuaded by the local Mormon community to travel to America in 1854. Later that year, the family arrived in California where they remained until 1857. Merab married a man named John Phillips. The family moved to Utah in 1857. They first settled in Washington County, but in 1861 moved to Beaver. Ann married John Doyle Lee most likely in 1863. Ann bore three children to John D. Lee. She left John and in 1871 traveled back to her family home in Beaver, Utah. She took with her youngest child, Albert. Her two older children were raised by John D. Lee's other wives. She later remarried and died about 1915 in Tintic, Utah where her son Albert D. Lee was also living.",,,,,2017-02-13 15:39:03,,,,,"This manuscript is approximately 86 pages and is an autobiography that details the life on Ann Gordge Lee. The manuscript gives insight her into youth and emigration to the United States of America. Ann Lee Gordge was born in Australia, to Samuel and Merab who originally were from Ireland. While living in Wales her family was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. The family immigrated to California in 1854, and three years later they moved to Southern Utah. Ann lived in Southern Utah during the time of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and several pages of her autobiography details her experience with the event. She makes claims about violence inflicted upon the travelers in the Mountain Meadow Massacre. She also explains that she would later marry John D. Lee. Ann also describes the temple, plural marriage, and life in Southern Utah. Ann did not get along with the other plural wives, and eventually ran away from her home leaving her children. In her autobiography she also details her travels and experience with Billy the Kid who allegedly gave her $4,000. She traveled the world, before returning to Utah where should would settle. It should be noted that this autobiography contains sensitive material regarding the temple and explicit descriptions of the Mountain Meadow Massacre. In addition, most historians agree the manuscript contains mostly fiction due to her incorrect timelines and lack of witnesses."
147,"Leavitt, Mary Hafen",MSS SC 94,"This collection contains six typewritten pages of Mary's autobiography, transcribed by her daughter, Juanita Brooks. At ninety years old, Mary's quick wit and charming personality are evident as sh...",1877-1980,Mary's autobiography transcribed by Juanita Brooks,"Mary Hafen Leavitt was born in Santa Clara, Utah on 5 November 1877 to John George Hafen and Mary Ann Stucki, his second wife. Her father's first wife and six children lived in town next to her father's general store while Mary's mother and siblings lived in an isolated area with no means of transportation. This worried Mary's mother, who convinced her husband to move them into town. When Mary was eight years old, her father moved them to Swiss Block in St. George to keep the U.S. Marshals from discovering that he was a polygamist. Mary loved her new home surrounded by fruit trees and enjoyed attending school, making friends, and learning to sing Swiss folk songs and play the guitar. In 1891, Mary's father decided to move the family to Bunkerville. Mary adjusted well to her new surroundings despite the difficulties of cultivating new farm land and living in a two room, adobe home situated on a rocky lot. On 3 September 1895 Mary married Henry Leavitt in the St. George Temple. They settled in Bunkerville, living in a one room home on ten acres of farmland. Their first three children were born in this home, although the first died after 18 months. In 1903, Mary and Henry had just finished building a second room to their home when Henry was called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To finance the mission they rented their land and sold all of their farming equipment and animals. They also rented their extra room to be used as a school. It was a difficult time for Mary, who gave birth to a son two months after Henry's departure and suffered with depression and loneliness. When Henry returned on 5 March 1905, he hauled freight at the Bullfrog Mine until he earned enough money to replace his farming equipment. In 1913, they moved into a larger home to accommodate their family of ten children. Twenty years later, their home burned down and they were only able to salvage a piano, a clock, and enough bricks to build a second, two-bedroom home. When Henry died of a stroke on December 1, 1944, Mary moved in with her mother in St. George until her mother's death. Then, Mary moved next to her daughter, Juanita, whose husband recently died of cancer. Mary spent most of her time attending the temple, quilting, and visiting with her large family until she died in July of 1980.",1880-,,24,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/537,537,,,"This collection contains six typewritten pages of Mary's autobiography, transcribed by her daughter, Juanita Brooks. At ninety years old, Mary's quick wit and charming personality are evident as she shares her childhood memories. She relates her feelings of being a real lady when she turned fourteen and got her first boyfriend. Tragedy hit when her father decided to move them to Bunkerville and she had to leave her boyfriend, who teased that she would probably marry a Leavitt. Her determination to prove him wrong eased with time and soon her attentions turned to Henry Leavitt. She and a friend often devised plans to meet Henry as he walked home from work. These plans proved successful and Mary had her first date with Henry in 1893. Her father didn't approve of Henry because he wasn't Swiss, but nothing could deter them from getting married. Mary shares many details about their journey to the temple and the parties that were thrown for them afterwards. She felt that nothing could be better than receiving two tubs full of gifts, eating fritters and pies, and having a dance to celebrate their marriage. Music was always important in Mary's life. While Henry served a mission, music helped Mary overcome her loneliness. She also received support from many neighbors, who would leave sacks of flour and potatoes on her doorstep, send her liver and spareribs when they slaughtered their pigs, and plow her garden every spring. Every time her uncle rode by on his horse, he would toss a silver dollar on her doorway for her children to scramble after. Other blessings came when Henry returned from his mission and he tried to earn enough money to provide for his family and buy more farming equipment. Once, as Henry traveled home empty-handed from a business trip, a flood derailed the train he boarded and Henry was able to gather a full load of canned foods and clothing to bring home to the family. These stories, and many others of faith, trials, and successes, make up Mary's well written autobiography."
136,"Larson, May Louise Hunt",MSS SC 540,"This collection consists of ten folders containing May's diary and biography, a book of birthdays in Snowflake Stake, a history of Snowflake Stake Academy, a biography of Emma Hale Smith, and t...",1860-1943,"ten folders containing May's diary and biography, a book of birthdays in Snowflake Stake, a history of Snowflake Stake Academy, and a biography of Emma Hale Smith.","May Louise Hunt Larson was born 5 May 1860 in San Bernardino, California to Louise Pratt and John Hunt. She was the second of eight children. Three years after her birth, her parents moved to Beaver, Utah. May excelled in school and attended a private school for three years. Although her formal schooling ended when she was sixteen, May never stopped learning. In 1875, May's family moved to a small farm near Joseph City, Utah. One year later, they sold their land, bought teams and wagons, and journeyed to Sevoia Valley, Arizona. On 2 March 1877, as they traveled through St. George, May and her older sister, Ida, went through the St. George Temple to receive their endowments. When they arrived in Sevoia Valley, they lived in a home made of pine poles with a wagon cover roof and wagon box bedrooms. May's family raised corn, beans, squash, and other vegetables while her father hauled freight and wool from Fort Wingate to Keams Canyon and Albuquerque. When May's father was called to be a Bishop, they decided to move to James Stinson Ranch to be closer to other members of the church. As their new home was being built, May and her siblings returned to Utah and stayed with their Grandmother Pratt. They returned on 2 December 1878 to a small log cabin that seemed like a palace compared to their previous home. On 26 October 1881, May married Olof Larson in the Saint George Temple. They returned from St. George on 5 December and lived in a tent in Sevoia Valley until they could build a small log home. In 1882, May's father married a second wife, Sarah Jane Crosby, with whom he had nine children. May's mother died in 1885. May and Olof lived in the same home for the remainder of their lives, building on to the home as they had more children. May was the mother of thirteen children, four of whom died in infancy and two of whom died in adolescence. She served in many capacities within every organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When her husband died in 1939, she found solace in serving for four years in the temple until she suffered a stroke and died 4 May 1943.",1827-1911,,23,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/526,526,,,"This collection consists of ten folders containing May's diary and biography, a book of birthdays in Snowflake Stake, a history of Snowflake Stake Academy, a biography of Emma Hale Smith, and two restricted folders. The first folder contains an original copy of May's forty-page, handwritten diary, in which she reminisces about her experiences moving from Utah to Arizona in 1876. In this diary, May includes many journal entries written by her older sister, Ida, to supplement her record. When Ida's journal ends, she continues the account from memory and with the help of her brothers and sisters. Her correct use of grammar and neat penmanship reveal her educational training. With an awareness of details, May writes about the people that accompanied them, the horses they brought, supplies they carried, miles they traveled, and the conditions of the roads they encountered. She also records the times they suffered from a lack of water and had to leave animals behind that were too dehydrated to continue. May often writes about events that seem most important to her, giving the reader an intimate look at her perspectives and feelings. For instance, on her birthday she writes, where, I wonder, will my next birthday be spent? Also, when she encounters two Indians in Tahsah Springs she writes that she was glad to know that some living being besides us were in this barren desert country. Although the journey was difficult, May writes about when they made time for leisure. One night, they took a guitar and went for a sail by moonlight across the Colorado River. They developed strong relationships with those that accompanied them that led to difficult separations when they settled in different areas of Arizona. The second folder contains an original copy of a three-page, handwritten biography of Emma Hale Smith, written by May. She writes about her marriage to Joseph Smith, the children they had together, and the role Emma played in organizing the Relief Society. The third folder contains a thirty-seven-page, handwritten copy of the history of the Snowflake Stake Academy and sixteen pages of class notes written by May. She writes that on 8 June 1888 Wilford Woodruff wrote the President of Snowflake Stake and asked him to help establish an Academy. On 21 January 1889 the school opened with 51 pupils with a budget of $500.00 for the school year. The first principal was E.M. Webb. The school was forced to close for five years because of a lack of funds, but it was opened again in 1898 with the help of district funds. In 1902, the school had its first graduating class. They added an addition to the building on 20 August 1910, but three months later, the new addition caught on fire. The damage was extensive and the entire building had to be rebuilt. It took three years to rebuild this portion of the school, but May writes that it was a great contribution to Northern Arizona. She gives the full names of the teachers, graduating students, and principles that went to Snowflake Academy. The last sixteen pages appear to be notes from classes May attended. They are very difficult to read. These pages include: two poems, information about a play, a history of Arbor Day, musical scales in different keys, and a rough draft biography of John Hunt. The fourth folder contains twenty-one, handwritten pages of a birthday book May kept which contains all the birth dates and names of people in the Snowflake Stake in Arizona. The fifth folder contains a one page biography of May's grandfather, Addison Pratt written by May. The sixth folder contains a nine typewritten page biography of May that is written by her daughter, Louise Larson Comish in 1965. Besides providing a lot of biographical information, Louise writes of her mother's pioneer attitudes, her desire to learn, and her great service within the church. She writes that most people came to know her mother as Aunt May. The seventh folder contains one typewritten page about May's funeral. May requested many songs including, I Will Extol Thee, Oh, My Mother, Silver Bells of Memory, and Crossing the Bar. The opening prayer was offered by President David A. Butler, followed by a talk by Silas L. Fish and Joe West. Ida Willis read some sentiments, and James M. Flake offered the closing prayer. The eighth and ninth folders are restricted."
125,"Larson, Lorentina Olivia Anderson Eklund",MSS SC 41,"This collection contains a ten-page biography (in book of remembrance form), photos, charts, and brief sketches. The photos are excellent reproductions of the original. The biography focuses on...",1856-,Biography,"Lorentina Olivia Eklund Larson, who preferred to go by Olivia, was born 5 October 1856 in Gotland, Sweden. In Sweden her father farmed and tied fishnets for a living. Her family had little money so her schooling was limited. Olivia and her family were introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her whole family was baptized (c. 1875) in the winter, requiring them to cut a hole in the ice to perform the baptism. Her family immigrated to Utah to be with the other Latter-day Saints; this is where Olivia met Mons Larson. He took her as a second wife in polygamy and they married 23 January 1876. (Mons ' first wife Elna also has an entry in this register.) They lived in the Santaquin area for a time until Mons was called to settle in Snowflake, Arizona. Mons took Elna to Arizona first and later went back and got Olivia. Mons and Olivia traveled with a group of LDS pioneers who were called to settle southeastern Utah. The trek was very difficult as they traveled through Hole-in-the-Rock and Olivia bore a child on the journey. They finally made it to Arizona where a house and farm were already established. Olivia had another child in Arizona making a total of eight children. The family later settled in Pima, Arizona.",1980-,,22,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/515,515,,,"This collection contains a ten-page biography (in book of remembrance form), photos, charts, and brief sketches. The photos are excellent reproductions of the original. The biography focuses on Mons Larson and his two wives, Elna and Olivia. There are also copies of miscellaneous letters and documents for these people. There are several items dealing with Olivia that are elaborated upon: Swedish customs when Olivia was a girl on Gotland, Strange Stories by Olivia Larson, and a recipe for cake. The biography mentions briefly the major events in Olivia's life and gives several faith promoting stories. It emphasizes her conversion to the LDS Church and later involvement in the Church. At the end of the biography there are multiple pedigree charts and life sketches of Olivia's and Elna's children with some photos included. Elna's life is also discussed, but for further details, see her entry in this register. The ancestry of Mons, Elna, and Olivia are also included with sealing charts. Pioneers"
114,"Larson, Elna Olsson Malmstrom",MSS SC 41,"This collection contains a ten-page biography (in book of remembrance form), photos, charts, and brief sketches. The photos are excellent reproductions of the original. The biography focuses on...",1826-,Biography,"Elna Olsson Malmstrom Larson was born 13 February 1826 in Lund, Sweden, to Olof Johnson and Karna (Petersson) Malmstrom. Her father was a wealthy blacksmith and mechanic. She grew up in the Lutheran Church, which was the State Religion of Sweden. Elna married Mons Larson, also from Sweden, in 1852. They were introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, became converted, and were both baptized on 6 June 1856. In 1859 they immigrated with 355 other Scandinavians to the United States. From there Elna and Mons traveled to Utah by handcart crossing with their three children who had been born in Sweden. They settled in the Santaquin area and had five more children making a total of eight, four girls and four boys, though one son died one day after birth. Elna encouraged Mons to take another wife in the order of polygamy. A short time later he married a second wife Olivia Larson, who was also from Sweden. Olivia and Elna got along nicely. Mons and his family were called to settle in Arizona. Mons took Elna and their children and had a relatively easy journey. Olivia stayed behind and went south later. Elna lived a portion of her life in Snowflake, Arizona and lived the remainder of her life in Pima, Arizona. She evidently lived twenty-four years longer than her husband, but her actual death date is not known.",1977-,,21,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/504,504,,,"This collection contains a ten-page biography (in book of remembrance form), photos, charts, and brief sketches. The photos are excellent reproductions of the original. The biography focuses on Mons Larson and his two wives, Elna and Olivia. There are also copies of miscellaneous letters and documents for these people. The biography mentions briefly the major events in Elna 's life and gives several faith promoting stories. It emphasizes her conversion to the LDS Church and later involvement in the Church. Elna's testimony is also recorded. At the end of the biography there are multiple pedigree charts and life sketches of Elna's and Olivia's children with some photos included. Olivia's life is also discussed, but for further details, see her entry in this register. The ancestry of Mons, Elna, and Olivia are also included with sealing charts. Pioneers."
641,"Larsen, Valera Edith Fillmore",MSS SC 2682,"This folder contains 4 biographies of members of the Staker family: Aaron and Alma Staker, Cornelia Snooks Staker, and Elizabeth Young Staker. It should be noted that the biography of Cornelia Snooks",1890-1981,Biographies,"Valera Edith Fillmore Larsen was born on 25 May 1890 in Lawrence, Utah to Alma Milan Fillmore and Elnora Sarah Staker Fillmore. She was the youngest of 3 children, her older siblings being Pearl Elizabeth and Frank.
After attending school in Utah, Valera moved to Farnum, Idaho to work as a teacher, which she did from 1912 to 1913. While in Idaho, she met her husband, and on 11 June 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Valera married David Henry Larsen. They had no children together.
David had a farm, where they lived until the early 1970s when they retired. Unfortunately, shortly after leaving the farm to live in Idaho Falls, David passed away, and Valera moved into a nursing home in 1973.
She died on 28 November 1981 in Ferron, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:12:37,,,,,"This folder contains 4 biographies of members of the Staker family: Aaron and Alma Staker, Cornelia Snooks Staker, and Elizabeth Young Staker. It should be noted that the biography of Cornelia Snooks Staker is a copy of a story published in the Deseret News, dated 13 November 1883, and is most likely written by Nathan Staker. All four biographies cover details from each of the subjects lives, including their births, childhoods, marriages, and conversion to the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as their journey across the plains to Utah."
102,"Larsen, Martha Geneva Day",MSS SC 893,"The collection consists of three notebooks written by Martha Geneva Day between 1906 and 1963. The first notebook, written from January 1906 to August 1939, contains histories of her ancestors ...",1885-1975,"three notebooks, written by Martha","Martha Geneva Day was born 14 April 1885 in Pleasant City, Sanpete County, Utah to Eliza Jane Stoker and Eli Azariah Day. Soon after Martha's birth, her family moved to Fairview, where her father taught school. Martha's childhood was influenced by the positive and negative repercussions of polygamy. Elvira Euphrisa, Eli's second wife, came to be known as Aunt Euphrisa to Martha, who grew to love her five half brothers and sisters as much as her own thirteen siblings. However, polygamy also became an agent of fear in her life. When it was outlawed, her father had to serve jail sentences in 1887 and 1893. To avoid being arrested a third time, Martha's family moved from Fairview to Castle Dale, where her father became the President of Emery Stake Academy. The next year brought more trials when Martha and her sister contracted Scarlet Fever and her sister died. Martha's father and second wife also had to flee to Colorado to avoid the deputy marshals and her mother was left alone with five children. When Martha's father returned, they moved back to Fairview, where Martha graduated from the eighth grade, learned dressmaking skills, and earned enough money to attend Brigham Young Academy. In 1903, Martha taught school in Green River, Utah, where she became good friends with Bent Franklin Larsen. For the next three years, Martha taught school in Fairview. In 1906, she attended Snow Academy and received a diploma for Domestic Science and Arts and a certificate in dressmaking. After developing a close friendship, Martha and Bent were married on 25 September 1907 in the Manti temple. They settled in Springville, where Bent taught high school and attended BYU every Monday night. Later, they moved to Provo, where Bent worked as an art teacher at BYU. As a mother of five children, service was an integral part of Martha's life. She taught in every organization of the church and worked as an agent for the Young Women's Journal. She was a member of the BYU Women's Council and Emeritus Club, the President of the Segolia Club, and the President and Vice President of the BYU Alumni Board. In her older years, she gathered and bound a book of histories and developed her skills in art, exhibiting about five pictures a year. She died on 29 November 1975 in Orem, Utah.",1844-1906,,20,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/492,492,,,"The collection consists of three notebooks written by Martha Geneva Day between 1906 and 1963. The first notebook, written from January 1906 to August 1939, contains histories of her ancestors and Martha's memories about her childhood and early adulthood. When polygamy was outlawed, Martha remembers the horrors of trying to escape the deputy marshals, often moving away or hiding at friends' homes. When her father and his second wife returned from Colorado, these fears seem to subside and Martha focuses the remainder of her notebook on her educational and social experiences. She writes about her teachers, friends, and dating experiences. She also gives details about her first teaching experiences in small, crowded classrooms. Weaved into the vignettes of Martha's life are threads of her testimony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, her love for service, and her desire to live life to the fullest. The second notebook contains unedited notes about Martha's grandfather, Abraham Day. She writes about his parents, Mary and Robert Day and about his childhood. She also gives a history of his wives, Charlotte Katherine Melland, and Elmira Bulkley Day. This notebook is difficult to read and is obviously a very rough draft. The third notebook contains a list of things Martha has accomplished throughout her life. She records the dates she moved, attended or taught school, gave birth, received a calling in the Church, or got released from those callings. The remainder of the notebook consists of periodic memos of important events that occurred from 1956 to 1963. She records information about banquets, trips, funerals, reunions, and art exhibits. Greatest emphasis is placed upon events that occur in the lives of her children and grandchildren. She often writes about her grandsons that serve missions, her children's accomplishments, and of her gratitude for the help her children give she and her husband. Teacher, Farming"
642,"Larsen, Lorena Eugenia Washburn",MSS SC 2683,This folder contains 2 photocopies each of 2 biographies. Both are written by Lorena Larsen. The biographies are about Tamar Washburn and Flora Washburn.,1860-1945,,"Lorena Eugenia Washburn Larsen was born on 10 January 1860 in Manti, Utah to Abraham Daniel Washburn and Flora Clarinda Gleason Washburn. She was the second youngest of their 8 children, the others of whom were: Clarinda Huetta, Almeda Mariah, Louisa Ann, Hyrum Smith, Philena, Parley Pratt, and Orson Pratt.
On 25 February 1880 in St. George, Utah, Lorena married Bent Rolfsen Larsen, and they had 9 children together: Bent Franklin, Isa Lorena, Charlotte Eugenia, Enoch Rolf, Floy Isabel, Pearl, Ella Amanda, Clarence Abraham, and Fern Emma.
Lorenas callings included Presidents of the childs Relief Society from 1870-1872, at which time her family moved from Manti to Monroe. She then acted as counselor to Julia Larsen in the Y.W.M.I.A. that was organized in 1876 in her ward, and she filled that position for 10 years. In 1907, she was named the President of the Relief Society of the Monroe North Ward, which she filled for 10 years as well. Lorena was also a member of the first genealogical committee organized in her ward, and eventually became a member of the Stake committee until 1940.
Lorena was well-loved by her friends and family, often remembered as loving, caring, and helpful wherever she could be. She was also remembered by her grandchildren as someone who never wasted anything. She died on 2 August 1945 in Provo, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:12:37,,,,,"This folder contains 2 photocopies each of 2 biographies. Both are written by Lorena Larsen. The biographies are about Tamar Washburn and Flora Washburn.
The first biography numbers 5 pages of typescript details about Tamar Washburn Washburn. Tamar was the first wife of Lorenas father. The biography covers the birth of Tamar in 1805 in New York, how she was raised a Quaker, her marriage to Abraham Washburn (a distant relation, noted by [his] grandfather [being] her fathers brother,) and how the newlyweds moved from Mt. Pleasant to Sing Sing, New York so Abraham could work as a tanner and shoemaker. It also describes how Parley P. Pratt came to New York and taught them the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to which they converted. While they were still in New York, the Washburns home became the home of Parley and Orson Pratt for a time, and Orson once brought his wife as well. The sketch describes how Tamars Quaker upbringing made her intolerant of Mrs. Pratts fashionable lace caps, and how later in life, Tamar laughed about it, having grown to love the fashion and worn them much of the rest of her life. Tamar even took from her own savings to pay Orson Pratts travel expenses when he went on his mission to England.
The biography also talks about how, as a mother, Tamar had a dream of Heaven, wherein she saw two of her children playing. It was explained to her that she was being given a glimpse of where her children would be, so that the parting will not be so hard. Just a few weeks later, those same children passed away, and Tamar found immense comfort in her vision.
Lorena herself takes the narrative from here, explaining how as a young girl, she would comb Tamars hair every morning while Tamar told her stories of her life. Lorena describes how Tamar had told her once of how plural marriage had been very hard for her at first. She struggled with the principle and didnt like Lorenas mother (her sister wife) very much. After praying often and earnestly for strength, eventually she grew to love Lorenas mother dearly.
The account goes on to talk about Tamars devotion to the Gospel and simultaneous ability to not take religion too seriously. She was a social woman, loved telling stories, and gave liberally to anyone in need.
The biography closes with a short poem Lorena wrote for Tamar, dated Monroe, 4 July 1880.
The second typescript biography is of Flora Clarinda Washburn, Lorenas mother, and it numbers 9 pages. Flora was born in 1819 in Tolland, Massachusetts. About five years later, her family moved to Lenox, Ohio, where her mother died about two weeks after giving birth. Her father remarried, to a Sarah or Sally, and Flora spent her childhood between her own home and the homes of relatives.
The biography goes on to mention that Flora took up nursing and dressmaking in her young adulthood, and she was a nurse for many years. She was once engaged to be married to a man named Hugh Gillion (or Gillon), whom she loved dearly. Unfortunately, he passed away before they could marry.
It was around this time that Flora became acquainted with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and soon she longed to answer the call to gather with the rest of the saints in Nauvoo, Illinois. After living with her deceased fiancs family for a few years, then living with her now twice-widowed father for a year or so, she went to Macedonia, near Nauvoo, where she lived with Joseph Smiths uncle, John Smith, a patriarch, for a time. She wanted to meet the prophet, but Flora was unable to make it to Nauvoo within his lifetime, due to a mob fire that burned down the house she was living in and, subsequently, everything she owned.
She was endowed in the Nauvoo Temple and married Benjamin Franklin Johnson (denoted as B.F. Johnson in this biography), and Flora along with her husband and his other wife and family began their preparations to trek West. But her sister wife died (according to Flora and Lorena, partly on account of Benjamins conduct toward both of them, though Lorena does not go into detail about this), and her husband sent her on ahead. It was only later that she learned he had chosen to stay behind to court another woman he wanted for a wife. Flora made her trek alone, with a newborn baby, driving her own team. When she arrived in Salt Laky City, Utah, she appealed to President Brigham Young for a divorce from her estranged husband. At first, her husband refused to sign the papers, but President Young took great care to make sure that he did.
Shortly after, Flora married Abraham Washburn as his second wife, and moved with him to settle Manti in November 1849, where her second child was born the day after arriving. Flora spent much of her time in Manti caring for immigrants. Even though she often couldnt speak their language, she would open her home to them, small though it was, until they could secure a more permanent place to live. She would teach the women how to spin yarn and make socks, braid straw and make hats, and weave cloth. The account goes on to talk about the weddings of her eldest daughters, and how they worked hard to make wedding suits for their husbands in the month leading up to the happy day.
Flora had dreams for a time about her old flame, Hugh Gillion, and about her stepmother. In the dream she had about Hugh, he appeared to her, begging for her to be sealed to him, and she told him that she couldnt, since she was sealed to Abraham. He said he would ask the Church authorities if she could also be sealed to him and let her know if it was possible. Though the account does not say, it is implied that he never returned to her. Flora dreamt of her stepmother three nights in a row. Each night, she was asked to do temple work for her stepmother, and after Flora agreed to do it, she never had the dream again.
The biography next touches on Floras calling as the Relief Society President in Monroe, Utah, which calling she served faithfully for 25 years. She was instrumental in organizing her ladies to provide the wool carpet for an entire large room in the Manti Temple. While most of the participants did the spinning, Flora did the dying and weaving. She also acted as nurse to her neighbors throughout her life and used her dressmaking skills to make clothing for the dead that she would help prepare for burial."
29,"Larkin, Mabel Zamina Shirk",MSS 1703,"The collection consists of 12 handwritten diaries for the years 1918 to early 1941 with many gaps, a biography written by Mabel's daughter-in-law, Montrue Grey Larkin, handwritten shopping lists, a...",1886-1949,Diaries and Biography,"Mabel was born on April 16, 1886 in Oxford, Johnson County, Iowa to James Michael Shirk and Laura Yenter. Mabel was the only girl in a family with five brothers who of whom died within days of each other. Mabel's mother was distraught, so Mabel went to live with her aunt Kate in Evanston, Wyoming. She returned there every summer, and a few times in between. Mabel attended prep school, where she excelled in her studies. She then attended the University of Utah and received her teaching certificate. Following a stormy romance, Mabel married her long-time boyfriend Israel Larkin. The two disagreed on religion, with Mabel a staunch Methodist and Israel a Mormon. But after a time of studying the LDS Church, Mabel decided to be baptized. She was baptized September 24, 1904 and they were married in January 1906 in the Salt Lake Temple. The young couple lived in Ogden, where Mabel had two sons: Paul, born May 7, 1906 and Ivan, born June 7, 1908. In 1910, the family moved to Snowville, Utah where there was free land available. They lived in a large canvas tent, and hauled water from the river for all their needs. On May 28, 1911 Mabel had a baby boy named Herman. The family was very poor, but finally managed to save enough money to install a wood floor in their tent. Mabel taught the Beehive class, and was a school teacher in town as well. On November 22, 1913 she had another son, named Jason. Shortly after, Mabel became very ill with fainting fits and suffered a nervous breakdown. Uncle George W. Larkin, a Patriarch, blessed her that she would overcome her illnesses. Mabel did recover, but it took quite a long time. On October 23, 1915 she had Conrad, a happy little boy. Mabel wished for a baby girl, and on September 28, 1918 got her wish with the birth of Rachel Harriet. Then on June 12, 1920 she had another girl, named Laura, delivered by Israel himself. Two years later Daniel was born on July 3, 1922. Following Daniel's birth, the family decided to move to Willard, Box Elder County, where they older children could attend high school. Paul and Ivan stayed behind for a time to harvest their crops. In their new home, Israel planted sugar beets and set up their old tent for the summer. In the fall they found a house in Pleasant View to stay in for the winter. After farming and making a few business deals, the family was able to move into a nice, large home in Ogden. Israel Jr. was born July 24, 1924. Food was scarce, and Mabel often went without so her children wouldn't go hungry. Her last baby, Larry, was born September 6, 1928 while Ivan was serving a mission to Hawaii. In later years, Mabel had serious heart trouble, as well as other physical ailments. Mabel passed away on March 8, 1949 in the Dee Hospital in Ogden.",1858-1941,,124,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/419,419,,,"The collection consists of 12 handwritten diaries for the years 1918 to early 1941 with many gaps, a biography written by Mabel's daughter-in-law, Montrue Grey Larkin, handwritten shopping lists, and some letters from her children to Montrue, telling their thoughts about their mother. The biography is written from the diaries, collections of stories told by Mabel's friends, and other information that was passed down through her family. It includes the major world events during Mabel's life (Women's suffrage, Prohibition, Depression, Pearl Harbor, etc.), family pedigrees, personal comments, photographs of Mabel, her family and homes, and of many of her friends. The biography is an in-depth look at Mabel's life, as her daughter-in-law tried to really get to know Mabel after she had passed away. Unfortunately, Mabel burned some of her diaries because she said they were too sad and depressing for anyone to read. She and Israel were always tired from working so hard, and were often sick. On one occasion, Mabel hemorrhaged while asleep in bed. No one else was home, and she would have bled to death if a neighbor hadn't come in and rushed her to the hospital. Israel showed how much he loved and adored Mabel when he told of how she passed away, saying she gave two little 'Oh's' and she was gone. And so was the light and purpose of my life.'"
206,"Lambert, Mary Lorisa Hovey",MSS SC 1754,"This three-page typescript biography was written by one of Charles John Lambert's granddaughters, Lurena Eldredge Warnick, and is a brief sketch of Mary Lambert's life. There are some descriptions ...",1859-1947,Biography,"Mary Lorisa Hovey Lambert was born July 22, 1859 in Millville, Utah. She learned homemaking skills and also helped her family make a living in the desert. On November 28, 1878, she received her endowments in the Salt Lake Endowment House and became the second polygamous wife of Charles John Lambert. They did not have any children, so Mary was given the opportunity to learn music. She later became a midwife and nurse, and she aided in the deliverance of many babies. In 1917, Charles John sold his farm and built a home in Salt Lake City. He died in 1924, and after that, Mary lived alone, renting out the front rooms. Her widowed sister, Martha, later came to live with her, though when Mary was older, Mary fell and broke her hip and was forced to spend most of her remaining life in hospitals. She died October 6, 1947.",,,284,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/596,596,,,"This three-page typescript biography was written by one of Charles John Lambert's granddaughters, Lurena Eldredge Warnick, and is a brief sketch of Mary Lambert's life. There are some descriptions of her birth, but very few concerning her childhood, although she describes Mary as having been a 'sturdy, energetic youth' with brown hair and brown eyes. Lurena relates Charles John's first wife's feelings concerning polygamy and the struggle she had with it, as well as Mary's thoughts concerning why she couldn't have children. Although Mary never had any children of her own, she helped to deliver her cousin's child in 1890, and when the mother died nine days later, Mary was given the child to raise. Mary was also the nurse for Lurena's younger brothers and sisters, and Lurena recalls a time when she seven years old and sick with pneumonia and pluresy. She was taken care of by Mary."
205,"Lambert, Margaret Woodbury",MSS SC 1761,"This three-page typescript memoir of Margaret and her husband, Charles, is written by Margaret's niece, Lurena Eldredge Warnick. Lurena shows great respect toward Margaret through her descriptions ...",1887-1922,"Memoir, biography","Margaret Woodbury Lambert was born July 31, 1887 to Orin Nelson Jr. Woodbury and Mary Alice Clark. She married Charles Druce Lambert September 21, 1916, and they had four children, one of which died as a baby. Margaret became ill after giving birth prematurely, and she died April 6, 1922.",,,283,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/595,595,,,"This three-page typescript memoir of Margaret and her husband, Charles, is written by Margaret's niece, Lurena Eldredge Warnick. Lurena shows great respect toward Margaret through her descriptions of her aunt, both physically and emotionally. Margaret had a sweet, soothing voice and could understand the children well. She was calming, and her world was centered on her children. Lurena describes Margaret as a good, clean housekeeper who made delicious economical meals. After Margaret's early death, Lurena records various experiences the rest of the family had and relates more concerning her Uncle Charles, and how life continued thereafter."
204,"Lambert, Lilly Harriet Druce",MSS SC 1755,"This four-page typescript biography is a brief sketch of Lilly Lambert's life, written by her granddaughter, Lurena Eldredge Warnick. She provides minimal detail as to Lilly's childhood but is more...",1848-1908,Biography,"Lilly Harriet Druce Lambert was born March 20, 1848 in Haverstraw, New York as the third child of John and Julia Ann Jinks Druce. She attended school there, but her parents later decided that they should gather in Zion with the saints. On June 11, 1861, the family left Haverstraw, and they arrived in Salt Lake City on September 16, 1861 with the Ira Reed's Independent Company. In Utah, Lilly learned millinery, and she worked for a time at the Colebrooks Millinery. In 1867, she married Charles John Lambert, and they moved to St. George where they lived with Charles John's Uncle David Cannon. They returned to Salt Lake City in 1868 due to Charles John's health, and they lived there with Lilly's parents and then Charles John's mother. In the same city, they moved to a log cabin, and later, they built an adobe home. In 1869, the family moved again to be closer to Charles John's work, although they returned to their adobe home. In 1882, the family moved to Butlerville because of Charles John's paper mill. In 1888, Charles John was forced to retire due to ill health, and they moved once more to a farm in Granger. Lilly died January 1, 1908 after a prolonged illness.",1844-1927,,282,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/594,594,,,"This four-page typescript biography is a brief sketch of Lilly Lambert's life, written by her granddaughter, Lurena Eldredge Warnick. She provides minimal detail as to Lilly's childhood but is more descriptive concerning their trip across the plains. She describes Lilly's part as a pioneer, walking and occasionally riding in the wagons. Lurena also provides more information about Lilly's mother and father and their activities before and after reaching Utah. Also included are various examples of recreation the youth would undertake when in Utah, such as the Salt Lake Theater and ward dances. Lilly had lovely hair and took great care of it, and was also an excellent homemaker. She was even-tempered, peaceful, and tidy. She had a knowledge of the stars and could even forecast the weather. While Lilly had a quieter personality and didn't care for public offices, she was entirely devoted to her family and supported her husband throughout all his work and church duties. polygamy"
261,"Lamb, Margaret Jenkins",MSS 8,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Millie Lamb Robison in 1954. It recalls Margaret's life with few personal details, although it does include...",1858-1952,Biography,"Margaret Jenkins Lamb was born May 16, 1858 in Council Bluffs, Potawatamee County, Iowa to Evan and Ann Davis Jenkins. When Margaret and her twin, Mary, were three years old, the family traveled with the Homer Duncan Company across the plains. They arrived in Utah in 1861 and there, stayed with Peter and Ellen Barkdull at North Farmington. They later moved to a farm in the southwest part of the town. Margaret stayed home during the winter months to help on the farm and in the home, but she attended school during the summer at a woman's home three miles away. In 1880, Margaret married Alfred M. Lamb in Salt Lake City. They lived in Farmington for the rest of their lives and had seven children, six of whom grew to adulthood. Margaret lived alone for thirty years following the death of her husband, but at the age of 87, she moved in with her daughters until she died May 21, 1952 at the age of 94.",1836-1925,,333,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/651,651,,,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Millie Lamb Robison in 1954. It recalls Margaret's life with few personal details, although it does include various descriptions of her childhood life, in addition to some of the hobbies she enjoyed as she grew older. As a youth, Margaret and Mary helped their father make brooms, in addition to their household and farm chores during the winter. They also witnessed the difficulties many pioneers faced in Utah, like hostile Indians and the destruction of crops due to crickets. When young, the two girls stripped sugar cane, gleaned grain fields, and were 'noted for being good horse-back riders and exceptionally good dancers.' As an adult, Margaret worked in the Relief Society for many years, was a member of the Daughters of Pioneers of Utah, and quilted. She and her twin, Mary, were later noted as the oldest pair of identical twins in the United States, until both their deaths in the year of 1952."
529,"Lake, Philomelia Smith",MSS SC 768,"This collection contains a seventeen typewritten page autobiography of George Lake, son of Philomelia, detailing his life history. This is then followed by a five-page typewritten manuscript with brie",1794-1873,Biography,"Philomelia Smith Lake was born 13 April 1794 in Brookfield, Prince County, Vermont to Parker Smith and Sarah Loomis. She is a fifth cousin with Lucy Mac(k) Smith, mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr, on her mothers side making Philomelias children sixth cousins with Joseph Smith the prophet. Philomelias mother died when she was twelve and her grandmother Mary Huntington Loomis took over the care of the house and the children. Philomelia was married at eighteen, but little is known of this chapter of her life. With her first husband Philomelia had five children, the last child passed away shortly after the death of her husband. On 3 September 1823 when Philomelia was twenty-nine she married James Lake Jr in Ontario, Canada. For several years Philomelia and James lived happily and she gave birth to five additional children. At this time the family became acquainted with the missionary Brigham Young. They excepted his gospel message and father, mother and older children were baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Family moved to Kirtland to gather with the saints and there they helped in the construction of the temple. However, persecution of the saints grew and the family moved to Geneva, Illinois and lived there from 1838-1844 to earn enough money to move to Nauvoo. During this time Philomelia was present to see God confirm to the saints that Brigham Young would become the next Prophet and followed his council to prepare for the exodus to Utah. The family moved to Holt County, Missouri for three years to gather sufficient provisions. Finally, in the spring of 1850 they made the journey to Salt Lake City in a wagon train and arrived on 7 October 1850. Upon their arrival they were counseled to continue on to Ogden to help settle the land. Philomelia spent a busy life raising her fifteen children. A cheerful woman, she was well known for her hospitality and knowledge of domestic skills. She and her husband moved to Oxford, Idaho were they lived with their son George until she passed away on 7 October 1874.",1794-1873,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 11:02:20,,,,,"This collection contains a seventeen typewritten page autobiography of George Lake, son of Philomelia, detailing his life history. This is then followed by a five-page typewritten manuscript with brief biographies of Georges parents and grandparents. Philomelia has a two-and-a-half-page biography starting halfway down the first page of the manuscript. Her biography was written by one E.S.J. and is clear and coherent, going through the major events of Philomelias life in chronological order. The beginning of the biography explains the relation between Philomelia and the Prophet Joseph Smith and ends with the touching words of the author Honored and revered by her legion of descendants who owe her a debt which only a life of allegiance to the principles which she embraced can repay. Following her biography short histories of her husband and father-in-law are included."
553,"Krebs, Lucile Beatrice Carrigan",MSS SC 2282,"This collection contains an assortment of items and documents, pertaining mostly to Luciles death in 1974, although there are some documents meant for Melvin as well.
There is:
A registration certi",1887-1974,Collection,"Lucile Beatrice Carrigan Krebs was born on 6 June 1887, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the daughter of James William Carrigan and Virginia Parnell Young, and was one of four children, the other three being Virgil Albert Carrigan, Willard Douglas Carrigan, and Richard Linton Carrigan.
Lucile married twice in her life. Her first marriage was to Roy Charles Gundlach on 3 February 1917, and together they had one child, Virgil Le Roy. Sadly, Roy died in 1918. Lucile then married John Franklin Krebs in 1924, and had one child, Melvin Earnest Krebs, with him. He, too passed away quickly, leaving her a two-time widow in 1930.
She died on 17 February 1974, in Long Beach, California at the age of 87.",,,,,2018-08-14 15:49:39,,,,,"This collection contains an assortment of items and documents, pertaining mostly to Luciles death in 1974, although there are some documents meant for Melvin as well.
There is:
A registration certificate for both Melvin, and for a Charles Webb, and a notice of classification for Melvin;
A business card for a Bishop Arthur M. Dix, in Lakewood, California;
2 assay certificates from Ed Eisenhauer, Jr., in Los Angeles, California, issued to Melvin;
A handwritten list of phone numbers for airlines and including the phone number for the Spongberg Mortuary;
A diploma of graduation from the eighth grade for Melvin;
A photocopy of a marriage certificate for Lucile and John Krebs, dated 11 May 1924 in Colorado Springs, Colorado;
A guest/program book dated 20 February 1974 from the Spongberg Mortuary, outlining Luciles services;
An installer/adjuster license from the Department of California Highway Patrol, issued to Melvin;
8 small condolence cards (flower bouquet attachments);
1 card from Aunt Virginia, addressed to Melvin and Jaunita, noted to have contained a check;
A marriage certificate for Lucile and Roy Gundlach, dated 3 February 1917 in Pocatello, Idaho."
225,"Kopp, Barbara (Mother Marianne)",MSS SC 327,"This collection is mainly comprised of secondary sources on Mother Marianne's life. There are newspaper and magazine clippings of her, which make references to other articles. This ...",1836-1918,1 fd. that consists of magazine clippings and pamphlet on Mother Marianne.,"Barbara Kopp, also known as Mother Marianne, was born in Darmstadt, Germany in 1836. While very young, her family moved to New York where she began novice training in a St. Francis Convent in Syracuse, New York. Showing remarkable leadership skills at a very young age, she soon became provincial supervisor. In 1883, Mother Marianne, along with six other sisters, responded to a request from Walter M. Gibson, President of the Board of Health, for help in working with lepers in Hawaii. By the end of the year, these seven women were alone caring for over 200 lepers on the island of Molokai. In 1884, Hawaii's King Kalakaua praised Mother Marianne's work in speeches to his Congress. After visiting Molokai in 1888, Robert Louis Stevenson dedicated a poem to Mother Marianne and her service to those in need. On August 9, 1918, Mother Marianne passed away in her convent on Molokai.",,,31,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/615,615,,,"This collection is mainly comprised of secondary sources on Mother Marianne's life. There are newspaper and magazine clippings of her, which make references to other articles. This collection also includes four pages of transcriptions of telegrams concerning Mother Marianne's life and her work in Hawaii. These telegrams are either to or from Mother Marianne's supervisor and Father of the St. Francis Convent in Syracuse. Catholic Nuns"
149,"Knight, Lydia Goldthwaite Bailey",MSS 17,"This collection contains letters of correspondence dating from 1833-1883 as well as genealogical records. The originals are restricted due to their fragile nature, but microfilm copies are availab...",1812-1884,Correspondence; genealogical records,"Lydia Goldthwaite Bailey Knight was born on June 9, 1812 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts to Jesse G. Goldthwaite and Sally Burt. At age 15 Lydia was sent to school where she met Calvin Bailey whom she married in the fall of 1828. In 1829, Lydia bore a girl, but in 1831 both she and the baby were deserted by Bailey who had become an alcoholic. In February of 1832, Lydia bore a son who died shortly after birth. In 1833 Lydia's daughter died after becoming ill, which magnified Lydia's grief. She went to live with family friends, the Nikersons, in Mount Pleasant, Canada who were visited by Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon that October. The Nickerson family and Lydia were then baptized by the Prophet Joseph and Sidney Rigdon. In October of 1835, Lydia became a boarder in the Smith home where Newel Knight, a widower, was staying. On November 23, 1835, the Prophet Joseph performed the marriage of Newel Knight and Lydia, the first such ceremony performed by Joseph Smith, showing that Mormon elders had the authority to marry. Around this time, Lydia received her patriarchal blessing from Joseph Smith, Sr. On March 27, 1836 Lydia attended the dedication of the Kirtland temple. On April 7, 1836 Lydia and her family left Kirtland, and on April 22, 1836 they reached St. Louis. Newel was then called to preside over the Colesville Branch which had been set up in Jackson County, Missouri. In 1842, Joseph Smith formed the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Lydia was enrolled as one of its first members. In 1846, Lydia and her family left Nauvoo because of intense persecution against the Mormons. On January 11, 1847, Newel died on the plains, leaving Lydia and her seven children alone in the Indian country. Lydia settled in Pottowattamie for a while until she decided to continue her journey west. On June 1, 1850, Lydia headed west with Bishop Hunter's company, and on October 3, 1850, she reached the Great Salt Lake City where she became a teacher. In the fall of 1851, Lydia became a plural wife to John Dalton. This experience led Lydia to believe that polygamy was a divine law, although in 1858 Lydia divorced Dalton. Then in 1864, Lydia married James McClellan, a widower. In January of 1877, Lydia was called by President Brigham Young to work in the St. George Utah Temple. She began serving as a temple worker in the fall of 1877 and eventually performed endowments for over seven hundred deceased women. On February 10, 1880 McClellan died, leaving Lydia a widow for the second time. In 1882 Lydia bought property in St. George, Utah where she settled until her death there on April 3, 1884. In total, Lydia raised eight children to adulthood, having been promised by the Prophet Joseph that she would lose no future children after she had lost her only two children before marrying Newel. Sources: Gates, Susa Young. Lydia Knight's History. Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1883. Hartley, William G. 'They Are My Friends': A History of the Joseph Knight Family, 1825-1850. Provo: Grandin Book Company, 1986.",-,,232,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/539,539,,,"This collection contains letters of correspondence dating from 1833-1883 as well as genealogical records. The originals are restricted due to their fragile nature, but microfilm copies are available. The majority of the letters are written to Lydia from family and friends, including her parents, Ruth Whitcomb, Chloe Goldthwaite, Amos Goldthwaite, Sarah T. Carpenter, Mary Horth, Sally Goldthwaite, Hannah K. Meacham, R. Whitcomb, N. B. McKay, Newell Knight (her grandson), and Mary Elizabeth Knight (her granddaughter). Also included are letters written from Lydia Knight to her parents, brothers, and Susa Young Gates. The letters mostly relate family matters, including her family's interest in getting to know the Mormons since they themselves were not baptized as Latter-day Saints. The letters written from Lydia convey her testimony of faith in God as she recounts her experience in choosing to migrate to Utah. There are multiple miscellaneous genealogical records, one of which includes the following information: name, birth date, birth place, death date, baptism date, one officiating, relationship, endowed, by whom ordained, sealed, and by whom. The second genealogical record is handwritten in a book that records the name, birth date, nativity, and to whom married. The third genealogical record book is entitled 'Genealogical Record of the Ancestors, Descendents, and Relatives of J. W. Steed.' The final record is handwritten on paper, not contained in a book, and includes names and birth dates."
91,"Knight, Hattie M.",MSS SC 303,"Hattie M. Knight has divided her family biography into five chapters entitled work, food, school, recreation and home. Consequently, there is little chronological order throughout t...",1908-1976,photocopied transcription of Knight's biography entitled: Memoirs of Family Living: John and Ann Amelia Clark Madson Family as recalled by Hattie M Knight.,"Hattie M. Knight was born in Elkhorn, Idaho in 1908, and the oldest daughter of John and Ann Amelia Madson. The Madson family owned a wheat farm in an isolated area in southern Idaho. Along with her brother, Hattie was the first of her family to complete the eighth grade. English became her passion, and so after high school she obtained her teaching certificate from the University of Idaho. On April 20, 1929, Hattie married Eldred V. Knight. Their marriage was sealed in the L.D.S. Logan Temple a few months later. Both Eldred and Hattie taught school throughout the southern Idaho area until Eldred died from complications of a tonsillectomy on May 29, 1936. Having one small child, Larry, and little money, Hattie moved to Provo and attended Brigham Young University. Soon, Hattie became BYU Library 's Circulation Librarian. She held this position from 1941 until she retired in 1973. A year before her death in 1975, Hattie wrote this biography of her family.",1841-1848,,19,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/481,481,,,"Hattie M. Knight has divided her family biography into five chapters entitled work, food, school, recreation and home. Consequently, there is little chronological order throughout the manuscript. Hattie gives a collective experience of her family life with a few individual memories and events. She presents a detailed and unpretentious description of life on an Idaho farm during the early 20th Century. Near the end, she includes a short biographical conclusion of the life and death of her parents and siblings. Teacher, Farming"
468,"Kleinman, Bertha E. Anderson",MSS 6689,The collection is comprised of one folder that contains nearly fifty poems and correspondences written by Bertha E. Anderson. The writing spans the late 1950s through the 1970s. The works are typed an,1877-1971,,"Bertha Eliza Anderson was born on October 31, 1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah to James Jens Anderson and Eliza Clissold. She married Orson Conrad Kleinman on December 19, 1905 in Salt Lake. Bertha and her family spent many years in Mesa, Arizona. Bertha and James had six children, Helen Francis, Conrad J., James Anderson, John Victor, Eloise, and Daniel Orson. Bertha was a poet and writer. Bertha died on September 14, 1971 and is buried in Mesa, Arizona.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection is comprised of one folder that contains nearly fifty poems and correspondences written by Bertha E. Anderson. The writing spans the late 1950s through the 1970s. The works are typed and hand-written. Many of the poems and letters are addressed to Berthas friend Emily Rossnagle Monahan. Many of the works are holiday and birthday poems. Some titles include, Resurrection, A Christmas Message, Let Me Give, and The Quest."
80,"Kingsley, Mary Henrietta",MSS SC 673,"This collection contains a seven page, handwritten letter written on 12 March 1895 and addressed to Rose from Mary Henrietta Kingsley. The letter contains a stamp in the left hand corner with t...",1862-1900,a letter written by Mary Henrietta Kingsley,"Mary Henrietta Kingsley was born on 13 October 1862 in London, England, to George Henry and Mary Bailey Kingsley. As an adult, she spent time working with people in West Africa who were stricken with typhoid and other diseases. As she spent time there, she heard of native uprisings at Brass, cannibalism, and other local customs that frightened her and made her wonder if she would remain safe and healthy. Mary died on 3 June 1900.",1843-,,18,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/470,470,,,"This collection contains a seven page, handwritten letter written on 12 March 1895 and addressed to Rose from Mary Henrietta Kingsley. The letter contains a stamp in the left hand corner with the address, H.B.M. Consulate, Old Calabar, West Africa, though Mary seems to be writing from her location on the rivers. The handwriting in the original letter is very difficult to read, but a three page transcript of the letter is included. It is obvious that even the transcriber had difficulty in recording each word and phrase because of the handwriting. The letter is also very fragmented as Mary addresses many different subjects. Most of the letter chronicles Mary's adventures as she works with the people of West Africa. She describes West Africa as having heat, sweltering moisture, bats, insects, and a heavy rank earth smell but at the same time she seems to feel it an adventure to be there. Her work does prove to be exciting as she nurses men and women with typhoid. One man, in a delirious state of mind, screams about having devils in the room until Mary concedes to take a broom and sweep the devils out of his sight. Although this calms the man down, she discovers a poisonous snake about four feet long under the bed and she has to drive it out with the broom. At first, Mary has help from a woman she refers to as Lady Mac, but this woman leaves Mary and joins her husband where he is trying to settle some native uprising at Brass. This leaves Mary alone to nurse the people with typhoid and other diseases. She writes that her goal is to do as much as she can and then travel up the river towards little known towns were she can learn more about the natives. She relates stories about the savagery and cannibalism of the people in neighboring villages. The Brass uprising, in which men kill and eat seventy prisoners, is one example she gives. She also tells of a black man named Robert who is educated at a Christian College and deemed civilized until he returns to his native land, where he is seen naked with human hands tied onto his wrists and human feet tied onto his ankles, doing a dance to the devil. In another town, she finds that there is a local custom to put all the bodies of those who die without paying debts at the town gates until a relative can pay the debt or decomposition takes over. It stinks so terribly that she is left to conclude that bankruptcy is common. Nurse"
504,"King, Lucille Olson",MSS SC 2991,"The collection contains a 250-page document titled The Kings of the Kingdom Book III. It contains the autobiographies of Alma W. King and Lucile Olson King edited by their son Larry King, and the bo",1907-1992,Autobiography,"Lucille Olson King was born in Mammoth, Utah on July 3, 1907 to Alice Jenkins Olson and Lars L. Olson Jr. She was the second of four children and the only girl in the family. Lucille lived in Mammoth until she was three-years-old when her family moved to Provo, Utah. She attended BYU and she married Alma King on September 3, 1930 in the Salt Lake Temple. As newly weds, Lucille and Alma moved to Garland, Utah where Alma worked as a seminary teacher. Lucille served in the MIA. Lucille suffered from anemia and was often very weak or ill. They had three children Marlene, Paul, and Larry. Lucille died in 1992.",1907-1992,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection contains a 250-page document titled The Kings of the Kingdom Book III. It contains the autobiographies of Alma W. King and Lucile Olson King edited by their son Larry King, and the book is dated 1999. The first section contains the autobiography of Alma and the second half of the book contains the autobiography of Lucille. In her childhood years, Lucille describes the flu epidemic and her memories of World War I. Lucille, her parents and her brother contracted the flu but survived, and neighbors supported the family. Lucille also recounts buying war stamps with any spare money. Her family was always struggling financially and Lucille worked many jobs to support herself and her family. She worked to support her part-time schooling at BYU. She also met and dated Alma and they were married in 1930 in the Salt Lake Temple. The couple moved to Garland, Utah to live with Almas father while Alma worked as a seminary teacher. They later bought their own home and Lucille had her first baby Marlene, and later a son Paul. Lucille helped her husband with his Masters thesis. The family moved to Chicago, for Almas schooling. They spent a year in Chicago at the Divinity School, during which time Lucille gave birth to Larry. The book also includes information on the couples parents, children, and other family members."
600,"King, Emma Julian",MSS SC 3345,"This manuscript is a 4-page photocopy of a microfilm record. It contains biographical sketches in the form of obituaries for Emma J. King, Eliza F. Welsh, George T. Baker, and William Kershaw and is o",1851-1927,Obituary,"Emma Julian King was born on 31 March 1851 in East Bridgford, England. She was the daughter of Samuel Julian and Sarah Kirkby Julian, and the second of 8 children. On 16 November 1874 in American Fork, Utah, she married Joseph Hyrum King, and together they had 8 children: Sarah Julian, Helen Julian, Clara May, Abbie Jane, Ida, Frank Morris, Irene Lake, and Willard Julian.
Emma lived in American Fork, Utah almost all her life, following her and her familys immigration to the United States and their trek West with the Henry W. Miller Company.
She died on 22 May 1927 at the home of her daughter, Sarah Julian King Shelton, in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:28:15,,,,,"This manuscript is a 4-page photocopy of a microfilm record. It contains biographical sketches in the form of obituaries for Emma J. King, Eliza F. Welsh, George T. Baker, and William Kershaw and is of unknown authorship, with no date given, although the date is most likely some time around May of 1927."
285,"Kezerian, Arick Sherinian",MSS 129,This 111-page typescript autobiography begins with an index and an explanation of the reasons for which the manuscript was being written: Arick writes that owing to her daughter's encouragement and...,1887-1976,"Autobiography, photograph","Arick Sherinian Kezerian was born November 6, 1887 in Zara, Turkey, to Nishan K. and Rebecca N. Sherinian. In that same year, Arick's family received missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into their home, and they later joined the Church. As a child, Arick was weak and sickly, but her grandmother took care of her. When Arick was thirteen, she was engaged to be married to Nishan Gagaian, a distant relative of her family's. Yet, it was decided that the family would travel to America first. The family left October 8, 1902, and they reached New York on November 20, arriving in Salt Lake City on November 25. There, Arick attended school. She refused to marry Nishan, however, and so the engagement was cancelled. In Provo, Arick worked as a clothes-maker and dishwasher. She later worked as a clothes-washer and in a canning factory. On December 18, 1913, Arick married Armenag Kezerian. Following, she and Armenag rented their house from Arick's father, and they later had eight children. In May of 1921, the family moved to a different house, where they completed several renovations. Arick was later asked to teach theology, which she did for four years, prior to being called to do stake missionary work. Arick died on December 3, 1976.",,,355,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/675,675,,,"This 111-page typescript autobiography begins with an index and an explanation of the reasons for which the manuscript was being written: Arick writes that owing to her daughter's encouragement and after reading the journal writings of George Albert Smith, Arick was inspired to write her autobiography. She begins with a pedigree chart and an account of her ancestors and their migration to Turkey from Russia, beginning with her great-great-grandfather. Arick provides several names of missionaries who served in Turkey, and she writes further concerning the Turkey mission, including some newspaper clippings. She writes of happy childhood memories, recounting the beauty of the Zara valley and the river that ran through it. Arick also writes concerning the racial distinctions between the Armenians and Turks. She describes the land geographically and also writes of people's activities and homes. She recalls several childhood memories, such as playing with cousins and making round bread. When she was older, Arick was given tasks such as bread-making, and she writes specifically of another time during which some of the young girls and elderly women would take long trips on foot through the canyons and hills to search for various herbs. Arick also writes of several experiences when she went to the river to wash clothing. Arick provides details of Turkish baths and also describes the process of harvesting wheat and baking bread. Arick also writes of a particular experience when the Armenians feared a massacre; Arick and other Church members gathered and prayed for deliverance, and they ended up being spared. Similarly, Arick writes that Zara was 'drenched in blood' because of the persistent persecution of the Armenians. Concerning her engagement to Nishan, Arick was extremely distressed, and when they reached America, she successfully discouraged Nishan from wanting to marry her. While her family was rather annoyed with Arick because of this, she worked hard and stayed home from school to help her mother. When Arick met and became friends with Armenag, Arick's family again wanted her to marry him; although she did later consent, she was resistant at first because he was poor and had no trade. She later writes of the blessings she received from having lived in poverty, and she writes that she does not regret it. Following, she describes each of her children and their accomplishments. She includes the typescript of several letters from her children. She also includes some talks and poems. There is also an excerpt from 'The Woman's Exponent,' and several aphorisms from a piece entitled, 'Gems of Thought.' Also included are letters of recommendation for Arick to be considered the 'Mother of the Year.' There is a photocopy of a letter written by Arick's grandfather to her mother, and a translation. Arick concludes by relating the experiences she had while writing this biography, and she bears her testimony of the Gospel. Last, are six recipes, and two pages of photocopies of pictures of Arick's family. The collection was written from 1951 to 1956."
174,"Kerr, Grace Levira Smith",MSS 326,This ten-page typewritten biography of Grace Levira Smith Kerr was written by Ruby Kate Smith for the family books of remembrance in 1960 and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies...,1894-1959,Biography,"Grace Levira Smith Kerr was born on November 17, 1894 to Samuel Harrison Bailey Smith and Julia Winter in Salt Lake City, Utah. At age six, she attended Hamilton School where she eventually graduated from eighth grade. She then attended Salt Lake High School and later spent a year on the Utah Agricultural College campus in Logan taking pre-college courses. On December 31, 1919, Grace married Robert Franklin Kerr, a cousin of her cousins, in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they moved to Storrs, Utah where Grace bore her first child: Robert (Bobbie) Franklin, Jr. In 1922 they moved to Provo where their second child, Marjorie, was born. In 1926 they moved to the Kerr homestead in Payson where Grace bore two more children: Belva and Grace Marie. In 1940 they returned to Provo. In 1942 Bobbie enlisted in the Navy, so in 1944 Grace and the rest of her family moved to Oakland, California so that Bobbie could visit them when he came to port. Shortly after Bobbie returned home, he was killed by a speeding car, so the family moved to Santa Barbara in 1948. Grace was widowed by Robert's death on May 2, 1949. Soon thereafter, Grace's own health declined, greatly limiting her activities. On February 24, 1959 Grace was rushed to the hospital with a sudden severe illness and died before any of her family could reach her.",1899-1975,,255,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/564,564,,,"This ten-page typewritten biography of Grace Levira Smith Kerr was written by Ruby Kate Smith for the family books of remembrance in 1960 and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1)."
162,"Keeler, Eliza Shelton",MSS 436,"This collection includes an autobiography of Eliza that was copied by Eliza's daughter, Laura Ann Keeler Thurber, into her own diary. The autobiography details Eliza and her sister Emily's childre...",1840-1909,Autobiography,"Eliza Shelton Keeler was born on August 7, 1840 in New Brunswick, Canada to David Booth Shelton and Bethia Slayson. During that same year, her parents converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In May of 1854, her family started to Utah, and on June 8, 1854, Eliza was baptized into the Church. They arrived in Salt Lake City on September 24, 1854. On March 3, 1856 at the age of fifteen, Eliza married James Keeler. They soon moved to Spanish Fork where they earned a living by farming. After just over a year of marriage, Eliza entered into plural marriage when her husband married her younger sister, Emily Shelton, on April 22, 1857. In 1859 they moved south to Santaquin upon hearing that mobs were coming to the Salt Lake Valley to massacre the Mormons. In 1861 they moved to Goshen Valley, and in 1866, they moved back to Santaquin. They later moved to Richfield in 1873. In 1875 they joined the United Order, giving everything that they owned to the LDS Church. Eliza bore eleven children in total and died on November 4, 1909.",-,,244,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/552,552,,,"This collection includes an autobiography of Eliza that was copied by Eliza's daughter, Laura Ann Keeler Thurber, into her own diary. The autobiography details Eliza and her sister Emily's children's births and some deaths. Eliza describes financial hardships that she and her family endured when her husband was injured in an accident and lost an eye. Eliza also bears her testimony of polygamy as a principle from God by claiming that she and James knew by divine inspiration that they should enter into plural marriage."
139,"Karkkainen, Anna Augusta Karhu",MSS SC 978,Anna's autobiography is 6 typewritten pages in Finnish. Included is a 'Henkilohistoria' which is a record of important dates in Anna's life....,1907-1977,Autobiography,"Anna Augusta Karhu Karkkainen was born February 18, 1907 in Iisalmi, Kuopio, Finland to Johan Fredrik Karhu and Liisa Vensell. Anna was married to Josef Karkkainen on July 7, 1935 in Kuopio, Finland and later divorced on February 16, 1967. She was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 17, 1961 by James R. Jensen and confirmed the same day by Erkki Silvennainen. Her baptism took place in Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland. She received her endowment in the Sveitsin Temple (Switzerland Temple) on August 21, 1967. Her patriarchal blessing was given by Carl Ringger Jun. on August 19, 1968. Anna passed away in 1977.",-,,223,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/529,529,,,Anna's autobiography is 6 typewritten pages in Finnish. Included is a 'Henkilohistoria' which is a record of important dates in Anna's life.
38,"Justet, Nellie Waddie Leithead",MSS SC 1103,This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the ...,1844-1892,Biography,"Nellie was born on February 16, 1844 in Uintah Springs, Utah (now Fountain Green). The collection has two versions of Nellie's origins. She was a young Indian girl who was adopted by the Leitheads. During the uprising between the Ute and Blackfoot Indians Nellie was brought to the home of Henry Hinman and his wife by a man and woman claiming to be her aunt and uncle. They told the Hinmans that Nellie's parents had been killed and left her with them; they never returned for her. Another account suggests that her father was an Indian Chieftain and when Nellie's mother died her father could not remarry until Nellie had been given away, explaining why she was left with the Hinmans. Nellie was given to the Hinmans in exchange for a gun and a blanket, the Hinmans in turn left her with the Leitheads in exchange for a horse. The Hinmans were returning to Canada and since they did not have adoption papers for Nellie they knew that they could not take her across the boarder with them. So on the way they found a couple who where willing to take her, James and Deborah Leithead. Nellie was baptized on August 28, 1967. She married Daniel Justet Jr. on the 6th of January 1870 in Santa Clara, UT. They had nine children'Deborah, John Daniel, James Leithead, Hyrum Smith, Nellie Jane, Effie Suzannah, Catherine, David Albert and Dora Ann. She died on February 14, 1892. Nellie was endowed and sealed to her husband by proxy on November 9, 1923. She was also sealed to her adoptive parents James Leithead and Deborah Cross Lamoreux.",1901-1964,,132,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/428,428,,,"This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the collection are family group sheets which provide vital records for the families. Nellie's biography consists of one copied typewritten page along with a picture of Nellie. Her biography was written by her granddaughter Arlene Sandin Haney in 1974. Arlene details what is known of Nellie's origins and how she came to live with the Leithead family. Arlene discuses both of James Liethead's families and describes Nellie's place within the families. Nellie was well educated and would often help to teach her younger brothers and sisters to read. Nellie's husband Daniel had come to Utah from St. Germaine, Pinoche, Italy where his family had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
590,Josie,MSS SC 2458,"This letter is 1 handwritten page addressed to Mrs. C. Steele, in Toquerville, Utah. It is dated 11 July 1886, from Beaver, Utah, and is written by Mrs. Steeles granddaughter, Josie.
In this letter,",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Letter,No biographical information found.,,,,,2019-08-05 10:48:49,,,,,"This letter is 1 handwritten page addressed to Mrs. C. Steele, in Toquerville, Utah. It is dated 11 July 1886, from Beaver, Utah, and is written by Mrs. Steeles granddaughter, Josie.
In this letter, Josie expresses her sympathy for her grandmothers poor health, and her wish that she will get better soon. She suggests that her grandmother go North to help herself recover more quickly. Josie reports on the weather of her area, mentioning that there has been no rain for some time, and that its affecting the crops negatively. She mentions Johnnie, possibly a son or husband, who wants her to go up to the mountains for a while, but her health is so poor, she doesnt think she will. But she still wants him to be able to go up there.
She also reports that her plans to go to the LDS Temple this year have been put off due to her health, as the journey would be too long and hard in her present state. She closes her letter with love from Johnnie and herself to grandpa Aunt Susie Uncle Alma and your self, and she asks her grandmother to write again soon."
556,"Jones, Sadie",MSS SC 2529,"This collection includes a packet of pressed flowers and leaves, identified as an attachment in one of 4 handwritten letters. All 4 letters are addressed to Francis Kirkham, and are written by Sadie J",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Letters,"Sadie Jones was a student at the Brigham Young Academy during her college years. Little information can be found on her, partly owing to the possibility that Sadie was a nickname. It is known through her letters, though, that she was heavily involved in the school of music during the years of 1896, 97, and 98, and its possible, though not confirmed, that after college she went on to teach in the Cedar City school district. It is also known that Sadie met Francis Kirkham before he left for his mission to New Zealand, and they both expressed some interest in each other, facilitating the letters she wrote to him included in this manuscript.",,,,,2019-07-09 15:43:18,,,,,"This collection includes a packet of pressed flowers and leaves, identified as an attachment in one of 4 handwritten letters. All 4 letters are addressed to Francis Kirkham, and are written by Sadie Jones, a student at the Brigham Young Academy and an acquaintance of Kirkhams. At the time of these letters, Francis Kirkham was serving his mission in New Zealand.
The first letter, dated 12 June 1896 from Provo, Utah, numbers 8 pages. It opens with the report that Sadie got Francis letter sent from Sydney, Australia a few days prior, and then goes on to catch him up on the happenings of home. She describes how the Provo River has been flooding lately, and how commencement went a few weeks prior. She also talks about how the music department put on a concert on 19 May, and how she wasnt able to participate due a cold. Sadie also mentions there having been a concert and dance at the Tabernacle, and she brings up how much she loved dancing with Francis the one time she got to before he left. She mentions how she may not have had much time to get to know Francis before his mission, but she enjoyed his company while she had it and hopes to spend more time with him in the future.
The second letter, dated 25 February 1897 from Provo, numbers 7 pages. Sadie opens by thanking Francis for his letter, written the 13th, and reports that everyone back home is well except for having bad colds. She then goes on to tell of a visit she has recently made to Lehi. She also talks about all the concerts that have been going on the past month or so, and outlines for her recipient a program that BYA held in honor of George Washingtons birthday. She also reports the marriage of Eva Brown and Fred Merril on 24 February and apologizes for not getting this letter out in time.
The third letter, dated 24 January 1898 from Provo, numbers 8 pages. Sadie reports on the cold weather in Utah, and on a tour she and her concert company, headed by Professor Lund, went on at the beginning of the month. She regretfully explains that she wasnt as able to take part in the tour and the performances because of a cold she contracted on Christmas day, which robbed her of her voice for the better part of the trip. She also mentions that Emma Ramsey took very ill while on the trip, and is still sick. She goes on to say that Emmas mother hopes to take her to the temple to be baptized for her health if she can get up and go in 6 weeks. Sadie talks about how Oscar goes up to see her often. She also mentions hes become a great baritone singer. It was apparently Oscars birthday the day before and Sadies is coming up soon, although she does not say when, or how old she will be. In a sudden change of tone, Sadie asks Francis what has changed with him, as apparently his letters have changed in tone, too. She brings up a condition they had made if they were going to prove true to each other while he was on his mission, and how now he has said that condition is no longer needed. She goes on to say that if it suits Francis to just be friends, then she is satisfied with that.
The fourth letter does not include a date, as it is only the last 2 pages of the document. It is possible, though, that it is a draft of letter 2, or else a letter from the year after letter 2, as it outlines a very similar program to that mentioned in the completed letter about George Washingtons birthday. It also talks about a ward reunion Sadie went to and how the same afternoon she wrote this she was going to have to go to the Dentists to get some teeth filled and pulled. She also asks Francis for a photo of himself, as its been almost a year since the last one he sent her. She reports that Emma Ramsey is feeling better, but is not able to go out of doors yet, and that a few people in Provo have died in the last few weeks. Others are getting married."
591,"Jones, Meryl Dunn",MSS SC 2466,"This folder contains a collection of papers, photographs, newspaper clippings, and Eastern States Mission reports, specifically pertaining to the creation and installment of the Moroni Monument at the",1909-1983,Papers,"Meryl Dunn Jones was born in 1909. She married Robert Elmer Jones, and their son, Robert Clive Jones, was named a Senior United States District Judge in Nevada, where he was born and raised, on 1 February 2016.
Meryl served as a personal secretary to President Heber J. Grant, and while serving her mission in Palmyra, New York, helped write and organize the first Hill Cumorah Pageant.
She died in 1983 and was buried in Hooper, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 10:57:04,,,,,"This folder contains a collection of papers, photographs, newspaper clippings, and Eastern States Mission reports, specifically pertaining to the creation and installment of the Moroni Monument at the top of the Hill Cumorah in 1936. These papers belonged to Meryl Dunn Jones. All told, there are 21 items in the collection, notably including photographs of the Moroni Monument and the missionaries of the time, and a pamphlet for the Program of Dedicatory Exercises for the Angel Moroni Monument and Palmyra Conference, wherein it is noted that Meryl Dunn is the Secretary of the Relief Society, Supervisor of Primaries and YWMIA."
377,"Jones, Louisa Tonks",MSS SC 835,The fifth folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to Louisa Tonks Jones. The folder also holds short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. The portion of th...,1863-1942,Autobiography,"Louisa Tonks was born February 28, 1863 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the first child born to William Tonks and Martha Derricott Tonks after their arrival in Utah. Her family moved to Morgan, Utah in 1866 where they lived in a one room dugout before finally building a small two room house. When she was twenty years old she married a young man that she had grow up with named Ben Jones. They were married in October of 1883 and the following May moved to Arizona. After a long journey they reached St. Johns on August 13. Their daughter Lou was born in October. After finally settling down, their crops failed and the decision was made to move on to Mesa, Arizona. On the way Louisa's leg was broken, then erysipelas set in and they had to halt their journey again. At this point the family had to sell everything and travel back up to Utah to seek medical attention for Louisa's leg. They moved again, settling near Victor, Idaho. The first year after reaching Idaho Louisa's daughter Myrtle was born on New Years Day. Louisa would eventually have seven children. She died on March 7, 1942 in Idaho.",-,,87,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/767,767,,,"The fifth folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to Louisa Tonks Jones. The folder also holds short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. The portion of the collection that discusses Louisa's life consists of three typewritten pages dictated to Maurine Tonks Kunz by Louisa herself. Her earliest recollection from her youth is of beating the grasshoppers away from her grandfather's wheat and into a ditch. The one room dugout that her family moved into had no door and when it rained the water would flow into the house in waves. Louisa recalls that when she and Ben had reached St. Johns they had no home to live in except their wagon, where their first child was born. On the way to Mesa one of the horses kicked Louisa and broke her leg; the family traveled from settlement to settlement but no one could do anything for her and her leg had to heal on its own. After six weeks she got crutches, only to have one of the crutches slip into a ditch, making her fall and breaking her leg open again. Louisa describes her life in Idaho and the conditions that the family faced. She explains that there was no store when they first moved there and they had to travel to Rexburg or Idaho Falls to buy their goods."
546,"Jones, Helen Hinckley",MSS SC 1700,,1903-1991,Rough Draft of a Novel,"Helen Hinckley Jones was born on April 12, 1903 in Provo, Utah. At a young age she developed a love for literature. Her father read Greek myths, Dante, Milton, and a great deal of poetry to the family at bedtime and would review the story with the children later if they fell asleep. She attributes her father's kind service of reading to developing her writing ability. She attended undergrad and graduate school at Brigham Young University in 1924, and attended summer classes at Columbia, the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford, and Cambridge. During this time Helen developed a love of teaching, and taught drama and history in Ogden. From 1948-1974 she worked as a professor at Pasadena City College in California. She is currently a member of PEN International and he Society of Childrens Book Writers. She was married to Ivan C. Hinckley, and had two daughters. She died November 25, 1991 in Pasadena, California.",,,,,2017-02-13 14:19:17,,,,,"This manuscript is about 115 pages type written rough edition of the book. It contains rough drafts and edited copies of a novel, as well as correspondence between Ms. Jones and an editor. The manuscript is a copy of Columbus, Explorer for Christ which was published by Herald Publishing House. The novel details the history of Columbus and his exploration with a religious take, and was written by Helen Jones. The book was eventually published in 1977, along with a few other novels by Ms. Jones."
11,"Jolley, Effie Sevella Leithead",MSS SC 1103,This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the ...,1864-1918,Biography,"Effie was born May 15, 1864 in Farmington, Utah. Her parents were James Leithead and Lucinda Gardner. In the spring of 1866 Effie's father was called to settle the Muddy Valley in Arizona. Sometime between 1867 and 1869 her family moved to join him. After the area was annexed to Nevada her family gathered their belongings and moved to Glendale, Utah. Effie married Haskell Shurtliff Jolley on October 19, 1881 in the St. George Temple. She and Haskell adopted and raised a young girl from Demark named Mary Jensen. Effie later had several children. Her son Merrill was born with exzema and required a great deal of attention when he was young. Effie's other children were named Sevella, Leila, Loman, Jeana, and Harold. In November of 1900 Effie and her family left their home and moved to Big Horn County in Wyoming. They eventually settled in Lovell, Wyoming. In 1915 Effie's oldest daughter Sevella died leaving behind a two year old boy named Wilbur. Effie died of a heart ailment January 20, 1918 at the age of 54.",-,,108,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/401,401,,,"This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the collection are family group sheets which provide vital records for the families. Effie's portion of the collection consists of 4 copied pages of an article detailing the events of her life. When she was young her father had a mill where he would grind flour and corn for people. One day Effie and one of her younger sisters went to play on the grinding stones. Effie fell and was very seriously injured. Luckily her mother heard her screams and ran and saved her. Effie learned to sew at a very young age and developed a love for it; she could often be found in the corner sewing dresses for dolls, herself, and her sisters. Her biography describes the little pleasures that she had in life and details what she was given at the time of her marriage and how much money the couple took with them to buy items for their home when they went to St. George. Throughout her life Effie was constantly moving to settle in new areas with the Saints. She and Haskell finally settled in Wyoming and went to work helping to build the community. Both served in leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Effie was very involved in the Relief Society and was a major force behind the construction of the Relief Society Hall in Lovell."
69,"Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth Senior",MSS SC 172,"The collection is comprised of four folders. The transcription of Sarah Elizabeth Senior Johnson's autobiography is in fd. 2. The other folders contain biographies of the Johnson family, a phot...",1866-1950,photocopied transcription of autobiography,"Sarah Elizabeth Senior, or Lizzie, was born in Leeds, England on June 26, 1866. Her father, Joseph, was president of the local branch of the L.D.S. Church. When Lizzie was about six, her father became drunk which embarrassed the Church and his family. He felt so much shame that he left England for life at sea. After Lizzie's mother settled their financial affairs, she took the family to Utah and eventually settled in Payson. At the age of fourteen, Lizzie met Heber Johnson whom she married a year later on November 10, 1881. They first lived in Payson and Provo, Utah. Iin 1883, Heber followed his father Benjamin F. Johnson to Arizona where he was establishing a Mormon Colony. From there, the families moved to Colonia Diaz, Mexico. Heber Johnson worked with the L.D.S. church and the Mexican Government to start a colony in Coahulla, Mexico. However, because of internal revolutions, the tiny colony was forced to move back to Arizona. In 1917, Lizzie and Heber moved to Mesa, Arizona where he was called to the Pima Indian Mission at Sweet Water Sacatone. The family became close friends with many of the Indians there sharing in feasts and traditional dances. After Heber was released the family moved back to Provo, Utah. Here Heber died on April 29, 1920. In 1950, Lizzie passed away.",1912-1938,,17,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/459,459,,,"The collection is comprised of four folders. The transcription of Sarah Elizabeth Senior Johnson's autobiography is in fd. 2. The other folders contain biographies of the Johnson family, a photocopy of Lizzie's actual handwriting and Lizzie's composition book filled with poems and thoughts. Lizzie wrote her autobiography in 1950 at the age of 84. She died that same year. She admits that her writing is random. Indeed, the memories spill across the page with little order. Because of Lizzie's erratic writing, the reader may trouble following all the names and events. However, Lizzie gives fascinating details of the trials surrounding colonization of the arid west. Her autobiography gives a sense of the political and social environment during the late 19th Century. She also includes many examples of the multitude of sicknesses affecting those of the time, along with the provincial remedies used for curing the various illnesses. Yet, for Lizzie, the most important reason for her autobiography is so that later generations can read and learn from her spirituality and faith in her church and God. The autobiography ends with a description of her husband's death. Pioneer medicine, Johnson family"
597,"Johnson, Mary Kimball Clark",MSS SC 2585,"This folder contains a photocopy of a personal scrapbook of Mary Kimball Johnsons, entitled Private Scrapbook of Mary Kimball Johnson (1906 --) Living in 1986 in her ancestral home 1432 South 1100 E",1906-1994,Scrapbook,"Mary Clark Kimball Johnson was born on 7 June 1906 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the third of nine children belonging to Daniel Carlos Kimball and Maria Ann Clark Kimball. On 14 December 1944, she married Orville Seth Johnson. The two never had children.
Mary loved and worked in art her whole life, having received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Utah in 1928, as well as a masters degree in fine art in 1936. She taught English for 8 years at East High School before moving on to teach art in Salt Lake City junior high schools, which she did until her retirement in 1971. She also taught water color, which was her favorite medium of art, at the Art Barn School of Art and the University of Utah from 1945-1955, and after this, she held private lessons in her studio in the Constitution Building in Salt Lake City.
Despite all of this teaching experience, Mary also never stopped learning and improving her craft, taking numerous summer classes at the University of Utah and in 1929, she went to summer school at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. She also spent time studying in Mexico and the East Indies, under the tutelage of Dong Kingman. She became a member of both the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society and the Order of the Acorn while a student. Mary also joined the Utah Water Color Society and the Associated Utah Artists, of which she was president for 2 years.
Her paintings garnered much attention, receiving many Utah State Fair awards (contests which she would later, from time to time, be the judge of), and many of her paintings ended up in both private and public collections, the largest of which was an 8-foot by 20-foot mural in oil that she donated to the Emerson Ward in Salt Lake City in 1957.
She died on 20 January 1994 in her childhood home in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:21:58,,,,,"This folder contains a photocopy of a personal scrapbook of Mary Kimball Johnsons, entitled Private Scrapbook of Mary Kimball Johnson (1906 --) Living in 1986 in her ancestral home 1432 South 1100 East Salt Lake City, Utah Xeroxed for BYU Library by Carma de Jong Anderson, Provo, Utah during graduate research in Early Women Painters of Utah. It includes a 2-page typescript life sketch of Mary, as the acclaimed and accomplished artist she came to be. The book contains 123 pages covered with awards, certificates, photos and newspaper clippings pertaining to Marys art career, as well as a couple of handwritten letters and lists outlining the shows in which her work has been displayed and a list of some of her paintings that are included in public collections."
237,"Johnson, Maria",MSS SC 371,The Papers of Maria Johnson are contained in two folders within this collection. The first folder contains papers providing a brief biography about Maria and others that detail facts and informatio...,1888-1974,Papers,"Maria Johnson was born in Springville, Utah on February 24, 1888 to Mont and Harriet Amelia Thorn Johnson. Maria's life was full of learning, serving, teaching and healing. Maria began her education at the Hungerford Academy in Springville. She then attended Brigham Young University, the University of Utah, Teachers College at Columbia University and the LDS Hospital School of Nursing, graduating from the latter in 1919. She taught public school for eight years before receiving her nursing degree. On October 29, 1924 she received her Certificate of Public Health Nursing, and in 1926 she graduated with her BS in Public Health from Columbia University. Her career was full of interesting and impressive positions and experiences, some of which included Surgical Supervisor for the LDS Hospital, Field Representative of the Western Division of the Red Cross, Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Nursing Program of the University of Utah, and State Consultant for Practical Nursing Education in Utah. From July 1930 to August 1946 she was the Superintendent of Nurses and Director of the School of Nursing at the LDS Hospital. Although she retired in 1946, she was convinced to organize and direct a program for Practical Registered Nurses at Central Utah Vocational School. In 1960 she authored 'Caring for the Sick in the Home,' a year course study for the Relief Society Work Meeting Lessons. She lived her adult life with her sister, Zina, and was very close to her nieces and nephews who lived next door to her in Springville. Her niece Marie J. Whiting gave her tribute at her funeral service September 19, 1974.",1839-1922,,311,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/627,627,,,"The Papers of Maria Johnson are contained in two folders within this collection. The first folder contains papers providing a brief biography about Maria and others that detail facts and information about her professional life; including letters, papers and publications. Included in the collection are her Education and Experience Record and several papers which resemble a Resume. Along with these papers there are several letters of recommendation showing what a dedicated nurse and woman she was. There are also a few letters from friends and students expressing their gratitude to Maria. One in particular is written from a mother after the graduation of her daughter: 'I am sure that there were many mothers in that audience last night who would liked to have thanked you for your important role in the development not only the professional efficiency of their girls, but for the finer standards of the inner self.' A friend, Anna Hart, writes in 1958, 'What an ideal you have been throughout the years to the hundreds of women who have been privileged to be inspired by you.' These letters show the great feelings of love, appreciation and respect that those who knew Maria felt. From her papers one can tell that she had a wonderful influence in people's lives, especially women. The folder also contains a short biography and tribute that was aired on KSL as a 'Bouquet of the Day' on October 5, 1938 which stated that Maria was 'one of Utah's foremost nurses and educators.' There are also copied pages from a book titled, In Retrospect: 25 Years of Practical Nursing at Utah Technical College, which is dedicated to Maria. It reads, 'For six years Maria's students led the nation, as a group, with the highest scores in their qualifying Practical Nursing License examination.' The article focuses on her work with the Practical Nursing program. In the article we learn that Maria was not only the first director of the program but also the first instructor. The second folder contains several documents that included more lists of her credentials, a registration form for a national conference, her transcripts from several universities, and certification cards and diplomas. Her report cards cover her education from 1903-1938, displaying her excellent grades and a variety of subject matter. One interesting item is her charts of field experience which show the situations she was instructed in and when. There are also several well-preserved photographs of some of her diplomas, photocopies of newspaper clippings about her accomplishments, 21 membership cards, certificates and licenses, one certified copy of delayed certificate of birth, her vaccination record, and the Nov-Dec 1950 issue of the periodical Utah Nurse, vol. 1, is included, which has a photograph of Maria on the cover and discusses the development of the Practical Nursing Program at Central Utah Vocational School, the periodical features Maria as the professional personality."
259,"Johnson, Mandana Merrill",MSS 8,"This three-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Mandana's oldest daughter, Lovina Henderson, in 1931. Lovina describes Mandana as having been a frail chi...",1838-1921,Biography,"Mandana Merrill Johnson was born October 4, 1838 at Shelby, Macomb County, Michigan to Justin Jared Merrill. When she was two years old, her mother died. She traveled to Utah in 1848 and lived there with her grandmother Merrill in Salt Lake, while working for her bishop's wife. Mandana joined the choir and theatrical troop in Cedar City, and she married Nephi Johnson in 1856. Their daughter Lovina was born in Cedar City at the end of that year, and they had a son in Fort Johnson in 1858. Though they later moved to Dixie, in 1860, Nephi was called to aid migrants across the plains, and upon returning home, he was the captain of ten wagons in the William Budge Company. In 1861, Nephi took the family for a trip to Fort Johnson, traveling by ox team. Their fourth son was born in 1870, and the next year, the family moved to Johnson, Utah. They lived in a tent all summer and kept their food in a cellar. In October, after receiving word that Indians were coming, they moved to Kanab. They later moved to a Hillsdale, and life was pleasant there until the next February when Mandana's sister, Edith, grew ill and died, leaving behind seven children. In 1876, Mandana had another daughter. Mandana was later called as a teacher in Relief Society and a counselor in Primary. In 1892, she took her two youngest children and her husband's grandson to Brigham Young University. In 1893, she attended the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. In 1889, Nephi took two of his wives and children to Old Mexico, while Mandana stayed in Kanab, Utah. In 1903, she went to Logan and did temple work. She later sold her home in Kanab and went to live with her daughter, Adith, until Mandana died in 1921 at the age of 83 in an automobile accident.",1853-1879,,331,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/649,649,,,"This three-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Mandana's oldest daughter, Lovina Henderson, in 1931. Lovina describes Mandana as having been a frail child, often cared for by her grandmother. She had thick, auburn hair and a fair complexion. She was five feet and two inches tall and weighed 140 pounds. When Nephi was called to aid other pioneers across the plains, Mandana raised a garden, spun, colored, and wove cloth. There is a long description provided of this dyeing process, including the necessary gathering of roots to create the dyes. Polygamy"
242,"Johnson, Inger Sward",MSS 8; electronic file,"This is a four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection written by Ellen B. Bunnell. She writes that in Inger's youth, Inger played in the forest surrounded by natur...",1848-1928,"Biography, digital photograph","Inger Sward Johnson was born May 2, 1848 in Ostravron, Skone, Sweden to August and Elna Olsen Sward. She began school at the age of seven and graduated when she was fourteen. When Inger was eight, her parents were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, although Inger was not baptized until she was nineteen. She left Sweden for America with her brother in May 1868, sailing overseas for nine weeks. When they reached New York, they took a train to Omaha. From there, they traveled to Utah by ox-team, arriving in Provo some months afterward. When in Provo, Inger worked for a family, though it was difficult because they spoke no Swedish. Inger later married John Johnson, a man whom she had met from the wagon train, and they were sealed June of 1870 in Salt Lake City. The couple lived with some friends for some time before moving into a log cabin in Lake View. In 1871, their first child was born. John later bought a ten-acre farm, and there, they had two more baby girls. A fourth girl was born in 1877, and in 1880, their first boy. He died a year later from whooping cough, but they four more children in 1882, 1884, 1886, and 1889. Inger cared for these children in addition to her niece and granddaughter, after their mothers had died. John was called on a mission to Norway in 1899, and Inger was left to manage the farm in his absence. Not long after John's return, he was called as a bishop of the Lake View Ward. In September 1915, John went to Arizona to work for the Utah Idaho Sugar Company while Inger remained in Utah for two years before he returned. She was called as a teacher in the Lake View Relief Society for several years and was later called as president of the Primary and then Relief Society. She died March 3, 1928.",1928-,,316,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/632,632,,,"This is a four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection written by Ellen B. Bunnell. She writes that in Inger's youth, Inger played in the forest surrounded by nature. Ellen also describes some events that occurred during the trip overseas and into the west. Inger's brother Andrew, an outgoing and lively person, often provided amusement for the travelers. Talented as a ventriloquist, he would play tricks on people by imitating farm animals and throwing his voice. Andrew was also a painter, and he would talk about painting and girls to another traveler, John Johnson. It was through Andrew that John thus met Inger. After reaching Utah, Inger worked for a family and slowly learned English. As much as she was able, she helped make clothing. Ellen describes Inger as having been extremely homesick, although Andrew would often cheer her up with his happy persona. After marrying, Inger lived rather meagerly, though she was always taken care of. Inger was hit particularly hard by the death of her first son, though she continued to have children. Her life was hard in Lake View, as she had to physically care for herself in John's absence, but she hardly complained and instead 'loved life.' She enjoyed reading, and was a generous and marvelous baker. 'She was loved by all who knew her. She was always ready to help her neighbors who were in trouble and was hospitable to all who came to her home.'
Electronic file: This photograph is accessible online through the Harold B. Lee Library database. It is a photograph of Inger Sward Johnson, her husband, and other family members who were pioneers with them during the trek west."
528,"Johnson, Elizabeth Johnston",MSS SC 873,"This collection is a compilation of Henrie family biographies. There is a six-page typewritten history of the five children of William and Myra Mayall Henrie, followed by a typewritten manuscript of a",1825-1908,Biography,"Elizabeth Johnston Johnson was born 1 October 1825 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England to Joseph Johnston and Elizabeth Clark Johnston. She knew Robert Johnson from her youth and they were married on 12 January 1845. Together they had four children in England two of which died early. This may have been why the young family showed interest in the Mormon missionaries and in 1848 were baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elizabeths parents were stanchly opposed to this new religion and urged her to leave her husband and stay with them instead of emigrating to America and gathering with the Saints in Utah. However, Elizabeth was converted to her new beliefs and her family, so on 6 April aboard the ship Camillus they departed from their home country and started their trip to Zion. During the voyage Elizabeths only daughter became very sick, but with constant attention she nursed her frail child and kept her alive. Upon arrival in America, Elizabeths family along with another family of four shared a wagon and traveled across the plains to Salt Lake City, Utah. Not long after their arrival the family was called to help settle Manti, Utah. They moved several times during the next few years from house to house in Manti, finally settling in a large two story house one block from main street. Elizabeths husband, Robert, worked hard and farmed the land. Elizabeth gave birth to fourteen children only six of which survived to maturity. She was a devoted mother and faced the trials and difficulties of pioneer life with faith. She told her grandchildren that many a time she was afraid of Indian troubles, but never let them see her fear. In later life Elizabeth declined in health and her youngest daughter joined her and Robert in the big family house. Finally, after she had become bedfast and very ill she passed away on 25 January 1908.",1825-1908,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:59:17,,,,,"This collection is a compilation of Henrie family biographies. There is a six-page typewritten history of the five children of William and Myra Mayall Henrie, followed by a typewritten manuscript of a letter written by Myra Henrie to her only daughter, Margaret, and a photocopy of said letter. There is a full page copy of a photograph of Robert and Elizabeth Johnsons family, one of Daniel Henries sons, then one of the women in the Henri family and a photo of William Henries sons. There is also a sketch of the life of Daniel Henrie followed by the nine-page typewritten biography of Elizabeth Johnston Johnson and her husband which covers all the major events of her life from birth, marriage, her journey to Utah and pioneer life. The history was written be Elizabeths granddaughter, Alice Johnson Neilson in April 1976. Following this biography there is a brief four-page biography of Amanda Bradley and a five-page history of the same Amanda Bradley and her husband Daniel Henrie."
551,"Johns, Olive Vivian Virgin",MSS SC 2275,"This 5-page, handwritten biography contains the history of the authors grandmother, Mary Virgin. It talks of how Mary and her husband, George Thompson Virgin, were converted and baptized into the LDS",1891-1989,Biography,"Olive Vivian Virgin Johns was born on 6 April 1891, in St. Charles, Idaho, to Nephi Charles Virgin, Sr. and Cecily Hibbert. She was one of eight children, and had six children of her own, Frederick Stanley Johns, Don Charles Johns, Waldo Owen Johns, Della Johns, Douglas Blaine Johns, and Beth Johns with her husband, Frederick Nathaniel Johns, whom she married on 6 March 1913. She is the granddaughter of Mary Virgin, the subject of the biography Olive wrote. Her childhood was one educated in the power of faith, thanks to her fathers strong reliance on God. Olive died on 28 January 1989, in Gridley, California.",,,,,2018-08-14 15:46:57,,,,,"This 5-page, handwritten biography contains the history of the authors grandmother, Mary Virgin. It talks of how Mary and her husband, George Thompson Virgin, were converted and baptized into the LDS church in 1854, and saved money to prepare to cross the sea from England to America so they could be with the Saints there. They had four children together, Amos in 1854, Nephi (the authors father) in 1856, Heber in 1859 (who died as a baby), and Mercy Ann in 1861. Then, tragically, George was killed in a railroad accident that Mary had foreseen in a dream. Without him, she made pillow lace (one of her customers was even the Queen of England) to support herself and her children, and to save up for the trip to America. Finally, in May of 1862, She and her three living children boarded a ship named the William Tabscot with 808 other saints. They landed in New York in July of that year, and Mercy Ann died that October, during the trek west to Utah.
The trek was made with the 6th wagon train, under the leadership of Capt. Horace D. Haight. When Mary and her two sons, Amos and Nephi, arrived in Utah, they settled in Grantsville, near Salt Lake City. The boys tended sheep while their mother continued to make pillow lace. Eventually, Brigham Young called her boys away, to settle the Bear Lake Valley, in Idaho, and Mary joined them there, selling her lace to the wealthy ladies of nearby towns like Paris and Montpelier, Idaho.
It wasnt until after her boys were grown and married themselves that Mary Virgin was able to get sealed to her husband and children in the Logan Temple, 15 October 1884. She and her sons moved to Rexburg, Idaho, where she died at age 92, and was buried in the Sugar City Cemetery. She had a strong testimony of the Gospel, which never wavered, through all her hardships."
557,Johanna,MSS SC 2543,"This collection contains 5 letters, all addressed to John Cannon, 3 of which are typescript and 2 of which are holograph. The holograph letters are written by a Johanna, presumably an aunt to John C",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Letters,No biographical information found.,,,,,2019-07-09 15:43:18,,,,,"This collection contains 5 letters, all addressed to John Cannon, 3 of which are typescript and 2 of which are holograph. The holograph letters are written by a Johanna, presumably an aunt to John Cannon based on her signature.
In the first holograph letter, dated 8 June 1909 from Sandy, Utah and numbering 22 pages, Johanna opens with thanks for a letter from John, and goes on to explain the letters he presumably inquired about in his last correspondence with her. Johanna explains that there was a misunderstanding about a promissory note, wherein Johns father loaned her money and thought he was never paid back. The note was supposed to be settled with Brother Taylor, but as it turns out Brother Taylor seems to have failed to do so. Right around this time, too, Johannas mother died, and her father was bedridden. She then talks about how she fell very ill and how she was poorly treated while staying at the Wilsons. She also describes the goods she has been selling to the Cannons and others in the area.
In the second holograph letter, dated 11 June from Sandy, Utah and numbering 6 pages, Johanna thanks John for the letter from him that she received that day. She urges John to not bother his father about the note she mentioned in the previous letter. She clarifies that she got money to cover her mothers funeral only, not her fathers as well, and that she will settle all when she sells some land, which she hopes to do very soon. Then she expresses a wish to see if they can all work together to find all the checks they need to settle the misunderstanding, and she promises to tell John someday about the falsehoods a Mrs. Auckerstrand has spread about her since she first went to Sandy after leaving the Hospital. Johanna goes on to describe the sorry condition she found her property in upon returning from the Hospital, and how she hopes to build it back up. She expresses her sympathy for Johns father breaking his leg, and her ardent desire to settle all debts as soon as there is a way for her to do so."
244,"Jewkes, Sophia Lewis",MSS SC 2849,"This is a two-page typescript biography of Sophia Lewis Jewkes. There is not much information concerning Sophia's early life in England, although the manuscript does mention Sophia's friendship wit...",1822-1909,Biography,"Sophia Lewis Jewkes was born February 19, 1822 in Dover, Kent, England to William and Elizabeth Lewis. As a young single mother of one child, Sophia worked as a cook in the House of Lords. She later encountered the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was converted. She left England for America, and shortly after arriving in St. Louis, Sophia married Samuel Jewkes on May 11, 1851. He adopted Sophia's first son, and the small family left for Utah and settled in Salt Lake City, where they had their first child, Samuel Richard, in 1853. Sophia's childhood friend who had also made the trek west entered into plural marriage with Samuel, and the two women lived together harmoniously. The family later received a call to settle in Castle Valley, which they did, raising sugar cane and operating a saw and grist mill. Sophia, having been trained in England, helped in her community as a homeopathy nurse and midwife. She traveled, frequently caring for the sick and delivering babies. As was with English monarchical custom, Sophia and an English friend, Mrs. Wilkie, both believed that Joseph Smith would have been succeeded by his son; consequently, Sophia left the Church and joined the Josephites. After Samuel's death in 1900, Sophia lived with her daughter, Jane, and passed away December 16, 1909.",1783-1855,,318,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/634,634,,,"This is a two-page typescript biography of Sophia Lewis Jewkes. There is not much information concerning Sophia's early life in England, although the manuscript does mention Sophia's friendship with Mary Nash Gardner. After joining the Church and sailing to America, they met again, and eventually, were to become the wives of the same man, Samuel Jewkes. Sophia was the one who urged Mary to marry Samuel, and they lived together harmoniously, with no distinction between the two wives or their children. The manuscript also describes Sophia as having been a marvelous cook. She apparently made a cake that Queen Victoria liked so much, the queen requested for it to be called the Queen Victoria Cake. While in Utah, Sophia also cooked frequently and made several extravagant dinners. She was charitable and always generous with her food. After the tragic death of her thirty-three year-old son, Sophia is described as having been kind to her grandchildren and daughter-in-law. A few grandchildren testify of their grandmother: Edgar speaks of Sophia's kindness and generosity, and Pearl remembers Sophia's physical appearance, describing her as always wearing 'mother hubbard dreeses [sic] with tie aprons. She was short and quite plump. She wore a lot of brown.'"
356,"Jessee, Adah Phillips",MSS SC 871,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234, MSS SC 1837. This collection has been assembled by t...",1884-1964,"Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third","Adah Phillips was born on March 7, 1884 in Springville Utah the youngest of twelve children born to Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips, Welsh immigrants who came to join the saints in Utah. On May 28, 1898 at the age of eight years Adah was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Shortly afterwards she attended the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. As a young child she attended Sunday School. Her teacher Pearl Westwood had a great influence in her life and Adah never forgot her. Adah's father worked as a blacksmith and had his own shop in Springville, she would sometimes watch him shoe horses and help him by blowing the bellows. Adah's had many interests and found enjoyment in many aspects of her life. Her first teacher was Hannah Friel Davies, her class met in a one room adobe building. Adah especially enjoyed her Primary classes and the lessons that she learned there about the Prophet Joseph Smith where some of her particular favorites. At the time that the railroad was being constructed and her mother took in boarders who worked on the railroad line. One was a man by the name of James Ogden Jessee from Virginia. He and Adah were married on September 13, 1900 in Provo Utah. They had two children Inez and Cornell. However their relationship was strained and before Cornell's birth James let Utah. Adah was left with two young children; her family gave her plenty of assistance and care. With the passing of her father in September 1903 and her mother in June of 1920 Adah remarks that she felt she had lost her two best friends. Adah remained busy by fulfilling service in different capacities in the church and serving as the secretary of the Camp Aaron Johnson's Daughter of the Utah Pioneers. On February 28, 1929 she was sealed to Andrew V. Nelson, a widower with seven children. Adah found that she was not up to the task of being a stepmother and she went home and started over once again. She spent a great deal of time with her own children and grandchildren. With the death of her daughter Inez on January 9, 1950 Adah spent most parts of the years in Mesa, Arizona with her daughter's husband and two sons helping to care for the boys. Adah died on Jan 31, 1964, in Provo UT.and is buried in the Springville Cemetery.",-,,68,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/746,746,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, both which are available in collections MSS SC 234, MSS SC 1837. This collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. Information is given for the following women; Margaret Thomas, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Mary Morgan Williams, half-sister of Ann Thomas Phillips; Mary Ann Phillips, daughter of Ann Thomas; Rachel Hannah Crump Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Maria Elizabeth Leah Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Martha Jane Phillips, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Phebe Hannah Phillips Dowdell, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Zillah Emma (Celia) Phillips Wilmott, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Sarah Elenor Phillips Davies, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Ella Johnson Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Alta Ann Evans Phillips, daughter-in-law of Jonah and Ann Phillips; Alzada Phillips, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips; and Adah Phillips Jessee, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips. Adah, besides being the author of many of the other family biographies, placed her own biography in the collection. Her description is contained in pages 134-140 of the collection. These pages include her autobiography and a one paragraph typed transcript of a funeral announcement for Adah Phillips Jesse. Her autobiography was written in Springville in the home where she was both born and living at that time. She discusses the great difference between the house at the time she is writing from the time when her family first inhabited it. She begins with the style of life they lived while she was young and the role that different members of her family played. Adah is precise in describing the many aspects of life in Springville during the turn of the century. She describes the different harvest seasons, and the different varieties of entertainments available to individuals at that time, providing a colorful picture of everyday life. She discusses the different types of transportation at that time from buggies and sleighs to the first automobile to arrive in town and the establishment of the railroad. Much of her autobiography deals with her posterity and the role they played in her life. Her memoirs are reflective in nature and provide a good account of life during the early 20th century and illustrate the character of a very interesting woman."
653,"Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson",MSS SC 2729,"This is a 5-page typescript essay entitled, Robbers Roost: Castle Gate Payroll Robbery. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale, Utah.",1898-1987,Essay,"Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen was born on 3 February 1898 in Hatch, Utah. She was the second youngest child of Jerome Asay, Sr. and Nancy Jane Meeks Asay, her siblings being: Rosey, Charles, Heber J., Amos, Jerome, Jr., Cornelius, Grover, Norman, Eva, and Eleanor Jane.
Naomis early childhood was marked with sadness and hardship. The town she was born in, Asay (so named for its founder and her ancestor, Joseph Asay), lacked a suitable climate for good farming and there were many winters spent trying to keep animals from freezing to death and worrying about food. Three of the children were buried there over a succession of years. Eventually, despite the Asays pivotal position in the town (her father was the postmaster, and they ran a store) they, like many others, decided to move away. Naomi was just 2 years old.
The family lived in Vernal at the time she was old enough to start school. Her primary schooling took place in a handful of one room schoolhouses before she went on to attend the Emery Stake Academy in Castle Dale for high school. There she became the vice president of the student body, president of her class, and she participated in the debate and drama programs. She also served as the business manager for her classs yearbook the first to be printed in the school. Naomi also had a talent for music, which she exercised often in church and D.U.P. programs.
When the Spanish Flu epidemic hit her town in 1918, Naomi worked hard to help families stricken with the disease. All in all, she attended to 36 families, many of them consisting or 10 or more members. She also aided with preservation, preparing, and burial of the dead, keeping the bodies in ice, since there was no embalming at the time.
Naomi married twice in her life. Her first marriage was to Ervin Andrew Anderson on 7 January 1920 in Emery, Utah, and they had 3 children together: Chad Kay, Eva Doreen, and Ada Valoy. Ervin was a miner and a farmer, and this proved to be his end. After only 3 years of marriage, he sustained permanent injuries from a mining accident that left him invalid, and just 3 years after that, he passed away from complications. At the time, all of their children were under the age of 5. There was no insurance to support the fatherless family, which meant Naomi was on her own.
On 19 August 1931 in Castle Dale, Utah, Naomi married Hyrum Jensen, who had also been married previously, and they had 2 daughters, Shanna Lee, and Janone.
Naomi, at the request of an elderly sister in her ward, rallied a few of her fellow Relief Society members to help finish a quilt once, to raise money for the building of a church. She organized the group as neighbors to keep from having to charge the sister, and eventually it became the Star Quilting Club. After the initial quilt was finished, they continued their work, raising several hundred dollars in total for the church.
This theme of serving followed Naomi all her life, whether it took the shape of her efforts to plant trees in the city park with her Primary organization or her position as Production Chairman of the Red Cross in Emery County during World War II. For a time, she even worked in the Utah State Mental Hospital while living in Provo, at least partially fulfilling her desire to become a nurse. When she met a young German man there who was attending BYU and needed sponsorship in order to stay in the US, she agreed to take on the responsibility.
Eventually, she pursued a higher education, moving to Minnesota for a time to complete bachelors and a masters degree at Minnesota State University, funding her education by teaching German.
In 1963, Naomi moved back to Castle Dale, Utah, where she worked as a reporter for the Emery County Progress and sent news to the Deseret and Tribune papers. She devoted much of the rest of her life to writing and history, producing works such as an Emery County history book, 18 total histories on various state pioneers, pieces on local history, and histories written for the D.U.P. organization and the BYU library.
She died on 7 May 1987 in Ferron, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:46:01,,,,,"This is a 5-page typescript essay entitled, Robbers Roost: Castle Gate Payroll Robbery. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale, Utah.
The essay talks about Robbers Roost, the headquarters of a notorious band of thieves that started around 1884. The piece mentions names such as Joe Walker, George Leroy Parker (alias, Butch Cassidy), Jack Moore, and many others who were members of the gang. Then it goes on to talk about how, on 21 April in the 1890s, the Payroll train of the Pleasant Valley Railway Company, as it is referred to, came through Castle Gate, destined for the coal mining camp of the Utah Fuel Coal Company. Cassidy, with the help of a partner, held up the paymaster as he was making his way from the train to the building. The thieves escaped with 9000 dollars in payroll, slipping through Price Canyon, scattering silver as they went for an unknown reason. Only two shots were fired, and no one was hurt.
The essay goes on to talk about a story involving the authors own family. One night, her father and mother took two of these robbers in, one of them wounded. Later, when one of the authors brothers was lost and stumbled into the Robbers Roost, he was welcomed, at the mention of his fathers name. They delivered him home safely before dawn that very day."
654,"Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson",MSS SC 2730,"This is a 3-page typescript essay entitled, Hillsdale. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale, Utah.",1898-1987,Essay,"Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen was born on 3 February 1898 in Hatch, Utah. She was the second youngest child of Jerome Asay, Sr. and Nancy Jane Meeks Asay, her siblings being: Rosey, Charles, Heber J., Amos, Jerome, Jr., Cornelius, Grover, Norman, Eva, and Eleanor Jane.
Naomis early childhood was marked with sadness and hardship. The town she was born in, Asay (so named for its founder and her ancestor, Joseph Asay), lacked a suitable climate for good farming and there were many winters spent trying to keep animals from freezing to death and worrying about food. Three of the children were buried there over a succession of years. Eventually, despite the Asays pivotal position in the town (her father was the postmaster, and they ran a store) they, like many others, decided to move away. Naomi was just 2 years old.
The family lived in Vernal at the time she was old enough to start school. Her primary schooling took place in a handful of one room schoolhouses before she went on to attend the Emery Stake Academy in Castle Dale for high school. There she became the vice president of the student body, president of her class, and she participated in the debate and drama programs. She also served as the business manager for her classs yearbook the first to be printed in the school. Naomi also had a talent for music, which she exercised often in church and D.U.P. programs.
When the Spanish Flu epidemic hit her town in 1918, Naomi worked hard to help families stricken with the disease. All in all, she attended to 36 families, many of them consisting or 10 or more members. She also aided with preservation, preparing, and burial of the dead, keeping the bodies in ice, since there was no embalming at the time.
Naomi married twice in her life. Her first marriage was to Ervin Andrew Anderson on 7 January 1920 in Emery, Utah, and they had 3 children together: Chad Kay, Eva Doreen, and Ada Valoy. Ervin was a miner and a farmer, and this proved to be his end. After only 3 years of marriage, he sustained permanent injuries from a mining accident that left him invalid, and just 3 years after that, he passed away from complications. At the time, all of their children were under the age of 5. There was no insurance to support the fatherless family, which meant Naomi was on her own.
On 19 August 1931 in Castle Dale, Utah, Naomi married Hyrum Jensen, who had also been married previously, and they had 2 daughters, Shanna Lee, and Janone.
Naomi, at the request of an elderly sister in her ward, rallied a few of her fellow Relief Society members to help finish a quilt once, to raise money for the building of a church. She organized the group as neighbors to keep from having to charge the sister, and eventually it became the Star Quilting Club. After the initial quilt was finished, they continued their work, raising several hundred dollars in total for the church.
This theme of serving followed Naomi all her life, whether it took the shape of her efforts to plant trees in the city park with her Primary organization or her position as Production Chairman of the Red Cross in Emery County during World War II. For a time, she even worked in the Utah State Mental Hospital while living in Provo, at least partially fulfilling her desire to become a nurse. When she met a young German man there who was attending BYU and needed sponsorship in order to stay in the US, she agreed to take on the responsibility.
Eventually, she pursued a higher education, moving to Minnesota for a time to complete bachelors and a masters degree at Minnesota State University, funding her education by teaching German.
In 1963, Naomi moved back to Castle Dale, Utah, where she worked as a reporter for the Emery County Progress and sent news to the Deseret and Tribune papers. She devoted much of the rest of her life to writing and history, producing works such as an Emery County history book, 18 total histories on various state pioneers, pieces on local history, and histories written for the D.U.P. organization and the BYU library.
She died on 7 May 1987 in Ferron, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:46:01,,,,,"This is a 3-page typescript essay entitled, Hillsdale. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale, Utah.
The essay covers the founding of Hillsdale by Joel Hills Johnson and George Deliverance Wilson. Johnson was the very first schoolteacher there, as well as a composer of music. Wilson was poor and recently displaced from the Old Muddy mission in Nevada. It also briefly touches on the connections Hillsdale had with the two other nearby towns, Asay and Hatch. Rebecca Wilson is named as the first schoolteacher in Asay, and it is noted that she died at age 100 in July 1969 in Richfield, Utah and was buried in Hillsdale beside her husband, who passed away in 1916.
The author takes some time next to relate the events surrounding the death of her sister, Rosy, who died at 11 the night before she was to be the May Day queen. Her May Day outfit became her burial clothes.
The last part of the essay argues the historical significance of the settlements of Hatch, Asay, and Hillsdale, naming them as possibly the last original pioneer towns left in Utah."
655,"Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson",MSS SC 2731,"This is a 7-page typescript essay entitled, Asay Town, Now a Ghost Town, in Garfield County. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale, U",1898-1987,Essay,"Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen was born on 3 February 1898 in Hatch, Utah. She was the second youngest child of Jerome Asay, Sr. and Nancy Jane Meeks Asay, her siblings being: Rosey, Charles, Heber J., Amos, Jerome, Jr., Cornelius, Grover, Norman, Eva, and Eleanor Jane.
Naomis early childhood was marked with sadness and hardship. The town she was born in, Asay (so named for its founder and her ancestor, Joseph Asay), lacked a suitable climate for good farming and there were many winters spent trying to keep animals from freezing to death and worrying about food. Three of the children were buried there over a succession of years. Eventually, despite the Asays pivotal position in the town (her father was the postmaster, and they ran a store) they, like many others, decided to move away. Naomi was just 2 years old.
The family lived in Vernal at the time she was old enough to start school. Her primary schooling took place in a handful of one room schoolhouses before she went on to attend the Emery Stake Academy in Castle Dale for high school. There she became the vice president of the student body, president of her class, and she participated in the debate and drama programs. She also served as the business manager for her classs yearbook the first to be printed in the school. Naomi also had a talent for music, which she exercised often in church and D.U.P. programs.
When the Spanish Flu epidemic hit her town in 1918, Naomi worked hard to help families stricken with the disease. All in all, she attended to 36 families, many of them consisting or 10 or more members. She also aided with preservation, preparing, and burial of the dead, keeping the bodies in ice, since there was no embalming at the time.
Naomi married twice in her life. Her first marriage was to Ervin Andrew Anderson on 7 January 1920 in Emery, Utah, and they had 3 children together: Chad Kay, Eva Doreen, and Ada Valoy. Ervin was a miner and a farmer, and this proved to be his end. After only 3 years of marriage, he sustained permanent injuries from a mining accident that left him invalid, and just 3 years after that, he passed away from complications. At the time, all of their children were under the age of 5. There was no insurance to support the fatherless family, which meant Naomi was on her own.
On 19 August 1931 in Castle Dale, Utah, Naomi married Hyrum Jensen, who had also been married previously, and they had 2 daughters, Shanna Lee, and Janone.
Naomi, at the request of an elderly sister in her ward, rallied a few of her fellow Relief Society members to help finish a quilt once, to raise money for the building of a church. She organized the group as neighbors to keep from having to charge the sister, and eventually it became the Star Quilting Club. After the initial quilt was finished, they continued their work, raising several hundred dollars in total for the church.
This theme of serving followed Naomi all her life, whether it took the shape of her efforts to plant trees in the city park with her Primary organization or her position as Production Chairman of the Red Cross in Emery County during World War II. For a time, she even worked in the Utah State Mental Hospital while living in Provo, at least partially fulfilling her desire to become a nurse. When she met a young German man there who was attending BYU and needed sponsorship in order to stay in the US, she agreed to take on the responsibility.
Eventually, she pursued a higher education, moving to Minnesota for a time to complete bachelors and a masters degree at Minnesota State University, funding her education by teaching German.
In 1963, Naomi moved back to Castle Dale, Utah, where she worked as a reporter for the Emery County Progress and sent news to the Deseret and Tribune papers. She devoted much of the rest of her life to writing and history, producing works such as an Emery County history book, 18 total histories on various state pioneers, pieces on local history, and histories written for the D.U.P. organization and the BYU library.
She died on 7 May 1987 in Ferron, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:46:01,,,,,"This is a 7-page typescript essay entitled, Asay Town, Now a Ghost Town, in Garfield County. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale, Utah.
The essay begins by explaining how the authors grandfather, Joseph Asay, claimed squatters rights on the land that eventually became the town called Asay. Many of the original settlers of the town were exiles from the Old Muddy mission in Nevada, and once it started to become a true settlement, more people moved there, as well as to the neighboring towns of Hatch and Hillsdale.
There is a brief note about the death of Mrs. Keziah Rebecca McBride Wilson, who was the first schoolteacher in Asay and died at the age of 100.
While Asay never had an organized ward (in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), it had a branch, shared with Hatch, under the direction of the Panguitch Ward. Eventually, both the Panguitch Ward and the Asay Branch were absorbed into the Mammoth Ward when it was organized in 1892.
The author then goes on to relate the history of her father, Jerome Asay, and the living he made as the first postmaster of the town, starting on 11 August 1887. His successors are listed as Niels I. Clove, I.C. Barnhurst, Annie M. Barnhurst, and then William R. Riggs.
Then a brief portion of the essay is spent on Sarah Ann Asay, who served as a midwife and doctor to Asay, Hatch, and Hillsdale. Then it touches on the harshest winter Asay saw in its early days before mentioning the authors sister, Rosy, and how she died at 11 years old, the night before she was to be the May Day queen. The ruling of her death was possibly heart failure, though they never figured out for sure why she passed away.
The essay closes with a record of those buried in Asay Town Cemetery."
656,"Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson",MSS SC 2732,"This is a 7-page typescript essay entitled, Early History of Emery County; Mail and Mail Routes, Post Offices and Post Masters. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughte",1898-1987,Essay,"Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen was born on 3 February 1898 in Hatch, Utah. She was the second youngest child of Jerome Asay, Sr. and Nancy Jane Meeks Asay, her siblings being: Rosey, Charles, Heber J., Amos, Jerome, Jr., Cornelius, Grover, Norman, Eva, and Eleanor Jane.
Naomis early childhood was marked with sadness and hardship. The town she was born in, Asay (so named for its founder and her ancestor, Joseph Asay), lacked a suitable climate for good farming and there were many winters spent trying to keep animals from freezing to death and worrying about food. Three of the children were buried there over a succession of years. Eventually, despite the Asays pivotal position in the town (her father was the postmaster, and they ran a store) they, like many others, decided to move away. Naomi was just 2 years old.
The family lived in Vernal at the time she was old enough to start school. Her primary schooling took place in a handful of one room schoolhouses before she went on to attend the Emery Stake Academy in Castle Dale for high school. There she became the vice president of the student body, president of her class, and she participated in the debate and drama programs. She also served as the business manager for her classs yearbook the first to be printed in the school. Naomi also had a talent for music, which she exercised often in church and D.U.P. programs.
When the Spanish Flu epidemic hit her town in 1918, Naomi worked hard to help families stricken with the disease. All in all, she attended to 36 families, many of them consisting or 10 or more members. She also aided with preservation, preparing, and burial of the dead, keeping the bodies in ice, since there was no embalming at the time.
Naomi married twice in her life. Her first marriage was to Ervin Andrew Anderson on 7 January 1920 in Emery, Utah, and they had 3 children together: Chad Kay, Eva Doreen, and Ada Valoy. Ervin was a miner and a farmer, and this proved to be his end. After only 3 years of marriage, he sustained permanent injuries from a mining accident that left him invalid, and just 3 years after that, he passed away from complications. At the time, all of their children were under the age of 5. There was no insurance to support the fatherless family, which meant Naomi was on her own.
On 19 August 1931 in Castle Dale, Utah, Naomi married Hyrum Jensen, who had also been married previously, and they had 2 daughters, Shanna Lee, and Janone.
Naomi, at the request of an elderly sister in her ward, rallied a few of her fellow Relief Society members to help finish a quilt once, to raise money for the building of a church. She organized the group as neighbors to keep from having to charge the sister, and eventually it became the Star Quilting Club. After the initial quilt was finished, they continued their work, raising several hundred dollars in total for the church.
This theme of serving followed Naomi all her life, whether it took the shape of her efforts to plant trees in the city park with her Primary organization or her position as Production Chairman of the Red Cross in Emery County during World War II. For a time, she even worked in the Utah State Mental Hospital while living in Provo, at least partially fulfilling her desire to become a nurse. When she met a young German man there who was attending BYU and needed sponsorship in order to stay in the US, she agreed to take on the responsibility.
Eventually, she pursued a higher education, moving to Minnesota for a time to complete bachelors and a masters degree at Minnesota State University, funding her education by teaching German.
In 1963, Naomi moved back to Castle Dale, Utah, where she worked as a reporter for the Emery County Progress and sent news to the Deseret and Tribune papers. She devoted much of the rest of her life to writing and history, producing works such as an Emery County history book, 18 total histories on various state pioneers, pieces on local history, and histories written for the D.U.P. organization and the BYU library.
She died on 7 May 1987 in Ferron, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:46:01,,,,,"This is a 7-page typescript essay entitled, Early History of Emery County; Mail and Mail Routes, Post Offices and Post Masters. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale, Utah.
The essay talks about the Old Gunnison Trail, named for the explorer J. W. Gunnison, who was killed by the Ute tribe on 25 October 1853. The trail was used as the mail route for Emery County. In June 1879, the Castle Vale Post Office opened. Later the name was changed to Castle Dale. The mail route known as the Star Route Mail line was abandoned when the Rio Grande Western Valley Railway was completed.
The essay goes on to give some background on a few of the postmasters that served the county, such as Joe Dennison, Emma Jeffs, and Harmon Curtis. It is noted that much of the background on Harmon Curtis was gathered from interviews between the author and Curtis himself. Parts of his account were later published in Castle Echoes, the Emery County history book that the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization printed in 1996, Utahs centennial year.
There is also and extra page at the end of the essay about Sidney Swasey, a suspected hustler who stayed the night with Curtis before he fled to Canada."
657,"Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson",MSS SC 2733,"This is a 4-page typescript essay entitled, Nancy Jane McCleve Meeks, Wife of Dr. Preddy Meeks. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale",1898-1987,Essay,"Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen was born on 3 February 1898 in Hatch, Utah. She was the second youngest child of Jerome Asay, Sr. and Nancy Jane Meeks Asay, her siblings being: Rosey, Charles, Heber J., Amos, Jerome, Jr., Cornelius, Grover, Norman, Eva, and Eleanor Jane.
Naomis early childhood was marked with sadness and hardship. The town she was born in, Asay (so named for its founder and her ancestor, Joseph Asay), lacked a suitable climate for good farming and there were many winters spent trying to keep animals from freezing to death and worrying about food. Three of the children were buried there over a succession of years. Eventually, despite the Asays pivotal position in the town (her father was the postmaster, and they ran a store) they, like many others, decided to move away. Naomi was just 2 years old.
The family lived in Vernal at the time she was old enough to start school. Her primary schooling took place in a handful of one room schoolhouses before she went on to attend the Emery Stake Academy in Castle Dale for high school. There she became the vice president of the student body, president of her class, and she participated in the debate and drama programs. She also served as the business manager for her classs yearbook the first to be printed in the school. Naomi also had a talent for music, which she exercised often in church and D.U.P. programs.
When the Spanish Flu epidemic hit her town in 1918, Naomi worked hard to help families stricken with the disease. All in all, she attended to 36 families, many of them consisting or 10 or more members. She also aided with preservation, preparing, and burial of the dead, keeping the bodies in ice, since there was no embalming at the time.
Naomi married twice in her life. Her first marriage was to Ervin Andrew Anderson on 7 January 1920 in Emery, Utah, and they had 3 children together: Chad Kay, Eva Doreen, and Ada Valoy. Ervin was a miner and a farmer, and this proved to be his end. After only 3 years of marriage, he sustained permanent injuries from a mining accident that left him invalid, and just 3 years after that, he passed away from complications. At the time, all of their children were under the age of 5. There was no insurance to support the fatherless family, which meant Naomi was on her own.
On 19 August 1931 in Castle Dale, Utah, Naomi married Hyrum Jensen, who had also been married previously, and they had 2 daughters, Shanna Lee, and Janone.
Naomi, at the request of an elderly sister in her ward, rallied a few of her fellow Relief Society members to help finish a quilt once, to raise money for the building of a church. She organized the group as neighbors to keep from having to charge the sister, and eventually it became the Star Quilting Club. After the initial quilt was finished, they continued their work, raising several hundred dollars in total for the church.
This theme of serving followed Naomi all her life, whether it took the shape of her efforts to plant trees in the city park with her Primary organization or her position as Production Chairman of the Red Cross in Emery County during World War II. For a time, she even worked in the Utah State Mental Hospital while living in Provo, at least partially fulfilling her desire to become a nurse. When she met a young German man there who was attending BYU and needed sponsorship in order to stay in the US, she agreed to take on the responsibility.
Eventually, she pursued a higher education, moving to Minnesota for a time to complete bachelors and a masters degree at Minnesota State University, funding her education by teaching German.
In 1963, Naomi moved back to Castle Dale, Utah, where she worked as a reporter for the Emery County Progress and sent news to the Deseret and Tribune papers. She devoted much of the rest of her life to writing and history, producing works such as an Emery County history book, 18 total histories on various state pioneers, pieces on local history, and histories written for the D.U.P. organization and the BYU library.
She died on 7 May 1987 in Ferron, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:46:01,,,,,"This is a 4-page typescript essay entitled, Nancy Jane McCleve Meeks, Wife of Dr. Preddy Meeks. It is written by Naomi Asay Jensen, an historian of Camp Dale, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Castle Dale, Utah.
The life sketch begins with the birth and parentage of Nancy, named as the authors grandmother. Nancy was born in Belfast, Ireland on 21 August 1840, the fourth child of a family of 10. Her parents were John and Nancy Jane McFerren McCleve. She was baptized in the Irish Sea on 26 August 1856 with her sisters, Sarah, Catherine, and Margaret. Then, after they were confirmed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they sailed for America and walked across the plains to join the saints gathered in Utah. She was 15 years old then.
On the trek west, Nancy had more fear for the white wolves, or trashy white men who would try to kidnap young girls on the trail, than for Native Americans or the weather. One day she was nearly abducted by such men, and her father and sister arrived just in time to scare them off.
Nancys father burst a blood vessel and died just 2 days before reaching the Salt Lake Valley. He was buried on Bear River, near Evanston, Wyoming.
When Nancys company arrived on 26 September 1856, she was placed with the Grifford family until she met and married Dr. Priddy or Preddy Meeks on 12 November 1856. He was 61 years old and she was only 16 and his fifth wife. She had 10 children, and he passed away when she was 43 years old.
Nancy lived in Parawan, then Long Valley, then Mt. Carmel. In the face of mounting tensions with Native American tribes in the area, she moved back to Long Valley and then to Orderville. She died there on 19 January 1933."
193,"Jenkins, Ann Davis",MSS 8,"This is a combined history of Ann Davis Jenkins and her husband, Evan Jenkins. It is a three-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Margaret Steed Hess, Ann a...",1823-1905,Biography,"Ann Davis Jenkins was born February 8, 1823 at Crossen, Glamorganshire, South Wales, England. She married Evan Jenkins in 1843, and they were later converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On March 2, 1850, the family left England and traveled by sea for two months before reaching New Orleans on May 2, 1850. From there, they sailed up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to Winter Quarters. They were advised to stay in Iowa until they had enough to travel, and while there, they had two pairs of twins. The first was a boy and girl born in May 1851, and the second were two girls, born in 1858. The family sold their land and left for Utah with the Homer Duncan Company in 1861. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on September 28, 1881 and from there, settled in North Cottonwood, which was later renamed Farmington. Ann died June 8, 1905.",,,272,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/583,583,,,"This is a combined history of Ann Davis Jenkins and her husband, Evan Jenkins. It is a three-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Margaret Steed Hess, Ann and Evan's granddaughter. Margaret briefly describes the couple's journey across the sea and their life before making the trek west. They experienced much sickness throughout this time, both while journeying across the ocean as well as after settling in Iowa. After the family had enough money to go west, however, Ann apparently had been so influenced by her neighbors that she refused to sign the papers to sell the land so that they could go west. After she saw her neighbor's husband leave her for Utah because of this same situation, however, Ann finally gave in, and the family set off with two wagons, two yokes of oxen, eight cows, and a few horses. They traveled all day and rested at night, forming a circle with their wagons. They had various experiences with Indians, but nothing extremely dangerous. After arriving in Utah, their son John joined the militia. Ann is described as having been a 'faithful wife and loving mother, and a good accommodating neighbor.'"
645,"Jarvis, Anne Prior",MSS SC 2697,"This manuscript is a typescript transcription, presumably of a handwritten work not included, numbering 243 single-sided, double-spaced pages. The work as a whole lacks a title, but it begins with a s",1829-1913,Autobiography,"Anne (or Ann) Prior Jarvis was born on 30 December 1829 in Stepney, Middlesex, England to William Prior and Catherine McEwan Prior. She had 3 older siblings, who were Samuel, Margaret, and George James.
Anne was only 8 years old when her father passed away, a few years later, she apprenticed to a dressmaker. Life was hard for Anne and her family, as she grew up in a poorer district of London, and her mother was often ill.
In 1846, Anne began dating Jonathan Jarvis. Thanks to Jonathans constant bragging about his sea-faring brother, George, and the fact that he introduced the two to each other, Anne immediately knew she was not going to marry Jonathan. On 19 October 1846 in Southwark, Surrey, England, Ann married George Jarvis, and together they had 11 children: George Frederick, Sr., Ann Catherine, Brigham, Sr., Amelia, Samuel Walter, Sr., Margaret, Elizabeth Frances, Heber, Emmaline, Victoria Josephine, and Thomas William.
Not 2 years later, George met two American missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Jarvises became immediately interested in the Church, and despite the objections of both their parents, they were baptized on Christmas Day of 1848 in the river Thames. As soon as they could, they answered the call to gather with the Saints in Zion. In order to save enough money to immigrate to the United State, George went to China to work. Bad news came in the form of a message that the ship George had been on had been attacked by the Chinese and all the European sailors thereon massacred. After praying, Anne received the comforting reassurance that her husband was alright. Two months after this terrible news and blessing of comfort, George returned home, safe and sound. He informed her that he had been fired prior to the attack, because his supervisor thought [he] should go home because [he was] a married man.
After saving enough money, the Jarvises sailed to Boston, and from there they took all sorts of jobs to make enough to trek West to Utah.
Shortly after settling in Salt Lake City, Anne and her family were called by Brigham Young to settle St. George, and it was there that Anne spent the rest of her life.
She died on 10 January 1913 in St. George, Utah, just 4 days after the death of her husband.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:30:47,,,,,"This manuscript is a typescript transcription, presumably of a handwritten work not included, numbering 243 single-sided, double-spaced pages. The work as a whole lacks a title, but it begins with a short dream entitled, A Dream by Jessie Cunningham Gray before moving on to a Brief History of Anne Prior Jarvis, for the benefit of her Children March 14 1884.
According to this account, Anne was born in St. George, Middlesex, England in 1830, but grew up in Stepney. She describes her family the age range of her siblings and how her father died when she was only 8 years old of a cough that resulted in a burst blood vessel. At age 11, Anne was apprenticed to a dressmaker.
Her eldest daughter was born in 1848, and she recounts how her family was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Christmas night in the river Thames by an Elder Bradshaw. For a time, George, Annes husband, went to China to make secure enough funds to move to America.
They eventually made it to the US, but life was hard at first. The family struggled to collect enough money to live, let alone make the trek to Utah with the rest of the Saints. Anne touches briefly on the introduction of polygamy in the Church, and how she had to pray to know it was true and right.
After this point, the autobiography turns into a diary, with dated entries detailing her day-to-day life starting from 1 November 1885. In these entries, Anne talks a lot about the weather, friends or family who have come to visit that day, the work she did around the home, and whenever she cleaned the Temple. She also mentions people who fall ill or recover from illness, and who has died. Many of the entries are as short as one or two lines long. From these doses of daily life, it is clear that Anne herself dealt with a lot of illness and fatigue in her life.
The next section of the manuscript is a collection of patriarchal blessing transcripts for a number of family members, including but not limited to:
- Charles Godfrey DeFriez, 10 April 1875
- Charles Godfrey DeFriez, 2 October 1875 (from a different patriarch)
- Margaret Jarvis, 4 May 1878
- Emmaline Jarvis, 4 May 1878
- Samuel Walter Jarvis, 3 November 1872
- George Jarvis, 15 April 1870
- Ann Prior Jarvis, 13 April 1870
- Brigham Jarvis, 15 April 1870
- Amelia Jarvis Webb, 7 June 1871
- Mary Webb Jarvis, 2 May 1878
- Mary Forsyth Jarvis, 18 March 1878
This section comprises between 50 and 70 pages of the manuscript before returning to the diary. At the very back of the manuscript are some pages of family history and ancestral work, including the names and dates of family members, some poetry, and another, shorter life sketch of Anne."
354,"Ivins, Sarah Della Lancaster Redd",MSS SC 555,"This collection consists of nine items, the first three which concern Della: 1. A one page general description of the life of Della Ivins. 2. A poem written by Della Ivins about the pioneers. 3. A ...",1870-1933,Biography,"Della was born on April 27, 1870 to Lemuel Hardison Redd and Keziah Jane Butler of New Harmony, Washington County, Utah. She was named Sarah Della Lancaster Redd and baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was eight years old. Della was endowed in the St. George Temple on October 31, 1883. She would meet and marry William Howard Ivins of St. George, Ut in the St. George Temple on December 16, 1891. Della bore nine children in her lifetime, the first, Howard Ivins, arrived on September 9, 1892. He was followed by Hope, born May 23, 1894, Loraine, born in March of 1896, and Lillis, born on November 20, 1897. After the birth of her fourth child, the Ivins moved from St. George to settle in Lund, Nevada. In Lund, Della had five more children Bliss, Harold, Carol, Pearl, and Fawn. Della was active in the Lund community, serving as a self-appointed doctor to the sick and as a member of the Lund Relief Society. Della passed away on August 14, 1933 and was buried on Aug. 20th in Lund, Nevada.",-,,66,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/744,744,,,"This collection consists of nine items, the first three which concern Della: 1. A one page general description of the life of Della Ivins. 2. A poem written by Della Ivins about the pioneers. 3. A three page typewritten history of the Lund, Nevada Relief Society. 4. A one page continuation of that history. 5. A poem by Belle F. Gardner to the Lund Relief Society. 6. A statement on the work of the Lund Relief Society. 7. A copy of a newspaper article 'The Story of Pioche' published in The Utah Farmer on Nov. 25, 1946 consisting of one photocopied page. 8. The collection also includes a four page typewritten list of Matheson family names, birthdates, and, where possible, death dates. 9. The Patriarchal Blessing of Dean Lockwood Matheson given in McGill, Nevada on April 19, 1944 (copy of two typewritten pages).
Della's portion broadly describes her life after moving with her family to Lund, Nevada. It describes her role in the community and Relief Society. No names or dates besides Della's are provided. The poem, written by Della, compares the pioneers who settled Lund to the early pioneers who came to Utah and what happened in Lund after its settlement. The 'Preamble to Lund Relief Society History' overviews the beginning and organization of the Relief Society in Lund, Nevada. It describes Della's service to the community as a self appointed doctor and as a counselor in the Relief Society presidency. The next two items, the poem by Belle F. Gardner to the Lund Relief Society and statement on the work of the Lund Relief Society do not mention Della but reflect the structure and role of the Relief Society in the community. The last three items apply mainly to the history of Nevada and the Matheson family (No knowledge of how Della Ivins relates to the Matheson Family)."
353,"Isom, Cleone Smith",MSS SC 225,This collection is an autobiography of the life of Cleone Smith Isom from her earliest memories until 1978. The manuscript is 32 typewritten pages with handwritten notes and corrections written in...,1905-2000,"Autobiography, written at age 73","Cleone Smith Isom was born in Provo, Utah on the 15 June 1905. Her ancestors included eight individuals who came to America on the Mayflower. She was the first of eight children born to Hyrum Gibbs Smith and Martha Electa Gee. Cleone's paternal grandfather was Hyrum Fisher Smith; the son of John Smith who was the Presiding Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at the time of her birth. John himself was the eldest son of Hyrum Smith, the brother of the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. Her maternal great-grandmothers were Mary Jane Smith Gee and Esther Smith Fuller, daughters of Asa(h)el Smith, the brother of Joseph Smith Sr. In 1908 Cleone's family moved to California where her father attended dental school. In 1909 she contracted pneumonia and emphysema. After an operation preformed in her family's kitchen, where she had part of a rib removed and fluid drained from her lungs, she recovered. In November of 1911 her grandfather John Smith passed away and her life changed dramatically. In the following April conference her father was sustained as the Presiding Patriarch of the church. Cleone's family moved to Salt Lake in May of 1912. Cleone graduated from the Latter-day Saint High School in June of 1923. Afterwards she attended the University of Utah, and then Brigham Young University. In 1925 she returned to the University of Utah, and eventually graduated with her B.A. in English, a minor in Spanish, and Teachers High School Diploma. In 1926 she moved to Hurricane, Utah in order to teach High School. It was there that she meet Alma Isom, her future husband. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on 1 September 1927. Cleone's father Hyrum preformed the ceremony and George Albert Smith and David O. McKay were the witnesses. After their marriage the couple moved to Salt Lake where Alma attended the University of Utah to study medicine and Cleone worked as her father's secretary. On August 26, 1928 their first child Martha was born. Their second child Samuel Smith Isom was born on November 6, 1931. In 1932 the small family moved to California where Alma found work as a longshoreman and Cleone as a teacher. Their third child Robert Smith Isom was born on April 21, 1938. Robert was followed by another son, James Smith Isom on July 30, 1941. Their last child, Gilbert Smith Isom, was born on January 31, 1944. In 1946 Alma could no longer work and Cleone taught to support the family. On April 21, 1954 Alma died. In July of the same Cleone embarked upon a 21 day trip around the world. She retired from teaching on June 19,1970 at the age of 65. Cleone died on November 29, 2000 in Salt Lake City, Utah",-,,65,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/743,743,,,"This collection is an autobiography of the life of Cleone Smith Isom from her earliest memories until 1978. The manuscript is 32 typewritten pages with handwritten notes and corrections written in pencil directly on the pages. It is an overview of Cleone's life detailing her heritage, important dates, and engaging stories from her life. She begins with the changes that she has seen in the world during the course of her life and an account of her early childhood from her own memories. She discusses specific events in her life, such as her father's call as patriarch and her life growing up in Utah and the privilege it was to be surrounded by the families of other General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her education is also thoroughly described. Cleone shares the circumstances surrounding her marriage and early married life. After this point the tone of her memoirs changes, limiting stories and focusing more on events. Her method of address is open and engaging; many of the stories she tells are quite humorous and give an exceptional sense of her personality. Throughout her account she maintains a positive tone and provides excellent details illustrating the course of events in her life. Of particular interest are the stories of her serious illness as a young child and her interaction with many prominent individuals in the church during her youth. Cleone also writes about her different callings and church service throughout her life. The manuscript paints excellent pictures not only of her own life but of many she was in contact with such as family members, and many of the General Authorities. Rather than end her account with an overview of her life and reflections she begins her account with her feelings and thoughts about the world preparing the reader to enter a world different from their own and watch the historical transition take place. Her story also illustrates many of the pressures and responsibilities facing the women of her generation."
527,"Ipson, Georgina Maria Keller",MSS SC 627,"This manuscript is a completion of papers pertaining to the Ipson Family including; a fourteen typewritten history of Georginas husband, Neils Peter Ipson, a one-page typewritten poem entitled To My",1828-1919,Biography,"Georgina Maria Keller Ipson was born 18 March 1828 in Runne, Bornholm, Denmark to Hans Mortensen Keller and Sophia Elizabeth Roboe. While living on this small island in Denmark Georgina training to be a midwife. On 16 March 1833 Georgina was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Copenhagen soon after she married Neils Peter Ipson. On 23 March 1856 Georgina and her husband set sail from England to America and then made the arduous journey across the plains to Utah as part of a handcart company. Georgina became very ill at one point during the journey and was pulled in a handcart. Upon their safe arrival into the Salt Lake Valley on 26 September 1856 they set up house on State Street where Neils worked as a shoe maker, until they were asked by Brigham Young to build up the community in Manti, Utah. During their time in Manti, Georgina gave birth to five children and worked as a midwife and administered to the sick all around San-Pete County. In 1867 the family was asked to assist in colonizing St. Thomas commonly referred to as the Muddy. This proved to be a difficult venture and a hard period in Georginas life, she gave birth to two more children in this place before settlement proved to be too difficult and the family moved to Beaver in 1872. At this point Georgina divorced her husband who went to live permanently with his third wife in Panguitch, Utah. Georgina provided for her family working as a midwife until 1900 when she became physically unable to continue. She lived with different children when she became unable to care for herself in her old age until, finally at the house of her daughter Sarah, she fell and broke her hip; complications with the injury and old age led to her passing on 28 April 1919.",1828-1919,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:53:47,,,,,"This manuscript is a completion of papers pertaining to the Ipson Family including; a fourteen typewritten history of Georginas husband, Neils Peter Ipson, a one-page typewritten poem entitled To My Pioneer Grandfather, Neils P. Ipson by great-grandaughter Jane I. Lund, a four-page typewritten history of Georgina Maria Keller Ipson followed by her one-page typewritten testimony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thirty-two photocopied pages of family records are included that recount the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of Georgina and Neils. Finally, the last article in the collection is a photocopy of Georginas decree of divorce to Neils P. Ipson."
200,"Hyatt, Belle Alberta Edmonds",MSS SC 2741,"This is a 123-page typewritten autobiography of Belle Hyatt and her husband Clarence Edmund Theodore Hyatt. Dedicated to their children, it includes a tribute to Belle's and Clarence's parents, fol...",1899-1994,Autobiography,"Belle Hyatt was born October 18, 1899 in South Hastings, Michigan to John Franklin Edmonds and Frances Adelaide Stone. Just before turning seven, she began school at the Fisher School, and in 1908, the family moved. Thereafter, Belle attended the Durfee School until March, 1910. Following, the family moved again, and Belle entered school in Hastings. She worked as a bookkeeper for her father at the Jordan and Steele Manufacturing Company during her three years of high school. In 1917, the family moved to Charlotte, Michigan, and Belle graduated from high school the following year. Although the family moved back to Hastings in 1919, Belle stayed in Charlotte until June, 1920, employed as a cashier and bookkeeper. In September of 1921, Belle entered the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital as a student nurse. There she met her husband, Clarence Hyatt, and they were married October 14, 1922. Belle returned to school, and they continued living in Chicago until after Clarence's graduation, when they moved to Joliet, Illinois where Clarence's parents were. Belle began work for Dr. Chester Morris, an Osteopathic Physician, and she worked there until April. Not long after the birth of their first child Preston in June of 1924, they moved to move to Grand Haven, Michigan to open an office. In 1925, their second child, Anita Belle was born, and in 1926, Norman Frederick. In 1934, Clarence volunteered for active duty in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and Belle spent some time in Mellon and Camp Cable, Wisconsin, not far from where he served. In the winter of 1935, the Hyatts heard a discourse which led them to inquire further concerning the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Belle and Clarence began to be more interested in the Mormon Church and after being visited by missionaries and taking part in various activities, as well as interacting with various church leaders such as President and Sister Hinckley, they were baptized. In the same year as their baptism, Clarence purchased a Radioclast and went into the sale of vitamins and minerals and although stressful, it created more financial ease. From 1938 to 1940, the family sporadically traveled all across the west, visiting missionaries and historical sites. Afterwards, Belle began work as a receptionist full time in Clarence's office. The Hyatts remained the only LDS members in Joliet although they were still active. In September 1941, Belle's father fell ill, and she took several trips to Hastings to help care for him. Over the years, both Belle and Clarence made several trips, either visiting friends or family or for simple vacation, and the family moved to Provo, Utah in 1951. Belle served in various positions in her ward and was also appointed to several positions in the community as she was extremely active in her later years. She and Clarence continued to make several trips across the United States, but in 1966, Belle began to suffer from physical problems. Although she recovered, she and Clarence continued to experience medical problems over the course of the following years. She died March 5, 1994.",1806-1895,,279,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/590,590,,,"This is a 123-page typewritten autobiography of Belle Hyatt and her husband Clarence Edmund Theodore Hyatt. Dedicated to their children, it includes a tribute to Belle's and Clarence's parents, followed by a history of Belle and Clarence. In Belle's autobiographical section, she recounts childhood memories and her achievements as a student. When she was in sixth grade, she was ill with pneumonia and missed school for twelve weeks. Following, she says she never missed another day of school. In Hastings, Belle writes that she had many happy memories, especially those of her grandmother, who passed away while they lived there. Some of her recollections are particularly detailed, but following Belle's marriage, the biography shifts into the history of the family as a whole. It records much of the family's activities over the years, which include traveling all across the United States. Sometimes it is unclear who is speaking (whether it is Clarence or Belle), but generally this does not impede the clarity. The typescript later begins to elaborate on the lives of each child with more expansive details. It then returns to Clarence and Belle's lives, ending with the most recent events. For a while, Clarence and Belle were the only members in their area before they moved to the Manavu Ward, in which Belle received callings such as assistant ward work director in the Relief Society, Provo Stake Gleaner Leader, and Stake Young Women Secretary in MIA. Following, there are pages dedicated to each of the children, detailing their education, church activities, employment, etc. In the back is an index of names and subjects, followed by the conversion background of the Hyatts."
661,"Hyatt, Belle Alberta Edmonds",MSS SC 2741,"This manuscript is a book numbering about 123 typescript pages bound in blue glossy cardstock. The books title is, Autobiographies of Belle Alberta Edmonds Hyatt and Clarence Edmund Theodore Hyatt.",1899-1994,Autobiography,"Belle Alberta Edmonds Hyatt born on 18 October 1899 in Hastings, Michigan to John Franklin Edmonds and Frances Adalaide Stone Edmonds. She was the middle of their 5 children, her siblings being Gordon Columbus, Achsa Marie, Theodore Alexander (who died as a baby), and Maurice Franklin.
Belles childhood was a mostly happy one, although one of her earliest journeys was of attending the funeral of her grandfather Edmond, and her earliest memory was of her brother, Theodores birth. As a complication of his delivery, he became ill, and soon died of erysipelas.
Even with these sad markers of her early life and memories, she had plenty of good memories as well, including eating frog legs with the family during the summer and making her own seventh birthday cake, which tradition she continued with her own children.
Belle attended Durfee school until March 1910. She had some struggles with school growing up, namely that she had to move back a grade when she was in fifth grade because of the difference in teaching levels between her schools when the family moved to the Detroit area, and a 12-week bout of pneumonia in sixth grade. She went to high school in Hastings, working for her father as a bookkeeper in the meantime.
After graduating, Belle worked as a retail bookkeeper for a number of years, working mostly for various grocers in Michigan. At this time, she attended the Methodist Church.
After this, she moved to Ohio to attend Ohio Northern University, then to Chicago, Illinois to be a student nurse at the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital. It was there that she met her future husband.
On 14 October 1922 in Joliet, Illinois, Belle married Clarence Edmund Theodore Hyatt, and together they had 4 children: Edmond Preston, Anita Belle, Norman Frederick, and Robert Theodore, who sadly passed away at birth.
She quit her work at the hospital the day before her wedding, after working a long, hard shift of 15 consecutive hours. Clarence continued his schooling and work there until 31 May 1923.
The family took an interest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after visiting the Chicago Mission Office. They were invited to attend the organization meeting of the Chicago Stake in November of 1936, and in December of that year they visited with the Hinckley family for dinner. After attending many firesides and praying to know the truth, they were baptized on 4 July 1937 as a family in the Logan Square Ward chapel. Brother Hinckley assigned Elder Albert Geigle to perform the baptisms, and brother Hinckley himself performed the confirmations of Belle and Clarence, while Bishop Ariel Williams confirmed their children. The following year, 1938, the family took a tour of the Western states, where they had their marriage solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple in Utah.
For a time, the family lived in Grand Haven, Michigan, but in 1951, they moved to Provo, Utah. Belle was an active member of the Church and her community, serving in callings in the YWMIA organization and Mia Shalom Camp Council, and for many years she was a registrar and election judge. She was also heavily involved in genealogy and family history work, spending her later years writing histories.
Belle lived in Provo until the death of her husband in 1978. From then until her own death on 9 March 1994, she lived in Orem.",,,,,2020-06-29 10:32:21,,,,,"This manuscript is a book numbering about 123 typescript pages bound in blue glossy cardstock. The books title is, Autobiographies of Belle Alberta Edmonds Hyatt and Clarence Edmund Theodore Hyatt. Additional information about the making of the book is included as, Married 14 October 1922, printed by Instaprint Dec. 1975. Typists, Carol Hyatt Zappe, Herbert Hyatt, Belle Hyatt.
The book begins with a foreword by Belle and Clarence that explains the reason for its making. The account is a gift for their posterity, as a way to carry on their legacy. It includes their life stories as well as their testimonies, crystalized and increased since the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came into the lives of our entire family, July 4, 1937.
At the bottom of the foreword is a handwritten note that reads, With approval of Bishop [possibly Garn Hilde] this book has been donated to Manavu Ward Library. It is hoped it may be of interest to some and a possible encouragement to any and all to work on their own histories and genealogies.
Follow that is a table of contents, which lists the following:
- Foreword
- Tribute to Belles Parents
- History of Belle Alberta Edmonds
- Tribute to Clarences Parents
- History of Clarence Edmund Hyatt
- History of Clarence and Belle Hyatt
- Summary of family
- Index
The tributes and histories included in the book cover the birth, parentage, and life stories of each of their subjects, including early childhood memories, family moves, school attendance, family deaths, and careers.
It should be noted that in the joint history of Belle and Clarence, they recount their experience joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, how they met the Hinckley family, attended firesides and mission offices, and were eventually baptized. They had to travel over 200 miles to attend church on Sundays because of how scattered and sparse the wards were in the Chicago, Illinois area at the time."
488,"Hutchinson, Ardelia Narcissus George",MSS SC 2727,"This folder contains a photocopy of a letter from Ardelia Hutchinson to her daughter, Drusilla Thompson, and photocopies of a book of genealogy written by Ardelia Hutchinson. The letter begins by addr",1858-1936,,"Ardelia Narcissus George Hutchinson was born on June 20, 1858 in Starke, Bradford, Florida to Britton George and Elizabeth Thornton. Ardelia grew up during the Civil War and three of her brothers fought for the Confederacy, but Ardelia does not remember much from that time. Her father owned a farm with cotton, orchards and other crops but owned no slaves. At age 14, Ardelia married Marritt Hutchinson, the blacksmiths twenty-one year old son. They lived with her parents for a year until they could start their own homestead of 160 acres of land. After years of hurricanes and bad weather ruining their crops, Ardelia and Marritt moved to Ogden, Utah although neither were members of the LDS Church. In 1905, the two moved to Victor, Idaho. In 1912, Marritt died of Hodgkins disease, and Ardelia bought new land to work with her unmarried son, Fred. After a year, the farm did not work and Ardelia moved in with her daughter Drusilla and husband where she lived until her death on January 16, 1936 in Riverdale, Weber, Utah.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a photocopy of a letter from Ardelia Hutchinson to her daughter, Drusilla Thompson, and photocopies of a book of genealogy written by Ardelia Hutchinson. The letter begins by addressing memories of the civil war and anti-slavery feelings of her family. Ardelia describes her feelings of marrying at a young age to Marritt Hutchinson. In great detail, Ardelia writes about the years of storms and hardship which she and her husband faced during their first years of marriage as well as living with her husbands brother. The majority of her letter describes her time in Florida during her marriage. She briefly mentions moving to Utah despite neither she nor her husband being members of the LDS Church because of Hutchinsons brother who moved to Utah."
651,"Hutchinson, Ardelia Narcissus George",MSS SC 2727,"This folder contains 2 items, both of them photocopies of handwritten notebooks containing the autobiography and family history of Ardelia Hutchinson.",1858-1936,Autobiogrpahy,"Ardelia Narcissus George Hutchinson was born on 20 June 1858 in Starke, Florida to Britton George and Elizabeth Thornton George. She was the second eldest of 6 children born to them, her siblings being David William, Mary, Britton, Joel Alex, and Hester Louanna.
On 18 July 1872 in Starke, Florida, Ardelia married Marritt Hutchinson, and together they had 11 children: Alice, Isabel, Rutherford Horatio, Drusilla, Minnie Lee, Fredric Oscar, Ida, Elbert John, Elizabeth, Martha Ardelia, and Mary. Of these 11 children, 4 of them did not make it to adulthood (Isabel, Elizabeth, Martha, and Mary).
As a result of the early death of one of these children, Ardelia and her family eventually became converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A local minister told her that her child would go straight to Hell, as it had not been baptized yet. Ardelia didnt believe that this could be true, so when missionaries from the Church told her that children who died went straight to Heaven, Ardelia knew she had found the right church. She and several of her children were baptized on 10 October 1897 It was more difficult for her husband to join at first, because he feared he would never be able to live to Word of Wisdom, given his love of coffee. But eventually, he decided to join, and from the moment he chose to be baptized, he never drank coffee again.
Because of the amount of persecution the Church was experiencing at that time in their area of Florida, the Hutchinsons decided to move to Utah. It was difficult, as no one would buy their land out of hatred. They practically gave it away, leaving with only 200 dollars to their name, and boarded a train headed West on 30 March 1900. The children became ill during the ride, and it was determined oranges would help them feel better, but oranges were hard to find, especially on a moving train. While Ardelia and her husband looked for help, a kind man came up to the children and gave them some oranges. When Ardelia and Marritt found out about this, they searched the whole length of the train for the man so they could thank him, but he was nowhere to be found, even though the train had made no stops. They counted it as a miracle.
The family arrived in Odgen, Utah at 2 in the morning on 2 April. They had almost nothing, and they had no friends or family waiting for them. Luckily, a kind stranger at the station gave them enough money to get started.
Ardelia died on 16 January 1936 in Ogden, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:46:01,,,,,"This folder contains 2 items, both of them photocopies of handwritten notebooks containing the autobiography and family history of Ardelia Hutchinson.
The first notebook (the autobiography) numbers 35 pages, and at the top is written 3040 words, as well as the name of Drusilla Thompson, her daughter.
Ardelia begins by recounting her childhood memories of the Civil War, and how she had 3 brothers-in-law who fought and returned from battle, as well as a brother who did not return. She announces herself as the eldest daughter of her fathers second wife before describing the self-sufficient and somewhat rustic life she and her family led in Florida, not far southwest of Jacksonville.
She names her father as Britton George and talks about how her mother would shear sheep and card, spin, dye, and weave wool. Ardelia had little in the way of opportunity for education, though she did learn to read and write. While she did attend school for a short period of her early years, she says her education effectively ended when her schoolhouse was blown down in a tornado.
At the young age of just 15, Ardelia married a blacksmiths son, Marritt Hutchinson, whom she had known for most of her life. They lived together for nearly 40 years before he passed away, and in that time, as Ardelia says, they faced much hardship.
She proceeds to describe a number of occasions where nature or the weather or a foolish mistake like chopping down a tree in the wrong direction set the couple back quite a bit. Eventually, they were able to plant some orange trees, cotton, a grapefruit tree, and plenty of flowers, and Ardelia notes this time as one of prosperity for her and her family. It didnt last long. She describes how in 1894, a harsh freeze killed all the orange blossoms, and just a few years later, a hurricane blew through the area, devastating much of the countryside.
Discouraged, Ardelia and her family moved back to her home county, which they had left shortly after marrying, and learned to raise strawberries for a time. Just a year after that, the Hutchinsons packed up their belongings and moved to Utah. At the time, Ardelia notes that she was 42 years old, and her husband 49. Life in Utah, too, was difficult, and she mentions a frequent feeling of not fitting in.
Eventually they moved to Idaho, stopping in the Teton Basin in 1905. They purchased 60 acres of land, and they worked and saved to pay for it. Tragedy struck again just a year before they were set to declare themselves debt-free, as Marritt passed away. Ardelias sons helped her pay the rest of the debt off so she could sell the land for a good price and buy another piece of land. Unfortunately, Ardelia lost nearly everything in this venture; a hard blow for a widow with increasingly failing health. At this time, she moved back to Ogden, Utah, where she chose to spend the rest of her days.
Ardelia ends her personal account with a brief reflection on the life shes lived. It was a hard and sorrowful one, but for ever difficult thing she experienced, she has experienced plenty of joy and satisfaction as well. At the time of writing, she states that she is 75 years old and very full now, and I am waiting for the Grim Reaper to come again and I sometimes hope it wont be long.
The second photocopied notebook numbers 46 pages, and it contains family history and genealogy that Ardelia kept before passing it on to her daughter, Drusilla, who then passed it on to her own grandson, Parley Narvin Butler. The notebook contains family names such as Addison, Alvarez, Kingston, George, Hutchinson, and more."
74,"Hutchings, Sarah Agnes LeBaron",MSS SC 523,"Sarah's brief and partial autobiography is two pages in length. Sarah's mother told her that one night on their journey across the plains, a wild hog entered their tent and took Sarah by the shoul...",1851-1943,Autobiography,"Sarah Agnes LeBaron Hutchings was born November 18, 1851 to Alonzo Harrington LeBaron and Sarah Jeffs in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her father served a mission to England where he met and married her mother. Following their arrival to New Orleans, her father went on to Salt Lake City to prepare a home for his wife and daughter. Sarah and her mother then joined her father in 1853. Sarah has no memories of crossing the plains, but was told by her mother how difficult the journey was. Sarah's family moved to Beaver in 1863 where her mother died at age 31 leaving seven children. Sarah was married to William Willard Hutchings on April 7, 1874. She passed away June 7, 1943 in Beaver, Utah.",1876-1917,,165,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/464,464,,,"Sarah's brief and partial autobiography is two pages in length. Sarah's mother told her that one night on their journey across the plains, a wild hog entered their tent and took Sarah by the shoulder and began to drag her out. Her mother awoke and saved her just in time. Her mother was grateful to her Father in Heaven for helping her save the little girl. As a young child, Sarah remembered her father working on the Salt Lake Temple, gathering weeds and roots to make meals, and how difficult it was to obtain food. She recalled digging up sego lilies with her brothers and eating them. She said they were better than candy, and they would often gather quarts of them. Indians were nearby and would sometimes come to the house and demand bread. This greatly frightened Sarah, and she would give them all the bread in the home. Sarah described her parents as 'very industrious,' and told about her mother making soap from cotton wood ashes and her father selling it in town. She also remembered weaving straw from which her mother would make and sell hats. Sarah helped her brothers herd sheep, and at one time, their two year old brother followed them and was lost. The town looked for him until dark, and they family knelt together in prayer asking for his safety and return. He was found the next day, and they gave thanks to their Father in Heaven. Included in the collection is a family record of her parents and their children. The autobiography ends abruptly, and there is no information about Sarah's later life. There are however many important dates recorded on the family record sheet."
663,"Hutchings, Emma Lenore Rasmussen",MSS SC 2758,This is a collection of 8 items pertaining to the Hutchings family and relatives. The items mostly make up a collection of life sketches and family newsletters. All items are primarily typescript phot,1908-1999,Newsletters,"Emma Lenore Rasmussen Hutchings was born on 5 February 1908 in Provo, Utah to Albert Rasmussen and Anni Sophronia Oliver Rasmussen. She was the eldest of their 4 children, her younger siblings being Allie Fay, James Howard, and Miriam. Not much else is known about her early life, but it is known that she graduated from Provo High School and afterwards, she attended Brigham Young University, from which she graduated in 1934 with a masters degree.
After her graduation, Lenore taught English and Journalism at Farrer Jr. High School in Provo, then at Roosevelt Jr. High School in Roosevelt, in a one-room schoolhouse in Randalette, at Altamont, and Carbon High School and Mont Harmon Jr. High School in Price. She was in charge of the journalism and yearbook classes often, and they won national and state awards. She also taught journalism workshops at BYU, and she was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints her whole life.
On 27 May 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Lenore married Loman F. Hutchings, and together they had three children: Loman Craig, Brent R., and Christie.
Lenore had a love for painting, and she was noted as an accomplished landscape and floral painter. For a time, she wrote a food and travel column for the Sun Advocate and won prizes and trips for that writing. She and her husband, Loman, served a three-year mission in the Manti Temple, from 1973-1975. She lived her whole life in an attitude of service, caring for friends and family until her passing on 15 October 1999 in Price, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-29 10:46:46,,,,,"This is a collection of 8 items pertaining to the Hutchings family and relatives. The items mostly make up a collection of life sketches and family newsletters. All items are primarily typescript photocopies. Lenore R. Hutchings is noted as the author or original owner of 4 of these 8 items.
The first item is a 3-page letter by Lenore R. Hutchings, wife of Loman F. Hutchings. It covers the history of Anders Peter Fillerup and his wife, Caroline Rasmussen, and how they met and married on the steam ship, Manhatten.
The second item is a 4-page life sketch of Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver, Lenores grandmother, dictated to Lenore. It covers Emmas birth and early childhood, and describes what life was like having two mothers, as her father was polygamous. She shares a story about the birth of one of her siblings at a time when Ma, her fathers first wife, was sick and could not help with the delivery. It fell to Emma to clean up the baby, but she was so shocked and inexperienced, it wasnt until after things had quieted down that the family midwife, fondly referred to as Aunt, saw her and helped her with the newborn. The account includes many interesting details about the midwifery and folk medicine practices prevalent in the 1860s-1870s.
The third item is a 12-page newsletter entitled, Fillerup Family Newsletter, June 23, 1979, Vol. 1, No. 1. It contains a preface, explaining the origins of the newsletter project. It also includes copies of original handwritten journal entries from Andrew Peter Fillerup, as well as typed transcripts of each entry. The editor of this newsletter is listed as Robert Fillerup, 1732 Bluebird Road, Orem, Utah 84057.
The fourth item is a 12-page biography entitled, Getting Acquainted with Elias Hutchings, by Mary K. Timothy (a great- great-granddaughter of Elias). The biography covers how Elias was the first man to discover Mammoth Cave in Edmonson County, Kentucky in 1809, as well as his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It mentions that there are few remaining records of his life. After touching on Elias parentage and the history of his birthplace, Winchester, New Hampshire, the biography covers his travels with what little historical record there is to be found. It includes a photocopy of his certificate of marriage to Sally or Sarah Smith, and the last page is a short, autobiographical sketch of himself, finished with note from Shepherd Pierce Hutchings, his son, about Elias death.
The fifth item is a 51-page collection of various biographical sketches and histories. It includes a list of church leadership at the time of compilation, and Ten Years of Zion An Evaluation of Two Family Histories, written by Lenore R. Hutchings. There is also a Partial Evaluation of Shepherd Pierce Hutchings autobiography, by his second wife, Eliza Ann Pectol Hutchings, and an autobiography of George Pectol, Elizas father.
Next in this collection is an Award of Merit given to Lenore R. Hutchings on 4 July 1976 in recognition of achievement in Utah History for professional writing from the Salt Lake Tribune. Following that is a short essay by Lenore entitled, Avalon, Uintah County: My Biggest Challenge as a Teacher, which Lenore wrote to describe her struggles as a teacher from 1950-1951, instructing diverse classes of students that included, Ute Indians and non-Indians. Previous to this job, she had taught at Provo High School, and had gotten a graduate degree from BYU. The remainder of the essay describes the poor conditions of the Avalon school, and it mentions a recent 3-million-dollar lawsuit against the US government for lands stolen from the native tribes during Utahs colonization. There is much talk of IQ scores, and Lenore recounts a few experiences she had with individual students for whom she gave extra effort to help succeed.
Next in this collection is an essay written by Lenores husband, Loman F. Hutchings, entitled, Early History of Union High School, where he worked as superintendent-principal for a time in the 1950s. The paper talks about the actions of the board over the years and lists some of the original faculty members.
Following this is the Missionary Journal of Elias Hutchings, with entries ranging from January 1831 to August of the same year. It details mostly baptisms performed. Last in this collection is a Biography of James Oliver and Maria Dalley Oliver, given by granddaughter, Amy O. Warner. It details the birth and life of James, and how he married Elizabeth Wieler after he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He traveled West with the Willie Handcart Company. He married Maria Dalley in 1859 as his second wife.
The sixth item is a history from the diary also a tribute to our father, grandfather, and great grandfather, James Albert Oliver, which covers his life in a 3-page compilation. The compiler is named as Amy O. Warner, his daughter.
The seventh item is a 3-page biography of Ida Kirstine Jorgenson Knudsen Rasmussen. It is written by Minnie Rasmussen Farrer, her daughter, with changes and additions made by Ida Mae Rasmussen Christiansen, Idas granddaughter. The biography covers Idas birth and family, her early life, the familys conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their immigration to the US and move to Salt Lake City in the 1860s. It also details her marriage, divorce, and second marriage, the children she had and adopted, and her death on 27 March 1938.
The eighth and final item is a 2-page History of Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver compiled by Amy O. Warner, Emmas daughter. It covers her birth, parentage, early life, church activity and her nursing education. It also mentions a car accident she was in while taking Lenore to school one summer, in which she broke a few ribs and hurt her waist. She was never quite the same after those injuries. Eventually, Emma developed colon cancer, and she passed away after an unsuccessful operation in 1934."
251,"Hurren, Eliza Reeder",MSS 8,"This is a three-page typescript from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Adolf Reeder in 1956. The print is fading, though still legible. Adolf provides various descriptions throughout, ...",1830-1912,Biography,"Eliza Reeder Hurren was born January 31, 1830 in Linstead, England She married James Hurren in 1847, and they lived together in the Hurren home. Eliza joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 14, 1851, and on May 5, 1854, the couple sailed to America. They arrived at Castle Gardens and from there, rode by train to Iowa City. They left Iowa City on July 16, traveling with a handcart company. The couple had a daughter on July 14 at camp grounds, but she died two weeks later while traveling. The company left Winter Quarters August 15 and arrived in Salt Lake on November 9. Eliza died April 6, 1912.",1817-1886,,324,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/641,641,,,"This is a three-page typescript from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Adolf Reeder in 1956. The print is fading, though still legible. Adolf provides various descriptions throughout, though few that are personal or individual for Eliza. Adolf writes that after the family arrived in Salt Lake, one of the young girls, Mary, nearly had to have her legs amputated because they had frozen."
70,"Hunter, Salome Smith",MSS SC 1101,"Salome's 7 page typed biography is located in the Lamoureux Family Papers. Salome was most likely included in the collection because of her great-grandmother, Deborah Lamoureux. Salome's biograph...",1901-1976,Life History,"Salome Smith Hunter was born October 11, 1901 in Glendale, Kane, Utah to Jacob Nephi Smith and Margarett Ellen Carpenter. Salome's parents bought her grandparents' home where Salome was born and spent her first 13 years. Salome was the oldest of 8 children and assumed much responsibility for her younger siblings. Her mother always had a small baby or was expecting another which left Salome to tend babies and help the hired girls with other chores. Salome wrote about her childhood memories of the home and farm in great detail. She learned to milk a cow before she was 10 years old, loved their many fruit trees, planted corn and potatoes with her father, and enjoyed many other experiences. The family moved to Cedar City in 1915 just before Salome's 14th birthday. After Salome graduated in 1920, she went to work at the Cedar Sheep Association, a multi-purpose store. She was married to Lamont (Mont) Williams Hunter, who worked for her father, on December 14, 1921 in the Salt Lake Temple. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Cedar City where Salome gave birth to their first daughter, Maria, on October 11, 1922. Maria only lived for 16 months when she was suddenly struck with pneumonia and died very quickly. Salome's family was directly affected by WWII during the years of 1941-1946. Mont was sent to California and Oklahoma with the National Guard where Salome followed him until they moved back to Cedar City. Their oldest son, Bayne, was drafted into the navy and spent three years in the war on the battleship New Mexico. He was in Okinawa and many other battle sites, and he received a purple heart. Later, in 1955, Salome and her family moved from Cedar City to Salt Lake City where most of [their] pleasant and happy memories [were].' Salome was involved in family history and blessed the lives of her family through this work. Mont and Salome were the parents of 5 children. Salome passed away October 26, 1976.",1845-1896,,161,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/460,460,,,"Salome's 7 page typed biography is located in the Lamoureux Family Papers. Salome was most likely included in the collection because of her great-grandmother, Deborah Lamoureux. Salome's biography is descriptive and delightful, full of details about her childhood. She remembered names of teachers from her two room school house in Glendale, and her larger schools in Cedar City. She described herself as a tomboy sort, and was found playing tricks on her teachers more than once. In the 5th grade, she wrote a poem about her teacher, a 74 year old man, and passed it around for her classmates to read. He caught her, read the poem out loud, and sat her at his desk for the remainder of the day. Salome recorded faith promoting experiences from her childhood which helped her develop knowledge of a loving Heavenly Father and the power of faithful prayer. Her father became very ill after his appendix burst, and was told he would not live. The Elders administered to him, Salome's faithful mother wouldn't give up, and although the recovery was long and hard, he became well again. Salome wrote of her childhood on the farm in great detail, and her love of that sweet time is evident throughout her record. She loved to visit her Grandmother and Grandfather Carpenter's home and wrote of the long treks through very deep snow and mud to the school house. Salome wrote of her teenage life in Cedar City and the hay rides and other activities in which she was involved. Salome also recorded some of the trips she took in her later life with her husband and family to Alaska, California, and all around Utah. Salome's biography is cheerful and descriptive. Frontier Utah, Genealogy"
516,"Hunt, Sarah Jane Crosby",MSS SC 539,This manuscript is a collection of biographies and family group records compiled into a 100 typewritten page book entitled The John Hunt Book. It begins with a life sketch of John Hunt followed by f,1862-1941,Biography,"Sarah Jane Crosby Hunt was born 26 November 1862 in Santa Clara, Washington County, Utah to Taylor Crosby and Martha Adeline Hamblin. She lived in Santa Clara until age ten when her family moved to Kanab, Utah where she attended school. Her mother died when Sarah was fifteen and she and her grandmother took over the care of the house and family. Her father was a wealthy cattle man and their family did well for themselves. Sarah married John Hunt on 18 March 1883 in the St. George Temple as his second wife. She moved with him to Snowflake, Arizona however they spent a year in Mexico trying to escape persecution of polygamy. When Johns first wife passed away they returned to Snowflake and passed their lives there. Sarah adjusted to a frontier life and spend her time serving in church callings and raising a family. Sarah passed away on 15 April 1941 leaving behind a strong testimony of her religion to all that knew her.",1835-1964,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 18:16:53,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of biographies and family group records compiled into a 100 typewritten page book entitled The John Hunt Book. It begins with a life sketch of John Hunt followed by family group sheets and memories of John by family members. Following this is a two-page biography of Lois Barnes Pratt Hunt, the first wife of John Hunt. After her biography is a family group chart and pedigree chart. Then a one-page biography of Sarah Jane Crosby written in 1954 by her daughter Ita Hunt Turley. Included after the biography of Sarah is her family group chart and pedigree chart. Following this is a list of ancestors, their names, birth and death dates, and their children."
515,"Hunt, Lois Barnes Pratt",MSS SC 539,This manuscript is a collection of biographies and family group records compiled into a 100 typewritten page book entitled The John Hunt Book. It begins with a life sketch of John Hunt followed by f,1837-1885,Biography,"Lois Barnes Pratt Hunt was born 6 March 1837 in Ripley, New York to Addisson Pratt and Louisa Barnes. Lois was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the frozen Mississippi River where a hole was cut in the ice for the ordinance to be carried out. Her father was called on a mission to the South Sea Island Mission and during his five years away Lois and her family made the trek to Utah were they were once again united with her father. However, a year later he was called back to serve on the islands as a missionary, but this time his family went as well. Many believe Lois was the first female to be called on a mission. During the age of fourteen and fifteen she was called to teach a group of children English. During this call Lois became very fond of the children and became fluent in their native language. Following this mission the family returned to America and made a home in San Bernardino, California. She was voted queen of the May Day celebrations and caught the attention of her husband to be John Hunt. At age nineteen she and John were married on 4 July 1857. In San Bernardino Lois had three daughters however following the incident with Johnstons army all Latter-day Saints were asked to return to Utah and so Lois, John and their family relocated to Beaver Utah. There they had five other children. Later they received the call to settle in New Mexico and moved to Savaia Valley, New Mexico. The following winter five family members contracted black smallpox, but non died. Lois husband was called to be bishop of Snowflake, Arizona. At this time Lois had a loss of health after a miscarriage and suffered from fainting spells. On 9 March 1885 Lois fainted near an open fire and was so severely burned she passed away a few hours after the incident. Her husband was in hiding in Mexico (because of the persecution after taking a second wife) however he came back to Snowflake for the funeral.",1837-1885,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 18:13:47,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of biographies and family group records compiled into a 100 typewritten page book entitled The John Hunt Book. It begins with a life sketch of John Hunt followed by family group sheets and memories of John by family members. Following is a two-page biography of Lois Barnes Pratt Hunt written in 1954 by her daughter Nettie Hunt Rencher. Following her biography is a family group chart and pedigree chart. Then a biography of John Hunts second wife Sarah jane Crosby is included followed by a list of ancestors, their names, birth and death dates, and their children."
517,"Hunt, Happylona Sanford",MSS SC 539,This manuscript is a collection of biographies and family group records compiled into a 100 typewritten page book entitled The John Hunt Book. It begins with a life sketch of John Hunt followed by f,1855-1927,Biography,"Happylona Sanford Hunt was born 18 February 1855 in Springville, Utah to Cyrus Sanford and Sylvia Clark. She and her twin sister were the last of their parents children. During her childhood she was called Happy because of her cheerful nature and later her name was shortened to Hap. At age sixteen she suffered from typhoid fever and for months struggled between life and death. On 19 March 1887 Happylona married John Hunt in the St. George Temple and a year later went to live with him in Snowflake, Arizona. Happylona was never able to have children but mothered all of Johns children and raised a child of Johns second wife as her own. She was known for her pleasant manner, generosity and how easily she made friends. Happylona passed away on 12 August 1927 surrounded by loved ones.",1855-1927,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 18:19:35,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of biographies and family group records compiled into a 100 typewritten page book entitled The John Hunt Book. It begins with a life sketch of John Hunt followed by family group sheets and memories of John by family members. Following this is a two-page biography of Lois Barnes Pratt Hunt the first wife of John Hunt. After her biography is a family group chart and pedigree chart. Then a one-page biography of Sarah Jane Crosby the second wife of John Hunt and a one-page biography of Happylona written in 1954 by Lois Hunt. Included after the biography is a family group chart and pedigree chart for Happylona. Following this is a list of ancestors, their names, birth and death dates, and their children."
623,"Hundley, Margaret Eleanor ""Ellen"" Harris",MSS SC 3264,"This diary consists of 46 pages starting in May of 1856. It is a photocopy of a holograph. Ellen writes about her trip from Utah to Texas. She travels from Grantsville, Utah, across Wyoming and then t",1821-1900,Diary,"Margaret Eleanor Harris Hundley, known as Ellen, was born on 27 March 1821 in Abbeville, South Carolina. She was the 2nd of 6 children belonging to James Harris and France J. Wooldridge Harris. Her siblings were Martha Malvina, William Calvin, Indiana, Louisiana, and Eliza Virginia.
When Ellen was young, her family moved to Grimes County, Texas. It being 1830, Texas was not yet a US territory, and as a result, Ellens family saw death when the Mexican Revolution began in 1836. Her father died in the Battle of Goliad, and her brother died in a Mexican war camp. Later, around Christmastime, her mother also passed away, leaving her and her three sisters to themselves. To honor the deaths of her father and brother, Ellen and her sisters were awarded a large tract of land, near the town of Anderson, by the Republic of Texas, which they used to grow cotton employing slave labor.
On 6 November 1836 in Texas, she married Lewis Goodwin, and together they had 5 children: Lewis James Cook, Mary Frances, Alice Gray, John Robert, and Joseph Kirkpatrick.
Sadly, on 18 November 1851 (possibly 1850), Lewis died. On 5 January 1850 (possibly 1851), Ellen married Thomas Augustus Hundley, with whom she had 4 more children: Thomas William, Elijah, John Jefferson Davis, and Lucy Rebecca. Thomas Hundley had also been previously married, during which he and his former wife, Mary Jane Cotton, had 4 children, Penina Emily, Nancy Caroline, Alice Virginia, and William Felix.
Ellen became a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it is possible that Preston Thomas was the one who introduced it to her, but it took her a long time to become a fully active member. She and her family liked the Gospel and the values it taught, but, coming from a slaveholding family, she and her husband were hesitant to break that tradition and source of income. Eventually, though, after a few moves from Texas to Utah and back, Ellen and her family relinquished their slaves and became full members of the Church.
During the time that she wrote her diary cataloguing the events of their return trip to Texas, she makes little to no mention of the Church, and uses no words identifiable with members of it, and so it is most likely that she and her family did not fully convert until after their first trip from Utah to Texas in 1856.
Eventually, around 1860, Ellen and her family decided to move back to Utah, and they took the same route they had taken from Grantsville to Texas but in reverse, stopping for a season to partake in the gold rush in Denver, Colorado. In 1862, they settled in Heber, Utah, where Thomas took up work as a logger. This job eventually led to his death, as he sustained a grievous injury from the work in July of 1870.
Ellen worked hard as a frontier mother, spinning, carding, sewing and knitting, cooking and cleaning for her family. She also taught school in Park City, and she held active positions in her ward, including a teacher in both Primary and Relief Society and as Relief Society President for a time. She died on 7 April 1900 in Heber City, Utah.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:00:19,,,,,"This diary consists of 46 pages starting in May of 1856. It is a photocopy of a holograph. Ellen writes about her trip from Utah to Texas. She travels from Grantsville, Utah, across Wyoming and then to Texas. She encounters Indians on the way and returns to Brents Fort where she witnesses an Indian dance. Her journey lasted until October 1856.
She keeps a faithful log of miles traveled by her and her party each day that she writes, and includes details about how the journey went, such as when they were preparing to travel over the big mountains, or when they got to a river and lost a raft, making a makeshift one out of one of the mail wagons they had with them. She describes much of the environment they cross through as well, including details about the weather, or the dryness or fulness of the creeks they had to ford. On 23 June, she recounts how her party reached the Platte River, around 3 in the afternoon, and that night about 150 Indians came and camped with them all night. She also mentions on 10 July how many of the men in the party leave the group to go on ahead to Mexico."
106,"Humphries, Verna Durrant",MSS SC 822,"Verna's memoirs are nestled within her book written about her father William R. Durrant and her uncle Walter Durrant, entitled, 'Ada's Children.' The book is bound and 141 typed pages in length wi...",1906-2001,Memoirs,"Verna Durrant Humphries was born March 30, 1906 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah to William Rendell Durrant and Mary Elizabeth Horne. Verna was the second oldest of five children born to her mother. Later in her life, the family adopted another little sister whom Verna adored. With her older sister Ardelle, Verna participated in the usual chores expected of girls through which she learned basic homemaking skills. However, Verna was a tomboy at heart who loved to ride horses and help her papa with outdoor work. She was taught early on to drive and ride their horses, and when her dad was a traveling salesman in Logan, she was responsible to take care of their lively cow. Verna adored her father and mother and loved her family with all her heart. She was taught the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ from her early years, and spoke with reverence of the example set by her parents. Verna spent her happy childhood in Driggs, Idaho, until the family moved to Logan, Utah in 1918. In Logan, she attended the Junior High School and experienced great unhappiness as she was taunted and teased by the boys. She had already reached her womanhood height of 5' 4' and was taller than the rest of her classmates. She had inherited her father's large bone structure and was well padded after suffering an almost-fatal attack of typhoid fever when she was younger. She endured those 'tortured days,' but still suffered when put in front of a crowd. Her family was her only comfort, and she was overjoyed when two of her cousins moved to Logan from Driggs, Idaho. She then attended B.Y.C. in Logan, and enjoyed her experience there very much. Just before she graduated, her family moved to Salt Lake City where she attended Henegar's Business College starting in the fall of 1924. She took a 6 month stenographer class after which she worked for Richards & Mitchell, Attorneys, and the Martha Washington Candy Company, and eventually the Utah State Board of Health. Verna was married to Louis Ellis Humphries in the Salt Lake Temple on October 20, 1953. She was always active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with her family. Verna was dedicated to her family and involved in extensive family history work. She wrote two books, one from which this biography was taken, entitled, 'Ada's Children.' Verna passed away in 2001.",1884-1968,,194,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/496,496,,,"Verna's memoirs are nestled within her book written about her father William R. Durrant and her uncle Walter Durrant, entitled, 'Ada's Children.' The book is bound and 141 typed pages in length with some family pictures included. Also included in the collection is a history Verna wrote about her paternal grandfather, William Wendon Dewey Durrant. She was desirous 'to preserve for posterity the lives and characters of [her] father Will and his brother Walter Durrant.' Because this story is written from Verna's point of view, much of her life is included among the stories about her father, her uncle, and their families. Verna wrote in great detail of her childhood in Driggs, Idaho, including both accounts of trial as well as joy. In Driggs, Verna was surrounded by many cousins whose association she treasured and for which she counted herself very blessed. Verna's parents were faithful and diligent to one another and their family, and Verna wrote much of the great character of her parents and Uncle Walter and his family. Verna loved the outdoors and was often outside with her papa or riding bare back on one of the family's horses named Belle. She recalled rejoicing in 1918 on Armistice Day with the members of the community and enduring the hardships of the depression with her family. Verna's father became ill prior to the depression with Parkinson's disease and was never able to work again. Verna worked and with the help of her sisters and brother, supported the family. She sent money to her sister Ardelle every month who was serving a mission in California and also bought a house for her family. At this time, Verna worked for the Utah State Board of Health where she continued until her resignation in 1953 prior to her marriage. Verna recalled that performing was not her forte, but that she was a great audience. She said, 'I was confident that the real me, given a different body, could sing and dance with the best. I'm still a fan of any talented singer, dancer, or thespian, whether child or adult.' She encouraged her little sister Eva to take dance lessons, and said she was then rewarded many times watching her perform. However, Verna loved to sing, and sang in the Logan Tabernacle Choir with her sister Ardelle, as well as with the College Choir at B.Y.C. She felt inconspicuous in the chorus and felt that she could sing her heart out. When at B.Y.C., Verna won the Oratorical Contest sponsored by President Heber J. Grant. She was required to read her composition to the entire student body and was terrified. She recalled that she somehow stumbled through, focusing on her cousin Walter who was supporting her in the audience. Verna was very close to her family and had a special relationship with her father. The week before he died, Verna took him to L.D.S. Hospital and kissed him and told him she loved him. He said, 'I know you do, Verna.' She sacrificed very much for her family in their time of need and worked to help and support her parents. Verna and her sister Ardelle followed in her father's footsteps in genealogical work. While her father was sick, Verna typed his letters, through which they acquired family history information from distant relatives. Verna was full of faith, loyalty, and unselfishness. She is an example to all of love and dedication. Author also wrote 'The Legacy of the Trunk.'"
181,"Hughes, Mary Collier Winter Fry",MSS 326,"This three-page typewritten biography of Mary Hughes was written by Ruby Kate Smith, a great-granddaughter of Mary, and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1)....",1791-1868,Biography,"Mary Hughes was born in 1791 in Plymouth, England. Her father died when she was young, and her stepfather made home unpleasant, so she and her sister left home as soon as they could. While still young, Mary went to live with the family of Timothy John Winter whom she married on January 4, 1806 after the death of his first wife. She was fifteen and he was forty. Mary eventually became the mother of eight children, but only four lived to maturity. Her husband died in 1834. In March of 1844, Mary was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and her home in Bath became a meeting place for Mormon missionaries and converts. Among her Mormon friends was a widower named William Fry whom she later married. In 1849 Mary's son Thomas, the only one of her children to join the LDS Church, left for America. Five years later, Mary and her husband followed, but William died of cholera while camping in Kansas. In September of 1854, Mary reached Utah and reunited with her son. She spent the rest of her life in Salt Lake City where she married Dr. Hughes who died about a year after their marriage. Mary died on November 27, 1868.",,,261,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/571,571,,,"This three-page typewritten biography of Mary Hughes was written by Ruby Kate Smith, a great-granddaughter of Mary, and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1)."
433,"Howell, Mary Elizabeth Maughan",MSS P 138,"A part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, the first page in a photographic album of the Howell Family. The front side of the page contains several photographs of Mary from 1878, 1890, 191...",1856-1937,,"Mary Elizabeth Maugham Howell was born December 8, 1856 in Wellsville, Utah, to parents Bishop William H. Maughan and Barbara Morgan Maughan. Her entire childhood was spent in Wellsville, where she was the second Caucasian child born in the Cache Valley. At the age of 23, Mary married Joseph Howell. In 1902, the family moved to Logan, where shortly thereafter Joseph was elected as an at large representative to the United States Congress. Mary was the president of the Ladies Entrenchment Society, a predecessor to the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association. Nancy and Joseph had ten children; Joe, Barbara, Mary, Reese, Luther, Mattie, Victoria, Wesley, Ruth, and William. Mary died December 10, 1937.",,,"Howell, Mary Elizabeth Maughan",2010-07-06,2010-07-06 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/823,823,831.docx,/WomenManu/image/831.docx,"A part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, the first page in a photographic album of the Howell Family. The front side of the page contains several photographs of Mary from 1878, 1890, 1912,1916, and 1930. On the backside of the page, there is also a copy of Nancy's obituary, a photograph of her apartment that she lived in until her death, and an image of her daughter modeling Mary's dress fashioned in 1905. In the obituary, it states that because of her husband's status as a Congressman, they spent lengthy amounts of time in Washington D.C., where their home was used for regular church meetings. Mary was described as always active in the LDS faith. She was also involved in several committees, such as National Council of Women's Convention and the Congressional Club. On the third page of photographic album is a large picture of the entire family taken in 1902."
58,"Howard, Elizabeth Anderson",MSS 360,"This collection comes from the diaries of Elizabeth Howard and three of her descendants, Katherine A. Brockbank (Elizabeth's daughter), Libby Howard, and Lucas Howard. There are four b...",1823-1893,Diaries and account books,"Elizabeth Anderson Howard was born July 12, 1823 in Carlow, Carlow County, Ireland to Robert and Lucretia (Ward) Anderson. Ireland was home to Elizabeth for the first thirty years of her life. When she was just seventeen years old, Elizabeth married William Howard on June 9, 1841 in Belfast, Ireland. Elizabeth and her family were introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1851 and joined the Utah Saints in September 1853. After their arrival in Utah the Howard family settled in Big Cottonwood Canyon. In later years they also resided in both Salt Lake City and Holliday, Utah. William and Elizabeth Howard led busy lives raising their ten children and actively participating in church service. William provided for his large family with involvement in real estate and the iron industry. Elizabeth served in a number of church callings including that of secretary of the Relief Society in 1867 and also counselor to Mary Isabella Horne in the General Retrenchment Association. Elizabeth was also the first secretary of the Salt Lake Stake Relief Society which was organized in December 1877. In 1868 Elizabeth left her home in Utah to accompany her husband on a two-year mission to England and Ireland. William, her husband, died on December 19, 1890 in Holliday, Utah. Following his death, Elizabeth served as a member of the General Board of Relief Society from October 10, 1892 until her death on March 12, 1893.",1850-1852,,16,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/448,448,,,"This collection comes from the diaries of Elizabeth Howard and three of her descendants, Katherine A. Brockbank (Elizabeth's daughter), Libby Howard, and Lucas Howard. There are four boxes in this collection and each has photocopies of the original handwritten journals. The journals contain autobiographical information as well as some financial records and street addresses of family and friends. Elizabeth's journals take up the majority of the collection - about three boxes. In these diaries she discusses the details of her daily routine as well as the health of family and friends, her social visits to members of the community, the Relief Society, and the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association (Y.L.M.I.A.). She also frequently mentions Eliza R. Snow, a close friend, and prominent female leader in the early Church. Elizabeth's journal entries are often brief and date from January 1, 1868 to March 4, 1893. At the end of each diary there are cash accounts that are listed by the month. In these accounts Elizabeth lists her expenses, everything she bought, the cost of each item, and when she received money. The financial accounts vary in their detail from year to year. Katharine's journals comprise some of the third box and most of the fourth. Her diary entries date from January 1, 1871 to December 31, 1922 - although there are not entries written for every day. Katharine was born April 28, 1843 to William and Elizabeth (Anderson) Howard. She later married Isaac Brockbank and lived in polygamy as one of his plural wives. Katharine was an excellent seamstress and was occasionally paid for her sewing. She also suffered from inflammatory rheumatism and frequently had severe headaches. Katharine's journal entries are often emotionally charged as she discusses polygamy and her family situation and relationships. She also talks about church meetings, social functions and visits, health problems, and often mentions Brigham Young. Her entries are short but very honest. Libby Howard is Elizabeth's granddaughter, though it is not clear who's daughter she is. The diary entries date from January 1 to November 10, 1893, presumably when Libby was in her teenage years. In her journal she mentions going to school, participating in a singing class, and assisting her mother with household chores. Her journal takes up one folder of this collection. Lucas Howard's journal entries date from January1 to December 31, 1901 and also take up one folder of the collection. It is not clear what his exact relationship is to Elizabeth Howard, but he is probably one of her grandsons. At the time he is keeping the journal Lucas is married and living in Salt Lake City. He records that he is 5'10 and 1/2 tall, weighs 170 pounds, and also that his hat size is 7 1/8. Lucas' journal gives detailed information about his work digging ditches and working on dams, farming chores, purchases, and expenses. He also mentions the weather, church meetings, and trading goods with other men."
574,"Hougton, Katharine",MSS SC 2366,"This manuscript is a 45-page, typewritten script for a two-act, single-actor play, entitled To Heaven in a Swing, and dated February 1987. It is a monodrama written by Katharine, based on the life,",1945-Present,Script/Play,"Katharine Houghton Grant was born on 10 March 1945 in Hartford Connecticut, the second child of Marion Hepburn and Ellsworth Grant. She was named for her maternal grandmother, Katharine Marion Houghton Hepburn, a suffragist and reformer, and followed in the footsteps of her aunt, Katharine Hepburn, by pursuing a career in acting.
As an actress, Katharine has played leading roles in over 60 productions, both on Broadway and off-Broadway. For her performance in A Scent of Flowers, she won the Theatre World Award, and has worked on a number of films and Television shows as well, such as Mr. North, Ethan Frome, Let It Be Me, and The Adams Chronicles. She has also given numerous lectures in places such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at The Cosmopolitan Club.
Katharine has also written and translated many works for the stage, having 11 of her plays produced. In 1975, she wrote a childrens story called, The Wizards Daughter, which was included in Two Beastly Tales alongside a story written by her older brother, JB Grant.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:39:33,,,,,"This manuscript is a 45-page, typewritten script for a two-act, single-actor play, entitled To Heaven in a Swing, and dated February 1987. It is a monodrama written by Katharine, based on the life, letters, and journals of famed writer, Louisa May Alcott. The play takes place in Dr. Rhoda Lawrences Roxbury clinic, portraying Alcotts remembered life based on the books she published, the journals she kept, and the letters he wrote. The play opens with Alcott thinking of her father and sister, and it closes with a letter from her sister informing Alcott her father died two hours after shed visited him. In response, she burns a manuscript of a book of his life that she had been working on."
73,"Hopkins, Mary Edds Skinner",MSS SC 579,Mary's short 1 page typed biography is included in Charles Hopkin's papers written by Maryetta Wenney Williams Slaughter (granddaughter) and Ida Williams Robison (great-granddaughter). T...,1825-1903,Biography,"Mary Ann Edds Skinner Hopkins was born December 4, 1825 in Bishop, Devonshire, England to Thomas Edds and Elizabeth Weber. It is written that her mother didn't like children so she gave Mary to her sister. Mary was raised by her aunt by the name of Weber. She learned the trade of tailoring as she grew, and was known for the fine stitch she made. She married Thomas Skinner and together they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thomas desired to emigrate to America to join the Saints in Utah, but Mary didn't want to leave England. Thomas packed their belongings, bought fares for him, Mary, and their two children, and tricked Mary into getting on the boat. While Mary was distracted, the boat set sail. She was very sea sick on this long journey. They arrived in New Orleans and joined the Saints in Winter Quarters. At Winter Quarters, Thomas and their two children died of fevers, and Mary gave birth to their third child shortly after. With this baby, Richard Edward Skinner, Mary crossed the plains in a handcart company. Upon arriving in Salt Lake City, Mary was married to Charles Hopkins on October 11, 1852 in the Saint George Temple. Mary was the third wife of Charles Hopkins, but his second living wife. They lived in Lehi, Utah until Brigham Young sent them to settle in Cedar City, Utah in 1853. Most of their children were born in Cedar City, after which they were sent to help settle Hatton (Petersburg), Utah. Charles Hopkins died in 1863, leaving Mary with their 5 children aged 3 months to 10 years. Mary was the mother of 6 living children. She remained in Hatton, Utah until Brigham Young sent the saints in that area to settle in Kanosh, Utah. Here Mary died at the home of her daughter on April 8, 1903 from a lung abscess.",1977-,,164,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/463,463,,,"Mary's short 1 page typed biography is included in Charles Hopkin's papers written by Maryetta Wenney Williams Slaughter (granddaughter) and Ida Williams Robison (great-granddaughter). There was also information gathered from other relatives including Etta Penney Williams Slaughter (granddaughter). Mary was a hard worker and a faithful Latter-day Saint. When she joined the Church in England, she was disowned by all of her family except one sister named Rose. Mary was very faithful to Charles Hopkin's other wife, Lydia Okie Van Dyke, who had only one child and was very helpful to Mary with her large family. Brigham Young used to stop at Mary's home when he traveled through to Cedar City, and brought her a pound of sugar during one visit. She didn't know what to do with it, and only used 1 teaspoon for medicine. It was still in her home when he returned a year later. In Hatton, the family milked 25-30 head of cows and made butter and cheese. Mary made the week long trip to Salt Lake City twice a year to trade butter, cheese, and eggs for supplies. Mary was not a certified teacher but taught many children to read and write. Her granddaughter, Mary Etta Penney, stayed with her and cared for her as she neared the end of her life. One month before she passed away, her daughter, Ida Oakie Penney, moved Mary into her home and cared for her. Included are a couple of lively stories about her relationship with her husband, as well as her wit and will. Mary endured many hardships and overcame many trials during her lifetime. Polygamy, Pioneer"
621,"Hoover, Mary Elizabeth Coursey",MSS SC 2507,"This 4-page typed manuscript is a work entitled, Biography of Mary Elizabeth Coursey Hoover, (Pioneer) came to Utah in 1849 and is written by Maria D. Taylor at the request of Marys daughter, Merti",1839-1920,Biography,"Mary Elizabeth Coursey Hoover was born on 30 September 1839 in Poughkeepsie, New York. The only daughter of John Jacob Coursey and Mary Elizabeth Moore Coursey, she had one older brother, named John, whom she didnt know well for most of her childhood.
At an early age, Mary and her family were introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They moved from their home in New York to Nauvoo, Illinois, to join the Saints gathering there. Sadly, Cholera claimed her father, and John Coursey passed away before they could reach Nauvoo. Mary and her mother finished the journey on their own.
Eventually, Marys mother remarried. Her new husband was Captain Stephen Winchester, and together they had another daughter, Emeline.
The new family of 4 crossed the plains with the Howard Egan company in 1849. Mary was 10 years old by the time they left, but she was not officially baptized into the Church until they reached Salt Lake City, Utah in 1852.
Only 2 years after that, on 23 December 1855 in the same city, she married John Whitmer Hoover. The couple was very young, Mary being 16, and John only 23 himself. They settled in Springville, where John took a job at the Houzt Grist Mill. Johns widowed mother and two of his younger brothers lived with them for a time, none of them being able to care for themselves. Having Johns family in the house proved helpful for Mary, as it prepared her for the 12 children she would have and raise, John Whitmer, Mary Elizabeth, Agnes Jane, William Ephraim, Upton James, Joseph Smith, Diantha, Florence May, Webster, Elsie, Frank, and Mertis.
In 1861, the family moved to Provo, Utah, where two years later Marys husband entered into a milling partnership with Mr. Myron Tanner. This partnership was beneficial to the family, as it allowed John to stay closer to home. When the mill eventually burned down, he found work in another mill, under Mr. Horace S. Beebe, and he eventually came to own the mill. Unfortunately, that mill, named the Excelsier Roller Mill, also burned down some time later.
In the meantime, Mary worked hard to raise her children and keep a tidy home. Her neighbors always knew her to be kind, and she would sew late into the night to provide for both her family and her Relief Society (much of which consisted of burial clothing for the deceased of the ward). By the time shed grown old, Mary had lost her hearing, as well as a few of her family members. Her son, John, died of Typhoid Fever at the age of 18, and Diantha only lived a short while after her birth. Marys husband, John, also died after battling a lingering illness on 27 May 1902, leaving Mary a widow for about 8 years.
When her daughter, Mertis, was hospitalized for injuries relating to a car accident, Mary came to help with her children. She put her grandson, Kay, to bed, and within a half-hour, she fell asleep. She did not wake again, having died on the night of 9 May 1920 in Provo, Utah at the age of 81.",,,,,2020-01-23 12:53:28,,,,,"This 4-page typed manuscript is a work entitled, Biography of Mary Elizabeth Coursey Hoover, (Pioneer) came to Utah in 1849 and is written by Maria D. Taylor at the request of Marys daughter, Mertis Hoover Russell. It gives a brief history of Marys lineage, being the daughter of John Coursey and Mary Elizabeth Moore Coursey, born in Poughkeepsie, New York on 30 September 1839. It also mentions that she had an older brother, who ran away from home at a young age and was not heard from for many years.
The manuscript also covers her familys conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and subsequent move from New York to Illinois. Before they could make the journey into the West, though, her father died of cholera. Her mother remarried and had another daughter.
They came to Utah in 1849, with Howard Egans company, by which time little Mary was ten years old, and the sketch touches on the hardships the family endured on their journey. She was baptized in Salt Lake City in 1852, and on 24 February 1855, she married John Whitmer Hoover at the young age of 16. The rest of the biography covers their married life together, raising a family and making a living in grist milling and sewing. After surviving her husband and several of her children, Mary passed away after putting one of her grandkids to bed on 9 May 1920."
192,"Holmes, Elvira Annie Cowles Smith",MSS 8,"This eight-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Eliza Roxie Welling Taylor, Elvira's granddaughter. Eliza begins with a brief history of her progenitors,...",1813-1871,Biography,"Elvira Annie Cowles was born November 23, 1813 in Unadella, Otsego County, New York to Austin and Phebe Wilbur Cowles. She lived on a farm, and was only thirteen when her mother died in 1826, leaving behind three daughters. Her father remarried, and the family later investigated and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They emigrated to Kirtland and then to Nauvoo, where Elvira's father advanced in the Priesthood to become a member of the Seventy and later a counselor in the Nauvoo Stake Presidency. Several years later, however, he withdrew from the Church because he disagreed strongly with polygamy. Elvira, however, became the first General Treasurer of the first Relief Society. She later married Joseph Smith, and after his martyrdom, married Jonathan Harriman Holmes in 1844. They left Nauvoo in 1846, reaching Council Bluffs mid-July. Her husband served in the Mormon Battalion while Elvira went on to spend the winter of 1846 on the west bank of the Missouri River. The next spring, she traveled with the Jedediah M. Grant Company across the plains. She drove the team nearly the entire way, and the company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on October 2, 1847. Elvira taught school there, taking food as pay, and Jonathan joined her in the fall of 1848. Their first child, Lucy Elvira, died in infancy, but they later had a second daughter, Marietta, in 1849. They soon after moved to Farmington, Davis County, Utah. There, they built a home, and Elvira had three other daughters. The family adopted a son, John Hendrics, who kept his own name. Elvira died at age fifty-eight on March 10, 1871 from a sickness.",1838-1927,,271,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/582,582,,,"This eight-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Eliza Roxie Welling Taylor, Elvira's granddaughter. Eliza begins with a brief history of her progenitors, going as far back as 1633. She begins with John Cowles, the first Cowles to come to America from England. Eliza continues down the line of the Cowles family until she reaches Elvira. Eliza describes some of the hardships the members went through, specifically during their stay on the banks of the Missouri River during the winter. Elvira stayed in a room without windows or doors, with nothing but blankets to protect her from the cold and storms. While crossing the plains, Elvira walked and drove her own team, without the aid of her husband, who was in the Battalion. At one point, one of her cows lost a shoe, and Elvira was forced to walk alone ten miles to a company behind them to ask for help. When in Utah, she taught at one of the first schools there, and she lived off of thistle roots, sego bulbs, and wolfmeat that were given to her as pay. After her second child's birth, Elvira worked with her husband to build their future home, making butter and cheese, and spinning wool and flax to make the family's clothing and blankets. Thereafter, Eliza describes the lives and accomplishments of Elvira's children and grandchildren.
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455,"Holladay, Henrietta",MSS SC 2789,"This folder contains the handwritten, patriarchal blessing of Henrietta Taylor Holladay given on December 16, 1869. The blessing was given by John Smith, the fifth presiding patriarch of the",1833-1902,Patriarchal Blessing,"Henrietta Holladay was born September 26, 1833 in Lorain County, Ohio to Benjamin F. Taylor and Ann Mennell. The Taylor family embraced the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1840 when Henrietta was seven years old. In 1843, they moved to Macedonia, Illinois where she was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was a fearful time when mobs burned the houses and terrorized the people. After Joseph Smiths death they moved to Council Bluffs, where they lived in a wagon. After living in a temporary home in Winter Quarters for 4 years, they crossed the plains in the William Wall Company arriving in Utah in 1850. In the spring her father was called to move to California. On February 1, 1852, Henrietta married David Hollis Holladay in San Bernardino, California. During the seven years in California she had two sons. When the Saints came back to Utah, they settled in Beaver, Utah where her husband started to build a log house. Before it was completed he was called to explore the White Mountains with Amasa Lyman and Company. Henrietta moved into the house, but had to hang a quilt over the front door and cloth over the window. After he returned they decided to move farther north to Santaquin, Utah, where David built a four-room adobe house. Nine months after her last child was born, her husband had an accident to his arm which caused blood poisoning to set in, resulted in his death at the age of 42 on January 12, 1874. Henrietta continued to live in Santaquin, passing away there on September 27, 1902, at the age of 69.",1869,,"Holladay, Henrietta",2014-06-19,2014-06-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/845,845,,,"This folder contains the handwritten, patriarchal blessing of Henrietta Taylor Holladay given on December 16, 1869. The blessing was given by John Smith, the fifth presiding patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the son of Hyrum Smith. The blessing describes a guardian angel to watch over her and guide her as well as advice to follow the promptings of the comforter. She is given the gift of healing, the blessing telling of her ability to help the sick and poor. She is also told that she will be sealed with the mothers of Israel."
450,"Holdaway, Lucinda Haws",MSS 1313,"This collection was written by her granddaughter, Etta H. Foulger, but told in the first person in a sixteen-page typescript. Lucinda describes the hardship suffered the first year living in the Sa...",1828-1917,Biography,"Lucinda Haws Holdaway was born on October 20, 1828 in Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, to parents Gilbert Haws and Hannah Whitcomb. In 1843 Lucinda was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family moved in 1847 from Illinois to Mt. Pisgah, Iowa for the winter. The family moved across the plains and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 23, 1848. On December 24, 1848 Lucinda married Shadrach Holdaway. Lucinda and Shadrach traveled back to the East to get supplies, but they caught cholera and almost died during the trek. Their first child was born on September 26, 1849, but died four months later. The family arrived back in the Salt Lake Valley in 1850. In November of 1850 Lucinda's second child was born, but only lived a few moments. The next month she moved to Provo, Utah. A third child was born in December of 1851 and a fourth child in January of 1853. Shadrach married Lucinda's sister as a polygamous marriage, Eliza Haws, in November of 1852. However, in 1854 her sister died leaving Lucinda with a newborn to raise. In 1856 and 1858 Lucinda had their sixth and seventh children. Lucinda had a total of fourteen children. In the spring of 1901 Lucinda had an operation to remove a tumor. Shadrach died on December 24, 1902. The manuscript ends on her seventy- ninth birthday. Lucinda died October 20, 1917.*",,,"Holdway, Lucinda Haws",2010-10-11,2010-10-11 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/840,840,848.docx,/WomenManu/image/848.docx,"This collection was written by her granddaughter, Etta H. Foulger, but told in the first person in a sixteen-page typescript. Lucinda describes the hardship suffered the first year living in the Salt Lake Valley. Lucinda struggled with her health her whole life, from cholera to several pregnancies. Lucinda and Shadrach lived almost destitute for the first part of their married lives. But with all of her challenges, Lucinda had a strong belief in God, saying, ""I leave this as my testimony, that there is a God who answers prayer and who sanctifies the anointing of his servants. Lucinda was also a Relief Society teacher for twenty years. *Information derived from Family Search"
103,"Holbrook, Eunice Dunning",MSS SC 385,"Eunice's brief biography is written by Alsina Elizabeth Brimhall Holbrook, the wife of Lafayette Hinckley Holbrook, grandson of Chandler and Eunice Holbrook. The information included in this biogr...",1810-1890,Biography,"Eunice Dunning Holbrook was born April 6, 1810 to David Dunning and Susannah Colvins in Scroon, Essex Co., New York. She was married to Chandler Holbrook on June 22, 1831 in Weathersford, Genesse Co, N.Y. They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, traveled with the Saints, and endured persecution from violent mobs. In Nauvoo, Illinois, Eunice and Chandler were endowed and sealed by Brigham Young in 1846. There they lived in peace for a few years, and added two boys to their family named Joseph Hyrum and Orson Chandler. They were well acquainted with the church leaders including the witnesses to the Book of Mormon. When Eunice and Chandler left Nauvoo with their 5 children, they sold their 8 bedroom, furnished home and 160 acres of land for $200.00. They crossed the plains in Brigham Young's company in a covered wagon, and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in September 1848. Eunice, Chandler, and their five children were all well upon arriving in Salt Lake. While in Utah, they had two more children. Her husband was called by Brigham Young to do surveying work in Southern Utah, and they settled in Fillmore in 1852. In Fillmore, Chandler was involved with the legislature and a successful business man. Eunice died in Fillmore, Millard Co., Utah on December 30, 1890.",-,,191,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/493,493,,,"Eunice's brief biography is written by Alsina Elizabeth Brimhall Holbrook, the wife of Lafayette Hinckley Holbrook, grandson of Chandler and Eunice Holbrook. The information included in this biography was from a letter written by Lafayette Holbrook, a son of Chandler and Eunice Holbrook. There is also biographical information about Eunice and Chandler in a book written by their grandson Lafayette Hinckley Holbrook (History of the Lafayette Hinckley and Alsina Elisabeth Brimhall Holbrook families). Eunice and Chandler sacrificed much in their lives for the gospel's sake. Chandler Holbrook was known to be very generous and made many contributions to causes he felt were important. He was among the largest contributors to the building of Fillmore's first church and first two school houses. He also made contributions toward the construction of the St. George Temple, Manti Temple, and Salt Lake Temple as well as helping pay for the immigration of other church members. Eunice was known for her frugality and efficiency. Her grandson said his other grandmothers said, 'They never knew a woman that could accomplish so much and do it so well and in so short a time as Eunice Dunning Holbrook.' Eunice was a top housekeeper and master at preparing and serving meals. She was full of energy and 'quick, dynamic, and of high voltage.' Eunice and Chandler were small in stature, but full of great faith and strength. 100% staunch and loyal Americans, they were united in their ideals and aims in life. Eunice was devoted to the gospel and her family and worked until she literally wore out. Her grandson said her energy seemed to be limitless. Pioneers, Convert."
199,"Hoglund, Connie",MSS SC 1419,"The photocopied pages of Connie Hoglund's journal begin in 1971 and end in 1978. The entries are scattered, and there are often large lapses of time between each. Interspersed among the entries are...",1952-,"Journal, patriarchal blessings, certificates","Connie Hoglund was born December 3, 1952 to Charles Cravens and Ann Grave Meacham in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She first attended West Side elementary and then Miellnooke. When she was seventeen, she married Gary Petsch, and they moved to Percy, Illinois. They later returned to Hopkinsville, and Connie began nursing training at a community college. They joined the church in 1971, but were divorced a year later. Connie began attending Brigham Young University, where she met Michael Hoglund. They were married April 24, 1974 in the Salt Lake City temple, and they lived in Provo before moving to Kentucky and then back to Salt Lake City. In 1977, they moved to San Antonio, where Mike trained for the U.S. Army. They have two children, Ryan and Heather.",1818-1893,,278,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/589,589,,,"The photocopied pages of Connie Hoglund's journal begin in 1971 and end in 1978. The entries are scattered, and there are often large lapses of time between each. Interspersed among the entries are various notes taken from General Conferences and religion classes. More often than biographical information, Connie writes about spiritual experiences and ideas and her enthusiasm for learning more about spiritual topics. Her testimony of the gospel is evident throughout. The collection of papers located in a separate folder includes photocopies of 1. The patriarchal blessing of Michael J. Hoglund (3 p) 2. The patriarchal blessing of Connie Ditz Cravens (2 p) 3. The birth certificate of Heather Ann Hoglund (2 p) 4. The certificate of baptism and confirmation of Connie Diltz Cravens Petsch (1 p) 5. University of Utah Master of Social Work of Michael Joel Hoglund (1 p) 6. The birth certificate of Ryan Michael Hoglund (1 p) 7. BYU Bachelor of Science of Michael Joel Hoglund (1 p)"
262,"Hinton, Rose Marie Brokaw",MSS 14,"This collection is divided into two folders. The first includes a five-page typescript autobiography, photocopies of official legal documents, letters, articles, and photographs, and a more extensi...",1928-,Papers; letters; autobiography; photographs; history; letters; newspaper; magazine articles,"Rose Marie Brokaw Hinton was born August 24, 1928 to Austin Emil Brokaw and Sarah LaPrele Sorenson in Provo, Utah. She was the third child in a family of four. Her first years as a youth were spent on a small farm in Utah, though she lived for a few months in Oregon. She attended school in Provo but later transferred to Lehi. The family moved to Roosevelt sometime afterwards, and Rose flourished in her high school there. She was extremely active in her school and received a full-tuition scholarship to any in-state university. In 1946, she began attending Brigham Young University, working part-time. The last two years of school, she also served as a missionary in the East Provo stake. In 1950, she graduated with a major in French and a minor in English. Five months later, she married Harvard R. Hinton, and they remained in Salt Lake City for nine months. While there, Rose worked at the library and also as a receptionist. They transferred to Lehi when Harvard began his own law practice, and two months later, they had their first child. After having six more children, they had a young Indian girl come to live with them for three months, as part of the Indian Student Placement Program. After she left, they had another Indian girl, Mercedes (Mercy), live with them. In 1964, their last daughter was born, completing their family of nine children, including Mercy. They had other foster children live with them from time to time as well, and they later built a new home in Lehi.",1891-1962,,334,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/652,652,,,"This collection is divided into two folders. The first includes a five-page typescript autobiography, photocopies of official legal documents, letters, articles, and photographs, and a more extensive, 176-page typescript autobiography that recounts Rose's life as a wife and mother with much more detail from her day to day life. The second folder is divided into the six 'phases' of Rose's life: mothering, homemaking, the arts, genealogy, languages, and community service. Within these are excerpts from Rose's autobiography and diary, photocopies of articles, and other various records. In the arts section are sheets of music, drawings, and some dramas. Following these six 'phases,' is a biography of Francelle Scott Sorenson, Rose's grandmother.
As a youth, Rose read extensively and also played outside, although she did not have many playmates. In 7th grade, she began violin lessons, which catalyzed her love for music. When in Roosevelt, although there was no music program, Rose was quite active as a member of the Spurs, the pep club, the Masker's club, the drama club, and the Toyack Club. Her senior year, she was the student body's girl's vice president, and she graduated as co-valedictorian. She achieved various other accomplishments but was unable to attend her own graduation because she contracted scarlet fever. Although she was offered a job at a bank, Rose decided to work at the town drug store the summer before attending BYU. At BYU, although initially insecure, she eventually graduated with honors and was ranked seven out of nine hundred students. She continued violin lessons off and on, and played in the symphony. She worked her way through school, her first year doing housework, her second as a reader in the English department, and her third and fourth as an assistant in the library. Immediately following her marriage to Harvard, the couple struggled financially. Yet, they never lost faith and instead regarded themselves as blessed. As a member of the Church, Rose served in many positions, ranging from missionary to YWMIA president and counselor, genealogy teacher, and primary in-service leader. She received the Golden Gleaner Award in 1952, and in 1973 became an accredited researcher. She closes her autobiography with her testimony of God and the Church. Attached on the last page of the five-page biography is a photograph of Harvard and another of herself. It is signed by her and dated February 1978. In the more extensive biography, she writes numerous experiences as a mother and wife, having raised her children while her husband was often busy away from home."
231,"Hinman, Mary Jane White",MSS 8,"This nine-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Jane's grandchild. The biographer begins with the statement, 'It has been said that behind the success of ...",1853-1913,Biography,"Mary Jane White Hinman (Jane) was born April 5, 1853 to John Stout and Adelaide White in Farmington, Davis County, Utah as the eldest child. She did not receive much schooling because of how much she helped at home, and when young, she began work to earn extra money. As a youth, she enjoyed dances and was at one point, engaged to her childhood sweetheart, John Shelton. After various problems, however, she broke it off and later married Henry L. Hinman on November 18, 1874. Afterwards, they moved to the Blue Creek district, a desert area where they lived far away from most other people. Together, they had nine children. They later moved to Farmington and then Clearfield, though in the spring of 1890, they moved again, but this time to Canada. After having served various callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and having nursed her husband for several years, she passed away in Salt Lake City on April 16, 1913, following an operation.",,,306,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/621,621,,,"This nine-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Jane's grandchild. The biographer begins with the statement, 'It has been said that behind the success of every wonderful man is an equally splendid woman, who assists her husband in every walk of life. Such a cherished soul was my Grandmother, Mary Jane White Hinman.' The manuscript provides a brief history of Jane's father, who served as a member of the Mormon Battalion. Following, an excerpt from the recollections of Jane's younger sister is included. She describes Jane's parents as both were extremely good examples and diligent workers. Following the excerpt is a list of Jane's siblings and their birth dates. 'Uncle John' then describes an incident with Jane, when she hit him for misbehaving, and he began bleeding. She apologized and together, they prayed for forgiveness. John recounts this as being the 'only difference [they] ever had.' Another of Jane's sisters describes Jane as being like a second mother to the younger children. After her marriage, Jane lived a hard life, living in a small house far from any other people. She worked hard, but rarely complained. The same sister continues and describes an experience during which Jane gave her, Lizzie, a blessing.
Throughout the reminder of the biography are intermittent excerpts from Jane's diary. Jane describes her realization that clothing and money may be used superficially, but that 'feelings and actions' are more important. Jane also describes an instance when she aided in the healing of a mother and child. Jane appears to have been a responsible, spiritual, and humble girl who, while frequently helping others, also learned from her mistakes. She later writes about her sweetheart, John Shelton, whom despite many misgivings, she became engaged to. She broke it off after his drinking problem continued to be unresolved. Many of her diary entries also include spiritual ponderings, and she frequently writes about her spiritual progression and feelings. The last entry provided in the biography concludes, 'We should live so that we would never regret anything that we do. This requires us to live near to Our God and seek Him often. . . . I am determined to have a strong mind and heart, and be more prayerful and dutiful.'
Following, there are several more anecdotes which further tell of Jane's bravery, diligence, and faith as a wife and mother. She was later president of the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association (YWMIA), and in 1909, was called to be the Stake Relief Society President. The manuscript concludes with a poem read at Jane's funeral."
229,"Hinman, Elizabeth Harriet Chaney Compton",MSS 8,"This five-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Elizabeth's granddaughter, Chloe Knowlton Hess. Chloe provides a brief history of Elizabeth's parents that...",1840-1912,Biography,"Elizabeth Harriet Chaney Compton Hinman was born October 9, 1840 in Alexrandrew [sic], Illinois. She married Henry Lyman Hinman July 20, 1861 in Salt Lake City. She and Henry lived for the most part as farmers and ranchers. They had orchards and gardened. Elizabeth died December 1, 1912 in Farmington, Utah.",,,304,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/619,619,,,"This five-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Elizabeth's granddaughter, Chloe Knowlton Hess. Chloe provides a brief history of Elizabeth's parents that mostly follows her father, Allen Compton, and his activity in the army as he fought with 500 other men in Mexico. Chloe states early on that a woman's story of this time was 'told pretty much by the stories of the men in her life.' She writes later of Elizabeth's husband, Henry, and of his ventures fighting and traveling. Caroline also apparently taught homemaking and character-making skills in Utah. Chloe later goes on to describe the fashion of dress and clothing, as well as how to prepare and store food. She ends with her own personal memory and recollection of Elizabeth, testifying of her gratefulness for such exemplary grandparents."
104,"Hill, Virginia Ann Christopherson",MSS SC 1022,"Virginia's autobiography is 6 typed pages with pictures pasted throughout. Included in the folder are brief biographies Virginia wrote about her husband, her children, and her grandparents. Also ...",1906-1977,Personal History,"Virginia Ann Christopherson Hill was born June 5, 1906 in Lehi, Utah to Joseph Alfred Christopherson and Ane Emilie Sorensen. She was the 3rd of eleven children and the first girl. Soon after Virginia's birth, the family moved to Burton, Idaho where they built a four room home on the Sorensen farm (Virginia's maternal grandparents). Her father was called on a mission from 1909-1911 which left her mother to work hard to provide for her husband's mission and her family at home. When her father returned, the family moved to Thornton, Idaho, where he built a stone home that still stands today. Virginia helped haul stones to build this home. When times were hard, the family moved to Sacramento, California in hopes for more prosperity. It was in Sacramento that Virginia was baptized in a swimming pool on December 5, 1914 by Edwin W. Bonneris and confirmed the same day by M.M. Merrill. At the start of WWI, the family sold their wagon and horses and bought a Model T Ford and moved back to Thornton. Virginia attended school in Burton, Union, and Rexburg, and graduated from 8th grade in Rexburg. Virginia began attending High School in Rigby, Idaho, and rode the train back and forth to school. Her father desired to move closer to schools and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved the family to Twin Falls, Idaho. Virginia graduated from high school there in May of 1925, and then attended B.Y.U. for one year where she took business courses and worked on secretarial skills. Virginia met Dalice Hill in 1928, and told him she would only marry him if it were in the Temple. He returned to his home in California, prepared to go to the Temple, and they were married September 16, 1931 in the Salt Lake City Temple. Virginia and Dalice were the parents of 5 children. They lived in California for 5 years, but moved back to Twin Falls during the depression. It was necessary for Virginia to work part time during this time, and her children were wonderful to help at home. After her husband passed away in January 2, 1973, Virginia served a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In January of 1974, she was called to the Louisiana-Shreeveport Mission, which was divided during her service, after which she served in the Arkansas-Littlerock Mission. Virginia concluded her autobiography with her testimony of the gospel and gratitude for her life. Virginia passed away December 2, 1977.",-,,192,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/494,494,,,"Virginia's autobiography is 6 typed pages with pictures pasted throughout. Included in the folder are brief biographies Virginia wrote about her husband, her children, and her grandparents. Also included is a newspaper article which quoted Virginia while she was serving her mission, a letter from a convert, and her father's journal from the conclusion of his mission. There are other brief life sketches of Virginia's ancestors. Virginia lived a full life, and quoted Jack London who said, Man's chief purpose is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong time. I shall use my time.' Virginia worked hard throughout her life and used her time wisely. She enjoyed a close family relationship with her 6 sisters and 4 brothers, and moved her letter business home to take care of them when her mother passed away shortly after giving birth to her 11th child in 1931. Virginia worked for the Telephone Company in Twin Falls, an Architect and Contracting Firm, ran a Letter Shop, did Income Taxes and bookkeeping for others, worked at the Sugar Company near Twin Falls, an Insurance company, and for the State Selective Service System. Her husband was foreman of the Warehouse at the Amalgamated Sugar Company until he retired in 1965. Virginia and her husband traveled around to gather information for family history, and she spent much of her time writing histories, doing temple work, and working on generation charts. She said, 'Iam constantly going to the Genealogical LibraryI have written thousands of letters, and compiled many family groups. My heart rejoices in these, my two loves, Genealogy and Missionary Work.' Virginia faithfully fulfilled her full time mission and wrote about her choice experiences during her service. Virginia served in numerous church callings in Sunday School, Primary, Relief Society, and other organizations. She talked of taking advantage of the opportunities we have to learn and shared her testimony that she had accomplished a good life. She worked hard for what mattered most to her: the gospel and her family."
137,"Hiatt, Mertie Adell Harris",MSS SC 902,"Mertie's autobiography is included in the family papers of her parents, Charles Harris and Louisa Marie Hall Harris. There is a brief history of Emer Harris, Mertie's grandfather, who was a brothe...",1884-1974,Autobiography,"Mertie Adell Harris Hiatt was born July 27, 1884, to Charles Harris and Louisa Maria Hall Harris, the youngest of 11 children. At the time of her birth, the family was living in a two room log cabin on a ranch about 5 miles from Junction, Piute County, Utah. The family moved to another ranch in the canyon 50 miles north of Bryce, Utah when Mertie was three years old. She remembered her brothers being attentive to her childhood fancies and her father building her a small swing at this home. The family then moved to Junction where Mertie hunted for pollywogs and water snakes, waded in ditches, and played with her pet deer. She enjoyed a happy childhood in this area although her schooling was interrupted many times. Mertie, two brothers, and her mother moved to Provo in about 1896 where she resumed her schooling. In keeping with the practice of polygamy, her father married a friend of the family and remained in Junction with his new wife and family. Mertie writes of her mother's unselfishness and good desires in this decision. Mertie records no negative feelings about polygamy and the experiences of her family, only the unselfish teachings and faith her mother shared. Before entering High School, Mertie and her mother moved to a home in Salt Lake City where they did temple work together for a year. Mertie said this was 'The HIGH LIGHT OF [her] LIFE. Being close to [her] mother in that sacred work was a most precious and unforgettable experience.' She attended the Latter-day Saints University for high school, as well as B.Y.U. In the summer of 1908 she took classes at the University of Utah to prepare to be a teacher. She taught at the Spencer School in Provo, Utah, and then registered for a course in Normal Training for teachers at B.Y.U. in 1909. She graduated in the spring of 1910 after which she taught school for two years in Scofield, Utah. This concluded her teaching career, and that summer she met Nathan Dixie Hiatt (Dixie). He left for a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the fall of 1913, and when he returned, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on February 16, 1916. Dixie and Mertie were the parents of 6 children. Mertie passed away December 1, 1974 in Provo, Utah.",-,,221,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/527,527,,,"Mertie's autobiography is included in the family papers of her parents, Charles Harris and Louisa Marie Hall Harris. There is a brief history of Emer Harris, Mertie's grandfather, who was a brother to Martin Harris, one of the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon. There are also histories of Mertie's maternal grandparents, her parents, and each of her brothers and sisters. Mertie was motivated to write her life history because she knew that if she had access to genealogical records from her ancestors they would be priceless treasures. Mertie's autobiography is eleven very descriptive, typed pages with subheadings. After moving to Provo, Mertie grew to love singing and art from her lessons in school. She took a class at BYU in physical education as well as dressmaking. She made nice clothes for herself including 'a cute sailor blouse with long sleeves and bloomers.' She wrote about attending a birthday celebration for Karl G. Maeser with her brother Albert. During high school, her mother moved to Farmington, Utah, and Mertie roomed with a close friend. They both worked off their school tuition by addressing envelopes to parents of delinquent or absent students. Mertie's first experience teaching school was in a two room log school house at the back of the main school building at the Spencer School in Provo. Then, while teaching her first year in Scofield, she had 56 students. She negotiated with the principal to let one class come in the morning and one in the evening her second year. This plan worked well. She enjoyed spending time outdoors and using her Kodak camera to take pictures. Following her teaching career, she moved to Payson to live with her brother Albert and his family. She wrote often of the time spent with her nieces and nephews and the love she had for each of them. While in Payson, she met Dixie, her husband. He had diligently saved up his earnings for a mission and although sad to see him go, Mertie fully supported him in this decision. Her father passed away just two weeks before she and Dixie were married in the Salt Lake City Temple. During their married life, Dixie and Mertie faced many financial hardships. Dixie left to work in the Eureka mines in the fall of 1916, and Mertie stayed with her mother in Provo until she gave birth to their first son in April 1917. In June she moved to Eureka to be with Dixie. She was patient and cheerful during the times of trial, and said, 'Both sunshine and sorrow graced our lives during this trying period.' They then moved to Payson and eventually to Provo. Mertie wrote of the great joy she found in her motherhood and how proud she was of her children. During the depression, they incurred more financial mishaps and hardships, and she wrote of the government programs that were helpful during that time. Mertie watched each of her sons and one of her son-in-laws enter into the army during WWII. Dixie was working various jobs during this time and suffered a fatal heart attack in September 1944. Mertie wrote of the support she received from her family and her husband's co-workers at that time who sent her money. After her husband's passing, she used the money he had saved as well as the money her children offered to find a little house in Provo. She wrote this autobiography at 84 years of age, and was the last living child of her mother at that time. At the end of her autobiography, there is a brief description of Mertie's involvement in the Hiatt family history. Mertie did extensive work with her husband's family history including assisting in the printing of a book. This record is cheerful and enlightening and is evidence of Mertie's great character. Frontier Utah."
633,"Hess, Margaret Jane Steed",MSS SC 2636,"This manuscript is a 17-page mostly typescript autobiography (the first page is a handwritten summary or outline of the life sketch). The title reads, History of Margaret Jane Steed Hess, and it beg",1884-1977,Autobiography,"Margaret Jane Steed Hess was born on 20 April 1884 in Draper, Utah to John Wilford Steed and Ann Daves Jenkins Steed. She was the third youngest of 10 children born to them, the others being John Wilford, William Henry, Joseph Evan, Charles James, Ann Elizabeth, David Moroni, Alice Caroline, Rose Amelia, and Orson Pratt.
Margarets family started out poor. Her father worked at the Railway Depot as an agent and section foreman. At the age of only three, Margaret nearly died playing on the tracks, and it was only the bright red bandana she was wearing that alerted the train conductor she was there, saving her life.
While she was born in Draper, Margaret spent most of her life in Farmington, when her father moved their family there to work for the Bamberger Railway and at Lagoon, where they made their home. She had great friends and made many great memories there, including that of meeting and marrying her husband. On 1 July 1908, Margaret and her beau, Milton Miller Hess, went to the courthouse and got their marriage license, and they were married at high noon by their uncle Joseph E. Robinson at Margarets parents home. They had 5 children together: Margaret (who sadly passed away only 10 hours after her birth), Claire, Milton John, Wallace Earl, and Maxwell Gardner.
In 1928, Margaret and her family moved out of Farmington, Utah, to Butte, Montana, where they spent nearly 20 years before returning to Farmington. It was there she and her family stayed for the rest of her life, though her time was not spent without a few trips around the states and to Canada.
Her activity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remained stalwart throughout her life. She started out teaching a religion class at her school, spent some time teaching Sunday school in the Primary and MIA organizations, and eventually was called as the Relief Society president after her return to Farmington.
She died on 30 March 1977 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 93.",,,,,2020-04-14 11:12:32,,,,,"This manuscript is a 17-page mostly typescript autobiography (the first page is a handwritten summary or outline of the life sketch). The title reads, History of Margaret Jane Steed Hess, and it begins with some context, explaining how her son, Milton John, has persuaded her and her husband to write out their life stories. And so, on 15 January 1954, at the age of 70, Margaret has begun to write her autobiography, and she mentions that her husband has already basically finished his by the time shes starting hers.
The narrative covers Margarets parentage, and the move her family made when she was young from Draper to Farmington, Utah. She describes what life was like to live there, as her father worked on the Bamberger Railway and at the Lagoon amusement park, where they basically lived. She fondly describes the sorts of festivities they often enjoyed there, such as Independence and Pioneer Day parties and the yearly Memorial Day bicycle races that started from Becks hot springs, just north of Salt Lake.
Margaret also describes what life was like at the time Farmington got electricity and (for some homes) running water. Her own home just had a hydrant outside of it, but it was still thrilling to take the familys brass bucket and fill it up.
As far as her activity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints went, she talks about how she had Primary at 2 PM on Saturdays, and how her school had a religion class, which she taught a little later in life.
She mentions a bosom pal named Clara Robinson, with whom she did most things, and later they both married boys who were bosom pals as well. While Margaret married Milton Hess, Clara married Dick Potter. Margaret and Clara taught Sunday School primary and MIA together for a time, too.
Margaret and Milton had 5 children, but unfortunately their first passed away just 10 hours after her birth. Their second, nearly died of croup, but she managed to pull through. The births of their first two sons were far less troublesome, but in 1922, the couple had the last of their 5 children, Maxwell, who was born with much difficulty, and spent the first 10 days of his life paralyzed due to a dislocation in his neck.
It wasnt until 14 September 1928 that Margaret moved from Lagoon. She and her husband lived in Butte, Montana for a time while Milton managed a racetrack there.
On 14 May 1947, the Hess family moved back to Farmington, where Margarets father was still working at Lagoon. Margaret served as a Relief Society president for a few years, and after being released, she and her family took a trip to Canada. Margaret also briefly touches on the many operations she has had at the LDS Hospital throughout her life, as well as the times she spent traveling around the states."
250,"Hess, Emeline Bigler",MSS 8,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Emeline's son, Joseph Wells Hess. It covers the general biographical information of Emeline's life and inco...",1824-1862,Biography,"Emeline Bigler Hess was born August 20, 1824 in Harrison County, West Virginia to Jacob Bigler and Elizabeth Harvey. She married John W. Hess in Nauvoo, Illinois at age 21 in 1845. They couple moved with the saints from Nauvoo to Mount Pisgah, Iowa, and then to Council Bluffs on April 4, 1846. They enlisted in the Mormon Battalion not long thereafter, Emeline as a laundress, working with only four other women. The couple arrived in Salt Lake City on July 28, only four days after Brigham Young and the other companies had reached Utah. They built a log house, and their first baby was born 1848. They later moved to Farmington, and after having nine children, Emeline died during childbirth at age 38, on January 31, 1862.",1829-1914,,323,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/640,640,,,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Emeline's son, Joseph Wells Hess. It covers the general biographical information of Emeline's life and incorporates an excerpt from the diary of John H. Wess, Emeline's husband. At the close of the biography is a note from Margaret Steed Hess that reads, 'A wonderful mother, she lived such a short life, had 9 children yet she accomplished more in her 17 years of married life than most people do by living to good old ages. 38 was so young to die and leave such a small little family eldest 13 and youngest 1 year old. She was a stalwart, faithful Pioneer, one who knew the hardships of the long tiresome journey across the plains and the hazardous journey with the Mormon Battalion, it all took its toll from her frail little body, no wonder life was cut short while so young. She was loyal to her family, church and to her God. May he bless her memory.'
Another two-page typescript biography of Emeline's life is included in this collection, though it states basically the same information with nearly the same wording, just from a slightly different perspective."
230,"Hess, Caroline Workman",MSS 8,"This seven-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Caroline's granddaughter, Mildred Levedahl Radford. Mildred includes a testimony of one of Caroline's ste...",1844-1927,Biography,"Caroline Workman Hess was born March 28, 1844 to Martha K. Witcher and Abram Smith Workman in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. Caroline was only one year and six months old when her family moved from Nauvoo to Mount Pisgah, Iowa. When there, her mother and her mother's baby died, leaving Caroline an only child. In 1848, however, her father remarried, though his wife died after their second son. Abram married again, and in 1852, the family traveled across the plains to the valley by oxen teams. They arrived in Provo, Utah in the fall. While there, Caroline's father contracted pneumonia and died. Caroline stayed in Provo until 1860. She then moved to Salt Lake City where she lived with her aunt, doing housework and attempting to 'make her own way' at the age of sixteen. April 12, 1862, she married John W. Hess, as his fourth polygamous wife. They were married directly after the death of his first wife, which made her the legal wife, liable to receive his pension. Yet, Caroline cared for the first wife's (Emeline Bigler) six children and later had seven sons and three daughters of her own, all of whom were born in Farmington, Utah. In caring for all these children, Caroline moved around from Weber Canyon to Square Town, Plymouth, though her most permanent home was a remodeled tithing office that John made for her. Caroline spent the last years of her life in Farmington until she died August 8, 1927 at the age of 83.",1913-1941,,305,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/620,620,,,"This seven-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Caroline's granddaughter, Mildred Levedahl Radford. Mildred includes a testimony of one of Caroline's step-sons, who writes about the love he received from Caroline, stating that she loved him as one of her own, never favoring her own children. Mildred also describes Caroline's activities as an adult: she fished, grew fruits and berries, and stored honey, dry cobs, and beans. She had an inborn sense of humor, and she found the simplest things to be her greatest joys. She had continual faith in God and her religion, and the biography closes with Caroline's testimony, in which she says, 'This is a wonderful world.'"
449,"Hepworth, Edith Lewis",MSS SC 3093,"This collection is a part of the Sketch of Edith Lewis Hepworth, which is a four-page typescript autobiography. The manuscript begins by explaining that after the death of her father and moth...",1874-1940,Autobiography,"Edith Lewis Hepworth was born on Septempter 5, 1874 to parents Phillip Bessom Lewis and Emily Tranwell in Provo, Utah. Ediths father died when she was three. When Edith was six the family moved to Kanab, Utah, where her mother married Allen Frost, but she died shortly thereafter. After the death of her mother she lived with her stepfather until she was twelve when she moved to live with her grandparents in Taylor, Apache Co., Arizona. In 1896 Edith moved to St. George, Utah to work on Temple work. Edith married Thornton Hepworth on June 2, 1901. They lived in Springdale, Utah for all of their married life. Edith had seven children, six surviving to adulthood. Thornton died in 1926. The manuscript ends in the year 1934, Edith being sixty years of age. Edith died January 29, 1940.*",,,"Hepworth, Edith Lewis",2010-10-11,2010-10-11 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/839,839,847.docx,/WomenManu/image/847.docx,"This collection is a part of the Sketch of Edith Lewis Hepworth, which is a four-page typescript autobiography. The manuscript begins by explaining that after the death of her father and mother the children lived with Alfred Frost, who was extremely harsh on the children. Edith was very grateful to have the opportunity to live with her grandparents. As a child she enjoyed sleigh riding. Her grandmother was a doctor so Edith had to do the majority of the housework. Edith encountered Indians in her life and tried to be kind and generous when she met them. One of their children was burned in a gunpowder accident at what is now Zion's National Park. Edith believed she had a happy life and was grateful to her husband for his kindness. * Information derived from family search."
168,"Henrie, Thea Ana Lund",MSS SC 299,"This manuscript is a biography of Jerome Bradley Henrie (1859-1946) and Thea Ana Lund Henrie (1870-1937) written by their granddaughter, Vivian Henrie Crawford. It consists of 14 typed pages that l...",1870-1937,Life Sketch,"Thea Annie Lund was born in Salem, Utah, on April 13, 1870, to Martha Andrea Christensen and Thomas Sorensen Lund'both of Danish descent. Shortly after Thea was born, they moved to Ephraim, Utah. At the age of 12, Thea began working in the homes of others, helping out in times of illness and childbirth. She worked for $1 a week'good wages for a young girl at that time. Later on, she had the opportunity to cook meals for the church authorities who were visiting during the building of the Manti Temple. She was 18 at the completion of the temple in 1888. During this time, Thea became good friends with Antoine H. Lund, a church authority. Thea was asked to be a supervisor in the temple dining room, and moved to Manti to live in a room in the southwest corner of the temple so she could fulfill her assignment. She had two geranium plants in her window, and C.C.A. Christensen, the painter of the Creation Room of the temple, incorporated her geraniums into the painting on the west wall. While working at the temple, Thea became associated with Mary C. Westenskow Henrie, who did Thea's sewing for her. Mary C. Henrie passed away six days after her third child was born. Shortly after her passing, her husband Jerome Bradley Henrie was called on a two-year temple mission, during which he became associated with Thea Lund. Thea and Jerome were married May 17, 1893 in the Manti temple. Shortly after, Jerome bought interest in the Six-Mile Canyon saw mill. They had four children, Alphonso, Irvin, Mary C., and Thomas (who fell from a buggy when he was young and passed away). They were in Ephraim at the time, and then moved back to Manti. They had a fifth child, Jerome Jr., who passed away at the age of six from tonsillitis. Jerome and Thea had three more children, Vonda, Ireta, and Martha. Thea always strived for better education and a better way of life for her family. Jerome was known for his discipline, and had no tolerance for foul language or jokes, and his children had great respect for him. Religion was also very important, as Thea studied the Bible and The Book of Mormon with her children, and held family prayer each night. Thea became ill with Rheumatic fever and joint pain, which left her with a heart defect. As the children grew, they all developed their own interests and personalities. Alphonso attended one year of school at A.C.; Irvin attended four years at Logan, UT; Mary C. attended Snow College then BYU; and Vonica, Ireta, and Martha all attended Snow College for two years. All the girls and Irvin taught school, while Alphonso worked his own farm. Each one of the children were married in the temple, an accomplishment Thea and Jerome took humble joy in. Thea's heart eventually failed her, and she passed away April 7, 1937. Jerome grew increasingly feeble after Thea's passing, ending up in a rest home in Salt Lake City. He was later hospitalized for prostate gland trouble and passed away on March 25, 1946.",-,,250,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/558,558,,,"This manuscript is a biography of Jerome Bradley Henrie (1859-1946) and Thea Ana Lund Henrie (1870-1937) written by their granddaughter, Vivian Henrie Crawford. It consists of 14 typed pages that look photocopied. The biography first talks about Jerome's life growing up until the time he meets Thea. He was born November 25, 1859 to Amanda Bradley and Daniel Henrie, and was one of 14 children. His parents were sent by Brigham Young to settle Manti. Growing up, he became friends with the Indian boys near his home, and his parents even adopted a young Indian girl they traded for a horse. He married Mary C. Westenskow on March 27, 1889. Their first two children (Jerome and Calvin) died in infancy. Mary and their third child, Henry, both died when Henry was just six days old. Jerome was then called on a two-year temple mission, where he met Thea. The biography then talks about Thea's life growing up until the time she meets Jerome. The rest of the biography is Thea and Jerome's life together. It contains the names of all their children and their spouses, and significant events in their lives. Included is a recipe for the sponge cake Thea was famous for throughout the area. It also includes information about Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions the family participated in. At the end, Vivian includes quotes from Thea and Jerome's children and grandchildren, as well as a few specific things they remember about their parents and grandparents. Vivian also writes a reflection on her grandparents' lives and the influence they had and still have on her life and the lives of many others."
82,"Henrie, Amanda Bradley",MSS SC 872,"The biography of Daniel and Amanda Bradley is a 19-page typewritten manuscript which was complied by Amanda's great-granddaughter Callie O. Morley. For the first eight pages of the manuscript, Mor...",1829-1903,Biography,"Amanda Bradley Henrie was born January 15, 1829 in Clarence, Erie, New York to Betsy Elizabeth Kroll Bradley and Thomas Jefferson Bradley. Thomas died in 1833, and Betsy was remarried to Thomas' brother, George Washington Bradley. They became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 and then traveled with their family to Nauvoo, Illinois where they rented and ran a farm owned by the Prophet Joseph Smith. They experienced difficult times in Nauvoo with the death of a child, persecution, and the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Later, they moved to Iowa, making camp at Pottawattamee and then moving on to Winter Quarters. They traveled to Utah in 1848 in a company led by Lorenzo Snow. They were in the group of wagons led by Daniel Russell which was called 'The Big Company.' On the journey, Amanda kept company with a young man named Daniel Henrie. When Daniel enlisted in the Mormon Battalion, Amanda told him that she would wait for him and meet him in Zion. Upon arriving in Utah, Amanda's family first settled in Willow Settlement (now South Bountiful). When Daniel returned from the Mormon Battalion, he and Amanda were married by Brigham Young in Amanda's parents' home on October 29, 1849. They began a farm in Bountiful, but were soon called to go to Manti, where Amanda's parents had already been sent to colonize. 'Daniel felt that since he had been called by authority he could not refuse to go. Amanda was delighted.' In Manti, Daniel ran a butcher shop and built a little stone house for the family. When they outgrew this house, Daniel built another and allowed new immigrants to stay in the stone house. Amanda and Daniel were the parents of 14 children: Mary, Myra Elizabeth, Susan, Daniel Jr., Diantha, James B, Jerome B, Margaret, Melinda, Luna, Thomas, Jediah, and Loren. Their last three children died in infancy. Amanda also adopted an Indian baby that her daughters found abandoned in a canal, and she bought a seven-year-old Indian girl out of captivity. In 1856, shortly after Amanda gave birth to one of their children, Daniel was called on business to Salt Lake City. Upon his return he 'brought a tall pleasant 18 year old girl to the bedside and said, 'Amanda this is Susan Coleman, she is my new plural wife.'' This was a shock to Amanda and she never quite forgave Daniel for breaking the news to her in this manner, but she and Susan became good friends. In her later years, Amanda was bothered by a cough (which was actually caused by asthma) that affected her heart and sometimes kept her bedfast. Amanda died on March 7, 1903 and Daniel died June 28, 1914 in Manti, Utah. Both were buried in the Manti City Cemetery.",1882-1915,,172,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/472,472,,,"The biography of Daniel and Amanda Bradley is a 19-page typewritten manuscript which was complied by Amanda's great-granddaughter Callie O. Morley. For the first eight pages of the manuscript, Morley gives genealogical information on Daniel's family and traces his immediate family's conversion to the church and their moves to Nauvoo and eventually to Utah. Morley goes into great detail about Daniel's experiences in the Mormon Battalion and panning for gold in California before arriving in Utah. Then, Morley gives some background on Amanda's family and their conversion to the church. A more complete account of Amanda's family is given in her mother's biography, 'Pioneer History of Betsy Elizabeth Kroll Bradley: Pioneer of 1848,' which is a part of this collection. The rest of the biography is about Amanda and Daniel's family, but it tends to focus mostly on Daniel and on situations that arose with the Indians. Once, Daniel and Amanda went from Bountiful to Manti to visit Amanda's parents. Along the way they stopped to visit with Daniel's friend, Chief Walker, and learned that travel was unsafe because an Indian had been killed recently by white men. They were given an Indian guide, but along the way they were trapped in a canyon because of the deep snow. When a wounded Indian stumbled into their camp, they cared for him. This deed later saved their life because a band of Indians found them, but did not harm them when they saw the wounded Indian. Amanda and Daniel were finally taken out of the canyon by a rescue party from Manti. Another time some Indians came into the house and wanted food. Amanda held them off with a hot poker from the fire until she was ready to feed them. Morley describes Amanda as a good cook and notes that she was skilled in the use of herbs."
526,"Henrie, Amanda Bradley",MSS SC 873,This collection is a compilation of Henrie family biographies. There is a six typewritten page history of the five children of William and Myra Mayall Henrie. There is a typewritten manuscript of a le,1829-1903,Biography,"Amanda Bradley Henrie was born 15 January 1829 at Clarence, Erie, New York to Thomas Jefferson Bradley and Betsy Elizabeth Kroll. Amanda was the first of four children and in September of 1848 she traveled with her family across the plains to Utah. For most of the journey she drove an ox team. Her family built a log cabin in Salt Lake City, but not long after this they were called to settle Manti, Utah. Before the move Amanda married her Mormon battalion boy Daniel Henrie. They were married in October 1849 and soon after followed their families to Manti. However, they were stopped by harsh conditions and their party was forced to spend three months in Salt Creek Canyon, during this time they survived on corn bread and what game they could catch. When Amanda and Daniel finally arrived in Manti they set up house and over the course of the years Amanda gave birth to fourteen children, she also took in two little abandoned Indian girls. Her husband entered into plural marriage and she also helped the new wife become accustomed to raising her own ten children in this new environment. Amanda was an excellent pioneer and mastered the art of home making and child rearing in such difficult circumstances. Later in life she became very ill and suffered from asthma. For years she required the help of daughters and granddaughters until she finally became confined to bed and after her long illness passed away on 7 May 1903.",1829-1903,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:48:42,,,,,"This collection is a compilation of Henrie family biographies. There is a six typewritten page history of the five children of William and Myra Mayall Henrie. There is a typewritten manuscript of a letter written by Myra Henrie to her only daughter, Margaret, and a photocopy of said letter. This is followed by a full page photograph copy of Robert and Elizabeth Johnsons family, one of Daniel Henries sons, then one of the women in the Henrie family and a photo of William Henries sons. There is then a sketch of the life of Daniel Henrie followed by the nine-page typewritten biography of Elizabeth Johnston Johnson and her husband. Following this biography there is a four-page biography of Amanda Bradley and a five-page history of the same Amanda Bradley and her husband Daniel Henrie. Amandas biography was written by her granddaughter Alice Johnson Nielson in 1957. Alice grew up in Manti close to her grandparents and starts the biography by expressing her desire to document all she remembered growing up around her grandparents and all she has learned of her grandparents from relatives. The author covers all the major events in Amandas life including her birth, journey to Utah, marriage, children, and passing. Alice was the last granddaughter to look after Amanda in her home before her death and records her experience caring for her ailing grandmother. She expresses multiple times her gratitude and love for her grandmother and the courageous life she led. The biography is easily legible, but contains many spelling errors, none of which impede understanding."
525,"Hendricks, Sariah Fedelia Pew",MSS SC 834 fld 6,This manuscript is three typewritten pages long. The first page is a biography of Sariahs husband Joseph Hendricks followed by the biography of Sariah Fedelia Pew. This biography includes the major e,1833-1919,Biography,"Sariah Fedelia Pew Hendricks was born 11 August 1833 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri to William Pew and Caroline Calkins Pew. Sariah recalls attending primary school in the house of Joseph Smith and being told she was born in the Garden of Eden. When she was fourteen years old her family made the journey across the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. On 4 January 1857 Sariah married Joseph Hendricks. During the early years of their union they lived in the bath house north of Salt Lake until news of Johnstons army convinced them to flee, only to return three days later having heard that the army had passed through without any trouble. A few years later Sariah and family moved to Cache valley and during this time three more children were added to the family along with a second wife, Lucinda Bess. Joseph worked for the railroad and they decided to move to Swan Lake, Idaho in 1870. Sariah became ill with dropsy and remained afflicted for years to come. It was at this point in her life were Sariah experienced great sorrow, when multiple children were taken away by illness during one particularly difficult winter. However, Sariah remained strong and after she received new treatment from a doctor finally recovered from her own illness. In 1890 the family moved to Snake River were Sariah brought up the remainder of her children and grandchildren, who had been left motherless. When Sariah and Joseph had become too old for farm living they sold their land and moved to town where they had a livery stable. Sariah passed away a few years before her husband at age 86 on 15 June 1919 and was buried in Cache Valley, Utah.",1833-1919,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:42:07,,,,,"This manuscript is three typewritten pages long. The first page is a biography of Sariahs husband Joseph Hendricks followed by the biography of Sariah Fedelia Pew. This biography includes the major events in Sariahs life following her life story in a chronological manner from her birth to eventual death. At the end of her biography two notes are included giving more detail on the burial of Sariahs deceased children and Sariahs first child. Also included in this collection is a five-page handwritten family history entitled Grantsville, Utah. The history is a photocopy of the original entry and the penmanship is a clear legible cursive, but poor copy quality makes parts of the history difficult to read."
84,"Hendricks, Mary Jane Andrus",MSS SC 188,Mary Jane's biography is included in a collection of Andrus family biographies. Her biography is three pages long and is typewritten on fragile paper. Some corrections have been made on the manus...,1833-1914,Biography,"Mary Jane Andrus Hendricks was born November 15, 1833 in Florence, Huron County, Ohio to Milo and Abigail Andrus. Her parents were members of the LDS church, and they brought Mary Jane to Kirtland for the Kirtland Temple dedication when she was two years old. Milo was called on a mission from there, so Abigail and Mary Jane stayed in Kirtland. Mary Jane was laid on a bed in the temple while Abigail preformed her temple duties. They returned to Florence, where Milo was called as the president of the Florence Branch. He was given instructions to move the saints to Missouri in the fall of 1836. They wintered in Terre Haute, Indiana and then arrived in Caldwell County, but were mobbed out and went to Illinois. They returned to Missouri and were there to witness the 'Missouri War.' Milo was called on another mission, this time to southern Ohio, but returned when Hyrum and the Prophet Joseph Smith were martyred and moved his family to Nauvoo. Mary Jane received her endowment on February 2, 1846 in the Nauvoo Temple. The family started on the trek to Utah, but when they reached Winter Quarters Milo was called on a mission to England, and Abigail was left to travel alone with five children. Mary Jane was fifteen years old, and the oldest child, so she took her turn at driving. Abigail was sick the whole way, so much of the burden of caring for the family fell to Mary Jane. They arrived in Salt Lake City in the fall of 1848, and Mary Jane worked all that winter in Emigration Canyon. She also did wash for the emigrants and for a store owner. Mary Jane was married to William D. Hendricks March 12, 1851 at the 'Bath House' in Salt Lake City by Brigham Young. In August, William took a second wife, Alvira Smith. Together, Mary Jane and Alvira worked at the Bath House at Warm Springs and were responsible for cooking for the amusements that were put on there. In the spring of 1860 the family moved to Richmond, Utah, where Mary Jane served as a Relief Society teacher. Later, they moved to Oxford, Idaho, where she worked in the Oneida Stake Relief Society. William and Mary Jane were the parents of eleven children. Mary Jane died March 18, 1914.",-,,174,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/474,474,,,"Mary Jane's biography is included in a collection of Andrus family biographies. Her biography is three pages long and is typewritten on fragile paper. Some corrections have been made on the manuscript with red pen and white out. The biography was written by Mary Jane's daughter Chloe Merrill. Chloe explains that she intended to inspire the future generations of children who would read the biography with the interesting events in Mary Jane's life and her connection to early church history. Chloe spends the first part of the biography outlining the moves that Mary Jane's family made until they reached Utah. Then, she gives more insights into Mary Jane's character. She tells of the 'great joy and comfort' that Mary Jane took 'in visiting the sisters in the wards' during her time in the stake Relief Society. Once, on a visit to a ward in Pocatello, the Relief Society there surprised them by setting up tables in the meeting house for all of the ward members to come and eat with them. Of this experience Mary Jane said, 'When they called me to speak, I couldn't for crying, to think they would think so much of us to do all that work.' At the end of the biography, Chloe includes some tributes given to Mary Jane by her husband's other wives at William and Mary Jane's 50th wedding anniversary. Their comments show their great love and respect for Mary Jane. Chloe also paraphrases Mary Jane's testimony which she told Chloe many years ago that she wished to share with her posterity. At the end of the manuscript, there is a note that 'this history was copied from a book borrowed from Alta Crocket, Pocatello, Idaho.' Plural Wives."
94,"Hendricks, Mary Addrienne Harris",MSS SC 902,"Addie's autobiography is part of a collection of Harris family biographies that includes biographies for her parents and siblings. She begins her autobiography, 'St. George, Utah, November 15, 193...",1866-1954,Autobiography,"Mary Addrienne Harris Hendricks was born in Toquerville, Utah on June 3, 1866 to Charles and Lousia Harris. Her parents had moved there in response to a call to settle Dixie. They later moved to Parowan where they lived for ten or twelve years, and then to a large ranch on the Sevier River. Addie left home to attend school, first at Monroe and then at Richfield. Because there were so many students in the school, the teacher let Addie take some of the smaller classes. She was influenced by his confidence in her and decided to become a teacher herself. When she went home, she set up a little school for her siblings. She taught the children of three families in Kanab, and was later a teacher in Junction and Richfield. While she was in Richfield, her sister Belle's husband, N.L. Nelson, told her 'of a very fine young missionary by the name of Milo A. Hendricks who had been his traveling companion in the field and who had become interested in me through seeing my picture, along with Belle's, and having Brother Nelson elaborate on our virtues. He asked Brother Nelson to arrange an introduction through correspondence.' Addie and Milo wrote for the fourteen months left of his mission, and were married September 19, 1888 in the Logan Temple. They operated a Co-Op in Lewiston, Utah and another in Oxford, Idaho. They then moved to Pocatello, Idaho and went into the grocery business with Hyde, Woodland, and Pond. They also owned a creamery. Addie and Milo lived in Pocatello for twenty-five years, and were involved in community and church affairs; Milo participated in the local government and the state legislature. They moved to Provo, Utah in 1927. Milo and Addie were the parents of seven children: Ivy Lucille, Vera May, Birdie Ione, Ila Fern, Jessie Bell, Nellie Jean, and Milo Calvin. Milo A. died of heart disease in 1943, and Addie moved to Salt Lake to be close to some of her daughters. She died November 30, 1952.",-,,183,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/484,484,,,"Addie's autobiography is part of a collection of Harris family biographies that includes biographies for her parents and siblings. She begins her autobiography, 'St. George, Utah, November 15, 1938: Brother Hendricks and I are here for the winter to work in the temple and as I have a little spare time I have decided to write a small part of my life's history.' She starts with her birth and gives some information about her grandfather Emer Harris and other relatives. Then, she recounts some incidents that she remembers from childhood. One of her earliest memories is the death of Charley, a big black horse that the family loved. Her father dug a grave and buried the horse, and then used this occasion to teach his children about the resurrection: 'This was my first impression of a Hereafter and it was a great comfort to my childish mind to feel that anything that died should live again. We have learned a lot about the resurrection since then, and what a joy it is!' Addie describes her time away from home getting an education as the beginning of 'the more serious part of my life.' She describes in detail her and Milo's courtship by correspondence. The later portion of the autobiography is more journal-like. Addie records entries on June 8, 1946 in Provo; on December 5, 1946 in Salt Lake City; in January, 1948 in Salt Lake, and in March 1952. One incident she recorded was, at age eighty, riding in a plane for the first time. She said, 'It gave me the thrill of my life.' She mostly records recent events in her family life and talks about her children and their families. Her family had its share of tragedy: several of her children died in infancy, her daughter Jessie was abandoned by her husband with three young children and died of pneumonia shortly thereafter, her husband died of heart disease, her son Milo died prematurely leaving a young family, and on the way to Milo's funeral her daughter Birdie and Birdie's husband were in a car accident in which Birdie's husband was killed. Despite all of this, Addie remained constant and faithful to her beliefs. She said of these trials: 'The Lord knows best and we have always been thankful for the ones [children] he did send and acknowledge his blessings in all things. We have never complained when he saw fit to call one of them Home, and we have carried on as best we knew how.' At the end of the autobiography, several of Addie's poems are included."
447,"Hendricks, Drusilla Dorris",MSS SC 2409,Part of the Historical Sketch of James Hendricks and Drusilla Dorris Hendricks this fourty-eight typescript was written by Drusilla and copied by James Roskelly. One of the first stories of D...,1810-1881,Autobiography,"Drusilla Dorris Hendricks was born February 8, 1810 in Sumner County, Tennessee to William Dorris and Catherine Frost. When Drusilla was seven she attended school, where she learned how to read and write. In 1817 she contracted a serious ailment called ""White Swelling,"" and the doctors took out her collarbone and other bones. On May 31, 1828 Drusilla married James Hendricks and their first child, Elizabeth, was born on May 10, 1828. In 1830 their first son, William Dorris Hendricks, was born. Their third child was born on August 2, 1832. James and Druisilla were baptized in 1835. Their home was attacked by a mob and the mob was convicted and made to pay a fine. A fourth child was born in November 1835. In 1836 the family moved to Clay County, Missouri, where their fifth child was born on March 23, 1838. James was seriously injured by the mob a week before the Hahn's Mill Massacre and was paralyzed for the rest of his life. The family moved to Nauvoo in March of 1839. Drusilla and her second daughter were on a trip to St. Louis when they heard the news of the Prophet Joseph's death, and shortly after their return to Nauvoo began the move West. On October 4, 1847 the family arrived in Utah. In 1860 the family moved to Richmond, Cache Valley, Utah. James Hendricks died on July 8, 1870. Drusilla died May 20, 1881.*",,,"Hendricks, Drusilla Dorris",2010-10-11,2010-10-11 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/837,837,845.docx,/WomenManu/image/845.docx,"Part of the Historical Sketch of James Hendricks and Drusilla Dorris Hendricks, this fourty-eight typescript was written by Drusilla and copied by James Roskelly. One of the first stories of Drusilla was of her great sickness and while she was very ill she said, ""God almighty, but I am not going to die. I want to live and be baptized for the remission of my sins."" Drusilla often had prophetic dreams, including when she was investigating the church she dreamt that she should accept the gospel or be pushed into outer darkness. Drusilla increased in her love of the scriptures as a result of her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family was attacked in every place of residence by the mob. After the injury to her husband, Drusilla was the main provider for the family, and often the family went without necessities. When the Mormon Battalion was planning on leaving Drusilla did not want her son to go, but she knew that it was the Lord's wishes so she let him go. Drusilla never waivered in her testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel. *Information derived from Family Search."
578,"Hendricks, Drusilla Dorris",MSS SC 2409,"This folder contains 2 copies of a 48-page, typescript autobiography, written by Drusilla Dorris Hendricks, the wife of James Hendricks. The first page is a historical sketch of the couple, written by",1810-1881,Autobiography,"Drusilla Dorris Hendricks was born on 8 February 1810 in Sumner, Tennessee to William Dawson Dorris and Catherine Frost. She was the youngest of 10 children. On 31 May 1827, in Franklin, Kentucky, Drusilla married James Hendricks, and together they had 5 children: Elizabeth Mahala Hendricks, William Dorris Hendricks, Catherine Tabitha Hendricks, Rebecca Hendricks, and Joseph Smith Hendricks.
In the year of 1835, Drusilla and her husband were both baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, after being taught by Elders James Emmett and Peter Dustin. Soon after their conversion, the persecution began, driving wedges between them and many of their siblings families. The family moved to Missouri to be closer to the rest of the Saints, who were all converging there.
Throughout her life, Drusilla would have dreams bordering on prophecy. It happened before the Elders came to her area and began preaching, and before her husband, James, was shot in the back and was left largely incapacitated for the rest of his life. She also had dreams before mobs came to her house and threatened to kill James. Every time, these dreams would foretell in some way what things were about to happen and would often also come with some measure of comfort or peace. For instance, because of the dream shed had prior to having men break into her house and threaten her husband, she knew that if she stayed resolutely by his side, he would not be harmed.
Eventually, she and her family moved from Missouri to the Salt Lake Valley, during which time her son, William left to join the Mormon Batallion. They experienced many hardships, but continued to live faithful lives, settling in Warm Springs first, then in Springville, then in Richmond. She died on 20 May 1881 in Richmond, Utah, ever a stalwart member of the church.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:48:29,,,,,"This folder contains 2 copies of a 48-page, typescript autobiography, written by Drusilla Dorris Hendricks, the wife of James Hendricks. The first page is a historical sketch of the couple, written by James Roskelley, their grandson.
Drusilla begins with her earliest memories, being brought up in a religious home, learning to read from the Bible and the Hymnbook, and never being settled with the idea of joining the Baptist church. She talks of her serious childhood illnesses that kept her bedridden for several years. At 18 years old, Drusilla married her husband, and she goes on to describe her and his eventual conversion to the LDS Church, and how it moved them from Kentucky to Missouri and then to the Utah.
Drusilla began having recurring dreams of Jacobs ladder, the devil as a Dragon, and of a spot in the North-West filled with compass flowers. Soon after shed begun having these dreams, the elders came to her area and began preaching to the people there. She initially went to hear them preach on the grounds that her brother-in-law wanted to catch them in their words, but she came away immediately converted. Her husband and brother-in-law needed more convincing, though. Despite all this, she fell in with the Saints, and eventually her husband cast off his doubts and they both were baptized into the Church. As persecution began to mount against the Saints, they were cut off from their family, brother-in-law among other relations, and they were forced to move to Missouri to join the saints there. While in Clay County, Missouri, James went to help fend off the mobs. Another of her dreams came true in the process, as James returned injured and would never be the same in body again. After many months of recovery, the family moved to Quincy Illinois, then to Nauvoo. They cycled through periods of great prosperity and dire need there before moving out West, reaching the Valley on 4 October 1847.
She describes the difficulty with which she made the decision to let her son, William join the Mormon Battalion, and how she had a dream about the Temple and about Joseph Smith the very night before Williams return. Drusilla also relates the places the family moved within Utah, and how she lost her husband in Richmond, Utah on 8 July 1870. She closes with her testimony of the Gospel."
100,"Hayward, Ruth Hughes",MSS SC 1140,"The information about Ruth's life is contained in 'Family Life Stories: William George Baker,' a family history compiled by Ruth Baker Thompson. The man mentioned in the title of the history, Willi...",1814-1904,Biography,"Ruth Hughes Hayward was born May 1, 1814 in Sheppey, Kent, England to Richard Hughes and Mary Turner Hughes. She married William Hayward on March 17, 1837. They had two daughters, Emma and Hannah, but Emma died in infancy. Ruth and William joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849 and immigrated to Utah with their daughter Hannah in 1853. They were part of a handcart company and walked the entire journey. They moved to Ogden and to several other towns in Utah before being called to settle Richfield. However, they had trouble with the Indians and had to abandon the settlement. In 1872 they returned to Richfield where they settled permanently. Ruth was devoted to children and spent much of her time working in the Primary Association in Richfield. She was remembered in the town 'for the outdoor picnics she loved to take with the children.' She also did a considerable amount of temple work. Her husband died in 1891. She lived thirteen more years, and spent the last years of her life living with her daughter. She died October 13, 1904.",1839-1927,,189,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/490,490,,,"The information about Ruth's life is contained in 'Family Life Stories: William George Baker,' a family history compiled by Ruth Baker Thompson. The man mentioned in the title of the history, William George Baker, married Ruth Hughes Hayward's daughter Hannah. There are several items pertaining to Ruth in the family history: a photograph of her and of her husband in their later years, a one-page biographical sketch written by one of Ruth's grandchildren, another very short biography, a newspaper article about Ruth's sixty-ninth birthday party given by the Richfield Primary Association, an article about Ruth at age ninety, and an obituary. The biographical sketch by a grandchild is full of interesting anecdotes about Ruth's life. For example, 'Once during the grasshopper famine, she emptied a pin cushion stuffed with bran and baked a bran cake. She said they were so hungry it tasted very, very good.' Ruth is described in the sketch as 'a very small woman with snappy brown eyes.' Her grandchildren adored her, and they loved to play fox and geese with her. The geese were small white buttons, and the fox was a large black button; 'These buttons were always kept in a small white scalloped china bowl, on her dresser.' One granddaughter, Erma B. Chadwick, also remembered playing checkers with Ruth: 'Grandmother Hayward would play checkers with us and let us win and then say, How in the world do you do it?'' The biographical sketch concludes with a tribute from the Richfield Reaper, published October 20, 1904."
75,"Haynes, Myrtle Isabella Rathjen",MSS SC 1008,"This collection was submitted by Myrtle for the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. Included are several photographs, which Myrtle labeled on the back side: they show Myrtle and ...",1923-,"Autobiography, Photographs, Letters","Myrtle Isabella Rathjen Haynes was born June 14, 1923 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia to John Francis David Rathjen and Myrtle Connor Rathjen. Her father was a railroad worker, and the family 'moved to several small towns, sometimes living in tents, particularly where a new railway was being built.' Myrtle did well in school and skipped two grades. She received a scholarship to attend Rockhampton State High School for two years without payment of fees. She attended high school during 1935 and 1936 and boarded with an aunt, returning home only for holidays. She was only thirteen when she finished those two years of high school, but she was hired at a commission agent's office where she did office work and made preparations for the local agricultural exhibition. After working there three years, Myrtle became a private teacher for two children eighty miles from Clermont on a cattle property in central Queensland. In 1942 she came home and worked at a bank as a ledger keeper. Through her sisters, Myrtle started writing to Edward Haynes, a soldier in New Guinea, in 1943. He visited her once when he was on leave, and they were engaged in February and married in August of 1945. They moved to Ipswich so that Edward could attend a course in carpentry, and lived quietly there. On September 27, 1950 L.D.S. missionaries came to their door and began to teach them the gospel. A year later they were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edward and Myrtle were active in the church and held many callings. In 1957, they moved their family to Brisbane where Edward had been called to carry out a building mission. At a Thanksgiving Service in one of the new chapels that Edward had helped to build, Myrtle had the following experience: 'I had the strong feeling that if I could see through the floating (suspended) ceiling, I would be able to see angels there.' In 1962 they traveled with their six children to the New Zealand Temple where their family was sealed together. After this trip, they moved to Belmont where their last child was born. Myrtle said of her conversion to the church, 'All throughout my life I have been interested in religion, and my mother encouraged me and my sisters; and I feel I was prepared to accept the Gospel.'",1810-1890,,166,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/465,465,,,"This collection was submitted by Myrtle for the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. Included are several photographs, which Myrtle labeled on the back side: they show Myrtle and Edward on their wedding day, Myrtle and Edward in 1976, Elder Marion Romney and Sister Romney on a visit to Australia, and President David O. McKay on a visit to Australia. Two letters in the collection relate to genealogy; Myrtle inquired in the newspaper about a location where her grandmother had visited, and two people responded with information. Another letter is from the missionary who baptized Myrtle and was written as he was leaving Australia. There is a newspaper clipping, 'Collide Valley Railway and the Rathjen Story,' about Myrtle's father and his work on the railway. And Myrtle included a map of Australia that she drew in 1936 for a class assignment. There are two documents in the collection written by Myrtle. A two-page, typewritten autobiography gives a chronological outline of her life, focusing on her conversion and subsequent activity in the church. The other document is handwritten in pen and is five pages long. Entitled 'Reflections and Recollections,' it is more anecdotal in nature. Myrtle tells stories about her wallaby and opossum pets, her favorite doll, her mother's kindness as station mistress, and her interest in finding her relatives. One incident that Myrtle focuses on is an interview with Thomas S. Monson when her husband was called to be a Stake Patriarch. Myrtle became responsible to invite people into their home and type up the patriarchal blessings, and she felt that this was a fulfillment of part of her patriarchal blessing. Because Edward was a patriarch, Myrtle and Edward were able to attend General Conference once. While they were in Salt Lake City, they met with the missionaries who had baptized them 24 years earlier. WWII."
448,"Hasler, Louisa Thalmann",MSS 1142,"Part of the Louisa Thalmann Hasler and John Hasler autobiographies, which is a thirteen-page typescript bound in a soft paperback. The autobiography begins by describing Louisa's first memory- th...",1843-1930,Autobiography,"Louisa Thalmann Hasler was born on August 26, 1843 to parents Heinrich Thalmann and Ana Thalmann in Dussnang, Thurgau, Switzerland. Louisas father passed away when she was four years old on September 15, 1847. Louisa married John Hasler on May 14, 1869. Louisa was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 25, 1868. The family emigrated from Switzerland to Utah, settling in Mt. Pleasant in September 1869. Their first son, Henry Hasler, was born June 14, 1870. On February 11, 1871 another son was born, but he died three months later. A baby girl was born on March 23, 1873. The family joined the United Order in 1875. Another son was born on January 31, 1875, and in 1877 another daughter was born, but she only lived eight months. On December 22, 1879 Emil Hasler was born. In 1880 John Hasler was called to serve a mission in Switzerland until 1882. Mina Otilia Hasler was born on August 13, 1883. Louisa had a total of five children. Louisa died in Mt. Pleasant on January 4, 1930.",,,"Hasler, Louisa Thalmann",2010-10-11,2010-10-11 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/838,838,846.docx,/WomenManu/image/846.docx,"Part of the Louisa Thalmann Hasler and John Hasler autobiographies, which is a thirteen-page typescript bound in a soft paperback. The autobiography begins by describing Louisa's first memory- the death and funeral of her father. Louisa was very distraught when they carried away her fathe's body. After his death the financial status of the family was quite dire and the Louisa had to work with her mother on the farm with no outside help. As a result, the children were overly protected and Louisa had less freedom to do, as she wanted. When Louisa first heard about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints she did not understand the missionaries and disagreed with the missionaries about the Bible. However, she finally accepted the gospel, was baptized, and made the trek to Utah. Louisa found Utah a very difficult place to live and worried about the family's survival. In 1873 Louisa nursed John back to health and helped her sister give birth. Louisa served for thirty-two years in the Relief Society presidency in Mt. Pleasant."
514,"Haskell, Mary Elijahetta",MSS SC 386,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of her father Thales Hastings Haskell, followed by a four-page biography of her mother Margaret Joha",1871-1885,Biography,"Mary Elihahetta Haskell was born 20 October 1871 in Pinto, Washington County, Utah to Thales Hastings Haskell and Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell. She lived there and attended a one room school house until her family home was washed away in a flood. The family moved to another settlement Sunset, Arizona and then Bluff City, Utah where her father was called, for a second time, to be a missionary to the Indians. When Marys older sister Sarah was married and moved to Salt Lake City, Mary accompanied her in hopes of gaining an education. However not long after her arrival she contracted typhoid fever and passed away. Because of the distance between Salt Lake and Bluff City her sister was the only family member able to attend her funeral. She passed away on 3 November 1885.",1871-1885,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 18:10:30,,,,,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of her father Thales Hastings Haskell, followed by a four-page biography of her mother Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell, short biographies of her siblings and a half-page typewritten biography of Mary herself. Her biography is very brief and starts with her birth, subsequent move to Salt Lake City and her death. Following Marys biography there are other short histories of her siblings lives, memories of Thales Hastings Haskell, typewritten copies of notes to Thales by church presidents, a brief three-page ancestry of the Haskell family (describing how the Family first came to America), a three-page bibliography and a three-page index, all typewritten."
503,"Haskell, Margaret Johannah Edwards",MSS SC 386,This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of her husband Thales Hastings Haskell. followed by a four-page biography of Margaret Johannah Edwar,1835-1909,Biography,"Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell was born 5 May 1835 in Abermamt, Carmarthenshire, Wales to John Jones Edwards and Johannah Williams Edwards. She was fourteen when her mother died and shortly thereafter became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1854 she traveled to America by boat landing in New Orleans and then crossed the plains in wagon train finally ending in Salt Lake City. The next couple years Margaret spent with other families in their homes until Her brother, Edward Edwards, joined her in Utah. In 1857 she met Thales Hastings Haskell and in September of that year they were married by president Brigham Young in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. A week after their marriage they traveled together to Santa Clara, Utah where Thales had been called to serve as a missionary to the Indians. Santa Clara was a secluded settlement very close to the spot of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, notorious for its strained Indian-settler relations. Their house at Santa Clara was humble with a dirt floor and mud roof, it was here Margarets first child, Mary, was born in 1859. Shortly after the birth a flood washed away their home and the family relocated to a safer location 40 miles away called Pinto. The family resided there for another twenty odd years. During this time Margaret was given a special calling by Wilford Woodruff to minister to the sick and act as midwife. Margaret took her calling very seriously and sought out training, always going to great lengths to help those in need, she assisted in the birth of over one thousand infants. In 1886 Margaret and her two sons, Thales, jr and Ashbel, moved to Manassa, Colorado were three of her daughters were living. There she served as Stake primary president for ten years and president of the ward Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association for five years. Margaret diligently served and administered to the sick throughout her life. She was also known for her political ideas and participation after her rise during the womans suffrage movement. Margaret passed away 19 August 1916 at age eighty-one.",1835-1964,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of her husband Thales Hastings Haskell. followed by a four-page biography of Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell. This biography was assembled by her grandson, Albert E Smith, in 1964 using notes and writings from her children and his own memories of her. Margarets biography starts with her birth and relates major life events such as baptism, her move to Utah, marriage, children, church callings and her death. There are also brief stories included that help to describe Margarets personality. Following Margarets biography there are; other short histories of her childrens lives, memories of Thales Hastings Haskell, typewritten copies of notes to Thales by church presidents, a brief three-page ancestry of the Haskell family (describing how the Family first came to America), a three-page bibliography and a three-page index, all typewritten."
321,"Haskell, Irene",MSS SC 466,"This collection contains a typewritten copy of a letter from Irene Hascell to Ophelia M. Andrews written in Salt Lake City. The letter is only one page long, and it looks as though the beginning o...",-,Letter,Unknown,1902-,,388,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/711,711,,,"This collection contains a typewritten copy of a letter from Irene Hascell to Ophelia M. Andrews written in Salt Lake City. The letter is only one page long, and it looks as though the beginning of the letter may be missing. At the top of the page, there is a handwritten note stating who the letter was to and from. Irene begins by talking about mutual acquaintances. Then, she describes the geography of the Salt Lake Valley and its relation to her religious convictions: '[There is] just one passage in and another on the west side which will not take much labor to stop an army of ten thousand. Now let the robbers rage. The Loard [sic] has provided this place for us and if we are faithful the troubles and calamities of the Gentile nation will not harm when all is past we will step forth from our hiding place, the secret chambers spoken of in the bible.' She proceeds to testify of the truthfulness of Mormonism to Ophelia stating, 'If we ever meet in the resurrection you cannot say I never told you.' Irene ends the letter by discussing the whereabouts of more mutual acquaintances. Irene mentions her relatives and a woman named Abby who died on the way to Utah."
253,"Harrod, Sarah Elizabeth Steed",MSS 8,"This is a two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Margaret Steed Hess. When Sarah was young, she fell into a deep hole and injured her right hip. She was c...",1836-1930,Biography,"Sarah Elizabeth Steed was born December 25, 1836 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. She was orphaned young and lived with her grandmother. She traveled to America with other Mormon emigrants when she was eighteen years old, and after arriving in New York, journeyed to Iowa City, where she began the trek west. The company arrived in Salt Lake City on November 11, 1856. She remained there for a few years before moving to Farmington, where she lived with a relative, Betsy Steed. She married Joseph Harrod in 1861, and they had a daughter and son, though the daughter died as an infant. Sarah died at the age of 93, on April 10, 1930.",1831-1915,,326,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/643,643,,,"This is a two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Margaret Steed Hess. When Sarah was young, she fell into a deep hole and injured her right hip. She was crippled from then on, but even as she crossed the plains, she helped to push and pull handcarts. When she reached Salt Lake City, she had to go through certain sanitary activities in order to get rid of body lice. In her seventies, she became ill, and even though her bishop and Relief Society wanted to put her in a hospital, her son wouldn't allow her to be taken away, and he cared for her instead."
502,"Harrison, Maria Johannah Haskell",MSS SC 385,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of Marias father Thales Hastings Haskell, followed by a four-page biography of her mother Margaret",1859-1940,Biography,"Maria Johannah Haskell Harrison was born 6 April 1859 in Santa Clara, Washington County, Utah to Thales Hastings Haskell and Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell. She was the first child born to her parents. Soon after her birth the family moved to Pinto a settlement about 40 miles from Santa Clara and then later to St. George Utah. There Maria fulfilled the requirements to become a school teacher and taught at a school in Pinto for two years. On 4 September 1878 Maria married Brigham W. Harrison and they lived in Pinto until 1884. During this time her first two children, Ursula and Maria Arzella, were born. In 1884 the family moved to Manassa, Colorado were her husband, Brigham, had been called to settle. In the following years two of Marias sisters, her mother and her two younger brothers all relocated to Manassa, Colorado. At this time in her life Maria expressed her contentment with being surrounded by family. A devoted mother, Maria had eleven children and her time was taken up in running her large household. She was an excellent seamstress who would spend much time preparing burial clothes and temple clothes for others. Maria passed away on 19 December 1940.",1859-1964,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of Marias father Thales Hastings Haskell, followed by a four-page biography of her mother Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell. Then there is a three-page typewritten biography of Maria including a list of all her children, their names, birth and death dates. Her biography was written by her daughter Linna Harrison Barton in 1964. Marias biography starts with her birth and relates major life events such as, work, marriage, children, church callings and her death. Following Marias biography, there are other short histories of her siblings lives, memories of Thales Hastings Haskell, typewritten copies of notes to Thales by church presidents, a brief three-page ancestry of the Haskell family (describing how the Family first came to America), a three-page bibliography and a three-page index, all typewritten."
76,"Harris, Louisa Hall",MSS SC 902,Louisa's biography is part of a collection of Harris family biographies that includes biographies for her husband and all of her children. Louisa's biography was written by her son Silas Albert ar...,1839-1924,Biography,"Louisa Hall Harris was born December 30, 1839 to Benjamin K. Hall and Mehitable Sawyer Hall. Her parents were early converts to the LDS Church living in Exeter, Illinois at the time of her birth. Louisa's earliest memory was of hiding with her family in the corn field while they watched a mob burn their home. Her older brother was ill when they were driven from their home, and he died soon after. Their family moved to Mt. Pisgee for four years and prepared to move to Utah. They crossed the plains in the summer of 1850 with only one wagon; Louisa, who was then ten years old, walked most of the way. When they arrived in Utah, she found work with a family for the winter tending their baby and doing household chores. She was given board and 33 cents a week. The following year, she moved with her family to Ogden. In 1855 she married Charles Harris; she was fifteen, and he was twenty-three. They had met two years earlier and attended a dance school as partners. After their marriage they moved to Willard, Utah. Charles worked for his brother, and during this time their first three children were born. In response to a call by Brigham Young, they moved their family to Washington, Utah, and they later moved to Paragonah, Utah and Toquerville, Utah. Louisa gave birth to two more children during these moves. These were hard times: 'Most of mother's memoirs from these times refer to the high prices of flour, cloth, and groceries. She tells of one pound of sugar lasting a year, being used only to sweeten medicine or a comfort for the baby.' Finally, they moved to Parowan, Utah where they stayed for eleven years and gained financial stability. Four more children were born to them here. Charles worked as a carpenter and ran a saw mill, and Louisa ran her household, spun yarn, and raised a garden. In the spring of 1866 they purchased an isolated tract of land on the Sevier River and built a ranch. Louisa purchased a sewing machine and also became an expert in making straw hats. After eleven years there, they sold the ranch and seventy-five head of cattle and moved to Junction, Utah. In 1888, with Louisa's permission, Charles took a second wife and was forced soon after to go into exile in Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho. This exile 'effectively separated Louisa and her husband so far as living together in this life was concerned.' Louisa eventually moved to Provo, Utah so her children could attend Brigham Young Academy. She kept boarders for eighteen years, used her resources in charitable causes, and spent long terms working in the temple. She died May 6, 1924.",1906-1976,,167,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/466,466,,,"Louisa's biography is part of a collection of Harris family biographies that includes biographies for her husband and all of her children. Louisa's biography was written by her son Silas Albert around 1944. Silas states that part of the information for the biography was dictated by Louisa to a friend while she was in her seventy-seventh year. The rest of the information came from his memories and his observations of his mother. The biography is nine typewritten pages long, and is a fairly comprehensive history of Louisa's life. Silas' personality comes through as he gives his perspective on the events of his mother's life. Because Louisa was an expert at making straw hats, Silas explains the process of making hats, stating that this information may be of interest to future generations. He includes many interesting anecdotes that elucidate Louisa's personality and her commitment to her religion. One of these anecdotes occurred along the trail to Utah. In Laramie, Wyoming, Orson Pratt met their company and warned them that travelers between them and the valley had contracted small pox. He gave the company some vaccination scab, and as the midwife, Louisa's mother vaccinated the company. In Louisa's childish fancy her vaccination was not working well enough, so she reapplied the scab to her leg. Her leg became swollen and discolored, but she recovered. Louisa did not tell her mother about this experience until after she had married. Louisa was a woman of 'perfect beautiful faith.' Silas explained, 'Her one comment when trouble arose was, ""Well, I guess the Lord knows what he is doing.'' Louisa was given a blessing that she would be able to 'rebuke disease preying upon her offspring,' and Silas remembered her executing this gift. Louisa was also known for sharing her testimony with others. Travelers often stopped at their ranch on the Sevier River for rest and refreshment. Louisa 'frequently engaged her guests on the merits of Mormonism always bearing testimony of its truth.' To guests with which she was particularly impressed she would say, 'You seem too good to be anything but a Mormon.' Once when in confinement, Louisa was ill and afraid that she would die. She had occasionally indulged in a cup of tea, but she covenanted with the Lord that if he would spare her life, she would never drink another drop of tea again. Her life was spared, and she kept her covenant. Louisa was known for her ready wit and her kindness to others in her later years. She endeared herself to the young men who boarded with her during the school year, and gave of her resources freely saying, 'He that gives to the poor lends to the Lord.'"
427,"Harris, Isabelle Maria",MSS SC 902,This collection is a compilation of Harris family biographies. Isabelle Maria Harris' life was written by her granddaughter Madeline Merrill Mills. This short biography focuses on the...,1861-1938,Photocopied transcription of various Harris family biographies,"Isabelle Maria Harris was born April 15, 1861 in Willard, Utah, She was the third child of Louisa Maria Hall and Charles Harris. At sixteen, Isabelle moved with her family from Parowan, Utah to Junction, Utah in Piute County. It was here that Isabelle met Clarence Merrill. With encouragement from her family, Isabelle married Merrill October 8, 1879 becoming his third wife. Her marriage proved an unhappy one, and after two children she divorced. Her father pled her case for a temple divorce for the church court, which approved the request and the decree was signed by Pres. John Taylor, 3rd president of the Church. Around 1833, Congress passed the Edmunds-Tucker Act and the Federal Government established courts to prosecute polygamists. Isabelle was subpoenaed to appear before a Grand Jury. When she refused to answer incriminating question, she was fined in contempt of court and sentenced to four months in jail. She became the first woman prisoner in the Utah State Penitentiary. Her incarceration made her a local hero. In 1884, Isabelle decided to become a teacher and enrolled in Brigham Young Academy. There she met Nels Lars Nelson, the love of her life. They were married August 1, 1887. However, this marriage proved too stressful for Nelson who left after a few years. Isabelle passed away May 31, 1938 in Provo, Utah. She was mother to six children.",,,"Harris, Isabelle Maria",2010-06-11,2010-06-11 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/817,817,825.docx,/WomenManu/image/825.docx,This collection is a compilation of Harris family biographies. Isabelle Maria Harris' life was written by her granddaughter Madeline Merrill Mills. This short biography focuses on the major events of Isabelle's life and provides a glimpse of her personality; it is an outline without much detail.
123,"Harris, Ida May",MSS SC 902,"This biography is part of a collection of biographies on the Harris family, and includes a biography of each of Charles and Louisa Harris' children written by their siblings. Ida's biography was w...",1873-1888,Biography,"Ida May Harris was born October 1, 1873 in Parowan, Iron County, Utah to Charles and Louisa Harris. She was the eighth of fourteen children. When she was four years old, the family moved to an isolated ranch on the Sevier River. In the ten years that they lived there, they had very little social interaction with other families and were unable to attend church meetings. Ida's only schooling there was when the children played at school with their sister Addie as the teacher. As her older sisters married and moved away, Ida took on more chores and became a help to her mother. In the spring of 1887, their father sold the ranch and bought two homes in Junction. Without living in these homes, the family moved to Richfield and the children were sent to school. In the spring of 1888, the family moved back to Junction. In September, Ida went to visit her sister Addie in Provo, Utah. She contracted diphtheria on her journey and was diagnosed with the disease upon her arrival. She was taken to her sister Belle's house where she died September 11, 1888 at age fifteen.",,,209,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/513,513,,,"This biography is part of a collection of biographies on the Harris family, and includes a biography of each of Charles and Louisa Harris' children written by their siblings. Ida's biography was written by her older brother Silas. It is five typewritten pages long and gives a brief outline of Ida's life, emphasizing the moves that their family made and Ida's calm but steadfast character. Ida and Silas were clearly close siblings; Silas begins the biographical sketch with this sentence: 'I approach with tender emotion a belated portrayal of her beautiful, brief sojourn in life's moving drama.' He describes Ida as having 'brown hair, blue eyes, was of average height, was neither plump nor thin, every line exactly right.' He also praises her kind demeanor: 'There is one thing that I have been wanting to say from the beginning of this story. I don't remember a word of quarrel between her and me, not with Gene or mother ever. She seemed to have passed the quiet tenor of her way in peaceful repose.' Silas takes the details of Ida's death from a detailed document that Belle dictated to a granddaughter shortly before her own death. Belle explained that Ida 'was very unhappy and grieved because she had brought that trouble there.' Ida became worse and worse. One day, Belle was walking in the street to fetch a doctor when she received the impression, 'Ida will die and you must have her sealed to Brother Nelson [Belle's husband].' Belle did not like the idea of sisters marrying the same man, and she was very troubled over this communication. Finally, she realized that Ida was lingering because she had not acted on this impression. She told Ida and her husband about it, and they agreed to the marriage. Ida died that afternoon and was buried in Belle's wedding dress. Plural Marriage."
170,"Hales, Isabella (Belle) Wilson",MSS 11,"This collection is a 2-volume, 709-page diary written by Belle W. Hales. Both volumes are typed, single-sided, and bound in a paper cover. Volume one contains 341 pages and covers the years 1941-19...",1889-1963,Diaries,"Isabella (Belle) Ethel Wilson was born December 11, 1889 in Midway, Utah, to James Brigham Wilson and Margaret Powell. She married Wayne Brockbank Hales September 20, 1916. Wayne and Belle had six children. Belle was very involved in civic and church activities and organizations, serving as leaders in many of them. Belle was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wayne served in a leadership position at Brigham Young University, and Belle served as a great help and support system for Wayne. They enjoyed attending BYU events and conferences, and were avid fans of BYU sports. If they were unable to attend the sporting events in person, they would make it a point to listen to them on the radio'something often mentioned in Belle's journal. Some of the clubs and organizations Belle was involved in are BYU Women's Luncheon, L.L.C., Silver Slippers, A.A.U.W., Fed. Club, and Sorosis. In her diary, Belle includes a list of accomplishments from 1948 and some aims for the next year. In that list, she writes she was an active member of the Relief Society, elected President of Sorosis, elected a member of the Program Committee of the L.L. Club, elected secretary of President's council, Chairman of A.A.U.W., and nominated as Utah Mother of the Year. Aside from her several civic clubs and organizations, Belle enjoyed doing everyday things, such as shopping, sewing, canning, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed writing in her journal, as she would write often, and include much about her day to day activities. She also enjoyed attending the theater, and would attend plays and movies whenever she had the chance. Belle was also very good about writing her husband and children when they were away with work, at war, or away furthering their education. Belle passed away April 1, 1963 in Provo, Utah.",,,251,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/560,560,,,"This collection is a 2-volume, 709-page diary written by Belle W. Hales. Both volumes are typed, single-sided, and bound in a paper cover. Volume one contains 341 pages and covers the years 1941-1962. Volume two contains 358 pages and covers the years 1956-1962, and includes a preface written by Wayne B. Hales. The type on some pages is a little faded and harder to read, but still legible, and some words are missing. The first volume includes mostly information about daily events, as Belle wrote in it quite often, everyday during some periods of time. She talks about the cleaning, sewing, canning, shopping, and other activities she did on a daily or weekly basis. Belle also writes about the traveling she did and the different activities of her husband and children. In a preface to the second volume of her diary, Belle's husband, Wayne, talks about the love Belle had for the Church, her family, and the community. She spent much time serving in all three of those areas, and truly loved what she did."
490,"Hale, Anna Clark",MSS SC 2964,This folder contains a book by Karen M. and Paul D. Larsen called Remembering Winter Quarters. It is a collection of first-person writings from sixteen pioneers who lived temporarily in Winter Quart,1841-1914,,"Anna Clark was born on April 19, 1841 in Clark County, Ohio as the ninth of ten children to Samuel and Rebecca Garner Clark. The family joined the LDS church in 1835 after hearing some travelling missionaries. Their religious conversion caused persecution and they were driven from their home in four different counties in Ohio. In 1841, Anna and her family started for the city of Nauvoo, Illinois in hope of finding peace, but the journey took two years due to sickness, bad weather, and the constant need to earn provisions and care for a large family and livestock. In September 1843 they reached their destination and met Joseph Smith. Anna remembered her parents often saying that they had never been happier in their lives. Their peace and happiness were short lived as persecutions arose again. In early spring of 1846, with their family reduced by death to seven children, they travelled westward to Utah. Anna and her family arrived in Salt Lake, but were called to settle Provo in 1849. On April 17, 1863, she married Solomon Hale whom she had known for many years, both travelling with the Heber C. Kimball company at young ages. In 1865, they were asked to colonize Bear Lake Valley, Idaho, moved to Soda Springs, and then finally settled in Preston, Idaho. Anna was always considered the community doctor. She was the mother of eight children, three of whom died in childhood. Anna died at 73 years of age on April 13, 1914 in Preston, Idaho.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a book by Karen M. and Paul D. Larsen called Remembering Winter Quarters. It is a collection of first-person writings from sixteen pioneers who lived temporarily in Winter Quarters, Kanesville, and other nearby locales between 1846 and 1852. The book is organized in sixteen chapters, one for each individual, ranging from the well known to the obscure. An introductory note for each chapter gives a brief history of the writer before the personal history begins and ends with a short note summarizing the pioneers experience after Winter Quarters. The chapters are composed of one official epistle by Brigham Young, eleven autobiographies/reminiscences, and four journals. The collection contains an excerpt from the memoirs of Anna Clark Hale. Her account was written between her seventieth and seventy-third year, and is unique because Anna Hale was only five-years-old when she arrived in Winter Quarters."
592,"Hagen, Mary",MSS SC 2513,"This folder contains several items. The first is a clean draft of a manuscript entitled, Larimer County Place Names, written by Mary Hagen, numbering 86 typescript pages. The second item is a marked",1970s-Present,Book,"Mary Hagen grew up on a ranch, spending much of her free time on horseback. She would always come up with imaginary situations while she rode and started writing from a young age. Her position in the school paper in seventh grade helped her launch her career as a writer, and in ninth grade, she won second place in a short story contest.
After graduating High School, she attended the University of Wyoming, then transferred to the University of Washington, where she graduated with a degree in political science. She later got her masters degree from the University of Colorado. Mary taught school for a few years, and in her free time would write outdoor articles and feature stories for the local paper. She would tell her son stories, too, and later had some of them published in childrens magazines.
Marys published works include western historical non-fiction works, such as the featured manuscript (1984), Hiking Tails of Northern Colorado (1994), and Women to Remember of Northern Colorado (2001), as well as several romance novels, such as The Chase and Secret to Hold, all taking place in the scenery she grew up to love.
Currently, she lives on a trout farm close to the Wyoming-Colorado border. She loves to hike and explore the outdoors.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:03:28,,,,,"This folder contains several items. The first is a clean draft of a manuscript entitled, Larimer County Place Names, written by Mary Hagen, numbering 86 typescript pages. The second item is a marked up first draft of the same, untitled and without an introduction, numbering 70 typescript pages.
The manuscript is about the place names and their histories and origins of the towns and cities of Larimer County, Colorado, drawing on sources such as a card file collected by Etholine Aycock in 1976, and some history texts.
The third item in the folder is a series of glossy print photographs, each one with a handwritten label on the back:
- Loveland 1825
- Chambers Lake II-17-9
- Camptons Cherokee Park Resort 9828
- Virginia Dale Slade 8140
- Charles Gnesner by Stanley Steamer driven for Long Parks Inn owned by Enos Mills, 1915 942
- Wellington depot 7796
- 3473"
60,"Guy, Lilian Joan Lockhart",MSS SC 1007,"This collection consists of a two-page, typed manuscript by Lilian which she sent to the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. The first page is entitled, 'My Testimony of Putting ...",1925-,Autobiography,"Lilian Joan Lockhart Guy was born February 25, 1925 in Lebrina, Tasmania to Lilian Willams Lockhart and Henry James Lockhart. Lilian, who went by Joan, had two sisters and three brothers. Their family moved to Flinders Island, a small farming island off the tip of Tasmania, where Lilian came to love the countryside and the coastline. When she was twelve years old, they moved back to the Tasmania mainland. There, she attended high school until age fifteen, when she was conscripted into a clothing factory that made military clothing for WWII. She was grateful for the two years she spent there because she learned to sew. Lilian worked in a Sanitarium Health Food shop until she married Harvey Lloyd Guy on March 25, 1948. She and Harvey became the parents of six children: five sons and one daughter. They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a family unit on April 30, 1961. Lilian said of their conversion, 'I am grateful to say that we recognized the truth instantly and were baptized without any reservations.' They moved their family to the Gold Coast, Queensland in 1969 and were active in their religion, taking on various church callings.",1874-1946,,152,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/450,450,,,"This collection consists of a two-page, typed manuscript by Lilian which she sent to the Women's History Archives at Brigham Young University. The first page is entitled, 'My Testimony of Putting the Lord First.' She explains that after joining the church as a family, 'I found that there seemed to be so much to do, and so many meetings to attend in my new life, and so a decision had to be made right then and prompted by the Holy Ghost.' She decided to give of her time and talents to build up the Lord's Kingdom on the earth, and 'learned very quickly that to serve the Lord first in all things, allowed me the privilege of taking care of my family, and home in a manner that I feel the Lord would have me do.' Lilian gives an account of a trial their family had: two and a half months after joining the church, their five-year-old son was diagnosed with kidney disease. Their family was grateful to learn of the priesthood power, and to see it bless Andrew; he lived to receive a kidney transplant and regain his health. Lilian also reminisces about a particular District Relief Society President that she served under as Secretary/Treasurer. They would travel to quarterly leadership meetings that were 80 and 120 miles away, bringing delicious three-course meals and table decorations with them. Lilian concludes this page with the statement, 'Yes putting the Lord first is surely putting your family first.' The second page of the collection is a one-paragraph autobiography written January 3, 1977. Lilian gives a short history of her life and lists the church callings that she and her husband had held."
249,"Grover, Laduska Solome Tupper",MSS 8,"This four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written in 1852 by Laduska's granddaughter, Lucy Sanders Hess. Lucy describes Laduska as being of an 'average height,...",1826-1902,Biography,"Laduska Solome Tupper Grover was born May 22, 1826 in Nashau, New Hampshire to Freeman and Hannah Ladd Tupper. She married Thomas Grover in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1846 as his third polygamous wife. They traveled to the Platte River with the first company of saints after being driven from their homes in February of 1847. Thomas Grover aided in helping ferry people across the river and consequently, they did not reach Salt Lake City until August of 1847. After they reached Salt Lake City, the family moved to Centerville, and then Farmington. Their first home was a two-room log house with a dirt roof and floor, although they eventually built a two-story adobe house. Laduska and Thomas together had seven children, four of whom grew to adulthood. In 1849, Thomas went to California to search for gold. Laduska died March 1902 in Farmington from a ruptured appendix.",1836-1925,,322,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/639,639,,,"This four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written in 1852 by Laduska's granddaughter, Lucy Sanders Hess. Lucy describes Laduska as being of an 'average height, rather heavy set, and [having] black hair.' Laduska was illiterate until she was motivated to learn to read and write in order to receive and send letters. She was a good cook, but modest, and entirely devoted to her husband. The manuscript briefly mentions Laduska's family history and also describes the cold winter of 1849, when Thomas had gone to California to search for gold."
215,"Grigg, Leah Vesta",MSS 1799,"This one-page biography is a selection from Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's second book of remembrance. Leah is described as a 'wholesome, blue eyed girl with golden hair' that has turned dark brown...",1902-2002,Biography,"Leah Vesta Grigg was born September 1, 1909 to Parley Mormon Grigg and Thankful Halsey Gardner in Cove, Union, Utah. She met and converted Lloyd Dow Dyas to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before marrying him in 1929 in a double wedding with her brother and Lloyd's sister. The couple settled in Vale, Oregon on a farm home. Leah died April 23, 2002.",-,,292,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/605,605,,,"This one-page biography is a selection from Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's second book of remembrance. Leah is described as a 'wholesome, blue eyed girl with golden hair' that has turned dark brown. She was active in the Church and was called as the organist of her ward for many years, as well as president of the Vale Ward Primary."
214,"Grigg, June Thelma",MSS 1799,"This short one-page biography is included in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's second book of remembrance. It is a short excerpt, written in 1953. June is described as having 'dark blue eyes and blond...",1920-,Biography,"June Thelma Grigg was born to Parley Mormon Grigg and Thankful Halsey Gardner. She married Kenneth Payne Carey, a barber and carpenter, in 1936, and graduated two years later from Vale High School in 1938. Together, they had eight children.",,,291,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/604,604,,,"This short one-page biography is included in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's second book of remembrance. It is a short excerpt, written in 1953. June is described as having 'dark blue eyes and blonde [sic] curls.'"
212,"Grigg, Julia Kathryn",MSS 1799,"This brief one-page biography is part of Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's second book of remembrance. In this excerpt, Julia is described as a 'lively, ambitious, brown haired, blue eyed girl with a ...",1915-2006,Biography,"Julia Kathryn Grigg was born March 2, 1915 to Parley Mormon Grigg and Thankful Halsey Gardner in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho. She was educated in the grade schools there, and when twenty years old, married Warren Walters. The marriage ended in divorce, but soon after, Julia married Otis Harland Williams. He accepted the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the couple was later sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple on April 18, 1938. They moved from Riverton, Wyoming, to Choteau, and then to Helena, Montana. In 1951, Orin joined Julia's brothers, Golden and Nephi, in an Oregon Frozen Food Company. They last resided in Ontario. Julia died August 3, 2006.",,,290,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/602,602,,,"This brief one-page biography is part of Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's second book of remembrance. In this excerpt, Julia is described as a 'lively, ambitious, brown haired, blue eyed girl with a beautiful face and a graceful figure.'"
211,"Grigg, Hannah Pamelia",MSS 1799,"This short one-page biography is part of Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's first book of remembrance and appears to be an excerpt from a book or magazine. Hannah is described as being a 'delicate, fai...",1889-1984,Biography,"Hannah Pamelia Grigg was born June 20, 1889 in Loa, Wayne, Utah to Parley Mormon Grigg and Amanda Catherine Oyler. When thirteen years old, her family moved to Union County, Oregon, and six years later, she met and married Orin Harrison McClellan. In 1910, they moved to Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, where they farmed. In 1915, they acquired an eighty-acre homestead in Dubois, Clark County, Idaho, where they lived for five years. In 1920, they returned to Oregon, only to move back to Nampa in 1921, where they kept bees, and Orin worked for U.P.R.R. Hannah nursed her aging mother for two years, until her mother's death. In 1943, Hannah and Orin took up eighty acres of sagebrush land in Vale, Oregon. Hannah died April 14, 1984.",1858-1937,,289,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/601,601,,,"This short one-page biography is part of Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's first book of remembrance and appears to be an excerpt from a book or magazine. Hannah is described as being a 'delicate, fair-skinned, blue-eyed blonde.' She was a patient and understanding wife and mother, who worked as a homemaker and gardener."
437,"Griffiths, Olivetla Howard",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by Olivetla's daughter, Barbara Peasmall. It is located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is...",1883-1932,,"Olivetla Howard Griffiths was born February 16, 1883 in Abram, England to William Johnson and Elizabeth Bagguley Howard. She joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 29, 1893. At age twenty-one, she and her sister traveled to the United States, where the rest of their family had previous migrated to a few months prior. They settled in Castle Gate, Utah, a mining community, and on May 16, 1906, Olivetla married David Jon Griffiths, with whom she had twelve children. On January 19, 1932, Olivetla died in Grantsville, at age forty-eight.",,,"Griffiths, Olivetla Howard",2010-07-08,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/827,827,835.docx,/WomenManu/image/835.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by Olivetla's daughter, Barbara Peasmall. It is located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is labeled, 'Biographies, GA-GU.' As brief as it is, Barbara writes a small amount concerning Olivetla's earlier life in England; the family being poor, every member worked. At age thirteen, Olivetla worked in the cotton mills, where four of her fingers on her left hand were cut off. It was for this reason she stayed a few months later with her sister, while the rest of her family went on ahead to the United States. Toward the end of the manuscript, Barbara writes that Olivetla was a living example of kindness and goodness. She helped the sick and could knit and crochet."
647,"Gregg, Sarah Davis Lawton",MSS SC 2706,"This is a 2-page photocopy of a holograph letter from Sarah to her husband. It is dated 14 June 1844 from Carthage, and is addressed to Thomas Gregg at Rock Island, Illinois.",1807-1900,Letter,"Sarah Davis Lawton Gregg was born on 10 September 1807 to John A. Lawton and Sarah Ward Davis. She was the eldest of 8 children, her younger siblings being Joanna Clark, Abigail Nichols, Jacob L., Harriet Newell, John Howard, Cyrus B., and Ann Elizabeth Wells.
Little is known about Sarahs life, but it is known that on 10 November 1836, Sarah married Thomas Gregg, and together they had 3 children: Mary Sinclair, Eva L., and Stella D.
It is also known that Sarah was also the first ever official schoolteacher in Warsaw, Illinois, beginning in 1835.
She died in 1900. It is uncertain where, though her husband is buried in Hancock County, Illinois, albeit 8 years earlier. However, neither she nor her daughters appear to be buried in the same cemetery as Thomas.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:33:46,,,,,"This is a 2-page photocopy of a holograph letter from Sarah to her husband. It is dated 14 June 1844 from Carthage, and is addressed to Thomas Gregg at Rock Island, Illinois.
Her hand trembles, not from fear, but from fatigue as she writes to her husband. She has carried someone - most likely a daughter - a far distance that day. She received a letter from him just the day before writing, and she talks about the preparations being made to fight against the Mormons in her area. All the Mormon men are wide awake to defend their families and liberty or die trying. She talks about how a ""Mr. Crist"" will be able to tell him more, if he hasn't already heard of recent developments.
She describes her plans to join him where his is as soon as she can. Her hope is to take a boat there and have Thomas pay her passage. She closes by reporting that Mary is well, except that she is teething, and that she has sent another letter the week prior.
She signs the letter as ""Sarah D. G."""
441,"Green, Elizabeth Rebecca Lloyd",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by Elizabeth's grandson, Tim Sullivan. It is located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is la...",1879-1972,,"Elizabeth Rebecca Lloyd Green was born October 24, 1879 in Lake Creek, Wasatch county, Utah to John Lloyd and Emma Phillips. She attended Center Creek Elementary for six years and then moved to Tooele in 1898. In 1900, she married William Broomhead Green, and a year later, they moved to Ophir, where they lived for twenty-five years, driving horses and hauling ore. They then moved to Erda for a short time, then to South Willow, where Will was in charge of the power station. In 1929 they moved to Grantsville, where Will was a resident. Together, they had ten children. William died April 2, 1950 in Salt Lake City, and Elizabeth moved in to live with her third youngest daughter, Deon Johanson. Elizabeth died September 4, 1972.",,,"Green, Elizabeth Rebecca Lloyd",2010-07-14,2010-07-14 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/831,831,839.docx,/WomenManu/image/839.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by Elizabeth's grandson, Tim Sullivan. It is located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is labeled, 'Biographies, GA-GU.' There is very little information concerning Elizabeth's personal life. Her father did found the first saw mill in Heber, Utah. Tim ended the biography writing that Elizabeth is still working at the age of seventy-four."
203,"Green, Elizabeth Lucretia Buckwalter",MSS SC 1740,"This three-page biography written by Elizabeth's great grand-niece, Helen Taylor Allison, is brief, beginning with the basic events of Elizabeth's life. A list of her children and their birth and d...",1840-1903,Biography,"Elizabeth Lucretia Buckwalter Green was born in Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1840 to John Buckwalter and Sarah Shuler. She was the youngest of the family. In 1942, her family moved to Nauvoo, but they were driven from their home only four years later. They arrived in Salt Lake City when she was twelve, but the family moved to American Fork soon after. Elizabeth became one of the first teachers there and later President of the Primary. She married Alva Green, a childhood playmate, and after twenty-six years of marriage, they had eleven children, ten of whom grew to adulthood. In her later years, Elizabeth lived for a time in Canada with one of her children before moving back to American Fork, where she died on November 10, 1903.",,,281,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/593,593,,,"This three-page biography written by Elizabeth's great grand-niece, Helen Taylor Allison, is brief, beginning with the basic events of Elizabeth's life. A list of her children and their birth and death dates is provided and followed by a more personal description of Elizabeth, with details ranging from what the gospel meant to her to her cooking specialties. Elizabeth is described as being extremely economical, using everything to its greatest capacity and in the most efficient ways. There is also an elaborate description of the house, with details of each room."
438,"Green, Barbara Ellen Raymond",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a six-page typescript autobiography, typed by Dorothy Green. It is located in the eight folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographie...",1901-1989,Autobiography,"Barbara Ellen Raymond Green was born January 17,1901 in Smithfield, Utah to Perris Raymond and Elsie Irene Merrill. When she was five, her family moved to Idaho, where her father built a log house, and they lived on a farm. When she was in third grade, the family moved to Birch Creek, where they lived for five years on a ranch. On August 10, 1915, Barbara married Roy Green of Ophir, Utah. Their first child was born Novemeber 16, 1916 in Annis, Idaho, and two years later, they had another child, and three years following, another. During a railroad strike in 1922, the family moved to Ophir, where another daughter was born. They then moved to Howe, Idaho, where they lived for seven years, Barbara and Roy worked for a Mrs. Holland, and in 1930, another girl was born. Six years later, they returned to Annis, where Barbara worked in a seed house nine months out of the year. On December 30, 1937, another daughter was born, and in 1941, the family moved to Grantsville. In 1945, another child was born for a total of seven children. In 1947 the family bought a home in Grantsville and lived there for the remainder of their lives. Barbara died November 29, 1989.",,,"Green, Barbara Ellen Raymond",2010-07-08,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/828,828,836.docx,/WomenManu/image/836.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a six-page typescript autobiography, typed by Dorothy Green. It is located in the eight folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, GA-GU.' As an autobiography, there are several details and memories from Barbara's early childhood. She writes about her family's first move from Utah to Idaho, and goes on to describe their new home there. She writes about playing with her cousins and recalls seeing various wild animals. She writes that she had to walk two and a half miles to school, although she enjoyed these walks as she saw several wild animals along the way. Twice a week, her mother would send her to get groceries, and she recalls having to run from a wild boar. After moving to Birch Creek, she helped her mother cook for the sixteen to twenty men who worked on the ranch, and she describes the house and location, as well as what she did to entertain herself without any dolls or dishes. She had two best friends, and she describes some of the activities they would do together, although both were to later die at early ages. At the end of the manuscript, Barbara writes of how blessed she is and of her wonderful family and life."
442,"Green, Annie Horman",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by Terry Green. It is located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, G...",1866-1953,,"Annie Horman Green was born October 3, 1866 on the Island of Jersey, St. Heliers, England to Charles Horman and Margaret De La Haye. Her family left in June of 1868 and arrived in New York on August 5, after which they the rail to Benton and began their trek across the plains. They arrived in Salt Lake City on September 15, 1868 and a few days afterward, moved to Tooele. Annie was baptized October 2, 1874, and on December 30, 1886, she married Edward Broomhead Green, with whom she had nine children. In 1889, they moved to Grantsville, and then 1891, to Granger. They returned to Tooele, and in 1896, made Grantsville their home. Annie died March 15, 1953.",,,"Green, Annie Horman",2010-07-14,2010-07-14 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/832,832,840.docx,/WomenManu/image/840.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by Terry Green. It is located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, GA-GU. There is minimal personal detail, though Terry writes that Annie served in that YLA until her marriage, and thereafter, served as a teacher in Relief Society for some time. At this time this was written, six of her nine children were alive."
524,"Gleason, Mary Ann Sutherland",MSS SC 776 fld 6,This manuscript is a collection of typewritten papers under the heading Andrew Locy Rogers Papers. This collection contains an eight-page typewritten life sketch of Andrew Locy Rogers followed by a,1834-1921,Biography,"Mary Ann Sutherland Gleason was born 7 April 1834 in London, England to Thos. Henry Sutherland and Mary Ann Timmings. She was the second of the four surviving children. When Mary was just two or three years old her family moved to New Castle and stayed there through her childhood. In this place the family first became acquainted with Mormon missionaries. After being advised by a neighbor to summon an elder to bless one of their sick children their doors were always open to the missionaries. Not long after this all of the family members (excluding the supportive, but reluctant father) were baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mary was at the time thirteen years old. In 1862 Mary and her sister Eliza immigrated to Utah to meet their father who had, a few years previously, emigrated and prepared a home for his family to come and join him. In 1864 Mary married John Streator Gleason an elder they had met briefly in England before their departure, becoming his third wife. She moved with him first to Springville and then Pleasant Grove, Utah. Mary had three biological children live to maturity and raised the orphaned son of her sister. Mary was sweet and soft spoken, immensely dedicated to her religion and a master with thread and needle. In her old age she fell and broke her arm and injured her hip. She never fully recovered and after a year of sickness she passed away in February of 1921.",1834-1921,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:36:19,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of typewritten papers under the heading Andrew Locy Rogers Papers. This collection contains an eight-page typewritten life sketch of Andrew Locy Rogers followed by a three-page typewritten history of Andrews wife Clara Mari Gleason Rogers and then a second five-page biography of the same wife Clara followed by biographies of all three wives of Claras father John Streeter Gleason. The First of the wives, Desdemona Chase Gleason, (Claras mother) has a two-page biography. Following this is a half-page biography of the second wife, Eliza Ann Malin Gleason and finally the third wife, Mary Ann Sutherland concludes the collection with a three-page biography. Mary Ann Sutherlands biography includes a history of her major life events including birth, conversion, immigration to Utah, marriage, children and her death. The biography is typewritten and easily legible with her life events relayed in chronological order."
523,"Gleason, Desdemona Chase",MSS SC 776 fld 6,This manuscript is a collection of typewritten papers under the heading Andrew Locy Rogers Papers. This collection contains an eight-page typewritten life sketch of Andrew Locy Rogers followed by a,1821-1887,Biography,"Desdemona Chase Gleason was born 5 April 1821 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York to Isaac Chase and Phoebe Ogden. Her family became converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1839. That same year Desdemona married a fellow latter-day saint by the name of John Streater Gleason on 8 November. The newly married couple and Desdemonas parents moved in 1842 to Nauvoo, Illinois to gather with the saints. However, they found themselves in the middle of great contention during the years leading up to their expulsion from that city. In 1846 the Mormons were forced out of Nauvoo and Desdemona and her family traveled to Winter Quarters in Iowa. Desdemona stayed at Winter Quarters until 1848 when she accompanied her husband to the Salt Lake Valley. During this exodus Desdemona gave birth to a son the first of four children that would live to maturity. At the beginning of their time in Utah Desdemona and her husband lived in her parents house in Salt Lake while John helped to run the family saw mill. They then moved to Tooele for the next two years and worked at E.T. Bensons saw mill. Once again the family moved this time to Centerville, Utah and then finally settled at Farmington were John taught school and farmed. While living in the house in Farmington Desdemona provided for her family single handedly while John was called on two separate occasions to serve a mission. An excellent mother Desdemona raised her family of four, and on 18 February 1887 she passed away.",1821-1887,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:30:20,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of typewritten papers under the heading Andrew Locy Rogers Papers. This collection contains an eight-page typewritten life sketch of Andrew Locy Rogers followed by a three-page typewritten history of Andrews wife Clara Mari Gleason Rogers and then a second five-page biography of the same wife Clara followed by biographies of all three wives of Claras father John Streeter Gleason. The First of the wives, Desdemona Chase Gleason, (Claras mother) has a two-page biography. Following this is a half-page biography of the second wife, Eliza Ann Malin Gleason and finally the third wife, Mary Ann Sutherland concludes the collection with a three-page biography. Desdemona Chases biography was written by her granddaughter and includes a history of her major life events, including birth, marriage, children, their movements around Utah and her death. The biography is typewritten and easily legible, but little detail is given about this woman because the biography is a joint history of both the husband and wife."
440,"Gladden, Norma De Lee Vance",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript autobiography, located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, GA-GU.The manuscript pr...",1921-1962,,"Norma De Lee Vance Gladden was born July 20, 1921 to John Quinney Vance and Etta May Huffman in Monticello, San Juan County, Utah. When she was two years old, her family moved to Cederedge, Colorado, and they moved again several times until finally settling in Delta, Colorado, where Norma attended grade school and high school. After graduating, she worked by keeping house for several different families. On January 23, 1942, at age twenty, she married David Wheeler Gladden. He went into military service seven months after they were married, and shortly thereafter, their first son, Richard, was born. Norma went to Seattle to live with her sister for some time, and there she worked at Boeing aircraft with her sisters. After the war, the family moved to Durango, Colorado, where they lived with David's parents. There, their second and third children were born. They then moved to Tod Park, Tooele, Utah, where they had their fourth child. Norma died May 4, 1962.",,,"Gladden, Norma De Lee Vance",2010-07-13,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/830,830,838.docx,/WomenManu/image/838.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript autobiography, located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, GA-GU. The manuscript provides a few details of Norma's personal life. It describes her baptism, along with several others. The manuscript also related that Norma loved swimming, dancing, horseback riding, baseball, and football. It also relates a small account of how Norma met her husband, David: Norma had gone with her brother George to meet his fiance, and shortly thereafter, she met his fiance's brother, David. They courted for eight days, and two couples were married in the Mesa Temple, on the same day, which took Norma's family by surprise. The manuscript also provides a few details of Norma's also provides a few details of Norma's time working in Seattle with her sisters. When the family finally settled in Tod Park, the manuscript relates that the family would take vacations to visit Norma's parents on their way to Red Mesa, Arizona. As they drove, the younger boys were often afraid of falling because of how narrow and winding the roads were on Cliffside. The manuscript ends with Norma's gratitude for her health and strength, and for her twenty years of marriage. In addition to this manuscript is a three-page typescript autobiography of Norma, located in the second Hollinger box of the collection in the eleventh folder, which is labeled, Biographies, VA_VO. It provides much of the same information, though Norma does write a more extensive account of her trips to Sunday School conferences. She also writes about Mutual, that the parties would generally end with dancing and refreshments. In May of 1938, she writes that she held a party, and all the children played outside. She concludes by writing that she will be married for seventeen years on January 23, and they currently have five children."
108,"Girod, Therese Morel",MSS SC 205,"The marriage contract for Therese and John and the receipt of funds are part of a large collection of Bunot Family Papers. There are fifty folders in the collection, two of which contain materials...",1761-,Marriage contract and receipt of funds,"Therese Morel Girod was born in 1761 in Morbier, Jura, France to Jean Francois Chavin and Jeanne Claudine Chavin. She married John Joseph Girod, son of Marc Joseph Girod and Anne Marguerite Maudrillon Girod, on November 23, 1779 in Morez, Jura, France.",-,,196,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/498,498,,,"The marriage contract for Therese and John and the receipt of funds are part of a large collection of Bunot Family Papers. There are fifty folders in the collection, two of which contain materials relating to Therese. The first folder holds a two-page list of the contents of each folder, an incomplete pedigree chart of the people involved in the collection, and the marriage contract between Therese and John. The marriage contract is dated April 5, 1779, and both the original French document and a five-page typed translation are included. The contract stipulates what money the couple would receive from their parents, that they would share everything equally after marriage, and that the monetary stipulations in the contract could change in the event that they had children or that either of them died. At the end of the document is a list of those who signed as witnesses. In the second folder there is a document, signed by witnesses and dated June 26, 1782, stating that the money indicated in the marriage contract was received. The original French document is enclosed, along with a three-page typewritten translation."
217,"Gilchrist, Cleo Grigg Johnson",MSS 1799,"This collection is categorized into six folders, held within two boxes. Biographies of women are scattered throughout. The first folder is a review of the Grigg family, as written by Cleo Grigg Joh...",1905-2001,Biographies,"Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist was born in Cove, Oregon on September 24, 1905. After three and a half years, she and her family moved to Nampa, Idaho, where her father farmed for twenty-five years. Cleo married Elmer Johnson, and the couple later moved to Long Beach, of Southern California. After the Depression hit, however, they moved back to Idaho, where they lived a rustic ranch life. In 1839, Elmer died in an oil field accident in Torrance, California. In 1946, Cleo and her two sons moved to Kuna, Idaho, to be closer to her parents. In September 1956, she moved to Ontario, Oregon to work as a receptionist. There, she met Robert Gilchrist, a successful farmer from Quincy, Washington. They were married March 9, 1959. On August 21, 1960, Cleo was called as the Stake Primary President, and on January 3, 1961, the family made a trip across Europe. Cleo died October 6, 2001 in Idaho.",,,294,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/607,607,,,"This collection is categorized into six folders, held within two boxes. Biographies of women are scattered throughout. The first folder is a review of the Grigg family, as written by Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist, the elected family researcher. Within it are also some letters of correspondence and reunion newsletters and directories. The second folder includes genealogical temple records. Before the third folder is a book of remembrance of Orin Harrison McClellan and Hannah Pamilia Grigg. The third folder is a book of remembrance compiled by Cleo of the ancestors and descendants of Parley Mormon Grigg and Thanful [sic] Halsey Gardner. It includes photographs, newspaper clippings, genealogical records and short biographies. The fourth folder is the same, containing a book of remembrance of ancestors and descendants of Ammon Anderson Grigg and Mary Pratt Gardner. The fifth folder contains a privately printed book, William Grigg, The Immigrant to the Virginia Colony: 340 Years of His Descendants, 16401980. In a separate box and last folder are included the research papers and notes of Cleo with items varying from letters of correspondence to rough biographies and copies of wills."
577,"Gifford, Caroline Jacques",MSS SC 2408,"This 41-page, typescript collection of letters is from Caroline Gifford to her mother, Ann Newton. The collection begins with a preface, written by Levi and Carolines great grandchild, briefly descri",1839-1881,Letters,"Caroline Jacques Gifford was born on 25 December 1839 in Lester, England to Ann Jacques. She was the second of 5 children. On 25 May 1856, Caroline and her mother set sail from Liverpool, England on the ship Horizon with the intent of joining the Saints in America. After they arrived, they left for the Salt Lake Valley with the Martin Handcart Company, braving the harsh winter weather and lack of resources to eventually arrive in November of that year.
In 1859, the same year her mother married her step-father, John Newton, Caroline married Levi Gifford Jr., in Farmington, Utah. Together, they went to settle Moroni, Utah, and had 7 children: Melissa Adelaide, Warren Levi, Theresa Ann, Emma Caroline, Homer, Arthur, and William Levi.
Caroline had a penchant for making clothes. She made nearly all of her familys clothing, including socks, dresses, trousers, and more, and she quilted, too.
After several years of dealing with poor health, Caroline died on 21 March 1881, in her home in Weston, Idaho, presumably from a heart attack.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:44:29,,,,,"This 41-page, typescript collection of letters is from Caroline Gifford to her mother, Ann Newton. The collection begins with a preface, written by Levi and Carolines great grandchild, briefly describing their family history. The letters are primarily written from Weston, Idaho, with dates ranging from May, 1863 to April, 1880, with an additional letter included that Levi wrote in 1891, 10 years after Carolines death. In these letters, Caroline primarily updates her mother on the happenings of the family, such as how the farming is going, where Levi and Warren are spending the season working, how big the younger children are getting, and who is sick or who has had a baby in the last couple of weeks."
435,"Geldmacher, Virginia Worthington",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a typescript biography written by Virginia's son, Sam Geldmacher. It is two pages, with three lines on the second page, and is located in the ei...",1914-2000,Biography,"Virginia Worthington Geldmacher was born July 28, 1914 in Grantsville, Utah to Samuel Hilton and Elizabeth Hale Worthington. She attended school in Grantsville and had seven siblings. When she was twelve years old, she went to San Francisco to live with her aunt. She attended school there for six years before returning to Grantsville. In 1933, she met and married Raymond William Geldmacher, who was from Lewisville, Ohio. In 1934, he was baptized into the LDS Church and they were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple on October 14, 1934. Together, they had five children. They lived in Grantsville, where they owned and operated a G & H store. Virginia died October 5, 2000.",,,"Geldmacher, Virginia Worthington",2010-07-07,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/825,825,833.docx,/WomenManu/image/833.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a typescript biography written by Virginia's son, Sam Geldmacher. It is two pages, with three lines on the second page, and is located in the eighth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, GA-GU. There is minimal personal detail of Virginia, although Sam does write that she was active in the Church, serving once as first counselor in the Stake Primary. Sam also provides a short history of his father, Raymond."
443,"Gay, Tirzah Farr",MSS 1464,Part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection and located in the twentieth-ninth folder of the collection. Julia Etta Gay Shupe wrote this eight-page typescript biography. The manuscript describ...,1852-1946,,"Tirzah Farr Gay was born on May 3, 1852 at Farr's Fort, Utah to Lorin Farr and Nancy B. Chase. When Tirzah was six years old, the family went to stay by Utah Lake in Provo because of the threat of Johnstons Army. In September of 1867, Tirzah went with her father to Idaho to visit the largest settlements and dedicate recently erected meetinghouses. Tirzah was sealed to John Franklin Gay on January 19,1869 in the Salt Lake Temple. Their first child was born in September of 1869, but died eleven months later. On September 9, 1871 another child was born, but died two days later. Their third child, Nancy Pearl was born in 1873, and in 1875 their fourth child Julia Etta was born. The fifth child, Newton Albert, was born on April 1, 1879. A sixth child was born December 12, 1882, but died at seven months later of spiral meningitis. Their seventh child, Olive Gertrude, was born June 22, 1884 and the eighth child, Florence, was born September 24, 1886. The last child, Lorin Eugene, was born on June 15, 1891. In the fall of 1897, John and Tirzah Gay went on a trip to Chicago to visit her sister. In the spring of 1904 Tirzah went with her father to Atlanta, Georgia to visit her sister whose husband was President of the Southern States Mission and the St. Louis Fair. The family made a six-week vacation to California in 1910. Tirzah became one of the charter members of Daughters of the Pioneers [DUP] in 1913. In December of 1921, John Gay passed away of pneumonia. Tirzah and her daughter Etta moved to California for a short time and Tirzah was stricken with arthritis and was bedridden for a little over a year. For Tirzah's seventy-ninth birthday the entire family got together to celebrate. On Mother's Day of 1939 one hundred and fifty guests came to celebrate Tirzah and her influence. Tirzah Farr Gay died October 23, 1946.",,,"Gay, Tirzah Farr",2010-07-23,2010-07-23 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/833,833,841.docx,/WomenManu/image/841.docx,"Part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection and located in the twentieth-ninth folder of the collection. Julia Etta Gay Shupe wrote this eight-page typescript biography. The manuscript describes that Tirzah came from a patriotic American family, some of whom fought in the American Revolution. It continues by describing the conversion of her parents to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of Tirzah's earliest memories is of the Indians coming to visit her parent's home. When the family moved south because of the threat of Johnston's Army, Tirzah considered it a great adventure. The manuscript also discusses Tirzah using the family's sewing machine to make over four thousand bags for flour for her father's railroad work. The family also made many trips to California. Tirzah's family celebrated her birthday each year, and one year President Heber J. Grant took her on an automobile ride and on another year her nephew, President George Albert Smith sent her a plant. Julia describes Tirzah as a very active person and had a fantastic memory. The second part of the collection is a three-page copy of Benjamin L. Rich's remarks at Tirzah's funeral. Little information is given on her personal life that was not given in the previous part, but he describes the major historical events that Tirzah lived through the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, and World War II. Benjamin stated that she was honest, thrifty, frugal, temperate, and obeyed all the laws of God and man."
522,"Gates, Susa (Susannah) Young",MSS SC 820,This manuscript contains an old worn notebook approximately 7X5 inches and is entitled with the handwritten words Mrs. S.Y. Gates and the inscription Excuse this soiled cover if I had stopped to fi,1856-1933,Notebook,"Susa (Susannah) Young Gates was born 18 March 1856 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Brigham Young and Lucy Bigelow. Susas mother was the twenty-second wife of the Prophet Brigham Young and grew up in a large family. She attended the University of Desert at a young age and became involved with the school newspaper. She married Alma B. Dunford in 1872 and with him had two children; they divorced in 1877. Susa then attended Brigham Young Academy to continue her education. In 1880 she married Jacob F. Gates and together they had eleven children, however only four of these children survived to adulthood. Susa and her husband also served in many different callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and were called on two missions. The first of their missions was to the Kingdom of Hawaii known as the Sandwich Islands. During their second mission in 1902 Susa suffered a nervous and physical breakdown and they were forced to return to their home early. For the next three years Susa slowly recovered from the breakdown, but hating to be idle she began to work on genealogy during her recovery. Susa Young Gates is renowned as an influential writer and womens rights supporter. She authored multiple novels and was creator and editor of a number of church magazines. Susa passed away at age 77 on 27 May 1933.",Unknown,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:26:42,,,,,"This manuscript contains an old worn notebook approximately 7X5 inches and is entitled with the handwritten words Mrs. S.Y. Gates and the inscription Excuse this soiled cover if I had stopped to find a cleaner one my limited time and Inspiration would have been gone. The notebook contains nine and a half pages of handwritten type. The author used black ink and at multiple points she crossed out words or wrote over them making the writing difficult, but not impossible to read with legible cursive penmanship. Also included in this manuscript is a one and a half page typed transcript of the notebooks contents, transcribed by Kelly Bullock on 1 November 1997. This Notebook written by Susa Young Gates tells a poetic story of a righteous couple who are unable to bare children, then she describes their decision to have the husband take a second wife and the ensuing happiness of children that entered their home. The first wife is finally able to have a son of her own and all are happy knowing they will have each other for the eternities. Susa seems to be giving her positive opinion on the matter of plural marriage, and ends the entry with The tender young life of this precious promised son was most tenderly cared for in the first weeks of his helplessness, by his fathers elder sister, than whom, a truer woman never lived in mortality. Rachel."
194,"Garner, Mary Field",MSS 8; MSS 1141,"This is a two-page article located in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It includes the biography of Mary Garner, as told to Harold H. Jenson. The article, titled 'The Last Leaf on the Tre...",1836-1943,"Biography, autobiography","Mary Field Garner was born February 1, 1836 in Stanley Hill, Herefordshire, England to William Field and Mary Harding. Her parents were baptized in 1840, and they thereafter traveled to Nauvoo. The family rented a home there, attended church, and listened to sermons from the Prophet Joseph Smith. The saints experienced peace there until there began to be persecution. Not long after, Mary's father and two sisters died, leaving Mary's mother with six children. After the mob attacked, the saints gave in and left Nauvoo, crossing the Mississippi River and fleeing to Iowa. They stayed there during the winter, until the mob sent word they could return, which they did in the spring. There, Mary lived with the Lee family, and witnessed the burning of the Nauvoo Temple. Mary later moved in with Mrs. Kimball, and then with Mrs. Holdrige. The next spring, the family joined a company traveling west, and they stayed in Council Bluffs before traveling further. There, Mary met William Garner, whom she later married in Slaterville, Utah in 1856. In Slaterville, Mary had five children, after which, the family moved to Hooper. Mary died July 20, 1943 at the age of 107, with over 600 descendants.",1823-1905,,273,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/584,584,,,"This is a two-page article located in the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It includes the biography of Mary Garner, as told to Harold H. Jenson. The article, titled 'The Last Leaf on the Tree,' also contains Mary's testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith, as she was the last person alive to testify of him, and having been personally acquainted with him before his martyrdom. Mary recounts the experiences of hearing of the prophet's martyrdom, as well as of being present when Sidney Rigdon and Brigham Young spoke as to the succession of the presidency. She testifies of the mantle that fell upon Brigham Young.
MSS 1141: This is a nineteen-page typescript autobiography of Mary Field Garner. It is the record of Mary's life, as told by her to Harold N. Jenson and her granddaughter, Annie Garner Barton. There is not much information concerning Mary's youth, although she recalls being sea-sick the entire trip to America. In Nauvoo, the saints enjoyed peace and prosperity for only a short amount of time before their enemies instilled ill feelings between the saints and their new neighbors. Mary writes of the saints' persecution, as many of them were kidnapped, whipped, or persecuted further in various other ways. Mary's family was poor and had little to eat. Often, they only had corn meal, and the children would cry for bread. Mary then offers a description of Joseph Smith, writing that he was a 'dignified looking man.' She recalls her first sight of American Indians, in which Joseph Smith invited them to attend a meeting. After Joseph's martyrdom, Mary writes further of the persecution of the saints, and their fleeing from Nauvoo. After staying on a small island in the Mississippi River for a season, they were allowed back, although life was still difficult. They were eventually forced to leave, and began the trek west. While traveling, they encountered various Indians, one of whom became extremely interested in Mary because of her long, red curly hair. He wanted to buy her, and after Mary's mother refused, followed the family to Utah and there wanted to make her the queen of his tribe. The manuscript cuts off abruptly after describing Johnston's Army in 1857."
232,"Garn, Mary Magdalina Vogt",MSS 8,"This six-page typescript from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Mary Garn's granddaughter and grandson. It presents a brief look at Mary's life, providing a few personal details. Th...",1820-1915,Biography,"Mary Magdalina Vogt Garn was born September 12, 1820 in Jackson, Perry County, Ohio to Michael Vogt and Elizabeth Cline. Mary was one of eight children of a well-to-do family, and she lived with her parents on their farm until she married Phillip James Garn on March 8, 1840. The couple stayed at Elizabeth's home for six weeks before building a cabin. They had successful crops, as they were both hard-working. Mary worked mostly in the home, dyeing clothing and growing plants. The couple heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Phillip's uncle, Daniel Garn, and they were baptized. Afterwards, however, Mary was disowned from her family, and the couple was shunned by former friends. In the spring of 1855, the Garns left Ohio with seven children, traveling with the Thirston Company. They reached Salt Lake City on October 13, 1855, and stayed with Daniel Garn for two weeks. November 1, they purchased property in Centerville, where another child was born. On January 18, 1859, Phillip died, and Mary was left to manage the farm with her young sons. Mary died on September 24, 1915 in Centerville at age 95, leaving behind 210 descendants.",1833-1911,,307,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/622,622,,,"This six-page typescript from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Mary Garn's granddaughter and grandson. It presents a brief look at Mary's life, providing a few personal details. They describe Mary's first encounter with Phillip, and how they became acquainted. The process of dyeing clothing is provided in more elaborate detail, as well as Mary's activities with quilting and preparing wool. She was efficient in her use of fat and grease. The two grandchildren also write more concerning the preparations before traveling across the plains: they describe the preparation of food, the collection of yeast, corn, beans, dried fruit, and other economic, salvageable items. While traveling, the men would stand guard, riding horseback along the way, and the women would watch the children, sometimes walking and sometimes driving. They would meet in the evenings, and in the morning, place bread in the wagons to rise during the day. The cows were useful during the trip because they provided milk and butter. Mary is described as having been generous and charitable, and always busy'never having idle hands. She worked in a flower and vegetable garden, and took up an interest in genealogy before she died."
36,"Gardner, Bernella E. Snow",MSS 973,"Bernella wrote in four diaries. The first is a book in poor condition with 144 pages covering the dates from February 26, 1887 to November 12, 1929. At the beginning of this diary Bern...",1886-1952,Diaries,"Bernella Gardner was born on June 26, 1866 in Pine Valley, Utah to William and Ann (Rogers) Snow. Her mother, Ann Rogers, was William's sixth and last polygamous wife. Bernella married Robert Berry (R.B.) Gardner, son of Robert and Cythna (Berry) Gardner, on March 8, 1883 in the St. George Temple. Bernella and R.B. moved to Pine Valley where they had nine children: Robert Snow, Jessie, a daughter who died, Arthur, Fernleigh, Bernella Elizabeth, Mamie, Thelma, and Lurie. In Pine Valley Bernella ran a store that was located on their property in addition to taking care of the children and their home. Bernella was appointed treasurer of the Primary Association in December of 1880. On July 13, 1896 Bernella was elected as a trustee, the first female trustee to be elected in Pine Valley. Her husband, R.B., left for a mission to the Northern States in September 1896 and returned in January 1899 because of health problems. In 1916 Bernella and her family sold their home in Pine Valley and moved to Cedar, Utah (Cedar City) where Bernella and R.B. were very involved in temple and genealogical work. They were members of the Stake Genealogical Committee as well as the Organization of the Order of Pioneers. They made frequent trips to the temple to do temple work, and Bernella kept several correspondences with others doing genealogy. Throughout her life Bernella suffered from a severe case of rheumatism. It slowly disabled her, forcing her to walk with crutches for a while and finally restricting any use of her legs. She saw doctors for treatment and was also baptized several times for her health. R.B. died March 24, 1949 in Cedar, Utah after being struck by a car. Bernella lived through many world changes and events. Some of these include the attacks on church members for practicing polygamy, the passing of the Edmunds Tucker Bill, the San Francisco earthquake, World War I, World War II, and the coming of electricity, the railroad, automobiles, and airplanes. Three years after her husband passed away Bernella died from a partial stroke and lung failure on February 8, 1952 in Cedar, Utah.",1900-1956,,14,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/426,426,,,"Bernella wrote in four diaries. The first is a book in poor condition with 144 pages covering the dates from February 26, 1887 to November 12, 1929. At the beginning of this diary Bernella records her paternal grandparents, their children and birth dates, her maternal grandparents and their children, her father's birth and marriage dates to each of his six wives, and each of their children's names and birth dates. She also records some death, marriage, and baptism dates and places of her siblings. Her entries are sporadic, about every six months or year. The content of the journal deals mostly with family events such as the births of her children and her sibling's children. She also records each time she goes to the temple and the names of those for whom she and her husband performed ordinances. Other topics include the family's health, epidemics, the weather and crops, the earthquake in San Francisco, World War I, the first train to Cedar, church callings, conferences of the Sunday School, the Mutual Improvement Association, and the General Church, and LDS Church history events such as President Woodruff's manifesto and the death of Lorenzo Snow. At the end of the diary she writes a short three page history of her mother, Ann Rogers Snow. There are also some short notes taken in a Theology class. The second diary dates from March 16, 1930 to December 26, 1938. Themes in this journal include the celebration of the Church's 100 year anniversary, getting electricity, a radio, car, and a player piano, the Great Depression, whooping cough, German measles, and scarlet fever epidemics, the beginning of the Church Welfare system, and electric treatments for her rheumatism. She also gives dates of births, marriages, and deaths of family members and close friends. In addition she discusses health, crops, weather, and general news. The third diary dates from June 27, 1944 to June 11, 1949. In this diary Bernella talks a lot about World War II, temple and genealogical work, LDS missionary service, the changes she has seen over the course of her life, her family's health problems, and vacation trips she takes with her family. She frequently expresses appreciation for her husband, children, and the blessings that advances in technology have brought. The fourth diary dates from June 14, 1949 to August 27, 1950. The first 17 pages are sewing terms and directions. Following this Bernella discusses genealogical work, visits from family and friends, quilting, and her rheumatism. The last three pages of the book are the beginnings of what looks like an autobiography. Bernella gives a description of Pine Valley and her childhood memories including trips to the shingle and grist mills. Overall, the diaries are written in a very personal tone and reveal a lot about Bernella's character and personality. Her writing displays her faith and gratitude throughout her life. The handwriting is, for the most part, easy to read and understand."
501,"Fullmer, Leah Moore Harris",MSS SC 3065,"This manuscript is 46 typewritten pages long. Written by a great-granddaughter, Heidi Harris, as a gift for Leahs 92nd birthday. The first 14 pages are a typewritten oral history of Leahs life, she",1912-2008,Oral Interview and Biography,"Leah Moore Harris Fullmer was born 31 August 1912 in Provo Utah to Ernest Moore and Birdie Belinda Hansen. The second of six children she had a happy childhood helping her father in the family store, taking family car rides, and playing with paper dolls. She attended Maeser School and though she finished high school she missed her graduation ceremony and never received her diploma. She married LeGrande Smith Harris on 11 September 1934 and moved with him to Beverly Hills, California where he worked as a grocer. They later moved back to Provo, Utah and then Idaho Falls as LeGrande (Lee) accepted different work positions. Leah had four children and was a dedicated mother and supportive wife. She contracted Polio and was bedridden for two months, but recovered without any lasting side effects. Her husband Lee was diagnosed with throat cancer and passed away in 1977. Later, during a family reunion Leah met Evan Fullmer and after a couple months they were married on 23 July 1980 by Evans bishop in the front room of his house in Idaho. After her marriage to Evan, Leah took out her own endowments at the Provo Temple on 13 May 1983 in order to attend a grandsons wedding. After this Leah and Evan often attended the temple together and Leah considered her temple recommend as one of her prized possessions. In her latter life Leah was able to travel visiting France, England, Germany, Mexico, Hawaii and church history sites in the US. However, Leahs favorite place was at home with her family. Leah passed away on 28 April 2008",1912-2004,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This manuscript is 46 typewritten pages long. Written by a great-granddaughter, Heidi Harris, as a gift for Leahs 92nd birthday. The first 14 pages are a typewritten oral history of Leahs life, she discusses her family members and memories. This oral history flows mostly in chronological order, with some insertions of past or future events in the story line. The oral history is written as a continuous story however Leah seems to be answering questions given by an interviewer (the questions are not included). Following the oral history is a twelve-page biography with much of the same information found in the oral history. A two-page timeline of Leahs life is included marking her major life events. Also included are four photocopied pages of photos done in a scrapbook fashion with short descriptions for each photo. Then there are photocopies of Leahs birth certificate and marriage license to Evan Fullmer. The manuscript ends with eleven pages of group family records going back to Leahs grandparents."
660,"Frost, Nancy Pate",MSS SC 2737,"This folder contains a total of 34 photocopied pages of handwritten letters from Nancy Pate Frost to her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ellen Frost Rawlins and Joseph Sharp Rawlins. There are 5 differe",1800-1856,Letters,"Nancy Pate Frost was born on 5 May 1800 in Knox, Tennessee. Her father was Jeremiah Pate and her mother was possibly Elizabeth Withers Pate or Mary Reynolds Pate.
On 10 January 1822, Nancy married John M. Frost, and together they had 8 children: Jane, Lafayette McCullers, Mary Ellen, John, Martha Ellen, Jesse, Clarinda Rebecca, and Jeremiah J.
Little else is known about Nancy, other than that she sent letters to her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Joseph Rawlins, living in Utah. She died on 1 December 1856 in Linneus, Missouri.",,,,,2020-06-29 10:28:38,,,,,"This folder contains a total of 34 photocopied pages of handwritten letters from Nancy Pate Frost to her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ellen Frost Rawlins and Joseph Sharp Rawlins. There are 5 different letters in total, with extra copies of some of them, and they range from 1850-1856.
The first letter is dated 30 November 1850 from Hancock County, Illinois.
Nancy opens this letter with a report that everyone is in good health, and that its been since the previous fall that shes heard from her recipients, Mary and Joseph. She is presently living with Wallis (possibly her son-in-law) and the girls. She mentions that Jeremiah, her son, is not large for his age, and that Jane, her daughter, has two little boys, but lost a boy the previous January, possibly to croup. He was only a week old.
Wallis has bought a quarter of the land he lives on now, and the crops have been good this year. Nancy received a letter the previous May from brother John, whose last known location was New Orleans, Florida, about to leave for California in search of gold. She then reports that father is dead. He passed away the previous June. Mother is living at brother Johns. She then mentions the Woods family and the Jones family, all of whom are in good health.
Nancy then spends a brief time updating her daughter and son-in-law about marriages of friends and family that a Rolen Meltybarger gave to her. Nancy expresses her wish that there was a man who could teach Jeremiah how to work in the ways that she cannot teach him.
The letter finished with a poem added by Jane Wallis, Nancys eldest daughter and Marys sister, that reads, Remember me when far away/Amid a thoughtless world you stay/Remember me when urged to wrong/by passions and tamtations strong/Remember me when fools would win/Thy footsteps to the paths of sin/And when on bended knee/Others dar [possibly Polly] remember me.
The second letter is dated 20 June 1852 from Hancock County, Illinois.
Nancy reports that she got their letter the previous day and was glad to hear from them. She informs them that she sent a letter in February or March in response to their report that they had not received a letter from her in a while. She explains that she was waiting to write again until she had news of brother John, who had gone to California in search of gold. He has since returned. Nancy and her family are thinking of going to Missouri, but it isnt certain yet. Father and Mother are both dead now. Sister Amanda is probably going to die soon, too.
Last years crops were bad, but this years promise to be better. The girls are in school and sometimes Jeremiah, Leroy, and William go, too. The previous March, Jane had a little girl. Nancy wishes Mary and Josephs children were near, too. She wishes she could go to visit them (in Utah), but with her old age and Jeremiahs young age, she doubts it would work very well. She declares that she could not make the journey on the basis of her faith, like her daughter has. She continues by saying she cant even judge men because she has seen people declare their faith and then rescind that declaration later. However, Nancy is not prejudiced against the Mormon people. She cannot see the need of undertaking a journey so filled with danger and hardship unless she thought she could adequately protect her family from those sufferings.
She closes her letter with a request for her recipients to write soon, kiss the children for me.
The third letter is dated 6 May 1855 from Linn County, Missouri.
Nancy begins this letter with news that we are all well. Martha is in Iowa and was well the last time they heard from her, which wasnt long ago. Nancy has received a letter from her recipients dated September. Aunt Margaret is not doing well. She has stopped speaking. Robert Foust is in town, and so is Aunt Maria and her son. Wiley Foust has three children living and one child dead. Leroy is single, living in Knoxville.
Nancy remarks on the poor yield of their crops, thanks to the dry weather theyve been having. She expresses her wish to be nearer to her recipients. Jane and her children are close enough, though, which makes her happy. Jane has had another boy, as of the previous October.
She then apologizes for not writing as often as she should and wishes she could know whether her recipients received them when she does write them. She asks them to give her love to Harvy and Margaret and tells them she would love to hear from some acquaintances. Hancock is filled with many newcomers.
She finishes by mentioning some mutual friends and acquaintances of theirs and how theyre doing.
The fourth letter is dated 16 September 1855 from Linn County, Missouri.
Nancy begins by explaining that this letter is a response to her recipients letter of 25 July 1855. Everyone is well except for Robert Faust, a cousin. Martha is in Iowa teaching school. The crops have been plentiful this season. Nancy misses Mary and the others of her children who are not near her. Aunt Margaret has died as of the previous June. She seemed to have lost her mind, but Nancy does not know why or how. She only knows that she was very distressed in the last year and a half or so of her life. John went to California a second time and stayed a year there. He would have stayed longer, but when he found out his wife, Margaret, was doing so poorly, he rushed home to care for her. She had a child, became extremely ill, and though her body recovered from the ordeal, her mind never quite seemed to.
Leroy Faust is single. He bought a store in Knoxville, Tennessee. Wiley is farming on the old place, and he has three children living and one who has died. Nancy also mentions that she saw Nancy Jones boy, and that Birkheart is married to Rebeka Shipe. Louisa Woods husband has died and so has Mason Woods. It is unclear if they are the same person.
After sharing news of mutual connections, Nancy uses the remainder of her letter to talk about her stance on Mormonism. She states that while she is happy for her daughter and her daughters family, she would have to see it for herself in order to believe. If she knew it was wrong, she would try to convince her daughter of the error of her ways. For the time being, though, she concludes that people make mistakes all the time, and that as long as one loves God and justice and mercy, one can be rewarded. She has nothing against the Mormons. In fact, she says, she has the best of feeling toward them.
She expresses her wish that she could visit with her recipients in person. But since that is impossible, she will rejoice in the fact that they can write letters to one another. She asks them to write back as soon as they receive this letter and to give Nancys love to Margaret and Harvy, as well as Isaac Steward, Matilda, and possibly a Mrs. Perle.
Following Nancys writing, there is a brief message from Clarinda, Marys sister. She says that she has not"
223,"Frewin, Anna Mary Bell Wheeler",MSS 902,This is a five-page typewritten autobiography of Anna Mary Ball Frewin. Anna briefly introduces the autobiography by explaining the reason for which she is writing it (by request of two of her niec...,1873-1972,Autobiography,"Anna Mary Ball Frewin was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, December 21, 1873 to Samuel Frederick Ball and Margaret Poiney Ball as the eldest of fourteen children. When still a baby, she and her parents moved to London. Once there, Anna fell ill. The nurse, Sarah Riley, introduced the family to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she suggested that the elders be requested to give a blessing. In 1881, the family migrated to Utah, where Anna's father married Nellie Powell through polygamy. He was later put in prison for polygamy, along with many others, including President Lorenzo Snow. However, after being released, Anna's father married another woman, and from these three wives, fathered twenty-four children. When Anna was sixteen, she began teaching Sunday School, and worked in every organization of the Church, except the Priesthood quorums. On June 29, 1893, she was married, only to be widowed* for ten years following. On January 11, 1905, she married Arthur Frewin in the Salt Lake Temple. They had three children: Isabel, Howard, and Althea. She died December 1, 1972.
*On Family Search, it says she was divorced (Herbert Thomas Wheeler).",1826-1898,,300,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/613,613,,,"This is a five-page typewritten autobiography of Anna Mary Ball Frewin. Anna briefly introduces the autobiography by explaining the reason for which she is writing it (by request of two of her nieces), and then begins with her birth in England. She describes her father, and how he lost his eyesight in one eye. She then elaborates on how the elders of the Church were first welcomed into their home, and of how her father gained a testimony. Anna also writes of two experiences during which she testifies of the power of the 'evil one.' She explains how her father first met his second wife, and then describes her father's occupation as a caterer and cook. Anna describes the persecution her family endured as a result of polygamy, but also the faith that it tested and refined. Following, Anna briefly describes her own family, giving a list of her children and grandchildren. She recalls her visit to the 'Old World' when she visited her mother's father and her father's mother in 1905. In response to one of her niece's questions, Anna also describes an account during which she received a blessing, and the man who had not previously known her, prophesied that Anna would bear a son, which she did, eight months afterward. Anna concludes the account with her testimony, in which she writes about how grateful she has been for all her blessings."
25,"Freeze, Mary Ann Burnham",MSS 993,This collection of diaries and papers that cover the dates from 1875-1899 are held in two boxes. The original journals and papers are in the first box and photocopies of the material are i...,1846-1912,Diaries,"Mary Ann Burnham Freeze was born October 12, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois to James Lewis and Mary Ann (Huntley) Burnham. As a young girl Mary Ann traveled west with the Saints to Utah, where she later married James Perry Freeze on March 8, 1863 in Richmond, Cache County. After seven years of marriage her husband entered into the covenant of plural marriage and wed three other women. Their household was a busy one with the three women and their children. Mary Ann lived in Salt Lake City, where she interacted with many prominent Latter-day Saints such as Brigham Young, Susa Young Gates, Emmeline B. Wells, Eliza Roxy Snow, Zina Young, and Franklin D. Richards. Mary Ann assisted in further establishing the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association (Y.L.M.I.A.) while serving in her stake as President of the Y.L.M.I.A. from 1883 to 1896. Following her resignation from the calling she served as a Member of the General Board of the Mutual Improvement Association. Mary Ann was very involved in church meetings and was an active participant in visiting the sick where she assisted in anointing and blessing the women. Mary Ann was also a witness several times to the gift of tongues as individuals, including herself, would speak in and interpret tongues. She was very interested in the Women's Suffrage Movement and attended suffrage meetings when she could. In May 1893, one month after the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated, she was called by Lorenzo Snow to be one of the first temple workers there. Throughout her life Mary Ann devoted herself to the Church, continually striving to become a better Latter-day Saint. Mary Ann died at the age of 66 on January 21, 1912 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",1980-,,13,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/415,415,,,"This collection of diaries and papers that cover the dates from 1875-1899 are held in two boxes. The original journals and papers are in the first box and photocopies of the material are in the second box. Mary Ann 's diaries discuss the routine events of each day. She talks about going to Church meetings including fast meetings, Sunday school meetings, retrenchment meetings, officer meetings, and Relief Society meetings. She also often discusses visiting the sick and other neighbors, and attending parties, dinners, and funerals. Other topics in her diaries include polygamy and her feelings about it, her testimony, dedications of the Salt Lake Temple and the Manti Temple, temple work, the Y.L.M.I.A., and blessings given to her and by her. Throughout her diaries Mary Ann also mentions men put in the Utah Penitentiary for polygamy, celestial marriage, the death of Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff, the Brigham Young College, and retrenchment. In the last folder there is a letter written by Mary Ann in 1877 in which she addresses her family members and talks about the latest news in the area. The only other item in this collection that is not a diary is a notebook in which Mary Ann wrote quotes, appointments, lists of things to do, and notes from meetings. This collection gives a good idea of what life was like as a polygamous wife in the late 1800s in Salt Lake City, Utah."
7,"Foy, Margaret Ann Payne",MSS SC 175,"Margaret's two-page, typewritten biography is included in a collection of biographical materials related to the Payne family. It was compiled and written by her children in 1964. This brief biogr...",1871-1959,Biography,"Margaret Ann Payne Foy was born November 24, 1871 in Coalville, Utah the eighth child born to Edward and Emma Powell Payne. Soon after her birth, Margaret's family moved to Glenwood, Utah, where she spent most of her childhood. As a young girl, Lucy loved attending school at the Richfield Academy. She later taught school in Cainsville, Utah where she met John Foy. Margaret and John were married April 10, 1895 in the Manti Temple and they settled in Moab. When her husband was called on a mission, Lucy and their three children moved to Glenwood to be closer to her family. Margaret remained in Glenwood until her death, raising six children, serving in many areas of the church, working as a midwife, and doing genealogical research. She also served as a Vice-Captain for the first Daughters of Utah Pioneers camp in Glenwood, a chairwoman who supervised the erection of the Pioneer's Monument, and a custodian of relics for Glenwood's Relic Hall. Margaret died May 14, 1953 at the age of eighty-two.",-,,104,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/397,397,,,"Margaret's two-page, typewritten biography is included in a collection of biographical materials related to the Payne family. It was compiled and written by her children in 1964. This brief biography chronicles Margaret's life, giving very few details. It does, however, give the names of her four girls and two boys: Hazel, Mildred, Velva, Lawrence, Cecil, and Arlean. Margaret's children were very important to her. Although her health was very poor as she raised her family, she remained positive and upbeat. Besides working as a midwife, Margaret often utilized her nursing skills to treat illnesses and diseases."
14,"Foote, Artemisia Sidnie Myers",MSS SC 999,This abstract is two typewritten over-sized pages. It is mainly dedicated to Artemisia's account of the Haun's Mill Massacre and persecution in Missouri. She mentions her birth and baptism but ...,1829-1915,Autobiography,"Artemisia Sidnie Myers Foote was born on 24 January 1829 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio to Jacob and Sarah (Coleman) Myers. Her family moved to Caldwell County, Missouri, in 1836, and she was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837. In 1838 her family lived three miles away from Haun's Mill when the massacre transpired, and two of her brothers were injured in the conflict. In 1839 shortly after this incident, Artemisia's family moved to Payson, Adams, Illinois. She married Warren Foote on 8 June 1843 in Freedom Branch, Adams, Illinois. They had eleven children, four born in Illinois because she and her family did not immigrate to Utah until the early 1850s. Six children were born in Utah, and the youngest was born in St. Thomas, Nevada. Her family spent most of their lives in Utah. Artemisia died on 17 August 1915 in Glendale, Kane, Utah.",1901-1978,,12,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/404,404,,,"This abstract is two typewritten over-sized pages. It is mainly dedicated to Artemisia's account of the Haun's Mill Massacre and persecution in Missouri. She mentions her birth and baptism but the rest is about her account of Haun's Mill and trials of the saints. Her father helped build Haun's Mill, and her brother Jacob worked at the mill. Her family lived only three miles away from the mill. When the mob came the women and children were already in hiding; three families hid at her house. Her mother received word that two of her sons had been injured in the battle. Artemisia went with her mother to tend to her wounded brothers. She records an account her brother George told about fighting in the battle and of his escape. She mentions how her brother Jacob got wounded, and also how his life was spared. She briefly describes what she and her mother saw, having arrived shortly after the massacre and concisely tells the emotional and physical effects of the massacre. Pioneer"
560,"Fleischman, Lynn",MSS SC 2547,"This collection contains 5 issues of a Southwest Institute for Research on Women Newsletter. They are all addressed to Reba L. Keele at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Issues 1 and 3 name as",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Newsletter,"Little can be found about Lynn Fleischman, but it is known that she served as a Research and Editorial Associate for the SIROW newsletter for a time, as is evidenced by the contents of this folder. Additionally, she was a staff member at the University of Arizona, in the Womens Studies department, and she worked with others in the Southwest area of the United States to integrate womens studies into the curriculum of the university.
Her name also appears in a few acknowledgements of academic publications, namely Jerrold E. Hogles Shelleys Process: Radical Transference and the Development of His Major Works, for which she compiled the index, as well as Dialogues/Dialogi: Literary and Cultural Exchanges Between (Ex) Soviet and American Women, by Susan Hardy Aiken, Adele Marie Baker, Maya Korenova, and Ekaterina Stetsenko. For this publication, she is noted to have assisted throughout the process of writing the book. She is also acknowledged as grantwriting adviser extraordinaire by the books authors.",,,,,2019-07-09 15:50:09,,,,,"This collection contains 5 issues of a Southwest Institute for Research on Women Newsletter. They are all addressed to Reba L. Keele at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Issues 1 and 3 name as their Editor Lois Mohr, while issues 5, 6, and 8 name as their Research and Editorial Associate Lynn Fleischman.
Issue 1 is dated November 1979 and numbers 8 pages. Issue 3 is dated March 1980 and numbers 10 pages. Issue 5 is dated October 1980 and numbers 10 pages. Issue 6 is dated December 1980 and numbers 10 pages. Issue 8 is dated May 1981 and number 8 pages.
All 5 issues talk of research and grant opportunities, and news, as well as articles relating to women entering STEM fields and addressing womens issues. There are also pieces on scholarship and educational equity as well."
187,"Fisher, Flora Davis",MSS SC 1459 & UA OH 25,"This collection contains an eight page autobiography of Flora Davis Fisher. Within the autobiography, Flora describes her service in the LDS Church as a stake primary leader, Sunday ...",1891-1984,MSS SC 1459: Autobiography; UA OH 25: Oral History,"Flora Davis Fisher was born on July 29, 1891 in Provo, Utah to Albert Marion Davis and Mary Elizabeth Broadbent Gourley. She was baptized and confirmed into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on August 20, 1899. After attending Timpanogos School, Flora went to Brigham Young Academy (BYA) in eighth grade. On June 28, 1904, Flora's father died, which significantly changed her home life in that she and her family members did whatever they could to earn money. During Flora's third year at BYA, she contracted typhoid fever and was in bed for six weeks and lost all of her hair. She recovered and in 1911 graduated from BYA. She began teaching at the Industrial School where she met Asael Henry Fisher. During the following year, she taught third and fourth grades in Vineyard. On May 15, 1912, Flora and Asael were married in the Salt Lake City Temple by Anthony H. Lund. They then moved to Meadow, Utah where they had their first child, Dean, on March 25, 1913. In September of 1916 they moved to Fillmore where Flora taught first grade. On June 8, 1919 Flora bore another son, Grant, in Provo, Utah. In September of 1919 Flora left Utah to fulfill a teaching mission to New Zealand at the Maori Agricultural College. While in New Zealand, Flora taught Sunday School and entertained many LDS Church officials, including David O. McKay. After Flora returned to Utah, she bore her first daughter, Afton, on March 4, 1923. During the summer of 1927, Flora studied art at Brigham Young University (BYU). In September of 1928, Flora and her family moved to Provo. Flora continued studying art, even while teaching at a BYU elementary school, and in 1936 she received a B.S. degree. From 1947 to 1953, Flora taught arts and crafts to college students. In 1949 Flora earned her MA degree and spent eight years on the Provo Art Board. In May of 1960 Asael and Flora officially retired from regular teaching, but Flora continued to teach in the College of Education at BYU and taught for a total of twenty-seven years. Flora spent a great deal of time traveling to places such as Mexico, Canada, Europe, and much of the United States. Flora died on June 10, 1984 at the age of ninety-two.",1844-1935,,267,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/577,577,,,"This collection contains an eight page autobiography of Flora Davis Fisher. Within the autobiography, Flora describes her service in the LDS Church as a stake primary leader, Sunday School teacher, gleaner leader, and stake Relief Society counselor. She also details her schooling and teaching career at Brigham Young University. Flora mentions some of the awards that she won for her paintings as well as her exhibits. She also talks about her children's marriages and missions. Also included in this collection is a monthly publication of the Manavu Ward entitled Manaviews from March 1972. A story entitled 'The Garden of Love,' written by Betty Reed, features Flora and her husband Asael. The story talks about how Flora and Asael tended the garden near the BYU education building and the flowers surrounding the Manavu Chapel. Betty praises Flora by saying, 'Her skilled hands, combined with her love of beauty in all forms, have been giving a warm welcome to members of the Manavu Ward for twenty-eight years.' Also included in this collection is a typewritten speech given by Naoma R. Earl during May of 1962 when Flora was honored by BYU as 'a woman for service' and was made an honorary member of the Brigham Young University Women organization. UA OH 25: This collection contains a seventeen page unbound transcript of an interview between Flora Fisher and Garn Coombs on July 27, 1977 at Flora's home in Provo, Utah as part of the Oral History Project for the College of Education at Brigham Young University. The oral history is mainly autobiographical in nature. Upon questioning, Flora provides details about her teaching career. She talks about how she would sometimes have up to twenty student teachers in her classroom of twenty-five students and how she taught the student teachers to organize their lessons, discipline the students, and enrich the subjects."
3,"Fillerup, Moneta Johnson",MSS SC 545,"This manuscript is fifty pages long, copied from the original. There are three pages of copied photos, which appear faint. She includes a lengthy list of her descendants and also talks briefly abou...",1882-,Autobiography,"Moneta Johnson Fillerup was born 29 January 1882 in Kanab, Kane, Utah, to William Derby and Charlesetta Prescott (Cram) Johnson, who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1885 her family was called by the LDS Church to settle in Colonia Diaz, Mexico. There her father was sustained as first bishop. Moneta had various callings in the Church while growing up. She learned to play the organ when she was ten years old and had the calling as organist for many years. Charles Richard Fillerup received a mission call to serve as principal of Colonia Diaz Academy, the local school, in 1896. There he taught Moneta and soon thereafter began courting her. They married on 1 June 1898 in the Salt Lake Temple. After the new couple married they went on a two-month honeymoon to Oregon and California; her father went with them. Over a ten year period, the Fillerups had several children while Charles continued teaching at the Academy. In 1910 the Mexican Revolution began, which started to cause problems for the Saints in Mexico. Things got so bad that the people in the colony had five hours to pack all their belongings and then traveled all day to cross the border into the United States by night fall. They successfully crossed the border but were sad when they found out in 1912 that Colonia Diaz was entirely destroyed; many thought they would be returning. Moneta, her husband, and children settled in Arizona; there they had more children, making a total of thirteen. Charles became the County Agricultural Agent for Apache and Navajo Counties in Arizona, a job he had until his death in 1936. Charles died unexpectedly of a cerebral hemorrhage, which devastated Moneta. Moneta moved several times after her husband's death, staying mostly in different areas of Arizona. Her family continued to expand as each of her children married and had children. Her children and grandchildren kept her going and she frequently visited them.",1858-,,11,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/393,393,,,"This manuscript is fifty pages long, copied from the original. There are three pages of copied photos, which appear faint. She includes a lengthy list of her descendants and also talks briefly about her ancestors, including a pedigree chart. She mentions the closeness of her family and their move to settle in Mexico. Throughout her autobiography she repeatedly implies the important role the LDS Church played in her life and in the life of her family. She always spent time with family (immediate and extended) and emphasizes through the entire manuscript when the family would celebrate birthdays and holidays with large family parties, particularly when they lived in Mexico. At the beginning of the manuscript Moneta begins by calling her husband Papa. This is confusing at first because one may think she is referring to her father. Moneta writes much about her early years living with her family and the first years of her marriage, giving many details, particularly about family gatherings. She lists when and who her children marry and notes the birth of each of her grandchildren. At the end of the autobiography, she tells various faith promoting stories that she wants her descendants to be aware of and gives her testimony for posterity as well."
434,"Fidler, Annie Elizabeth Andersson",MSS 827,"As part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, the papers about Annie Fidler are located in the seventh folder, which labeled, Biographies, FA-FR. The papers include a thirteen-page biography...",1872-1958,,"Annie Elizabeth Anderson Fidler was born October 28, 1872 as the fourth child of Johannes (John C.) Andersson and Mary Ann Clark Andersson in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah. She had on brother and several sisters; as such, they all helped on the farm. On December 26, 1895, Annie married Phil Fidler, whom she met at a dance. They lived in Grantsville and had their first child, Blanche, after which they moved to Mercur, Utah. After a flood in the town, they moved to Johanasburg, which was another area of Mercur. There, they rented a two-room house, and their second child was born. Then Phil built a two-room adobe house, where seven of their children were then born. Annie died April 24, 1958.",,,"Fidler, Annie Elizabeth Andersson",2010-07-06,2010-07-06 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/824,824,832.docx,/WomenManu/image/832.docx,"As part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, the papers about Annie Fidler are located in the seventh folder, which labeled, Biographies, FA-FR. The papers include a thirteen-page biography, written by Annie's granddaughter, Virginia Fidler; a two-page biography written by an unidentified author; and a two-page biography written by Larvll(sp?) Beacham. The latter two biographies mostly repeat the biographical information found in the first biography. As it is, Virginia provides many more personal details of Annie's birth, and then proceeds to write about several of Annie's childhood experiences, from running into trouble with her sister to fears and friendships from and with different Indians. Virginia writes that Annie had a good sense of humor and boned with her sisters. They were all taught basic housekeeping skills, and they also helped on the farm, working in the potato and sugar cane fields, hoeing corn, milking cows, etc. Annie also made all the stockings and underclothes for her family. Virginia goes on to write that as Annie grew, she was extremely beautiful, and popular with the young people; Annie first met Phil at a dance in Erda. When she found out he would be attending another dance some while later, she made sure to go and dance with him. Afterwards, they went out more frequently, as he would take her back and forth from Tooele, even though it was forty-five minutes from Tooele to Grantsville. After writing of their marriage, Virginia provides a brief biographical history of Phil. She then describes some of the neighbors the family had while living in Mercur. When Annie was twenty-five she contracted typhoid fever, which caused her to lose her hair and to suffer delirium for three weeks. Virginia goes on to write about the area they lived in Grantsville, which was across from an Indian camping ground; she relays several experiences Annie had with Indians. Virginia writes that her grandmother and grandfather were good dancers; Annie could also sew well, and she often made dresses for the ladies, from graduation dresses to wedding dresses. When Annie was sixty-five, she had high blood pressure and was ill for several years. On December 26, 1945, Annie and Phil celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Virginia writes that Annie was never too busy to help her children, that even now, she knows the joy of having a big family and continues to celebrate her birthday with them every year. There is a brief account of all of Annie's children and their families. The second biography relates that Annie's mind is keen and alert, that she is beautiful and still sews and has a good sense of humor."
426,"Fawson, Sarah Elisabeth Curtis",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by Betty Kayne Fawson, Sarah's granddaughter, accompanied with a one-page typescript biography writing b...",1878-1966,Biography,"Sarah Elizabeth Curtis Fawson was born November 23, 1978 in Bingham Canyon, Utah to Sarah Louisa Van Orden and Porr Purdy Curtis. When she was three years old, her father received a call to become part of a bishopric in Oakley, Idaho. As they were moving, however, Sarah's mother died, and by the time they arrived in Oakley, the position was filled. The family decided to stay there, and Sarah's father became a clerk in a co-op store. In 1894, when Sarah was seventeen, she moved to Grantsville, where she stayed with her sister. Three years later, she married Charles Raymond Fawson, on September 1, 1897. She worked to support him while he was called to serve a mission, and together, they had seven children. Sarah died April 6, 1966.",,,"Fawson, Sarah Elisabeth Curtis",2010-06-11,2010-06-11 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/816,816,824.docx,/WomenManu/image/824.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by Betty Kayne Fawson, Sarah's granddaughter, accompanied with a one-page typescript biography writing by Kenneth D. Fawson. Both are located in the seventh folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, FA-FR. Overall, there is little personal detail of Sarah's life, although the first biography related that Sarah's father was particularly faithful in the Church and taught his children several important values. At age eleven, Sarah was a member of the Oakley choir; she later served as a counselor in the Primary for a few years, as President of the Singing Mothers, and as Relief Society block teacher. Both manuscripts end with Sarah still alive."
425,"Fawson, Leona Beth Roach",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a brief one-page typescript biography written by Leona's daughter. It is located in the seventh folder of the collection, which is labeled, ...",1917-,Biography,"Leona Beth Roach Fawson was born September 8, 1917 to Hazel Kirk and James A. Roach. Her parents separated in 1918, and her mother took her and her younger brother to live with her parents in Tooele, Utah. In June of 1923, Leona's mother remarried, and the family moved to Lake Point, Utah. Leona attended school there for seven years before moving to Grantsville for two years. In the spring of 1932, Leona's mother died, and Leona was left responsible for her sixteen-year-old brother. She moved to Vernon, Utah for a year, and in 1933, to Erda. She later moved to Tooele, where she lived with her aunt and uncle and worked. On June 10, 1938, she married Ray Fawson, with whom she had six children.",,,"Fawson, Leona Beth Roach",2010-06-10,2010-06-10 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/815,815,823.docx,/WomenManu/image/823.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a brief one-page typescript biography written by Leona's daughter. It is located in the seventh folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, FA-FR. There is no personal detail of Leona's life."
429,"Fawson, Chrisitina Gregerson Miner",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by one of Christina's daughters, Deana Lyne Fawson. It is located in the seventh folder of the collection,",1908-1967,"Christina Gregerson Fawson was born December 7, 1908 in St. George, Utah to Leonora Worthen and Andrew Gregersen. When one month old, she and her family moved to Pintura, where they lived on a farm. At age six, she began attending first and second grade, although she stayed with her grandmother in St. George for some time. She then attended third through tenth grade in Toquerville, Utah, which was seven miles from Pintura. After her tenth grade year, she attended Dixie College, simultaneously finishing high school while also beginning her first two years of college. In the summers, she worked at Zion National Park. She later met and married Max Milner, with whom she had two children. After seven years, they were divorced, and in order to support her children, Christina took in boarders, and was also employed at J.C. Penny. She later met Vernon Perhson Fawson, whom she married on January 16, 1941 in the Salt Lake City Temple. They had three children and moved to Grantsville. Christina died October 21, 1967.","Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by one of Christina's daughters, Deana Lyne Fawson. It is located in the seventh folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, FA-FR. Deana writes of some of the experiences Christina had as a youth: when attending grade school, they rode a make-shift bus, which was a truck with a wagon cover and boards, without windows or heat. By this time, Christina had four younger brothers, and so she would wake up early in the morning to pack their lunches. The family lived in a large home with seven rooms, and Christina carried much of the responsibility in caring for the home and family. Deana writes that the town was small, and Christina spent most of her time with her brothers. She enjoyed riding horses, and Deana writes of a time when Christina and her brothers went to a cave to explore. Without knowing it was the headquarters of an Indian tribe, the discovered pottery, arrowheads, and wring on the walls. Deana also writes of Christina's experiences with rattlesnakes, as Christina encountered them several times. Deana then writes that Christina was very active in the LDS Church; it was at Welfare Square, a ward activity, where Christina actually met Vernon, as he was there with a group from Grantsville. Deana concludes by writing that they still live in Grantsville, where Christina had made several friends.",,,"Fawson, Chrisitina Gregerson Miner",2010-06-28,2010-06-28 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/819,819,827.docx,/WomenManu/image/827.docx,
424,"Fawson, Charlotte Perhson",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by one of Charlotte's granddaughter, Sharlene Fawson. It is located in the seventh folder of the collect...",1875-1957,Biography,"Charlotte Perhson Fawson was born in Vernon, Utah on November 4, 1875 to Eric Perhson and Anna Jonsson. She attended grade school and high school in Vernon until she was sixteen, after which she entered the LDS College, which she attended while working for nearly two years. She married Joshua Abraham Fawson on November 14, 1899, and they had five children. Charlotte died April 16, 1957.",,,"Fawson, Charlotte Perhson",2010-06-10,2010-06-10 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/814,814,822.docx,/WomenManu/image/822.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by one of Charlotte's granddaughter, Sharlene Fawson. It is located in the seventh folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, FA-FR. Sharlene writes that Charlotte was a good wife and mother and active in the LDS Church. She taught Sunday School, served as organist, secretary, Primary president, and first counselor of the Stake Relief Society for several years. She taught different classes of Sunday School for more than eighteen years, and she helped teach in Primary and Relief Society as well. Sharlene describes Charlotte as being extremely independent, as she lived alone in a large house doing her own work. She had good eyesight and health, drove her own car, and had her own land and cattle. She worked on her own farm raising chickens, cows, and lambs. Sharlene concludes by writing that Charlotte was a wonderful woman."
666,"Farrer, Minnie Rasmussen",MSS SC 2758,This is a collection of 8 items pertaining to the Hutchings family and relatives. The items mostly make up a collection of life sketches and family newsletters. All items are primarily typescript phot,1886-1970,Newsletters,"Minnie Leonora Rasmussen Farrer was born on 10 August 1886 in Provo, Utah to Anders Rasmussen and Ida Kirstine Nielsen Rasmussen (also known as Ida Kirstine Jorgenson Knudsen Rasmussen). She was the second eldest of their 6 children, her siblings being Albert, Henry Edwin, Hilda Elizabeth, Clarence Arthur, and David Monroe.
Minnie attended Parker School, in the Provo City Schools District, from which she graduated in 1900. As a young girl, she taught Sunday School in her ward in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other callings she served later in life include first counselor in her Relief Society organization and visiting teacher for over 55 years of her life.
On 4 May 1905, Minnie married John Ernest Farrer, and together they had 11 children: Edna, Ralph Ernest, Walter Leo, Hilda Ellen, Millie Louise, Anna Ida, Paul Norman, Bruce Bernard, Glen George, RoDene Marie, and Monte M.
Minnie was always active in her Church and local communities. She served as captain of the Wasatch Daughter of Utah Pioneers Camp for 8 years, and she was a member of several other community groups, such as the Provo Senior Citizens, and the Utah State Services for the visually handicapped. She was also active in the establishing of the Provo City Municipal Power Company.
She died on 17 July 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2020-06-29 10:56:13,,,,,"This is a collection of 8 items pertaining to the Hutchings family and relatives. The items mostly make up a collection of life sketches and family newsletters. All items are primarily typescript photocopies. Minnie Rasmussen Farrer is noted as the author or original owner of 1 of the 8 items.
The first item is a 3-page letter by Lenore R. Hutchings, wife of Loman F. Hutchings. It covers the history of Anders Peter Fillerup and his wife, Caroline Rasmussen, and how they met and married on the steam ship, Manhatten.
The second item is a 4-page life sketch of Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver, Lenores grandmother, dictated to Lenore. It covers Emmas birth and early childhood, and describes what life was like having two mothers, as her father was polygamous. She shares a story about the birth of one of her siblings at a time when Ma, her fathers first wife, was sick and could not help with the delivery. It fell to Emma to clean up the baby, but she was so shocked and inexperienced, it wasnt until after things had quieted down that the family midwife, fondly referred to as Aunt, saw her and helped her with the newborn. The account includes many interesting details about the midwifery and folk medicine practices prevalent in the 1860s-1870s.
The third item is a 12-page newsletter entitled, Fillerup Family Newsletter, June 23, 1979, Vol. 1, No. 1. It contains a preface, explaining the origins of the newsletter project. It also includes copies of original handwritten journal entries from Andrew Peter Fillerup, as well as typed transcripts of each entry. The editor of this newsletter is listed as Robert Fillerup, 1732 Bluebird Road, Orem, Utah 84057.
The fourth item is a 12-page biography entitled, Getting Acquainted with Elias Hutchings, by Mary K. Timothy (a great- great-granddaughter of Elias). The biography covers how Elias was the first man to discover Mammoth Cave in Edmonson County, Kentucky in 1809, as well as his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It mentions that there are few remaining records of his life. After touching on Elias parentage and the history of his birthplace, Winchester, New Hampshire, the biography covers his travels with what little historical record there is to be found. It includes a photocopy of his certificate of marriage to Sally or Sarah Smith, and the last page is a short, autobiographical sketch of himself, finished with note from Shepherd Pierce Hutchings, his son, about Elias death.
The fifth item is a 51-page collection of various biographical sketches and histories. It includes a list of church leadership at the time of compilation, and Ten Years of Zion An Evaluation of Two Family Histories, written by Lenore R. Hutchings. There is also a Partial Evaluation of Shepherd Pierce Hutchings autobiography, by his second wife, Eliza Ann Pectol Hutchings, and an autobiography of George Pectol, Elizas father.
Next in this collection is an Award of Merit given to Lenore R. Hutchings on 4 July 1976 in recognition of achievement in Utah History for professional writing from the Salt Lake Tribune. Following that is a short essay by Lenore entitled, Avalon, Uintah County: My Biggest Challenge as a Teacher, which Lenore wrote to describe her struggles as a teacher from 1950-1951, instructing diverse classes of students that included, Ute Indians and non-Indians. Previous to this job, she had taught at Provo High School, and had gotten a graduate degree from BYU. The remainder of the essay describes the poor conditions of the Avalon school, and it mentions a recent 3-million-dollar lawsuit against the US government for lands stolen from the native tribes during Utahs colonization. There is much talk of IQ scores, and Lenore recounts a few experiences she had with individual students for whom she gave extra effort to help succeed.
Next in this collection is an essay written by Lenores husband, Loman F. Hutchings, entitled, Early History of Union High School, where he worked as superintendent-principal for a time in the 1950s. The paper talks about the actions of the board over the years and lists some of the original faculty members.
Following this is the Missionary Journal of Elias Hutchings, with entries ranging from January 1831 to August of the same year. It details mostly baptisms performed. Last in this collection is a Biography of James Oliver and Maria Dalley Oliver, given by granddaughter, Amy O. Warner. It details the birth and life of James, and how he married Elizabeth Wieler after he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He traveled West with the Willie Handcart Company. He married Maria Dalley in 1859 as his second wife.
The sixth item is a history from the diary also a tribute to our father, grandfather, and great grandfather, James Albert Oliver, which covers his life in a 3-page compilation. The compiler is named as Amy O. Warner, his daughter.
The seventh item is a 3-page biography of Ida Kirstine Jorgenson Knudsen Rasmussen. It is written by Minnie Rasmussen Farrer, her daughter, with changes and additions made by Ida Mae Rasmussen Christiansen, Idas granddaughter. The biography covers Idas birth and family, her early life, the familys conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their immigration to the US and move to Salt Lake City in the 1860s. It also details her marriage, divorce, and second marriage, the children she had and adopted, and her death on 27 March 1938.
The eighth and final item is a 2-page History of Emma Mary Ann Holt Oliver compiled by Amy O. Warner, Emmas daughter. It covers her birth, parentage, early life, church activity and her nursing education. It also mentions a car accident she was in while taking Lenore to school one summer, in which she broke a few ribs and hurt her waist. She was never quite the same after those injuries. Eventually, Emma developed colon cancer, and she passed away after an unsuccessful operation in 1934."
430,"Farr, Olive Hovey Freeman",MSS 1464,"This is a two-page typescript biography, a part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, located in the twenty-forth folder of the collection, and written by her great-granddaughter, Julia Etta...",1799-1893,,"Olive Hovey Freeman Farr was born on June 23, 1799 in Hanover County, New Hampshire to Elijah Freeman and Olive Hovey. She began teaching school when she was sixteen, and on December 5, 1816 she married Winslow Farr. The couple lived in Waterford, Vermont until 1828 when they moved to Charleston, New Orleans County, Vermont, where they built a farm of 100 acres. Together, Olive and Winslow had six children: John, who died in infancy, Aaron, Lorin, Olive H., Diantha, and Winslow. After the birth of their fifth child, Olive was plagued with a liver complaint, which confined her to bed for almost seven years. In the spring of 1832, after Olive was miraculously healed by Elder Orson Pratt, Winslow and Olive were baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Selling their farm for half its value, they moved to Kirtland, Ohio, and in the spring of 1840 followed the Prophet Joseph Smith to Nauvoo, Illinois. The Farr family was forced out of Nauvoo by the mob, where they moved across the Mississippi River, to Winter Quarters, Iowa, where they remained until 1850. Later, they crossed the plains with the Joseph Young Company, arriving in Utah, September 30, 1850. She had one child after her miraculous healing. They settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, later moving out to Cottonwood, Utah. Olive died March 10, 1893.",,,"Farr, Olive Hovey Freeman",2010-06-29,2010-06-29 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/820,820,828.docx,/WomenManu/image/828.docx,"This is a two-page typescript biography, a part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, located in the twenty-forth folder of the collection, and written by her great-granddaughter, Julia Etta Gay Shupe. The manuscript describes some of Olive's ancestors as being early pioneers from England to America, in particular, Edmund Freeman, who founded Sandwich, Barnstaple, Massachuetts, and later became assistant Governor of Massachusetts. The biography also describes Olive's conversion to the LDS faith. Elders Orson Pratt and Lyman Johnson requested to use the schoolhouse to hold meetings. Winslow was impressed with their teachings and brought them to his home in the hopes that the missionaries would heal his wife. Elder Pratt suddenly arose going to the bedside, said, Sister Olive, do you believe God can heal you? She answered readily, I believe all things are possible with God. Then he laid his hands upon her, rebuked the disease, and commanded her to be made whole, and instantly, to the surprise and joy of all, she at up in bed, called for her clothes, dressed and got up. Olive was well known, well liked, and perfect lady under all circumstances."
432,"Farr, Nancy Chase",MSS 1464,"Part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, this three-page typescript biography, written October 3, 1937, is located in the twenty-seventh folder of the collection. The biography begins by d...",1823-1892,,"Nancy Chase Farr was born January 27, 1823 in Bristol, Addison County, Vermont, to parents Ezra Chase and Tirzah Wells. In 1827 the family moved to Livingston County, New York, and in 1839, following the family's baptism into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1842, Nancy became one of the charter members of The Relief Society. Nancy married Lorin Farr January 1, 1845. The Farr family was forced out of their home in Nauvoo, relocating to Winter Quarters, and in July of 1847 they left for Salt Lake City with the Daniel Spencer Company, arriving in September 1847. After living in Salt Lake City for two years, Brigham Young asked Lorin to lay out a town in Weber County, finally building an eleven-room house in 1856. When Johnston's Army approached the area, Nancy packed her few possessions and took refuge in Provo, Utah until the end of the conflict. In 1859, the family attended the first great Ringling Brothers Circus, in 1859, on Tabernacle Park. After living many years in their adobe home, it was replaced with a brick home in 1889. She was the mother of eleven children; Enoch, Sarah Farr Smith, Tirzah Farr Gay, Ezra, Lorin, Farr Rich, Diantila, Isabel Farr Sears, Newton, Lorin, and Balina. Nancy died September 10, 1892 in Ogden, Utah.",,,"Farr, Nancy Chase",2010-06-29,2010-06-29 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/822,822,830.docx,/WomenManu/image/830.docx,"Part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, this three-page typescript biography, written October 3, 1937, is located in the twenty-seventh folder of the collection. The biography begins by describing some of Nancy's ancestors, including Samuel Chase, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and William Chase, who made the pilgrimage to America in 1630. The manuscript also described Nancy's first encounter with her future husband while drawing water from a well. Little detail is given of their hardships in Winter Quarters, and of the journey to Salt Lake City. Nancy recalled, ""The journey across the plains was the happiest time of her life and she had no stories to relate of hardships. Nancy is described as very modern, tender, full of hope, and full of devotion. The family enjoyed many pleasures, carriage rides, plays, and balls in Salt Lake City. The manuscript describes that because of Lorina's many church and civic positions, she was required and fulfilled all of her duties as a hostess. She was always dressed for any occasion and took great importance to her appearance."
144,"Eyre, Sarah Ann Gillins",MSS SC 2639,Sarah's autobiography is a three-page typewritten copy of a handwritten document. At the beginning there is a note stating that this manuscript is a 'copy of Mother Eyre's writings as near as we c...,1839-1918,Autobiography,"Sarah Ann Gillins Eyre was born April 11, 1839 in Osbournby, Lincolnshire, England to John Gillins and Elizabeth Green Gillins. Sarah's father died when she was young, and her mother was always working to provide for the family. Sarah went to a private school at first, but after her father's death her mother had to go to Lincoln, and Sarah was sent to a new school that was run by a wealthy woman. She stayed there for about two years. At age ten Sarah went to live at a toll bar to write tickets, take money, and make change. She stayed there for a year and three weeks. After this, Sarah worked off and on for wealthy neighbors. At age 14, she worked for a year at the tailor's drapes and grocery store in their town. Then she went to work at Oswardly Hall with her mother. They both worked assisting the gardener. Her mother wanted to go to Zion, so in the spring of 1854 the family bid their relatives goodbye, and left their home on March 15 for Salt Lake City, Utah. When they arrived in Liverpool, their boat was unsafe, and they had to wait a month while a new boat, Marshfield Bath, was chartered. Sarah had been ill for some time, and at first the doctors said that she could not go, but after consulting together they decided that the salt air would improve her health. They took seven weeks and two days to cross the Atlantic and landed in New Orleans. When they arrived, their ship was quarantined on an island because of cholera. Also, the steamship was carrying too many passengers, and so some of them had to hide and then were taken to Illinois. These passengers, including Sarah and her family, took a flat boat and then walked several days to get back to the island. When the sick had recovered, they all traveled on to Kansas. They crossed the plains in 1854 and camped on Arsenal Hill when they arrived. Sarah was taken to live at Parley P. Pratt's house while he was in California on a mission, and she stayed there a year. Her mother and younger brother went to live with Leanard W. Hartz until their emigration funds were paid off. Sarah married John E. Eyre in Salt Lake City on October 10, 1855. She died December 11, 1918 in Cowley, Big Horn, Wyoming.",-,,228,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/534,534,,,"Sarah's autobiography is a three-page typewritten copy of a handwritten document. At the beginning there is a note stating that this manuscript is a 'copy of Mother Eyre's writings as near as we can make it out of very dim pencil copy.' The autobiography covers Sarah's life from her birth to her arrival in Utah, and is comprised mostly of stories from her life. She begins with her first memory. Her mother had put a skirt over a chair next to the fire to dry, and 'busybody like, I pushed it close to the grate, and soon it began to smoke. I ran to the bottom of the stairs and called Ma, the skirts on fire.'' The fire made the chair black, and Sarah wouldn't use it anymore. 'Being my father's pet he went twelve miles and bought me another one.' Sarah also told of her father's death: 'I remember well when he was sick how I missed him, and often asked to go upstairs and see and kiss him, but the last time I went up I saw a man shaving him and some women sewing. I was young at the time and did not realize they were preparing him for burial.' Before his death, her father joined the Old Fellows Club, and Sarah tells of a feast that the club held. Sarah also describes one of the schools she attended in detail. She said of her experience there, 'we used to look forward to such good times.' The wealthy woman who ran the school would come in her carriage to see the children. She had holidays for them, took them to the park and to the hall, and ordered bread made for them. But she was killed trying to jump from her carriage when her horses spooked. 'All the children were summoned to the funeral. The rain fell very fast. We all had our umbrellas [. . .] it was a sad time for the children.' Sarah gives details of her family's preparations to leave for Utah and of their journey there. 'The year before we came to America ma had killed a pig that weighed 738 pounds and for four or five years, we used the geleam on our bread; that is the reason ma was able to save her money to come to Zion.' Before they left, Sarah and her mother walked 69 miles to Laurath to receive promised financial help from relatives. But when they arrived, the women they wanted to speak with were away in London. Sarah fainted on this journey and was ill for some time after this. From their journey to Utah, Sarah mentions seeing Indians and herds of buffalo. One Indian wanted to buy her, and she was afraid of the Indians after that. When they reached Fort Laramie, the Indians and soldiers had been fighting, and Sarah saw the holes where the dead were buried. Sarah also mentions that 1854 was the grasshopper year: 'The grasshoppers flew over us and there were so many they shaded the sun. They landed in the Salt Lake Valley, where they layed their eggs. The next summer there were so many hatched out you could hardly step. They would fly up in our faces.'"
615,"Eyre, Sarah Ann Gillins",MSS SC 2639,"This is a 3-page typescript autobiography called, Biography of Sarah Ann Gillins Eyre. It is a copy of Mother Eyres writings as near as we can make it out of very dim pencil.
The manuscript des",1839-1918,Autobiography,"Sarah Ann Gillins Eyre was born on 11 April 1839 in Osbournby, Lincolnshire, England to John Thomas Gillins and Elizabeth Collin Gillins. She was the 7th of 9 children born to them, the others being John, William, Thomas, Smith, James, Henry (who passed away at birth), Henry, and Robert Collon.
As a young girl, Sarah often got into trouble. Once, when she was very little, she nearly burned a shirt of hers, as well as her favorite chair. Another time, she was lost for a whole day while her brother was supposed to be watching her, and the family thought she had been eaten by an animal.
After he father died, Sarah went to a few private schools, until she was 10 years old. At that age, she began working to help support the family, and to help save money to immigrate to the United States, as the Gillins had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at some point during her childhood.
In 1854, when Sarah was just 15, she and her family crossed the Atlantic on the Marshfield Bath and then the plains of the United States to join the Saints gathering in Utah. It was a long journey, and Sarah was sick for some of it, but they made it to Utah with little incident. They first found lodging in the houses of others, Sarah living and working in the home of Parley P. Pratt while he was away on a mission, and her mother and little brother living with Leonard W. Hardy. Sarah stayed with the Pratts for 1 year.
On 10 October 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sarah married John Eyre, and Parley P. Pratt performed the ceremony. They had 16 children together: John Edwin, James Alma, Alonzo, George Gillings, William Naylor, Sarah Ann, Ellen Elizabeth, Helaman Smith, Elsie, Francettie, Caroline Foster, Charlotte May, Thomas Benjamin, Parley Pratt, Leonard Collins, and Ethel Romania.
John Eyre was a plasterer by trade, and he used this skill to help with construction of the Manti Temple. While he worked on the temple, the family lived in Parowan, Utah, and they ran a dairy farm, which brought in a considerable amount of income.
In 1861, Sarah and her family moved to Minersville, Utah, and then on to Cowley, Wyoming, where she lived until her death on 10 December 1918.",,,,,2020-01-21 09:23:06,,,,,"This is a 3-page typescript autobiography called, Biography of Sarah Ann Gillins Eyre. It is a copy of Mother Eyres writings as near as we can make it out of very dim pencil.
The manuscript describes Sarahs parentage and birth. She recalls her earliest childhood memories, which include nearly setting a drying shirt on fire and blackening her favorite chair in the process. She also talks of her mother working, and how her older brother, James, cared for her at home. On one babysitting occasion, James and a friend went out to a field and Sarah, not wanting to be left behind, followed them. She got lost and spent the day picking flowers in the nearby meadows, and when she grew tired, she slowly found her way home again.
Sarah mentions that her father died on 20 May the same year that she got lost. She recounts her experience going upstairs to kiss him goodbye and seeing a number of people preparing his body for burial, which was she was too young to understand at the time.
Sarah went to a private school for much of her younger years. The name of the school is not mentioned, but Sarah goes into great detail, describing what life was like there, and how the owner of the school, a well-to-do lady, was nice to her students until a horseback riding accident killed her.
When Sarah was 10 years old, she went to live and work at the toll bar, where she would write out tickets, take money, and make change. From that year on, she moved around, taking odd jobs near home to supplement her mothers income.
In the spring of 1854, Sarah and her family bade their relations goodbye and went by foot to try and gather enough funds to get them across the Atlantic Ocean and to Salt Lake City, as by this time, they had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They spent 7 weeks onboard the Marshfield Bath before landing in New Orleans. They traveled through St. Louis and on to Illinois, then Kansas before they set out for Utah.
Sarah ends her account with a few stories about her journey across the plains, even recounting a time when a Native American of the Sur Tribe asked her mother for her in exchange for money and ponies. At Laramie, they found the fort had recently been attacked, and there were 13 dead soldiers, which Sarah caught a glimpse of as her wagon train left. At the end of their journey, the family split to live with a few other families until they were more settled, with Sarah going to Parley P. Pratts house for one year."
456,"Everett, Orpha Marie",MSS SC 2878,"This file contains two folders. The first folder contains the original documents: a letter to Samuel R. Redfield and his wife, Sarah, from their daughter, Orpha M. Everett, in Salt Lake City",1814-1891,Letter,"Orpha Marie Redfield Everett was born on March 25, 1814 in Lodi, New York to Samuel Russell and Sarah Gould Redfield. She married Addison Everett on February 18, 1838. There is no record of her conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but it was before her marriage. Her family did not join the church. Her husband was one of the first men to leave for Utah, and she left with her children in the second emigration train, reaching Salt Lake on September 29, 1847. Addison entered into a polygamous marriage on December 20, 1852. In 1862, Orpha and her family left for St. George, Utah to help the settlers there where she taught school in a large prairie schooner covered wagon on her lot in the city. After Addison retired, it was reported that he and Orpha spent their entire time doing work for the dead. She died March 8, 1891 in St. George Utah.",1855,,"Everett, Orpha Marie",2014-06-19,2014-06-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/846,846,,,"This file consists of two folders. The first folder contains the original documents: a letter to Samuel R. Redfield and his wife, Sarah, from their daughter, Orpha M. Everett, in Salt Lake City, dated 28 February 1855, two letters by Samuel, 12 and 13 June 1858, addressed to John H. Redfield, giving family genealogical data. The second folder contains typed manuscripts of the documents in the first folder. In the letter, Orpha writes to her parents in New York. She starts out that she will try writing to them again even though has not heard from them in a year. She acknowledges that there are a variety of reports about the Mormons, but the news circulates before she can refute them. She talks about how the United States should just stay away. The Mormons can govern themselves. There are people there who are self-governing and they govern themselves, and it is a blessing. They are going through a time of peace and blessings though she does not know how long it will last. She states that the Mormons will fight for their homes and families in regards to Johnston's Army. She sees plural marriage as a blessing and states that all the other Christian churches say that they return to the ways of Abraham and Isaac, yet no one follows plural marriage. Orpha states that the principle of plural marriage is a return to Abraham. She gives new ideas such as the first wife and the other wives must approve of a new wife, and that it is not a matter of the men deciding. She again wishes her family to write to her and if the Indians take the letters then they should write again every month to ensure that she receives their letters."
68,"Evans, Priscilla Livingston",MSS SC 11,"Priscilla received this five-year diary as a Christmas present in 1932. She wrote her first entry on January 1, 1933: 'I arrived in Washington D.C. from Salt Lake City where I went to Ann's funera...",1881-1957,Diary,"Priscilla Livingston Evans was born October 18, 1881 to Ellen Harrocks Livingston and Charles Livingston in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married Israel Franklin Evans December 31, 1902. Israel, whom Priscilla refers to as Frank, served as a mission president in the Eastern States Mission. Frank died in 1950. Priscilla died August 12, 1957 and was buried in Coalville, Utah.",1861-1938,,160,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/458,458,,,"Priscilla received this five-year diary as a Christmas present in 1932. She wrote her first entry on January 1, 1933: 'I arrived in Washington D.C. from Salt Lake City where I went to Ann's funeral yesterday.' After this she writes almost every day. The entries are written in small handwriting, which can be difficult to read, using incomplete sentences because the diary has a set amount of space designated for each day. Priscilla records daily events and usually mentions the women with whom she had lunch. She also writes about running errands to the bank and the post office, meeting her husband for lunch, returning books to the congressional library, and calling at the White House to leave cards for Mrs. Roosevelt. She and her husband were in Washington D.C. for both church and company business. Priscilla often mentions preparing lessons for Relief Society and going to church meetings where her husband presided. During their stay in D.C., Frank made a trip back to Salt Lake City, and they both made a trip to New York City. In April, Priscilla and Frank traveled back to Salt Lake City by way of Coalville, Utah, where Priscilla's mother lived. On March 29th Priscilla wrote, 'Still packing'put this diary in trunk to be opened for recording when we reach Coalville.' Priscilla did not write in the diary again until November 7th when she and her husband started on a trip to California. When they returned, Frank got a new office in the Continental Bank Building in Salt Lake City. Priscilla writes about helping around the office and visiting her mother in Coalville during holidays. The last entry is on December 31, 1933, Frank and Priscilla's 31st wedding anniversary. Special Collections also houses Israel Franklin Evans' papers (MSS 1762), which contain more information on Priscilla's activities."
167,"Erickson, Hilda Anderson",MSS 1000; MSS OH 233,"The oral history (MSS OH 233) is an interview conducted on January 13, 1966 by Hollis Scott'Archivist with Brigham Young University Archives. The interview was conducted at the home of Mrs. John U....",1859-1968,Papers; Interview/Oral History,"Hilda Erickson was born November 11, 1859 in Ledsjo, Sweden to Pehr Anderson and Maria Katrina Larsendaughter (later changed to Larsen). Hilda immigrated to Utah in 1866 with her parents who were Mormon converts. Hilda's father worked for the railroad when she was young. She met Brigham Young when she was seven years old, and became friends with his daughter Mabel Young Sandborn. The first school she attended was Joshua A. Clark's school. She went there until fifth grade, and then went to other schools to study penmanship and other subjects. At one point in her childhood, she was rebaptized by Willard D. Young because of the Godbeit movement in the church to rebaptize everyone who had been baptized incorrectly. Hilda held many civic and church positions during her lifetime. She was a nurse, midwife, bank director, ranch manager, housewife, mother, mine operator, tailor, bookkeeper, civil service secretary, church worker, missionary to Indians, and President of Toole Stake Primary for 12 years (1910-1922). As a midwife, Hilda delivered more than 200 babies. Hilda and her husband John August Erickson, who were married in the Endowment House, were living in Grantsville, Toole County, Utah, when they received their mission call to serve the Indians. During their mission, they lived on the church farm in Deep Creek, called Ibapah by the Indians. They were mainly responsible for helping the Indians with farming and irrigation, and teaching the young boys in school. They also helped raise oats, cattle, horses, and various fruits the church sold to earn money. During this time, Hilda became acquainted with several polygamist families in Grantsville and the Skull Valley area, although her family was not polygamist. Hilda studied nursing under Dr. Ramona Pratt at Deseret Hospital. She even informally practiced dentistry. Once, a man came to her with a tooth that needed pulled. She told him she had never done it before, but that she'd help him out. After that, many other people came to her with dental issues. Hilda served as the Director of Grantsville Deseret Bank for a number of years before it closed in 1931. She was also secretary for Cooper Queens Mining Company in Clifton Flats. Hilda and her husband ran the Last Chance Ranch where they raised apples, pears, peaches, and cherries to ship to California. Hilda was the last surviving immigrant Pioneer to cross the plains to Utah before the railroad. She participated in 72 elections after becoming eligible to vote in 1882. Hilda passed away January 1, 1968 and is buried in the Grantsville, Utah cemetery.",1847-1867,,249,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/557,557,,,"The oral history (MSS OH 233) is an interview conducted on January 13, 1966 by Hollis Scott'Archivist with Brigham Young University Archives. The interview was conducted at the home of Mrs. John U. (Amy) Hicks (daughter of Hilda Erickson) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The interview is typed up on plain paper, one sided, and placed in a green folder. The interview is 46 pages long and includes a table of contents (more of an index), and an introduction by Hollis Scott. The other collection (MSS 1000) includes 5 boxes containing various business documents and records. There are ledgers dating from 1888-1919 from Grantsville Trading Co., as well as stock certificates for the company. These ledgers have first an alphabetical listing of all the accounts, and then the transactions. Most of the ledgers and daybooks are large books with leather covers and binding, ranging from 1-2 inches thick. Some of the record books are canvas rather than leather. One box contains cash books datings from March 1902-December 1920. These cash books are smaller, with a paper cover and binding, and contain expenses on cattle, sheep, and hogs, and seem to be records for the Last Chance Ranch. These cash books also contain scraps of paper with numbers and figures written on them, freight bills from the railroad, an envelope from Greek and Austrian Meat Market to J.A. Erickson & Co., and a sales agreement for a cattle transaction. The last box contains records from the Federal Land Bank of Berkeley. There are loan forms, minutes of meetings, financial papers, notes, and forms, interoffice memos, and a copy of the bylaws for the bank. Some of the documents are typed, and others are handwritten. A 'want list' for Z.C.M.I. in Salt Lake City is also included. There is some genealogical information in box five, including two envelopes with birth and blessing information for Hilda Marie Hicks and Jay Jr. Hicks, grandchildren of Hilda. Both envelopes also include locks of hair from the two children. A copy of Jay's birth certificate is also included."
286,"Eldredge, Ruth Baker Underwood",MSS SC 2000,"This is a six-page typescript, entitled, the 'Story of Mary Mountain.' It briefly follows Ruth's life, though it provides very little information concerning her youth. Apparently, Ruth was extremel...",1810-1884,Biography,"Ruth Baker Underwood Eldredge was born March 10, 1810 in Harwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Joseph and Jane Baker. She taught in her village school and later married Joseph Underwood. The couple had a daughter, Adelaide, but Joseph was lost at sea not long after. Joseph's widowed friend, Elnathan Eldredge later married Ruth on September 20, 1839, and they moved to Dennis, Massachusetts. While there, they had three sons and also encountered missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1884 [sic] (1848?), they were baptized, and the family made plans to travel west. However, Joseph's brother took possession of Adelaide through legal means, and the family was forced to leave without her. They traveled by wagon and reached Salt Lake City in September of 1847, where they lived in a fort, and Ruth had another son. In 1849, Elnathan left to quell an Indian rebellion. From this encounter, the family adopted an Indian girl left behind, whom they named Mary Mountain. Ruth and Elnathan had two more children, and Mary helped Ruth with the children, as well as around the house. On May 26, 1884, Ruth became ill and died.",,,356,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/676,676,,,"This is a six-page typescript, entitled, the 'Story of Mary Mountain.' It briefly follows Ruth's life, though it provides very little information concerning her youth. Apparently, Ruth was extremely distraught upon having to leave Adelaide, and even when the family adopted Mary, Ruth never considered the Indian girl her daughter. Ruth later gained correspondence with her daughter, Adelaide, and they exchanged several letters."
209,"Eldredge, Julia Lambert",MSS SC 1759,"This is a five-page biography written by Julia's daughter, Lurena Eldredge Warnick. As a youth, Julia was an avid singer who loved her schoolwork, and was especially good with arithmetic. Her socia...",1873-1952,Biography,"Julia Lambert Eldredge was born January 11, 1873 in Sugar House to Charles John and Lilly Harriet Druce Lambert. When she was six years old, the family moved to Salt Lake City, where Julia attended school in a one-room building. She later stayed with her grandmother, Mary Alice Cannon Lambert, but moved again in 1888 to Granger. There she met Frederick Elnathan Eldredge, and they were later married in the Salt Lake City temple. They lived in five different homes in Granger before finally settling in one. Julia was active in her community and elected captain of the Granger Camp Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She and Frederick had twelve children'nine daughters and three sons. On June 7, 1952, Julia had a stroke and died about two weeks later on June 23.",1871-1946,,287,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/599,599,,,"This is a five-page biography written by Julia's daughter, Lurena Eldredge Warnick. As a youth, Julia was an avid singer who loved her schoolwork, and was especially good with arithmetic. Her social activities were also expansive: she attended rag carpet bees, sleigh-riding parties, surprise parties, and socials. As a mother, Julia mainly managed the food while tending to the children. Lurena describes her mother's butter-making, and also her work as a seamstress. Her later hobbies included gardening, with both flowers and vegetables. Lurena describes her mother as being kind and charitable."
381,"Eldredge, Hannah Adams",MSS SC 889,This collection contains biographies of the Eldredge family. Hannah's two typewritten-page biography was submitted and compiled by Martha Garbett Fackrell in 1958. Some discrepancy exists conce...,1833-1916,Biography,"Hannah Adams Eldredge was born on 11 January 1833 in Walpole, New Hampshire, the second of four children born to James Adams Jr. and Betsy Leavitt Adams. In 1840, her parents were baptized in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and they moved to Twelve Mile Grove, Illinois. When their house burnt down, Hannah and her family moved to Big Mound, Illinois, where her father leased a farm. At the age of eleven, Hannah was baptized in the Mississippi River. In 1847, in response to council given by Brigham Young, Hannah's family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where Hannah's mother died. Her father remarried a widow named Sophronia Cole Drake and in 1852, Hannah and her family made the trek to Utah and settled in Centerville. At the age of eighteen, Hannah went to Salt Lake City to do housework. While there, she lived in the home of a prominent member of the community, Horace Eldredge. On 2 February 1855, Hannah became the plural wife of Horace Eldredge and lived in his home with three of his wives. She moved to her husband's large farm in West Bountiful in 1862 and helped with the cows, horses, chickens, grain, hay, fruit trees, and garden. Hannah lived in a small, adobe home until her husband built a large, two-story brick home with two beautiful marble fireplaces. Hannah was the mother of six children: James, Clara, who died in infancy, Adebert, Christie, Clarence, and Horton. Hannah's husband died when she was only fifty-five years old. She spent most of her older years serving others, spending time with her family, and hosting parties at her home. She was an invalid for the twelve years leading up to her death on 7 December 1916.",1887-1915,,10,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/771,771,,,"This collection contains biographies of the Eldredge family. Hannah's two typewritten-page biography was submitted and compiled by Martha Garbett Fackrell in 1958. Some discrepancy exists concerning Hannah's place of birth. Her daughter reports that she was born in New Hampshire, her biography states that she was born in Hatley, Canada, and the family search website says she was born in Brutus, Cayuga, New York. Very little information is given about Hannah's childhood, but the biographer does relate one story. While crossing the plains, Hannah fell asleep in the back of the wagon and fell out. Her father was afraid that she was crushed by the wheels, but she only had the soul of her shoe destroyed by the wheel. It also states that Hannah remembers how terrible she felt to hear of the Prophet, Joseph Smith's, martyrdom. Hannah's adulthood is more detailed. As a polygamous wife who saw little of her husband, Hannah became highly involved in her community. People often described Hannah as being dignified and respectable and many people knew her as Aunt Hannah because of her service to them. A story is told that Hannah would send her grandchildren to widow's homes to discover if they needed coal. If the widow's coal piles ran low, Hannah supplied coal to them in secret. She and her son, James, also bought a large pipe organ for the West Bountiful Chapel, which was built in 1903. Hannah also served in many areas of the church, and supported her husband, who was a successful businessman, Utah legislator, President of the Seventy from 1854-1888, and President of the European Mission from 1870-71. Polygamy, Widow."
370,"Ek, Pearl Elizabeth Trollip",MSS SC 1106,"This autobiography is one and a half typed pages. It is uncertain if the document is a photocopy, but it appears to be. The manuscript is easily read and is very short and concise....",1936-,Autobiography,"Pearl Elizabeth Trollip Ek was born 3 December 1936 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Mr. and Mrs. (Havelock) Trollip, who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She had two sisters, Patricia and Sylvia, and one brother, Sidney. Her family lived in Port Elizabeth until she was fifteen, then they moved to Uitenhage, South Africa. No branch of the Church was established in this area so every Sunday her family would walk three miles to catch a train in order to go to church. Though they had moved, Pearl finished her schooling in Port Elizabeth. This required her to travel there by train for one and a half years. After she finished school, she worked as an accounting machine operator. She did this until she married Clive Edmond Ek in March 1956 in South Africa when she was nineteen years old. Clive was not a member of the Church as Pearl and her family, but she hoped he would join some day. Clive and Pearl had three children, Graham, Gayle, and Craig. They were raised in the Church and traveled 25 miles to attend church. Her husband finally joined the Church when Graham was leaving for his mission. Graham was very instrumental in bringing his father into the church. Pearl had several callings in the Church and stayed active and busy serving the people in South Africa.",1897-1978,,9,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/760,760,,,"This autobiography is one and a half typed pages. It is uncertain if the document is a photocopy, but it appears to be. The manuscript is easily read and is very short and concise. Pearl writes about her youth and growing up in the Church. Throughout her life, she had sacrificed much to attend church each week. She talks about her husband and children, including several of the callings they held in the Church. Bits of her testimony are scattered throughout her writings. This manuscript helps one better understand what life may have been like as an early Latter-day Saint in South Africa where the Church was just beginning to become established. (Pearl 's autobiography is included in a collection with four other women who were living in the South Africa Mission, their names are: Valerie Evelyn Allderman, Barbara Mann Donaghue, Jean Newbold, and Margaret Wilson Park.)"
292,"Eggertsen, Annie Nielson",MSS 1377,"This is a 121-page typescript autobiography, transcribed and compiled by Annie Eggertsen's great-niece, Anna Marie. The autobiography is entitled 'My Memories,' and is preceded by a foreword writte...",1868-1961,Autobiography; newspaper clippings,"Annie Nielson Eggertsen was born January 8, 1868 in Vedum [sic], Denmark to Mads and Metta Marie Christensen Nielsen. When Annie was four years old, her parents, previously Lutheran, began taking an interest in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they decided to migrate to Utah. They arrived in Lehi in 1874 and lived there until the next spring, when they moved to Pleasant Grove. When Annie was eleven years old, she began attending George Harris's School, and two years later, was sent to American Fork to teach. She relocated to L.A. Wilson two years afterward, and then in 1883 and 1884, attended the Brigham Young Academy. After spending some time at home, Annie returned to BYA in 1885 and 1886, living with a friend. She became a certified teacher and taught for three years in Pleasant Grove. Afterwards, she moved to Provo, where she rented a house and worked while attending school. In November, she met Lars Eggertsen, whom she married on October 26, 1892. Afterwards, they lived with Lars's parents for some time, until they were able to move to a different house. There, they had their first child, Luther. The family later moved into Lars's sister's home, where they had a second child, Algie. In 1898, the family built and moved into a new home, where they had a third child, Thelma. They later moved homes again, relocating to Springville, where Annie taught second grade. Nearly six years following Thelma's birth, Annie had another child, Anna Marie. Lars became County Superintendent of Schools in 1904, and the family lived for four years in a house in Provo. There, Annie had her last children, Esther and Mark. After Lars became Weber County Superintendent, the family moved to Ogden, where they lived for one and a half years. Due to Lars's ill health, however, the family decided to move to Mesa, Arizona, where Lars taught seminary. After living there for two years, Lars and Annie moved back to Utah. Annie was appointed to take charge of the Utah County Infirmary, which she helped clean and refurnish. Lars died August 29, 1927 because of his progressively worsening health, and Annie began to rent out their house and moved back to the East. She also took some time to visit family in Denmark.",,,361,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/682,682,,,"This is a 121-page typescript autobiography, transcribed and compiled by Annie Eggertsen's great-niece, Anna Marie. The autobiography is entitled 'My Memories,' and is preceded by a foreword written by Annie's nephew, Glenn E. Nielson. Annie begins her autobiography with a description of the town where she was born. She describes the house in which she and her family resided and writes of several memories in and around her home, ranging from making food to doing laundry and making clothing. After her parents took interest in the Church, Annie writes of several religious feelings she experienced as a youth. She also recalls leaving Denmark and writes of the farewells and then the crossing of the Red Sea and Atlantic. While living in Lehi, Annie writes that she studied the Gospel. She describes the Anderson family that her own family stayed with, and proceeds to write concerning the numerous differences between the American farms and the farms in Denmark. She describes her childhood days in Pleasant Grove as having been very fun; she and the other children often partied, played in groups, and on occasion, ran into trouble with adults. When Annie was nine or ten, she decided to make a suit for her brother, N.K., and writes of her mishap with sewing. She later describes her years at school and also her attempts to raise money through selling fruit, book canvassing, and teaching dress-making classes. Annie further describes her years at BYA, from her living arrangements to her social experiences. On weekends, she occasionally returned home, and she describes learning several homemaking skills from her mother. Annie goes on to describe the hardship the family faced when Annie's older sister, Kate, married a man who was somewhat of a drunk. After Annie's return to BYA, she writes of her experiences there studying to become a teacher, and also of her experiences with Brother Maeser, whom she greatly admired. Annie also describes her time as a teacher, including details of the teachers' institute, which she attended once a year. After returning to Provo, Annie writes of meeting Lars, and their progressing relationship. She describes the wedding and wedding preparations. While living with Lars's parents, Annie writes of the hardships Lars's sister, Sarah, went through, and of the difficulty Annie had living with her.
Annie continues by writing of some of the Sunday School Conferences she attended while Lars served as Stake Superintendent of Sunday School. She provides details of the houses the family moved into, and of the surrounding neighbors and life in the home. She writes of Lars's change in occupation from that of business to school administration, and also of his increasing interest in art and drama. Included is a typescript of an article from the Springville Independent, dated April 19, 1907, which is concerning the increase of statues and art in schools.
Annie provides details about the work she did in the infirmary, cleaning and refurnishing the place. After Lars's death, she writes about the preparations for the funeral, and then proceeds to write about her children's accomplishments and activities. Annie includes various callings she served in, such as President of the YLMIA and leader in the Literary Department of the Stake Relief Society. Annie's last writings describe the work she did outside and inside her home, from picking fruit and making carpets to painting. Following Annie's autobiography is a nine-page copy of 'Remarks at the Funeral of Annie Eggertsen,' by Glenn E. Nielson, written January 7, 1961. In his remarks, Glenn writes about his experiences with Annie, as well as his memories of Lars's death. Following these pages are two newspaper clippings and photocopies of them. One is concerning Annie's birthday, and the other, concerning her death. Last, are eleven pages entitled, 'Translation of My Great-Grandfather's Diary,' apparently translated by Annie."
59,"Egan, Amanda Ann Andrus",MSS SC 188,"This five-page, typewritten biography is in the third folder of the Andrus family collection. This biography was written by Amanda's granddaughter, Vivian Egan Marcusen Auhder, in 1956. Someone h...",1847-1925,Biography,"Amanda Ann Andrus Egan was born November 19, 1847 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Milo Andrus and Abigail Jane Daley Andrus. She was their sixth and last child. Milo was called on a mission to England and left with his second wife, so Abigail and the children made the trek to Utah alone in 1848. From age ten to twelve, it was Amanda's responsibility to herd cows. As she went throughout the day, she would pick an apron full of weeds which were cooked and served as greens for the evening meal. Dramatics were encouraged at this time, and Amanda took the leading part in many plays. Amanda married Howard Ransom Egan in the Endowment House on October 10, 1864. She was sixteen years old at the time. They lived in Salt Lake City for three years after which they moved to Deep Creek, Utah where they owned a store and a feed stable and established an eating house. They had some trouble with the Indians there: '[Amanda] said she had seen the stage coach come in many times with an Indian dragging behind it, whom they had wounded because of his part in ambushing the stage.' During this time Howard acted as an Indian interpreter, carried mail by the pony express, and later drove the mail by overland stage to Salt Lake City. In 1869 they moved back to Salt Lake City with their three children. In 1870 they moved to Richmond, Utah where they settled for the rest of their lives, homesteading a farm. Amanda and Howard were the parents of twelve children: Annie T., Julia J., Howard Milo, Mary Egan, William J., John Ransom, Linnie J., Charles E., George E., Walter, James Alva, and Inis P. Amanda and Howard lived to see all of their children married. Howard died of pneumonia on March 17, 1916. In her later years, Amanda was known as Aunt Mandy by many. She kept an immaculate house, gardened, and did handwork. She died November 28, 1925.",-,,151,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/449,449,,,"This five-page, typewritten biography is in the third folder of the Andrus family collection. This biography was written by Amanda's granddaughter, Vivian Egan Marcusen Auhder, in 1956. Someone has made grammatical corrections on the manuscript in red pen. The biography gives little information on Amanda's childhood. Instead, Auhder outlines the major events in Amanda's life and then spends the majority of the biography talking about the daily activities of pioneer women. She describes chores like making bread, doing the family wash, churning butter, and sewing clothing. She also explains that infants were nursed for a full year and then given wheat or corn cereal, cow's milk, eggs, fruit, and vegetables. On the last page of the biography, Auhder gives tribute to her grandmother and lists her and Howard's children and their birth and death dates."
90,"Edwards, Mary Barker",MSS SC 923,Mary's autobiographical account of her life is part of a collection containing information on the Alfred Great Barker family. Mary's autobiography is a typewritten account which Hazel B. Bott comp...,1874-,Autobiography,"Mary Barker Edwards was born in Gilbert Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, England to Thomas Masters Barker and Mary Moore Barker on June 6, 1874. Thomas' father, Alfred Great Barker, sold Thomas his ribbon looms and gave him his garden plot when he left for America. The family made some money by growing produce in the garden and selling it in a stall at Coventry Market. However, much of the time Mary's father did not work, and her mother had to hold the family together. With three daughters, Martha Ellen, Rose Ann, and Mary, still left at home, their family moved to Ramsgate, Kent. Mary was about eleven years old at this time, and she worked at a nearby laundry. She was proud to take her three shillings a week home to her mother who worked so hard. While they were in Kent, Martha Ellen drowned in a swimming pool. This was extremely disruptive for the family. Rose Ann witnessed the drowning, and as a result lost her memory for a time. After recovering, she went to be a matron of a children's home in Wales. Thus, only Mary was left at home with her parents. They started their own small laundry and worked very hard to keep it running. Thomas Masters died of cancer during this time. Soon after, Mary met Ralph Edwards who was staying with relatives in Clevedon, Somerset. They were engaged eighteen months and married December 26, 1895, after which they moved to Reading to live. Ralph and Mary were married for thirteen years before their first child was born. The baby, Roger, died that same day. Two years later Monica was born. Mary treasured her as 'a real God given gift.' Ralph was a caretaker of an old church, and they were also proprietors of several inns. Mary, Ralph, and Monica lived through the bombing raids of WWII.",1844-,,180,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/480,480,,,"Mary's autobiographical account of her life is part of a collection containing information on the Alfred Great Barker family. Mary's autobiography is a typewritten account which Hazel B. Bott compiled from Mary's autobiography and her letters. It is four pages long'pages seven to ten in the collection'and it is written in first person from Mary's perspective. Mary explains her family's difficult financial situation and talks about what her older siblings went on to do. Then, she talks briefly about her married life. In the last paragraph of the autobiography, Mary relates her memories of the bombing raids during WWII. She says that they never knew whether to stay up or go to bed when they heard the sirens. Her daughter, Monica, would stay up to watch the fires and check on the neighbors. Mary finished her autobiography June 3, 1946, calling it a 'rather morbid story of my life.' She does focus primarily on her difficult life experiences and on major events. The last page has two pictures of her mother, Mary Moore Barker, and of Mary Moore's obituary and a photograph of Mary, Ralph, and Monica taken about 1950. Some excerpts of Mary's letters are contained in Alfred Great's biography, which is part of the collection."
616,"Earl, Ada Arvilla Burk",MSS SC 2642,"This folder contains 2 photocopies of the same typescript autobiography. The manuscript is titled, Federal Writers Project: Pioneer Personal History, John H. and Ada Arvilla Burk Earl, Utah HRS 314,",1857-1953,Autobiography,"Ada Arvilla Burk Earl was born on 28 May 1857 in Farmington, Utah. She was the 8th child of Allen Burk and Emily Jane Smith Burk, the others being Marshall Homer, Hubert Rosell, Allen Spencer, Esther Cecelia, Milton Alfauren, Amanda C., Ella Emily, Eva Rhoda, Minnie Mariah, and Gladys Sedrick Alcesta.
As a young child, Ada learned to spin wool to help her family. While there were Native Americans in the area of her youth, they never had too much trouble with them, and her father even adopted a boy from the Ute tribe, who would return to his people every fall for the hunting season. Ada also had a brother, Hubert, who fought in the Black Hawk War in 1865.
On 17 October 1876 in Farmington, Utah, Ada married John Henry Earl, and together they had 10 children: John Allen, Sr., Jessie Eugene, Perry Jedediah, Ada Ione, Dewey Leroy, Rosell Hubert, Leona Arvilla, Claude Lafell, Vernon Fay, and Vernice Mary. They were sealed together in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Her husband worked as a carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, and even a violinist, and Ada raised their children while also serving actively in her ward, fulfilling callings in the Relief Society and the MIA organizations as a secretary, teacher, and even a 2nd counselor.
Ada and her family moved around a lot throughout her life. Though she grew up in Farmington, Utah, she also lived in Fielding, Springerville, Arizona (which she helped settle), Chihuahua, Mexico, and eventually settled down in Ogden, Utah, where she died on 20 January 1953.",,,,,2020-01-21 09:25:09,,,,,"This folder contains 2 photocopies of the same typescript autobiography. The manuscript is titled, Federal Writers Project: Pioneer Personal History, John H. and Ada Arvilla Burk Earl, Utah HRS 314, Revised 3-9-37, and it numbers 6 pages. There is an address in the upper-right-hand corner that reads, Elvera Manful, Ogden, Utah, Weber County, February 31, 1939.
The account begins with a brief note of context for the story shared, explaining that Ada and her husband, living in Ogden, Utah, had just celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in 1938, and how they have known each other since childhood.
Ada begins with a mention of her parentage and her birth. She also explains that her husband was born just across the street only a couple of years earlier. At a young age, Ada learned to spin wool, and her father adopted a Ute boy, who would return to his tribe every fall for the hunting season.
She talks about the various professions her husband was in, including that of a farmer, a carpenter, and even a violinist. They were married in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah on 17 October 1876, and they lived in Farmington, where they were born, for about 2 more years after that. Then they moved to Fielding, Utah until 1880, when they moved with Adas father to help settle Springerville, Arizona. They lived there 5 years before moving to Old Mexico to avoid the Edmunds Tucker Law.
She briefly recounts how tough it was living in the camp of the saints in Mexico, with hostile Native Americans all around and very few supplies. The supplies that the church did send to them, they had to pay for.
In 1887, Ada and her family moved to Chihuahua, Mexico until 1902, when they returned to Utah and moved back to Fielding.
In 1922, Ada and her family made their last move, this time to Ogden (where Ada remained until her death in 1953), and she lists the names of her 10 children. She also mentions that at the time of her account, she has 45 living grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren."
146,"Dyer, Edna Helena Coray",MSS 1422,"This is a large and vast collection, containing numerous items from the Dyer family. Included in the collection is Edna Coray Dyer's typewritten two and a half page autobiography entitled 'Autobio...",1875-1960,"Autobiography, newspaper clippings, autograph book, hymnbooks, correspondence, personal notebooks, journals, musical programs, writings, memorabilia","Edna Helena Coray Dyer was born on August 27, 1875 on a farm in Mona, Utah as an only child to Howard Knowlton and Mary Elizabeth Lusk Coray. In the year 1880 at two and a half years of age, her family was called, along with other Utah families, to move to San Luis Valley, Colorado. At age nine, Edna was given a parlor organ on which she took twenty lessons and was able to play church hymns. She was then called as organist to the choir at age ten and played for the stake conference in Manassa. She continued her musical career with great diligence to both piano and organ study. At age thirteen, Edna was appointed stake organist for the San Luis stake. Soon thereafter she met a young man from Tennessee who became 'her standard of appraisal for all boys and men she afterward met.' They attended school together at Sanford for three years during which time Edna became a music teacher. At age sixteen and a half, Edna moved to Salt Lake City where she began pipe-organ lessons with Professor Joseph J. Daynes, first on the Assembly Hall organ and then on the Tabernacle organ. A few months later, she was able to play the hymns and anthems that the Tabernacle Choir sang, so Professor Evan Stephens asked her to be the 'unofficial assistant' organist in case Professor Daynes was not present. Edna's father soon decided that Edna should attend formal schooling, so she spent one year at LDS College and then attended the University of Utah where in 1902 she earned a B.A. as the only woman in a graduating class of eight. During this time, Edna had become organist for the 16th ward, the new Salt Lake Stake, and the General Relief Society choir. After graduating, Edna continued her organ study with Professor Daynes and traveled with the Tabernacle Choir. When Daynes was released, Edna studied with Professor Thomas Radcliffe, organist of the First Congregational Church, where she attended teaching lessons for hours and made rapid progress. In June of 1903, Edna played the Processionals at the University of Utah Baccalaureate exercise held in the Congregational Church, and in 1905 Edna performed in a formal recital at the Congregational Church. In the spring of 1909, Edna's mother passed away, which Edna recalls as 'the first great sorrow of her life.' For the next 19 years, Edna became a helper to her crippled father until he died in 1928. On August 27, 1929, Edna's 54th birthday, she married James W. Dyer, who was the idolized boy of her childhood, in the Salt Lake City temple. James W. Dyer had previously been married, had children, and was widowed. Edna and Dyer were married for almost 27 years until James W. Dyer died on May 15, 1956 in Midvale and was buried in Sanford, Colorado. Only four years later on May 1, 1960, Edna passed away.",-,,230,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/536,536,,,"This is a large and vast collection, containing numerous items from the Dyer family. Included in the collection is Edna Coray Dyer's typewritten two and a half page autobiography entitled 'Autobiography of Coray by Mrs. James W. Dyer (Helena),' which was edited from her original handwritten autobiography entitled 'A Sketch of the Life of Edna Helena Coray.' The collection also includes a talk entitled 'On the Wings of Suffering and Song' by JoAnn Jolley given at a BYU Women's History Archives Symposium on February 7, 1979, which honors Edna by retelling some of her major life events. Other items included in this collection that provide insight into the life of Edna Coray include the following: 'Personal Notes Relating to Edna Coray as published in the 16th Ward Book of Remembrance,' Edna's obituary, and 'Minutes of Sunday Sacrament Service in Honor of Edna Coray Dyer, December 19, 1944.' This collection also contains two of Edna Coray Dyer's journals, which are handwritten and moderately difficult to read. These journals include financial ledgers as well as Dyer's daily activities in school, music, and church. This collection also contains correspondence to Edna Coray Dyer from Howard K. Coray, Mary Elizabeth Lusk Coray, other relatives, church leaders, and friends dating from September 7, 1879 to April 14, 1960. Besides journals, other books contained in this collection include an autograph book, hymnbooks, and personal notebooks. Newspaper clippings, musical programs from Edna's performances, Edna's writings, and other memorabilia are also contained in this collection. All of these items taken together provide a comprehensive biography of Edna Coray Dyer. At some point, Edna had become an accomplished writer, having a number of her stories and poems printed in the U. Chronicle and Young Woman's Journal. In total, Edna was ward organist for nearly 30 years, stake organist for about 15 years, and General Relief Society organist for about 20 years. Edna claims that in all of her doings, she followed her father's counsel to 'always do your best' because 'If we always give to the world the best we have,' there should be no occasion for either misgivings or apology' (from the writings of Edna Coray Dyer)."
359,"Dusenberry, Ida Smoot",MSS 1432,"The Ida Smoot Dusenberry papers are found in one box containing thirteen folders. Articles found in the collection include: short biographies about her; correspondence from family, sc...",1873-1955,Papers,"Ida Smoot Dusenberry was born on May 5, 1873 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Abraham O. and Annie Kristina (Mortenson) Smoot. In 1891 she married George Albert Dusenberry. Within three years, both of her parents and her husband died, leaving her with two small children, Earl Smoot Dusenberry and Margaret Smoot Dusenberry. Ida returned to school for training to allow her to teach in order to support her family. She graduated from Brigham Young Academy in 1897, and spent two years at Chauncey Hall College in Boston where she graduated with honors. Ida was the principal of the Kindergarten Normal Training School in Utah. In 1900 she became the vice-president of the Women's Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah. A year later she was called to serve as second counselor to Bathsheba W. Smith in the General Relief Society presidency, a position that she held until Smith's death in 1910. Ida was a delegate to many important events, including the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C.; the suffrage convention in Portland, Oregon, during the Portland Fair; the International Council of Women in Berlin, Germany; the Executive Session of the National Council of Women in St. Louis, Missouri; the National Kindergarten Convention in Milwaukee, Michigan; and the National Convention of Charities and Corrections. In 1921 she became an assistant professor of psychology at Brigham Young University and in 1931 she served as a professor of psychology for the Floating University on a trip around the world. Ida's brother Reed Smoot was a United States Senator. Ida Smoot Dusenberry died in 1955.",1923-1977,,8,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/749,749,,,"The Ida Smoot Dusenberry papers are found in one box containing thirteen folders. Articles found in the collection include: short biographies about her; correspondence from family, school officials, and church colleagues (including LDS prophets Heber J. Grant and David O. McKay); personal and family histories; clippings from periodicals; an autograph book; her BYU diploma and two certificates from the Alumni Association; and the guest register and transcript of her funeral services. Civic service."
66,"Durrant, Ada Augusta Dawson Rendell",MSS SC 865,"This biography, entitled 'The Legacy of the Trunk,' is a fictionalized account of Ada's life written by Verna Durrant Humphries. Ada collected important personal belongings such as photographs, le...",1842-1879,Biography,"Ada Augusta Dawson Rendell Durrant was born March 29, 1842 in St. John's, Newfoundland to Elias Rendell and Elizabeth Mary Howe Rendell. Ada's mother died giving birth to her second child when Ada was very young. The baby lived only a month, and Elias was left desolate by their passing. He sent Ada to live with her grandmother in Halifax, Nova Scotia. When Ada was six years old, her father called her back to live with him. He remarried four years later to a Mrs. Steer who had a seventeen-year-old daughter, Mabel. Ada never got along well with her stepmother, and resented the intrusion on her relationship with her father. Ada spent her time as a young woman working in a store run by her good friend, Henry Hawkins. After her father died in 1862, Henry proposed to Ada, but she refused his offer. Instead, she went to live with her cousin Mary's family in New York City where she enrolled in Rutgers Female Institute. Then, she went to work for the Cadwell family as a governess for three and a half years. When they no longer needed her services, she moved to Brooklyn to board with friends and eventually found a teaching job in a public school. She taught there until she was almost thirty, and was sometimes lonely without relatives there or a family of her own. One of Ada's students, Letitia, came from a wealthy family. Her father needed to go to San Francisco for a year on business, and he asked Ada to come along as Letitia's governess. When they traveled through Salt Lake City and stopped in Fairfield, Utah, Ada learned a little about the Mormons and about their religion; she was attracted especially to their belief in eternal families because of her parents' and sister's deaths. She decided to stay in Fairfield to learn more about their faith. Sally Saye, a kind widow, took Ada in. Ada became the town school teacher, and was baptized into the Mormon Church on July 17, 1873. A few months after her baptism, William W. D. Durrant asked Ada if she would join with him in a plural marriage. He was a farmer from Vernon, in Rush Valley, who occasionally boarded at Sally's house. Ada agreed, they were married in Fairfield, and later sealed in the Endowment House in May 1875. Ada continued to live with Sally and teach school until her first child, Walter Henry Fitzgerald, was born. William bought Ada a house in Vernon, and they brought Sally along. William married Sally for time only as part of the move. William also had two other wives, Lavinia and her daughter Charlotte, who lived in Vernon. His marriage to Lavinia was only a business arrangement to allow her to buy property; with Charlotte he had several children. However, Charlotte and Lavinia both divorced him shortly after this move. In Vernon, Ada was active in church service. She also gave birth to two more boys: William Rendell and Adam Augustus. Ada died of complications shortly after giving birth to Adam on June 8, 1879, and Adam died three months later. Sally stayed in Vernon to raise Walter and William.",,,158,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/456,456,,,"This biography, entitled 'The Legacy of the Trunk,' is a fictionalized account of Ada's life written by Verna Durrant Humphries. Ada collected important personal belongings such as photographs, letters, poetry, and mementos belonging to her parents in a hair trunk. In her dying moments, Ada asked Sally to pass this trunk on to her sons. Humphries used the information in this trunk to construct a novel-like account of Ada's life. The manuscript is bound and typewritten; it is 227 pages long and is divided into 21 chapters and an epilogue. On the title page, there is a picture of the author holding the hair trunk. The narrative begins with the meeting of Ada's parents and their marriage. Then it recounts Ada's childhood in Halifax and Newfoundland, her move to New York and her teaching job there, her conversion to the LDS church, and her marriage and family life. Humphries uses a great deal of fictional dialogue to tell the story, but she also uses excerpts from items in the trunk. For example, Ada corresponded with her relatives after her conversion to the church, but they were very opposed to Mormonism. Humphries uses their letters back to Ada in the story. She also uses some direct quotes by Ada on her testimony of the gospel which she gave in church meetings. Throughout the manuscript these items are included: a map of St. John's, a picture of Ada at about age four and a picture of her as an adult, a sketch of her father, a picture of her husband William as an adult, and a picture of her sons William and Walter as adults."
130,"Durfee, Jane Isabella Barker",MSS SC 582,"This collection includes a letter, a biography of Jane, a partial autobiography, and a newspaper clipping. The letter in the collection was written by Marilyn Elison to BYU Librarian LeGrand L. Ba...",1839-1927,Biography,"Jane Isabella Barker Durfee was born on May 17, 1839 in Watertown, New York to Fredrick Barker and Ann Blygh Barker. Her family immigrated to the United States from Shelfinger, Norfolk, England on the warship New Brunswick. They landed at Station Island on June 23, 1830 and first settled in Salvagvill, Jefferson County, New York. Jane's family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the winter of 1844 and traveled to Nauvoo in 1846 to tour the Nauvoo Temple. In 1849, they moved to Council Bluffs in preparation for their trek to Utah. They traveled in the company led by Captain David Moor who was under Captain Enoch Reese, who was under the command of Captain Allen Taylor, and arrived in Salt Lake City on October 20, 1849. Jane married Henry Dennison Durfee in Ogden, Utah on March 26, 1857. Shortly after their marriage, they had to leave the Salt Lake area because of the arrival of Johnston's Army, and stayed in Payson until they were allowed to return. Jane and Henry became the parents of eleven children: Henry Dennison, Ann, George Leonard, Lorenzo, Marion, William Wallace, Alice Jane, James Madison, Steven, Sarah Ellen, and Ida. Jane and Henry moved their family to various locations including Ogden, Providence, Conner Springs, and Beaverdam. In 1880 they settled in Almo, Idaho. Henry died on April 15, 1916 in Almo and Jane followed on June 1, 1927.",-,,215,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/520,520,,,"This collection includes a letter, a biography of Jane, a partial autobiography, and a newspaper clipping. The letter in the collection was written by Marilyn Elison to BYU Librarian LeGrand L. Baker in response to his request for information on Jane's family. Elison outlines the contents of the collection which she enclosed with the letter and gives names of other individuals who could provide more information. Jane's biography is a two-page typewritten document authored by her daughter, Sarah Taylor. This very brief biography chronicles some major events in Jane's life such as her marriage, moves that she made with her family, and her service in the Almo Relief Society. The biography mentions that Jane was very shy and disliked public speaking. However, she spoke in tongues during church meetings on several occasions. Jane's autobiography is a photocopy of a handwritten document written on family history sheets. Most of the copy is illegible, but Jane seems to be speaking of her experiences crossing the plains. The newspaper article in the collection is a photocopy from the Deseret Evening News April 29, 1916. The copy is faded and completely illegible."
423,"Dunyon, Evelyn Maxine Curry",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by Evelyn's son, Earl Dunyon. It is located in the fifth folder of the collection, which is labeled, ...",1912-1948,Biography,"Evelyn Maxine Curry Dunyon was born March 11, 1912 in Heber City, Utah to Lenora Horner and George P. Curry. She spent her childhood in various cities in Wasatch County, and on June 1, 1929, she married Charles N. Dunyon in Dvanston, Idaho. They lived in Draper until 1941, after which they moved to California for seven years. In 1948, they returned to Utah to live in Tod Park, Tooele County. She died April 16, 1948.",,,"Dunyon, Evelyn Maxine Curry",2010-06-10,2010-06-10 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/813,813,821.docx,/WomenManu/image/821.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by Evelyn's son, Earl Dunyon. It is located in the fifth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Da-Du. Earl writes that Evelyn received several awards and honors in high school, as she was a cheerleader, student body vice president, president of the Debate team, and also voted valedictorian. Otherwise, there are not many personal details of Evelyn's life; Earl concludes by writing, ""My mother was very young when she died so there really isn't much to tell."" But what there is and what I know is on this sheet of paper."
95,"Duke, Christina Lindsay",MSS 989,"Christina's autobiography is a 35-page handwritten document written in a spiral bound notebook. The autobiography is legible, but is in fragile condition: several pages are coming out. Christina ...",1873-1963,Autobiography,"Christina Lindsay Duke was born March 5, 1873 to James Lindsay and Agnes Watson Lindsay in Heber, Wasatch, Utah. She was born in a one-room log cabin with her grandmother Clegg serving as her mother's midwife. Soon after Christina was born, the family moved into a new home with her Watson grandparents nearby. Later, they moved into a home Christina's father built in Heber. On Christina's sixth birthday, they moved to Cedar Creek by horse-drawn wagon. There, the four children in the family slept together in a straw-tick bed on the top floor of the home. After this time six more children were born into the family, and Christina attended school. At age 14, Christina went to live with her Watson grandparents. They were quite ill, and Christina's grandfather was blind, so she did all the chores herself. While living there, Christina met Jonathan (Dick) Murdock Duke. They were married on July 24, 1891 in City Creek. The new couple lived with Dick's mother for a time, and Christina gave birth to their first child, Minnie. Dick worked from early morning to nine or ten at night, and Christina began cleaning wealthy people's homes for extra money. When Dick became ill with inflammatory rheumatism, Christina started cooking for wedding receptions and banquets. They moved into a new home on March 3, 1899, where Christina raised their six children: Minnie, Vic, Harold, Carl, Jean, and Maybell. Christina began selling wallpaper for the Western Wall Paper Company, and continued to do so for the next 40 years. In 1919, Christina bought the Duncan Hotel. After several months of being in business, she sold the hotel for a profit and used the money to pay back some loans. Then she ran a bakery for three and a half years. She sold the bakery to Walter Seiter, but he was called on a mission and asked her to continue running the bakery. Six weeks after she took over, the Depression hit and she had to take out extensive loans to save the bakery. When Walter finally returned, he took the bakery and the loans over. However, Christina's family was still left with financial difficulties. They ran a small cafe with rooms in the back for boarders, and after a long time, all their loans were paid off. Christina began to buy and sell homes, making money to help support her family. Then, Dick became very ill, and was in bed for a month. The doctor diagnosed him with a bad heart, but Dick began to feel better. As soon as he began to feel well, he began losing his mind. Five years later Dick was walking back from Aunt Mag's home, and apparently got lost. He was missing for eight days, from October 4th through the 12th, until their son Carl found his body. Christina broke her arm right before the funeral, making the whole situation more miserable; she missed her husband very much. Christina died on May 30, 1963 and was buried in the Heber Cemetery.",1868-1869,,184,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/485,485,,,"Christina's autobiography is a 35-page handwritten document written in a spiral bound notebook. The autobiography is legible, but is in fragile condition: several pages are coming out. Christina records many events in her life but does not include very many feelings or thoughts on these events. She does recall that when she was young she liked to skate on a frozen pond with her friends. One day while they were skating, Christina was pushed over by a young boy, Dick Duke. She was very angry, but within the next few years they became sweethearts, and courted for three and a half years before they married. Christina loved to dance, and would stay out until three in the morning dancing with her friends. Once, her father would not allow her to go to a party in Heber for the 4th of July until she had picked two and a half acres of peas. She worked hard for three days and finally finished in time for the party. When she was young, Christina loved to climb trees, play ball, and dress up to entertain others. Christina worked hard her whole life to support herself and her family, and she spends much of the autobiography relating the different jobs she held. When Dick asked her to marry him, she worked in Park City so she could buy herself a wedding dress. Christina experienced a great deal of sadness in her life, especially during the flu epidemics in her area. So many people died that there were multiple funerals held daily. Christina sat up with the sick, cared for them night and day, and helped prepare the bodies of the dead. She was so tired some nights that she would cry, but still helped those she could. At the end of the autobiography Christina says she is very proud of her large family. Her children raised their families of their own, held good jobs, and were happy and good people."
325,"Dudley, Susan J.",MSS SC 449,"This collection consists of two folders: one folder contains the holograph, or handwritten, letters of correspondence among the Dudley family, and the other folder contains some of the transcribed ...",-,Correspondence,Unknown,-,,391,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/715,715,,,"This collection consists of two folders: one folder contains the holograph, or handwritten, letters of correspondence among the Dudley family, and the other folder contains some of the transcribed typewritten letters. The holographs are very difficult to read because they are lightly printed and written in almost illegible cursive. There are 21 autographed letters signed (ALSs) plus 11 typescripts, which totals 32 items and 60 pages in length. The identified authors of the Dudley family correspondence include Mary Ann Dudley, Mary Ann Robinson, Susan J. Dudley, M. A. Ellsworth, Susan J. H. Dudley, Anna Robinson, and Mary Dudley. For most of the letters it is unclear who the intended recipients of the letters are because they are addressed to generic familial titles like 'sister' and 'aunt.' Identified locations from which the letters were written include Salt Lake City, Utah; Nauvoo, Illinois; Willard, Idaho; and Lanesville. The letters date from 1844 to 1896, with the majority of the letters concentrated around the years 1844 to 1856. The letters include a description of Nauvoo as a 'land of plenty' and the 'most peaceable city.' They also describe the Salt Lake Valley as a place 'where peace and innocence go hand in hand.' Moreover, the letters give insight into the Latter-day Saints' trek across the plains to the West, saying that they suffered a great deal from the cold but put their trust in God. The letters also describe sicknesses, healings, temple marriages, baptisms, and missions among the Dudley family. The majority of the letters encourage other family members to join them in the Salt Lake Valley, or what they term 'Zion.' One letter written by Mary Ann Robinson describes Joseph Smith as a smart and noble gentleman who loves God and keeps his commandments. Two letters written by Susan J. Dudley describe attending Lorenzo Snow's academy where she, her mother, and Mary Ann learn about writing, arithmetic, grammar, geometry, geography, French, and Italian. Many of the letters express faith in God and a strong desire to be one with the Saints: 'I love the Saints. With them, I live; with them, I die; with them, I expect to rise' (Susan J. Dudley, 1848)."
422,"Drysdale, Eva Christine Lundberg Wennergren",MSS SC 1855,"This is a two-page typescript biography written by one of Eva's grandchildren. There is little description of her youth, but the manuscript provides a small insight into some of the culture of Ev...",1820-1887,Biography,"Eva Christina Lundberg Wennergren Drysdale was born June 3, 1820 in Trallhatten, Sweden to Salomon Lundberg and Lena Eckman. She grew up there as a youth and eventually married a well-off man, Jacob Wennergren. They owned two houses, one of which was used to hold meetings for missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After Jacob died in an accident, Eva wanted to migrate to Zion; however with four children, she did not have sufficient funds. In 1865, she was finally able, and she with her children, made the six-week voyage overseas. She then crossed the plains, and one of her children, Charles, died. After reaching Utah, she and her family resided in Logan, where they lived in a whitewashed chicken coop. Eva wove carpets, but was ambitious and worked hard in order to better her home. Years later, she married David Drysdale, and they had one child, Jennie. Jennie died as a young girl, however, and her death was a big blow to Eva. Eva died in Logan on November 5, 1887 at the age of sixty-seven.",,,"Drysdale, Eva Christine Lundberg Wennergren",2010-06-10,2010-06-10 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/812,812,820.docx,/WomenManu/image/820.docx,"This is a two-page typescript biography written by one of Eva's grandchildren. There is little description of her youth, but the manuscript provides a small insight into some of the culture of Eva's people, such as the customs of washing clothes. Following Jacob's death, Eva apparently received an impression to move from her larger house into the smaller one. Her renters, however, discouraged it, and some time later, lightning struck the corner of the brick house, and a voice said to her, if you had moved out, the lightning would have struck and set fire to the place and from the insurance money, you could have immigrated to Zion. However, she did eventually raise enough money to go to Zion. Apparently, while traveling across the plains, Eva was run over by an Indian on a horse, though with God's protection, she received no harm. Her life in Logan is described as being a stark contrast to her life in Sweden, for she was forced to endure much physical labor. Last, Eva is described as having been a beautiful woman with a wonderful voice, and hair long enough to sit on."
54,"Draper, Elizabeth",MSS SC 4,"This collection consists of twelve letters that Elizabeth Draper supposedly wrote to Laurence Sterne the week before she was to return to India. The letters are in manuscript form, and have been c...",-,Letters,"Elizabeth Draper is known for her association with 'Yorick' Laurence Sterne, author of Tristram Shandy. Elizabeth was the wife of Daniel Draper, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, India. She went to England in 1765 with her husband and children to arrange the children's education. Daniel returned to India, but she stayed in England with the children until 1767 when he insisted that she join him. During her stay in England, Elizabeth became a close friend of Sterne's. The week before her departure on April 3, Elizabeth and Sterne exchanged several letters which describe their mutual friendship and affection for each other. Elizabeth was twenty-five years old at this time. Sterne died in 1768, and she returned to England in 1773 as 'Sterne's Eliza.' Elizabeth gave a publisher permission to publish Sterne's letters to her in 1775, but apparently he was unable to get copies of her letters to Sterne. Nevertheless, he published twelve letters in 1775 which he claimed were hers.",1911-1978,,147,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/444,444,,,"This collection consists of twelve letters that Elizabeth Draper supposedly wrote to Laurence Sterne the week before she was to return to India. The letters are in manuscript form, and have been copied into a small, red book. Although the ink is slightly faded, the handwriting is legible. The first page bears the label, 'Original letters from Eliza to Yorick 1781.' The last page notes that this manuscript is 'a faithful copy from the original MSS's done [] the 12 day of August 1783.' These letters are commonly believed to be forged, and this manuscript is very similar to but not exactly like the 1775 published version. Each letter is labeled, for example 'letter the 1st,' but not dated. Elizabeth addresses the letters to 'Kind Yorick' or 'My Bramin' and signs them 'Eliza.' The tone of the letters is both philosophical and sentimental. She addresses such subjects as her ill health, Yorick being the 'physician of [her] mind,' her feelings for him, her duty in friendship and in love, and her impending voyage to India."
387,"Dowdell, Phebe Hannah Phillips",MSS SC 871,"This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their chil...",1871-1958,Autobiography,"Phebe Hannah Phillips was born on October 30, 1871, the seventh child of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips of Springville, UT. While she was young she attended public school and Sunday School at the white meeting house with her father. Phebe was a member of the first primary in Springville. She was married to James Rueben Dowdell on March 10, 1897 in Provo, Utah by a Judge Boothe. They had four children; Ann, James Phillip, Nephi Thomas and Fay Acquilla. In 1900 she and her husband 'Ruby' moved their family to her father's farm where they raised cattle and grew produce. Then on June 3, 1918 Ruby suddenly died while working out in the field. A few years later on November 2, 1923 Phebe received her endowments in the Salt Lake Temple and was sealed to her husband. On May 26, 1958 at the age of 84 Phebe passed away after suffering a stroke a few days before.",-,,96,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/777,777,,,"This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. The portions that concern Phebe consist of pages 67-78, including a three page sketch of her life, a one page addition to her life sketch that was added after she lost her eyesight, a copy of her patriarchal blessing given on November 20, 1932 by John H. Manwarning, a two page autobiography in journal format that recounts the day of Ruby's death, and a one page addendum. Also included are typewritten copies of articles from the 5th Ward Informer (ward newsletter), one is written by a neighbor describing Phebe and the other is the announcement of her death. Phebe's section includes stories from her life and gives a real feel for daily activities. Her earliest memory is of walking down to her father's blacksmith shop with her brother Jacob to get her father for dinner. Her father used to call her his 'little dinner bell'. She also remembered sitting on a stool, watching her mother spin yarn and listen to her tell stories of her life. Phebe describes herself as mischievous; she was so bad at school that one time her teacher tacked her to her seat with carpet tacks. Phebe attended church with her father and recalled that her first testimony of faith was gained when her father was called to go and administer to a family whose child had contracted a severe case or scarlet fever. Phebe's mother was worried that he would bring the fever back to their home, but her father had faith that if he did his priesthood duty all would be well, no one in Phebe's family became ill. Phebe goes into great detail about her mother's methods for weaving and dying wool. Phebe herself became an excellent seamstress and still sewed well into her advanced years. These pages illustrate the daily life of many people at that time and are very detailed. Phebe who is the author of much of what is written about her also wrote biographies for several members of her family which are included in this collection. Phebe's autobiography reflects her ability to accurately portray early life in Springville."
596,"Dorland, Lillian Byrl Brown",MSS SC 2578,"This collection contains a 3-page typescript letter, dated 2 March 1984 from Tarrytown, New York to LeGrand Liston Baker, her nephew.
The letter opens with a note of thanks for the packet of newspap",1915-2005,Letter,"Lillian Byrl Brown Dorland was born on 23 April 1915 in Greenwich, Utah to David Alma Brown and Ethel Myrl Peterson, making her one of 11 children. On 11 June 1944 in New York City, New York, she married Jack Albert Dorland, and together they had 1 child, Lee Allison.
Byrl made it her duty in the 1970s to keep Washington Irvings grave site when she saw it and what deplorable condition it was in. She was named the national director of the graveplot and oversaw its restoration and upkeep for roughly 30 years, with the help of other volunteers.
She died on 22 May 2005 in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., Arizona. She was buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, in Tarrytown, New York, the same cemetery where she worked for so many years.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:21:58,,,,,"This collection contains a 3-page typescript letter, dated 2 March 1984 from Tarrytown, New York to LeGrand Liston Baker, her nephew.
The letter opens with a note of thanks for the packet of newspaper articles of The Richfield Reaper sent to her the previous Christmas. These articles were significant presumably because they may have been written by Byrls mother, since she goes on to give context to an article dated both 11 July 1957 and 11 July 1917. The article was written by her mother, and so the 1917 date surprised her until she realized it was a misprint, and the actual date was 1957. She tells LeGrand that she is collecting letters written by Crystal Myrl Brown Baker, her sister and his mother, and references another news clipping she has included. The clipping is a picture of a pair of chimpanzees, a mother and a baby, coincidentally named Crystal. Byrl recounts a memory of her sister, Crystal, and their father, as well as the relationship they had with each other.
She then gets to the meat of her correspondence, talking about an experience she had and the information she learned because of it regarding a clause in the eligibility policies of becoming a member of the Sons or Daughters of the Revolution and the Mayflower Societies. The clause declares that anyone of polygamist descent cannot be a member of these groups. Then she talks about how her upkeep of the Washington Irving graveplot has lauded her some fame due to November of the year previous being designated as the Bicentennial Celebration. She kept it decorated and gave talks to visitors the whole month, and she got letters from prominent people from 6 different countries. She also lists the names and titles of the people who have written to her about the graveplot. She mentions how delighted she was to meet Dawn, sends her regards to Glen, LeGrands father, and signs her letter, Aunt Bo.
Additionally, this collection contains the news clipping from The Richfield Reaper that Byrls mother wrote, in which the names Kenneth Baker, and Mr. and Mrs. Claud Baker are underlined in red pencil, the clipping of the chimpanzee named Crystal, and an additional clipping with a First Ladies crossword puzzle, created by Byrl herself, and edited by Eileen Gitlin. This particular clipping mentions that Byrl Dorland is the director of the Washington Irving Graveplot Restoration in North Tarrytown, and that she lives in Tarrytown."
348,"Donaghue, Barbara Mann",MSS SC 1106,"This autobiography was written in 1978; it is handwritten legibly and is ten pages in length. Barbara goes into detail about her youth, mainly describing her involvement with the M...",1951-,Autobiography,"Barbara Nee Mann Donaghue was born 30 January 1951 in England to Albert Cyril and Betty Mann. Barbara grew up in England and attended several different churches in her youth, although her parents were not affiliated with a specific church. Barbara was confirmed into the Methodist Church, but had also attended the Church of England with her parents for a short time. Barbara felt most comfortable with the Methodists so she attended their meetings weekly by herself when she was only eleven years old. Her life became centered on this Church. When Barbara was fifteen years old, she became a General Post Office Telephonist. She went to a large city in England to be trained for her new occupation. This was not the best working environment; Barbara began smoking and said she started hanging out with the wrong crowd. Barbara began dating Peter Anthony Donaghue and they married 25 January 1969 in the Catholic Church. Barbara and Peter had a daughter on 26 June 1969 and another daughter born 14 March 1971. Peter lost his job so they took their family and emigrated from England to South Africa. They lived in Sasolburg for a time and later settled in New Castle. After a spiritual experience Barbara decided she needed to attend church, but felt that the Catholic and Methodist Churches were not right. Soon after this LDS missionaries came to her door. After convincing her husband, she was allowed to learn about their message. She had a dream that helped her decide to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was baptized on 15 May 1975. She said the calling that had helped her most was being Relief Society President, which she received ten months after she was baptized. Barbara continued to be a faithful Latter-day Saint in South Africa helping to build a foundation of the Church in that area.",1897-1951,,7,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/738,738,,,"This autobiography was written in 1978; it is handwritten legibly and is ten pages in length. Barbara goes into detail about her youth, mainly describing her involvement with the Methodist Church. She goes on to describe when she started making some bad choices in her life like not attending church, smoking, etc. She said she became numb to what was right. Her mother did not worry about her because Barbara had always been a good girl. Barbara writes briefly of her courtship, marriage, and children. She describes when she and her husband immigrated to South Africa. She mentions homesickness, not for England, but for her friends in another part of South Africa. Barbara talks about an experience when she, her husband, and friends were seeing the countryside and she thought, God made this, and He lives. At that point she decided she needed to go back to church. She had not attended church in seven years, and was unsure about which church to attend. Barbara then describes her conversion story. She mentions several callings she held in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and mentions her patriarchal blessing. She ends with her testimony of the gospel with a statement saying she prays her husband and family will accept the gospel.
(Barbara's autobiography is included in a collection with four other women who were living in the South Africa Mission, their names are: Valerie Evelyn Allderman, Margaret Wilson Park, Pearl Elizabeth Ek, and Jean Wood Newbold.)"
631,"Dilworth, Sinah Ceneth Chipman Eldredge",MSS SC 3304,"This manuscript is a 5-page photocopy of a typescript biography entitled, Biographical Sketch of Sinah Chipman Eldredge. It is written by Sinahs daughter, Anne C. Hoggard, and if covers Sinahs par",1831-1895,Biographical Sketch,"Sinah Ceneth Chipman Eldredge Dilworth was born on 13 September 1831 in Johnstown, Ontario, Canada. She was the third eldest of 8 children born to Stephen Chipman and Amanda Washburn Chipman, the others being Beulah, Stephen Washburn, Sr., William Henry, James, Lucy, Caroline, and Martha Elizabeth.
In the fall of 1837, Sinahs family met Parley P. Pratt and John E. Page, who were serving missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada. They were quickly converted, and they sold their possessions to move to New York in the United States, where they settled for the winter in the Oawego area. From there they moved westward, first to DeWitt, Montana, then Far West, Missouri, and back to DeWitt.
Sinah started school after another move to Lee County, Iowa, a little south of Nauvoo, Illinois. She attended for most of the 5 years her family lived there.
Not long before the family was to leave the Nauvoo area, Sinah received her endowments in the Nauvoo Temple, alongside her father and her sister, Beulah. The family also attended the funeral of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. In 1846, the Chipmans moved to Winter Quarters with the majority of the Saints, and in the spring of 1847, they set out with the A. O. Smoot wagon company. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in September of that year.
It was on their way to the Valley that Sinah met her first husband, who had been sent from Salt Lake to aid the immigrants still coming from the East. He greatly aided the Chipman family in their journey, and on 24 March 1849 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sinah married John Sunderlin Eldredge. Together, they had 6 children, Mary Alice, John, Jedidiah, Nancy Anne, Martha, and Zina. Her married life moved her to American Fork, which she and John helped settle, and in 1852, John was called on a 4-year-long mission to Australia.
On 9 October 1873 in Salt Lake City, Utah, she married Joseph Dilworth, 2 years following the death of her first husband. They had no children together.
She died on 25 September 1895 in American Fork, Utah, having lived a life of hard work and service.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:18:27,,,,,"This manuscript is a 5-page photocopy of a typescript biography entitled, Biographical Sketch of Sinah Chipman Eldredge. It is written by Sinahs daughter, Anne C. Hoggard, and if covers Sinahs parentage, conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and subsequent move from Canada to the US, and eventually to American Fork, Utah. It also touches on her married life with her first husband, John Eldredge, who helped her family finish crossing the plains, and who helped settle American Fork."
226,"Dillman, Mildred",MSS 1524; MSS P 578,"This collection of items is divided into three boxes, within which, the papers are categorized into various folders, according to date and content. Many of the folders contain letters of ...",1893-1980,"Letters, notes, photographs, photocpies, articles, cards, drafts, book; photographs, paintings, poster","Mildred Miles Dillman was born July 3, 1893 in Payson, Utah to William Allen Miles and Lucretia Anna Wightman. She married Ray Eugene Dillman in 1916 in Roosevelt, Utah. Mildred was a historian and teacher of mainly the Ute Indians. She was a 4-H leader and later taught Ute children at the White Rock Indian School. She died March 25, 1980.",1828-1899,,301,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/616,616,,,"This collection of items is divided into three boxes, within which, the papers are categorized into various folders, according to date and content. Many of the folders contain letters of correspondence, most addressed to 'Mrs. Dillman,' regarding inquiries she made previously concerning the Uintah basin and requests for archaeological explorations of the area. There are also a few personal letters. Notes taken and articles used for research are included, as well as drafts for her book concerning the history of Duchesne County. There are various miscellaneous items, such as a collection of letters written by schoolchildren thanking Mildred for her presentation of Indians; a book presented to Mildred by an eleventh-grade class; a portfolio of a Roosevelt seminary; a talk given by Ernest L. Wilkinson at the funeral services of Raymond T. Bonnin; and notes concerning the Maori people. This collection also contains notes on index cards, visual diagrams of Utah, stories recorded of pioneers, and notes on the paleontology and geology of the Uintah basin. Mildred's notes are rather extensive, and some include rough sketches and drawings of items, such as baskets, buttons and diagrams of the state of Utah. In addition to these items, there are also several drafts of a pageant about the Ute Indians, background descriptions of the dances performed, and poems.
MSS P 578: This collection includes various paintings, portraits, and photographs. Separated by folders, there are two landscape paintings done by John B. Fairbanks, a photograph of Brigham Young, the First Presidency, and the Twelve. Following is a poster, photographs (presumably of family members), and larger portraits. There is also a certificate of graduation from the University of Michigan addressed to Arthur Hyde. Wrapped in paper are large photographs of Indians."
549,"Dillman, Julia Ellen Davis",MSS SC 2267,"This 300-page, handwritten journal is a collection of original poems. The poems are written in Iambic Tetrameter and focus mainly on family values and love of family",1862-1904,"Personal Journal,Poems","Julia Ellen Davis Dillman was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 7 February 1862 to Nathan Cutler Davis and Isabella Wells Davis. She married her husband, Simon Peter Dillman on 20 May 1882 in Vernal, Utah. She had four children, Harold Elmer Dillman, Frances Fern Dillman, Ray Eugene Dillman, and Isobel Hope Dillman. Her parents were in Nauvoo, before the Saints were driven out of the area, and her father was tasked for some years with helping to supply the emigrants at Council Bluffs, before he moved his family out to Salt Lake City. As a child, Julia moved to Bear Lake, then to Ashley Valley, which was where she met her husband. When she wasnt writing poems, she was painting, and she ran a millinery store for many years. Every day, as a hobby, she would go out of her way in some way shape or form to bring happiness to another person. She died on 28 October 1904, in Vernal, Utah, while nursing a friends son who had typhoid fever.",,,,,2018-08-14 15:40:31,https://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/scm5/id/5954,,,,"This 300-page, handwritten journal is a collection of original poems. The poems are written in Iambic Tetrameter and focus mainly on family values and love of family, as well as Julias thoughts and testimony of the Gospel and of God. The poems primarily take up every page, each new piece starting on a new page, and fill up about two thirds of the volume, after which the majority of the pages are blank, save for page 220, wherein are pasted some clippings from an unidentifiable newspaper of some of her poems as well as a small article about the Thursday Afternoon Club, where Julia presented a flag and a patriotic poem."
489,"Dewey, Violet McKenzie Rogerson",MSS SC 2973,"This folder contains a 717 page book compiled by Joseph Raymond Dewey and Violet McKenzie Rogerson Dewey. The book discusses the histories of the authors ancestors, together with poems, genealogy, fu",1911- 2000,,"Violet McKenzie Rogerson Dewey was born on October 4, 1911 in Elmore County, Glenns Ferry, Idaho to Fannie Violet Smith and Lewis Cornelious Rogerson as the third child and first girl of the family. At the time of her birth, Violets father worked as a fireman for the Union Pacific Railroad Company until he later became an engineer and moved to Pocatello, Idaho where her father began his work. A few years later, Violets father fell from a barn roof, injuring him so that her family had to move to Emmett, Idaho where her father could work on smaller engines. When Violet was entering her junior year of High School, she was offered a job as a telephone operator, so Violet left school to begin work while still attending her piano class. Violet married Joseph Raymond Dewey on October 3, 1931 in the courthouse during the beginning of the Great Depression, and on October 17, 1935, they married in an LDS temple. Violet served in various positions for the LDS church until her death on August 5, 2000.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This folder contains a 717 page book compiled by Joseph Raymond Dewey and Violet McKenzie Rogerson Dewey. The book discusses the histories of the authors ancestors, together with poems, genealogy, funeral talks, speeches, and pictures. Violet McKenzie Rogerson Deweys autobiography is from page 103 to 114. Violet writes about her memories growing up in Idaho with few dangers other than an illness called brain fever which she got when she was four years old which caused her to lose her hair. Violet started playing the organ for church at age 15 and continued to play for people for many years. Included are autobiographical accounts by Nellie L. Dewey, Elijah K. Fuller, Edward M. Thurman, Horace S. Rawson, Violet M. Dewey and J. Raymond Dewey; biographical sketches of Lewis C. Rogerson, Fannie V. Smith, Matilda S. Farnes, George U. Smith, John Cook Dewey, John Cyrus Dewey, S. Annie C. Dewey, Sarah U. Child, Mary Ann G. Perkes, and Jane M. Dean; and a large number of family group sheets. Available online: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE60239"
421,"Dewey, Joy Olsen",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography located in the fifth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, DA-DU. There is a short descr...",1918-2003,Biography,"Joy Olsen Dewey was born September 22, 1918 in Scipio, Utah to James Christian and Ruth Shearsmith Olsen. She attended grade school through the eighth grade in Scipio, and thereafter attended Junior High and High School in Fillmore, Utah, which she graduated from in May of 1937. She went to Salt Lake City for employment after graduation, and she later met and married Charles Harry Dewey, with whom she had seven children. They Lived in Salt Lake City until 1948, after which they moved to Tod Park. They moved again in 1952 to Grantsville. Joy died February 15, 2003.",,,"Dewey, Joy Olsen",2010-06-10,2010-06-10 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/811,811,819.docx,/WomenManu/image/819.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography located in the fifth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, DA-DU. There is a short description of the efforts it took for Joy to attend school, as she had to take a busy twenty-four miles from were she lived. She was an active member of the LDS Church and served as President of the Primary for several years. In 1960, she fulfilled her dream as she and Charles vacationed in Hawaii. In 1961, she and her family went to see the Rose Parade in Pasadena."
337,"DeSpain, Joanna Matilda Erickson Westover",MSS SC 771,"This collection is called Westover Family History and includes a short biography, a letter, photos, and two family group sheets. There is a two page original letter plus a copy of the letter, w...",1854-1929,Biography,"Joanna Matilda Erickson Westover DeSpain was born 4 June 1854 in Goteborg, Sweden, to Swen and Maria Christine (Bengtson) Erickson. Joanna did not go to school growing up, but her mother taught her how to read. She had four siblings, but two died in their youth. One baby boy died from pneumonia when he was taken in the cold to be sprinkled by the priest. This impacted her parent's choice to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joanna's entire family joined the Church in 1863; they particularly liked the doctrine of not baptizing/sprinkling babies. In 1864 her family immigrated to the United States, starting their journey by sled to meet the Saints going to Utah. They departed from England on the Monarch of the Sea with 974 Saints under the direction of John Smith. Her family arrived in America and went west. In Utah the first years were difficult, but her family survived with faith and hard work. Joanna married Edwin Westover on 24 April 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Westover family had two children (Laura and Edwin) in Utah before being called in 1876 to settle a colony in Arizona. Shortly after they had begun settling at Allen's Camp (later Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona) Edwin became ill due to the strenuous work and died 6 November 1877. However, before Edwin died, he had asked his friend Henry DeSpain to marry his wife Joanna in the order of polygamy, if he should die young, and for DeSpain to raise a family to his (Edwin's) name. After Edwin's death Joanna returned to Utah then had a dream that she needed to return to Arizona to finish her mission and also that it was the right thing for her to marry DeSpain. Henry DeSpain already had one family in Arizona but he kept his promise to Edwin and married Joanna and raised a family to Edwin's name. DeSpain and Joanna had seven children together, though all the children carry the surname Westover. DeSpain had great difficulty caring for both his families so when Joanna's children were old enough she practiced nursing and midwifery with Mary Richards to earn money for her family. Joanna continued raising her children in Arizona and remained faithful to the Church that had led her to America. She died of cancer in New Mexico on 23 January 1929.",1865-1914,,6,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/727,727,,,"This collection is called Westover Family History and includes a short biography, a letter, photos, and two family group sheets. There is a two page original letter plus a copy of the letter, which Joanna wrote to her husband Edwin in 1877. The photos are of Joanna, Edwin Westover, and Henry DeSpain, her home in Joseph City, and her with her nine children. The family group records have one with Joanna and Edwin and their children, and another with Joanna and Henry with their children, though they all carry the surname Westover. The biographical text is nine pages in length. It begins by going into detail about Joanna's early childhood in Sweden. It tells stories about her holding a light for her father so he could continue building cabinets when the sun would set at 3:00 PM, along with stories dealing with snow, bread, fish, and milking cows. Her family's conversion to the LDS Church and their trek west are elaborated upon. The author goes into detail describing the preparations Joanna's family made in order to complete this difficult journey. Their struggles in Utah are also discussed. Her family was very poor, and after they had lived in Utah only a short time, Joanna hired herself out to do others' laundry in order to make some income for her family. Joanna evidently had a wonderful soprano voice, which played some role in her courtship with Edwin Westover. Joanna's and Edwin's supplies and preparations for moving to Arizona to settle a new colony there are also given attention. Their brief time together is minimally covered, as is Joanna and Henry DeSpain's life together. DeSpain is not mentioned much except for that fact that he married Joanna and had seven children with her to raise a family to Edwin. Joanna's life is portrayed quite separately from DeSpain's. The manuscript jumps around from story to story making it difficult to follow. Also, the whole life of Joanna is not described but merely certain experiences.
Pioneer"
61,"Derricott, Martha",MSS SC 835,"This two-page, typewritten biography was written by Edna Hansen Sheets, a great-granddaughter of Martha Derricott. It belongs to a collection of biographies mostly from the Tonks family, and is pr...",1828-1911,Biography,"Martha Derricott was born May 24, 1828 in Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England to Mary Ashley Derricott and Charles Derricott (also spelled Dadacote). Martha married William Tonks in England. The couple immigrated to the United States in 1856, coming first to New York City and then making their way to Utah in 1859. They settled in Morgan City, Utah. William and Martha were the parents of eight children: Elizabeth Manwin, George Maroni, William Henry, Martha Jane, Louisa, Mary Elizabeth, Charles William, and Rebecca Althura. Martha died September 17, 1911 in Morgan, Utah, and William died March 29, 1912.",1911-1977,,153,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/451,451,,,"This two-page, typewritten biography was written by Edna Hansen Sheets, a great-granddaughter of Martha Derricott. It belongs to a collection of biographies mostly from the Tonks family, and is primarily an account of William and Martha's journey from England to Utah. Edna states that her great-grandfather William Tonks and her great-grandmother Martha Derricott came to New York in 1856. William came from a family of locksmiths, and he found employment in New York City making nails. Edna's grandfather, George Maroni Tonks, was born in New York City on October 15, 1856. In 1859, the family traveled to Utah by way of boat to New Orleans and up the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs. From there, they crossed the plains with a man named Bucannon who had a wagon, a cow, and an ox. The team became tired and would not pull the wagon, so Buchannan sawed his wagon in half and made a small cart. Edna's grandparents walked the entire journey. Edna recounts a story about Martha that happened on the trail. She laid down to rest alongside the trail and fell asleep, and the company passed by without her. When she awoke they were gone, and she hurried to catch up. She came to a river, took off her shoes and stockings, and was about to cross when some mountaineers came along and brought her across the river on horseback. When they reached the other side, they could see the emigrant train coming back for her. Edna states that the family reached Salt Lake City in October with barely enough time for William to build a log cabin before winter. They lived the first winter with half a roof over their heads. After several years, they moved to Morgan City, Utah where William was a blacksmith."
509,"Derrick, Sarah Francella Haskell",MSS SC 386,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of her father Thales Hastings Haskell, followed by a four-page biography of her mother Margaret Joha",1866-1930,Biography,"Sarah Francella Haskell was born 31 May 1866 in Pinto, Washington County, Utah to Thales Hastings Haskell and Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell. She lived there and attended a one room school house until she was 12 when her family home was washed away in a flood. The family moved to another settlement Sunset, Arizona and then Montezuma, Colorado where her father was called for a second time to be a missionary to the Indians. In 1882 she married Alfred M. Derrick and they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Sarah was a gifted seamstress and her fancy work was highly desired by the ladies of Salt Lake City. Her husband was a street railway conductor and they were able to afford not only the necessities of life, but keep themselves in the latest fashions. Sarah had four children and passed away in October 1930.",1866-1930,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 17:50:11,,,,,"This manuscript is ninety-eight typewritten pages long. The first fifty-three pages are a biography of her father Thales Hastings Haskell, followed by a four-page biography of her mother Margaret Johannah Edwards Haskell and short biographies on her sisters. Then a half-page typewritten biography of Margaret herself which includes a list of all her children. Sarahs biography starts with her birth and relates major life events such as; schooling, marriage, and work. Following Sarahs biography there are other short histories of her siblings lives, memories of Thales Hastings Haskell, typewritten copies of notes to Thales by church presidents, a brief three-page ancestry of the Haskell family (describing how the family first came to America), a three-page bibliography and a three-page index, all typewritten."
228,"Day, Lillie Buhler",MSS SC 2516,"This is a 54-page typescript autobiography of Lillie Buhler Day. Within these recollections, she writes many of her personal feelings: as a child, she describes how weak she was, and the impact her...",1917-1958,Autobiography,"Lillie Buhler Day was born June 22, 1917 in Highland, Utah to Alma H. and Hazel Loveridge Buhler. She was born prematurely, and although doctors said she would die, she survived, but suffered from illness throughout much of her life. She started school at age seven but quit not long thereafter because of her health. Just as the Depression hit, Lillie's father broke his arm and ribs in accidents, and when they lost their farm and home, Lillie's mother was forced to build a one-room shack on a small plot of land across the street under the direction of Lillie's father. Lillie helped with chores, but the family still lived meagerly. She received her first calling as a Nursery teacher, and later, was called as a counselor in the YWMIA. She and her sister, Ruby, got jobs at Pulleys, a turkey dressing plant, and the two saved money to contribute to the family. In 1941, Lillie's brother, Reuben, died of an illness. In that year, she began a courtship with Lawrence Day, whom she married March 2, 1942. Less than two weeks after their marriage, however, he was transferred to Alamogordo, New Mexico, where he served in the army. Lillie joined him in September, and there, they were told they could never have children. Yet, despite much illness, Lillie had their first child, Lillie Martha, soon after the couple had been transferred to Tucson, Arizona. Again, they were told that Lillie should not try to have more children, but she was resistant, and was soon pregnant again. Lawrence was transferred not long after to Seattle, Washington. Lillie stayed there for only a few weeks before returning to Utah, to see her family. Lawrence was transferred again to Nebraska, but was able to see his second child, Alma Lawrence, born in October. Not long after, Lillie grew ill, and doctors discovered she had cancer on her leg. It was removed, but they were to later discover and remove eleven other cancerous spots on her arms, sides, back, and neck. Meanwhile, Lawrence had been shipped to Guam to fight. Not long after his return, Lawrence's older brother Louis died, leaving behind a widow and five young children. The family moved in to Louis's old home to help Beth, his widow, and while tending the farm, Lawrence decided to attend Brigham Young University. Lawrence and Lillie eventually returned to their home, where they had their third child, Earl Marvin. Despite being told again not to have any more children, they had another, Sterling Buhler Day. Following, Lawrence decided to become a teacher, and they were relocated in Heber. Their fifth and last child, Vaughn, was born there, and Lillie was so ill that they eventually hired someone to help in the house. The family later befriended a recently divorced woman, Evelyn Applonie although rumors circulated concerning a love affair between her and Lawrence. Through the help of Adam S. Bennion, Lawrence later acquired a job as a teacher at Roosevelt Junior High School. Lillie died December 31, 1958 from cancer.",1824-1915,,303,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/618,618,,,"This is a 54-page typescript autobiography of Lillie Buhler Day. Within these recollections, she writes many of her personal feelings: as a child, she describes how weak she was, and the impact her illness had on her life. Unable to play with many of the other children, she stayed inside and helped her mother to tend the children. She also recounts two particular memories in which she injured her arm and burned herself severely. She also recounts instances of death she encountered as a young child: her uncle died, leaving behind a young wife and family; her grandmother died from an illness; one of her closest cousins died from an illness at age twelve; and a year later, her grandfather was hit by a car. Lillie then describes the conditions in which her family lived during the Depression: their small, one-room house had no floor, no windows, and a bad roof, and the children experienced intense hunger, such that upon being given a bag of flour, they attempted to eat it dry. Her father, injured, was finally able to get a job at the Sugar Factory, and that year, Lillie describes the Christmas they had, with the children gathered around the stove, while their parents cried because they had so little to give their children. Yet, the fire-chief, Irving Pratt, arrived later that night dressed as Santa Claus, with presents and candy for the children. Lillie describes this Christmas as the one none of the children would ever forget.
However, times were still rough for the family, and Lillie describes how they often couldn't make their beds because the sheets would freeze together. Lillie, having to quit school because of her health, also explains how she struggled from intense shyness and an inferiority complex. In order to somehow counter this, she puts immense effort into her calling as a nursery teacher, and though she recognizes and is grateful for her talents, she is still incredibly insecure. She describes her brother Reuben, his illness, and her worry for him during his sickness. Following his death at age eighteen, she includes a typescript of an article concerning the funeral services and his life, from the American Fork Citizen. Thereafter, the next two chapters concern her search for a husband. She includes various excerpts from her diary, describing the process. She has continual dreams concerning a particular man, Lawrence Day, and she includes some typescripts of letters he wrote to her. Upon their marriage, Lillie describes their first home in New Mexico, and of the experiences she had there. She continues to elaborate on the loneliness she often experiences when away from Lawrence, and when ill. She experiences many pains while pregnant, and she also describes how hard it was for the family to live, especially in Heber. After her last baby, Vaughn, is born, the family struggles'Lawrence, with his job, and Lillie, with her illnesses. Lillie dedicates one of the last chapters entirely to their family friend, Evelyn, who they grow closer to despite the circulating rumors. During one of Lillie's sicknesses, she even asks Evelyn if she, Evelyn, would marry Lawrence after Lillie dies. Lillie writes of her faith that Evelyn would be a great comfort to Lawrence, and also a good mother to Lillie's children.
The last page is a tribute given by Lawrence to Lillie and includes scriptures, a poem, and his testimony of his gratefulness for her."
593,"Day, Lillie Buhler",MSS SC 2516,"This manuscript is a 55-page typescript autobiography written by Lillie Buhler Day. She starts with her birth, on 22 June 1917 in Highland, Utah. She weighed only 2 pounds when she was born and should",1917-1958,Autobiography,"Lillie Buhler Day was born on 22 June 1917 in Highland, Utah to Alma Herman Buhler and Hazel Selina Loveridge. She was the oldest of 10 children, and as such spent much of her time helping with the younger ones, despite her lifelong poor health. On 2 March 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah, she married Lawrence Earl Day, and together they had 4 children, Lillie Martha, Alma Lawrence, Earl Marvin, and Sterling Buhler.
Throughout her life, Lillie fought a constant battle with her own body. Having been born prematurely, she had a rough time from the start, but she learned to press on, drawing on support from her maternal grandparents, mother, and her younger brother, Reuben, as well as her husband later on. She had a penchant for teaching and guiding young minds, and she served in callings such as Nursery teacher and as counselor in YWMIA in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her greatest desire in life was to be a good and present mother, and she tried her best to raise her children, even when she was in and out of the hospital for various complications, injuries, or cancers, all the while supporting her husband in his pursuit of a career in high school teaching.
She died on 31 December 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a battle with terminal cancer.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:03:28,,,,,"This manuscript is a 55-page typescript autobiography written by Lillie Buhler Day. She starts with her birth, on 22 June 1917 in Highland, Utah. She weighed only 2 pounds when she was born and should not have survived. But despite everything, including almost starving to death because she was too small to nurse, she lived, and learned to walk by the time she was 9 months old.
Lillie relates her childhood memories; how she had to start school a year later than those her age due to her health problems, as well as how her grandma Loveridge proved to be one of her greatest sources of comfort, strength and encouragement during her formative years. She also talks about some of the accidents and medical emergencies she and her brother, Reuben, experienced as kids.
She also talks about how the Great Depression affected her family, as well as how it made Christmas that year very desolate and disappointing. It was a stormy one, and her parents could not afford a single toy, candy, orange, or piece of clothing for their children. She recounts the story of how the towns fire chief, Brother Irving Pratt, braved the storm to come out to their home and bring them gifts, dressed as Santa Claus.
Lillie did not attend church very often as a child. Being the oldest, she was often responsible for helping with her younger siblings at home. When she finally decided she needed to be among people her own age, she had to fight against a lot of anxiety. She served in church callings as nursery teacher and as a counselor in YWMIA, which allowed her to draw on her already-developed skills in teaching and guiding the children and youth.
Lillie tells a tragic account of her brother, Reuben, dying at the tender age of 18. Before he died, he told Lillie that Lawrence loves you, Lawrence being the man for whom she had had feelings for some time. After a long, slow-burning courtship, she and Lawrence Day married, and each child she had by him came with many and complications.
Their early years as a married couple were hard. With Lawrence being in the Army, and with Lillies countless health problems, it proved to be an exhausting and lonely time for both of them. After getting a degree at BYU, Lawrence moved the family to Heber, Utah, where he began his high school teaching career. This also proved to bring much adversity to the family, as the attitude toward teachers in that school district was less than favorable.
They did forge a good friendship with Evelyn Applonie, though, while they lived there. Evelyn was a divorced school teacher who eventually admitted to Lillie that if Lillie died, she could love and marry Lawrence. Although these feelings got somewhat in the way of the threes good friendship, Lillie still expressed her wish that the two be married after she was gone, so that they can take care of each other and her kids, having known from early on that she herself might not be long for this world.
Eventually, thanks to the guidance of general authority Adam S. Bennion, the family was able to move to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Lawrence got a much better teaching job at first Roosevelt and then West High School. It is here where she closes her story, reporting that while she has terminal cancer, they have been very happy since moving to Salt Lake. Despite all, she is content with the life she has lived, and only regrets not being able to be the healthy and subsequently present and nurturing mother shed always wanted to be to her children. She ends with her testimony of the Gospel and eternal marriage."
282,"Day, Eliza Jane Staker",MSS 492,"This collection includes a two-page autobiography, written by Eliza in 1942, which is followed by a one-page memoir entitled, 'A Short Sketch of My Childhood Days.' In this memoir, Eliza recalls th...",1860-1947,"Autobiography, biography, memoir","Eliza Jane Staker Day was born on November 17, 1860 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah to Nathan Staker and Eliza Cusworth Burton Staker. Eliza attended school in Mt. Pleasant, but only to the level of the sixth grade. She married Eli Azariah Day on June 19, 1878 in the St. George Temple, and they had thirteen children. The family suffered persecution because of Azariah's adoption of polygamy, and they traveled frequently in order to escape being caught. Azariah was forced to flee to Castle Valley, leaving his family in Fairview, and at one point, Eliza and one of her young daughters were even subpoenaed to appear in court. In 1890, the family moved to Castle Valley, only to move later to Castle Dale. Years later, they returned to Fairview. Eliza died February 7, 1948 at age eight-seven.",,,352,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/672,672,,,"This collection includes a two-page autobiography, written by Eliza in 1942, which is followed by a one-page memoir entitled, 'A Short Sketch of My Childhood Days.' In this memoir, Eliza recalls the Indian scares that occurred when she was as young as five years old. She also writes about the grasshopper wars, in which she and her family would fight the grasshoppers with brooms. When she was eight, Eliza recalls going to stay with her married sister, Mary. Following, there is a page written by Eliza's daughter, Nola Day Deardon, in which Nola recalls her mother's sacrifices for her children. Nola describes Eliza as having been hospitable, and yet proud and spunky. Also included, is a four-page typescript entitled 'Little Golden Hats,' written by Mary, Eliza's sister. She recalls Eliza's birth, and several incidents that occurred, such as when Eliza nearly died after being caught in a stream. Afterwards, there is a five-page biographical typescript written by Geneva Day Larsen. She describes the first home Eliza lived in after marrying Eli (Azariah), and she also describes the trials the family faced because of Azariah's adoption of the law of polygamy. Following, is a five-page biography of Eliza's mother, entitled, 'A Sketch of the Life of Eliza Cusworth Burton Staker,' as written by Eliza. (Note: Provided in this collection are double copies of every typescript.)"
65,"Davis, Sarah Elenor Phillips Mecham",MSS SC 871,"Sarah's biography is part of a collection of Phillips family biographies. This collection is a typewritten, book-length, unbound manuscript which has a table of contents listing the people that ar...",1875-1929,Biography,"Sarah Elenor Phillips Mecham Davis was born November 10, 1875 in Springville, Utah to Jonah Phillips and Ann Thomas Phillips. Her parents were Welsh and came to Utah as pioneers after converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sarah was the eighth of twelve children, so she grew up spending time with her siblings. She was responsible for chores from an early age beginning with winding bobbins for her mother and collecting eggs. She began school early, at age five, and was a precocious student who read frequently. Sarah's parents had to pay for the children's schooling, but the teacher liked Sarah and taught her for free. At age thirteen, Sarah began picking berries and tending a neighbor's children to make money. She developed rheumatism at age seventeen which troubled her throughout her life. The next year, Sarah met Mathew Dow Mecham. He was a blacksmith in Provo, and he came down to Springville three times a week to visit her. They were married February 10, 1898 in her father's home. They lived in Provo where Sarah had their first child, Edward Arnold. Matthew had a serious heart condition, and the doctor recommended that he stop working. He tried to keep working, but he was forced to stop by his condition and he died shortly thereafter on July 5, 1899. Sarah was pregnant at the time, and she moved back home with her mother where she gave birth to the baby, Mattie Ann, who was named after her father. Sarah supported her young family by weaving rugs and carpets. Four years passed, and Sarah met D. C. Davis who was boarding at her mother's home. Although he was much older than Sarah, he won her affection. They were married and moved to Pittsburg, Kansas where D. C. worked for the railroad as a division roadmaster. They lived there for nine years and then moved to a farming project in Hunter, Missouri. Finally, they moved back to Springville where Sarah suffered a stroke on March 28, 1928. She lived nineteen months and then passed away on December 1, 1929. Sarah is buried in the Springville City Cemetery.",,,157,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/455,455,,,"Sarah's biography is part of a collection of Phillips family biographies. This collection is a typewritten, book-length, unbound manuscript which has a table of contents listing the people that are included. Sarah's biography is on pages 93-97. The text of Sarah's obituary is found on page 98. Sarah's biography was written by her older sister Phebe H. Dowdell in 1947. Phebe speaks in first person throughout the narrative, giving her personal insights into her sister's life. She focuses mostly on Sarah's childhood and teenage years, giving many anecdotes that describe Sarah's personality. The writing is divided into small paragraphs; each paragraph gives a separate story. For example, Sarah was not afraid of anything as a child. When the Indians came, Sarah would be the one to stay out of hiding and tell the other children when they had gone. Sarah also had a mischievous side. When the girls that she worked with picking berries dared her to go into town and have her picture taken, she did it. The girls expected the picture to turn out poorly because of Sarah's ripped dress and old shoes, but to Sarah's delight it was a flattering portrait. Phebe and Sarah were very close, and Phebe's writing shows her emotional involvement in her sister's life. When she writes about Mathew's death and Sarah's giving birth after his passing she said, 'This is a very hard story to write.' It was painful for Phebe to relive this experience after being there to see it happen. The part of the biography about Sarah's adult life has few details after Sarah moves away from Springville."
352,"Davis, May Belle Thurman",MSS SC 12,"Document containing the petition by the Daughters of the Mormon Battalion that a memorial be built to honor the members of the Mormon Battalion, given to Governor H. M. Spry in January of 1915. He...",-,Petition for Mormon Battalion Monument,May Belle Thurman Davis was the regent of the Daughters of the Mormon Battalion and the first to sign the document.,-,,64,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/742,742,,,"Document containing the petition by the Daughters of the Mormon Battalion that a memorial be built to honor the members of the Mormon Battalion, given to Governor H. M. Spry in January of 1915. He ordered that 200 copies of the petition be printed at the state's expense for distribution to members of the State Legislature. The petition was written by a group of 6 women, including: May Belle Thurman Davis, Mary Jones Clawson, Kathleen Ferguson Burton, Hattie Jones Pickett, Laura Coon Cutler, and Isabel Karren Thurman, who listed their reasons for why a memorial should be built. They told of how the battalion had been enlisted by the United States Government on July 16, 1846 while the pioneers were at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The enlistment notice asked for 500 volunteers, which was answered accordingly. More than 500 men marched over 2,000 miles to the Pacific coast. The men were given $42 each for a year-supply of clothing, but many of the men sent the majority of the money back to their families at Council Bluffs to assist the journey to the Salt Lake Valley. The petition includes a copy of a letter of congratulations from Col. Cook to the battalion when they reached San Diego. Col. Philip St. George Cook was the head of the Mormon Battalion and in the letter he describes the harsh conditions of the march, as well as the great contribution of the men. The collection contains a seven-page typewritten petition in good condition. At the top of the document is a hand-written note telling of how the petition was given to Governor Spry and circulated among the legislators, with the initials M.B.T.D. signed underneath. The note also says, 'Several days later he recommended that a monument in honor of the Mormon Battalion be erected upon the Capitol grounds.' Each line of the document is numbered and double-spaced, making it highly legible. The women of the Daughters of the Mormon Battalion Memorial Committee stated their purpose as desiring a 'site [to] be designed upon the capitol grounds for a memorial commemorating this first military incident of State,' at the nearing completion of the capitol building. The women felt it was only fair that the first military action of the state of Utah be given a memorial, especially since the battalion assisted many to enter the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847. The women gave many other reasons why they memorial should be built. The troops dug wells along the way to California, thus helping many others who would follow them with a steady supply of water. They also pioneered a road from the Cajun Pass into the Salt Lake Valley, a distance of 500-600 miles. The battalion participated in the discovery of gold in California, thereby opening much of the west to settlers. Ten of the members of the battalion were even selected to be bodyguards to General Kearney as he traveled. 143 sick and disabled soldiers spent the winter in Pueblo, then entered the valley July 29, 1847. Upon arrival in the valley, the battalion built the first public edifice of the community, the 'Bowery' on the temple grounds. President Brigham Young thanked the soldiers publicly at City Creek for their services."
64,"Davis, Mary Ann Mitchel",MSS SC 583,"The biography of Mary Ann Mitchel Davis was written by her husband and is part of a larger collection bearing his name. This collection consists of Elisha's biography, Mary Ann's biography, their ...",1822-1892,Biography,"Mary Ann Mitchel Davis was born October 19, 1822 in London, England to Robert and Sarah Hunt Mitchel. Mary Ann was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842, and she married Elisha Hildebrand Davis in London on December 25, 1846. They immigrated to the United States where they lived in Winter Quarters, Nebraska for one year and in Iowa for three years before immigrating to Utah in 1852 and settling in Lehi, Utah. Mary Ann received her endowment in Salt Lake City on March 24, 1854 and was sealed to her husband on March 31, 1854. Mary Ann and Elisha were the parents of eight children: Mary Ann Minerva, Elisha Hildebrand, Sarah Agnes, Orinda Jane, George Edward, Alfranzo Mitchel, Edith Richards, and Sabina Ann. Mary Ann was very involved in church service, and she served as a president in the Primary Association of Lehi for several years. She also served in the Sunday school and as a treasurer in the Relief Society. She died September 14, 1892.",-,,156,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/454,454,,,"The biography of Mary Ann Mitchel Davis was written by her husband and is part of a larger collection bearing his name. This collection consists of Elisha's biography, Mary Ann's biography, their patriarchal blessings, a list of their children, an account of incidents in Elisha's missionary service, and some family history documents. Most of the papers are in Elisha's handwriting and all are photocopies of the originals. Mary Ann's biography is a short, two-page account of her life. Elisha outlines the main events in her life such as her birth and baptism and their immigration to Utah. He then gives tribute to her contribution to family and community, describing her as a 'true wife' and 'most affectionate mother' who lived a 'holy life.' She had great influence on the young people 'whom she won to her by her strong affection and undying love.' Elisha also explains that Mary Ann had the gift of interpretation of tongues since her conversion to the LDS church. Mary Ann's patriarchal blessing, which is included in the collection, was given by Wilford Woodruff during his time as an apostle."
420,"Davis, Magdalena Wilhelmina Lena Hollermann",MSS SC 1456,"This is a thirty-seven page typescript autobiography. Magdalena begins by writing of her ancestors, the first whom she can remember being her great grandmother, Anna Maria Moehferd. Her ancestors w...",1899-1976,Autobiography,"Magdalena Wilhelmina Lena Hollermann Davis was born January 26, 1899 to Mary M. Walter and Henry M.C. Hollermann in St. Louis, Missouri. When she was seven, she began attending kindergarten. At age twelve, she worked briefly for a pregnant woman, and also helped the wife of her father's boss. The family moved a few times, and in 1913, Magdalena entered central school. When she was in the eighth grade, her family received missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into their home, and they joined the queer assortment of church members. Magdalena graduated at age fifteen and began work at a department store, as a wrapper girl. She was later promoted to sales. After working there for seven years, she began work at a theater as a ticket-seller. After that, she began a new job in the office of the Haynes Automobile Company. On July 12, 1920, she moved to Provo, Utah, where she began work at a department store. She met Owen Marion Davis at a choir practice, and they were married on December 15, 1920. They lived on a farm and had two children. Magdalena died December 25, 1976.",,,"Davis, Magdalena Willhelmina Lena Hollerman",2010-06-10,2010-06-10 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/810,810,818.docx,/WomenManu/image/818.docx,"This is a thirty-seven page typescript autobiography. Magdalena begins by writing of her ancestors, the first whom she can remember being her great grandmother, Anna Maria Moehferd. Her ancestors were German immigrants who settled in St. Louis in the late 1850s. Magdalena goes on to describe some of the homes there, and various ethnicities and neighborhoods. She also writes of some instances that involved her relatives, such as when her uncle could sleepwalk, or when a tornado hit the city. She also describes some typical German meals and her family's general supper schedule. Magdalena writes extensively about some members of her family, describing her Grandfather and some of her cousins and aunts. Magdalena also writes about particular incidents she recalls, such as when she broke her collarbone and dislocated her shoulder. She mentions the panic of 1906 and writes some details of her life during that time. She describes some of her memories of her neighbors, her first years of school, and her house and school building. She mentions several more memories and includes a list of boys she dated. She describes some of her jobs and coworkers and, after her marriage, describes the houses she lived in and several of her neighbors."
351,"Davis, Elizabeth",MSS SC 267,"This collection consists of two hand written pages by Elizabeth Davis. The letter contains arrangements as to the coming of the group, consisting of Sis Davis, Sis Snow and Sister Young, to a Reli...",-,A letter from Davis to a Sister Hammond,Elizabeth Davis toured with Eliza R. Snow and Zina D. Young in 1877.,-,,63,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/741,741,,,"This collection consists of two hand written pages by Elizabeth Davis. The letter contains arrangements as to the coming of the group, consisting of Sis Davis, Sis Snow and Sister Young, to a Relief Society in Providence, Utah on Friday, the 26th of October at about five o'clock. The letter is written to a Sister Hammond, who is in the Presidency of the Providence Relief Society. The letter contains a request for the ward's Young Ladies Association to attend the function as well as the counselors in the bishopric. A request is also made for transportation from Providence to Logan following the visit. The visit is to help furnish the sisters with a book, costing $3.00, entitled 'Women of Mormondom'."
386,"Davies, Sarah Elenor Phillips Mecham",MSS SC 871,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, and has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lo...",1875-1929,Biography,"Sarah Elenor Phillips was born November 10, 1875, to Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips of Springville, Utah. She was the eighth of twelve children and the largest of her mother's babies, weighing 25 pounds at only six months. Sarah began attending school at the age of five and was such a favorite with the teacher that she was allowed to attend for free, a great blessing for her parents who were already paying for three older children to attend. On August 7, 1884 Sarah was baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by James E. Hall. Sarah's childhood was happy and she spent much of her energy helping her family. When she was seventeen years old she fell ill with rheumatism and was sick for quite some time. She married Mat Dow Mecham on Feb. 10, 1898. Nine months later their first child, a boy named Edward, was born. Sadly, her husband, Mat, died of a heart ailment, and Sarah was left to support Edward and a new baby girl, Mattie Ann, who was born on Feb 7, 1900 and named after the father she never had the opportunity to meet in this life. After her husband's death Sarah moved back into her parent's home and wove carpets in order to support her children. Eventually she met and married D.C. Davies who was working for the railroad. In December of 1905 Sarah moved her family to Pittsburg, Kansas to join him. In 1920, after her mother fell ill, they returned to Springville and D.C. went to work on the farm. Sarah suffered a stroke on March 28, 1928 and passed away on December 1, 1929.",-,,95,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/776,776,,,"This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, and has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length. Sarah Elenor Phillips Davies, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips is included in the collection. Sarah's biography comprises pages 93-98 of the collection and consists of a biography written by her sister Phebe H. Dowdell, five pages in length and funeral announcements for Sarah and her husband. For Sarah, life in Springville centered on her family and from a young age she learned to help her mother by performing many household chores. She attended school and developed a great love of reading. Her sister Phebe recalled that even after she had gone to bed Sarah would stay up with a book. For employment Sarah worked picking berries and tending the children of people in the community. Phebe recalls in Sarah's biography that when Sarah was courting Mat Mecham, whom she would later marry, he would always make Phebe come along with them on their buggy rides. Mat and Sarah were married in 1898. After Mat's early death Sarah would meet and marry D.C. Davies and move her family to be with him. Phebe recalls that during the first nine years that Sarah was away, living in Pittsburg, Kansas she returned home to visit her family twice. Because of D.C.'s employment with the railroad her family was allowed to travel more than most people so in 1909 they traveled to Buffalo, NY and visited Niagara Falls and other places of interest. When Sarah's mother Ann became ill in 1920 Sarah and her family returned to Springville where she remained until her death in 1929."
581,"Davidson, Eliza Jane Garr",MSS SC 10,"This folder contains a paper bound book entitled 1856-1899. Eliza Jane Garr Davidson. Richmond, Indiana. Letters to her Utah Folks, Compiled by R. L. Ashby. It numbers 21 pages of various sizes of h",1821-1901,Letters,"Eliza Jane Garr Davidson was born on 1 April 1821 in Wayne Co., Indiana. She was the eldest of 12 children born to Fielding Garr and Paulina Turner, the others being Nancy, Richard Rue, John Turner, Abraham, William Henry, Abel Weaver, Caroline Martin, Sarah Anna, Mary Virginia, and Benjamin Franklin.
Not much is known about her personal life except through the letters she wrote to her family. When the Garr family became exposed to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elizas mother and later her father joined. Most if not all of her siblings also joined, and before long they moved first to Illinois with the Saints, and then to Utah. Eliza, however, did not join the Church until much later in her life.
On 31 October 1839 in Richmond, Indiana, she married James Davidson. Together, they had 11 children, John Garr, Nancy Jane, Mary Ann, Paulina, Marjane Garr, James F., Joseph, Joseph William, George, Sarah Isabel, and Louella E. Of these children, unfortunately Joseph, born in 1852, did not survive his infancy.
The couple worked hard to provide for themselves, renting the McClure farm in Richmond, Indiana. The farm was about 60 acres of land on which they planted oats, wheat, corn, sweet potatoes, cabbage, and more. Some of her day-to-day duties included canning, carpet weaving, watching and raising turkeys, as well as churning butter and sugar making.
When the Civil War began, she wrote to her family in Utah inquiring about their stance on things. She was for the Union but had heard a rumor that the Mormons were for the confederacy. She was nevertheless sympathetic to her family and their religion, often expressing wishes for the persecution against them to lighten, if not end.
It is unknown exactly when, but sometime between 1898 and her death, Eliza, and her family finally joined the Church.
She died on 19 February 1901 in Boston Township, Indiana.",,,,,2019-08-05 10:13:43,,,,,"This folder contains a paper bound book entitled 1856-1899. Eliza Jane Garr Davidson. Richmond, Indiana. Letters to her Utah Folks, Compiled by R. L. Ashby. It numbers 21 pages of various sizes of handwritten letters.
The letters included in this collection are 10 in total, and their dates range from 16 March 1856 to 6 October 1899. Almost all of them are written by Eliza herself, and addressed from Richmond, Indiana, with the exception of one letter from 24 December 1896, which is actually a letter written by her nephew, Rodney C. Badger, to Eliza, and is addressed from Salt Lake City. The majority of these letters from Eliza are addressed to her sister, Nancy Garr Badger Stringham, as well as sometimes one of Nancys daughters, Charlotte Badger Richards, or else they are addressed to Nancys son, Rodney C. Badger.
On the inside cover of the book, there is also a note that reads, Grandmother had 3 children buried at Uncle Rues on the south side of Aunt Nancy, Richard William and Jane, and a note that reads, The first letter written to her father about 1 year after his death; The last one written to her sister less than 6 months before her sisters death.
Prefacing the letters, there is a list entitled, Family of James Davidson and Eliza Jane Garr Davidson, which goes as follows:
- John Garr Davidson, 4 July 1840
- Nancy Jane, 15 Jan 1842
- Mary Ann, 8 Oct 1843
- Margaret, 22 Jan 1848
- James Fielding, 19 Jan 1850
- Joseph William, 24 Apr 1853
- George Franklin, 20 Sept 1855
- Sarah Isabel, 6 Jun 1858
- Luella, 30 Dec 1861
- In addition to this list of names is a pedigree of the family.
In the letters, Eliza relates news of her family and farm and the state of things in the Midwest, and she inquires after the state of her family in Utah. While most of the letters contents involve updates on crop yield, family members health, her own health and weight, and other aspects of everyday farm life, some notable pieces of news include: her mention of Uncle James health failing, rendering him unable to take care of the family farm; a story about a man who shot a Mormon dead and was not punished for the crime, about which she felt indignant, having Mormon relatives; and how she has friends that are going to Kentucky to fight in the Civil War. Along with this last piece of news, she asks her family if they and other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah support the Union or the Confederacy, with the hope expressed that its the Union they support.
Along with these letters, there are photocopies of each page of the same."
289,"Dalley, Rachel Henrietta Woolley",MSS 1403,"These papers are part of a larger collection pertaining to the Woolley family. Manuscripts about Rachel are located in the second box of the collection, in the tenth folder. There are several diffe...",1880-1960,Biography; autobiography,"Rachel Henrietta Woolley Dalley was born December 2, 1880 to Edwin Dilworth Woolley Jr. and Emma Bentley in St. George, Utah. She married Julius Dalley on May 2, 1912, and they had nine children. She died August 26, 1960.",,,359,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/679,679,,,"These papers are part of a larger collection pertaining to the Woolley family. Manuscripts about Rachel are located in the second box of the collection, in the tenth folder. There are several different manuscripts, the majority of which are written by Rachel: first, two pages of typescript, entitled, 'Rachel's Cheese Vat Story,' relating the story of Rachel and Ruth falling into the pig corral when young; second, two half-sheets entitled, 'Rachel's Cheese Story,' concerning the family's journey to sell cheese, during which the wagon spilled while midstream, and Rachel came close to dying; third, three half-sheets entitled, 'Rachel's Story of Life at the Ranch,' in which Rachel describes the Upper Kanab valley, her neighbors, her life, and the celebration of various holidays there; fourth, three pages of experiences with marshals chasing polygamous men entitled, 'Stories of the Underground Days as told by Aunt Rachel W. Dalley'; fifth, three sheets entitled, 'Then and Now,' in which Rachel describes the valley and relates two stories contrasting the charitable acts made by people in different periods of time; sixth, nine pages of text entitled, 'The Woolley Horses,' which provide detailed descriptions of each of the horses owned by the Woolley family; seventh, a newspaper article titled, 'Passing Parade,' and a two-page typescript, 'Notes from Rachel's Letter,' which relates more of Rachel's memories, such as her father nearly being killed by a stray bullet and scrubbing clothes; eighth, five half-sheets entitled, 'Notes from Rachel's letters,' relating the 'Three Lake incident,' how stores operated on credit, the process of selling the plantation, and the courtship story of Hattie Davis and Samuel E. Woolley; ninth, 'Notes from Rachel's letter,' which is one half-page, describing Caroline Woolley and the 'Hawaiian Princess'; tenth, 'Excerpts from Aunt Rachel's letter of Jan 1954,' which is five half-pages describing 'Aunt Nettie,' as well as the lives of her and Aunt Rachel following the death of their husband, Joe Simmons; eleventh, 'Rachel's Story of the Divided Skirts,' which is three half-sheets, pertaining to the transition from riding horses side-saddle to wearing divided skirts; twelfth, a half-page entitled, 'Rachel's chapter on Upper Kanab,' which is another description of the valley; and last, two pages with photocopies of the fronts and backs of two postcards, both of which are addressed to Ray (Rachel)."
96,"Dagmar, Louise Victoria Alexandra, Duchess of Fife",MSS SC 674,"This collection consists of a guest book for Mar Lodge, the home of the Duke and Duchess of Fife. The guest book is a large bound volume with these words printed in gold on the cover: 'Visitors Bo...",1867-1931,Guest Book,"Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar was born February 20, 1867 at Marlborough House, London to Edward VII and Queen Alexandria. She and her two sisters, Victoria and Maud, were educated by governesses. They grew up to be shy, reclusive children, and were referred to as 'the whispering Wales girls.' Louise married Alexander William George Duff, the sixth Earl of Fife, on July 27, 1889. They lived at Mar Lodge, near Braemar, and at Duff House, near Banff. They had two daughters and a stillborn son. Louise was declared princess royal in 1905, and her daughters were made princesses. Their family traveled to the Middle East in 1911. On the way their ship the Delhi ran aground near Morocco. They went on to Egypt, where the duke contracted pneumonia and died at Aswan on January 29, 1912. After his death, Louise became even more reclusive. She died January 4, 1931 at her house in Portman Square, London. Taken from: 'Louise, princess royal and duchess of Fife (18671931)' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/34602/?back=,30376 Copyright 2004-2006.",1822-1892,,185,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/486,486,,,"This collection consists of a guest book for Mar Lodge, the home of the Duke and Duchess of Fife. The guest book is a large bound volume with these words printed in gold on the cover: 'Visitors Book Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Fife.' Its pages are divided into columns for date, name, and address with large lines for the signatures. The first entry is dated August 15 (of 1889), and the last entry is dated May 21 (of 1896). Usually, only the day and month are recorded, but periodically the year is given. The book is filled with over 3,500 visitors' signatures, many of whom were of high social standing. These titles appear often in the signatures: Lord, Lady, General, Viscount, Countess, Earl, Captain, Colonel, Mr., Mrs., Miss, Admiral, Honorable, and Marquis. The Brazilian Minister and the Portuguese Minister also signed the book. Partway through the book, the heading changes to Duff House and then changes back to Mar Lodge."
326,"Curtis, Tamma Durfee Miner",MSS SC 888; MSS SC 184,"Tamma Durfee Miner Curtis wrote her autobiography on March 13, 1881 in Springville, Utah. Tamma experienced events in early church history and provides a very correct and concise ov...",1813-1885,Autobiography,"Tamma Durfee Miner Curtis was born to Edmond and Lanna Durfee in Lenox, New York on March 6, 1813. She married Albert Miner on August 9, 1831 and both were baptized into the L.D.S. Church by the end of the year. Tamma and Albert moved to Kirtland, Ohio in May 1833. There, Tamma's husband and son helped build the Kirtland Temple (Albert was also a bodyguard to Joseph Smith). From Kirtland, the Miner family moved to Lima, Illinois then to Nauvoo, Illinois and then back to Lima until they were driven out of their homes by mobs angry with the Mormons. After contracting a disease on a mission for the church, Albert Miner died on May 17, 1847. Alone with her children, Tamma made the trek across the plains and reached the Salt Lake Valley in 1850. Having no home or means of support for her family, Tamma agreed to marry Enos Curtis on October 20, 1850. She moved to Springville, Utah soon after. On June 1, 1856, Enos died from an undiagnosed illness. In 1857, Tamma became John Curtis' third wife. Tamma had nine children with Albert Miner, three with Enos Curtis and one with John Curtis. Tamma passed away in Provo, Utah on January 30, 1885.",1826-1890,,5,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/716,716,,,"Tamma Durfee Miner Curtis wrote her autobiography on March 13, 1881 in Springville, Utah. Tamma experienced events in early church history and provides a very correct and concise overview of the L.D.S. Church. She describes in detail the problems plaguing the Church in the 1850's, which led to much apostasy and hatred from former L.D.S. members. Tamma was a very dedicated member of the Church and ends her autobiography with a statement of her testimony and faith. MSS SC 184: This collection is a compilation of biographies of the Carter family (related to Tamma through her maternal line). There are two copies of Tamma's autobiography included which are the same as MSS SC 888. However, this collection allows the reader to place Tamma into the context of her family. Mormon Pioneers, Persecution"
218,"Curtis, Millicent Waite",MSS 1799,"This biography is located in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's first book of remembrance of the MSS 1799 collection. This one-page typescript biography was compiled by Dora M. Curtis Taylor, Millicent...",1787-1838,Biography,"Millicent Waite Curtis was born January 20, 1787 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts to Mehitable Foster and Phineas Waite. She was the oldest in a family of four children. She married Nahum Curtis on October 29, 1809 in the First Congregational Church in New Salem, Massachusetts. They had three children while in New Salem before moving to Conneautville, Erie County, Pennsylvania, where they had seven more children. The family later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, after which, they joined the saints in Missouri. After the anti-Mormon mobs drove the saints away, Millicent grew ill and died on September 3, 1838.",1873-,,295,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/608,608,,,"This biography is located in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's first book of remembrance of the MSS 1799 collection. This one-page typescript biography was compiled by Dora M. Curtis Taylor, Millicent's great granddaughter. It describes Millicent as being a good religious woman, cook, and mother."
219,"Curtis, Mary Openshaw",MSS 1799,"This nine-page typescript biography is found in the first book of remembrance of Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's collection. It provides myriad details concerning the trek across the plains, using s...",1839-1919,Biography,"Mary Openshaw Curtis was born March 25, 1839 in Breightmet, Lancashire, England to Ann Greenhalgh and William Openshaw. She worked in the cotton mills from the time she was eight, and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 14, 1850 at age eleven. On May 25, 1856, she and her family left for America. As a child, she made the trek across the plains. On November 22, 1857, she married George Curtis, and they had eleven children. Mary spun and wove clothing during her early married years. She was later called to be an officer in the Primary, and later in the Relief Society. She also served as an undertaker. She died April 2, 1919.",-,,296,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/609,609,,,"This nine-page typescript biography is found in the first book of remembrance of Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's collection. It provides myriad details concerning the trek across the plains, using several quotes and selections from other people's diaries and journals. Despite her small size, Mary helped as much as she could. At some points, she felt she would die from the cold or hunger. She is described as having been a small girl, less than five feet tall, and around seventy-five pounds at age seventeen. She had blue eyes and dark brown hair. When older, she helped nurse many of her family members as well as friends back to health."
220,"Curtis, Emma Whaley",MSS 1799,"This one-page typescript biography was written by Emma's daughter, Emma Sophronia Curtis Simons and is located in the first book of remembrance in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's collection. The mos...",1823-1894,Biography,"Emma Whaley Curtis was born April 12, 1823 to William Whaley and Emma Johnson in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. At age eleven, her mother became an invalid, and she was left in charge of her four younger siblings. She encountered and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842 and traveled to America in 1847. She spent her first year in Winter Quarters, and in 1848, she and her companion, Elizabeth Turner, crossed the plains to reach Utah, accompanied by George Curtis, whom Emma later married. She died September 3, 1894.",-,,297,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/610,610,,,"This one-page typescript biography was written by Emma's daughter, Emma Sophronia Curtis Simons and is located in the first book of remembrance in Cleo Grigg Johnson Gilchrist's collection. The most extensive description is of Emma and George's relationship prior to their marriage; they were worried that they would not be able to marry because Emma was previously engaged to another man. After the man released her from the engagement, they were married. Emma was the only member of her family to join the Church."
649,"Curtis, Ellen Almena ""Nellie"" Mc Bride",MSS SC 2717,"This folder contains 2 items. The first item is a 1-page photocopy of a typescript letter. There is a brief description included that reads, A Letter to Hyrum Belnap in Ogden, Utah, from Ellen A. Mc",1855-1923,Letters,"Ellen Almena Nellie Mc Bride was born on 15 May 1855 in Painesville, Ohio to Volney Mc Bride and Almena Griffith Mc Bride. She was the second of 4 children born to them, the others being Alta, a possibly unnamed baby boy who passed away at birth, and Elizabeth Jennie Lizzie Mc Bride.
Little else is known about Ellens life. But it is known that Ellen was married twice. On 14 July 1883, Ellen married William J. Lyman. Then, 18 years later, on 8 October 1901, she married Theodore Curtis. It is unclear which man she had children with, as they were born between the two marriage dates, but Ellen had at least two children: Lewis Theodore Lou, Curtis and Stella Dorothy Curtis.
She died on 6 June 1923 in Chardon, Ohio.",,,,,2020-06-11 12:37:49,,,,,"This folder contains 2 items. The first item is a 1-page photocopy of a typescript letter. There is a brief description included that reads, A Letter to Hyrum Belnap in Ogden, Utah, from Ellen A. Mc Bride Curtis a niece of Almira Knight Stoddard. Almira (Mira) is the sister of Adaline Knight Belnap the mother of Hyrum Belnap. The letter is dated 26 January 1914 from Painesville, Ohio, 529 Liberty Street.
This letter talks about how Ellens father was the first cousin to Mira. Ellen recounts how she arrived at Miras sickbed late. By the time she came, Miras lungs were badly congested, and she was receiving no relief from the medicine prescribed her. She was sick three weeks before passing away, and was laid to rest in Kirtland, Ohio, next to her husband. Ellen then describes her experience with the passing Mr. Curtis on her return to Akron, who had paralysis of the nerves, and eventually passed away on 16 September of the previous year. The remainder of the letter is Ellen giving her recipient, Hyrum, details about her family history and ancestry, naming her father as Volney Mc Bride and her mother as Almena Griffith Mc Bride, as well as naming her sister, Jennie E.
The second item is a photocopy of another 2-page holograph letter, again to Hyrum and from Ellen. This letter is much the same, as it relays more family names and records."
630,"Crompton, Hannah Hardy Eckersley",MSS SC 3302,"This manuscript is a 2-page photocopy of a typescript biographical sketch entitled, Sketch of the Life of Hannah Hardy Eckersley Crompton. The author is unknown.
The sketch details Hannahs birth",1815-1901,Biographical Sketch,"Hannah Hardy Eckersley Crompton was born on 10 June 1815 in Oldham, Lancashire, England to James Hardy and Mally Scott. She was the 4th youngest of their 10 children, the others being John, James, Betty Sally, another James, Mary, Nannie, Isaac, and Charles.
On 21 October 1833 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, Hannah married William Henry Eckersley II, and together they had 7 children, Ann Etta, Sarah (who lived to be only 3 years old), Mary T., Henry (who died at birth), Hannah Francisco, Sarah, and James Henry (who died at birth as well).
Hannah had never been satisfied with the churches her friends and family attended. So, in 1841, when Hannah and her family became acquainted with some Mormon missionaries, Hannah was more than ready to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Soon after their conversion to the Church, Hannah and her family immigrated to the US, settling for a time in St. Louis, Missouri until the persecution against members of the Church there got too intense. Having lost her firstborn son and her husband in St. Louis, Hannah worked in the Planter Hotel to save up enough money to move the remainder of her family to Council Bluffs, Iowa in order to prepare to cross the plains.
On 28 February 1851 in Pottawattamie, Iowa, she married John Crompton, and together they had 5 children, Hannah Elizabeth (who lived to be only 1 year old), Margaret Emma, Elvira, John (who died at birth), and John Isaac (who also died at birth).
In 1853, Hannah and her family started the trek to the Salt Lake Valley, joining an independent company captained by Edward Pugh. It was a hard journey, but they made it, and they helped to settle Little Cottonwood, Cedar Valley, American Fork, and Sanpete County.
Hannah served many callings within the Church, including callings such as Relief Society counselor and Sunday School teacher, and she did a great deal of ordinance work in the Logan, Manti, and Salt Lake temples for her ancestors.
She died on 14 March 1901 in Freedom, Sanpete County, Utah, and she was buried there for 14 years until her remains were moved to American Fork.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:18:27,,,,,"This manuscript is a 2-page photocopy of a typescript biographical sketch entitled, Sketch of the Life of Hannah Hardy Eckersley Crompton. The author is unknown.
The sketch details Hannahs birth in Oldham, Lancashire, England, and how she eventually joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrated to America with her husband and 4 daughters. Shortly after arriving in St. Louis, Missouri in 1846, she gave birth to and lost a little boy, and then, less than a year later, her husband also passed away.
Having married again, Hannah and her family made the trek across the country to Utah with an independent company in 1853. She gave birth to another daughter, Margaret Emma, just a day before the company crossed the North Platt River in Nebraska. It was a rough journey, as Hannah became too ill to nurse, and cows milk made little Margaret ill much of the time as well.
When they arrived in Utah in September of 1853, they got potatoes on shares, which got them through the winter. When the weather improved, they moved to Little Cottonwood, living there for 2 years before moving to Cedar Valley in the spring of 1856. Food was often little more than gathered weeds, berries, and thistle roots until they were able to put in a crop to make bread.
When Hannah was 60, she made a trip back to England to get genealogy of her family for temple work. She was able to find one living brother and one living sister, and while they never joined the Church during their lives, they reportedly came to her in dreams urging her to do their work after their deaths. Hannah did a lot of work for the dead in the Logan, Manti, and Salt Lake Temples, and in her ward in American Fork, she served as a counselor to Sister Mary Hindley in the Relief Society for 17 years. She also served as a Sunday School teacher under a Brother William Paxman for a number of years.
When she and her family left American Fork in 1890, they moved to Sanpete County to live with their eldest daughter. While her wish was to be buried in America Fork, when Hannah died in March 1901 at the age of 86 in Sanpete County she was buried there, and it was not until 14 years later that her daughter, Mrs. Warren B. Smith, had her remains moved to American Fork. She left behind a posterity consisting of 6 daughters, 80 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild at the time of her death, as well as a legacy of faith and hope in the Gospel."
41,"Cox, Zina Kunz Hatch Fuit",MSS SC 2996,"This is a 204-page, typewritten autobiography of Zina Kunz Hatch Fuit Cox. It is bound and entitled The Hills of Bern. It was written in the early 1970's and completed around 1976. The first two...",1900-1995,Autobiography,"Zina Kunz was born on March 31, 1900 in Bern, Idaho to Carolina Buehler and Christian Kunz. When she was in her early teens she and her mother went to live in Salt Lake City, Utah for a year. She then returned to Bern to attend high school at Fielding Academy. After graduating from high school she applied for a teaching position in Bern and got it. She taught for a year then moved to Logan, Utah to attend Utah State College to train to be a secretary. Upon receiving her secretary degree she moved to Montpelier, Idaho to work as a secretary there. A few years later she served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Eastern States Mission. After her mission she returned to Logan and attended Utah State College to earn a degree in teaching. She found a teaching position in Vernon, Idaho and there she met Lenord Lamoin Hatch with whom she got engaged. In 1829 she moved back to Logan to live with her parents and teach for a time. She and Lenord were married on May 26, 1932 in the Logan Temple. She had two children with him. On June 11, 1937 Lenord was struck by lightening and killed. She and her two little children moved back to Logan and then on to Ogden, Utah. There in Ogden she met John Fuit whom she married on August 23, 1943 and they moved to Clinton, Utah. She had one son with John. In September 1970 John died of a heart attack. Zina went to Auckland, New Zealand to live with her oldest son at this time but she returned to Ogden in May 1973. Soon after returning she met Orville S. Cox through her daughter and married him on January 4, 1975 then moved to his home in Shelley, Idaho. She died July 6, 1995.",-,,135,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/431,431,,,"This is a 204-page, typewritten autobiography of Zina Kunz Hatch Fuit Cox. It is bound and entitled The Hills of Bern. It was written in the early 1970's and completed around 1976. The first two pages have pictures of Zina at the time of writing, of her family when she was younger, of her mother and their house in Bern, of her father with all of his sons, and a picture of her mother with all of her daughters. Then the history is divided into 15 chapters. Each chapter has a title, beginning with pages 1-8 called 'Births.' This chapter gives a brief history of her parents and the births of all of her siblings and some of the major events in their early lives. Carolina, her mother, was Christian Kunz's second wife in polygamy. His first wife was her sister, Elizabeth. Zina talks about the challenge of polygamy for her mother, especially with her older more outspoken sister as the first wife. Zina was her mother's youngest child and was a great comfort to her mother. The next chapter is entitled 'Pre-School' as Zina was the youngest child and was the only one at home during the day. This is followed by 'School at Last' wherein she finally is old enough to attend the public school. She tells of completing the first grade and mastering the first reader frontward and backward. She also tells of her baptism in 1908. Also around this time her older brother David contracted Poliomyelitis, but was able to overcome great odds and attend Harvard Law School. The next chapter, 'Growth Continues,' tells of herding the cows on their farm and, due to the free time that this allowed, the love for reading that she developed. She also tells of riding on the railroad from Ovid, Idaho to Paris, Idaho on the MontpelierParis Railroad's first run. Her family found the head and front leg bones of a mammoth on their property while digging a garden. James E. Talmage came to pack them up and examine for display in the Church Museum. In chapter 5, 'The Tolerable Teens,' she talks of how upon graduating from grammar school she could not attend Fielding Academy right away. This was because there were already six kids from her family attending and her parents could not afford it at that time. Instead she and her mother took an extended trip to Salt Lake City, Utah to stay with her two older sisters who were nurses at a hospital there. They stayed for most of the year but returned to Bern and she attended Fielding Academy the following year. She also talks about World War I and the change that brought about. Chapter 6, 'World War I Ends,' is filled mostly with experiences of teaching. Soon after she started teaching her mother and father moved to Logan, Utah. She finished the year then moved to Logan as well, to train as a secretary. She then moved to Montpelier, Idaho to live with her brother David and work in his law office as a secretary. In chapter 7, 'These Tantalizing Twenties,' she talks mostly about her experiences as a secretary for her brother David and of David's young children. Chapter 8, 'A Mission in the Twenties,' is filled with descriptions of getting her call to the Eastern States Mission, serving there the people she met and the companions she served with. Toward the end of her mission she got appendicitis, but she was able to finish her mission and return home to have an operation to remove her appendix. In chapter 9, 'The Twenties End Tragically,' she tells of the death of her brother David. She and about returning home from her mission and working in a candy shop in Logan before attending Utah State College to obtain her teaching degree. Upon receiving her degree she got a job teaching in Vernon, Idaho where she met Lenord Hatch. In chapter 10, 'Fulfillment,' she continues her story of Lenord Hatch, whom she married on May 26, 1932 in the Logan Temple. Chapter 11 'Celestial Marriage,' describes the occasion and the experience of living with Lenord's parents for a few years before building a home of their own. They had two children a boy and girl. Five years into their marriage, Lenord was struck by lightening. He died on June 11, 1937. The next chapter, 'Gathering the Pieces,' tells of her recovering from this loss and the steps she took to make things all right for her small family. She returned to Utah State College in Logan to get her teaching degree. She found a teaching position in Ogden, Utah. This leads into chapter 13, 'Back to Teaching School,' where she describes teaching elementary school. Chapter 14, '27 Years with John Fuit,' talks about meeting John Fuit, a recent widower with five children, and marrying him on August 23, 1943. They moved to Clinton, Utah and had a boy together. She then tells of all the experiences she had while married to John, such as both of their sons' missions; traveling to Europe and visiting such places as Rome, Switzerland, Germany, and France; and their son Johnny serving in the Vietnam War. After 27 years of marriage, John died of a heart attack after a long string of health problems. After his death, Zina decided to move to New Zealand to live with her eldest son. In chapter 15, 'Off to New Zealand,' she tells of this extended trip. She lived with her son and his wife for the first two years until eventually getting a place of her own. While there she served as an ordinance worker in the New Zealand Temple. She also took advantage the opportunity to visit Australia and Tonga. In May 1973 she returned to Ogden where she served in the Ogden Temple for two years. In late 1974 Zina's daughter arranged a meeting Orville Cox, whom Zina married on January 4, 1975. She moved to Orville's home in Shelley, Idaho. She then tells of experiences of traveling with Orville to places such as the Holy Land and London. They also traveled to Palmyra, New York to watch the Temple pageant there, then on to Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Alaska. While living in Shelley she wrote a weekly column called 'The Other Day in Shelley.' It featured personal stories of people around town. The end of the autobiography indicates that Zina started it around 1970 and completed it in time for the Christian Kunz Family Reunion in 1976."
224,"Cox, Martha Cragun",MSS SC 319,Martha 's autobiography was written in 1929. It begins with a genealogical introduction and stories of her parent's lives in Illinois. Martha tells of the persecutions and trials he...,1852-1932,Autobiography,"Martha Cragun Cox was born March 3, 1852 in Mill Creek Ward, Salt Lake County, Utah. Her family then moved south where her parents were among the first settlers of St. George, Utah. Martha 's childhood consisted of sporadic formal education, encounters with the area's Indians and constant exploration of the land in Southern Utah. At age eighteen, much to the consternation of family and friends, Martha became the third wife to a man from Washington County, Utah (Her husband remains anonymous throughout the biography). She spent most of her adult life as a school teacher on Indian Reservations and small communities in Utah. She moved to Mexico in 1901 and taught school in Diaz. She also did missionary work among the Yaqui Indians. Other than visits to the states, she remained in Mexico until the 1912 exodus of the Saints from that country. Martha lived for 80 years and in that time she experienced the social changes instigated by the government in World War I, the Roaring Twenties,' and the beginnings of the Great Depression. Cox passed away in 1932.",1826-1890,,4,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/614,614,,,"Martha 's autobiography was written in 1929. It begins with a genealogical introduction and stories of her parent's lives in Illinois. Martha tells of the persecutions and trials her family faced because of their decision to join the LDS Church. Living in southern Utah at the turn of the century, Martha experienced the struggle between the old ways of the West against the modernization of the early 20th Century. Her writing reflects the typical attitudes and perspectives of many pioneers at the time. Having little education, Martha taught herself to read, and her literary style is sophisticated and intelligent. Martha writes with an alert and keen perspective of the events in her life. Mormon settlers, Polygamy"
362,"Cox, Lulu Smith",MSS SC 1103,This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the ...,1895-,Autobiography,"Lulu Smith was born June 13, 1895 in Glendale, Utah to William Seymour Smith (Son of Tom and Ann Cross Smith) and Catherine Carpenter (daughter of James D. Carpenter and Catherine Judd). Her father had a sheep farm and lived close to many members of their extended family. While she was still young her father was called to serve a mission in England for two and a half years. Lulu married Dee Thornton Cox, from New Castle, on October 23, 1916 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Three weeks after their marriage they went through the St. George Temple and were sealed. Lulu's father built them a home on his farm so that Dee could take care of it for him. Lulu's mother passed away March 14, 1917 leaving behind two very young children. Lulu and Dee offered to move home and take care of the little ones but her father told them no and that they needed to have a life of their own together. On February 25, 1918 Lulu had her first child Aaron Dee. Soon after his birth her father contracted pneumonia and died only a year and nine months after her mother. At this point Dee and Lulu moved into her parent's home to care for her younger siblings. Dee died of a heart attack on December 5, 1956. His cousin Legrand T. Pace came up from Las Vegas a few years later and asked Lulu to marry him. They were married May 18, 1957 and had eleven happy years of marriage together before he died of cancer.",1832-1967,,73,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/752,752,,,"This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the collection are family group sheets for many of the subjects providing vital records for the families. While the majority of the women included are directly related to James Leithead the collection does not make every relationship clear other than those of his wives and children. Lulu Smith Cox is one of the women included in the collection. Her papers include an autobiography written November 18, 1953 consisting of 19 typed pages of text, a one page typed article of Lulu's memories of her grandparent's (Thomas Goldman Smith and Ann Cross Leithead) home, and a four page continuation of her autobiography written July 15, 1975. Lulu shares memories of her home and childhood. She remembered when she was eighteen her father bought the fourth car in Cedar City and she learned to drive by sitting in the car with her brother and having him tell her what to do. Lulu worked in the Old Sheep Store as a clerk to earn money. Lulu recalls going through the St. George Temple with her husband's blind grandmother, Julia Snow Jones, and that Julia went through as though she could see perfectly. Lulu shares the struggle her husband had with alcoholism and the promise that she and her son William received in their patriarchal blessings that through their faith Dee would lose the desire to drink. One night years later Dee was walking home and was overcome with the most amazing feeling and he never had the desire to drink again. Lulu also outlines briefly all that happened to the extended members of her family and her children in their later years. She concludes by sharing her testimony of the gospel and recounting a history of her church service."
451,"Cox, Cordelia Morley",BX 8670.07.C8391c,"The autobiography of Cordelia Celista Morley Cox is a forty-page typescript soft-bound book. The book is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter, Girlhood of Cordelia Morley at Kirtland, ...",1822-1915,Autobiography,"Cordelia Morley Cox was born to Isaac Morley and Lucy Gunn on November 28, 1823 in Kirtland, Ohio. Because her parents were early converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cordelia became a member at an early age. In the late summer of 1831 the family moved from Kirtland to Jackson County, Missouri. After persecution in Jackson County, the family moved to Clay County, Missouri, then to Far West, Caldwell County. After Father Morley was released from jail the family moved to Hancock County, Illinois to build a family settlement to be called Lima (also known as Yelrom). While living Lima Cordelia taught school until threats from the mob forced her to stop teaching and burned her familys house to the ground. The family subsequently moved to Nauvoo, where on January 27, 1846 Cordelia Morley was sealed to the deceased Prophet Joseph Smith. On the same day Cordelia was married to Frederick Walter Cox. The first child was born in 1846. The family lived for a time in Silver Creek, Iowa, where two more daughters were born. In the spring of 1852 they traveled across the plains, finally arriving in Manti, Utah on October 4, 1852. In 1853 Cordelias only son, Francis was born. The family lived in the Manti Fort for the next nine years and two more children were born while living there. On April 14, 1879 the Cox family was present at the cornerstone laying of the Manti Temple, where Frederick Cox gave the dedicatory prayer. Frederick Cox was killed accidentally on June 5, 1879. After her last daughter was married, Cordelia would live a week at a time with different children in Manti. She died on June 9, 1915 in Manti, Utah.",,,"Cox, Cordelia Morley",2010-10-11,2010-10-11 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/841,841,849.docx,/WomenManu/image/849.docx,"The autobiography of Cordelia Celista Morley Cox is a forty-page typescript soft-bound book. The book is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter, Girlhood of Cordelia Morley at Kirtland, Ohio, is a description of the Morley family conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The second chapter, The Morleys Move to Missouri's, recounts Cordelia becoming very sick with chills and fever, after moving to Clay County, Missouri. After living in Far West for a short time Cordelia and her family were persecuted by the mob and driven out of Far West. The third chapter, The Morley Settlement in Hancock County,describes their settlement in Lima as a happy one and where Cordelia met her husband. Cordelia was described as a leader in the Lima community. Lima was also a time of great sadness when the Prophet Joseph died. Cordelia said, The murder of Joseph Smith was an act of cruelty second only to the crucifixion of the Savior of the world. The fourth chapter, Early Years of Cordelia's Married Life, describes how under persecutions of polygamy Cordelia and another wife were hidden in a barn and the supplies were extremely meager. But after all their trials and tribulations Cordelia counted her blessings to have arrived safely in Utah. The fifth chapter, Polygamy and Temple Ceremonies at Nauvoo, describes how Cordelia consented to be Joseph's wife before he died and after his martyrdom she was sealed to him. Cordelia at one point in her life greatly questioned the truthfulness of polygamy, but in the end she believed all the words of the Prophet Joseph, including polygamy, calling it a blessing. The sixth chapter, The Workload of the Cox Family, recounts that living on the fort was a very enclosed area for four wives and many children. Cordelia sewed all of her children's clothing and produced silk. The last chapter, Family Incidents, describes that Cordelia was loved by all of her children and grandchildren. Cordelia would often get the family for reunions. On her ninetieth birthday the family had a small party for her and gave her many gifts. Cordelia was a woman of faith and love."
635,"Couch, Jacqualine Grannell",MSS SC 2650,"This folder contains a few items pertaining to the publishing of Those Golden Girls of Market Street: Denvers Infamous Redlight District; An Historical Glimpse, by Jacqualine Grannell Couch. The fi",1973,Manuscript,"Not much is known about Jacqualine Grannell Couch except what is given in the author biography of her published pamphlet, Those Golden Girls of Market Street: Denvers Infamous Redlight District; An Historical Glimpse. According to this brief sketch, Jacqualine was an English Literature student at the Metropolitan State College (now known as the Metropolitan State University of Denver) at the time of publication, which is 1973 and 4.
From this, it can be assumed she lived in Denver, Colorado, at least for a time, and took great pride in its history. The mentioned pamphlet appears to have been her only publication.",,,,,2020-04-21 10:39:08,,,,,"This folder contains a few items pertaining to the publishing of Those Golden Girls of Market Street: Denvers Infamous Redlight District; An Historical Glimpse, by Jacqualine Grannell Couch. The finished product was produced by Fort Collins Press.
The first item is the pamphlet in manuscript form, numbering 25 typescript pages, and marked up with notes for formatting and minor corrections in pen. At the end of this draft are an additional two pages indicating where a chosen series of photographs should be placed in the finished product. The second and third items are a pair of mockups, one sketched out by hand to provide a very basic idea of the layout, and the other a more complete version of the same that includes a hand drawn and colored cover. The fourth item is a finished version of the pamphlet, numbering 28 pages and printed in blue ink on sturdy cardstock. The last item in the folder is a series of photocopies of each of the pictures chosen for inclusion in the pamphlet. Each photograph has a number attached to it that corresponds with the list at the end of the manuscript.
The pamphlet serves as a detailed narrative account of the women who pioneered the prostitution business in Denver Colorado, and by extension much of the citys initial economic prosperity.
Included are short written sketches about the following madams: Mary Henderson, Amy Bassett, Verona Baldwin, Lizzie Preston (and her half-adopted daughter, Inez Essie May), Jennie Rogers, and Mattie Silks.
In the epilogue of the work, Couch also lists Belle Jewell, Belle Bernard, Gussie Grant, Clara and Emma Dumont, Anny Guy, Leona de Camp, Lola Livingston, and Minnie Hall as notable but less traceable figures in Denvers founding history.
The pamphlet closes by pointing out that often these madams, who were some of the first women to settle the West, are only remembered by their names, as their histories and they themselves were considered irrelevant and were often scorned in the eyes of society. It also details the eventual decline and end of the infamous redlight district as a number of city policies sought to undermine them."
63,"Cordon, Sally Agnes Call",MSS SC 413,"The 'Sketch of the Life of Sally Agnes Call Cordon' was written by Norma H. Morris in 1941, when Sally was 82 years old. This biography is located in the third folder of a collection of papers on ...",1858-1955,Biography,"Sally Agnes Call Cordon was born December 19, 1858 in Willard, Box Elder County, Utah to Omer Call and Sarah Maria Ferrin Call. Sally was the eldest daughter and the second birth of eleven children. As a child she enjoyed Sunday school and singing practice. She only attended school about three months out of each year. When Sally was twenty-one, her mother died, leaving her to care for the eight children still at home. Sally cared for her siblings until she married George Albert Cordon December 15, 1881 in the Endowment House. They lived in Willard until the fall of 1885 when they moved to Idaho. George, two of Sally's brothers, and a cousin had filed claims on land in the Snake River Valley near the location of Rigby, Idaho today. They lived in a log cabin there and became active participants in the growing Rigby community. George became the bishop, and Sally served as first counselor in the Relief Society and later as a Relief Society president for eight years. They counted their time there in the small log cabin as one of the happiest in their lives. Sally and George had seven children: Alfred C., Omer S., Herbert E., Agnes M., Mabel E., Sarah N., George A. Jr., and Clarence H. They also cared for two of Sally's nieces for about eight years after their mother died. Although George endured about nine years of serious illness in later life, he and Sally were both in good health at the time that the biography was written. George died September 26, 1944, and Sally died February 26, 1955 in Rigby, Idaho.",1873-,,155,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/453,453,,,"The 'Sketch of the Life of Sally Agnes Call Cordon' was written by Norma H. Morris in 1941, when Sally was 82 years old. This biography is located in the third folder of a collection of papers on the Alfred Cordon family. It is six typewritten pages long. Morris begins the biography by quoting Proverbs 31:27; she notes that Sally has embodied the concept of looking to 'the ways of her household' throughout her long life. The section of the biography about Sally's childhood contains several stories of events that Sally remembers, some of which are quoted in her own words. One detailed story she tells is about her family's experience with the grasshoppers. The grasshoppers were destroying their wheat crop, so her grandfather called his boys together and asked them to make a covenant with the Lord that if the Lord spared their crops from the grasshoppers, they would save the wheat for breadstuff only. The grasshoppers left, and they kept the wheat for breadstuff. People came from miles around to buy the wheat and offered as much as ten dollars a bushel for it, but Sally's father would take no more than two dollars a bushel. Other stories are about her seeing Brigham Young as a child and about her father's mission in the States. The part of the sketch about the Snake River Valley gives less detail about events and focuses on giving the reader a sense of what daily life was like in the log cabin. Morris does mention some events in passing, such as George crossing the frozen Snake River, and Sally giving birth during a small pox epidemic. She goes into some detail about Sally's Relief Society service; Sally's duties included preparing bodies for burial, gathering grain under the Relief Society Wheat Storage Project, and providing hospitality for travelers as the bishop's wife. At the end of the biography, Morris lists the accomplishments of Sally's children and gives tribute to Sally for her long life of blessing others. The final page of the biography is a poem entitled 'Old Romance.'"
62,"Cordon, Emma Parker",MSS SC 413,"Emma's biography is among a collection of papers on the Alfred Cordon family, and it is located in the third folder of the collection. Her biography is four pages long and is a stapled photocopy o...",1818-1899,Biography,"Emma Parker Cordon was born May 24, 1819 in Liverpool, England to George and Ann Parker. She led a happy childhood and was well provided for until her father died. Emma went to work at the potteries in Burslem, Staffordshire. There she met Alfred Cordon whom she married December 19, 1836. They initially joined the church of Reverend Robert Aiken, but Alfred was still seeking 'new light.' When a woman told Alfred about the Latter-day Saints, he went to Manchester to speak with the missionaries. Alfred was baptized there in Manchester, and Emma was baptized later by William Clayton when he came to Burslem. Alfred 'was very zealous in preaching and teaching the gospel.' He did missionary work in England until they left in 1841 for Nauvoo, Illinois, arriving in 1842. In the spring of 1844, Alfred was called on a mission to Vermont and left Emma in Nauvoo with two small children. They contracted malaria and were very ill. Emma was present when the 'mantle of Joseph' fell on Brigham Young, and her testimony of this event strengthened her throughout her life. Alfred returned to Nauvoo the day that the capstone was placed on the Nauvoo Temple, and he and Emma were sealed before they left for Iowa. July 6, 1849, on their way to Salt Lake City, Alfred was called on a mission to England. Emma and her children continued traveling with a group of brethren. They left her at Little Pigeon, (about eight miles from Council Bluff) and she spent a hard winter there in a log cabin. By the time that Alfred returned in the fall of 1850, the family was prospering and had enough supplies for the winter. They continued on to Salt Lake City the next year and then moved to Brigham City. In 1856, they moved to Willow Creek (now Willard City). Alfred died in 1871, and Emma survived him until 1899. She died at almost 80 years of age after having suffered two strokes.",1866-1952,,154,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/452,452,,,"Emma's biography is among a collection of papers on the Alfred Cordon family, and it is located in the third folder of the collection. Her biography is four pages long and is a stapled photocopy of a typewritten document. The biography covers Emma's entire lifespan; however, the author focuses the most attention on Alfred and Emma's conversion to the LDS church and their moving to Utah with the Saints. The author then gives a broad outline of other life events. Few details are given about Emma's life after she settled in Utah with her family. Emma is only quoted directly once: of her trials in Nauvoo she said, 'I have had to part with some few things in order to live. We have not suffered much from want of food, but from lack of care. My faith in the work is stronger than ever.' The rest of the biography is narrated by the author, who sometimes describes Emma's feelings. For example, Alfred returned from his mission and told Emma that her mother, who had been bitterly opposed to Emma's joining the church, had sent her love and blessing and that Emma's sister and her husband had joined the church. The narrator states, 'Emma's heart was filled with gratitude.' On the last page, the author lists Emma and Alfred's children: Edwin, Rachel, Emma, Adelaide Amelia, Charles Edward, Eliza Almira, Sarah Jane, Ida Victoria, and Myra. Their birth and death dates and the names of their spouses are also listed."
148,"Coray, Martha Jane Knowlton",MSS 1422,"This collection contains a vast amount of typewritten biographical information about Martha Jane Knowlton Coray, much of which was written by her daughter Martha C. Lewis. Other biographical sourc...",1821-1881,"Biography, newspaper articles, diary, journals, sermon notes, patriarchal blessings","Martha Jane Knowlton Coray was born on June 3, 1821 (note that some sources cite her birth date as June 2nd or 21st) in Covington, Kentucky to Sidney Algernon and Harriett Burnham Knowlton, both of whom were from New England. She was the granddaughter of the distinguished Lieutenant Daniel Knowlton who served in the Continental and Revolutionary Wars. When she was a child, her parents moved to Ohio and then later to Hancock County, Illinois where they were living in 1838 when the Mormons were driven out of Missouri. Her kindhearted father employed some of the driven Saints and furnished others with houses. Martha Jane was so impressed with the sermons of Elder George A. Smith that she was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January of 1840. Some records claim that Elder Howard Coray who would later become her husband baptized her, but others records dispute that information, asserting that Coray himself was not even a member of the church yet at that time. Nonetheless, on February 6, 1841, Martha Jane married Howard Coray at her father's home with Robert B. Thompson performing the ceremony. Later in January of 1846, Martha Jane and Howard received their endowments in the Nauvoo temple and were sealed to each other and had their two children sealed to them. Martha Jane was in Nauvoo at the time of the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith and was present with the Saints when they realized that Brigham Young was to be Joseph's successor. In the spring of 1846, Martha Jane and her family left Nauvoo with the Saints to travel west. In 1850 after having given birth to three children along the way, she finally reached Salt Lake City with the John Sharp Company. In total, Martha Jane had 12 children: seven sons and five daughters. In 1857 during the threat of Johnston's army, Martha Jane and her family moved south to Provo where they encountered many hardships and were destitute. Later in 1871, Martha Jane and her family moved to Mona, Juab County to homestead a government section, but they kept their home in Provo and traveled back and forth between Provo and Mona. Martha Jane was always very active in academia, having assisted her husband in his school teaching when they lived in Nauvoo and then later filling her husband's position at the University of Deseret while he served a mission for the LDS church. In October of 1875, Martha Jane was selected by Brigham Young to serve as the first woman trustee for the Board of Directors of Brigham Young Academy. Martha Jane served as trustee from 1875 until her death in 1881 and was responsible for hiring the first master of Brigham Young Academy, Karl G. Maeser. After Martha Jane died in Provo, Utah on December 14, 1881, a funeral service was held in the Provo Tabernacle on the following Sunday, December 25, 1881, and speakers included President Abraham Owen Smoot, Joseph F. Smith, President Wilford Woodruff, and Captain Hooper. Martha Jane had been faithful to the gospel throughout her life, having been a close personal friend of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Patriarch Hyrum Smith, and Joseph Smith, Sr. She served the church faithfully as a Sunday School teacher and Relief Society secretary, both in Nauvoo and Salt Lake City. Martha Jane even performed the task of preserving notes from the sermons of the Prophet Joseph Smith, which church historian President Woodruff consulted for information he could not obtain elsewhere. One of Martha Jane's major contributions to LDS church history involved writing the history of Joseph Smith as dictated by his mother Lucy Smith.",-,,231,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/538,538,,,"This collection contains a vast amount of typewritten biographical information about Martha Jane Knowlton Coray, much of which was written by her daughter Martha C. Lewis. Other biographical sources include articles from the Improvement Era and The Juvenile Instructor. This collection also contains a transcript and the copied holographs of Martha Jane's diary as well as her original journals and typescript copies of her journals that detail financial information and daily activities. Martha Jane's notes from the sermons of Latter-day Saint General Authorities, including Joseph Smith, Sr., Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Bishop Smoot, and Orson Hyde, are also found as copied holographs in this collection. Martha Jane's two patriarchal blessings, the first given by Joseph Smith Sr. on January 21, 1840 and the second given by Hyrum Smith on November 8, 1841, are included as holographs in this collection as well. Much of the material in this collection praises Martha Jane Knowlton Coray as a faithful Latter-day Saint, devoted mother, and well-educated, though self-taught, woman."
330,"Coray, Julia A.",MSS 2298,"Julia A. Coray's diary is part of a larger collection of Frank Homer Roberts' diaries from 1909'1944. Julia's diary is written in pencil in a small ledger book. The pages are not numbered, and sh...",-,Diary,"In the summer of 1886, Mormon missionaries came to Julia's house and sat up late discussing the doctrines of the gospel with her father. Julia felt impressed that the Elders 'were true followers of Christ' and that the doctrines they taught 'were from God.' The Elders visited her family frequently through that summer and fall. In June of 1888 her family moved from their home in Alabama to Mannassa, Colorado. Julia was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday morning August 19, 1888 by Elder Will H. Coray. That same afternoon she was married in the church to Will H. Coray whom she had met three weeks before. Will took Julia to his house in Richfield, where they lived until April of 1889 when they moved to Sanford, Colorado. After their move, Will and Julia took a trip to Utah. Julia received her endowment in the Manti Temple and served as a proxy for her sister Caroline who had died without knowing of the gospel. They also visited Will's relatives in Provo, Ogden, and Salt Lake City. In Salt Lake City they attended conference in the tabernacle and visited the Salt Lake Temple. After they settled in Sanford, Julia tried teaching school but decided that she was not intended to be a teacher. Instead, she started working in the Sanford Coop. Store. Her husband was called to serve a mission in Australia and left December 31, 1896.",-,,44,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/720,720,,,"Julia A. Coray's diary is part of a larger collection of Frank Homer Roberts' diaries from 1909'1944. Julia's diary is written in pencil in a small ledger book. The pages are not numbered, and she writes through the book on one side of the page and then turns the book over and uses the other side. Her handwriting is difficult to read. The diary entries run from September 23, 1897 to May 19, 1898; however, Julia spends the first portion of the journal recording earlier events: her conversion and marriage, their move to Richfield and later to Sanford, a trip to the Manti Temple to receive her endowment, the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple, her struggle with small pox, and her husband's departure on a mission to Australia. Some of these events are recorded out of chronological order, and she marks these portions with an asterisk. Beginning with the September 24 entry, Julia records the events of the current day. The entries are short and similar in format. She talks about her work in the store, the weather, the people she met that day, when she took her supper, and what time she retired to bed. She often mentions working with the Primary, attending Sunday school and choir, and hearing of weddings and deaths."
639,"Coombs, Sarah Ellis Day",MSS SC 2681,"This folder contains 4 copies of a 7-page typescript biography of Nathan Staker. The title page (included with 2 of the copies) reads, Biography of Nathan Staker Pioneer, Born: 26 November 1801 Kin",1883-1981,Biography,"Sarah Ellis Day Coombs was born on 1 March 1883 in Mount Pleasant, Utah to Eli Azariah Day, Sr. and Eliza Jane Staker Day. She was the third of 13 children, her siblings being: Eliza Estella, Charlotte Jane, Martha Geneva, Dora Pearl, Eli Azariah, Jr., Harriet Josephine, Joseph Smith, Rowena Merl, Alvin Delroy, Nola Maud, George Nathan, and Arthur Merril.
Sarah grew up in a polygamous home, as her father married Elvira Euphrasia Cox as his second wife. He was arrested a few times for his practice of polygamy. Sarah spent much of her youth, and some of her adult years in Fairview, Utah, where the family moved in 1899, and where she also became a member of her Sunday School stake board.
On 2 June 1909 in Manti, Utah, Sarah married Leslie McLean Coombs, and together they had 4 children: Esther, Dora Day, Leslie Claybourne, and Gladys. According to records, she only married once.
She was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all her life, and some of her callings include organizing the kindergarten class in the Sanpete Stake, serving on the MIA stake board in Canada, the Relief Society stake board in Provo, Utah, and as president of the Daughter of Utah Pioneers, North Sanpete County for a time.
Outside of her church service, she was still a busy, hard-working woman. She taught school in many of the numerous places she lived (which ranged from Canada all the way South to Mexico), worked as a store clerk, took classes at the University of Chicago and Brigham Young University, and made candy in the 1910s, when her husbands health began to fail. He passed away in 1917.
She retired in 1948 but served a mission to the Central States in 1953. Some time after that, she moved to Bicknell, Utah, and she began to lose her hearing later in life.
She died on 4 September 1981 in Provo, Utah at the age of 98.",,,,,2020-04-21 10:46:42,,,,,"This folder contains 4 copies of a 7-page typescript biography of Nathan Staker. The title page (included with 2 of the copies) reads, Biography of Nathan Staker Pioneer, Born: 26 November 1801 Kingston Ontario Canada, Died: 29 May 1884 Mt. Pleasant Utah, Arrived in Utah Fall of 1852, Henry Miller Company, Married: 1) Jane Richmond 1827; 2) Eliza Cusworth (Burton) 1857
The authors of this work are listed as Dora Sanderson, Granddaughter, William Merchant Staker, Grandson, and Sarah Ellis Halley Pearson, Granddaughter [it is uncertain whether the names, Halley and Pearson really belong to Sarah Ellis Day Coombs, but it is most likely that she is the Sarah in question]. It should be noted that Williams name is the only one included at the end of the biography, but it is uncertain who wrote which parts of the life sketch. It is also mentioned that the manuscript has been submitted by Geneva Day Larsen, Granddaughter, of Camp Sowiette of Center Utah County, Provo, Utah.
The document covers Nathan Stakers life, beginning with his birth and Methodist upbringing before talking about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his marriage to his first wife, Jane Richmond. After crossing the plains from Nauvoo to settle in Utah, Jane passes away from Smallpox in Pigeon Grove. After her death, Nathan moves to Pleasant Grove, Utah, where his bishop introduces him to his second wife, Eliza Cusworth. The biography mentions that he spent much of his time farming, and even fighting off Native Americans from the Black Hawk tribe before recounting a story of true faith and power. After a harrowing incident, where Nathans oldest daughter fell from a footbridge and drowned, he brought her back to life, using the miraculous power of the Priesthood. The biography closes by also mentioning how Nathan would often teach school as a volunteer."
35,"Coombs, Ellis Day",MSS 710; BX 8670.07 .C781c; MSS SC 406,This is a 116-page typewritten autobiography. A table of contents is provided in the beginning outlining important events in Ellis's life. Ellis begins with a brief background on her paren...,1883-1981,"Autobiography, history","Ellis Day Coombs was born March 1, 1883 in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah to Eli Azariah Day and Eliza Jane Staker. Her father was a polygamist, and their family experienced much persecution. Consequently, the family moved several times within Utah. When Ellis was eighteen, she taught school in both public and church schools. Later, she enrolled in the University of Chicago, where she took teacher training courses. In 1908, she went to Mexico to teach kindergarten, and there, she met her future husband, Leslie McLean Coombs. They were married in the Manti Temple and afterward, moved to Canada, where Leslie worked with his brother in Cardston. However, they returned to Mexico upon hearing that Leslie's brother-in-law was sick. There was much turmoil due to the Mexican Revolution, and in the midst of it, the Coombs's first child was born. After some trouble, Leslie was mistakenly sent to prison. After he was bailed out, the family left Mexico and returned to Canada, where Leslie worked with his brother at a harness shop. They had their second child in 1913, and their third a year later. Ellis conducted a training school for teachers to teach kindergarten in Utah while Leslie aided in the construction of the Cardston Temple. In 1916, their fourth child was born, but the family, because of Leslie's ill health, was only able to make a living from candy-making. They returned to Mexico on doctor's recommendations, but in 1917, Leslie accidentally overdosed, and he died at age thirty-three.
Ellis, left with four children, continued candy-making. Her family continued to experience much sickness, and when about to return to Utah, her son, Leslie, broke his leg. Not long after, the youngest child, Gladys, became ill and died in 1918. The family returned to Utah, where Ellis took a position teaching third grade at Fairview Elementary School. She advanced to fifth grade and then to a junior high school. Ellis began attending BYU Summer Schools, and she received the Junior High Certificate required to teach higher grades. However, after teaching ninth and tenth grades, she applied for and received a position as a fourth grade teacher. Throughout her career, she taught at Fountain Green and Fairview schools. Meanwhile, she was a member of the Relief Society Stake Board as the director of welfare. She was also elected President of the North Sanpete Daughters of Utah Pioneers. In 1943, her father died, and four years later, her mother. She was called on a mission in December 1953, to serve in the central states for six months. Afterward, she returned to Fairview although she moved to Bicknell in 1963 to be closer to family. In 1965, she slipped on her linoleum, and was injured. She died in 1981.",1825-1889,,130,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/425,425,,,"This is a 116-page typewritten autobiography. A table of contents is provided in the beginning outlining important events in Ellis's life. Ellis begins with a brief background on her parents and how they met. She expresses the fears she had as a child of her father being taken to jail. She also lists games she played at school, such as marbles, jump rope, jacks, anti-i-over, nip cat, stink base, kick-the-can, steal sticks, and different kinds of ball games like Danish ball, one old cat, two old cat, and rounders. During the winter, the children would make forts and have snowball fights. Chores consisted of milking the cows, washing the dishes, straightening up the house, making the beds, and cleaning the coal oil lamps. Ellis recalls in particular an experience in which she tried to milk a calf, and it broke through the fence, allowing many of the animals to escape. Throughout the rest of the manuscript, she does not write about many of her feelings in depth, although she does relate her testimony. She also includes a poem she submitted to a contest titled, 'The Awakening.' At the end of the manuscript, she concludes with her testimony of the Gospel and records of her prosperity.
BX 8670.07 .C781c: This is Ellis's published autobiography as edited by her daughter, Esther Durfey, and Roma Roderick. The main difference between this book and the manuscript is that this autobiography includes Ellis's patriarchal blessing as given by John Smith, the patriarch of the time. It also includes two other blessings Ellis received, in addition to photocopies of her call to be a missionary and her certificate of release. In the back are photographs and articles written about her.
MSS SC 406: This is a sixty-six page history of Fairview, Utah. In collaboration with George F. Olsen and Allie L. Carlston, Ellis compiled these pages detailing the development and organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fairview, the beginnings of education, farming, electricity, social life, and politics. Also included is an extensive geographical description of the area as it was in 1982."
248,"Coombs, Elizabeth Walker Rudd",MSS 8,"This four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Mary Agnes Coombs Spackman and Myrtle Spackman Criddle. It roughly covers Elizabeth Coombs's life, with fe...",1833-1911,Biography,"Elizabeth Walker Rudd Coombs was born March 23, 1833 in Hemsley, Yorkshire, England in a family of fourteen. Her father died when she was young, and her mother struggled to support the family. At nine years of age, Elizabeth tended other children and ran errands to earn money. She received only two hours of schooling a day, and at age twelve, began work at a clothing factory. Originally Baptist, she later converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. March 23, 1857, she left her home and family. She sailed from Liverpool five days later under the direction of James T. Park with 817 other saints. She crossed the plains with the Israel Evans Handcart Company and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on September 12, 1857. There, it was difficult for Elizabeth to obtain work, and she finally accepted an offer of marriage as the second polygamous wife to Erastus Rudd of Farmington. They had two sons when it was decided that there was not enough money for him to support her. She went to the railroad station to wash clothes for food, and she gathered wheat and wild fruit with which to feed herself and two sons. Erastus died May 1862, and Elizabeth later met and married Frederick Coombs in 1864. Together, they had six children. Elizabeth was active in her ward choir for 45 years, as well as president of the YLMIA. She died January 1, 1911 at age 77.",1842-1903,,321,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/638,638,,,"This four-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Mary Agnes Coombs Spackman and Myrtle Spackman Criddle. It roughly covers Elizabeth Coombs's life, with few personal details. When crossing the plains, the young people were cheerful and sang frequently. The manuscript describes Elizabeth making her own wedding dress before marrying Frederick, and it goes through the process of gathering the wool from sheep, spinning it, and weaving it into cloth. Elizabeth apparently helped aid in the formation of Old Folks' committees. She was also a good homemaker, and fond of quilting and rag bees. She served as the president of the YLMIA and also was a member of her ward choir. She made soap and baking powder from scratch, and she loved flowers."
419,"Cooley, Maud May Knowlton",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a seven-page typescript biography of Maud, as written in part by one of her grandchildren. It is located in the fourth folder if the collection, w...",1874-1948,Biography,"Maud May Knowlton Cooley was born February 15, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah to John Quincy Knowlton and Maryetta Vanderhouf. She lived on a ranch in Skull Valley and helped with the household and farm chores. When Maud was nine, the ranch was sold, and her father's three families moved to Grantsville. There, Maud continued school, and when seventeen, she went to Salt Lake City to attend LDS Academy. Having learned to sew at a young age, she went to Salt Lake City in 1894 to teach a dressmaking course. In 1896, she married Franklin Cooley, and they made their first home on Cooley's Lane. They had five children, born between 1897 and 1905, although one was lost to whooping cough. In 1906, Maud's mother died, and so the Cooley family bought the farm home and took in four of Maud's younger siblings. Another child was born in 1910, and in 1912, Frank was killed in an accident. In January of 1913, another daughter was born. Maud earned a living for her family by taking in boarders, sewing, raising chickens, cows and grain, selling milk and butter, and even selling cosmetics. In July of 1948, she had a kidney ailment, and on September 17, 1948, she died.",,,"Cooley, Maud May Knowlton",2010-06-10,2010-06-10 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/809,809,817.docx,/WomenManu/image/817.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a seven-page typescript biography of Maud, as written in part by one of her grandchildren. It is located in the fourth folder if the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ca-Cu. The author begins by writing that at the request of one of Maud's children, Maud began to write her life story. The author uses a part of Maud's autobiography within her biography, introducing it by writing, ""I would like to begin my biography"" with what she[Maud] had written. The manuscript then goes into Maud's recollection of her life on the ranch, as Maud describes some of the work she and her family had to do. A regular routine would be for the men to work out in the fields, the women to bring them lunch, the men continue to work, and then for them to return. Meanwhile, the women milked cows, made butter, worked in the garden, and fed the men. The children had smaller duties such as herding cows and pigs, and carrying wood, chips, and vegetables. Maud writes that her favorite tie was during the winter, when she and the children played games, looked at books, knit, and danced. Her father employed the school teacher in Skull Valley, although all children were welcome to attend; Maud recalls being hit by her teacher for taking off her shoes to warm her feet( this caused a conflict between Maud's father and the schoolteacher for some time). After this point, the biographical section begins, and the author writes a small amount surrounding Maud's other's history. Maud is described as having been a good singer who loved music; she was also a good student and rather popular, taking great fun from dances, of which there is small description. Following her move into her family's old farm home, there is a description of the renovation that were done to the house, and the manuscript writes that Maud worked in the garden mostly, which she loved to do. There is a description of the Christmas time prior to Frank's death. In 1914, Maud did the temple work for one of her relatives, and in 1916, she served as the Primary President. In 1918, she was sustained as Relief Society President, until her release in 1937. The manuscript writes that Maud could repair practically anything, and she even did some remodeling by herself in her home. She was a faithful tithe payer, always active in the Church and community, and continually giving. She is also described as patient, tolerant, and long-suffering, with a love of the Gospel."
418,"Cook, Alice Cooley",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a four-page photocopy of a holographic biography, titled Life Sketch of Alice Cooley Cook. It is located in the fourth folder of the collec...",1888-1969,Biography,"Alice Cooley Cook was born May 28, 1888 to Daniel and Mary Alice Rydalch Cooley in Grantsville, Utah. She spent her early childhood on a ranch and in 1914, married Robert Hunter Cook, with whom she had six children. Alice died December 18, 1969.",,,"Cook, Alice Cooley",2010-06-05,2010-06-05 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/808,808,816.docx,/WomenManu/image/816.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a four-page photocopy of a holographic biography, titled Life Sketch of Alice Cooley Cook. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, CA-CU. The manuscript begins with Alice's birth, as she is described as having been a tiny baby that required hours of care, love, and attention. She learned to ride a horse at a young age and loved to help her father on the farm, as she milked cows, fed stock, and worked in the hay field. She was also taught the basics of housekeeping, as she was often called to live with her Grandmother Cooley to care for her. Alice had many friends when she was young, and the manuscript writes that she continues to enjoy seeing them or talking to them on the phone. It was a great virtue of Alice's that she was eager to help others in need, and that her home was always open to those who were ill. She had a love for young people, and she and her husband would often entertain them with food and music. She was a good cook and was also kept busy rearing her family because she married young; she sewed for them, and is described as a lover of pretty things, because of her intricate embroidery. She had a good memory of the people in her community, of even those who had died long before. At the time this manuscript was written, Alice still resided in the home she lived in for many years, and although she was happy. Her life was not as pleasant as before her husband died in 1957."
627,"Conder, Helen Wayment Pierce",MSS SC 3294,"This manuscript is a photocopy of a 3-page typescript biographical sketch entitled, A Sketch of the Life of Edward Conder and his Wife Helen Pierce Conder. It is written by Lizzie Conder Earl. The r",1826-1894,Biographical Sketch,"Helen Wayment Pierce Conder was born on 19 December 1825 in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England to William Pierce and Sarah Wayment Pierce. She was the second eldest of 10 children, the others of whom were: Ruth, Amey, Joseph, Rebecca Wayment, James, John Benton, Sydney Phillip, William W., and Mary Ann.
Helens family became acquainted with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through missionaries Heber C. Kimball and Willard Richards. They were soon converted, and their joining of the Church moved them from England to the United States in 1843. They settled in St. Louis, Missouri for a time, and a boy who had been working for Helens father and was a close family friend came with them. Sadly, Helens father, William Pierce, drowned in the Gravi River that same year.
Not long after their move to the states, the family friend who immigrated with the Pierces grew very close with Helen, and on 19 November 1846, in St. Louis, Missouri, she married Edward Conder. The day happened to double as Edwards 21st birthday. They had 10 children together: William, John Spencer, Elizabeth Ellen, Edward, Mary Ann, Emma, Rachel, Ruth, Hermina, and Deborah.
In 1850, Helen and her family trekked across the country to the Salt Lake Valley, arriving on 13 October of that year. In 1851, the Conders moved to settle in American Fork, Utah, where they remained. Edward worked mainly as a farmer and a freighter, and Helen kept busy making soap, candles, doing needlework, and keeping house in general. She was skilled enough with the needle that she was able to proudly give her husband a homemade suit made from their own wool. Her role of motherhood extended to more than just her own children, as she cared for three other boys who needed mothers, raising them until they were adults. Two of them, William and Charles Pierce, were her brother, Sydneys, sons. She also spent many years caring for her granddaughter, Sadie, when Hermina passed away in 1893.
When called to take another wife, Edward married Sarah Shelley Conder, and Helen and Sarah built a home and family on love and devotion.
Edward passed away on 18 December 1885, having lived a faithful life and leaving behind his two wives. Helen joined him in death 9 years later, passing on 2 February 1894 in American Fork, Utah at the age of 68.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:11:58,,,,,"This manuscript is a photocopy of a 3-page typescript biographical sketch entitled, A Sketch of the Life of Edward Conder and his Wife Helen Pierce Conder. It is written by Lizzie Conder Earl. The relation to Edward and Helen is not stated.
The sketch covers the parentage and lives of Edward and Helen, how they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and how Helen was skeptical of it at first. It also covers how Helen (and her family) and her eventual husband immigrated to the United States together, married, and settled in American Fork, Utah. Life in Utah was industrious, as Edward worked as a farmer and a freighter while Helen raised their children and made a number of household necessities by hand, from soap and candles to a homemade wool suit. It also mentions that Edward took on a second wife, Sarah Shelley Conder, and the three created a loving and devoted home together. The sketch also mentions the death of Edward, and how Helen followed him 9 years later."
198,"Coleman, Violet Jensen",MSS SC 2120,"This is a seven page typewritten autobiography signed by Violet Jensen. Her more recent years are much less detailed than her earlier ones, in which she provides many elaborate descriptions of acti...",1890-1962,Autobiography,"Violet Jensen Coleman was born January 21, 1890 in Redmond, Utah to Carl Jensen and Brighamena Johnsen. Her father had two families as a polygamist, and she was the second wife's child. The family was persecuted for this, and her father spent some time in prison. After he returned, the family moved to Canada to oversee the Jensen Ranch for two years. In 1910, she married George Coleman, and not long after, they moved to Taylorville [sic] to work on another ranch. They went to Salt Lake City for their endowments in 1911, and in 1913, Violet's father died. Thereafter, the Colemans moved to a home near Magrath. Violet died October 3, 1962.",1839-1919,,277,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/588,588,,,"This is a seven page typewritten autobiography signed by Violet Jensen. Her more recent years are much less detailed than her earlier ones, in which she provides many elaborate descriptions of activities as a child. She recalls playing games under the apple and pear trees and describes a number of games she played with other children, such as two old cat, perg, run my sheep run, steal stick, and house. Her duties on the ranch mostly consisted of milking the cows and pitching hay. Violet also provides elaborate descriptions of her activities as a young woman, including the dances she participated in, which ranged from bow dances to the Big Rabbit dance to basket dances. After her marriage, her household duties turned mainly to cooking. As a member of the church, she experienced being a teacher and leader in Relief Society, Sunday School, Primary, and Mutual. She concludes the autobiography with her testimony in which she expresses how grateful she is for everything despite her physical afflictions, particularly the disability of her hands."
322,"Coleman, Emma Beck",MSS SC 796,"The 'Biography of Emma Beck Coleman' is among a collection of Evans Coleman's papers. These documents were originally compiled between 1938 and 1942, although all of them refer to events either in...",-,Memoirs,Unknown,1865-1938,,389,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/712,712,,,"The 'Biography of Emma Beck Coleman' is among a collection of Evans Coleman's papers. These documents were originally compiled between 1938 and 1942, although all of them refer to events either in Missouri during the late 1830s or in Arizona during the 1880s. The 'biography' is actually a typewritten, autobiographical account of Emma's experience moving into Missouri at about age 7 or 8. The account is only four pages long, and it has a typewritten note on the front stating that the first page seems to be missing. Emma explains that the Saints moved frequently because of mob violence, but that every place that they settled looked as though they intended to stay indefinitely. Her first recollection of moving was one winter when they were traveling into Missouri. Emma describes the process that the men used to break a path through the snow for the wagons. She and the other children had to stay in the wagons because of the cold and their lack of warm clothing. Emma goes into great detail as she describes the condition of their oxen. Many oxen died, the ones that remained were emaciated, and they sometimes 'froze-down' in the night and had to be loosened from the ground. Emma explains that the condition of the animals was closely tied to their own chances for survival. She remembers having only a little food, usually frozen cornbread and pork. She would place her food under her pillow at night so that it would warm up enough for her to bite into it. When an ox died it would be divided among the company for food. Emma tells a story about two little girls who rode sometimes in their wagon after their mother died. They came over to Emma's family's fire as they were having breakfast. Emma's mother asked the girls what they had eaten for breakfast. They smiled and replied, 'Oh, we had bread and brandy for breakfast this morning.' When her mother expressed surprise at anyone having some brandy, they explained that Brandy was the name of their old ox that had died that day."
576,"Colborn, Sarah Bower",MSS SC 2402,"This collection includes 2 handwritten letters, from Thomas and Sarah to their family, mostly penned by Thomas. The first one, dated 2 June 1846, is addressed to a brother. They explain that they have",1800-1871,Letters,"Sarah Bower Colborn was born on 31 December 1800 in Genoa, New York. She was the daughter of Johannes Bauer and Anna Rosina Young, and was one of 12 children.
On 11 August 1825, Sarah married Franklin Thomas Colborn in Lyons, New York. Together they had 7 children, Amanda Bower, Thomas, Hannah Miranda, Sarah Matilda, Rosina, James, and Talmai Hamilton.
As an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sarah trekked west with her family in the Heber C. Kimball company in 1848.
She died on 27 December 1871 in Weber City, Utah.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:44:29,,,,,"This collection includes 2 handwritten letters, from Thomas and Sarah to their family, mostly penned by Thomas. The first one, dated 2 June 1846, is addressed to a brother. They explain that they have decided to throw their lot in with the Mormon Church, and thats where they will stay. They allude to their plans to make the journey west, explaining that the rest of the Saints are making their way there due to the persecution. Underneath the signature is a post script letting the addressee know that Sarah would have loved to write to Mother and Hannah, but shes been busy making preparations.
The second letter is dated 6 September 1846, and is addressed to Brother, Sister, and Relations All. This one outlines how the Colborn family has left the Nauvoo area, and is only about 16 miles from Council Bluffs. The Saints there are destitute and are being driven out of the territory. The family has been doing well enough, despite everything, and they are happy with the Saints. They work hard to help the camp run smoothly, and if the addressees want to send anything, they should send it to Joseph L. Haywood of Nauvoo, and he will forward it to the Colborns. Sarah adds, in her own hand, a post script asking them to give her love to Mother and Hannah. She has not forgotten them. She would love to see them again but expects she never will again. Amanda and all of the children long to see their friends in Lansing."
579,"Clifford, Melissa Adelaide Gifford",MSS SC 2410,"This folder contains 7 pages of typed transcripts, totaling 6 letters. Most of them are from Levi Gifford, but there is one written by Melissa, his daughter, and another by an E. Gates. Both of these",1860-1938,Letters,"Melissa Adelaide Gifford Clifford was born on 5 January 1860 in Moroni, Utah to Levi Gifford, Jr. and Caroline Jacques Gifford. She was the eldest of 7 children. On 8 June 1878, she married Leander Thomas Clifford, and together they had 10 children: Leander Levi, Thomas Holman, Sr., Amos Benjamin, William Wallace, Ada Caroline, Melissa Margaret, Elmer Emmett, Elsie Medora, Warren Arthur, and Vera Alavon.
Melissa and her husband moved around a number of times during their married life. They started in Rexburg, Idaho, but struggles to find successful and secure work drove them from there to Castle Valley, Utah, then to Labelle, Utah, and back to Rexburg. Melissa and Leander served in many church functions, Leander as a teacher, and Melissa as a Primary counselor, Sunday School teacher, and Relief Society secretary to name a few.
She died on 2 August 1938 in Ririe, Idaho.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:48:29,,,,,"This folder contains 7 pages of typed transcripts, totaling 6 letters. Most of them are from Levi Gifford, but there is one written by Melissa, his daughter, and another by an E. Gates. Both of these letters are addressed to Ann Newton, Melissas maternal grandmother. There is also a post script added to the end of one of Levis letters written by Ann herself, and addressed to Levis brother, Samuel.
Melissas letter, dated 20 June 1878, updates Ann on how things are at home. She has just married recently, and she mentions that the baby (most likely one of her baby brothers) is teething.
The letter from E. Gates, dated 29 March 1881, expresses condolences to Ann Newton over the sudden loss of her daughter, Caroline, Melissas mother.
The letter from Levi to Samuel, in which Ann has added a post script is dated 27 April 1882, and contains requests that Samuel comfort his brother all he can after the loss of his wife, and that if she may she could get this letter back once hes read it."
499,"Clegg, Emma Caroline Luke",MSS SC 298 fld 2,"This manuscript is twenty-eight typewritten pages long. It contains brief histories of both Emmas parents and her husbands parents, followed by brief page long histories of both Emma and her husband",1861- 1937,Family History,"Emma Caroline Luke was born on 29 August 1861 in Heber City, Utah to Henry Luke and Harriet Luce. She grew up in a very modest home. When she was six years old her father died so Emma and her siblings worked hard, taking on odd jobs, to help support the family. She attended school in an old rock building near her home. At age 14 she moved to Salt Lake City and worked at the Lion House for Brigham Young doing house work. From ages 14-19 she worked doing house work in Heber City and on 30 November 1882 she married Fredrick Lewis Clegg. Together they had seventeen children five of which died during infancy. Emma was a devoted wife and mother and passed away at age 76 on 30 December 1937.",1861-1937,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This manuscript is twenty-eight typewritten pages long. It contains brief histories of both Emmas parents and her husbands parents, followed by brief page long histories of both Emma and her husband Fredrick. The majority of the manuscript is a joint history of Emma and Fredricks life together after they are married. It discusses work, family births and deaths, and memories ending with Emmas funeral. The manuscript was compiled by Emma and her daughters Lula and Luccetta (with material since 1931 added by her daughters). After the histories there are three typewritten pages of memories by grandchildren followed by lists of children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, and in-laws. This history was compiled for a meeting of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers held at their family residence on 22 April 1931."
378,"Clayton, Elizabeth Tonks",MSS SC 835,Folder 5 of the collection contains biographical information relating to Elizabeth Tonks Clayton. The folder contains includes short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. Elizabeth's bi...,1854-1926,Biography,"Elizabeth Tonks was born December 7, 1854 in Rockwardine, Shropshire, England. Her mother was Martha Derricott Tonks. Her father appears to be Richard Manwin, but the history does not specify if Martha and Richard were ever married; it only says that for some reason the two were separated. When Elizabeth was one year old her mother married William Tonks. The newlyweds set out for America leaving Elizabeth with her grandparents with whom she lived until she was 14 years old. She came to the United States with her grandparents and moved to Morgan, Utah where she lived with her mother and stepfather. Her biography states that Elizabeth was asked two different times to join in a plural marriage, however neither marriage took place. In 1872 she met John Clayton at a dancing party she attended with her friends. After two years of courtship they where married on August 13, 1874. On June 17, 1879 John and Elizabeth went to the Salt Lake City Endowment House and were sealed for time and all eternity. In 1902 the family moved to Coalville, Utah. In 1920 they returned to Salt Lake City to live with their youngest daughter and get better care for Elizabeth, who was very ill. In 1922 she suffered a stroke and was paralyzed on her right side. On January 24, 1926 Elizabeth passed away.",-,,88,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/768,768,,,"Folder 5 of the collection contains biographical information relating to Elizabeth Tonks Clayton. The folder contains includes short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. Elizabeth's biographical information is contained in four typed pages, written by her daughter Alveretta Clayton Child. Elizabeth's history is entertaining and provides several interesting stories about her life. One story says that during her engagement to John she lost her engagement ring while at work. Thinking she had lost it in the spring when she went to get water, her employer hired a man to drain the spring, but the ring was never returned. Years later Elizabeth saw the man who had been hired to drain the spring with his new bride, who was wearing the lost engagement ring. Elizabeth is remembered by her daughter as being a splendid cook. She suffered from inflammatory rheumatism and was bedridden for a long time. Her biography also provides a brief history of her callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
176,"Clawson, Margaret Gay Judd",MSS 326,This fourteen-page typewritten biography of Margaret Gay Judd Clawson was written by Ruby Kate Smith at the request of Tessie Clawson Groesbeck in 1955 and is found in the bound book entitled 'Pion...,1831-1912,Biography,"Margaret Gay Judd Clawson was born on September 6, 1831 to Thomas Alfred Judd and Teresa Hastings in West Port, Ontario, Canada. Shortly before Margaret's fifth birthday, her parents were baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the age of ten, Margaret arrived in Nauvoo, Illinois with her family. In the spring of 1849, they started for Utah, and on October 16, 1849 they arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. At age nineteen, Margaret joined the Deseret Musical and Dramatic Association where she met Hiram Bradley Clawson whom she married as a plural wife on August 21, 1852 in the Salt Lake Temple. Margaret continued her acting career until 1857 when Johnston's Army arrived, and Margaret moved to Provo. She returned to Salt Lake City soon after the army left. Margaret bore eleven children who grew to maturity: Teresa, Stanley Hastings, Rudger, Sidney Beatie, Thomas Alfred, Phoebe Taylor, Mary Beatie, Tessie Groesbeck, Lola, Mabel, and Alice Gay. Margaret died on February 10, 1912 in Salt Lake City.",,,257,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/566,566,,,"This fourteen-page typewritten biography of Margaret Gay Judd Clawson was written by Ruby Kate Smith at the request of Tessie Clawson Groesbeck in 1955 and is found in the bound book entitled 'Pioneer Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 2). Besides recounting Margaret's major life events, the biography honors Margaret's ability to be 'the mother of the drama in Utah' and a mother of eleven children: 'It was a mystery how Margaret had accomplished so much in the world of theatre without sacrificing her efficiency as a mother, but no one who knew her family would question that she played her most successful role at home' (p. 9)."
487,"Clarke, Xarissa Merkley",MSS SC 3024,"This file contains two folders. Folder 1 contains Alva John Clarkes autobiography and folder 2 contains Rissa Clarkes autobiography, which is 29 typed pages long. Rissa was born as Xarissa after her",1909-1986,,"Xarissa Rissa Merkley Clarke was born on July 4, 1909 in Magrath, Alberta, Canada to Jehzell Gibb and Alva Marion Merkley as the sixth of nine children. Rissa attended school in the little town of Magrath until going to Normal school in 1928 when she left home for the first time. In 1929, Rissa married Alva John Clarke and the two of them taught school together until 1937 when they left for Provo, Utah to study at Brigham Young University. Rissa graduated with a bachelors degree in elementary education from BYU, and for 17 years Rissa taught Kindergarten in Provo, Utah where she also raised her children. In 1953, she travelled to Iran with her husband to establish a model school of elementary education there. Rissa died on August 17, 1986 in Provo, Utah after a short illness.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This file contains two folders. Folder 1 contains Alva John Clarkes autobiography and folder 2 contains Rissa Clarkes autobiography, which is 29 typed pages long. Rissa was born as Xarissa after her grandmother and in her autobiography, speaks about her growing up in the small Canadian town Magrath or The Garden City which was settled by Mormon pioneers like her grandfather. In her account, Rissa describes the effects of various historical events such as WWI, the Spanish Influenza and WWII. Rissa writes about her close relationship to her grandfather Gibb, the Stake Patriarch, who she would visit regularly in his shoe shop; his death was the first which she encountered. There are various stories throughout the autobiography of Rissas time as a child ranging from almost stealing another girls play china set to founding a girls club in high school. While in Grade 12, Rissa served as Stake Sunday School Secretary for Sunday School Superintendent Grant Woolley, who was also her high school principal. She describes meeting and marrying her husband Alva John Clarke. Rissa and her husband taught school in their home and at grade schools in Provo, Utah, while attending BYU at the same time. Rissa raised her children during the Great Depression. She and her family struggled to make ends meet. Her autobiography contains many details of the familys earnings, expenses, and frugal practices. Also included in the record are various stories of her parents and children. A transcript of the record is available online at https://familysearch.org/patron/v2/TH-300-42902-133-12/dist.txt?ctx=ArtCtxPublic."
34,"Clarke, Margaret Vilate Green",MSS SC 1447; BX 8670.07 .C554b,"This is an 86-page typescript biography of Margaret Vilate Green Clarke as written by her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth (Sadie) Boyer. She begins with a description of her mother's home, a...",1874-1965,Biography,"Vilate was born August 17, 1874 in American Fork, Utah to Alva Alphonso and Elizabeth Lucretia Buckwalter Green. As a youth, she attended the west school house in American Fork, and was active in various church and social activities. She taught in the Primary grades of the west school and attended Brigham Young Academy for three terms. She married Peter Gemmell Clarke February 5, 1894. They lived at the Green's home for some time, and then later moved to Vilate's brother John's farm while he was on a mission. Their first child died after three days, but and they had another child, in 1896. On April 28, 1897, her husband received a call to serve a 28-month mission in the South-western states and Indian territory. Vilate taught school and sent him a monthly check. He was released September 4, 1899 and then attended Brigham Young Academy so the family lived in Provo for two years. In the summer of 1901, Peter traveled to Alberta, Canada. While away, a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, was born, and the family joined Peter in Canada in November. The next year, Peter bought a farm which proved to be poor, and he was forced to work road construction and other jobs during the summer. February 1, 1903, they had another boy, James Green, and in 1907, Peter was chosen as a supervisor of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. They had three more children, Donald Alphonso, Alva John, and Jesse Buckwalter, although Jesse died a year later. In 1912, they had another child, Wilson Jay, and in that same year, Peter grew sick, and the oldest son, Drew, was forced to take over his job. When finances and Peter's health worsened, the family traveled to Utah, leaving Drew behind to tend the farm. Peter died in Utah on August 28, 1913 after receiving a blessing. With money being tight, the family decided to return to Canada, where Drew went to school, taught, and worked on the farm. Drew began to be obsessed with gambling until their bishop spoke to him about repenting and going on a mission. Drew finally agreed to go, although he worried that the family wouldn't be able to survive without him. While he was gone, his brothers, Wilson and James, died from illnesses. Yet, upon his return, Vilate had been able to pay all the debts, install a furnace, get new furniture and install electric lights. After Vilate's children married, she traveled frequently, visiting with them and their children all over the country. She last lived with her daughter Sadie, and Sadie's husband, Dr. Boyer. Vilate died April 9, 1965 in Provo, Utah.",1852-1911,,"Clarke, Margaret Vilate Green",2010-03-01,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/424,424,,,"This is an 86-page typescript biography of Margaret Vilate Green Clarke as written by her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth (Sadie) Boyer. She begins with a description of her mother's home, and provides elaborate details concerning the lights, home-made rag carpets, kitchen, locust trees, bedrooms, beds, and garden. She says that the family did not experience poverty when they were young, and that they had various fruits and vegetables stored during the winter as well as their own meats. She describes some of the activities her mother enjoyed as a youth, such as the various dances she liked (Mazurkas, Two-steps, Virginia Reels, Schottishes, Square Dances, and Waltzes). She describes her mother has having dark brown hair and large wide open brown eyes. In Canada, Vilate experienced much loneliness with Peter working away from home frequently. She struggled to keep the children fed and warm although she was still a charitable woman and always helping the sick. Sarah describes Vilate as a woman who was hospitable, kind, thoughtful, and always willing to provide service. Yet, though she was honest and humble, she lacked self-confidence.
BX 8670.07 .C554b: This is identical to the manuscript, except that it is bound in a book format, entitled, 'A Life History of Margaret Vilate Clarke, As Told by Her to Her Daughter, Sarah Elizabeth (Sadie) Boyer.' It includes Vilate's patriarchal blessing, and an expansive list of her posterity, up to the year 1959 (totaling 89 pages). Teacher"
227,"Clarke, Ellen Drew Gemmell",MSS SC 3303,"This is a photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten three-page biography as copied by Ellen's daughter-in-law, Vilate Green Clarke, and compiled by Ellen's granddaughter, Sadie Bo...",1839-1910,Biography,"Ellen Drew Gemmell Clarke was born November 22, 1839 in Larges, Ayrshire, Scotland to Peter Gemmell and Charlotte McClain Gemmell. She and her mother were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints early in Ellen's life, and Ellen was baptized in 1849. Following, she went to live with the family of Isaac Fox in Glasgow. She migrated to America in 1861 and crossed the plains with Uncle Sidney Tanner's Company. Upon reaching Lehi, Utah, she lived again with the Fox family. While there, she met James Clarke, whom she married on March 15, 1862 in polygamy, his first wife being Amelia Hardesty. Ellen and James had five children: James Hill, Sidney Tanner (who died in infancy), Ann Lloyd, Jane Drew, and Peter Gemmell. Upon James's death in 1873, Ellen and Amelia struggled together to provide for their family. Ellen was one of the first milliners in American Fork, and she also worked as a clerk. Ellen died April 19, 1910 in American Fork.",1952-1971,,302,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/617,617,,,"This is a photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten three-page biography as copied by Ellen's daughter-in-law, Vilate Green Clarke, and compiled by Ellen's granddaughter, Sadie Boyer. As a basic biography, it follows Ellen's life, from birth to death. It provides details as to her activities in the community and in church: she played a part in attaining free schools for American Fork; she was a member of the American Fork choir for 25 years; she was President of the Relief Society for 13 years, and a counselor for 8; she was one of the first to work in the silk industry, raising even her own silk worms; and she was a member of the first Old Folks Committee. She is described as being loyal and supportive in the church, and also sociable and hospitable."
234,"Clark, Susan Leggett",MSS 8,This seven-page typescript from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Annie C. Tanner. Annie opens the biography with a broad introduction before writing of Susan's life. Annie describe...,1838-1902,Biography,"Susan Leggett Clark was born August 25, 1838 in Carlston, Norfolk, England to William and Sarah Leggett as the eldest of eight. The family moved to Locastuf and was later converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when Susan was eighteen. Susan helped her father financially by working as a seamstress and dressmaker. Although she was not able to go to school after she was twelve years old, she loved to read. She left her father's home in April of 1861 and traveled across the plains with other saints. When they reached Salt Lake City, she was met by Ezra T. Clark, who remembered her from serving his mission in England. She became his second polygamous wife on November 8, 1861, and they had ten children. She was later called as a secretary of the Relief Society, and was very active in the Church. Her father's family later joined them, and Susan cared for her aunt, father, and mother until their deaths. Susan died on November 4, 1902.",,,309,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/624,624,,,"This seven-page typescript from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Annie C. Tanner. Annie opens the biography with a broad introduction before writing of Susan's life. Annie describes Susan as a 'tall, healthy, beautiful, young woman,' having 'abundant dark hair, brown eyes and tall stately figure.' It was difficult for her family when she left, though they knew it was right, and Annie writes of Susan's particular difficulty in saying goodbye to her grandmother, whom she knew she would not see again. Susan quickly made friends and she 'won the favors of the captain and his wife' in her voyage across the sea. Similarly, when preparing to cross the plains, Susan befriended a young father and mother, and offered to help care for their children. While crossing the plains, Annie describes the entertainment during the evenings, in which the people gathered together and sang and danced. While traveling, Susan embroidered cloth, which she used later as baby clothes. After being received by Ezra in his home in Farmington, Susan 'busied herself sewing for the family in the Clark home, making pants, coats, or dresses.' Though life was different in America from in England, Susan accommodated herself and learned to make candles, dry fruit, soap, and preserve molasses. She did extremely good needle-work and was also very active in the Church. She was extremely generous with her substance, time, and service, and her family eventually joined her in Utah. In 1888, she took care of her aunt, Susanna Leggett in her own home, and later also cared for her father and mother. Annie concludes the biography with a reaffirmation of Susan's faithfulness in the Church, and the accomplishments of her children, who 'revere with loving devotion the memory of their mother.' Trek"
185,"Clark, Sadie Ollerton",MSS SC 1714,"This collection contains a 16 page typewritten autobiography written by Sadie Ollerton Clark entitled 'My Life.' On the first page is a pasted picture of a young woman, presumably Sadie. Within h...",1901-1992,Autobiography,"Sadie Ollerton Clark was born on January 20, 1901 in Parowan, Utah as the eighth and youngest child of James Ollerton and Mary Emma Adams. As a premature baby, Sadie had the measles and pneumonia before age one. As a child, Sadie worked on her family's ranch driving the cows to their pasture. In the eighth grade, Sadie went to the training school at Brigham Young University. In 1916 Sadie and her family moved to Arizona. In the fall of 1919 Sadie began college where she met Leigh William Clark who was soon called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England. Sadie continued her schooling and studied to be a teacher even though she did not enjoy it very much. When Leigh returned from his mission, he and Sadie were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on June 5, 1924'the same week that Sadie graduated from college. They settled in Mesa where Sadie gave birth to a son, Norman, in May of 1925 and then to Reid in April of 1928. When Leigh took a job with the Standard Oil Company of California, he and Sadie moved to Phoenix and then to Albuquerque, New Mexico where Sadie bore her third son, David, on June 15, 1931. In 1934 they moved to El Paso, Texas where Sadie was very involved with the church as a member of her ward's Relief Society presidency. In 1942 they moved to Houston where she became a substitute teacher. She eventually became a certified teacher in Texas after enrolling in courses at the University of Houston. After the organization of the South Texas Stake, Sadie was called to serve as Stake Relief Society President, while her husband served as Stake Patriarch. For more than 25 years, Sadie transcribed patriarchal blessings for her husband. In 1956 Sadie began a seven year teaching career at the St. Thomas Episcopal School. Her teaching income helped two of her sons complete graduate work so that both Norman and David eventually earned doctorate degrees. When Leigh retired because of deteriorating health in 1963, he and Sadie moved to Provo where Sadie enrolled in a genealogy course at Brigham Young University. In 1966 Sadie took a class on Irish research in an effort to learn more about genealogy, and then in 1967 she took a trip to New England to research her husband's noble line. In the fall of 1968 Sadie and Leigh were asked to work as tour guides in the old homes in Nauvoo, so they left Provo in March of 1969 and worked in Nauvoo until July 1970. When the Provo Temple opened in 1972, Leigh served as a supervisor of the Recommend Desk while Sadie served as receptionist two days a week for two and a half years. Sadie enjoyed traveling throughout her life and traveled to places such as Switzerland, Italy, and Germany as well as numerous states throughout the United States. Sadie died on September 26, 1992.",1859-1947,,265,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/575,575,,,"This collection contains a 16 page typewritten autobiography written by Sadie Ollerton Clark entitled 'My Life.' On the first page is a pasted picture of a young woman, presumably Sadie. Within her autobiography, Sadie describes her childhood and writes extensively about her siblings' lives. Sadie also writes about her teaching career, her travels, her and her husband's illnesses, and her experiences as a mother as well as significant events in the lives of her three children. Sadie closes her autobiography by stating, 'So, in the beginning of 1980 we are quite well, as are all our family. They have their problems but are well and happy. We hope we can keep on this pattern, praying that no debilitating illness will strike us and that we can carry on to the end.'"
568,"Clark, Sadie Ollerton",MSS SC 2626,"This manuscript is bound in blue leather, with the title, Book of Remembrance embossed in gold lettering on the cover. It numbers 69 pages, and is mostly typescript, though there are a few handwritt",1901-1992,Family History,"Sadie Ollerton Clark was born on 20 January 1901 in Parowan, Utah. She was the 8th and youngest child of James Ollerton and Mary Emma Adams Ollerton. Her other siblings were Mary Jane, Anna, James Adams, Lola Jessamie, Milton Leech, Preston, and Felicia (Fay). Sadie was born prematurely and suffered from both Measles and Pneumonia shortly after her birth. As a result of her sickly nature, as well as her place in the family, she was always treated as the child to be fretted over and told what to do. Her early childhood was marked by a farming life, which helped her family to be self-sufficient. Eventually, her family moved to an area just north of Tempe, Arizona, as her fathers health was deteriorating and there was stress over Miltons marriage (a marriage that eventually ended in divorce).
Sadies father passed away on 8 April 1917, succumbing to liver cancer, and when WWI began, Milton and Preston joined the army and air force respectively. Nim (James) quit his job teaching in Beaver, Utah, and returned to Arizona to manage the family farm while the others were gone. He taught in Mesa for 2 years in the meantime. While Ann stayed on the farm to look after their mother, Fay and Sadie both went to Provo, Utah, for school.
Sadie met Leigh while in college and they quickly fell in love. Their marriage was postponed at first, at the urging of Leighs family, who wanted him to come home after that winter quarter, and then he was called on a mission to England. While he was away serving, Sadie enrolled in the Normal courses at BYA, even though she didnt particularly enjoy it, so that she could learn how to support herself. This led her to spend a year teaching in Heber with her friend, Vesta Pierce. It was a good experience for her, but she always looked back on the experience wishing she had matured a little more from it.
Upon Leighs return from his mission, they decided they loved each other, but still could not get married right away. He returned home to Mesa to help his father with a failing furniture business and contracted severe blood poisoning, which left him in poor health for much of the rest of his life. Before returning to school, Sadie visited him in August of 1923, at which point he gave her a diamond. They were married on 3 June 1924, and together they had two children, Norman Harold and Reid Ollerton.
Sadie and her family moved around a bit between Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the El Paso area of Texas as their family grew. They served very demanding callings in their ward in El Paso, and Sadie felt like her time spent serving the ward was time taken from her ability to be home with her children. She served in the Relief Society Presidency while Leigh served in the Sunday School Presidency, and later doubled as the ward choir director.
Pearl Harbor Day rang clear in Sadies memory. She remembered that at the time she was recovering from a miscarriage, and her personal fear was for her son, Norman, who at the time was a high school senior and therefore almost eligible for the draft.
Sadie spent a couple of years in the 1940s as a substitute teacher in the Houston schools. The district she worked in needed teachers so badly, she ended up teaching almost every day of the school year. She wasnt able to make much money, as she was paid 5 dollars a day, which offset her use of the car to get to work in the first place. Nevertheless, she appreciated the activity, especially since it kept her mind off the War. Norman enlisted in the Marine V12 program, then began his college career in Arlington, Texas.
Leigh spent some time first as the Branch President in Houston, then as the Coordinator to the Service Men in Texas and Louisiana. Because of this, Sadie would often go with him to visit the camps of service men, with the purpose of organizing the men there so they could still do church. It was a duty full of travel, but she enjoyed tagging along, and they did this until the War ended and the camps closed.
Sadie was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1953, which resulted in her needing to have a hysterectomy. She recovered well from it, but soon after the operation, Leigh had a heart attack, which poorly affected his health for the rest of his life. After having come to terms with the thought that she might die soon, she now had to figure out how to reconcile the possibility of having to live alone, without her husband. Because of his lack of good health, when South Texas became its own stake, he turned down the calling of Stake President and instead was called to be the stake Patriarch. Sadie in the meantime was called as the stake Relief Society President, and on top of that busy calling, she would type up the patriarchal blessings Leigh had given and recorded in longhand. She wished she could have been better at it, but she never did get very good at typing. Nevertheless, she continued to give it her best.
Eventually, Sadie was hired on as a teacher at St. Thomas Episcopal School. At first,",,,,,2019-07-23 10:17:53,,,,,"This manuscript is bound in blue leather, with the title, Book of Remembrance embossed in gold lettering on the cover. It numbers 69 pages, and is mostly typescript, though there are a few handwritten family portraits. These portraits cover the names and vital information of William and Mary Ann Leech Adams and their children, and they include photographs of each member of the family, some printed straight on the page, and others pasted in. There is also a poem entitled, A Tribute to William Adams, written by Sadie Ollerton Clark, the primary biographer and gatherer of information for the manuscript. She also wrote the introduction, which explains how a family reunion brought the descendants of William Adams together to revisit his grave and agree to research his family. The family line is traced back to a Scottish clan that settled in Ireland, in which another, older William Adams married Anne Reynolds, of the Irish Nugent family.
The collection contains many life sketches, biographies, and histories of various people within the family. These articles are written by Sadie and various sisters, brothers, and cousins. They are as follows:
- William Adams, Condensed from the William Adams Narrative
- Mary Ann Leech Adams
- Maria (May) Barbara Bolanz Adams
- Life Story of Charles Adams: Pioneer, Church and Civic Leader
- From the Personal Diary of Charles Adams
- James Jamison Adams
- Anna Catherine Adams Ward
- Hugh Leech Adams, Sr. Cap
- Margaret Adams Richards
- William Adams, Jr.
- Mary Emma Adams Ollerton
- Thomas Adams
- George Albert Adams
- John Earnest Adams
- History of Joseph Frederick Adams
- Franklin Jacob Adams
Additionally, there is a family portrait (similar to the one of William and Mary Anns) for James and Mary Emma Adams Ollerton and their children, of which Sadie is the youngest of 8 children.
Following the portrait, there are a few more life sketches pertaining to their own family. They are as follows:
- James Ollerton Life Sketch
- Mary Emma Adams Ollerton
- Mary Jane
- Anna
- James
- Lola
- Milton Leech
- Preston
- Fay
- My life
My Life is the life sketch written by Sadie about herself. It outlines her experiences growing up in Utah, her home life and education, her meeting her husband, Leigh, and the rearing of her own children. It follows the growing lives of her children as well, as they reached college age, found spouses, and pursued careers. Additionally, there is much talk of the jobs and callings in Church she and Leigh had throughout their lives, as well as the health problems they weathered together."
417,"Clark, Mary Louisa Woolley",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a six-page autobiography, compiled and written in part by Kathleen Clark. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is labeled, ...",1848-1938,Biography,"Mary Louisa Woolley Clark was born July 5, 1848 to Edwin Woolley and Mary Wickersham, while they were en route to Utah. The family arrived in Salt Lake City on September 20. When visiting her brother in Grantsville, Mary met Joshua Reuben Clark, whom she married on July 11, 1870. They lived in a log room on the side of her brother's home in Grantsville, and the next summer, they built a house north of there. They moved there in the fall and had their first child that September, in 1971. After living there for two years, the moved in with a friend, had another son, and then they moved to a different house. They had another son before moving back to the house they had built previously. They then lived in a friend's house for five years, where they had three children. Following, they bought a farm in the southern part of Grantsville, and there, they had four more children. Six years later, they bought another home, although they tore it down and rebuilt it, living in a kitchen and tent while it was under construction. Mary's husband died in 1929, and Mary died February 10, 1938.",,,"Clark, Mary Louisa Woolley",2010-06-05,2010-06-05 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/807,807,815.docx,/WomenManu/image/815.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a six-page autobiography, compiled and written in part by Kathleen Clark. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, CA-CU. In the manuscript, Mary recalls taking first prize at a city fair when only seven or eight years old; when she was fifteen, she received her Temple endowments, and when seventeen, she had spun enough yearn to make a dress and two suits for her brothers. She also helped make men's shirts to be sold. She visited her brothers frequently in St. George and Grantsville, and she was active in the LDS Church. She sang in the choir, and she provides details of some of the singing parts she had. Mary writes further concerning various sicknesses her children faced, such as whooping cough, mumps, measles, chicken pox, and scarlet fever. She and Joshua had a total of ten children, and she writes about their marriages, activities, and deaths. For her and Joshua's Golden Wedding, they held a party in their summerhouse. After this point, the autobiography switches into a biographical standpoint, as Kathleen writes that Mary had a wonderful life. She also writes that Mary comes from a long line of ancestors, which includes a heritage of fifteen kings and a queen. She concludes the manuscript by writing, Most of this story is taken from an autobiography written a few months before she[Mary] died. Kathleen writes that she tried to write the biography, as Mary would have told it. The relationship between Kathleen and Mary is unclear."
497,"Clark, Mary Ann Brown",MSS SC 454,"The collection contains a nine-page, typewritten biography of Mary Ann, written by her granddaughter Cecil Dixon. The biography includes details about her childhood. Mary Ann and her sisters made the",1859-1962,Biography,"Mary Ann Brown Clark was born on July 7, 1859 in Lehi, Utah to John Brown and Amy Snyder Brown. Her father was a polygamist and Amy Snyder was his second of three wives. The family lived in Pleasant Grove, Utah when Mary Ann was a child. Mary Anns mother died when she was eleven. Mary Ann and her two sisters lived with their fathers other wife Aunt Maggie, and spent much time with Grandmother Snyder in Salt Lake City. Mary Anns father John Brown was in the company of the first Mormon pioneers to make the trek to Utah. John Brown and Orson Pratt were scouts and the first to view the Salt Lake Valley on July 19, 1847. John made thirteen trips across the plains and led seven companies of Mormon pioneers. Brigham Young appointed him President of Emigration. John Brown also served as an LDS missionary in England and presided over the Southern States Mission. Mary Ann was nicknamed Cot by her father. In 1878, Mary Ann visited her mothers sisters in Panguitch, Utah and met Albert DeLorma Clark. They met again in St. George, Utah and were married in February 1879. They lived in St. George, where they had their first three children Amy Genevieve, Nellie, and Laura. In 1837 the family moved to Panguitch, Utah where they had three more children, Zella, Albert DeLorma Clark Jr., and Vera. The family was active in Church. Mary Anns husband served in the Bishopric and Mary Ann served in the Relief Society and sang in the ward choir. She also served as a Stake Primary President. In 1906 Mary Ann and Albert moved to Provo, Utah. In Provo Albert served as a stake patriarch. The couple spent a few years in Salt Lake City, to work in the temple there. They actively attended LDS temples all over Utah, and often spent winters in St. George, to serve in the temple. Albert died on June 11, 1937. Mary Ann was deemed Utahs Oldest Woman in 1962 at age 103. Mary Ann died on February 24, 1966 at age 105.",1859-1962,,,5-4-16,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection contains a nine-page, typewritten biography of Mary Ann, written by her granddaughter Cecil Dixon. The biography includes details about her childhood. Mary Ann and her sisters made the cloth for their own clothes from wool that they sheared, washed, dyed and spun. As a child she earned money by gleaning barley from the fields of friends and neighbors. Mary Ann loved to sing and had a beautiful alto voice. She participated in church choirs her whole life, and as a girl attended a local Singing School. Her first years of marriage in Panguitch were particularly scarce, and the family risked freezing to death through several harsh winters. The collection also includes a photograph of Mary Ann from 1963, and two photocopied newspaper articles from 1962, paying tribute to Mary Ann at age 103."
416,"Clark, Emma Julia Fraser Crouton",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography, written by Tommy Rydalch. It is located in the seventh folder of the collection, which is labeled, 'Biographies...",1892-1964,Biography,"Emma Julia Fraser was born in Tooele County, Utah on May 27, 1892 to Louisa Frances Ratcliffe and Allan James Fraser. When she was young, her family moved to Grantsville, where Emma walked two miles to school. When she was twelve, the family moved back to Tooele, and at age thirteen, Emma's father took her out of school so that she could help at home. She later returned to school and graduated from the eighth grade. When seventeen, her father remarried, and she moved to Salt Lake City. She was sealed to George Crowton on July 1, 1915 in the Salt Lake City Temple when she was twenty-three, and they had two children. He died in 1918, and following that she worked at Tooele County Courthouse for twelve years. On December 19, 1933, she married Sidney G. Clark in the Salt Lake Temple, and they returned to Grantsville, later moving to Montana, and then to Evanston, Wyoming. They later returned to Grantsville. Emma died November 21, 1964.",,,"Clark, Emma Julia Fraser Crouton",2010-06-05,2010-06-05 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/806,806,814.docx,/WomenManu/image/814.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography, written by Tommy Rydalch. It is located in the seventh folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, FA-FR. There is minimal description of Emma's personal life, although the manuscript relates some of Emma's childhood experiences: Tommy writes of a particular time when Emma and her sister were riding horses, when Emma's horse suddenly stopped, and Emma was hurled forward and broke her arm. After marrying Sidney, Emma was extremely active in the LDS Church and served in several positions. She served in the Stake Primary, as Primary President, as a leader in the Stake Mutual program, as a counselor in the ward Primary, and also as a Sunday School teacher. She was a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and is described as being a good grandmother, excellent mother, and good friend."
513,"Clark, Ann Elizabeth Waldron",MSS SC 624,This manuscript is one hundred and nineteen typewritten pages long. It is a photocopy of a book compiled by her grandchildren Beryl and Al Luebke who transcribed Ann Clarks personal diary to create th,1862-1936,Personal Journal,"Ann Elizabeth Waldron Clark was born 31 August 1862 in Richville, Morgan County, Utah to Gillispie Waldron and Ann Dewhurst. Ann was the second of twelve children in her family. They grew up in a small house near the Weber River. She excelled in school and was able to attend the University of Deseret in 1885 were she was a diligent student. After finishing the school year Ann took a teaching position in Milton, Utah. During November of 1886 Ann received secret courting calls from Charles R. Clark a teacher at the University of Deseret. After three weeks of secret meetings Ann agreed, with the approval of her parents, to become Charles second wife. Polygamy was at this point illegal in the US so their relationship was kept a secret. On 24 November 1886 Ann and Charles were married in the Logan Temple. Ann returned to her home and taught another season of school until 26 May 1887 when she entered into exile. For a time she lived with the family of Charles first wife in Centerville, Utah and then with Charles family in Farmington, Utah. It was in this place Ann gave birth to her first child, Wallace Rich Clark, on 5 October 1887. Ann continued to live with the Clark family though her ties to her husband, Charles Clark, were never made known to anyone but his parents. Ann learned to weave and make preserves and she was a great help with the housework. She later had four more children under that roof, however the last two, twins, were small from birth and the youngest a boy passed away a month later. Ann and her children then moved to Morgan, Utah were they built a nice house and her family continued to increase with a total of seven children. They worked the land to support themselves, and struggled through the hard years during World War II when everything was in short supply and the influenza epidemic, which took the life of one of Anns children. During the latter part of her life Ann moved to Logan, Utah and spent her days in the service of others traveling from one part of the state to the other to administer to sick members of her family. Ann was known as a woman who loved her God and was an example to all with her unwavering faith. She served diligently as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and one of her joys in life was attending church meetings and listening to words of apostles, Prophets, and other leaders. Ann Clark passed away on 22 September 1936 in Logan, Utah.",1862-1927,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 18:07:28,,,,,"This manuscript is one hundred and nineteen typewritten pages long. It is a photocopy of a book compiled by her grandchildren Beryl and Al Luebke who transcribed Ann Clarks personal diary to create this typed and bound book. Ann starts her journal by recounting her childhood years from memory going through her education and courtship to her current situation living with her husbands parents in exile. She writes her journal in a story like fashion with lengthy entries spanning large amounts of time. At the point where she moves out of her parents-in-laws house to Morgan, Utah (about three fourths of the way through the manuscript) her entries become shorter and more spread apart. Large amounts of time pass without an entry. Multiple times Ann writes an apology for not recording in her journal for these extended amounts of time and will give a very brief summary of the major events that have occurred during the gap. Because of these reflective entries some events are told multiple times and out of their chronological order. However, the manuscript is easily read and very coherent thanks to her excellent writing skills, giving a beautiful and detailed account of Anns life."
173,"Christensen, Sarah Jane Bartholomew",MSS 326,This forty-one page typewritten biography of Sarah Jane Bartholomew Christensen was written by Ruby Kate Smith at the request of Sarah's daughter Edythe Christensen Robbins in 1955 and is found in ...,1876-1966,Biography,"Sarah Jane Bartholomew Christensen was born on September 8, 1876 to John Bartholomew and Eliza R. Metcalf in Fayette, Utah. As a child, she enjoyed community parties and dances as well as knitting and crocheting. During her early teens, Sarah's family bought their first organ on which Sarah learned to play. In the fall of 1891, Sarah began attending seminary in Gunnison and later attended Snow Academy in Ephraim. In the fall of 1893, Sarah went to study at Brigham Young University where she met Andrew B. Christensen. After Sarah and Andrew got engaged, Andrew was called on a mission to the southern states, but he was reassigned to be a principal for a new school in Kanab. Shortly after marrying on July 1, 1895 in the Manti Temple, Andrew and Sarah moved to Kanab. At the end of the school year, Sarah went home to be with her mother when her first child Adelbert was born, but she returned to Kanab in the fall. During the next fall, they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan where their daughter Edythe was born. In 1901 Andrew and Sarah moved to St. George when Andrew was called to be principal of a new school. After Andrew left to attend the University of Berlin in 1903, Sarah went home to bear her second son Wendell. She later moved to Provo where she registered for some classes at BYU. Shortly thereafter, her son Aldelbert died, so Andrew returned home from Germany in December of 1904. They then moved to Salt Lake City where Sarah bore two more children: Sheldon and Elsie. In the spring of 1910, Sarah and her family started on a journey to Europe and made their first stop in Oxford. In the fall of 1910, they traveled to Denmark, Leipzig, and finally Germany where their son Luther was born. In September of 1911, they returned to Provo where Sarah bore Lucille. In the fall of 1914, they moved to Rexburg, Idaho when Andrew was called to be president of Ricks College. Three years later, they moved to La Verkin in southern Utah. In the fall of 1918, they moved again when Andrew was called to solve administrative problems at the Hinckley School in Millard County; here their youngest daughter Margaret was born, making a total of eight children. After a short time, they finally settled in Salt Lake City. Sarah was widowed by Andrew's death on December 17, 1931, so she began making temple clothing for a living. In the fall of 1936, she moved into her daughter Edythe and son-in-law Dr. Burtis F. Robbins's home. Later in life, Sarah visited her children and grandchildren as much as possible, traveling to California, Ohio, and New York City. Sarah died on April 23, 1966.",,,254,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/563,563,,,"This forty-one page typewritten biography of Sarah Jane Bartholomew Christensen was written by Ruby Kate Smith at the request of Sarah's daughter Edythe Christensen Robbins in 1955 and is found in the bound book entitled 'Pioneer Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 2). Also included is Sarah's obituary from The Salt Lake Tribune dated April 25, 1966."
415,"Christensen, Inger Susannah Peterson",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography, written by one of Inger's great-grandchildren. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is...",1859-1944,Biography,"Inger Susannah Peterson Christensen was born April 4, 1859 to Hans Pederson and Maren M.K. Nielsen in Pederstrup, Denmark. When Inger was young, missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints visited the family and Inger's father rejected them, initially. The family eventually accepted them, however, and they were baptized and migrated to Utah. In Utah, Inger met and married Andrew Moller Christensen, with whom she had nine children. They lived in Mercur, operating a store. After Andrew's death, Inger went to live with her children in Salt Lake City. She was later called to serve as an ordinance worker even after moving to live with her son in Holliday. In December of 1944, she fell and broke her hip, developed pneumonia and died December 22, 1944.",,,"Christensen, Inger Susannah Peterson",2010-06-04,2010-06-04 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/805,805,813.docx,/WomenManu/image/813.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography, written by one of Inger's great-grandchildren. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, CA- CU. The manuscript begins with the story of Inger's parent's conversion: Inger contracted smallpox when she was young and was later pronounced dead. The Elders, whom Inger's father had previously rejected, returned to give her a blessing, and she soon regained her health. Upon seeing this miracle, Inger's parents converted. The family sailed across the ocean, took the rail to Missouri, and trekked across the plains."
617,"Christensen, Hannah Marie",MSS SC 2645,"This manuscript is a 6-page photocopy of a typescript autobiography entitled, A Short Sketch From the Life of Mary Christensen.
Mary begins her account by describing the moves her family made in h",1861-1943,Autobiography,"Hannah Marie Mary Christensen was born on 6 May 1861 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mads Christensen and Maren Johanne Jensen Christensen. She was the 3rd of 6 children belonging to them, the others being Rasmus Peter, Joseph Mads, Annie Sophie, Hyrum Christian, and Minnie.
Although she was born in Salt Lake City, Marys family moved to Bountiful when she was just 6 weeks old, and 6 weeks after that, they moved again to Farmington.
Mary was baptized a year later than planned. Her father was late getting home the day the baptisms were to be done, and after waiting for him for a little too long, Mary went to the creek where they were doing them by herself. She didnt get there in time, and since the town was only doing baptisms once a year at the time, she had to wait.
At 10 years old, Mary began to assume the responsibilities of a homemaker. Her mother had fallen ill and didnt believe that housework should ever be done by a man, and so it fell to Mary. It was very tough. To add to her duties, she was called as a Relief Society teacher at the age of 15, which calling she fulfilled for 37 years.
At the age of 18, she was endowed in St. George, Utah, and she dedicated much of her time from then on to temple work, working in three temples and attending the Canada Temple dedication. To her is attributed roughly 500 names and a couple hundred sealings for the dead.
Mary never married or had children, but she loved working with the children in her ward.
Her little sister, Annie, whom Mary was so excited to have when she was born, passed away in 1929, and it was a hard blow for Mary.
In her older age, her other sister, Minnie, took care of Mary and that was a great blessing to her. She died on 10 April 1943 in Farmington, Utah.",,,,,2020-01-21 09:29:19,,,,,"This manuscript is a 6-page photocopy of a typescript autobiography entitled, A Short Sketch From the Life of Mary Christensen.
Mary begins her account by describing the moves her family made in her early life. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mary grew up in nearby Farmington, having moved there at only 12 weeks old. She briefly details the time the family cabin was being torn down, as it was deemed unfit for habitation, and Marys father had to pull her out of the falling structure before it collapsed on her. She was still very young at the time.
Mary was baptized a year later than planned, and while the year itself is not specified, Mary recounts her experience of waiting for her father to come home. When he did not return in time, she went to the creek where the baptisms were being held, as they were only done once a year in the community, and she got there just in time to see everyone finishing up and leaving.
At the young age of 15, Mary was called to a few callings. She was first called as a kindergarten teacher in the first Sunday School organized in Farmington, which she filled for 35 years. She was also called as a Relief Society teacher around the same time, which she filled for 37 years. She mentions that she was very sad when the kindergarten program was disorganized, because she loved the children she taught. For a brief period of 2 years, Mary was also called as Primary President, but she had to resign from the position because it proved to be too difficult to see through.
She recounts how, when her mother fell ill and her brothers wife passed away, Mary became the primary caretaker of a suddenly large household, as they all moved in with her, which kept her busy for a good long time.
Mary got endowed in St. George, and afterwards did a great deal of work for the dead in three different temples (she does not specify which ones). She reports that she has found 500 names and done a couple hundred sealings for the dead, as well as that she attended the Canada Temple dedication.
She talks briefly of the passing of her sister, Annie, in 1929 and how hard it was for her. And now, in her later years, Mary talks about how Minnie, her other sister, has been taking good care of her. She mentions a love of candle making, and that she is still pretty steady on her feet, even at the age of 76. She closes her account with her testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its teachings."
626,"Chipman, Sarah Binns",MSS SC 3292,"This sketch was written by Myrtle Chipman Robinson Seastrand, granddaughter of Sarah through Jane. It is five pages and a cover page of photocopied, typed script.
It covers Sarahs parentage and how",1842-1930,Biographical Sketch,"Sarah Binns Chipman was born on 15 November 1842 in St. Louis, Missouri to John Binns and Mary Calverley Binns. She was the second of 5 children born to them, the others being Hannah, Mary Jane, Thomas, and Lewis.
Unfortunately, Sarahs mother and four of the children succumbed to Cholera during an epidemic that swept the southern states when Sarah was only 9 years old. Her father married another woman named Jane Creer, who was very religious, and had already been converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Soon, Sarahs father and her whole family joined the Church, and they began preparations to journey West with the rest of the Saints. The family moved to Utah in 1852 and went with the William Field Company.
After settling in American Fork, Sarahs father purchased the Richard Robinson farm. Farm life helped Sarah a great deal, as it gave her 5 years of experience before, at the age of 18, she left home. On 7 April 1861 in Salt Lake City, Utah, she married William Henry Chipman, and together they had 14 children, John Isaac, Annie Hannah, Willard, Mary, Alice, James, Jane, Reuben Binns, Ira, Abner, Zina Selina, Leonard Ellsworth, Joseph H., and Asenath. Sarah was Williams third wife.
Throughout her life, she worked hard to nurture her family and uphold the Gospel. When Williams second wife died, Sarah even took on the task of caring for her 9 children, on top of her own 14.
She was only 48 years old when her husband passed away, leaving her with 12 yet-unmarried children, the youngest of which was still an infant, but she remained faithful and industrious in raising them and teaching them the Gospel. She lived long, longer than her sister-wives and her husband, dying on 23 March 1930 in American Fork, Utah, at the age of 88.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:11:58,,,,,"This sketch was written by Myrtle Chipman Robinson Seastrand, granddaughter of Sarah through Jane. It is five pages and a cover page of photocopied, typed script.
It covers Sarahs parentage and how her mother died. When her father remarried, the family was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and soon they were baptized and heading West.
On their journey, Sarah had her own pony that she rode for most of the way and drove cattle. As they traveled through Indian Country, Sarah had no fear of them. She was glad for the adventure.
When they arrived in Utah, the family settled in American Fork. There, Sarah grew and learned many valuable life skills. She left her fathers home at 18 having learned the art of homemaking. She married William Henry Chipman as his third wife.
Sarah only weighed 90 pounds at 46 high, but she became a wonderful homemaker and mother raising 14 of her own children and the 9 children of her husbands second wife.
Myrtle writes, Artists struggle for years to attain fame; poets seldom gain recognition without strenuous effort, but no field of endeavor takes greater perseverance, more patience, or more premeditated tact than rearing a family especially one numbering 23 souls. And yet, a mothers name is only known in her small circle, but that is part of the beauty of it all, her joy comes through silent service service to her creator, her husband, and the little souls whom she has privileged a material body for life on this earth.; evidence that Sarahs was a life of hard work and sacrifice in the name of her family and her God.
At the time of the manuscripts writing, Sarah had reached the age of 84, having become a grandmother of 45 and a great-grandmother of 47."
460,"Chipman, Ora Holman",MSS SC 2907,This folder contains several typed pages from various people and organizations in regards to The Book of Golden Deeds award which Ora Holman Chipman was awarded. The first page is a certificate,1896- 1986,Papers,"Ora Holman Chipman was born on March 3, 1896 to Artamus and Annie Maria Rawlings Holman in Provo, Utah. She married Delbert Chipman around 1914 after knowing each other since childhood. Delbert was a sheep herder and Ora adapted to the new life immediately, refusing to stay behind while the men were gone and took on the position of camp-tender which revolutionized the role of a sheep-herder's wife. Ora lost her first three children in infancy, and only her fourth child lived to adulthood. When her sister died, Ora took in her sisters four children. Ora then became very involved with youth activities as well as the Utah Wool Growers Association. She established a summer camp which has since grown, a nation wide sewing contest which grew to over 23,000 contestants called Make it yourself with wool, a Kindergarten when her community had none, and she worked with the Red-Cross for over 33 years. On May 19, 1976, her service to the community was acknowledged with The Book of Golden Deeds. Ora died on May 11, 1986 in American Fork, Utah.",1976,,"Chipman, Ora Holman",2014-06-19,2014-06-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/850,850,,,This folder contains several typed pages from various people and organizations in regards to The Book of Golden Deeds award which Ora Holman Chipman was awarded. The first page is a certificate for the award with a picture of Ora on the back. Another page contains a list of the achievements which warranted the award. Her husband and son contributed two more pages with their praises for Ora and there are numerous letters from the Utah Wool Growers Association as well as the Womans Auxiliary to the Utah Wool Growers Association. The mayor of American Fork and a newspaper are some of the last pages of praise for Ora Chipman.
629,"Chipman, Martha Selindy Smith",MSS SC 3301,"This is a 3-page photocopy of a typescript life sketch, entitled Biographical Sketch: Martha Selindy Smith Chipman; Pioneer of 1850. It is written by Myrle McGrew, Marthas granddaughter. The sketch",1836-1858,Biographical Sketch,"Martha Selindy Smith Chipman was born on 9 August 1836 in Nashville, Tennessee to Warren A. Smith and Lydia Alexander Smith. She was the fourth oldest of 7 children born to them, the others being Mark, Eldredge, Abindadi, Melissa, Carson, and an unnamed baby boy.
She spent some time in Nauvoo where she and her family conversed with Joseph Smith, and they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When her family was driven from Nauvoo, her mother took ill and died. The family joined the majority of the saints in heading West, and they reached the Salt Lake valley in October of 1850.
On 1 January 1855 in American Fork, Utah, Martha married William Henry Chipman at the young age of 19. Together they had 2 children, Melissa, and Martha Ellen.
She was an excellent homemaker and was proficient in sewing, cooking, knitting.
She died on 31 October 1858 in American Fork, Utah, at the age of only 22.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:15:42,,,,,"This is a 3-page photocopy of a typescript life sketch, entitled Biographical Sketch: Martha Selindy Smith Chipman; Pioneer of 1850. It is written by Myrle McGrew, Marthas granddaughter. The sketch covers Marthas parentage and childhood, as well as her familys exposure and conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after meeting the prophet Joseph Smith.
Unfortunately, Marthas mother passed away due to the hardships they faced as Latter-day Saints. Her older sister, Melissa, took over as mother of the family, doing her best to take care of the family in their mothers absence. Moving from Nauvoo to Council Bluffs, the family prepared to journey to Salt Lake City in 1850.
On arriving, they settled in the Cotton Wood area, and Martha eventually moved with her sister and brother-in-law, to American Fork. There, Martha met her own husband and had children. She was young when she married, at only 19, and she died young as well, at the age of 22, but in her short life, she proved to be a stalwart wife, member of the Church, and mother."
628,"Chipman, Caroline Abigail Mayhew",MSS SC 3296,"This manuscript is a photocopy of a 3-page typescript life biography entitled, A Short Sketch of the Life of Caroline M. Chipman. It is written by Lydia Houston, Carolines daughter, and it covers h",1842-1924,Biographical Sketch,"Caroline Abigail Mayhew Chipman was born on 18 December 1842 in Edinburgh, Indiana to Elijah Mayhew and Lydia Farnsworth. She was the seventh child of their 9 children, the others being Lucinda, Laurana, Otto Lyman, Austin Ship, Elijah, Elisha, Elijah Warren, and Walter Franklin. Unfortunately, Lucinda, Laurana, Elijah, Elisha, and Elijah Warren all died within their first years of life, leaving the family with just 4 living children, Caroline included.
The family was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by missionaries, and soon they were all baptized. From their home in Indiana, they moved to Missouri to join the gathering Saints there in 1853 before leaving for Utah on 8 June of that year. On arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, Carolines family settled in Pleasant Grove in Utah.
Caroline was a fastidious worker and loved participating in the organizations of the church. She was part of the Pleasant Grove dramatic troop and traveled from place to place performing with them.
On 30 May 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah, she married Stephen Washburn Chipman, Sr. of American Fork. Together they had 5 children, Otto Lyman, Lydia Lucinda, Austin, Walter Franklin, and Caroline Florella.
Caroline was not Stephens first wife. He had married Mindwell Houston in 1855 and Margaret Vance McNichols in 1860, making Caroline his third concurrent marriage. When Mindwell died in 1874, Caroline took on the task of raising her 6 children along with her own. She treated them with equal love and devotion.
She was an excellent homemaker, with skills in knitting, painting, making soap, and braiding hats.
Her eldest son, Otto, married Martha Hoggard in February 1892, and it was an occasion of much joy for Caroline and her family. Tragedy struck, however, just 6 months later, when he died on his mission to New Zealand. The night of his death Carolines husband in particular had been unable to sleep, and wrote a letter telling him to be careful of his health. One month later, they had news of his death. However, one of Ottos cousins, Lillie, reported seeing him in a dream, which gave the family comfort that his spirit lived on.
Caroline was very active in her church service. She filled capacities in the Primary and the Relief Society organizations for many years. In the Relief Society, she served as a teacher until the time of her death on 30 November 1924 in American Fork, Utah. Caroline was 83 years old, and she had been struggling with a tumor and a strangulated umbilical hernia. She passed after having an operation for the tumor, and was remembered, loved, and missed by many.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:15:42,,,,,"This manuscript is a photocopy of a 3-page typescript life biography entitled, A Short Sketch of the Life of Caroline M. Chipman. It is written by Lydia Houston, Carolines daughter, and it covers how Carolines family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Utah with the Saints. It also talks about Carolines marriage to Stephen Washburn Chipman, Sr., and the family she raised, as well as the church callings she filled throughout her life."
129,"Cheney, Eliza Ann Beebe",MSS SC 480,This collection of Cheney Family Papers was donated to the Harold B. Lee Library by Edith C. Clay. It contains four biographies of Eliza and Nathan and transcripts of several letters written by El...,1815-1851,"Biographies, Letters","Eliza Ann Beebe Cheney was born on January 11, 1815 to Charles Beebe and Elizabeth Train Beebe. (One source states that she was born in Freedom County, New York and another source states that she was born in Bethany, Genesses, New York). Eliza's family moved to Buffalo, New York, and Eliza grew up as one of 11 children on a farm two miles south of Arcade and one mile from Sandusky. She taught school for three years prior to her marriage. Eliza began keeping company with Nathan Calhoun Cheney and had agreed to marry him, when word reached her family that Nathan had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When Nathan came and confirmed that the reports were true, he told Eliza that he would release her from her promise to marry him but that he wanted her to think about it a few days. Eliza responded that she wanted three weeks to decide. After three weeks had passed, Eliza answered that she would marry Nathan, and if his new religion was not true they would find this out together. Eliza's parents were opposed to the Mormons, and when she decided to marry Nathan, only her mother and a few friends attended the wedding. They were married on April 22, 1834 in Freedom, New York at the farmhouse where Nathan was working. A few weeks later, Eliza joined the Church, and soon she was reconciled with her parents. Eliza and Nathan traveled to Kirtland where they lived for several years before moving to Nauvoo. They became the parents of seven children: Helen Mar, Eliza Jane, Charles Ebenezer, Nathan Beebe, Anna Louisa, Franklin ('Frankie'), and Emily Mariah. In 1846, they moved their family to Benton's Port, Iowa; Jefferson, Missouri; and then to Winter Quarters. They traveled to Utah in 1850, arriving in Salt Lake City on October 6. They settled in Centerville and began to establish their farm. They had been there for one year when Eliza died on October 6, 1851. Nathan died only a few months later, on February 10, 1852, leaving their five living children as orphans.",1846-1885,,214,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/519,519,,,"This collection of Cheney Family Papers was donated to the Harold B. Lee Library by Edith C. Clay. It contains four biographies of Eliza and Nathan and transcripts of several letters written by Eliza and Nathan. The Brief Sketch of Nathan Calhoun Cheney and Eliza Ann Beebe was written by their son, Nathan Beebe Cheney. The copy of this biography is a partial manuscript. Only the first page is included, and the second page is a duplicate of this first page. The biography, Nathan Calhoun Cheney and Eliza Ann Beebe Cheney, was written by a great-granddaughter, Edith C. Clay. Clay provides descriptions of Eliza's childhood home and farm. In her youth Eliza learned to spin flax and wool to make cloth. She loved doing fine needlework and making flowers for hats and bonnets. Clay also relates Eliza's experiences with persecution and her preparations to protect her family from mob violence. Pioneers of 1850: Life Sketch of Nathan Calhoun Cheney and Eliza Ann Beebe Cheney as told by their daughters Helen Mar Cheney Miller and Eliza Jane Cheney Rawson and complied by their granddaughter Sadie Foss Elliott, gives genealogical information about Nathan's family and describes events in his early life. It also relates Nathan and Eliza's courtship, gives a physical description of Eliza, and lists the birth and death dates of their children. Descriptive Narrative of the Lives of our Great Grandparents, Nathan Calhoun Cheney and Eliza Ann Beebe Cheney has a handwritten note on it stating that the biography was 'taken from a pagent prepared to portray the lives of our great grandparents.' This biography duplicates some of the information in the other biographies; however, it also includes a 'Sketch of the Life of Nathan and Eliza Ann Beebe' which was copied from the journal of Eliza and Nathan's daughter, Eliza Jane Rawson. The letters included in the collection were written by Eliza and Nathan to their respective families. Two letters from Eliza were written in Nauvoo (in October and November of 1842). Two more of her letters were written at Winter Quarters (in January 1847 and January 1848). In these letters Eliza reaffirms her testimony of the gospel and her and Nathan's determination to remain with the LDS Church. She also speaks about births, deaths, and other family events. Two letters are from Nathan to his family. They contain information on events in Kirtland and Nauvoo, including accounts of the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith."
614,"Cheney, Eliza Ann Beebe",MSS SC 2638,"This letter consists of 3 photocopied pages of typescript. It is dated January 1848, from Winter Quarters Camp of the Saints. Eliza begins by addressing her parents and siblings, and reports to them",1815-1851,Letter,"Eliza Ann Beebe Cheney was born on 11 January 1815 in Freedom, New York. She was the second eldest child of Charles Beebe and Elizabeth Traine Beebe. Her siblings were: Hiram, Charles, Jr., Florilla, Harrison, Darius, Lucretia, Dewitt Clinton, Edna Jane, Frances M., and Wellington Eugene.
Elizas strengths always lay in cloth. She would spin flax and wool, and do fancy work with fine linen, such as flowers for hats and bonnets.
When Eliza was still rather young, she came in contact with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, through her future husband. As they courted, he became interested in the Churchs teachings, and before long she was interested, too. Despite her familys objections, she went forward with her wedding, although on a smaller scale than initially planned.
On 22 April 1834 in Freedom, New York, Eliza married Nathan Calhoun Cheney, and together they had 7 children: Helen Mar, Eliza Jane, Charles Ebenezer, Nathan Beebe, Ann Louisa, Franklin Beebe, Emily Mariah. Most of their married life was spent farming and moving around with the Saints, from Freedom to Nauvoo, and from Nauvoo to Winter Quarters, before they settled in their final home in Utah.
Elizas family was rife with health problems and hardships. Eliza herself was never of a very strong constitution, and she was constantly falling ill. Additionally, 3 of her 7 children died at very early ages, Charles and Ann passing before they reached their first birthday, and Franklin only living to the age of 5.
Despite her near-constant health problems, she remained faithful to the Church, and she and her family set out for Utah in 1850 with the William Snow Company. The family settled in Centerville and lived comfortably enough. Eliza had her last child, Emily, just two months before she contracted erysipelas. Due to her illness, she died on 6 October 1851 in Centerville, Utah. Tragically, it was only 4 months later that Nathan joined her in death, leaving 5 orphan children at the time, ranging from 16 years to just a few months old.",,,,,2020-01-21 09:17:07,,,,,"This letter consists of 3 photocopied pages of typescript. It is dated January 1848, from Winter Quarters Camp of the Saints. Eliza begins by addressing her parents and siblings, and reports to them on her progress with the other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints heading West. She talks about her husbands work, as they save money to make it through the winter and leave in the spring, and her health, which has been markedly better lately than it usually is.
She mentions that the last letter she received from her family, dated 25 January, asked that she and her husband come home. Eliza resolutely responds by saying she will never return, as she has devoted herself to the Church, and she must follow the Lords command to go to Utah. She talks about how the cost of leaving her home is not so great when she compares the teachings of the Church with those of the Savior and His apostles, who gave so much for their beliefs.
Eliza also talks about the mission of the Church, which is to bring others unto Christ through service and missionary work, and she expresses her gratitude for everything her newfound faith has done for her. She humbly asks that if her parents can spare it, they send her some means to help her and her husband go to the Salt Lake Valley, as there wont be much out there until after its been settled for a time, and they will need to be able to make clothing, and grow food.
She ends her letter by exhorting her family to consider the Gospel and all the happiness and salvation it has to offer, mentioning that if Charlie (her brother) has not found someone to marry yet, that he should come to Winter Quarters and find himself a Mormon girl if he wants a smart wife. After asking her family to visit her before they leave on their trek West, Eliza tells her recipients where they can send letters to in the meantime and asks that they remember her to all her loved ones back home."
548,"Cheney, Ednah Dow Littlehale",MSS SC 2254,"This single-leaf, handwritten letter contains Mrs. Cheneys expression of admiration of and gratitude for Antonn Dvoks composition and performance of his symphony, From the New World,",1824-1904,Letter,"Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney was born on 22 June 1842, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Sargent Parker Littlehale and Ednah Parker. On 19 May 1853, she married Seth Wells Cheney, a portrait artist with poor health, who passed away only three years after their marriage. They had one child, Margaret Swan Cheney, who went on to become an influential class member at MIT before dying of Tuberculosis in 1882.
Ednah herself was prolific writer, reformer, and philanthropist, with a number of published works to her name, including a memoir of her husband as well as Gleanings in the Field of Art (1881), and The life of Louisa May Alcott (1888). She also held multiple positions of authority in several organizations and committees dedicated to social justice and equality, such as the Committee on Aid for the Colored Regiments and the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association.
She also served as an art history lecturer for a time at the Concord School of Philosophy, and she made several visits in her 20s and 30s to Europe and to the South to visit the Freedmens Schools. She died on 19 November 1904, in Manchester, Connecticut.",,,,,2018-08-14 15:38:06,,,,,"This single-leaf, handwritten letter contains Mrs. Cheneys expression of admiration of and gratitude for Antonn Dvoks composition and performance of his symphony, From the New World, which she had heard the Saturday evening before she wrote to him, in 1895. She talks about how the symphony connected in her mind and heart to such songs as Swing Low Sweet Chariot, and Nobody Knows the Trouble Ive Seen, Nobody Knows but Jesus, as they were sung by the slaves of the South, when she visited there. In her letter, she encourages Mr. Dvok to visit the South, if he has not already, and experience for himself the culture and traditions of the people there. She closes the letter with a final word of appreciation."
436,"Chase, Tirzah Wells",MSS 1464,"A part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, located in the twentieth and twenty-first folder in the collection. The twentieth folder contains a one-page typescript biography of Tirzah by he...",1796-1867,Biography,"Tirzah Wells Chase was born July 29, 1796 to parents Elisha Wells and Tirzah Severance in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Tirzah married Ezra Chase on August 22, 1818. They then moved to Sparta, Livingston County, New York, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1839. Tirzah had ten children, nine surviving to adulthood. In 1841 they moved to Nauvoo, Illinois for five years. The Chase family then moved from Winter Quarters to Hiland Grove, Iowa, and in 1848, traveled to Utah with the Lorenzo Snow Company. After living in Utah for a year and a half, they moved to White Oak Township, Eldorado County, California. In 1853 the family moved to San Bernardino, and in 1858 returned to Utah, living for a short time in Ogden, finally settling in Harrisville, Weber County, Utah. Tirzah Wells Chase died April 4, 1867.",,,"Chase, Tirzah Wells",2010-07-07,2010-08-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/826,826,834.docx,/WomenManu/image/834.docx,"A part of the Mary Ellen Stoddard Smith collection, located in the twentieth and twenty-first folder in the collection. The twentieth folder contains a one-page typescript biography of Tirzah by her granddaughter, Etta Gay Shupe and an insert by May L. Hix Marler. Tirzah is described as a gentle woman and her husband's and Tirzah's personalities blended well together. The manuscript goes on to say that the couple is buried next to each other in the Ogden Cemetery. In the twenty-first folder, is a two-page typescript biography, and contains a Character Sketch of Ezra Chase and Tirzah Wells Chase. Although it contains minimal personal details of Tirzah, the manuscript includes information on the locations to which the family moved during their married life."
414,"Charles, Myra Leonard",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a four-page typescript biography written by Linda Charles. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies...",1872-1956,Biography,"Myra Leonard Charles was born January 6, 1872 in St. John, Utah to David Henry Leonard and Emma Child. At a young, she moved to Kamas, Vernal, and then to Huntington, Utah. In 1892, she married Henry Charles. They homesteaded a farm in St. John and had five children, although one died young. They raised their oldest son's children after his wife died. Myra died October 20, 1956 from incident of old age.",,,"Charles, Myra Leonard",2010-06-04,2010-06-04 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/804,804,812.docx,/WomenManu/image/812.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a four-page typescript biography written by Linda Charles. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, CA- CU. Within the manuscript, Linda writes of Myra as being a charitable, kind, and generous woman. She was known as Mother Charles and served all of Tooele in several ways. She helped people medically, serving as a midwife even for Indians. She was also the community mortician. Linda writes that Myra was a sympathetic, sensitive, and cheerful woman, remaining bright even after her husband's death. In 1937, she suffered a fractured hip, laceration, and bruises from an accident. Myra was an active LDS Church member, serving in the Relief Society as President and counselor, and also in the MIA, Sunday School, and Primary."
113,"Chamberlain, Mary Elizabeth Woolley",MSS SC 452; MSS SC 1099,"Mary Chamberlain's autobiography is hardbound with typescript pages, making it easy to read and follow. The contents are memories, so at times the writing jumps and rambles, but her...",1870-1953,"typewritten bound autobiography A Sketch of My Life, 1 vol. 260 pp.; typewritten bound biography Mary E. Woolley Chamberlain: Handmaiden of the Lord, 1 vol. 364 pp: ill.","Mary Elizabeth Woolley Chamberlain was born January 31, 1870 in St. George, Utah. She went to school in Kanab, Utah and later attended the L.D.S. College in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mary returned to Kanab to work as a store clerk. There she met Thomas Chamberlain whom she married on August 6, 1900. She was Thomas' sixth wife. Mary moved to Salt Lake City where her first child, Royal, was born. Soon, Mary and Thomas were subpoenaed before the U.S. Senate regarding hearings over Reed Smoot, a Utah senator and accused polygamist. Because of this, the Chamberlain family went underground to escape persecution and imprisonment. They rarely saw each other for the next six and half years. During this time, Mary moved between Salt Lake City, Centerville, Utah and Colonia Juarez, Mexico where her second son, Dee, was born. She moved back to Kanab after the polygamist raid died down, but lived under the assumed name of Mary Howard. In 1911, Mary was elected president of the town board. This board was composed entirely of women and attracted much national attention. In 1918, Thomas Chamberlain died, leaving six wives and fifty-five children. Later Mary moved to Provo to be closer to her two sons. By 1930, Mary wanted to be closer to the L.D.S. temple and moved to Salt Lake City, where she died in 1953.",1906-1963,,3,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/503,503,,,"Mary Chamberlain's autobiography is hardbound with typescript pages, making it easy to read and follow. The contents are memories, so at times the writing jumps and rambles, but her style entertains. Mary includes detailed descriptions of the duties in running an early 20th Century dairy farm and many pioneer remedies for curing ailments. Mary gives insight and explanation on the blessings and trials of polygamy. She includes narration of the social, economical, and geographical settings of the early 20th Century American West. Mary's autobiography ends with a testimony of her faith in her church, family and God. MSS SC 1099: This hardbound biography is actually a reprint of Mary Chamberlain's autobiography. However, the introduction is a compilation of tributes and memories of Chamberlain's extended family. The editors of the biography are Chamberlain's sons, who have retyped her story in a cleaner font. Mormon women, Medicine"
44,"Carter, Lucy Mack Smith",MSS SC 2129,This collection consists of three 'Pocket Notes' notebooks. They are approximately four inches by seven inches with about one hundred lined pages in each one. The entries in these little diaries ...,1890-1933,"Diaries, 1913-1914","Lucy Mack Smith was born on April 14, 1890 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Alice Ann Kimball and Joseph Fielding Smith, the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was the daughter of Joseph F. Smith's fifth wife in polygamy. She married Ralph Charles Carter, also a native of Salt Lake City, on March 18, 1915 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Lucy lived in Salt Lake City for the rest of her life and died there on November 24, 1933. She was the mother of eleven children.",1839-1924,,138,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/434,434,,,"This collection consists of three 'Pocket Notes' notebooks. They are approximately four inches by seven inches with about one hundred lined pages in each one. The entries in these little diaries are handwritten in pencil. The first notebook has the title written by Lucy '1913 Lucy M. Smith Sunday School Primary Dept.' This notebook has several entries that appear to be outlines of lessons that she prepared for her classes. Lucy assigns a title to each lesson, an aim for the lesson, and a 'memory gem' something that she wants the students to take from the lesson. The first lesson is about the creation and is dated January 12, 1913. It is entitled 'The Beginning' and the aim is 'To show due reverence to God we must learn to revere God's creations' and the memory gem is 'In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth.' The lessons are simplified so that young children can easily understand. After these lessons it then goes on to a notation of meals eaten for a few days. Then a lesson is sketched out on the purposes of God, trials, and hardships that she indicates she gave to a group of Mexican refugees. In this first notebook she started writing beginning on one side of the notebook working toward the middle, but halfway through filling up this notebook she started from the backside working in with a set of journal entries centered on something entirely different. Beginning with November 24, 1913 she writes about a trip she took with her father, Joseph F. Smith, and some other family members. She indicates that her father spoke to many groups while visiting places in Arizona such as Tempe, Snowflake, Phoenix, Tucson, and Mesa. The last entry is dated December 14, 1913. The second notebook talks more about the day to day occurrences in her life. In an entry dated June 11, 1914 she indicates that her mother returned from France on that day where she had been to get her brother Andrew from a mission. Before her mother returned, Lucy was left to look after her two younger brothers and run the household, and she tells of the tasks left to her with this responsibility. She is left alone a lot due to the fact that her father did not live with them all of the time, and she tells of the trial of being lonely. In this notebook she also talks about her budding relationship with Ralph Carter. She explains happenings between the two of them and her thoughts and feelings on all of it. The last entry for this notebook is June 29, 1914. The third notebook starts with June 30, 1914 while she is on a trip with some friends to a canyon (probably Emigration Canyon in Utah). She talks about attending recitals in the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City and taking trips with friends to Salt Air [SLC] off of the Great Salt Lake. This notebook also has a lot of thoughts and feelings on her relationship with Ralph questions of whether or not to continue on with him. Eventually she tells of Ralph asking her to marry him and the arrangements that they made afterward."
365,"Carter, Hannah Knight Libby",MSS SC 184,"The history is clear, insightful and well-written, consisting of seven typed pages. The author of the history is unknown. However, a letter from Wilford A. Payne to Bro. LeGrand Baker, dated Dece...",1786-1867,Biography,"Hannah was born in Scarborough, Maine, on October 9, 1786, the fourth of eleven children born to Captain Zebulon Libby (b. 1757, d.1836) and Lydia Andrews (d. 1838). Lydia was the daughter of Deacon Amos Andrews and Ann Seavey. Hannah's parents were married October 19, 1780. Hannah married John Carter on March 2, 1805, in Scarborough, Maine. While living in Scarborough Hannah gave birth to her first three children. In October of 1810, Hannah and her family moved to a farm in Newry, Maine. Together Hannah and John had eleven children: Dominicus, Almira, Hannah, William Furlsbury, Phillip Libby, John Harrison, John Carter Jr., Eliza Ann, Richard, Mary Jane and Rufas. The first six children listed joined the LDS Church, while Almira, Mary Ann and Phillip did not join the church. Only nine of the children grew to maturity. John Harrison and Rufas both died at a very young age. Hannah's home was a Methodist home but in 1834, Mormon Elders brought the family the gospel. It is likely that Hannah was baptized in June of 1834. With her family, she left Maine in 1836 in order to join the Saints in Kirtland, Ohio. The next year John Boynton, who had first brought the gospel to her family and who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, apostatized from the church and became one of its bitterest opponents. The persecution became so intense that the family left Kirtland for Far West, Missouri. Hannah died in November of 1867.",-,,76,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/755,755,,,"The history is clear, insightful and well-written, consisting of seven typed pages. The author of the history is unknown. However, a letter from Wilford A. Payne to Bro. LeGrand Baker, dated December 8, 1975 accompanies the history. In his letter Wilford Payne explains that the history is a compilation of information from various family members. The history states that Hannah and some of her children joined the LDS Church in 1834, while living in Newry, Oxford County, Maine. Two years later, in 1836, they left Maine to settle in Kirtland. While living in Nauvoo Hannah and her husband, who had not joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints separated. In 1844, Hannah received a patriarchal blessing, which is contained in the history. In 1846, Hannah was sealed to Isaac Morley. The history contains interesting personal experiences and details on early Church history in Kirtland Camp, Far West and Nauvoo, particularly the persecutions experienced by early church members. Hannah and those of her children who had joined the church traveled with other church members to Council Bluffs. From Council Bluffs, Hannah and her family made the trek to Utah and settled in Provo. They crossed the plains in 1852, and arrived in Salt Lake City on June 20, 1851. The history contains biographical information for Hannah's sons and daughters plus interesting and insightful accounts of events that occurred in their lives. The history details the families move to Utah, the church service of many of Hannah's sons and gives a wonderful account of Hannah and her personality, describing her as 'faithful in the day of trial'."
67,"Carter, Betsy Larson",MSS SC 41,"This brief, two-page autobiography is part of the 'Book of Remembrance of Mons Larson,' Betsy's father. Betsy's life sketch is in first person, and she covers her life from birth to her later year...",1853-1936,Autobiography,"Betsy Larson Carter was born September 17, 1853 in Vedly, Sweden to Mons Larson and Elna Olsson Malmstrom. Her parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1856, and their family immigrated to Utah in 1859. They spent a month on the ship, and then traveled in Captain George Rowley's handcart company, arriving in Salt Lake City on September 4, 1859. Betsy explained that it was very difficult to live there knowing so little English. She would go out and learn new words to teach to her family, and children often teased her about being Swedish. Their family stayed in Salt Lake City for ten months and then moved to Tooele and later to West Jordan. Although her father was an expert carpenter, he was unable to find this type of work, so he harvested grain. Betsy helped her father with this task. She was married at age seventeen to Edwin Lavan Carter on June 14, 1870. They lived in a one-room log house at first; five daughters were born to them there. When Betsy's parents were called to colonize Arizona, Betsy and her family came along. They settled in Pima, Arizona where six more of their children were born. Edwin worked in the Grahm Mts. Mill, and built the family a house. Betsy was involved with weaving. Edwin died in 1918, and Betsy spent much time after this doing temple work. She traveled to the Salt Lake Temple in 1920, and from 1929-1930 she worked in the Mesa Temple while living with her sister Emma Smith. She died April 15, 1936. Betsy and Edwin's children are Sarah Ellen, Martha Melissa, Amanda Celestine, Emma Abiah, Betsey Johanna, Edna Caroline, Bertha Almira, Edwin Levan, Alof Peter, Eda, and William Mons.",,,159,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/457,457,,,"This brief, two-page autobiography is part of the 'Book of Remembrance of Mons Larson,' Betsy's father. Betsy's life sketch is in first person, and she covers her life from birth to her later years. She does not say much about her childhood, except to explain what the trek across the plains was like. She remembered people 'singing the songs of Zion' after setting up camp for the night, especially 'Come, Come Ye Saints' and 'Oh Babylon, We Bid Thee Farewell, We are Going to the Mountains of Ephraim to Dwell.' Betsy's writing style is light and interesting to read. She gives anecdotes that illustrate what life was like for her. For example, she describes the hard work that she did as a young girl in stories like this: 'I took care of a lady's baby and herded two lambs all one summer for enough wool to knit me a pair of stockings.' She relates the circumstances of her marriage and of their move to Arizona. She also talks about doing temple work in the Salt Lake and Mesa temples. At the end there is a note stating her death date and the current number of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There are also family group sheets for Betsy in the Book of Remembrance with her listed as a child and as a wife."
367,"Carson, Elvira Egbert",MSS SC 169,"This collection contains Elvira's memoirs, recorded by her grandson, H. Carson Healy. The eight page memoir not only gives an account of Elvira, but it also gives the background of her father. Wh...",1821-1908,Memoirs,"On September 10, 1821 Elvira Egbert was born in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana. She was the daughter of John Egbert (born on Staten Island, New York) and Susannah Hahn. The couple met in 1802 in Kentucky along the Ohio River, settled in Breckenridge, then moved to Carlisle, Indiana in 1816 and lived there for the next 16 years. It was in Carlisle that Elvira was born into the family that would eventually consist of 13 children. In the early 1830's, Elvira's father, John, heard about the Book of Mormon, and soon the family was taught the gospel and baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In 1833 they set out, like most Saints, to Jackson County, Missouri. Forced to move due to persecution, they stayed for a brief time in Clay County where Elvira was baptized. Persecution was fierce, and the Egbert family moved again to Far East, Missouri in 1838 and then to Quincy, Illinois. Some of the family then moved to Hancock County. It was here that Elvira married John Carson on January 31, 1841. They lived in Adams County for the next two years and then moved to LaHarpe, which is 20 miles east of Nauvoo. Life continued to be full of persecution for Elvira and her husband. The Prophet Joseph Smith was martyred while they were living near Nauvoo. However, blessings seemed to come as well, and Elvira and John had a daughter, Elizabeth, on October 24, 1845. In 1846 the small family moved to Garden Grove. Five years later they left for Salt Lake City, Utah in the Wagon Company of Captain Walton. John and Elvira, along with their three young children, arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on September 25, 1851 and settled in Little Cottonwood, where two daughters were born. On December 15, 1855 they moved to Fairfield where they remained for the rest of their lives together. John Carson passed away August 21, 1895. Then, at her daughter's home in Provo Bench (Orem) Elvira died on February 12, 1908.",-,,78,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/757,757,,,"This collection contains Elvira's memoirs, recorded by her grandson, H. Carson Healy. The eight page memoir not only gives an account of Elvira, but it also gives the background of her father. While there are several interesting stories that Elvira tells, one of them shows of the great love her father and mother had for one another. After becoming engaged to Susannah, John Egbert returned to Buffalo, New York to retrieve his harness-making tools. For the return trip, John built a raft to hold himself and his tools and travel by river. However, the raft sunk under the weight of the tools; the tools were gone forever, and John almost lost his life. Upon arriving in Kentucky, he released Susannah from the engagement. But Susannah told him that she had 'fallen in love with him and not what he had accumulated.' John would later play the key role in the family's conversion by walking several hundred miles to obtain a copy of the Book of Mormon. The collection gives an account of the family's hardships as they make several moves in attempt to escape persecution. The family was affected by mobs, Haun's Mill, Governor Boggs, the martyrdom of Joseph Smith (Elvira and john seemed deeply depressed, even their farm animals were crying out, and they soon found out that Joseph had been killed), pestilence, the trek west, Johnston's Army, and Indians. Elvira's convictions of life and the church seem to run as a theme throughout her memoir. One story is told about the time after the death of Joseph Smith, and Brigham Young addressed members of the church in Nauvoo. Elvira recalls 'that he spoke in the voice and authority of Joseph.' After settling in Utah, the family ran a gristmill that was powered by water, which was unusual for at that time. According to the memoir, people came many miles to this mill. Many more remarkable stories and historical insights are contained in Elvira's memoirs."
610,"Carroll, Elsie Chamberlain",MSS SC 2554,"This manuscript is a 329-page typescript book, hardbound in leather and written by Jens Marinus Jenkins, Newbern Isaac Butt, Elsie Chamberlain Carroll, and Bertha C. Roberts. The book is entitled, Hi",1882-1967,History,"Elsie Chamberlain Carroll was born on 18 November 1882 in Orderville, Utah. She was the fifth of 12 children born to Thomas Chamberlain and Elinor Angeline Hoyt Chamberlain. Her siblings were Eva Hoyt, Harriet, Emily, Clarissa, Israel Hoyt, Estas Josiah, Amanda, Ella, Lillian, Justin, and Lloyd Utah.
Elsie had a successful career in academia. Her education began in the public schools at Orderville and Kanab, and she went on to earn a Bachelor of Art and a Masters degree at BYU. After graduating from BYU, she did graduate work at the University of Minnesota, Stanford, and Columbia, and for many years she served as a teacher in elementary grades as well as high school and college.
On 30 May 1907 in Salt Lake City, she married Charles Hardy Carroll, and together they had 2 children, Helen Chamberlain, and Charles Thomas. Her husband was a prominent Utah physician and the first medical Director at BYU, but sadly he passed away in 1926.
After the death of her husband, Elsie joined the BYU faculty and devoted the next 25 years of her life to teaching in the English Department. Even after her retirement, she worked as an instructor in the Extension Correspondence Department of the university, and as Dean of Women and first house mother of the first womens dormitory on campus, even having one of the original Heritage Halls buildings named in her honor. Elsie also received the Alumni Distinguished Service Award for her services.
She was also a popular Utah author of poetry, short stories, and novels, having many works published in Church magazines and other regional publications. Aside from her creative work, she authored lessons and study materials for the Relief Society, the Young Womens association, and the Sunday School General Boards. Her work as a writer and author garnered her national recognition for an unpublished Mormon novel in 1956, awarded a trial prize by the National Pen Womens Organization. This distinction was coupled with a prize of $1000 at the organizations convention in Washington D.C. that year. Elsie also received a literary award from the Utah Institute of Fine Arts.
Elsie was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in the Primary, Sunday School, and Relief Society on ward and stake levels. She also volunteered at the Childrens Hospital.
She died on 3 October 1967 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the LDS Hospital, following a brief illness, and was buried in Provo.",,,,,2019-09-03 09:33:16,,,,,"This manuscript is a 329-page typescript book, hardbound in leather and written by Jens Marinus Jenkins, Newbern Isaac Butt, Elsie Chamberlain Carroll, and Bertha C. Roberts. The book is entitled, History of Brigham Young University 1875-1942, and it was commissioned by the university, with BYUs president at the time, Franklin S. Harris, appointing all four authors. There is also mention of a Mrs. Ella L. Brown having been a member of this committee until her retirement in 1941, at which point Bertha took her position. This edition is dated 1 June 1942, and it contains many handwritten corrections throughout the manuscript.
The book covers the history of Brigham Young University, from its humble beginnings as the Brigham Young Academy in 1875 through the time of publication (1942), highlighting the administrative eras of each of the presidents (Maeser, Cluff, Brimhall, Harris), the student associations and development of clubs as the University grew, and policies and governance for various BYU organizations, including the fine arts, sports, academics, and religion."
542,"Carpenter, Ann Elizabeth Hopkins",MSS SC 1506,,,Typed Manuscript,"Ann Elizabeth Hopkins Carpenter was born on February 23, 1867 in Virgin City, Utah to Leprelet Joseph Hopkins and Ann Victoria Spendlove. Her father worked in the saw mills, but the family eventually settled in Glendale, Utah. She began working as a house girl and teacher at a young age. In 1890, she married John Stilley Carpenter in the Manti Temple. They had little money at first, and lived on his fathers farm. Ann had four children and was active in her faith. At the age of 74 she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to live with her daughter. In 1945, she suffered a stroke and died at the age of 78.",1867-1945,,,,2017-02-13 14:13:20,,,,,"This is a three page typewritten manuscript recorded by Ann Carpenters daughter. The manuscript records fond memories of Anns childhood and how she earned the nickname Lade. Most of her town would never know her real name was Ann rather than Adelaide. The document offers insight into the financial sacrifices Lade made for her family and her incredible work ethic. Ann grew gardens, sewed her childrens clothes, and sold dairy products. Carpenter even worked as Post Mistress of her town, to assist in supporting her family. Her daughter reflects fondly on Ann Carpenters attention to detail over spelling and grammar. Her daughter records the connection Lade felt to her mother upon seeing the ocean for the first time, explaining that Lade finally understood the stories of her mothers emigration to the United States from England. Ann was active in the LDS Church all her life, being involved in the Mutual Improvement Association and as a Relief Society counselor. While she never crossed the plains, her biography gives great insight into the lives of Mormon women early on in the West."
659,"Cardon, Chloe Smoot",MSS SC 2735,"This is a scrapbook consisting of 43 pages of mixed white paper and brown cardstock. The pages are bound in a binder, and the book bears the title, Chloe Smoot. Domestic Art C. with the added date,",1888-1977,Scrapbook,"Chloe Smoot Cardon was born on 4 December 1888 in Provo, Utah. She was the second oldest child of Reed Smoot and Alpha May Eldredge Smoot, her siblings being Harold Reed, Seth Eldredge (who lived only a day), Harlow Eldredge, Anne Kristine, Zella Esther, and Earnest Winder.
Chloes father became a well-known Utah senator and general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was appointed to both positions around the same time (1903 and 1900 respectively), which caused some controversy, given the Churchs policies and past experience with plural marriage, among other things.
Little is known about Chloe herself, other than that she was at least an intermediate student at Brigham Young Academy, and that later in life she took an active part in social and political affairs in her places of residence. It is also known that she became severely ill, possibly while she was living in Washington, D.C., in April of 1914, and as a result, she was mentioned in an article in the Deseret News.
On 22 August 1910, Chloe married Ariel Frederick Cardon, and together they had 3 children: Reed Smoot, John Ariel, and Robert Le Roy.
She died on 10 September 1977 in Alexandria, Virginia.",,,,,2020-06-29 10:21:43,,,,,"This is a scrapbook consisting of 43 pages of mixed white paper and brown cardstock. The pages are bound in a binder, and the book bears the title, Chloe Smoot. Domestic Art C. with the added date, 1898. The scrapbook begins with a handwritten index, and the remainder is filled with bits of cloth, patterns for skirts, underskirts, and other articles of clothing. All notes, captions, etc. are handwritten."
210,"Cannon, Ann Quayle",MSS SC 1752,"This is a four-page typescript biography written by Ann's great-great-granddaughter, Lurena Eldredge Warnick. While there is not much description of Ann's childhood, Lurena does provide an elaborat...",1798-1842,Biography,"Ann Quayle Cannon was born August 26, 1798 to John and Ellinor Callistor Quayle in Peel, Isle of Man. She was the second daughter and third child of her family. She later married a childhood sweetheart, George Cannon. They moved to Liverpool, where George worked as a carpenter and cabinet maker. Later, the Cannons housed John Taylor and other Mormon missionaries because George's sister was John Taylor's wife. Through this connection, they were converted, and the family began saving to go to Zion. Due to an illness while traveling across the ocean, Ann grew sick and died on October 28, 1842.",,,288,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/600,600,,,"This is a four-page typescript biography written by Ann's great-great-granddaughter, Lurena Eldredge Warnick. While there is not much description of Ann's childhood, Lurena does provide an elaborate depiction of Ann. Lurena describes her as being plump, standing about five feet, four inches tall, and weighing 130 pounds. She was fair with black hair. Lurena also describes her as being extremely efficient with money, an excellent conversationalist, and a strict mother. Before Ann married George Cannon, Lurena says that George requested that their marriage ties be severed if they failed to have a family, and Ann agreed. However, they had eight children before her death."
413,"Campbell, Emma Isabelle Halladay",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by one of the Emma's grandchildren. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is label...",1878-1966,Biography,"Emma Isabelle Halladay Campbell was born December 22, 1878 in Virgin, Utah to Wilford and Lorraine Beebe Halladay. When she was eight years old, she moved to Circleville, Utah where she lived until she was sixteen. She then moved to Tropic, Utah. In 1896, she married Ralph Allen Campbell, and on August 13th, they went through the Manti Temple. Together, they had twelve children. Emma lived for some time in Hurricane, Utah before moving back to Tropic. She died on December 21, 1966.",,,"Campbell, Emma Isabelle Halladay",2010-06-04,2010-06-04 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/803,803,811.docx,/WomenManu/image/811.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by one of the Emma's grandchildren. It is located in the fourth folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, CA-CU. The manuscript writes of Emma's activities in the Church, as she served in the Primary for fifty-six years. While homesteading shortly after her marriage, she endured many hardships. She enjoyed sewing and remembered the birthdays of all her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The manuscript was written when she was seventy-five years of age."
580,BYU Relief Society,MSS SC 2304,"This 45-page scrapbook entitled First Relief Society of BYU Second Ward Feb. 19 May 27, 1956 contains photographs, fliers, poems and handouts both handwritten and typed pertaining to the membe",1956,Scrapbook,"Brigham Young University 2nd Ward Relief Society, 1956.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:55:36,,,,,"This 45-page scrapbook entitled First Relief Society of BYU Second Ward Feb. 19 May 27, 1956 contains photographs, fliers, poems and handouts both handwritten and typed pertaining to the members and activities of the 1956 BYU 2nd Ward Relief Society. Notable among the things included in the book are a handful of biographies about some of the members of the group at that time:
-Hermine Briggs, the Second Counselor. (Entitled, Miss Briggs Gets Around) She was from Magrath, Alberta, Canada, and one of 9 children. Hermine served her mission in the Southern States, and she worked for the Air Transport command U.S. Air Force organization in Alaska. Before coming to BYU, Hermine got a degree from a business college in Calgary, Canada. At BYU, she majored in Business and minored in English and Journalism. While there, she also worked in the office of Dr. William E. Berret, who was the vice-president in charge of religious education of the church.
-Carolyn Callister, the First Counselor. (Entitled, Talented Senior is Personality) She was a native Utahn, born in Fillmore and raised in Delta, majoring in Business Education at BYU while she waited for her fianc to return from his mission. She was involved in the Deltone Trio, a musical group which toured the western states, and in 1954, she went to Chicago as the Utah representative in the Farm Bureau Talent Find. Other involvements included her memberships in the Sponsor Corps, Alpha Lambda Delta, and the White Key Service Group.
-Gabrielle Beim, an international student from all over the world. (Entitled, Meeting Our Ward Members). She was a freshman at BYU in 1956, born 24 October 1937 in Israel. After going to school in Jerusalem for a while, her family moved to Palestine to avoid the troubled conditions of WWII, and during the war, her father served in the British Merchant Navy. Gabrielle also lived in Switzerland, France, New Caledonia, Australia, and New Zealand before joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moving to Utah to attend BYU.
-Johanna Westerduin, an international student, born in Hamburg, Germany on 4 March 1931, and raised in Holland, Germany. After graduating in 1949, she joined the church in 1950, and the following year, Johanna and her parents and younger sister moved to Salt Lake city, Utah, and Johanna served in the Salt Lake Stake Mission. She also worked at the Genealogical Library and after that in the Smith Canning Company in Clearfield, Utah. In 1954, Johanna was called to serve a mission in the Netherlands, working as an interpreter for visiting general authorities and as the editor of the mission magazine. She came to BYU on 1 January 1957 and studied languages. She also played piano and flute.
-Harriet Tolles, the senior resident of Broadbent Hall. Harriet came from Ithaca, New York, but she was born on 8 October 1935 in Washington D. C. In high school, Harriet belonged to the New York State Honorary Music Festival, and was on the school paper staff for three years. Growing up, she was a member of the Congregational Church, and it was while she and her family lived in Germany, so her father could teach at a university there, that she became acquainted with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After taking the lessons with the missionaries, she got baptized in Munich, Germany, on 28 February 1954. After attending Cornell University for a year, she transferred to BYU and majored in German.
-Dallin and Beverly Gardner, the married dorm parents of the ward. Dallin was born 8 May 1933 and was the youngest of 4 children. He served as the president of the Utah State F. F. A., and he raised Grand Champion Steers. He met Beverly in high school, before he graduated in 1950, worked for a year, then began attending BYU. Beverly was born 29 September 1933, and was from Winslow, Arizona, and was the youngest of 3 children. When she was 14 years old, her family moved to Richfield, Utah, where she met Dallin, and where she served as the sophomore class president. In college, she was Dallins assistant campaign manager while he ran for freshman class president and was also a Cougarette. They married in the Manti Temple on 4 September 1952, and a year later, Dallin served a mission to the Maoris, in New Zealand. While on his mission, Beverly finished her degree in education and started teaching third grade in Richfield. She also participated in the Hill Cumorah Pageant in 1955.
-Diana Hunt, a senior with much musical talent. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 26 April 1935, and was the second of 6 children. She spent some of her childhood in Spanish Fork on a dairy farm, before returning to Salt Lake in 1949, attending East High School, where she was a member of the A Capella Choir and the Ice Skating Club. While at BYU, Diana majored in elementary education, and was heavily involved in A Capella Choir and in management of banquets and other formal social events at the university.
-Kathryn Orme, the Relief Society Organist. She was born in St. Anthony, Idaho, on 27 May 1936, though her family soon moved to Idaho Falls. She was the second of 4 children. Kathryn was involved in dance, pep, and choir clubs while in high school, and during the summers between semesters at BYU, she worked at Ponds Lodge, Idaho as a waitress. Having studied piano for 12 years, Kathryn was well-prepared to be the organist. She studied homemaking education with the hopes of teaching in Oregon and Washington after graduation."
412,"Byington, Lavern Daniels",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography, located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba- By. Apart from the biogr...",1904-1979,Biography,"Lavern Daniels Byington was born October 15, 1904 to Lillian Pingree and John S. Daniels in Ogden, Utah. She was educated there and later worked for her father in the grocery store. After high school, she attended an agricultural college, which she graduated from in 1927. Thereafter, she worked as a stenographer in an office of the superindent of the schools. In 1928, she taught typing half days while working in the office of Weber High School. She was then assigned to full typing for three years. During the fourteen years she worked as a typist, she trained twelve winning type teams. In 1942, she quit teaching to work at Hill Field as a typist. Following, she taught in a base school, and then returned to shipping and transportation as a shift supervisor and freight classification clerk. In 1945, she began teaching in Grantsville, and in 1946, she married Arthur A. Piets. They lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico for two years, after which they divorced. Lavern returned to Ogden in 1948, and she taught again in Grantsville. She later married Irvin H. Byington, and they had a daughter on December 26, 1951. Lavern died December 28, 1979.",,,"Byington, Lavern Daniels",2010-06-04,2010-06-04 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/802,802,810.docx,/WomenManu/image/810.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography, located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba- By. Apart from the biographical information, there is no person description of Lavern."
411,"Bybee, Louisa Ann Stewart",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by one of Louisa's granddaughters, Mavis Campbell. It is located in the third folder of the collection, ...",1865-1960,Biography,"Louisa Ann Stewart Bybee was born June 16, 1865 to Joseph Abram Stewart and Sarah Elizabeth Yewel ( Ewell) in Salt Lake City. When she was two years old, her family moved to Kanab to colonize it, though their home was burnt down several times by Indians. When Louisa was twenty years old, she met and married George Myron Bybee, who worked for her father. Eight years later, in 1893, they were sealed in the Manti Temple. They raised their family in Tropic, Utah and of their twelve children, seven survived. Louisa died August 5, 1960.",,,"Bybee, Louisa Ann Stewart",2010-06-02,2010-06-02 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/801,801,809.docx,/WomenManu/image/809.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by one of Louisas granddaughters, Mavis Campbell. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba- By. Throughout her years, Louisa served faithfully in the Church, holding callings in Mutual and the Sunday School, as well as in the Relief Society. Mavis describes Louisa as being independent and ambitious; she apparently maintained her own home, raising cows, chickens, and pigs, until she was eighty- four years old. Mavis concluded the biography by writing that Louisa is currently eighty-seven years old, with seven children still living, fifty grandchildren, sixty great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren."
569,"Butterfield, Elizabeth ""Bessie"" Shuker Clark",MSS SC 2627,"This manuscript is an official temple work book, issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It contains 95 pages of names and ordinances relating to John Cadwallader and his family, Be",1866-1952,Temple Work,"Elizabeth Bessie Shuker Clark Butterfield was born on 24 November 1866 in Salt Lake City, Utah to William Bell Clark and Frances Davies Clark. She was the third of 11 children, the others of whom were Alice Ann, Joseph William, Frances Maria, Eleanor, William George, Susannah, Violet Ada, Olive Edna, Lois Edith, and Daisy Dell.
Little is known about Bessies personal life, but she did marry three times. She first married Edward William Rodebeck on 2 October 1890 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and she had one child with him, Ruby Dell. Later, she presumably divorced and married Edwin James Butterfield on 10 October 1910 in Salt Lake County, and then again to Ray Chase Kimball on 28 April 1926 in Salt Lake City, possibly after Edwin passed away. It is unknown whether she had children with her second or third husbands.
She died on 19 November 1952 in Farmington, Utah, just a week before her 86th birthday.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:19:24,,,,,"This manuscript is an official temple work book, issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It contains 95 pages of names and ordinances relating to John Cadwallader and his family, Bessies maternal great grandfather, and it also includes pedigree charts pertaining to the family. There is also an empty envelope addressed to a Mrs. R. C. Kimball, Rose Acre Places, Farmington, Utah, which is postmarked 10 October 1945, possibly from Washington DC, though there is no return address to confirm it. Finally, tucked into the book is a membership certificate from the Genealogical Society of Utah given to Bessie S. C. Butterfield."
567,"Butler, Susan Elizabeth Redd",MSS SC 2613,"This manuscript is a single, half-sheet of paper, on which is handwritten a short story, entitled, The Cat. A Composition by Susie E. Redd, Colonia Jurez, Mar. 31st, 1893.
The first half of the c",1880-1997,School Assignment,"Susan Elizabeth Redd Butler was born on 14 December 1880 in New Harmony, Utah. She was the eighth of 14 children born to Lemuel Hardison Redd and Sariah Louisa Chamberlin. As a young child she and her family moved from Harmony to Bluff, Utah, a journey that brought with it some trouble. When the family ran out of water, they didnt know what else to do but pray. Not long after their prayer, it rained, and they were able to refill their empty kegs. After moving to Colonia Jurez, Mexico, Susan attended and graduated from the Jurez Stake Academy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On 12 February 1902, in Colonia Jurez, she married John Topham Butler, and together they had 7 children, Marita, John Wendell, Olga, Karl Douglas Butler, Sr., Hazel, Louise, and Elbert Merwin. They moved to Colonia Morelos, Sonora, Mexico, where they helped to settle the area and she had her first child, Marita. After some time there, the family endured flash flooding, which washed away most of their crops, and which destroyed many homes and household goods in the town.
Left destitute, Susan and her family moved from Colonia Morelos to Douglas, Arizona, and then to Lehi, Arizona in 1914, where they ran a store in addition to their farm work. Unfortunately, the store burned down. Moving to Mesa, Arizona, the family planted cotton in hopes of finding success, but that proved to bring bad luck, too, as the market for cotton dropped dramatically, leaving them destitute and in debt again. Next, they tried a dairy farm, until that failed as well. After all this hardship, and 6 more children, tragedy struck once more, and Susan lost her husband, John, to a fire, in 1940. The important thing to Susan through all of her bad luck was how she met her misfortune.
Susan developed a love for playing piano while she was in Douglas. She struck a deal with a neighbor, paying for lessons with milk from her familys cow, and eventually, through her hard work, was able to play hymns for Sunday School, often with a baby on her lap. Eventually, she became good enough to start teaching lessons of her own.
In her old age, after all her children had grown up and moved out, she spent her time traveling around the country, in an effort to expand her knowledge and experiences, and visiting every LDS Temple in the world at the time.
She died on 25 March 1977 in Mesa, Arizona, at the age of 96.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:17:53,,,,,"This manuscript is a single, half-sheet of paper, on which is handwritten a short story, entitled, The Cat. A Composition by Susie E. Redd, Colonia Jurez, Mar. 31st, 1893.
The first half of the composition is a description of the cat, highlighting it as a domestic animal, with many variations of coat color, and the kinds of things they eat. The second half is a story Susan wrote about two kittens fighting over a mouse. Because of their quarrel they get sent outside in a storm until they learn to settle their differences."
571,"Butler, Susan Elizabeth Redd",MSS SC 2315,"This collection is comprised of 3 folders, the first containing 27 pages of construction paper, covered with newspaper clippings, invitations, photographs, and cards relevant to Susan and her family.",1880-1997,Collection,"Susan Elizabeth Redd Butler was born on 14 December 1880 in New Harmony, Utah. She was the eighth of 14 children belonging to Lemuel Hardison Redd and Sariah Louisa Chamberlin. As a young child she and her family moved from Harmony to Bluff, Utah, a journey that brought with it some trouble. When the family ran out of water, they didnt know what else to do but pray. Not long after their prayer, it rained, and they were able to refill their empty kegs. After moving to Colonia Jurez, Mexico, Susan attended and graduated from the Jurez Stake Academy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On 12 February 1902, in Colonia Jurez, she married John Topham Butler, and together they had 7 children, Marita, John Wendell, Olga, Karl Douglas Butler, Sr., Hazel, Louise, and Elbert Merwin. They moved to Colonia Morelos, Sonora, Mexico, where they helped to settle the area and she had her first child, Marita. After some time there, the family endured flash flooding, which washed away much of their crops, and which destroyed many homes and household goods in the town.
Left destitute, Susan and her family moved from Colonia Morelos to Douglas, Arizona, and then to Lehi, Arizona in 1914, where they ran a store in addition to their farm work. Unfortunately, the store burned down. Moving to Mesa, Arizona, the family planted cotton in hopes of finding success, but that proved to bring bad luck, too, as the market for cotton dropped dramatically, leaving them destitute and in debt again. Next, they tried a dairy farm, until that failed as well. After all this hardship, and 6 more children, tragedy struck once more, and Susan lost her husband, John, to a fire, in 1940. The important thing to Susan through all of her bad luck was how she met her misfortune.
Susan developed a love for playing piano while she was in Douglas. She struck a deal with a neighbor, paying for lessons with milk from her familys cow, and eventually, through her hard work, was able to play hymns for Sunday School, often with a baby on her lap. Eventually, she became good enough to start teaching lessons of her own.
In her old age, after all her children had grown up and moved out, she spent her time traveling around the country, in an effort to expand her knowledge and experiences, and visiting every LDS Temple in the world at the time.
She died on 25 March 1977 in Mesa, Arizona, at the age of 96.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:30:42,,,,,"This collection is comprised of 3 folders, the first containing 27 pages of construction paper, covered with newspaper clippings, invitations, photographs, and cards relevant to Susan and her family. The second contains an additional 31 pages of the same, and the third folder contains a handwritten school essay, entitled, The Turtle: A Composition by Susie Redd, Colonia Jaurez, Mex. Mar. 25, 1894, as well as a photocopy of some news articles about George and Mesia Romney, the mission president and his wife of the Northern States Mission at the time of the articles publication. The folder also holds a collection of 15 pages of loose leaf notebook paper, with handwritten notes, including a copy of a letter sent to the secretary of agriculture, Washington 1963, as well as notes on lectures about storytelling, following the Spirit, and public speaking.
The final piece in this folder is 9-page handwritten talk Susan gave in the Tempe Ward, 25 August 1955, detailing her then-recent travels around the country with her son, Wendell. She mentions a visit paid to her daughter, Olga, and her husband, Jack Hicks Hopper. She also describes a painting known as The Crucifixion, by Jan Styka, and the Hill Cumorah Pageant, as she witnessed it in Palmyra, New York."
583,"Butler, Susan Elizabeth Redd",MSS SC 2522,"This folder includes 2 loose leaf pages of notebook paper, upon which is handwritten a short story entitled, A Thrilling Experience of A Little Girl. A Composition. It is dated 26 November 1897 and",1880-1977,Short Story,"Susan Elizabeth Redd Butler was born on 14 December 1880 in New Harmony, Utah. She was the eighth of 14 children belonging to Lemuel Hardison Redd and Sariah Louisa Chamberlin. As a young child she and her family moved from Harmony to Bluff, Utah, a journey that brought with it some trouble. When the family ran out of water, they didnt know what else to do but pray. Not long after their prayer, it rained, and they were able to refill their empty kegs. After moving to Colonia Jurez, Mexico, Susan attended and graduated from the Jurez Stake Academy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On 12 February 1902, in Colonia Jurez, she married John Topham Butler, and together they had 7 children, Marita, John Wendell, Olga, Karl Douglas Butler, Sr., Hazel, Louise, and Elbert Merwin. They moved to Colonia Morelos, Sonora, Mexico, where they helped to settle the area and she had her first child, Marita. After some time there, the family endured flash flooding, which washed away much of their crops, and which destroyed many homes and household goods in the town.
Left destitute, Susan and her family moved from Colonia Morelos to Douglas, Arizona, and then to Lehi, Arizona in 1914, where they ran a store in addition to their farm work. Unfortunately, the store burned down. Moving to Mesa, Arizona, the family planted cotton in hopes of finding success, but that proved to bring bad luck, too, as the market for cotton dropped dramatically, leaving them destitute and in debt again. Next, they tried a dairy farm, until that failed as well. After all this hardship, and 6 more children, tragedy struck once more, and Susan lost her husband, John, to a fire, in 1940. The important thing to Susan through all of her bad luck was how she met her misfortune.
Susan developed a love for playing piano while she was in Douglas. She struck a deal with a neighbor, paying for lessons with milk from her familys cow, and eventually, through her hard work, was able to play hymns for Sunday School, often with a baby on her lap. Eventually, she became good enough to start teaching lessons of her own.
In her old age, after all her children had grown up and moved out, she spent her time traveling around the country, in an effort to expand her knowledge and experiences, and visiting every LDS Temple in the world at the time.
She died on 25 March 1977 in Mesa, Arizona, at the age of 96.",,,,,2019-08-05 10:13:43,,,,,"This folder includes 2 loose leaf pages of notebook paper, upon which is handwritten a short story entitled, A Thrilling Experience of A Little Girl. A Composition. It is dated 26 November 1897 and was written by Susie Redd when she attended school in Colonia Jurez, Mexico. Additionally, the folder holds 2 and a half pages of a typed transcript of the same.
The story depicts the experience of a little girl, Anita, whos log cabin is raided by 8 blood thirsty Indians, who kill her mother and one of her brothers, and severely wound her other brother. After theyve taken everything out of the house, Anita finds help in the neighboring town, and word of the tragedy is sent to Anitas father, 11 miles away."
128,"Bushman, Lois Angeline Smith",MSS SC 792,"The biography of Lois Angeline Smith Bushman was written in 1937 by Lois' daughter, Maria Elizabeth Bushman Smith. It is typewritten and is 35 pages long. Maria states the various sources she use...",1844-1921,Biography,"Lois Angeline Smith Bushman was born January 25, 1844 near Little Rock, Arkansas to Dr. John Smith and Maria Foscue Smith. Her parents were well educated, wealthy, and devoutly religious. They were living in Texas when they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and decided to join the Saints at Winter Quarters. They traveled with some relatives to Winter Quarters, where John was appointed a captain of a pioneer company. He contracted cholera when they reached the Platte River and died, leaving Maria with four small children and pregnant with the fifth. Following her husband's wishes, Maria continued on to Utah with the children despite her fragile health. Making this journey 'took considerable business acumen' because their family was completely equipped to establish a home and had a large outfit. After they arrived in Salt Lake City, Maria married Preston Thomas and settled in Lehi, Utah. Despite living in this remote location, Lois received an excellent education. Her family had brought a personal library across the plains, and Lois was well versed in history, classic literature, and the scriptures. She enjoyed poetry and also read in the sciences. Lois and John's courtship began when Lois asked John to be her escort to a ball. They were married February 11, 1865 in the Endowment House by the Apostle George Q. Cannon. They became the parents of twelve children: John Albert, Homer Frederick, Maria Elizabeth, Martin Lester, Lois Evelyn, Wickliff Benjamin, Preston Ammaron, June Augusta, Jesse Smith, Florence Cordelia, Alonzo Ewing, and Jacob Virgil. After struggling with the Indians and crickets, they established a productive farm. However, they were called to leave this farm in 1874 and settle in St. Joseph on the Little Colorado River. John went ahead to establish the settlement, and he came back and forth several times before the family was ready to move to St. Joseph with him. In St. Joseph, Lois was industrious, caring for her children and for three children of a relative who had died. She organized reading groups, concerts, and theatricals, and she was known for her beautiful soprano voice. Due to the sandstorms in northern Arizona, Lois' eyesight was damaged, and she eventually lost most of her eyesight. However, she did not let this stop her from serving and loving. 'When her vision was all but gone, and she was not able to walk, she would sit in the big chair and sing sweetly, tenderly, and low. The little children clustered near, as was their want.' In their later years, Lois and John moved to Lehi, Utah so that they could attend the temple more frequently. Lois died September 19, 1921.",-,,213,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/518,518,,,"The biography of Lois Angeline Smith Bushman was written in 1937 by Lois' daughter, Maria Elizabeth Bushman Smith. It is typewritten and is 35 pages long. Maria states the various sources she used for the history in a forward. These include personal histories and interviews with John Bushman. Maria goes into great detail as she outlines the course of her mother's life. She emphasizes Lois' education and her engaging personality. She quotes John, who said of Lois, 'On account of her wide reading, she was an interesting talker, a good conversationalist; being well informed she was much sought after. Always reserved and very modest, yet she seemed in her element when entertaining interested groups.' Maria also praises Lois' skill at running her household. She particularly recorded Lois' careful planning in preparing for the move to St. Joseph. For example, Lois planned for the future clothing needs of her family: 'Of ready to wear clothes, such as shoes, the ages and growth of each child was contemplated, and each of them had several pairs reserved to bring forth when needed.' From the time of their journey to St. Joseph onward, Maria speaks from her own memory. She recalls in great detail their journey to St. Joseph and the growth and progress of the settlement each season. She mentions such things as their dealings with the Navajo Indians, a Christmas they celebrated, the melon season, the completion of the railroad, the building of a dam, and the water filters they made. Included in the biography are some love poems that Lois wrote to John while he was away building up St. Joseph."
238,"Burton, Sarah Ann Garr",MSS 8,"This one-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Ada M. Burton. During the trip west, she walked most of the way, although she rode occasionally when too ti...",1838-1927,Biography,"Sarah Ann Garr Burton was born September 24, 1838 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana to Fielding and Pauline Turner Garr. Her parents joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1840, and her mother died in August of 1844. Her family thereafter went west with the pioneers as part of Jedediah Grant's Company. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley September 5, 1847. There, they lived in a one-room log house before moving to Antelope Island in 1849. After her father's death, Sarah returned to Salt Lake City to live with her older sister. There, she met and married Robert Taylor Burton, and together, they raised a family of twelve children. Sarah died April 20, 1927 in Salt Lake City.",1824-1914,,312,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/628,628,,,"This one-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Ada M. Burton. During the trip west, she walked most of the way, although she rode occasionally when too tired. After arriving in Utah, the family lived for the most part on thistle roots, bran, and hides. As a youth, she also learned how to knit, spin, and dye. She was apparently literate, despite her limited amount of schooling. After her marriage, she sewed, spun, knit, baked, and worked on the farm. Ada describes her as being hospitable, even though she rarely left her house."
410,"Burton, Rozenna Dridge",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by one of Rozenna's grandchildren, Rae Mae Brown. It is located in the third folder of the collection, w...",1860-1932,Biography,"Rozenna Dridge Burton was born October 16, 1860 in Brockhurst Hampshire, England to William Burton and Jane Dridge. When she was six years, she and her parents made the six- week voyage overseas and crossed the plains. They settled in Salt Lake City and then Grantsville. Rozenna married Robert Thomas Brown in the Salt Lake City Temple, and together, they had ten children. The Browns owned a large ranch in Skull Valley, where they were farmers and stock raisers. Rozenna died in February of 1932.",,,"Burton, Rozenna Dridge",2010-06-02,2010-06-02 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/800,800,808.docx,/WomenManu/image/808.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by one of Rozenna's grandchildren, Rae Mae Brown. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba- By. The manuscript writes that Rozenna was active in the Church and loved to entertain people for dinner. She was jolly, friendly, and giving, as well as a good neighbor."
177,"Burns, Cumorah Smith",MSS 326,This four-page typewritten biography of Cumorah Smith Burns was written by Ruby Kate Smith for the Samuel H. Smith Family Association in 1957 as a tribute on her eightieth birthday and is found in ...,1877-1967,Biography,"Cumorah Smith Burns was born on September 22, 1877 to Samuel Harrison Bailey Smith and Mary Catherine Smith. Her name was the result of a dream that her mother had in which the name Cumorah was written in gold letters. Interestingly, Cumorah was born on the 50th anniversary of the day on which her father's uncle, the Prophet Joseph Smith, had received the gold plates on the Hill Cumorah. Cumorah developed her musical talents while young and began playing the piano in public at age six. At age fifteen, Cumorah publicly played a mandolin solo with a quintet accompaniment of guitars and mandolins. She was later a member of a mandolin trio. At age seventeen, Cumorah appeared as a soloist with a symphony orchestra in the Salt Lake Theatre. On December 23, 1895 at the age of eighteen, Cumorah married George Burns. In 1898 she bore her first son Creswell. She eventually gave birth to four more children: Melton, Jeannette, Behle, and Herchel, but Jeannette died shortly after birth. Cumorah instilled a love of music into her children and helped organize the Burns Dance Orchestra, which included Melton on the saxophone, Behle on the drums, and Herchel on either the xylophone or banjo. When Cumorah was widowed by George's death on October 17, 1931, she worked as a seamstress in order to help pay for her three sons' medical schooling. Cumorah died on March 1, 1967.",1801-1879,,258,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/567,567,,,"This four-page typewritten biography of Cumorah Smith Burns was written by Ruby Kate Smith for the Samuel H. Smith Family Association in 1957 as a tribute on her eightieth birthday and is found in the bound book entitled 'Family Biographies' (Box 6, Folder 1)."
409,"Burmester, Emma Rowberry",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba- By. The manuscript describes Emma...",1869-1947,Biography,"Emma Burmester was born March 20, 1869 in Grantsville, Utah to John and Harriet Rowberry. Because Emma's father died when she was young, the family endured hard circumstances, and the older children were forced to work, while Emma's mother and the younger children lived in Skull Valley. Emma worked for Mrs. Hyrum Sutton for her board and also so that she could attend school. Emma worked for a short time in Salt Lake City before moving back to Grantsville where she taught school. She later quit teaching in order to marry Frank Burmester, with whom she had ten children. Emma died June 19, 1947.",,,"Burmester, Emma Rowberry",2010-06-02,2010-06-02 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/799,799,807.docx,/WomenManu/image/807.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba- By. The manuscript describes Emma briefly as a teacher, relaying that she had a good disposition for one, because of her friendliness toward the students, as well as her interest in them. She was a good neighbor and though poor, she was charitable and had a consistently happy disposition."
246,"Burk, Emily Jane Smith",MSS 8,"This four-page typescript provides a brief account of Emily Jane Smith Burk's life. As a child, she attended one of the best schools of the time, although the children walked seven to eight miles e...",1822-1886,Biography,"Emily Jane Smith Burk was born January 19, 1822 in Montrose, Lee County, New York as the eldest child of William Orvall and Rhoda Hough Smith. Her family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1839, and when she was nineteen, she married Allen Burk, who later converted to the Church as well. The family moved to Iowa, where they were later robbed and driven out by persecutors. They crossed the plains in Amasa Lyman's Company in 1848 and settled in Farmington, Davis County, Utah. Allen Burk served a mission in the Eastern states for some time, and in 1880, was called to serve again. The family moved with him and settled in Round Valley, Arizona. Emily was the mother of ten children, and was called as the president of the Relief Society in the Union ward of Springerville, Apache County, Arizona. She died December 15, 1886 from pneumonia.",1860-1947,,320,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/636,636,,,"This four-page typescript provides a brief account of Emily Jane Smith Burk's life. As a child, she attended one of the best schools of the time, although the children walked seven to eight miles every day in order to attend. In this account is provided the scene during which Allen was converted to the Church: Emily and one of her babies were incredibly ill when elders were called upon to bless her. She and the baby were instantly healed, and Allen was convinced of the truth of the Church. The manuscript also provides descriptions of the trek across the plains. Emily and her sister contributed by cutting meat for 'jerking,' or drying, and they also collected dry berries, made cheese, boiled bones, and washed the men's clothing. Emily apparently brought duck eggs that hatched along the way. Allen Burk also married a second wife, though she died after having two children, both of whom Emily took care of, treating as her own. At the end of the biography, there is a poem and note written by the Relief Society president and counselors, as consolation for Emily's death. Healing blessing"
126,"Burgess, Mariah Pulsipher",MSS 1271,"Mariah's biography is a five-page, typewritten document contained in a collection of biographies from the Huntington Chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Her biography was written by a grand...",1822-1892,Biography,"Mariah Pulsipher Burgess was born December 26, 1822 in Susquehannah County, Pennsylvania to Zerah Pulsipher and Mary Brown Pulsipher. In 1824 their family moved to Onondago County, New York. When Mariah was ten years old, Brother Jared Carter came to New York preaching the gospel, and she, her parents, and two sisters were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on February 2, 1832. They moved to Jackson County, Missouri, were driven out by persecution, and then moved to Kirtland, Ohio where they helped in the construction of the Kirtland Temple. Mariah's father was one of the seven presidents of seventy who covenanted 'to put their means together and not leave one good saint.' They left Kirtland with 500 saints, working in Dayton, Ohio for a time and then traveling on. Along the way they met Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and the whole company camped at the temple block and held a meeting. 'The Kirtland group was to settle in one division called the Diamond [Adam-ondi-Ahman].' On the way there, Mariah's father and 30 others were imprisoned and shot at when released, but no one was hit. They lived at Diamond for six weeks during the winter and were then forced to leave. In spring, they started westward and stopped at Lima, a town on the Mississippi River which was near the Morley Settlement. The family built a log house, cleared some land, and planted a garden. Here, Mariah met William Burgess, Jr., and they married on September 17, 1840. They moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, where they received their endowment on January 1846, and then left for Winter Quarters. They just got into a log cabin in November when Mariah gave birth to a daughter. Mariah was very low that winter and not able to leave her bed. In the spring, William had to leave and find work. Soon after he left the baby became ill. Although no one thought the baby would survive, Mariah prayed that the Lord would spare her child, and the baby recovered. They traveled to Utah in a company of 100 led by Mariah's father, Zerah Pulsipher. On the way, Mariah gave birth to a son. They arrived in Salt Lake City in September and lived in a dugout. Their son died of whooping cough there. Mariah and William moved to a house in the 16th ward in the city, and were then called to settle Pine Valley and start a sawmill. In 1880, they moved to Thurber, Wayne, Utah, where they farmed and raised cattle. In about 1885, they moved to Huntington, Emery, Utah and spent the rest of their days there. Mariah and William were the parents of nine children: five girls and four boys. Mariah served as the Primary President of the Huntington Ward and as the Stake Relief Society President. She was always very active in her church work. She died on December 26, 1892 and was buried in the Huntington Cemetery.",-,,211,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/516,516,,,"Mariah's biography is a five-page, typewritten document contained in a collection of biographies from the Huntington Chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Her biography was written by a grandchild, and is located in the first folder of the collection. William Burgess, Jr.'s autobiography is also located in this folder. Mariah's biography is a short summary of major events in her life and focuses mostly on her youth and the moves that her family made with the Saints. Details are given about the exodus from Kirtland and moving to Diamond. There, Mariah went to a place that Brother Joseph said was Adam's Altar. It was a large pile of rocks about a mile and a half from her family's camp. The biography also contains a detailed, first-person account of a vision that Mariah had in Nauvoo. She was sick with chills and fever and asked her husband to pray for her. She prayed also, asking the Lord to show her if she would live. Mariah lay for an hour without pain thinking about the saints' situation when she heard a ministering spirit. It told her that she would live if she had enough faith. Mariah often used to say 'Perhaps the Prophet had sinned in taking more wives and the wicked had to kill him,' and 'I wish I knew if plurality was right.' The ministering spirit told her that Joseph Smith had died a true prophet and that Brigham Young was man to lead the church. The spirit answered her question about plural marriage, telling her that it was all right. Mariah replied that she wasn't willing for her husband to take more wives because he already had difficulty supporting her. The ministering spirit told her that when the time came for her husband to take more wives, they would have enough. She was then shown in vision the beauty and glory of plurality. She never doubted plurality after this vision. According to familysearch, William did take two more wives after they arrived in Salt Lake City. Another experience told in the biography occurred when her first son contracted whooping cough. They called Brigham Young and he looked at the baby and said, 'He has a noble spirit.' After blessing him, Brigham Young said, 'He shall have the priesthood whether he lives or dies.' The baby died the next day. As Mariah was mourning over the loss of this child, she was told by a spirit that she would have another son and that he would live. About nine months later, she gave birth to another son. The end of the biography only mentions the places that Mariah and William lived. It does not give any details about their lives during this time, and it does not give any information on their children."
55,"Burgener, Clara",MSS SC 198,This collection consists of 8 typewritten pages from Clara's journal about her trip to Europe. Clara's three main reasons for taking the tour were: 1) to attend the dedication of the Mormon temple...,1885-,Journal,"Clara Burgener was born February 8, 1885 in Wimmis, Bern, Switzerland to Edward Durtschi and Rosina K. Hildbrand Durtschi. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 18 years of age after which she immigrated to Utah 'for the gospel's sake.' In 1955 at the age of 70, she went on a tour of Europe and returned to her homeland of Switzerland for the first time since she was 18.",1821-1907,,148,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/445,445,,,"This collection consists of 8 typewritten pages from Clara's journal about her trip to Europe. Clara's three main reasons for taking the tour were: 1) to attend the dedication of the Mormon temple in Bern, Switzerland (the first Mormon temple in Europe), 2) to visit her childhood home, and 3) to see more of '[her] beautiful Switzerland and Europe.' Clara's journal is rich with description about her experiences on the tour. Clara was neither afraid nor excited for her first airplane ride, but described it as a 'thrilling experience.' In Scotland, the group visited the St Giles Cathedral, Holyrod Palace, Edinburgh Castle, and a beautiful war memorial. In London, they visited the St. Paul Cathedral, Kensington museums, Westminster Abby, and Windsor Castle. She described Amsterdam as the 'most beautiful city [they had] seen thus far.' She was pleased to learn there was no unemployment in Belgium, and wished that America could do something of the same sort. She had a 'first class thriller' while visiting the Wonders of the Grotto of Han, riding in a small boat through a long, low tunnel. In Bern, she records that although it had rained for 3 days and nights, the rain stopped and the sun broke through for the temple dedication. She said, 'It was a beautiful sight, one I shall never forget,' and that 'it was hard to leave' after the dedication. When Clara visited her childhood home, the family living there took her on a tour of the 11 room house which according to Clara had not changed. While in Bern, she ate dinner with an LDS family. In Luzern, Switzerland, the group took the world's longest and steepest cogwheel train up Mount Pilatus. Clara described the United Nations Building in Geneva, Switzerland, as very impressive. In Italy, Clara enjoyed the countryside, but after visiting a few cities said, 'by afternoon [they] were so bored with [the] vulgar art [they] asked the guide to take [them] outside the city.' In Venice, the President of Italy was to visit for which there were many elaborate preparations taking place. Clara said, 'How wicked for one man getting such costly attention when hundreds of poor kids are living out of garbage cans in the same city.' The group flew from Paris to London to begin their trip home. Of her flight over London, Clara said it was the 'most thrilling sight I ever saw. To see that picture was worth the price of the ticket to me.' Clara enjoyed the 5 week break from washing, cooking, cleaning, etc, but was grateful to be home when the trip concluded. The plane that Clara took from Denver to Salt Lake City was making the same trip three days later and crashed into a mountain killing 66 people. At the end of the entry, Clara shared a story about Mr. and Mrs. John Yoost who joined them on their tour. Mr. Yoost was baptized by David Hirschi in Bern, Switzerland at 20 years of age. His family was very bitter, and he was told to leave the house and to never write from Utah. Years later, on his return to Switzerland for this trip he wrote to his brothers and sisters and asked them to meet him at the train station. To his surprise he was welcomed back warmly. It was a sweet experience that impressed Clara greatly."
459,"Bullock, Maurine Olson",MSS SC 2929,"This folder contains a hard-bound, typed book of Maurine Olson Bullocks autobiography. A professor at Brigham Young University, William G. Hartley, recorded approximately 20 interviews",1897- 1997,Autobiography,"Maurine Olson Bullock was born on December 9, 1897 in Springville, Utah to Edwin and Dora Lowry Olson. Her parents shared their duplex with her mothers sister, Olive Lowry, and husband, George Edward Anderson who was a well-known Latter-day Saint photographer. Maurines father ran the Reynolds General Store and participated in Andersons photography business, selling cameras and taking pictures for hire. Maurines grandparents lived in Manti where she visited them frequently until 1906 when her grandparents lived with her family because of her fathers mission to the northern states for two years. During her childhood, she attended Grant School in Manti which is now gone. In 1909, Maurine and her family moved to Provo where her father had set up his own photography studio, Olson and Hafen Photographers. While in Provo, she attended four different schools. After attending Brigham Young High School, Maurine smoothly transitioned into taking classes at Brigham Young University. There, she took art and education teaching classes from Belle Spafford who later became the Relief Society General President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she attended with Ernest L. Wilkinson who later became the president of Brigham Young University. Maurine did not finish her college education because her family decided to move in 1921 to Long Beach, California to sell their grandfathers bungalow which he left them. During her time in California until 1926, Maurine started working as a sales clerk at Bullocks and Hinks department stores even though her family returned to Utah in 1924. Maurine moved to Salt Lake City and started working at another department store, Auerbachs where she worked for many years. During that time, Maurine was able to take a trip east to visit church sites, go to three Worlds Fairs, and travel in the south. During World War II, Maurine worked at Fort Douglas in the post office. After the war, she returned to working in Auerbachs. In 1958, Maurine met and married Ben Bullock at the age of 60 and they lived together for four years until his heart attack in 1962. Maurine continued to travel and work selling Avon products until she retired at age 84. Maurine died on March 20, 1997 in Provo, Utah.",1897- 1997,,"Bullock, Maurine Olson",2014-06-19,2014-06-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/849,849,,,"This folder contains a hard-bound, typed book of Maurine Olson Bullocks autobiography. A professor at Brigham Young University, William G. Hartley, recorded approximately 20 interviews with Maurine in 1 to 2 hour intervals which he then transcribed. The transcription was given to Maurine and other family members to review, correct and return to him which he then turned into the book of her story. Included along with Maurines autobiography are short sketches of the lives of her family members including her mothers parents, her grandfather, and her father. There are ten sections in the book with a varying number of sub-sections and each section is titled with a different time of her life: Starting the Century in Springville; Photographers Family in Provo; School days at B.Y. High and BYU; Adventurous Car Trip to California; Southern Californians, 1920-1922; Being on my own in Berkley; Young Adult in Salt Lake City; Living in the Avenues; The War Years, Forties, and Fifties; Marriage and Return to Provo. Because Maurines father was a photographer, Bullock has numerous photos of her childhood and adulthood included at the end of each section of the book. Also included among the pictures are some of her drawings and postcards. Maurines account gives a personal story about a century of change, recounting humorous stories of her family and covering important historical events."
323,"Bullock, Martha",MSS 886,"This collection consists of Martha's diary entries from December 1, 1868 to January 14, 1869 describing her family's journey from Provo, Utah to 'the muddy,' which they were sent to settle. The en...",-,Diary,Unknown,1844-1896,,390,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/713,713,,,"This collection consists of Martha's diary entries from December 1, 1868 to January 14, 1869 describing her family's journey from Provo, Utah to 'the muddy,' which they were sent to settle. The entries are 29 pages long and are photocopied from a holograph of the diary. This makes the writing slightly difficult to read, although some pages are more legible than others. The diary begins '14 in family of BK Bullock's trek to the muddy.' Martha wrote every day, describing the landscape, the weather, the food that she prepared, the condition of the roads, and trouble they had with the teams. She drove a team and fed her family of 14 all the way there. Throughout the entries, Martha refers to Kimball and Ann helping her on the journey. They appear to be either her older children or other adults from the company. Along the way, the company passed through several towns where they bought food and visited with old acquaintances. They stopped in Spanish Fork, Salt Creek, Fillmore, Beaver City, Parowan, Dixie, and St. George. Partway through the entries there is map that Martha sketched; however, it is difficult to interpret. In the early entries, Martha records that the camp was in good spirits despite some small problems: 'There we found that the folks that had gone on ahead and Kimballs and my team stuck calf tail and all got in to camp at about dark then we got supper and then put the children to bed. There I took my pen up and scratched this it is now halfpast nine o clock and all is well in camp and in bed but BK and myself and we soon shall be.' Once it started to snow, their journey was more difficult. One day Martha records 'snow about 4 or 5 inches deep and so many little children crying with cold.' Feeding all of the children was a constant struggle. On Wednesday, December 9th she wrote 'About the same melting snow and cooking tramping [illegible] washing dishes feeding the children and they say ma my meat and bread will freeze before I can eat it ma give me something to cut ma Aunt Martha give me some bread and butter ma give me some cheese and Kimball says it is all for the building up of the kingdom he often sings cheer up my lively gals their better days ahead well for all that Ann and me often get in to the wagon and have a nice cup of tea.' Martha includes some delightful descriptions of the children in camp. 'Ezra is abaking seeat cake, He makes a first rate hand to assist me but it takes a heap of grub to fill up the boy.' And, Little Ralph is laughing at the fun and Alonzo's face is all screwed up in such a frown we are afraid it will freeze when his mother says come and take the baby.' One event that Martha records in detail is driving the wagons though a narrow, winding canyon in a black ridge. She was nearly frightened to death driving the team on such bad roads: 'talk about Provo Canyon that is nothing to it.' Martha also recorded some of the other company members' comments on making it though this canyon. Martha enjoyed St. George and wished that they could stay there, but they continued on. She said of this time, 'Every day gets worse and worse and more of it but we try not to grumble any more than we can help.' In the final entry on January 14, 1869, she records, 'We arrived at the top of the hill that is here we can look down to the Muddy and we all felt discouraged for we could find no wood no grass no nothing but ran in water.'"
201,"Buckwalter, Sarah Shuler",MSS SC 1738,"This three-leaf biography was written by Helen Taylor Allison, Sarah's great-great granddaughter, and on the last page is a picture of a man and woman (presumably of Sarah and John). Helen describe...",1801-1879,"Biography, photographs","Sarah Shuler Buckwalter was born May 15, 1801 in Chester County, Pennsylvania to William Shuler and Sarah Croll. She married John Buckwalter, and they had eight children together. John joined the church in 1839 but died two years later. During these two years, Sarah was converted as well, and in 1842, she and her children moved to Nauvoo. Her oldest son took ill a year later and died at age twelve. Because of Sarah's economical position, she was forced to stay in Nauvoo even when most of the Saints had already left, and consequently, she was still in Nauvoo during Joseph Smith's martyrdom. In 1846, the remaining Saints were attacked and forced to leave. They first went to St. Louis, and there, the boys found work and were able to provide for the family. In 1849, Sarah returned to Pennsylvania to visit relatives, but they were unsupportive of her belief in the gospel. In 1852, she and her family traveled to Council Bluffs, and after much hardship, the family reached Salt Lake City. In 1855, they moved to American Fork. Sarah lived with her oldest son, Henry, and in 1877, moved with him to Salt Lake City. Sarah died from a paralytic stroke on January 25, 1879.",,,280,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/591,591,,,"This three-leaf biography was written by Helen Taylor Allison, Sarah's great-great granddaughter, and on the last page is a picture of a man and woman (presumably of Sarah and John). Helen describes Sarah as having been a short little woman. Helen also describes some events in Sarah's life before reaching Utah. When widowed and poverty-stricken, Sarah pled for help from a farmer to take her and her family to Keokuk, offering all that she had. When the farmer discovered she had no money, he refused and returned to his home. His wife, upon hearing this story, insisted upon him returning and taking the family for no charge at all, which he did. Afterward, Sarah had to plead with the captain of the steamboat. He allowed the family to ride in exchange for a feather bed and rifle. In 1849, when Sarah returned to Pennsylvania to visit family, one brother was completely indifferent to the Church, while another attempted to dissuade Sarah from being a part of it. He offered her a house and a means of living, but she remained true to her beliefs. Three months later, Sarah contracted a serious case of cholera and was lucky to recover, with the help of some members of the Church. In American Fork, Sarah helped to fight the grasshoppers in 1955 and 1956. Accompanying the biography is a copy of three photographs of her children, Margaret Buckwalter, Henry Shuler Buckwalter, and Elizabeth Buckwalter. A list is also provided of many of the baptisms Sarah did for relatives, as well as some endowments."
565,"Bryner, Ellen Farozine Redd",MSS SC 2610,"This folder contains two items. The first is a single-page, handwritten note, dated December 1955 and addressed to Wendell, one of Ellens nephews. The note tells of Ellens decision to not try to get",1872-1957,Manuscript,"Ellen Farozine Redd Bryner was born on 6 January 1872 in New Harmony, Utah Territory. She was the ninth of 13 children belonging to Lemuel Hardison Redd and Keziah Jane Butler, the others of whom were Lemuel Hardison, Jr., Mary Jane, John Wilson, William Alexander, James Monroe, Caroline Elizabeth, Amos Thornton, Sarah Della Lancaster, Loraine Edward, Mariah Luella, Charity Alvira, and Alice.
On 29 June 1897 in St. George, Utah, Ellen married Casper Franklin Bryner. They had 4 children together, Gwendolyn, Hardison Redd, Ulrich Redd, and Merril Redd. Casper, a widower, brought with him one child from his previous marriage as well, Franklin Dora Bryner.
Their early marriage was spent in Price, Utah, and both Gwen and Hardison were born there. In 1900, Ellen and her family moved to Lund, Nevada, where Ulrich and Merril were born. Unfortunately, in Lund, Casper died of Pneumonia on 5 January 1905, leaving Ellen a widow with 5 children to raise and look after on her own. Luckily, Ellens sister, Della, lived nearby, and they found great comfort in each other while Ellen raised her family and Della awaited the return of her husband from a mission to England. Eventually, Frank moved back to Price to live with his maternal grandmother.
At the urging of her brother, William, Ellen sold her land in Lund and moved her remaining family up to Raymond, Alberta, Canada with him and his family. Tragedy stuck once again when Merril died there on 16 April 1913, at the tender age of only 9.
Eventually, Ellen moved her family back to Utah, in Salt Lake City. She served in many callings within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including within the Primary, Sunday School, Relief Society, and Mutual organizations. For the last 15 years of her life, she even taught social science lessons in Relief Society. Her whole life was devoted to furthering the work of God.
As Ellen grew older, her health began to fail somewhat, resulting in several heart attacks. She passed away quietly on 13 May 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her son, Ulrich, present to witness her death.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:14:10,,,,,"This folder contains two items. The first is a single-page, handwritten note, dated December 1955 and addressed to Wendell, one of Ellens nephews. The note tells of Ellens decision to not try to get her article published, but that she thought her recipient might enjoy reading it. She goes on to explain that the article she wrote features many details about her father and the role he played in the Hole-in-the-Rock expedition that she wrote about. She closes her note with wishes for Wendell and his family to have a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year, as well as a post script suggesting that he have his secretary type a copy to send to his mother.
The second item is a 32-page, handwritten manuscript bound in red suede and entitled, Settlement and Growth of San Juan County. It is written by Ellen Redd Bryner and is dated December 1955.
In this work, Ellen outlines the history of San Juan County, from its beginnings as a place primarily for criminals to hide from the law to the flourishing settlement it eventually became. It talks about the Mormons who came to settle Bluff, as well as the Navajos and Paiutes that inhabited the area. Two men that figure prominently in the stories about the settlement are Lemual Hardison Redd Jr. and Kuman Jones, both influential in civic and religious affairs of the community."
408,"Brunsdale, Rhoda Ashton Fletcher",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by one of Rhoda's grandchildren, Floadeane Patterson. It is located in the third folder of the collect...",1892-1945,Biography,"Rhoda Ashton Brunsdale was born June 20, 1892 in Derberyshire, England. Rhoda attended school until she was eleven years old, after which she worked at the paper mills. Her family encountered missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, after which, they decided to move to Burdett, Alberta, Canada. There, Rhoda's family bought a large farm. In June of 1911, Rhoda married Rowan W. Fletcher in the Salt Lake City Temple. They moved to California and had two daughters there. Rowan, however, grew so ill that the family moved back to Canada, where they bought a grocery store. Rowan grew ill again, however, and the family moved to Victoria, British Columbia for his health. He died in December of 1918. Rhoda remarried a year later, to Clarence Brunsdale, who was a widower with four children. Together, they had three more children. The family moved later to Mt. View, Alberta, Canada, to live on a cattle ranch. There, Rhoda sewed for her children, and also for others in order to make money. Rhoda died Fenruary 28, 1946 after apparently working so hard she became ill.",,,"Brunsdale, Rhoda Ashton Fletcher",2010-06-01,2010-06-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/798,798,806.docx,/WomenManu/image/806.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by one of Rhoda's grandchildren, Floadeane Patterson. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba-By. Floadeane writes that as a student, Rhoda wore wooden shoes and had no school books; she wrote on slates and had strict teachers. The family also experienced hardships while in Canada, because the farming was so different there. Floadeane then write about how Rowan first met Rhoda: he apparently saw her climbing a fence, and upon seeing her dress fly up and seeing her white slip, he decided she was the girl she was going to marry. Rhoda apparently was a great entertainer and loved to dance; she held a lot of parties and was also an excellent cook and housekeeper. She served as president of the Relief Society for several years and also as chorister. On the last page of the biography is a photocopy of a picture of Rhoda and Clarence."
364,"Brown, Mabel Nellie Jeffs",MSS SC 1057,"This collection reflects the events in Mabel Nellie Jeffs Brown's life. Mrs. Brown has enclosed a small note describing the collection. She writes, '12 photos, 3 of my many certificates and award...",1912-,"Autobiography, certificates, photos","Mabel Nellie Jeffs Brown (Nell) was born in Mapleton, Queensland, Australia on November 12, 1912. In her autobiography she says of her parents, 'like Nephi of old I was born of goodly parents and am grateful for my heritage.' For the next 14 years, Nellie lived with her sister and two brothers on a fruit and dairy farm. The years that her siblings were born are unclear, but she mentions having five more younger brothers. When Nellie was 8, her family was introduced to the missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After a dramatic conversion, the whole family was baptized in 1920. Tragically in 1924, Nellie's mother passed away. While Nellie's older sister went to work in the Post Office, 12-year-old Nellie stayed home with the 5 little boys, the youngest only 10 days old. She was only able to remain in school until she was 14, which is when she started working in a boarding house as a kitchen maid, house maid, and waitress 7 days a week. Later she was employed in Brisbane working different jobs. When Nellie turned 25 she married Harold Brown who worked in the timber business. At one time, Harold was conscripted by the government to build air strips for World War II outside of Townsville; Nellie had already given birth to two sons and delivered their third in Harold's absence. Soon the family was reunited and they lived for the next two years in tents provided by the government. Due to complications before Lloyd, the third son, was born, Nellie was very sick for these two years. Eventually she was hospitalized for 18 weeks, and Harold was released from his duties with the Main Roads workforce. After the close of the war, Nellie and Harold had two more sons, Darryl and Wesley. Times were very difficult, and the family seemed to face one trial after another. The family began working on a farm in Mapleton: milking 80 cows, feeding pigs and calves, and walking 7 miles to church each Sunday. Though Harold was not yet a member of the church, Nellie and the family had the gospel as their focus. After 8 months on the farm, Nellie delivered a daughter. Then in 1957, the family moved to Ipswich, where the older boys began trade school. The family remained in Ipswich where Harold was afflicted with much sickness. Miraculously, he was healed and the family was sealed in the New Zealand Temple on October 5, 1976.",,,75,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/754,754,,,"This collection reflects the events in Mabel Nellie Jeffs Brown's life. Mrs. Brown has enclosed a small note describing the collection. She writes, '12 photos, 3 of my many certificates and awards, and a poem which I wrote.' The three certificates were received through Nellie's service in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One is a teacher development certificate, which Nellie received after course completion. The other two certificates are for Primary Service and Speech. The photos are not labeled and are copied onto white paper. Several of the photos are taken outside the New Zealand Temple. There is one photo, a portrait of Nellie, on which she has written 'Best Wishes from Nell.' The collection also includes a typed autobiography which Nellie wrote in 1978. Its 19 pages portray her life and the lives of those around her. Nellie writes about her family's conversion to the LDS Church and how at first, her family believed that their converted relative, Auntie May, had disgraced the family. Auntie May, who lived with Nellie's family, soon had the missionaries over, and Nellie's father threatened them with strong words. 'If you're the sort of blokes I think you are, you'll never leave this house alive. I'll run this bayonet through you.' Nellie tells of how the missionaries soon came to live with them and how she would lay awake at nights and listen as they told about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. During her teenage years she was very active in the Church and it was the center of her social and spiritual life. When she was 19 she moved to Nambour, a large town eight miles from Mapleton. She stayed there for two years, active in church and missionary work. Nellie also tells of her married life and the long conversion process of her husband, Harold. She describes many other trials the family faced: poverty, sickness, floods, and heartache. But she also shows how she continually discovered the joys of life. Her entire autobiography is centered around her feelings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and how through living the teachings of its doctrines, Nellie and her family continually found support in their trials and happiness in experience."
57,"Brower, Martha Ann Barker Bateman",MSS SC 923,"Martha's brief biography is included in an 18 page collection of biographies for the family of her father Alfred Great Barker (1795-1873). The collection includes biographies, obituaries, and pict...",1835-1919,Biography,"Martha Ann Barker Bateman Brower was born May 29, 1835 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England to Arthur Great Barker and Ann Morris Barker. Martha married James (Jim) Bateman Dec. 10, 1854 in the parish church at Hill Fields, Coventry, Warwickshire. They had one son, Arthur James Bateman, who was born on Feb. 4, 1863 in Coventry. Around 1868, James, Martha, and their son immigrated to America and settled in New Jersey. The rough sea voyage lasted 78 days. About two years after arriving in America, James Bateman chose to return to England and Martha chose to stay in America. Martha was married to William Brower about 1874. William Brower was a machinist and owned his own business in New Jersey. Martha and William had one son June 10, 1875 whom they named William. Records indicate they lived in Paterson, New Jersey. Martha died on Feb. 1, 1919 at 82 years of age.",1822-1865,,150,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/447,447,,,"Martha's brief biography is included in an 18 page collection of biographies for the family of her father Alfred Great Barker (1795-1873). The collection includes biographies, obituaries, and pictures of the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren of Alfred Great Barker. This collection was written and compiled by Hazel Barker Bott in July 1969, and typed by Areola B. McDonald. Martha's 2 page typewritten biography was recorded by her grandson Arthur Bateman. There is also information about Martha matriculated throughout the biographies of her brothers and sisters. Martha had two brothers and a sister who also immigrated to America. Martha's brother, John Newman Barker, and his wife Mary Ann Maria Smart, had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrated to Willard, Box Elder County, Utah. Later, her brother Alfred George Barker and sister Ann Barker Johnson also immigrated to New Jersey. Martha's parents, Alfred Great and Ann Morris, also joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrated to New Jersey to live close to their children. After two years, they moved to Utah and lived with their son John Newman until their deaths. Martha never moved from New Jersey, and most likely worked in the silk mills, one of the largest industries in New Jersey at the time. Martha's father and brothers had also been in the ribbon weaving industry in England as well as America. Martha's second husband William died Nov. 23, 1899 from cancer. Around this time, Martha lived with her son Arthur Bateman and his family. Just prior to her death she lived with her son William and his family. Martha's grandson William Brower stated, 'She was a frail, small women, active, energetic, never sick. I remember her in our homestead as a good midwife and very helpful.'"
650,"Brooks, Juanita Leone Leavitt Pulsipher",MSS SC 2719,"This manuscript is a 12-page typescript essay entitled, Side-Lights on the Mountain Meadows Massacre. It is written by Juanita Brooks and dated 1940.",1898-1989,Essay,"Juanita Leone Leavitt Pulsipher Brooks was born on 15 January 1898 in Bunkerville, Nevada to Dudley Henry Leavitt and Mary Hafen Leavitt. She was the second eldest of 11 children born to them, her siblings being: Orpha Ora, Charity, Aura Ola, Melvin Henry, Laurel Evan, Daisy Ina, Eva, Francis Hale, Dudley Maurice, and Mary.
On 10 October 1919, Juanita married a recently returned missionary, Leonard Ernest Pulsipher, Sr. in St. George, Utah. Unfortunately, Leonard was diagnosed with lymphoma, and he passed away only a year after the birth of their only child, leaving Juanita to raise Leonard Ernest, Jr. alone.
Juanita was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as an ardent pursuer of education. In an effort to improve her life situation following the death of her husband, Juanita returned to school, earning a bachelors degree in English from Brigham Young University before going on to Dixie College to become an English teacher and eventually the dean of Women there. She also earned a masters in English from Columbia University. Later in life, Juanita was awarded honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Utah, Utah State University, and Southern Utah State College.
It was some time before she married again, but eventually, on 25 May 1933, she married William Brooks, a widower with 4 surviving children (Walter Stevens, Robert Gordon, Grant LeRoy, and Clarence Clair James; from his previous marriage he had also had 2 other sons who died in their youth: Dee William and Paul Virgil). Within 5 years of their marriage, they had added three more children to their compound-complex family: Willa Nita, Karl Francis, Joseph Kay, and Antone Tony L.
Her literary career was a prolific one, with over 16 books to her name and countless stories and articles published in magazines. Her best-known work, Mountain Meadows Massacre, was the subject of some tension between herself and the Church, as she researched for, wrote, and published it at a time when Church leaders were more than willing to sweep the controversial event under the rug of history. In her pursuit of intellectual integrity and full, unadulterated and unbiased truth, Juanita was often worried she would be excommunicated from the church she so loved. Luckily, she never was, and over time, her works centered on the Massacre changed the minds and hearts of many members.
She died on 26 August 1989 in St. George, Utah after a long battle with Alzheimers.",,,,,2020-06-19 10:46:01,,,,,"This manuscript is a 12-page typescript essay entitled, Side-Lights on the Mountain Meadows Massacre. It is written by Juanita Brooks and dated 1940.
The essay begins with a brief introduction, describing how Juanita became fascinated by the subject of the Massacre in 1933. She talks about her research, which involved a great deal of combing through historical records, diaries, journals, and the like. Juanita recounts an encounter she had with an early settler she was traveling with, who, when asked about the events at Mountain Meadows, told her she would never be able to understand. Others, she mentions, would often tell her it was best [to] leave it alone and forget it.
Regardless of what others advised, Juanita says she pressed on, her only goal to paint a more three-dimensional picture of the event. She talks about how she drew on primary and secondary sources to illuminate the conflict in an effort to present the fullest body of context possible. She posits questions about the possible motives for the Massacre, citing the paranoia, mass hysteria, and fear roused by the approach of Johnstons army, and the threat that posed to the Mormon settlers in Utah and the surrounding territories."
56,"Brooks, Juanita Leavitt Pulsipher",MSS SC 558,"Juanita's brief biographical sketch and journals are included in the Pulsipher Family Papers collection. The collection includes family records dating as far back as 1708, with David Pulsipher who...",1898-1989,Journal; Letters,"Juanita Leone Leavitt Pulsipher Brooks was born January 15, 1898 in Bunkerville, Clark, Nevada to Dudley Henry Leavitt and Mary Hafen. As a child, Juanita did a great deal of outdoor work including caring for horses, cows, and pigs. Juanita graduated from high school in 1916 and took a one year normal training course after which she attended summer school in Berkeley, California. She then taught 3rd and 4th grade in Bunkerville from 1917-1918, and in Mesquite from 1918-1919. While in Mesquite she met her first husband, Leonard Ernest Pulsipher (Ernest), who she fondly refers to as 'Ern,' throughout her journal. They were married in October of 1919 in the Saint George Temple by President Cannon. At the time of their marriage, Ernest was experiencing severe pain and discomfort from a lump in his neck. Following their marriage, he underwent many painful and unsuccessful treatments to fight what was finally diagnosed as cancer. This was a painful and trying time for both Juanita and her husband. During this time, Juanita gave birth to their only son, Leonard Ernest Pulsipher Jr., on September 28, 1920. A few weeks later, her husband left for treatment in Salt Lake City, came back on December 22, 1920, and passed away January 8, 1921. Following her husband's death, Juanita helped his parents on their ranch, taught school, and prepared to return to school herself. In November of 1921, she returned to school in St. George with her sister Aura who helped tend her son. Juanita was married to William Brooks on May 25, 1933. Juanita is a well known author and has written a number of books. She passed away on August 26, 1989.",1859-1942,,149,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/446,446,,,"Juanita's brief biographical sketch and journals are included in the Pulsipher Family Papers collection. The collection includes family records dating as far back as 1708, with David Pulsipher who fought at Lexington and was killed at Bunker Hill. David Pulsipher's son, John, also fought in the Revolutionary War and was a prominent member of the Baptist Church. John Pulsipher's son, Zera, was baptized by Jared Carter, a Mormon Elder. Zera Pulsipher then served a mission where he baptized Wilford Woodruff. Juanita Leavitt Pulsipher Brooks' first husband was the great-grandson of Zera Pulsipher. Included in the collection are two letters from Juanita dated March 15, 1970 and January 12, 1974 containing information about her courtship and marriage to Leonard Ernest Pulsipher as well as his death. Juanita and Ernest were engaged in May 1919, but because of his continuing illness, he was concerned about going through with the wedding. They both prayed for guidance in this decision. During this time, Juanita played the organ at the funeral of Leila Hardy and rode to see Ernest that same day. She arrived after dark, and Ernest shared with her a manifestation he had just before she arrived. He thought he saw her sitting in the high backed rocking chair with a white haired baby boy, and felt this would come to pass in one year. This was an answer to both of their prayers and they were married. Juanita gave birth to their son exactly one year later. Also included are the handwritten and typed versions of a journal Juanita kept from 1920-1921 during the time of her husband's sickness and death. She writes of these trying events with great description. Juanita was very strong and faithful and cared diligently for her husband during this time. Juanita was often up for hours in the night with her husband who could not bear to sit still because of pain but was too weak to walk independently. Writing of their son, she said the Lord had blessed them with a healthy baby in spite of her fatigue and the stress surrounding that time. After the baby was born, Ernest became worse and couldn't walk or eat and nearly screamed with pain. Juanita wrote of the Elders who came into their home to give Ernest blessings which is the only means of relief he obtained. Juanita also recorded a manifestation Ernest had following one of these blessings. Ernest never complained and Juanita wrote, 'his patience was a source of wonder to many.' Of a certain time period during his illness, Juanita wrote, 'It is like a terrible nightmare to me yet to think of that time.' Hours before Ernest passed away, he called Juanita in, and she wrote, 'that half hour with him will always be remembered as one of the most beautiful of my life.' Juanita reaped the benefits of a musical home and was the primary organist at 12 years of age, the ward organist for 4 years, and the Sunday School organist for 5 years. Juanita also served as Mutual President, Sunday School teacher, and on the stake Sunday School board. Teacher"
2,"Brockbank, Mary Ann Park",MSS SC 1000,"This is a typewritten copy of Mary's biography of her parents entitled, Biographical Sketch of John and Louise Smith Park, however the bulk of this seven page account is autobiographical. She f...",1843-1941,Biography,"Mary Ann Park Brockbank was born 17 July 1843 in Watford, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, to John and Louise (Smith) Park. In 1846 her family left Canada to settle in Nauvoo, Illinois, with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family was then called to travel with the first set of Saints who left Nauvoo to settle in the West. They crossed the plains and arrived at the Utah Territory in 1847. Once they had completed this difficult journey west, they had more hardships in getting the new settlement established, but they remained faithful. Mary wed Isaac Brockbank on 7 January 1865 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She and Isaac had eleven children live to adulthood, six boys and five girls; one daughter died in infancy. Mary and Isaac lived the rest of their lives in the Salt Lake City area, mainly in Big Cottonwood and Holladay, Utah. Mary died 18 August 1941 in Murray, Utah, at age 98, being the last survivor from the first group of Saints that entered Utah in 1847.",1895-1895,,2,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/392,392,,,"This is a typewritten copy of Mary's biography of her parents entitled, Biographical Sketch of John and Louise Smith Park, however the bulk of this seven page account is autobiographical. She focuses on her growing up years, especially her involvement in the Church. She gives a brief background history of her parents and their conversion and then goes on to describe her family's trek west. They were in John Taylor's company as they crossed the plains in wagons, leaving from Nauvoo in 1847. Once they arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, they encountered problems with Indians and crickets. The seagull account is recorded as well. These hardships caused her family to move and settle in Provo where Mary attended school in the Provo Fort. She mentions blessings her family enjoyed there.First Pioneer Group (1847), Pioneers"
8,"Brinkerhoff, Hellen Lucinda Leithead",MSS SC 1103,This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the ...,1861-1936,Biography,"Hellen Lucinda Leithead was born November 15, 1861, to James Leithead and Lucinda Gardner in Farmington, Utah. She was the third of nine children and her parent's first daughter. She accepted a great amount of responsibility from her parents. In the spring of 1866 Ellie's (Hellen) father was called to settle the Muddy Valley, Arizona. Sometime between 1867 and 1869 the rest of her family went and joined her father. After the area was annexed to Nevada her family gathered their belongings and headed up to Berryville, Utah. She married John Brinkerhoff in the St. George Temple on November 14, 1879. John died on September 28, 1880 of a brain fever. She then married John's half brother Hyrum Brinkerhoff on January 13, 1882. After their marriage they moved by oxen cart to Arizona. Afterwards they would move to Mexico and then back up to Arizona. Hyrum died of a heart attack on March 28, 1927. Ellie then sold her house in Thatcher, Arizona and moved to Phoenix to live with her daughter Felma and her family. Hellen died December 25, 1936 as a result of an automobile accident.",-,,105,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/398,398,,,"This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the collection are family group sheets which provide vital records for the families. The portion of the collection which describes Hellen's life consists of 4 copied pages; three pages detail her life and one page is a copy of a family group sheet. Every page includes pictures along with text. Hellen's life was similar to many of the early settlers. She was the daughter of James Leithead and his second wife Lucinda. Nothing is mentioned about her father's other wife and children though they traveled with Hellen's family during her youth. Her biography includes a letter that her father wrote to her before the rest of his family joined him in Muddy Valley. The letter contains his instructions to her about behavior; she was six years old at the time it was written. The biography quotes Hellen on several subjects mainly regarding her family life. After her first husband John died she married Hyrum Brinkerhoff who was John's half brother, her biography notes that this was a plural marriage but does not specify how many wives Hyrum had or give any information about his other families. Polygamy."
120,"Brimhall, Flora Robertson",MSS 458,"This collection consists of a seven-page, typewritten autobiography, which Flora dictated to Minnie I. Hodapp on August 31, 1938. The autobiography begins with background on Flora's parents. Flor...",1865-1950,Autobiography,"Flora Robertson Brimhall was born March 14, 1865 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Matilda Graham Robertson and James Robertson. Her parents were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had emigrated from Scotland to Utah. Flora grew up in Spanish Fork. At age 13 she was a nursemaid for a four-year-old boy in Salt Lake City, earning a dollar and a half a week. 'At the end of the summer I presented our family with a practical gift'a sack of sugar and a box of laundry soap.' At first Flora attended school in a classroom with grades one through six. A few years later, they moved to a new classroom with George H. Brimhall as teacher. At some point after this, Flora was taken out of school because of her father's failing health. She and her sister Grace learned to operate a knitting machine, and they supplied hose for their family, the community, and Provo Woolen Mills. One year, Flora made 2,000 pair of men's hose. But despite this hard work, Flora still had time for pleasure. She enjoyed dances, horseback riding, and dramatic performances. When their Retrenchment Society put on the play 'Enoch Arden,' Flora was given the lead role. On September 11, 1885 Flora married George H. Brimhall in the Logan Temple as his second wife. The first years of their marriage were difficult because of the national government's laws against polygamy. Flora had to live in seclusion in Salt Lake City and Spanish Fork under an assumed name, Mrs. Graham, while her husband taught school in Provo. Of this time Flora said, 'The prayer of faith shed peace in my heart, and I was consoled in the midst of affliction.' After the manifesto was given by President Wilford Woodruff, Flora moved into a comfortable brick house on 1st west and 5th north in Provo. There she raised their nine children: Dean, Fay, Fawn, Burns, Afton, Paul, Alta, Golden H., and Area. George became president of Brigham Young University and held this position for 19 years. Because of his position the Brimhall family often entertained guests, and in 1908 they moved to a spacious new home in Provo where they continued to host and entertain. From 1923-1924, Flora served as president of the Women's Municipal Council of Provo. George's first wife, Alsina Elizabeth Wilkins, died in 1926 in Provo, Utah. After purchasing a Ford, Flora and George traveled extensively, visiting all of the continental states, Hawaii, Canada, and various church history sites. George died on July 29, 1932. Flora said of his passing, '[this] was a gethsemane to me. Mercifully, I was sustained by faith that sees the best even though it glimmers through the worst.' Flora died May 1, 1950 in Salt Lake City and was buried in the Provo City Cemetery.",1854-1936,,206,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/510,510,,,"This collection consists of a seven-page, typewritten autobiography, which Flora dictated to Minnie I. Hodapp on August 31, 1938. The autobiography begins with background on Flora's parents. Flora's father, James, worked on the family farm in Glen Isle, Scotland, and her mother, Matilda, was raised in Perth, Scotland. From age 11 Matilda worked for 'Puller the Dyers,' and during lunch hour would talk to her coworkers about the gospel. Because of this they affectionately nicknamed her 'Saintie.' However, the woman supervisor complained about Matilda's conversations, and the business had to let her go. James and Matilda met on the wharf at Perth. Matilda came to say goodbye to friends who were leaving for Utah, and James and his family were among the saints who were departing. James was interested in her immediately and said, 'Matilda, you'll be my wife someday in far away Utah.' Matilda came to Utah in 1854 and they were married in 1857. After telling of her parents' meeting and marriage, Flora speaks about her childhood. She says that she was very shy as a child, and tells several stories in which she exemplifies this trait. Once, she went on a visit to Springville and was supposed to stay several days, but she got homesick overnight and walked the six miles back to Spanish Fork alone. She also recalls that when she was young, her parents hosted many general authorities in their home. From her teenage years, Flora gives details on the process of knitting hose, and notes that she and her sister did business with Reed Smoot, the superintendent of Provo Woolen Mills. She also mentions the young men of her school going to hew logs for 'the Young Men's Academy' under George H. Brimhall's direction. In the autobiography, Flora describes her husband as a diligent and faithful man: 'He magnified his calling in thought, word, and deed. Grow or go' was the vital impulse of his expansive nature. Many a struggling friend or relative in quest of schooling found a home with us.' She includes a poem by George, entitled 'What Though?,' that demonstrates his attitude of determination. Flora also notes that George was involved in missionary work across North America. In a generally positive account, Flora does speak of some tragedy. Two of their children suffered accidental deaths: Alta was killed by a runaway team at 21 months, and Area fell from a roof at age three and died. Flora ends the autobiography with information on what her children are doing and on her current activities. In 1938, Flora was busy maintaining her own home and renting her upstairs apartment, reading, staying active in Relief Society, and working on a goal of attending the Salt Lake Temple once a week."
52,"Brady, Anna Lindquist",MSS SC 899,This collection contains an autobiography of Anna Lindquist Brady and some loose letters and photographs. The autobiography is twenty-nine typewritten pages and is bound in a book of remembrance. ...,1887-1976,Autobiography,"Anna Lindquist Brady was born October 1, 1887 in Fairview, Utah to Andrew Anderson Lindquist and Louisa Augusta Osterdahl Lindquist. Her parents were converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had immigrated to Utah from Lindesberg, Orebro, Sweden. At an early age, Anna was involved in music; she started taking music lessons from a local teacher at age nine. After a few weeks, she began taking lessons from Mary Larson Christensen, a family friend and an accomplished musician. Anna had to travel several hours by train to attend her lessons. Starting around the seventh grade, Anna played the piano and organ for community events. At age seventeen, she went with her former teacher, Mary Larson Christensen, to Brigham Young Academy to study music under Dr. Anderson. She married William Wells Brady August 18, 1909 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had three children: Edward, Louise, and Wells. William was also a musician and had studied at Brigham Young Academy and Snow College. They Lived in Magna, Utah where he directed the Cyprus High School band and orchestra. They moved to Castle Dale for Anna's health after she suffered a fall, and in 1939 they moved to Rigby, Idaho where William built a house for them. There Anna was active in the PTA, taught piano lessons, and served as a Relief Society President. Together William and Anna influenced the church and community music programs by training musicians and directing events like the annual school opera. William passed away December 21, 1964. While her death date is not given in the autobiography, some sources state that Anna passed away July 3, 1976.",1833-1914,,145,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/442,442,,,"This collection contains an autobiography of Anna Lindquist Brady and some loose letters and photographs. The autobiography is twenty-nine typewritten pages and is bound in a book of remembrance. Most of the volume is in Anna's own words. However, several sections are written by her husband, William Wells Brady. The granddaughter who typed the autobiography included a short tribute to her grandparents and some quotes by Anna which she felt embodied Anna's character. There are spaces for photographs on the pages with captions underneath, but most of the photographs are missing. The autobiography covers Anna's life from her birth to about the time of her husband's death in 1964, but she focuses mostly on her musical training and her community service. The letters in the collection are between Anna and Lorin F. Wheelwright in relation to Brigham Young University's Centennial Celebration. Anna sent her autobiography and some photographs to Lorin F. Wheelwright for the centennial. In her first letter, Anna explains her connection to Brigham Young Academy as a music student and lists her family members that have since attended BYU. She expresses appreciation for the influence that music and BYU have had in her life and in her family members' and music students' lives. Lorin F. Wheelwright responded in a type-written letter, thanking her for the autobiography, and inviting her to the Homecoming celebration. Anna replied in another letter in which she enclosed several more photographs. Anna's letters are handwritten on small pieces of stationary, but are readable. The pictures in the collection are mostly of Anna and William in their later years, but there are also pictures of Anna's house in Fairview and of Brigham Young Academy. Anna carefully labeled all of the pictures in the collection on their backs; however, some of the handwriting is difficult to read."
431,"Bradshaw, Elizabeth Simpson Haigh",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by Elizabeth's granddaughter, Saraha Astle Call. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which",1808-1873,"Elizabeth Simpson Haigh Bradshaw was born February 10, 1808 to Thomas Simpson and Ann Briggs in Bolton, Lancashire, England. At age nine, Elizabeth was left an orphan, along with several of her siblings. They were reared by her father's sister. In 1836, Elizabeth married William Haigh, with whom she had two children. After he died in 1840, Elizabeth encountered missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1841, she received a patriarchal blessing, and against persecution and ridicule from even her family, she decided to join the Church. On March 11, 1844, she married Richard Bradshaw. They were ready to leave for Utah, until they heard the news of Joseph and Hyrum Smith's martyrdoms and were told to wait. Richard died in December 1849, leaving Elizabeth with five children, one of which was a newborn baby. In May of 1856, Elizabeth sailed to America on a voyage of six weeks. She and her family arrived in Boston and from there, took a train to Iowa, where they waited for handcarts to take in order to cross the plains. Elizabeth and her family joined the Martin and Tyler Handcart Co., arriving in Salt Lake City on November 30, 1856. Her family thereafter resided in Cache Valley, living in a log building. Elizabeth died in 1873 in Hyrum, Utah.","Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by Elizabeth's granddaughter, Saraha Astle Call. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba-By. The manuscript begins by introducing Elizabeth's family as having come from a heritage of clockmakers, they apparently being the inventors of the grandfather clock. The manuscript goes on to portray the resistance Elizabeth faced in joining the Church, for even as she was on the ship to go to America, her brother attempted to persuade her to stay, promising to take care of her and her children. In Iowa, while packing to go across the plains, Elizabeth gave several items away to those in need, though she kept her two wedding dresses, which she later gave to her daughters. The handcart company began its trip with faith and prayers, and among its group were several different nationalities. As they traveled, the people faced several hardships and saw many burials and deaths. At one point, the manuscripts relays that Elizabeth's eldest daughter helped the company by carrying sixteen people across a river. Similarly, the manuscript provides a story during which Elizabeth attempted to carry her six-year old son on her shoulders across a very strong river, and she was caught and dragged downstream. People shouted for her to let him go and save herself, but she did not, and eventually was able to get out. Afterwards, Elizabeth related to the people that in a blessing, she had been promised to take all her children to Zion. Another exhibition of her faith was when her son was brought into camp and pronounced dead; Elizabeth not believing it, had him bless by elders, and he recovered. Another example of the hardships the people faced were the rationing's of food, because of how little they had; for Elizabeth's six-year-old son, she was allotted only two tablespoons of flour. After arriving in the valley, Elizabeth's home is described as having a dirt roof and floor, with only a sheep skin covering for a bed.",,,"Bradshaw, Elizabeth Simpson Haigh",2010-06-29,2010-06-29 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/821,821,829.docx,/WomenManu/image/829.docx,
83,"Bradley, Betsy Elizabeth Kroll",MSS SC 872,Betsy's biography is an 18-page typewritten manuscript which was complied by her great-great-granddaughter Callie O. Morley. It is entitled 'Pioneer History of Betsy Elizabeth Kroll Bradley: Pione...,1811-1893,Biography,"Betsy Elizabeth Kroll Bradley was born July 4, 1811 in Clarence Hollow, Erie, New York to Jacob Kroll and Mary Waltman Kroll. Betsy married Thomas Jefferson Bradley in 1828. They were the parents of four children: Amanda, Jerome Bonapart, Elizabeth, and Cynthia Abiah. Thomas died on April 13, 1833, and their last child, Cynthia, was born five months later. Betsy married Thomas' younger brother, George Washington Bradley on March 2 in either 1834 or 1835. George loved his brother's children and raised them as his own. Betsy and George had ten children together: Betsy Louise, Lydia Mary, George Henry, Melinda Euphemia, Jacob Joseph, Levina, Hyrum Moroni, Amos Alma, Zepheniah, and Sylvia. Betsy and George were taught the gospel by Elder Zebedee Coltren in Clarkson, New York, where George was working as a cooper. Betsy and George were baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Elder John P. Greene on July 2, 1843 and then traveled to Nauvoo, Illinois where they rented and ran a farm owned by the Prophet Joseph Smith. They experienced difficult times in Nauvoo with the death of their son Jacob Joseph, persecution, and the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Later, they moved to Iowa, making camp at Pottawattamee, where their daughter Levina died, before traveling on to Winter Quarters. They traveled to Utah in 1848 in the company led by Lorenzo Snow. They were in the group of wagons led by Daniel Russell which was called 'The Big Company.' In Utah, they first settled in Willow Settlement (now South Bountiful), and also helped to establish communities in San Pete County, Green River, Manti, and Salt Creek (now Nephi). In 1859, they moved to settle Moroni, Utah. Betsy's husband George entered into plural marriage with a second wife, Cynthia Wagel, and had two children: James and Lucy. Because George was very involved in the community, Betsy often had the responsibility of serving food for visitors. In later years, she had trouble with pain in her feet, and this made her household duties difficult. However, Cynthia refused to help even though she was much younger. This caused contention between Cynthia and George, and finally George took the serious step of divorcing Cynthia. They divided custody of their children between them. Lucy remained with Cynthia while James lived with George and Betsy. George died March 8, 1891 and Betsy died March 17, 1893. Both are buried in the Moroni City Cemetery.",-,,173,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/473,473,,,"Betsy's biography is an 18-page typewritten manuscript which was complied by her great-great-granddaughter Callie O. Morley. It is entitled 'Pioneer History of Betsy Elizabeth Kroll Bradley: Pioneer of 1848.' The biography begins with genealogical information on Betsy's family lines. It also mentions some information on her husbands' family. There is very little information on Betsy's childhood and on her first marriage, but beginning with her marriage to George and their conversion, there is more detail given on her life. Morley relates several stories which occurred on the trek to Utah. One day Betsy found that her oldest child, 17-year-old Amanda, was covered in black canker sores. The sores got worse until they were the size of fifty cent pieces. Then, an old woman came to their wagon and gave Betsy some canker medicine that looked like catsup. The woman told her that this would cure Amanda's illness, and she taught Betsy how to make the medicine. Amanda recovered, and Betsy never forgot the old woman who had helped them; Betsy always made the canker medicine for others. At the point in the biography where the family reaches Moroni, there are many stories and insights about Betsy and her personality. She was known as being a good mixer, laughing often, and being very friendly with townspeople and neighbors. She always made a point of telling people that her family was of High Dutch descent. At times Betsy was said to have a sharp tongue, and she was accustomed to giving orders and being obeyed. She always kept a hired girl to help her in the house. One of these girls was used to rinsing the butter before salting it and putting it in a mold, but Betsy never rinsed her butter. One of Betsy's sons told the girl to rinse the butter and see if Betsy could tell the difference. When the girl came out with the butter, Betsy tried it and told her it was a good thing she had not rinsed it because it wouldn't have turned out as well if she had. Betsy also hired an Indian girl to help with the wash. Once, when the girl was at the river with their wash, an Indian boy came up and asked her to steal vegetables from the Bradleys' garden. The girl refused, and the boy threw the wash in the river. Betsy saw this, and came after him with her pistol. George was coming up the road with Brigham Young and some other men and asked the boy what was wrong. All he could say was, 'mean white squaw kill with pooch gun.' Other subjects mentioned in the biography are the Black Hawk War, pioneer medicine, epidemics and preparing the dead for burial, and Indian missions. Other settlements mentioned include Wales, Fountain Green, Fairview, and Chester."
407,"Boyer, Aldena Elquist",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a four-page typescript biography written by La Dean Sutton. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies...",1871-1954,Biography,"Aldena Elquist Boyer was born February 12, 1871 in Grantsville, Utah to Johanne Larsen Anderson Elquist and Maria Stena Johnson, as one of eight children. She first attended school in Sweadenbury, and when she was ten years old, she began to work for her neighbor. She continued to work for several other families doing chores such as setting tables, scowering utensils, making beds, washing dishes, sweeping floors, churning butter, turning the washer, and making candles. She also worked in a local store for some time. At age twenty, she went to Coalville, where she met William Boyer, whom she married several years later. He died at age forty-five, leaving Aldena with five children, the oldest being seventeen. Aldena died October 26, 1954.",,,"Boyer, Aldena Elquist",2010-06-01,2010-06-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/797,797,805.docx,/WomenManu/image/805.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a four-page typescript biography written by La Dean Sutton. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba-By. In additional to biographical information, Sutton writes much about Aldenas experiences prior to marriage. She notes that Aldenas family was well-known for their kindness and charity. When Aldena was only eight years old, she accompanied her father to Salt Lake City to drop off some wheat for tithing; while her father was gone, Aldena was told to wait. When he did not return, she walked a block and a half, crossing a busy street, in order to find him. The manuscript also provides descriptions of Aldena's teachers, beginning with her first teacher, Mrs. Wells. Sutton describes the classroom, noting that the students had no desks, only slates to write upon, and rough planks on which to sit. There was no separation of ages, as there was only one teacher for all the students. The second year, Aldena was taught by Mrs. Frost, who punished the students by tying their thumbs together, The third year, she had Mr. Nix, who was very severe(at which point, the biography switches to first person, temporarily), and whom Aldena recalls punishing her once by making her stand by the stove, until her buttons almost melted, and her face blistered. The manuscript goes on to recount several instances with Indians. Apparently, an Indian named Markius threatened Aldena once for bread, leaving the family with no bread for supper. Aldena, however, used to visit an Indian boy when he was sick, and on another occasion, there was an Indian who wanted to marry Aldena. La Dean also describes Aldena's work as she helped the families in her home. She helped cook the wedding supper for her sister-in-law, making over one hundred tarts in addition to the wedding cake. While working in a local store owned by Bill Robinson, Aldena was well-liked, had several friends, and was trusted by her employer. After Bill Robinson's wife died in childbirth, Aldena cared for the child and even persuaded him to allow her to take the child home with her and care for him, which she did for three years. (The manuscript notes that the child today even calls Aldena his mother and visits her on Mother's Day.) After William's death at such a young age, the family struggled. Aldena rode for the first time on an airplane at age eighty- one, surrounded by many friends."
521,"Boyce, Pearl Elizabeth Mitchell",MSS SC 794,"This manuscript is part of a collection of three histories, beginning with Pearl Elizabeth Mitchell Boyce. Her autobiography begins with eight pages of the photocopied original handwritten account of",1881-1953,Autobiography,"Pearl Elizabeth Mitchell Boyce was born 13 December 1881 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Thomas Huston [Houston] Mitchell and Elizabeth Ann Blyth. Not long after her birth her family decided to move to Vernal, Utah to open a mercantile store, which catered to soldiers, cowboys, ranchers, Indians, and the towns people nearby. Pearl grew up with her brothers as playmates and enjoyed a happy home life with very few cares. However, when her oldest brother Huey was killed after a horse accident her parents separated and Pearl left to attend a LDS university. There she studied diligently and graduated with teaching credentials and as valedictorian of her class. She met a man maned Ira Boyce and on 4 September 1907 they were married after he returned from his mission to England. Pearl, all during this time, was filling teaching positions in schools in the Granite and then Farmington, Utah areas. After their marriage the new family originally set up home in Granite, Utah then Clifton, Idaho were they passed many peaceful happy years as they were blessed with children and their family grew. When Pearls mother started to become ill they moved to Salt Lake City to care for her until she passed away in 1919 and then moved to a house on Canyon Road, Salt Lake which they bought with money left to them by her mother. There the family stayed and took part as faithful members of the Eighteenth ward for many years. Pearl passed away on 24 June 1953.",1881-1922,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:22:26,,,,,"This manuscript is part of a collection of three histories, beginning with Pearl Elizabeth Mitchell Boyce. Her autobiography begins with eight pages of the photocopied original handwritten account of her life. The penmanship is a messy cursive, but with some effort, it can be read. There are then six typewritten pages continuing at the point the handwritten story leaves off. The autobiography covers the major events in Pearls life and includes memories that are particularly important to her. Included are some experiences as a child and a story where she believes to have met one of the three Nephites. Her autobiography ends sometime after 1922 but does not give a specific date. Following Pearls autobiography, she includes a history of her mother, Elizabeth Ann Blyth, which she wrote. This biography was written in 1949 and consists of twelve photocopied pages of the original handwritten account again in messy, but legible cursive. The last manuscript in this collection is a seven-page history of Margaret Mitchell written by Pearl. The pages are photocopies of the original handwritten text written in 1948."
1,"Bowen, Emma Lucy Gates",MSS 3,This large collection consists of ten boxes full of letters and papers. The letters are unique because they were Lucy and her family's primary source of communication when Lucy lived abr...,1880-,Papers,"Emma Lucy Gates Bowen was born on November 5, 1880 in St. George, Utah to Jacob F. and Susa (Young) Gates, daughter of Brigham Young and Lucy Bigelow. Although her name was Emma Lucy, she was known as Lucy Gates by most of the public, and Lulu by her close friends and family. Lucy began taking piano lessons as a child in Utah. Her first teachers were Mrs. Lillie Roberts De Lorey and Professor J. J. McClellan. When she was seventeen Lucy 's parents made the decision to send Lucy to Germany where she could further study the piano. Lucy left Utah in 1897 and attended the Royal Conservatory of Music in Berlin. While studying at this school some of her professors happened to hear Lucy sing and were surprised at the quality of her voice. They encouraged her to stop focusing her energies on the piano and develop her voice instead. Lucy decided to follow their advice and soon found training with Mme. Blanche Corelli, with whom she developed a close relationship. Vocal training with Corelli helped Lucy to advance her talents and she was soon well known throughout the world for her opera voice. She made her first debut at the Royal Opera House in Berlin as Anchen in the opera, Der Friestschutz. Lucy sang in many European countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as the United States. Her fame was very widespread, and Lucy had plenty of opportunities to live abroad, but she chose to return to Utah and live among her family and friends. Lucy met Albert Ernest Bowen in 1914, and after a two year courtship they were married on June 30, 1916. Lucy continued to sing and travel after her marriage, but tried to stay in Utah as much as possible to help raise her two step-sons, Albert's children from a previous marriage.",1868-1893,,1,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/391,391,,,"This large collection consists of ten boxes full of letters and papers. The letters are unique because they were Lucy and her family's primary source of communication when Lucy lived abroad. Because of this, there are hundreds of letters and they are full of information about not only the Gates family, but also any world news that affected any of the members of the family. Most of the letters have been divided into folders depending on the writer and the intended receiver of the letter. Many of the letters are in German or from Germany. The letters discuss family issues such as finances, health, relationships, and specific family members. They also talk about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, missionary work, polygamy, genealogy, World War I, various musical concerts and appearances, Lucy's experiences with her different music teachers and schools, and Lucy's decisions about her career as an opera star. Prominent individuals mentioned in the letters include Reed Smoot, Joseph Ballantyne, George W. Brimhall, Golden Kimball, Heber J. Grant, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Eliza R. Snow, and Zina D. H. Young. The letters are arranged, for the most part, chronologically within each folder. The contents of the boxes are divided as follows: Box 1 contains letters from Lucy to her family. Box 2 has three folders of letters from Lucy to her family and seven folders of letters from Lucy's family to her. Box 3 holds three folders of letters from Lucy's parents, Jacob Gates and Susa Young Gates, to Lucy, four folders of letters from Lucy to Albert Bowen, and three folders of letters from Albert Bowen to Lucy. Box 4 has nine folders of letters from Albert Bowen to Lucy and two folders of letters to and from Catharine A. Bamman, Lucy's manager, as well as other business correspondence, bills, and concert information. Box 5 has five folders of letters to Lucy from her siblings and their spouses, some of her aunts and uncles, and her grandmother, Lucy Bigelow Young. There are also five folders of letters from Lucy to various people written from 1896 to 1948. Box 6 contains three folders of letters to Lucy from various people, three folders of letters to and by Jacob F. and Susa Young Gates, one folder of letters from Lucy's brother, Harvey Gates, to his parents and family, and one folder of letters from Lucy's father, Jacob Gates, to Lucy's brother, B. Cecil Gates. Box 7 holds thirteen folders of miscellaneous papers including copies of blessings given to Lucy and advertisements for Lucy's concerts and appearances. There is also a scrapbook belonging to Susa Young Gates with newspaper clippings of various stories, poems, ideas, and articles about herself and Lucy glued to the pages, and a hand made Christmas greeting card made for Lucy by B. L. Nelson with about eleven different photographs of Lucy in the card. Two children's books are included in this box as well, Rip Van Winkle by George P. Webster and Nelle's Prayer by George R. Sims (a gift to Lucy on her tenth birthday). Box 8 has four folders of miscellaneous papers including Berlin Theater programs in German, concert programs of operas Lucy participated in, and other various papers. Box 9 has seven folders of clippings about Lucy from newspapers printed all over the country, photocopies of many of the newspaper clippings, certificates, greeting cards, some papers belonging to Susa Young Gates, and some biographical sketches of Lucy and her brother, B. Cecil Gates. It also contains a postcard album full of postcards sent to Lucy while she was in Germany and a scrapbook belonging to Lucy full of newspaper clippings of articles written about herself. Box 10 contains various concert programs and many opera scripts in both German and English."
240,"Bourne, Jane Alder",MSS 8,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Jane's granddaughter, Fern P. Bradley, in 1959. Fern provides a brief account of Jane's life, with some det...",1825-1889,Biography,"Jane Alder Bourne was born June 6, 1825 in Trowbridge, Wittshire, England to William and Elizabeth Bevan Alder. Her father was a cabinet maker, and her mother worked in her brother's weaving mill. The same brother allowed Jane's mother to rent out one of his homes. One of the boarders that stayed with the Alders was a man, Charles Bourne, who met and married Jane in 1843. In 1844, the couple converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They had three children, but all of them died in their infancy. The couple later decided to travel to America, where they joined the saints and traveled west with the Claudius and Spencer Company. They arrived in Salt Lake City on September 14, 1853. The next year, they had a child, Priscilla. The family later moved to Farmington, and Jane had a total of eleven children before she died on July 10, 1889.",1906-1989,,314,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/630,630,,,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Jane's granddaughter, Fern P. Bradley, in 1959. Fern provides a brief account of Jane's life, with some details of the hardships Jane experienced. After arriving in Utah, food was so scarce that Jane and one of her newborn babies nearly died from starvation because Jane had been nursing the baby with her own blood. The manuscript describes Jane living poorly in Utah such that the family had to live on pig weeds, sego lily roots, and grain for some time. Jane was an 'example of an unselfish pioneer mother,' and she was both courageous and cheerful."
585,"Bott, Olive Henson Allen",MSS SC 2428,"This 191-page typescript book, entitled, Whos Who in the Bott Family in England & America, contains the history, genealogy, and origins of the Bott family. It is compiled by Henry Reeder Bott and h",1910-1996,Family History,"Olive Henson Allen Bott was born on 11 March 1910 in Cove, Utah. She was the daughter of Levi Knapp Allen and Livinia Meriam Henson, and was the youngest of 10 children, the others being Clarinda Meriam, Levi Andrew, Elijah Charles, James Sidney, Lydia Sophronia, Susan LaRene, Julia Mary, Esther Verona, and Theadore Alfred.
On 11 December 1929, she married Henry Reeder Bott in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had no children but spent much of their time together researching and compiling the history of their predecessors.
Olive worked as a secretary and was an active member of the LDS church. While she lived in Mesa, Arizona, she also served as a Family Record teacher at the local library, and an ordinance worker in the Mesa, Arizona Temple.
She died on 27 July 1996 in St. George, Utah, just three years after the death of her husband.",,,,,2019-08-05 10:32:12,,,,,"This 191-page typescript book, entitled, Whos Who in the Bott Family in England & America, contains the history, genealogy, and origins of the Bott family. It is compiled by Henry Reeder Bott and his wife, Olive Henson Allen Bott, and is dated 10 October 1957. It also includes inserts of photocopied maps, photographs, ancestor charts, and letters relevant to the Bott family throughout the work.
In the back, there is also a photocopy of a newspaper article from Mesa, Arizona highlighting Olive as a local genealogical research consultant at the library. At this library, new and useful information on a family has recently become available. The family in question is that of John Craghead and his wife, Martha, who came from Virginia to the Salt Lake Valley with Captain Philemon C. Merrill in 1856."
586,"Bott, Olive Henson Allen",MSS SC 2429,"This 19-page typescript book, bound in a green folder and entitled, Henson: One Hundred years (1868-1968), is a compilation of family history made by Olive Henson Allen Bott, at the request of the c",1910-1996,Family History,"Olive Henson Allen Bott was born on 11 March 1910 in Cove, Utah. She was the daughter of Levi Knapp Allen and Livinia Meriam Henson, and was the youngest of 10 children, the others being Clarinda Meriam, Levi Andrew, Elijah Charles, James Sidney, Lydia Sophronia, Susan LaRene, Julia Mary, Esther Verona, and Theadore Alfred.
On 11 December 1929, she married Henry Reeder Bott in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had no children but spent much of their time together researching and compiling the history of their predecessors.
Olive worked as a secretary and was an active member of the LDS church. While she lived in Mesa, Arizona, she also served as a Family Record teacher at the local library, and an ordinance worker in the Mesa, Arizona Temple.
She died on 27 July 1996 in St. George, Utah, just three years after the death of her husband.",,,,,2019-08-05 10:32:12,,,,,"This 19-page typescript book, bound in a green folder and entitled, Henson: One Hundred years (1868-1968), is a compilation of family history made by Olive Henson Allen Bott, at the request of the children of Livinia Meriam Henson Allen (Olives mother). The file includes family history, genealogy, anecdotes, and inserts of photocopied notes, letters, and photographs pertaining to the Henson family."
406,"Booth, Morna Lamayne Hamaker",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by one of Morna's children. It is located in the third of the collection, which is labeled, Biogra...",1922-,Biography,"Morna Lamayne Hamaker Booth was born in Vernal, Utah to Elizabeth and Levan Hamaker on January 1, 1922. When she was eight years old, she and her family moved to a forty-acre farm in Fort Duchesne. She attended school there until her family's lease ran out. Thereafter, the family moved into a garage, and then a three- bedroom house for two years, and then to Bennett, where Morna attended seventh and eighth grade. She attended eight grade twice because she could not afford high school, where also worked as a janitor. Following, she received a scholarship to Carbon Jr. College. She attended the college and served as vice president of the Mademoiselle club before winning a scholarship to the University of Utah in Logan, where she worked at a cafe. After attending for a year, she worked at the post exchange in Ogden for two years. In 1944, she married Joseph Franklin Booth, and in January of 1946, they moved to Port Jefferson, New York, where they had a child. In 1947, they returned to Logan, where Morna worked at a telephone office. The family moved to Dragerton, where Morna taught school. Another child was born in 1950, and in 1953, Morna and Joseph separated, and Morna went to live with her mother in Dugway. She had a child that year and also began divorce papers. She worked as a telephone operator before moving to Laketown, Utah, where she taught school in the winter, and attended school in the summer. In 1957, she moved to North Logan, where she moved to North Logan, where she worked as an assistant manager at a cafeteria and attended school at the A.C. In August of 1959, she moved to Grantsville, where she taught, and in that same year, finally received her bachelor's degree.",,,"Booth, Morna Lamayne Hamaker",2010-05-27,2010-05-27 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/796,796,804.docx,/WomenManu/image/804.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by one of Morna's children. It is located in the third of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba-By. The manuscript describes Morna as a very studious and intelligent student, having received various scholarships in her high academics. While attending college, Morna had an incredibly rigorous schedule, as she worked nights, studied early in the morning, and attended school for the remainder of the day; according to the schedule written in the manuscript, she only slept three hours a night. The manuscript, as written in 1960, concludes with Morna living in Grantsville, teaching."
485,"Bonnett, Frances Amelia Cluff",MSS SC 2917,"This file contains two folders with typed pages entitled The First School in Northeast Provo, and a scrapbook (including photos) describing the first school in northeast Provo (later to be known as",1865-1950,,"Frances Fannie Amelia Cluff Bonnett was born to Samuel Sampson and Frances Amelia Worsley Cluff on March 21, 1865 in Provo, Utah. Fannie was one of the first 27 students to attend Brigham Young Academy during its first school year, 1875-1876. At the age of 16, Fannie taught children in northeastern Provo where there had not previously been a school until 1888 or 1890. She married David James Bonnett on September 3, 1885 and died on December 15, 1950.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"This file contains two folders with typed pages entitled The First School in Northeast Provo, and a scrapbook (including photos) describing the first school in northeast Provo (later to be known as Pleasant View and/or Edgemont), its building, teachers, and students. Includes pictures, short biographies, and family group records of the teachers and students. The folder also includes writings from Shirley Blackburn and Eva Gillespie and discusses the early development of education in Provo. Frances Amelia Cluff was the first teacher at the first school in northeast Provo. She attended the Brigham Young Academy between ages 11 and 16 (April 1876 Spring 1881). Frances was one of the first class of 29 students who were taught by Karl G. Maeser as their only teacher. In 1881, at age 16, she was approached to begin a school in northeast Provo. That first year she taught in her mothers converted kitchen, as there were no other facilities for a school. For the 1882-83 school year, Provo City relocated the school to a one-room house belonging to John J. Baum. Frances was paid $25 per month, which she received partly in produce. Frances taught school for 8 years, until 1889 when at age 23 her first child, Vivian, was born."
612,"Bonesteel, Lucy Wright",MSS SC 3270,"This is 100 pages of photocopied, handwritten letters with dates ranging from 1831 to around 1888. It is correspondence between Lucy Bonesteel and her family. A few of the letters are from Lucy hersel",1801-1874,Letters,"Lucy Wright Bonesteel was born on 8 April 1801 in Rome, New York. Her father and mother were Peter Bice Wright and Elizabeth Shed Wright. Lucy was the eldest of their 10 children, the others being Catharine, Julius Caesar, Arrunah, Jonathan Calkins, George Dinsmore, Silas Warren, Elizabeth, Emily Lovina, and Marian.
Lucy spent most of her life in Illinois and Indiana. On 12 May 1816 in Dearborn, Indiana, Lucy married Amos Bonesteel, and together they had 2 children, Peter Wright, and Lucy Amanda Jane. They spent much of their married life in Bloomfield, Illinois.
She died on 26 June 1874 in Martell, Wisconsin, at the age of 73 years.",,,,,2020-01-21 08:33:09,,,,,"This is 100 pages of photocopied, handwritten letters with dates ranging from 1831 to around 1888. It is correspondence between Lucy Bonesteel and her family. A few of the letters are from Lucy herself, but most of them are addressed to her from various brothers, sisters, and cousins, such as Mary Elizabeth Smith, her cousin, and Emily Lovina Smith, her sister.
Lucy lived in Bloomfield, Illinois with her husband Amos and their children, Lucy Amanda Jane and Peter while receiving much of this correspondence. Most of the letters were written and sent within Illinois or Indiana.
The content of the letters generally includes news of friends and family, such as who has died, who has married, who has given birth, and who is sick. It also includes news of crops, such as how the potatoes are doing, and whether or not the season has been good. Occasionally there is a request to have another friend or family member write to the authors."
584,"Bollinger, Mrs. William A.",MSS SC 2417,"This 2 and a half-page, handwritten letter is addressed to Mrs. William A. Bollinger in Rushville, Illinois, where Mrs. Eliza Bollinger was apparently visiting her aunt. The letter is from her unnam",1837,Letter,No biographical information found.,,,,,2019-08-05 10:32:12,,,,,"This 2 and a half-page, handwritten letter is addressed to Mrs. William A. Bollinger in Rushville, Illinois, where Mrs. Eliza Bollinger was apparently visiting her aunt. The letter is from her unnamed mother, and is dated 16 July 1837, from Marysville. The letter details family financial, medical, cultural, vital, and general news.
The writer starts with news of who is sick, and reports that her finger has been so sore the last while she has hardly been able to hold a pen. She mentions that Fred, Mrs. Williams, and Mrs. Calendennig or Clendenig (spelling unclear) are all sick and have been for some time. She also tells of how Mrs. C. injured her feet with an upturned pot of hot coffee, and so has not been able to help around the house as much as they both would like. The author also mentions a Jim and describes him as the only one in the family of 26 who is able to help. Still she enjoys Mrs. C.s company, and all are pulling through.
Unfortunately, the crops this year are only half of what was expected, so everyone is a little discouraged by that. William has turned 21 and has decided to no longer work on the farm. Instead he has gone to town to work in a wagon shop, making 60 dollars a month for a year.
The author has received a letter from John, who has had some bad luck and is asking for 300 dollars to close out where he is, so that he can cut his losses and come home. He is hoping to still have something to pay Mr. Bollinger. She also asks her daughter if she received a book from Charles, sent from San Francisco.
She closes with a post script reporting that a Mr. Lad, possibly, is dead, that a Mr. Taylor is low, and that Dr. Gray sends his respects to all."
405,"Bolinder, Charlotte Quist",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one page typescript biography written on April 2, 1958. It is located in the second Hollinger box of the collection, in the eight folder, which ...",1867-1934,Biography,"Charlotte Quist Bolinder was born December 18, 1867 to John Johnson Quist and Cristine Encleson in Asterplane Socken, Sweden. Her parents were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints there, and at age twenty, she would have traveled to America, except for her fathers death. A year later, in 1888, she went with her mother, and they settled in Utah. Charlotte married John Erickson Bolinder in Logan Temple on October 29, 1890. They spent the rest of their lives in Grantsville and had eight children. Charlotte's husband died in 1922, and she was left a widow for twelve years, until her death on October 15, 1834.",,,"Bolinder, Charlotte Quist",2010-05-27,2010-05-27 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/795,795,803.docx,/WomenManu/image/803.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one page typescript biography written on April 2, 1958. It is located in the second Hollinger box of the collection, in the eight folder, which is labeled, Biographies, Q-Ry. There are a few details, although the manuscript describes Charlotte's parents and their conversion. Charlotte was often sick as a youth, and consequently stayed at home for much of the time. The manuscript ends with her death."
122,"Boice, Louisa Marshall",MSS SC 262,"This collection contains items relating to Louisa and to her mother, Sarah Goode Marshall. There is some discrepancy between the authors of the collection as to Louisa's first name. In the autobi...",1850-1926,Autobiography,"Louisa Marshall Boice was born March 12, 1850 in Herefordshire, England to Sarah Goode Marshall and Thomas Marshall. Her father died when she was about three years old. Because Louisa's mother was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she brought her family to Utah in 1865. They suffered many hardships along the way, but according to Louisa, 'Through the faith and prayers of my dear mother we were able to stand it all.' When they arrived in Salt Lake City, Louisa spun and knit to help her mother support the family. Louisa spent her girlhood in Franklin, Idaho. She first met her husband, Martin Calvin Boice, in Smithfield, Utah in the fall of 1864. Martin later moved with his parents to Oxford, Idaho with the help of Louisa's brother-in-law B. H. Hunt. When B. H. Hunt and Louisa's sister moved to Oxford, Louisa came with them and met Martin again. They were married on May 7, 1865 in Oxford and settled there. They became the parents of 12 children: five boys and seven girls. In 1869, Louisa and Martin made a trip to Salt Lake City to receive their endowments. One summer they stayed in Market Lake, Idaho to help Louisa's older sister and her husband. Their little boy had been killed when a wagon ran over his head. Louisa took her sister's place as cook at the home station stage line that they were running. When the Oxford Relief Society was organized, Louisa served as a teacher. In 1879, Louisa and Martin sold their home in Oxford and moved to Dayton, Idaho. Louisa was Relief Society President there for 11 years. Then, they moved to Cottonwood Valley, Idaho where they ran a dairy for eight years. Finally, in 1901, they moved to Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming where a group of Saints had been sent to colonize. Martin died there on October 5, 1907, and Louisa passed away on May 5, 1926.",,,208,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/512,512,,,"This collection contains items relating to Louisa and to her mother, Sarah Goode Marshall. There is some discrepancy between the authors of the collection as to Louisa's first name. In the autobiography she is identified as Louise, in the 'Faith Promoting Incident' one of her children refers to her as Louesa, and in Sarah Goode's biography a grandchild refers to her as Louisa. Two items in the collection are about her specifically. The first item is a one-page typewritten autobiographical sketch of Louisa's life written March 12, 1923 when she was 73 years old. In the sketch she recounts the moves that she and her husband made, and focuses on the eternal nature of the family. She notes that all of her children, except two sons who died in infancy, were worthy to go through the temple. She closes the account of her life with this statement: 'I am looking forward to the time of when we will all be reunited again and have during my life tried to live worthy of the blessings of God on myself and family.' The second item is entitled 'A Faith Promoting Incident,' and was written by one of Louisa's children. Louisa was living in Dayton, Idaho in 1886 when the incident occurred. The Saints were in the midst of persecution because of polygamy, and further, an influenza epidemic was going through the community. Louisa and her mother were both ill. One night, Louisa's husband went out to check on her mother. While he was gone, Louisa heard someone at the door scraping his shoes. When she opened her eyes she saw a stranger standing in the middle of the room, surrounded by a bright light. She often said later, 'I have never in my life seen anything to equal the brightness of that light. I could not move or speak a word.' The man said, 'I have come to tell you how things are going with the Saints.' At this moment she was instantly healed, and she began to pray fervently. Then she started to sing 'Up Awake Ye Defenders of Zion.' She was joined by hundreds of voices who she then led in singing 'Lo the Lion's Left the Thicket.' In a vision, 'the future was opened to me as far as my eyes could see in every direction.' She saw people walking the highway in a destitute state, and she saw the White House and soldiers marching towards it in defense of the nation. The visitor informed her that 'in a short time the Saints would be granted their franchise and in time they would hold the reins of government.' Louisa was filled with happiness and asked the man to come again. He agreed and left the room."
72,"Blyth, Margaret Mitchell Stubbart",MSS SC 794,"Margaret's brief biography is included in the Mitchell Family Biographies written by Pearl Elizabeth Mitchell Boyce, a granddaughter. The biography is a copy of seven handwritten pages describing ...",1824-1911,Biography,"Margaret Mitchell Stubbart Blyth was born June 9, 1824 to Robert Mitchell and Mary Brown in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. Margaret was the sixth of eleven children and enjoyed the comradeship and love of five brothers and five sisters. After immigrating to America when she was five years old, her father was sent to Nova Scotia, Canada where he managed the affairs in the small mining town at Bridge Port. Margaret met her first husband, Matthew Stubbart, and was married May 6, 1844 at 20 years of age. Following their marriage, Margaret and Matthew accompanied her family to Pittston, Pennsylvania where her father had been sent to work. After spending about ten years there, her husband caught the 'California Gold Fever,' and they set out in a wagon train to California. Margaret had four small children at this time, and drove one of the wagons alone during the entire trek. They paused for one day while Margaret gave birth to her 5th child, a baby boy. Her husband had become very domineering and treated Margaret more as a slave than a wife. His treatment of her was so bad that other men in their company resented his treatment and upbraided him. She heard the gospel preached by Mormon Elders after arriving in California. She knew it was true and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At this time, life with her husband had become impossible and they were divorced. Because of her religious beliefs, the judge awarded custody of their five children to her husband who took the children back east after he had failed in California. During this trying and lonely time in Margaret's life, she met a young man named John Law Blyth. Contrary to her first husband, he was kind and dependable. Their love grew and they were married December 17, 1855. She taught him the gospel and he became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 2, 1857. There are different accounts of when Margaret's baptism took place, but it was assumed that she had been a member of the church for about four years at this time. John and Margaret enjoyed a happy marriage, full of joy as well as trials. They lost four of their six children and endured some persecution for their unpopular religion while in California. They sacrificed almost everything they had to join the Saints in Utah in October 1860. Margaret was active in the church and served those around her for the remainder of her life. Her husband was called to preside over missions in Scotland, Australia, and Arizona. Margaret worked with their business endeavors and on their farm to provide the means for these experiences as well as her husband's second family (he had married again after arriving in Utah). She was known for her love of children and adopted and raised many children as her own. She lived an active life until her death at 86 years of age.",1814-1904,,163,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/462,462,,,"Margaret's brief biography is included in the Mitchell Family Biographies written by Pearl Elizabeth Mitchell Boyce, a granddaughter. The biography is a copy of seven handwritten pages describing Margaret's life. It is clear that she was a generous and loving woman who worked hard to serve her family and the Lord. Many grandchildren benefited from her kindness when she put a dollar in their hand or pocket and told them to go to the opera or play or some other type of amusement. Margaret had faith and did her best to live the principles of the gospel. Towards the beginning of their marriage, John Blyth didn't see the necessity of paying tithing, but Margaret urged him to do so. She told him that money belonged to the Lord, and he had better pay or take the consequences. Shortly thereafter, there was a fire in John's holdings and he lost one tenth of all he owned. He then willingly paid tithing and was generous in his giving for the remainder of his life. Following their move to Utah, Margaret helped organize and operate a branch of the United Order as planned by Brigham Young. While her husband served missions, she traveled and saw to business on their property from Logan to Deseret, Millard Co. and became a well known figure in her 'black topped buggy.' She lived in Arizona with her husband for the last part of his mission, and is thought to have planted the first peach trees and grape vines in the state in the city of Moenkopi. It was also here that the famous Indian Chief Tuba, or 'Tubby', lived with them. She took a trip back east in her later years to meet her children she had missed for years. They then came to visit her in Utah and some even lived there for a time. In her older years, Margaret was blessed with worldly goods, and used them primarily to bless the lives of others. This is a joyful biography of an early Latter-day Saint. Polygamy, Pioneer."
241,"Bleak, Elizabeth Moore",MSS 8; 920 no.91 (23),This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection briefly records the general biographical information of Elizabeth Moore Bleak. She is described as a noble woman an...,1828-1899,Biography,"Elizabeth Moore Bleak was born March 6, 1828 in Twig Folly, London, Middlesex, England to John Moore and Eunice Holding. She married James Godson Bleak in June of 1849 and joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints not long after. Together, James and Elizabeth had ten children. The family later migrated to Utah, and Elizabeth was among the first women to be called to serve in the St. George Temple. She died December 19, 1899.",1852-1933,,315,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/631,631,,,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection briefly records the general biographical information of Elizabeth Moore Bleak. She is described as a noble woman and very talented with embroidery. Microfilm: This is a one-page biography of Elizabeth Moore Bleak. It contains the same information as in the manuscript, relating the basic biographical events of Elizabeth's life."
317,"Bjork, Eva Charlotta Anderson",MSS 888,This collection is composed of two sets of papers. The first set is a six page photocopied diary of Eva's emigration from Sweden to Utah. The handwriting is easily read. She explains each step of t...,1852-1901,Eva's Diary 1884 and William Bjork's Biograpphy,"Eva Charlotta Anderson Bjork was born 31 March 1852 in Julita, Sodermanland, Sweden to Anders and Catharina (Andersson) Ericsson. She became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated with other Saints from Sweden to Utah in 1884. Eva moved to Grantsville, Utah where she met William Bjork. She later married him as a second wife in the order of polygamy on 12 August 1885 in the Logan Temple. The Bjork family moved to the Provo Bench (later Pleasant Grove, Utah) where William and Eva had at least four children, though only two survived- Velma born 5 January 1890 and Beatrice born October 18, 1892. Eva remained in Pleasant Grove for the rest of her life where she died on 20 December 1901.",1886-1950,,384,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/707,707,,,"This collection is composed of two sets of papers. The first set is a six page photocopied diary of Eva's emigration from Sweden to Utah. The handwriting is easily read. She explains each step of the journey, giving times and prices for each portion of the trip. She leaves from Copenhagen, Denmark, continues to England, and then lands in New York, New York. She continues to Utah by train, and explains the scenery as she travels. She thinks America is a beautiful place with plenty of big open country. She also mentions how the mountains are just like the pyramids in Egypt. She views the land as inspiring and is pleased with her surroundings. She gets re-baptized when she arrives in Utah, as many other Saints had done. The second set of papers is a biography published in 1930 about Eva's husband William Bjork. It is twelve pages long, photocopied, and handwritten fairly legibly. William was born 6 April 1837 in Sweden. He joined the Latter-day Saints and worked for the railroad so he could earn enough money to emigrate from Sweden to Utah in 1868. He was the first in his family to immigrate, so he worked in the United States to earn enough money to bring the rest of his family. Details of his journey from Sweden to Utah are discussed. William married his first wife Augusta Gustava Anderson on 29 December 1868 and later married a second wife in polygamy, Eva Charlotta Anderson. They settled in several different locations in Utah where he worked on and off for the railroad. He acted as foreman for the joining of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah. William continued working on the railroad for a large portion of his life; he was also the first state worker in genealogy. He died on 3 June 1928, following the deaths of both of his wives. Brigham Young, John R. Murdock, and Amasa Lyman are mentioned in the history."
71,"Bitner, Martina Marjorie Halseth",MSS SC 431,"This collection contains seven typed pages written by Madeline Bitner Wirthlin, the youngest daughter of Martina and Breneman Bitner. Two pages of family pictures are also included at the end of t...",1847-1912,Biography,"Martina Marjorie Halseth Bitner was born in Akers, Akershus (Christiana Oslo), Norway to Peder Eriksen Halseth and Martha Katherine Johnson on August 19, 1847. When six years old, Martina was sent to a boarding school and remained there for nine years. As a teenager, Martina listened to Mormon Elders teach the gospel and secretly attended their Church meetings. She was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was fifteen years old and greatly desired to emigrate to America with other Mormon Saints. Her parents were greatly opposed to this and told her if she left, she would never be welcomed home again. Martina's daughter wrote that 'This was no deterrent for that indomitable girl.' Martina was strong willed and prepared for the journey to America. She sailed on the B.S. Kimball from Copenhagen on May 4, 1865 and arrived in New York on June 14, 1865. Of the 557 aboard, 3 adults and 25 children were buried at sea. Upon arriving in New York, Martina learned that she still had 2,000 miles of country to cross before she reached the 'promised land.' She was shocked, but continued forward with fortitude and faith'characteristics she embodied throughout her lifetime. After a trying journey across plains and through mountains, the party arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on November 8, 1865. Tears were shed as the valley did not appear as glamorous as imagined. They were greeted by President Brigham Young and W.W. Riter who shook the hand of each pioneer. Martina was taken into the home of Elizabeth Boyce of Big Cottonwood who did all she could for the young pioneer girl. Breneman Barr Bitner caught Martina's eye one day at Church after which they began their courtship. As polygamy was practiced at that time, Breneman already had one wife before he was married to Martina by Wilford Woodruff in the Endowment House on April 10, 1866. His first wife passed away that following September, and he was married again to Sarah Ann Osgathorpe on June 4, 1869. Martina and Breneman had 10 sons and 2 daughters. Martina worked hard in her home and on the farm her husband built. She raised her children with faith. She passed away on June 7, 1912 after an illness from uremic poisoning.",1869-1936,,162,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/461,461,,,"This collection contains seven typed pages written by Madeline Bitner Wirthlin, the youngest daughter of Martina and Breneman Bitner. Two pages of family pictures are also included at the end of the short biography. There is a brief description of Martina's parents and their courtship and life together. A note is included that all of Martina's family most likely joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints later on. Martha endured hardships while crossing the sea and plains to arrive in Zion. The group endured hot dusty days and attacks by Indians. They received help at the Sweetwater from Saints sent by Brigham Young. Martina worked hard cooking, cleaning, and providing a home for her family. The family's first home on the farm was a two room adobe in which 18 of Breneman's 19 children were born. Later, he built a large, two story brick home. Martina had a beautiful singing voice that was passed on to her daughters, many of whom participated in plays and operas in Salt Lake City. Martina and Breneman lost their daughter Florence to spinal meningitis when she was 18 years old. In his journal, Breneman recalled their prayers and administrations during her illness and their sorrow and loneliness that followed her death. Martina worked hard to learn English after she arrived in the Salt Lake Valley as her husband wanted no foreign accent in his family. Breneman and Martina taught their children the value of work and they all received an education from the 28th district school in Holladay. The Bitner household was well organized and ran in an orderly manner. On bath night, there was a standing joke between mother and daughters which follows: The girls would say, 'I washed down as far as possible and up as far as possible.' Martina would then reply, 'Now don't you think you had better wash possible.' Martina's daughter recalled no negative feelings toward polygamy in their family. Breneman took both wives, both carrying babies, to ward parties and danced all night. Martina was faithful to her testimony throughout her life and left a strong legacy for her posterity. Her daughter recorded that 'Mother loved everything pertaining to the Church. [Mother] said, It is not our responsibility to know what the authorities are doing with our tithing; our only duty is to pay it honestly.'' The biography is enjoyable and full of descriptions of life as a pioneer saint and life on a farm. A sweet tribute is given at the end to the Bitner name and to Mother Martina. Mormon Pioneers, Frontier Life, Pioneer Life, Trek"
252,"Bird, Harriet Goble",MSS 8; BX 8670 .A1 no.34,"This four-page typescript is a biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Margaret Steed Hess. In her childhood, though her mother died young, Harriet's father took great ...",1824-1915,"Biography, autobiography","Harriet Goble Bird was born in Goodwood, Sussex, England on June 12, 1824 to William Goble and Harriet Johnson. She married James Bird on September 18, 1848, and she was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on February 3, 1850, suffering much persecution because of it. She and her husband moved from Monford to Brandon before they eventually left London on June 3, 1864. They crossed the plains in Warren Snow's Company and reached Salt Lake City on November 2, 1864. Thereafter, they settled in Nephi. After her husband died, Harriet taught school for two terms, and also gleaned oats. She was among the first Relief Society teachers, and continually waited on the sick. She died May 4, 1915.",1841-1918,,325,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/642,642,,,"This four-page typescript is a biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Margaret Steed Hess. In her childhood, though her mother died young, Harriet's father took great care to teach his children the principles of morality, such as never to lie, swear, steal, or take the Lord's name in vain. This apparently left a great impression on her, and later on, Margaret describes Harriet's encounter with the gospel, and of reading the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants. She received a personal testimony of its truthfulness and decided to be baptized. At first, her husband did not want her to, but he eventually gave his consent. Harriet suffered much persecution following her baptism'of the five who were baptized that day, one died shortly thereafter, and the other three fell away from the Church. Margaret continues by relating several experiences in which Harriet was forced to stand up for her beliefs. The Superintendent of Police apparently mocked her baptism, while a deacon contested her beliefs by using various scriptures. A record of their conversation is included in the manuscript, as well as news that the same deacon, while preaching one day, dropped dead. Afterward, Margaret describes Harriet as distressed because of the persecution, and desperate when even her sister and her sister's husband acted strangely toward her. She feared the same would happen with her husband, but after being comforted by her faith, he joined the Church as well. Margaret then writes about another experience in which three women conversed about polygamy and the 'Mormons,' and Harriet stood up for her religion once more. After reaching Utah, Harriet served as one of the first teachers of the Relief Society. She also cared for the sick and helped raise various families. BX 8670 .A1 no. 34: This is a small, fourteen-page book titled, 'Sketch of the life of HARRIET GOBLE BIRD.' In it, Harriet writes about her life as a recollection. It contains almost the exact same information as the manuscript, although this one is written in first person. It ends the same as the manuscript, with Harriet's testimony and her gratefulness for the privilege of hearing Martin Harris speak in 1870 and give his testimony of the Book of Mormon. Nursing."
140,"Bingham, Mehitable Sawyer Hall",MSS SC 902,Mehitable's biography is included in a collection of Harris Family Biographies. Mehitable and Benjamin's combined biography was written by their great-granddaughter Belle Harris Wilson about 1960....,1806-1866,Biography,"Mehitable Sawyer Hall Bingham was born October 1, 1806 in Andover, Oxford, Maine to Amos Richardson Sawyer and Elizabeth Bixbee (or Bixby). Mehitable's relatives were prominent early American families. Mehitable was married to Benjamin Kimball Hall in Maine in 1827. While living in Letter 'B' Township, Oxford Co., Maine, their first five children were born, and they were baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They moved with their young children to Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio around 1836 to join the Saints. There is no record, but it is assumed that Mehitable and Benjamin sacrificed along with the other Saints to build the Temple of the Lord in Kirtland. This time in Kirtland was a difficult period for the Saints, and the family left sometimes around June 1, 1838 with a recommend for removal signed by Newell K. Whitney. They then moved to Exeter, Scott Co. Illinois, and later to Lima, Adams Co., Illinois near Nauvoo. They were members of the first branch organized on October 23, 1840 in Lima. Their daughter Louisa remembered seeing the Prophet Joseph Smith often while living in Lima. Along with the other Saints, the family endured persecutions and mobsters. At one time, a mob ordered them out of their home and burned it to the ground as the family watched from the corn field. Benjamin was endowed in the Nauvoo Temple on December 24, 1845, and Mehitable on January 7, 1846. They soon left Nauvoo and began to move West to find peace in Zion. They stayed in Mt. Pisgah, Iowa from 1847-1850 where they raised the necessary means to continue on in their journey. The family made the trek from Iowa to the Salt Lake Valley in 1850, arriving on September 20, in the James Pace Company led by Captain Bennett. Soon after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, the family settled in Ogden, Utah where Benjamin farmed and made brooms, and Mehitable worked as a midwife. They received their Patriarchal blessings from Isaac Morley in 1855 at Mound's Fort. Later in life, when their youngest daughter Louisa was old enough to be married, conflicts arose between Benjamin and Mehitable about who would be a suitable spouse. Among other things, this difference contributed to their separation and divorce. Mehitable then married Erastus Bingham on September 11, 1857 as a plural wife. Benjamin was eventually remarried as well. Benjamin and Mehitable were the parents of nine children, three of whom died during their journeys from Maine to Utah. Mehitable passed away January 30, 1866 in Ogden, Utah.",-,,224,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/530,530,,,"Mehitable's biography is included in a collection of Harris Family Biographies. Mehitable and Benjamin's combined biography was written by their great-granddaughter Belle Harris Wilson about 1960. Benjamin was baptized August 6, 1833 by Hazen Aldrich as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (there is no date recorded for Mehitable's baptism in the biography).While living in Kirtland, Ohio, they lost their oldest daughter, Elisa Marie, and this event was published in the LDS Messenger and Advocate in the November 1836 issue on page 416. While living in Lima, the family was associated with the leaders of the Church and was victim to the cruel treatment of persecutors of their religion. When the mob ordered them out of their home in Lima, Mehitable's son Horace left his sick bed to join his father on guard against the mob. He later died of exposure, and according to a grandson, 'He [was] no less a martyr for the cause of righteousness than those who were shot down by the bullet of the infuriated demons.' Mehitable was described as being rather husky for a woman and 'fearless as a lion.' It was recorded that when the mob forced them to leave, Mehitable realized she had forgotten a pewter tea pot. She ran back for the pot and said, 'I am going to get that tea pot. [Dang] them, they can't have that to melt into bullets to kill us with.' While traveling to the Salt Lake Valley, they were given a small pox scab to vaccinate their group as they would be traveling through an infected area. As a midwife, the responsibility fell to Mehitable to vaccinate the members of their ten wagon company. In addition to working as a midwife in Ogden, Mehitable and her daughters made home-spun cloth, yarn, and rag carpets. After Mehitable's death, the house she lived in when married to Erastus Bingham was moved to Salt Lake City to a pioneer village on Conner Street and named, 'Mehitable Bingham's Cabin.'"
135,"Bieler, Itha J. Galbraith",1900,This collection includes 151 typed pages written by both Itha and her husband Paul. The manuscript is bound in book form and includes an alphabetical index. Included are both Itha and Paul's ance...,-,1967,"Itha J. Galbraith Bieler was born February 16, 1900 in Colonia Diaz, State of Chihuahua, Mexico to Christopher Layton Galbraith and Mary Heva Johnson. Itha's great-grandfather Christopher Layton had been sent to Mexico by the Presidency of the Church in 1885 to find and settle land which would serve as a haven from polygamous persecutions for the Saints. The climate in Mexico adversely affected Itha's father's health which initiated the family's move to Idaho when Itha was 2 years old. Itha's father and mother farmed and ran the post office and general store while in Lorenzo, Idaho. On September 5, 1908, Itha was baptized by Brother Zera P. Terry and confirmed by her father on September 13 in the Lorenzo Ward, Jefferson County, Idaho. Two coal houses near to the canal were used as dressing rooms for this occasion. When Itha was 12 years old, her family moved to a dry farm south east of Idaho Falls and several miles above Ammon, Idaho. In 1915, Itha slipped on icy stairs and injured her back. This was the first of two back injuries for Itha which later contributed to her arthritic back. In 1916, Itha's family moved to an irrigated farm in Ammon which enabled the children to more consistently attend school. Itha and her sister, Heva, attended one year at Idaho Falls High School. In 1919, Itha's family sold their farms and moved to Ogden, Weber county, Utah. Itha enrolled at the Weber Normal College, and worked every day after school during the fall at the Last and Thomas Department Store. She quit the Weber Normal College after contracting pneumonia and bronchitis, and worked full time at the Last and Thomas Store until it burned down in 1923. Itha then worked at the Utah Knitting Factory and clerked at the Golden Rule Store until she was married. Itha's future husband, Paul Samuel Bieler entered her life on November 28, 1922 as a boarder in her family's home. Itha was careful about her involvement with Paul as he was a Baptist, and she would not be married anywhere but the Mormon temple. After Paul Samuel Bieler was baptized on January 25, 1923, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 19, 1924. They made their home in Ogden and worked hard to earn a living and stay out of debt during their marriage. Itha was especially frugal and helped the family survive during difficult times. Itha had four daughters and was a devoted wife and mother throughout her life. She was faithful to her testimony all her life and served diligently in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Itha held callings in the Relief Society, Sunday School, Primary, and also served as a Stake Missionary and was involved in Genealogical work. Itha was musically talented and performed in many productions as well as being a member of the Relief Society Singing Mothers. Itha was also an active member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization. Itha suffered greatly towards the end of her life from an arthritic back, high blood pressure, and an enlarged heart. She diligently held on to life until March 1, 1967 when she passed away at the hospital in Ogden. Itha was described as an optimist and a loyal wife, mother, and saint.",-,,220,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/525,525,,,"This collection includes 151 typed pages written by both Itha and her husband Paul. The manuscript is bound in book form and includes an alphabetical index. Included are both Itha and Paul's ancestral photo charts followed by a portrait pedigree ancestry of their four daughters and a number of family pictures. Itha wrote, 'Truly I have been abundantly blessed in my heritage as a descendant of Ephraim through my noble parentage.' Itha included many stories about her pioneer ancestors and expressed gratitude for the legacy they left. Itha's patriarchal blessing and 'comfort blessing' are included. Itha wrote consistently of the blessings she had received from the Lord throughout her life. Itha recalled that her favorite job in Colonia Diaz, Mexico, was helping the women who would contribute milk to a community supply. She also remembered sneaking drinks of potato yeast she picked up from a neighbor for her mother. On their trip to Idaho, the family rode 200 miles in a covered wagon with Grandfather Johnson to El Paso, Texas, took a train to Utah, and traveled on to Lorenzo, Idaho. Itha's childhood was exciting and happy. Itha wrote of the two room school house at Lorenzo and the rubber hose which was used to discipline. One time, Itha and her sister Heva dug big pieces of honey from a five gallon can and ate it like candy after which she was sick for days and said, 'For the next five or six years I shuddered whenever honey was mentioned.' Itha enjoyed springtime on the farm and speaking of the birds, grass, flowers, and sun said that her 'heart [was] filled with these blessings from our Father in Heaven.' When Itha was about 8 years old and getting ready to attend a play, her mother noticed that she was placing straight pins in the front of her dress. When asked what she was doing, she replied, 'that if Joe Blodgett, an eleven-year-old neighbor, tried sitting on my lap tonight, I'd stick him with the pins.' Itha's family participated in hard physical work to farm and make a living. The family's first home on their dry farm was a 16 foot by 20 foot tent until their house was finished. Itha wrote of the girls' involvement on the farm which included, 'milking cows, plowing, harrowing, drilling, weeding, and helping in the garden.' She wrote of difficult times and mistakes that were made. She said, 'Father really had a lot of help though, as there were eleven of us, and we were a close knit family. We worked together, and played together; we went to Church together. We sacrificed for each other and we shared everything.' Itha wrote of miracles that occurred and the blessings her family received while working hard in Idaho. When Itha was a young girl, she tore up a check her father had written to her because she knew her family needed the money more than she did. Itha's personal history ends just before she was married, and her husband continues the story from there until her death. Itha's husband wrote of her frugality during the great depression. She lived the saying from her pioneer ancestors, 'Eat it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.' Itha canned and preserved thousands of fruits and vegetables and used dandelion leaves instead of lettuce for salad. Her husband wrote that whenever he would get cross or criticize, Itha would respond sweetly and say, 'I can't hear a word you say.' Itha was selfless in her marriage and supported her husband in his scouting duties and work. She was an excellent seamstress and made clothes and costumes for her girls. Itha hiked miles to and from her Primary and Relief Society meetings with her girls even when suffering from ulcerated ankles. Itha was active in the community and well loved by all who knew her. After their daughters were grown and gone, Paul and Itha spent time traveling and visiting their children and grandchildren. Itha was anxious to help her daughters after they gave birth and apologized when her health was failing and she couldn't help anymore. Itha's husband kept precise records of her doctor visits and their experiences with her health. Itha suffered from ankle ulcers, high blood pressure, an arthritic back, and eventually passed away from a number of problems relating to her heart and lungs. At her funeral, President S. Dilworth Young, a general authority and close family friend said, 'Itha Bieler, in my opinion, never had any doubt the principles of the Gospel she espoused' After Itha's death, to celebrate her birthday, her family would attend an endowment session in the L.D.S. temple together. This was where they felt closest to their mother. The collection concludes with events that took place after Itha's death recorded by her husband Paul."
97,"Berry, Isabelle Maria Harris Merrill Nelson",MSS SC 902,"Isabelle's biography is part of a collection of Harris family biographies. The collection was donated by Belle Harris and contains pedigree charts and biographies of Isabelle's parents, siblings, ...",1861-1938,Biography,"Isabelle Harris Merrill Nelson Berry was born on April 15, 1861 in Willard, Box Elder, Utah to Charles and Louisa Harris. She was the third of eleven children. Both of her parents crossed the plains on the trek to Utah; her mother came from Illinois and arrived in Utah in 1850, and her father came from Ohio and arrived in 1852. While Isabelle was still an infant, her parents were called by Brigham Young to settle Dixie County. They lived there until Isabelle reached school age and then moved to Parowan, Utah where her father worked as a carpenter, operated a sawmill, and served as City Marshall. In 1877 the family purchased an isolated tract of land on the Sevier River and built a ranch. The closest school and church were ten miles away. While living there, Isabelle met Clarence Merrill, a storeowner, and they were married on October 8, 1879. He was 22 years her senior and already had two wives. Isabelle had two children with Clarence, but left him while she was pregnant with her second son. Her father pled her case for a temple divorce before the church court, which approved the request, and the decree was signed by John Taylor, 3rd president of the Church. Around 1883, Congress passed the Edmunds-Tucker Act, and the Federal Government established courts to prosecute polygamists. Isabelle was subpoenaed to appear before a Grand Jury in Beaver, Utah. When she refused to answer incriminating questions, she was fined for being in contempt of court and was sentenced to four months in jail. Isabelle was the first woman prisoner in the Utah State Penitentiary, and her incarceration in 1883 made her a local hero. After being released from prison, Isabelle went to Brigham Young Academy to become a teacher. There she met and fell in love with Nels Lars Larson, one of her professors. They were married in the Endowment House on August 1, 1887, and moved to Provo, Utah where Nels continued to teach. They had four children together and Nels was 'the love of her life.' However, Isabelle felt that Nels neglected her because he was often away from home taking care of social responsibilities tied to his position at the Academy. They eventually separated and divorced. In 1912 Isabelle met a widower, Robert Berry, with six young children. Isabelle and Robert were married on June 15, 1915 in the Salt Lake Temple, and lived in Provo for 23 years, where she helped to raise his children. Isabelle died suddenly on May 31, 1938 in Provo, Utah.",1819-1900,,186,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/487,487,,,"Isabelle's biography is part of a collection of Harris family biographies. The collection was donated by Belle Harris and contains pedigree charts and biographies of Isabelle's parents, siblings, and grandparents. With the collection is a note giving Belle Harris' address and indicating that additional histories can be obtained from her at a minimal cost. Isabelle's biography is five pages, typewritten, and was authored by a granddaughter, Madeline Merrill Mills. It contains stories about her youth, her marriages, and personal qualities she developed. Isabelle was a very intelligent woman with a love for reading. While she was in the Utah State Penitentiary, she thought seriously about how she would care for her two young boys and decided to go back to school to prepare to teach. She was a capable woman who needed her abilities to be recognized. The biography focuses on her reasons for divorcing her first two husbands. Clarence was not successful as a businessman, and Isabelle felt that there was no financial future for her boys, Albert and Horace, if she stayed with him. With Nels, she felt too tied to household work and the demands of caring for four young children without his help. Their children, Jessie Belle and Stella Jean (twins), Sterling Harris, and Milo Alva, were born within three and a half years of each other. At the end of the biography, Mills lists Isabelle's children and the careers which they pursued. At some points in the biography, Mills refers to Isabelle as 'Belle.'"
375,"Berger, Violet Evelyn Tonks",MSS SC 835,The fifth folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to Violet Evelyn Tonks Berger. The folder holds short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. The section con...,1889-1977,Autobiography,"Violet Evelyn Tonks was born August 25, 1889 in Morgan, Utah the daughter of George Moroni Tonks and Emily Ann Littlefield, both of whom had crossed the plains to Utah as children. Violet started school at the age of six in Round-Valley, Utah. Then in September of 1898 her family moved to Victor, Idaho. In 1900 the family built a lovely new home on their ranch in Victor. In 1906 Violet's father bought a house in Rexburg, Idaho so that his children could attend school there. Violet studied home economics at Ricks Academy were she met Lucius Robert Berger. They courted for three years and were married on October 5, 1909. Lucius had graduated from Ricks Academy in 1908 in the business class. The spring after they were married Lew and Violet moved to Pocatello, Idaho where he worked for the railroad. Their first three children where born during the nine years they lived there. In the spring of 1918 they moved their family to Farmington, Utah where they grew fruits and vegetables for the canning factory. When her mother became ill Violet and Lew sold their land and moved back to Victor to look after her father's farm. When the Great Depression hit they had a hard time supporting their family and debts piled up. Finally in 1935 they sold the farm, settled all the debts and moved into town. On December 2, 1938 Lew died. Violet would then marry his friend Milton East in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 23, 1942. He died of a heart attack on September 16, 1948. Violet passed away May 16, 1977 in Jackson, Wyoming.",-,,85,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/765,765,,,"The fifth folder in the collection contains biographical information relating to Violet Evelyn Tonks Berger. The folder holds short biographies for many members of the Tonks family. The section concerning Violet consists of an autobiography of four typewritten pages. The first year that her family was in Idaho her elder brother George suffered appendicitis and died. Since he had been the one to take care of the family's ranch, his death had a great effect upon the family. Her father was very concerned about his children's education and took a great interest in the Ricks Academy church school that was being built in Rexburg, Idaho. He bought a house there, donated money for the building of the school, and would move the family there each winter so that Violet and her brothers and sisters could attend school. Violet expresses her gratitude for her family, especially her children and their companions. She also details her callings and church service as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
43,"Bennion, Eliza Ann Harker",MSS SC 1128; BX 8670.07 .B4395b 1995- Americana Collection,"This collection consists of a 71 page, typed-spiral bound copy of a transcription of Eliza Bennion's journal prepared by her granddaughter Dawn Bennion Sandberg. It is a record of the years 1871-1...",1853-1946,"Diary, 1871-1876","Eliza Ann Harker was born on August 25, 1853 to Eliza Ann and Joseph Harker in the English Fort in Taylorsville, Utah. Both of her parents were from England but, had not known each other in England. After converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints they both came to America where they met due to the commonality of their background which them together. Eliza was Joseph's second wife in polygamy. Their daughter Eliza grew up in Taylorsville and met Hyrum Bennion there. They were married on December 13, 1869 in the Endowment House. In February 1870 they moved to Vernon, Rush Valley, Utah. In 1875 they moved back to Taylorsville. Eliza remained there until her death in 1946 at the age of 93. She was the mother of seven children.",1923-1976,,137,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/433,433,,,"This collection consists of a 71 page, typed-spiral bound copy of a transcription of Eliza Bennion's journal prepared by her granddaughter Dawn Bennion Sandberg. It is a record of the years 1871-1876 while Eliza was living in Rush Valley, Utah. The first page is a large photo of Eliza. In the following six pages, there is a family background provided outlining the lives of Eliza's parents. It tells of her parent's conversions, their move to America, their joining the saints and the trek out west, especially to Utah. It also talks about their being called by Brigham Young to help with the 'English Fort' that was built for fortification against Indians in the early days of the pioneers and gives a description of the fort itself. It also tells of Eliza's early days: going to school, the activities of the day, meeting Hyrum and their marriage. It gives a quick summary of the major events in Eliza's life. Following these sections is a list of the descendants of John's parents and a page entitled 'Eliza's Diary Community' which details the people mentioned in the journal and the number of times that they are mentioned. It then gets into the journal entries made by Eliza. It begins in January of 1871. Each month has a heading that indicates where Eliza was for the majority of that month such as 'Rush Valley Upper Ranch' or 'West Jordan.' Most of the entries are mostly a log of the household chores and daily tasks that she completed. She spent a great deal of time knitting, crocheting and sewing to meet the needs of the household. She also tells of dances that she attended, people she visited, and people who visited her. On November 18, 1871 Hyrum married his second wife Mary Karren. Eliza records the day saying, 'Hyrum went to the Endowment house. Went to a dance in the evening. It was a fine day (Hyrum married Mary Karren),' but does not write much more on the subject. She began to teach school on January 9, 1872 in Vernon. She writes about attending church meetings, especially Sunday School and Relief Society. She writes about visiting her mother, she would leave for about a month at a time without Hyrum. Eliza also mentions once or twice that Mary does the same visiting her family. There are several entries where Eliza expresses her struggles with having to share her husband with another woman and the resulting loneliness she feels. One such entry is September 6, 1874 'Oh Hyrum the time passes away so slowly without you. I am so lonely today but you know nothing about how I feel you have another to comfort and make you happy.' At the end of her diary Eliza lists groceries purchased in 1871 and the 'Report for Relief Society' for five years receipts, disbursements, and donation particulars. After this more of Eliza's history is given. It tells of moving to Taylorsville and the house that Hyrum built for her. It tells of the birth of her first child, Hyrum Jr., and goes on to indicate that she had six more following him. There is also a little about her feelings toward plural marriage. Following this there is poem by Eliza entitled 'Christmas Time When I was a Girl' written when she was 83. It was read by Eliza at the December 17, 1936 meeting of the Daughters of the Pioneers. There is also a poem written by Dawn Bennion Sandberg about Eliza entitled 'The Principle.' Finally, there is picture of Eliza and her family in front of their home."
5,"Bennion, Cora Lindsay",MSS SC 906,"Several letters, documents, and photographs make up this collection of Cora Bennion's memorabilia. These documents reveal that those who knew Cora considered her worthy of their respect. In lette...",1874-1975,Memorabilia,"Cora Lindsay Bennion was born December 9, 1874 in Taylorsville, Utah, the third of eleven children born to Joseph Shanks and Emma Lindsay. After attending the Latter-day Saint College and the University of Utah, Cora taught school for one year. In June 1898 Cora married Milton Bennion in the Salt Lake City Temple. After their marriage, they moved to Chicago, Illinois, where her husband attended college and Cora studied music. With Cora's musical abilities, she often entertained her family and friends. After graduation, Cora's husband served as the President of Cedar City Normal School. In 1912, Cora and her husband moved to Wisconsin, where her husband studied at another university. They returned to Salt Lake City, Utah one year later. Besides giving birth to ten children, two of whom died in infancy, Cora was an active member in the Parent Teacher Association, President of the Utah Women's Club, an ordinance worker in the Salt Lake Temple for thirty years, and member of the General Relief Society Board for nineteen years. Her dedication to her husband, children, and church, along with her skills in homemaking, earned her the title of Utah's Mother of the Year in 1952. Cora died on July 19, 1975 at the age of one hundred and one.",-,,102,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/395,395,,,"Several letters, documents, and photographs make up this collection of Cora Bennion's memorabilia. These documents reveal that those who knew Cora considered her worthy of their respect. In letters recommending Cora as Utah's Mother of the Year, Amy Brown Lyman, a former president of the Relief Society, George R. Hill, the General Superintendent of the Deseret Sunday School, and T. Quentin Cannon, an attorney, write of Cora's talents and contributions to society. An article written by Amy Brown Lyman on April 12, 1952 commends Cora for her excellent housekeeping and contributions to the Red Cross, PTA, educational forums, and welfare programs. Marba C. Josephson writes an article in The Instructor of May 1952, entitled, 'A Mother in Israel: Cora Lindsay Bennion.' This article gives a brief biography of Cora and praises her accomplishments. This collection also includes a faded newspaper clipping announcing Cora's award and a large official certificate from The American Mother's Committee of the Golden Rule Foundation, signed by the members of the committee presidency. Members of the Temple Presidency write of their appreciation for Cora's willingness to serve as an ordinance worker in the temple and a certificate of honorable release acknowledges Cora's great service. Cora's 100th birthday celebration was an important event for her. President Spencer W. Kimball writes of Cora's noble birthright, exemplary life, rich pioneer heritage, and devotion to her family, friends, and church. This letter, written on December 6, 1974, congratulates Cora on her 100th birthday. The President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, and Utah's governor, Calvin L. Rampton, also wrote letters to congratulate Cora on becoming one hundred years old. While Cora served on the General Relief Society Board, she wrote an article entitle, 'Mormon Ideals of Motherhood' that was also broadcast on the KSL Radio Station. In this article, Cora writes of women's roles as homemakers, mothers, and teachers. She advises women to make use of modern conveniences to help them have more leisure time to study art, music, and literature."
391,"Bell, Lucy Payne",MSS SC 175,Lucy's brief biography is included in a collection of biographical materials related to the Payne family. Her biography is only one typewritten page which chronicles important events in Lucy's lif...,1860-1943,Biography,"Lucy Payne Bell was born March 16, 1860 in Wingate, Durham, England to Edward and Emma Powell Payne. At the age of four, Lucy immigrated with her family to America to be closer to the other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When grasshoppers destroyed her family's small crop in Heber City, Utah, Lucy and her family moved to Coalville, where her father mined. In 1874, Lucy and her family moved to Glenwood to begin a second farm. Lucy worked as a schoolteacher and also served as the first secretary in the Young Ladies Retrenchment Society until her marriage to Herbert H. Bell in the Saint George Temple on December 5, 1878. With the money Lucy earned as a schoolteacher, she furnished their first home in Glenwood with a bedstead, kitchen table, and six chairs. In April 1884, Lucy's husband left to serve a mission in the northern states. To finance his mission, Lucy and her husband sold their land and Lucy began teaching school and classes in needlework. During her husband's absence, Lucy gave birth to their first child, who died in infancy. When her husband returned, Lucy remained supportive of him when he was called on a second mission and she remained in Glenwood to run the farm and care for their children. Lucy served in nearly every organization of the church while her husband served as bishop for thirty years. Of the fourteen children to whom Lucy gave birth, six died in infancy. In her older years, Lucy stayed busy doing genealogy and spending time with her eight children. After the death of Lucy's husband January 4, 1938, Lucy's daughter and young family moved to Lucy's home to take care of her. She died October 27, 1943.",-,,100,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/781,781,,,"Lucy's brief biography is included in a collection of biographical materials related to the Payne family. Her biography is only one typewritten page which chronicles important events in Lucy's life without supplying many details. It does, however, give information about Lucy's parents, who became very involved with missionary work after their baptism into the church. In 1863, Lucy's father emigrated to Pennsylvania, where he worked as a miner to earn money to pay for the rest of the family's passage to America. A few months later, Lucy's mother and three siblings sailed to America to meet her father. With the hopes of earning enough money and provisions to farm in Utah, Lucy's father sent the family ahead with a different company, while he remained in Pennsylvania. It was a happy reunion when Lucy's father joined them one year later, in 1865. The biography also includes a few of Lucy's memories. As a child, Lucy fearfully watched a band of Indians do a war dance around a pole with a scalp placed on top. When her family moved to Glenwood, they began living the United Order, a program instigated by the church that required its members to share their possessions, land, and skills. Lucy contributed her skills by gleaning wheat, spinning yarn, and sewing clothing."
404,"Bell, Jane Brown",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by one of Jane's grandchildren. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled,...",1839-1936,Biography,"Jane Brown Bell was born April 7, 1839 in Dotland, Hesham Northumberland, England as one of eleven children of George Brown and Elizabeth Bell. Jane worked for he rich landowners of England at a young age, and when she was twenty years old, she met and fell in love with Edward Bell. They lived in Hexham and together had three children. They were taught and baptized by missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The family left England in 1866 and arrived in Salt Lake City that October. Their son, George, died on the trip, and when they reached Salt Lake, they were poor. They had another daughter, though she died a year later, and in 1868, they moved to Grantsville, where Jane boarded miners and did their washing. A few years afterward, they moved to Ophir, where Jane had another child. They then returned to Grantsville, where Jane planted flowers and trees and helped with the crops. The family had another son before moving to Timpie, where they began a farm. They later returned to Grantsville, where they spent the rest of their years. In total, the family had twelve children. Jane died March 23, 1936.",,,"Bell, Jane Brown",2010-05-24,2010-05-24 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/794,794,802.docx,/WomenManu/image/802.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written by one of Jane's grandchildren. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies Ba-By. There is minimal amount of detail concerning Jane's personal life; the manuscript suggests that when Jane was first taught the Gospel, she rejected it and attempted to confound it. When she was finally unable to do so, she finally admitted to her husband that she thought it could be true. After arriving in Salt Lake City, the family suffered extreme poverty, such that Jane even sold her wedding ring for a bag of flour. She sold matches in the street until the family moved to Grantsville. The manuscript described Jane as being an industrious woman: on the farm, she gleaned grain in the fields, dried fruit, and she did the washing and various other jobs. Additionally, she was an extremely good cook, known for her pies and jellies. She wore a shawl in the winter, and was noted for wearing a paisley shawl she had brought from England (although she purchased a new one when a woman remarked that Jane was recognizable for her shawl). She is also described as being friendly toward the Indians."
390,"Bell, Elizabeth Payne",MSS SC 175,"This collection consists of biographical materials relating to the Payne family. Elizabeth's three page, typewritten biography was written and submitted by Ireta B. Mason in 1949. Only a brief ac...",1864-1952,Biography,"Elizabeth Payne Bell was born October 2, 1864 in Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah, to Edward and Emma Powell Payne. Her parents' conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints caused them to emigrate from England to America. Ten days after Elizabeth's mother made the long trek to Utah, she gave birth to Elizabeth. When Elizabeth was four years old, grasshoppers destroyed her parents' crop in Heber City, and her family moved to Coalville, Utah where her father mined. In 1874, they moved to Glenwood to farm a small plot of land. Elizabeth married Fredrick Hyrum Bell in the Salt Lake City Temple on November 29, 1883. In the spring of 1884, she and her husband settled in Rabbit Valley, where they owned a farm and began their family. When their crops failed and their daughter died, they moved to Glenwood. In 1885, they moved again, this time to Aurora, where Elizabeth had two more daughters, served with church youth groups, and worked as a nurse. They returned to Glenwood four years later, where Elizabeth gave birth to another three daughters. In 1895, her sister- in- law died and left two orphan children in Elizabeth's care. While living in a small, two- room home, Elizabeth reared seven children. When finances became meager, she wove and sold carpets, continued to work as a nurse, and started a millenary store. In Elizabeth's older years, she remained busy doing service, operating her millenary store, and working in the temple. She lived with her daughters as her health declined and she died March 13, 1952. Elizabeth is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery.",-,,99,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/780,780,,,"This collection consists of biographical materials relating to the Payne family. Elizabeth's three page, typewritten biography was written and submitted by Ireta B. Mason in 1949. Only a brief account is given of Elizabeth's life, but a few interesting stories are included. When Elizabeth was a young child, she waited in line with other Sunday school children to catch a glimpse of a train. Seeing a train for the first time was exhilarating for Elizabeth. When the church instigated the United Order, which required members to share land, possessions, and skills, Elizabeth contributed her time by gleaning grain from the fields, spinning wool, and gathering cat- tails, which were apparently used in pillows and beds. Although the United Order was discontinued, Elizabeth continued to work hard to help support her family. She did housework, ironing, washing, and mending for large families, earning $1.50 each week. Although Elizabeth held many responsibilities as a young adult, she often found time for leisure. She loved to play games, sing, and dance with her friends. After Elizabeth's marriage, she spent much of her time nursing. The biographer writes that Elizabeth delivered more than 250 babies and cared for numerous diseases. Many times, she offered her services to others without charge. When her husband died July 27, 1941, Elizabeth spent much of her time as a ward missionary and genealogist. Considered by many to be a great asset to her community, Elizabeth held an interview with KSVC Radio in October 1948, and shared advice and stories with listeners."
4,"Beesley, Elizabeth Ellen Solomon",MSS SC 853,"This collection contains biographical materials relating to the Beesley family. The biographies of Nellie and Frederick Beesley are included in this collection, as well as history of the Beesley M...",1864-1957,Biography,"Elizabeth Ellen Solomon Beesley, known as 'Nellie,' was born May 27, 1864 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the second child born to Alfred and Ellen Gyde Solomon. When she was only seven year old, Nellie's mother died giving birth to her seventh child, so Nellie lived with her Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle James, who were unable to have children. They raised Nellie as their own and taught her to work hard and assume responsibility. Nellie grew to love them and she enjoyed traveling with them to different places in Utah. One October 23, 1885 Nellie married Frederick Beesley in the Salt Lake City Temple. Five days later, she ad her husband went to the Hawaiian Islands to serve as missionaries. While Nellie's husband built the first mission home, taught school, led the choir, and directed the band, Nellie devoted her time to teaching the women how to sew and do fancy needlework. Nellie and her husband had two children before they were released from their mission in April 1889. When they returned to Utah, they settled in Salt Lake City and Nellie's husband worked with the Solomon Brother's Shoe Company and Beesley Music Company. He was also a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for over fifty years. Nellie was the mother of seven children, one of whom died at the age of nine. When Nellie's husband died January 15, 1940, Nellie stayed busy visiting with her children, traveling, and serving in the church. She had good health until two weeks before her death in May 1957 at the age of ninety- three.",-,,101,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/394,394,,,"This collection contains biographical materials relating to the Beesley family. The biographies of Nellie and Frederick Beesley are included in this collection, as well as history of the Beesley Music Company, which gives details of its origin and family members involved in the company. There is also a letter written on July 14, 1975 from Ruth Beesley Fifield to LeGrand L. Baker of the BYU Library giving him information concerning the location of the Beesley histories. Elizabeth's biography, written by Frederick Beesley and edited by Ruth Beesley Fifield, is only two- typewritten pages. Very few personal stories about Nellie can be found in this biography, though the biographer does describe Nellie's mischievous personality by relating a prank that she played. Apparently, Nellie cut up a dishcloth and put it in Elder Joseph F. Smith's porridge, just to give him a 'surprise.' In Nellie's older years, she enjoyed traveling and being with her family. She lived with her daughter in Los Angeles during the last years of her life."
595,"Beede, Hulda Abigail Meader",MSS SC 2571,"This manuscript is a 9-page, handwritten letter, written by Huldah Meader Beede and dated 9 Mo. 9, 1893 from Providence, Rhode Island. It is addressed To the Friends of the Western Yearly Meeting",181-1897,Letter,"Huldah Abigail Meader Beede was born on 28 March 1811 in Ferrisburg, Vermont to Valentine Meader and Phebe Meader. She was the third youngest of 7 children. On 27 October 1854 in Providence, Rhode Island, she married Moses Hoag Beede, and while they did not have any children together, Moses brought with him into the marriage 4 children from a deceased wife. Not much other information is known about Huldah or her family, although the letter described in this entry suggests she was very religious, and most likely a member of the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends.
She died on 16 November 1897 in her home in Providence Rhode Island.",,,,,2019-08-05 11:08:47,,,,,"This manuscript is a 9-page, handwritten letter, written by Huldah Meader Beede and dated 9 Mo. 9, 1893 from Providence, Rhode Island. It is addressed To the Friends of the Western Yearly Meeting, to be holden at Sugar Grove, Hendrick Co., Ind. In this letter, Huldah expresses in very grandiose language her sorrow, sympathy, and support of the members of the organization in all the trials they may be facing at this time. This letter is, in a way, a call to arms, a rallying cry, or a motivational speech, meant to comfort and strengthen Huldahs readers in their times of trial and their efforts to expand the Kingdom of Heaven. She also urges her readers to faithfully attend their week-day meetings and let nothing slip in their obedience to God, that they may remain stalwart, strong and worthy followers of Christ."
10,"Beebe, Carol Alldredge",MSS SC 1077,"This collection contains Carol's certificates, medical documents, letters, photographs, and a twenty-seven page autobiography written in December of 1977. Besides containing Carol's memories of ch...",1941-,Autobiography,"Carol Alldredge Beebe was born December 16, 1941 in Long Beach, California, the eldest of seven children born to Leroy Romney and Larita Williams Alldredge. In 1943, the United States Government requested that her family move to Maryland, so that her father could work for the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in the Carnegie Institution. In 1945, Carol contracted polio, a disease that would greatly change her life. Her parents, devoted to helping Carol lead a normal life, sent her to Warm Springs Foundation for three to six months every year until Carol was twelve years old and able to walk with the assistance of leg braces. As Carol battled with this disease, she found great comfort in music. She was very involved with social, religious, and academic activities in college. Besides attending assemblies and dances, Carol worked as the Assistant Director for Brigham Young University Choral and served as the Stake Music Director. She also directed a musical called, Papa and the Playhouse, in 1963. Each summer, Carol lived with her family in Maryland, helping her parents and working in a building next to the Pentagon. In December 2963, Carol moved to San Francisco with some friends. While attending church, Carol met Walter William Beebe, a serviceman just out of the army, and stationed at Fort Ord, California. They were married April 13, 1965. While her husband worked as a designer with Sweet's Catalogue Services, Carol worked at the Crocker- Citizen's Bank and took part in the Oakland Temple Pageant. After the birth of their first child, Carol and her husband moved to Pacifica, California, where Carol taught piano lessons and gave birth to two more children. In 1972, she joined the San Mateo County Chorale Society. Carol and her family moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1977, when her husband started his own designing business. Carol was very involved in the community as a member of the Citizen's Advisory Council and piano teacher.",-,,107,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/400,400,,,"This collection contains Carol's certificates, medical documents, letters, photographs, and a twenty-seven page autobiography written in December of 1977. Besides containing Carol's memories of childhood and adulthood, this autobiography gives information about her father. Carol's father was an inventor and scientist for the United States Government. In 1945, her father worked for the Naval Ordinance Lab and he developed an air- borne magnetometer. As a child, Carol never realized that many ways in which her father contributed to science, thinking only of his qualities as a father. Carol also has wonderful memories of her mother, who was dedicated to helping Carol recover from polio. When Carol first contracted polio, her mother stayed with her for fifteen hours a day at the children's hospital. Although Carol was initially paralyzed, two months of rehabilitation and sever Priesthood blessings helped Carol to be able to sit up. After her first stay at the institution, Carol came home encased in steel from the armpits to the toes, but with the ability to stand and walk. Each time she went to the hospital,Carol faced surgeries, body casts, and months confined in strange positions on a bed. She has few memories of these experiences because she later blocked them from her memory. However, in this biography Carol writes everything she can remember, including the times when she felt afraid of the dark. These only intensified when nurses threatened to put her in the 'dark room' if she misbehaved. She also remembers being very homesick and annoyed at having to stay in a metal crib, surrounded by other patients. When she was older, she got to move to a room with only three other patients. At night, these patients would throw popcorn onto the floor to watch the mice come out from their hiding places. Besides the memories of excruciating pain, fear, and loneliness, Carol remembers happy moments at the institute when she attended a weekly movie, watched a circus from the window of her room, played games with the other patients, and received packages from her family. She also enjoyed having tutors come to the institution to help her with school work. She writes, 'I had a good childhood if you don't count the people that stare at you and the kids that point and ask questions and make fun of you because you are little and different and the ignorant adults that look right through you or try to walk around you.' Carol's confidence grew as she made friends and found success in music, secretarial work, and being a wife and mother.Also see BX 8670.07 .B39a (AME)"
389,Beaver County Woman's Suffrage Association,MSS SC 48,"This collection contains a notebook with meeting minutes, ribbons, newspaper articles, and other documents relating to the W.S.A. The minute notebook is full of the monthly meeting details, includ...",-,"A collection of minutes, articles, poems, and other documents relating to the W.S.A (1892-1895)","The Beaver County Woman's Suffrage Association was organizes by a group of women March 4, 1842. This association encouraged Americans to support women and allow them the right to vote. Women suffragists wrote poetry, music, and monthly magazines to persuade women to be educated in business, politics, and education. While suffragists encouraged women to recognize their potential to contribute in politics and business, they also recognized the great responsibility women have to their husbands and children. Monthly meetings were held by the Beaver County Woman's Suffrage Association to address the specific concerns and goals for the liberation of women.",-,,98,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/779,779,,,"This collection contains a notebook with meeting minutes, ribbons, newspaper articles, and other documents relating to the W.S.A. The minute notebook is full of the monthly meeting details, including the names of member, amounts of member donations, and attendance sheets. Each meeting usually consisted of prayers, announcements, propositions, music, and guest speakers. The meeting minutes are rather sporadic and only contain the notes from May to June 1892, September to December 1893, January to December 1894, and March 1895. Two gold ribbons with the phrases, 'Equal Suffrage' and 'Equal Rights' are included in this collection as well as three copies of the W.S.A. bylaws and regulations. These bylaws have eleven articles that give the specific information about 'the political advancement of the sex.' The articles also declare the governing policies, fees, and meeting information for the association. The Woman's Suffrage Songbook, which was sold for ten cents a copy, contains twenty- three pages of words to music about women's rights. Correspondence included in this collection between leader of the organization, Emmeline B. Wells and Mary A. White, confirm their goals. E. B. Wells declares the need educated women, who will not antagonize men in their attempts to gain rights. The remainder of this collection contains eight drafts of the Equal Rights Banner, a monthly women's magazine. The cover of the magazine has a drawing of an eagle clutching a banner with the title, 'Equal Rights Banner. The Ballot: The Key to All Reform.' The issues for April 1894, July 1893, August 1893, October 1893, March 1894, May 1894, August 1894, and September 1894 contain poems, song lyrics, articles, and motivational speeches. In one magazine, a document entitled, 'Honor to Colorado,' commends Colorado for taking steps toward allowing women voting rights. Each document serves as a reminder of women's struggle for recognition, not only in the home, but in business, politics, and education."
403,Beaver County Woman's Suffrage Association,MSS SC 48,"This collection contains a notebook with meeting minutes, ribbons, newspaper articles, and other documents relating to the W.S.A. The minute notebook is full of the monthly meeting details, includi...",,,"The Beaver County Woman's Suffrage Association was organized by a group of women March 4, 1842. This association encouraged Americans to support women and allow them the right to vote. Women suffragists wrote poetry, music, and monthly magazines to persuade women to be educated in business, politics, and education. While suffragists encouraged women to recognize their potential to contribute in politics and business, they also recognized the great responsibility women have to their husbands and children. Monthly meeting were held by the Beaver County Woman's Suffrage Association to address the specific concerns and goals for the liberation of women.",,,Beaver County Woman's Suffrage Association,2010-05-20,2010-05-20 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/793,793,801.docx,/WomenManu/image/801.docx,"This collection contains a notebook with meeting minutes, ribbons, newspaper articles, and other documents relating to the W.S.A. The minute notebook is full of the monthly meeting details, including the names of members, amounts of member donations, and attendance sheets. Each meeting usually consisted of prayers , announcements, proportions, music, and guest speakers. The meeting minutes are rather sporadic and only contain the notes from May to June 1892, September to December 1893, January to December 1894, and March 1895. Two gold ribbons with the phrases, Equal Suffrage and Equal Rights are included in this collection as well as three copies of the W.S.A. bylaws and regulations. These bylaws have eleven articles that give the specific information's about the political advancement of the sex. The articles also declare the governing policies, fees, and meeting information for the association. The Woman's Suffrage Songbook, which was sold for ten cents a copy, contains twenty-three pages of words to music about women's rights. Correspondence included in this collection between leader of the organization, Emmeline B. Wells and Mary A. White, confirms their goals. E.B. Wells declares the need for educated women, who will not antagonize men in their attempts to gain rights. The remainder of this collection contains eight drafts of the Equal Rights Banner, a monthly women's magazine. The cover of the magazine has a drawing of an eagle clutching a banner with the title, Equal Rights Banner. The Ballot: The Key to All Reform. The issues for April 1894, July 1893, August 1893, May 1894, August 1894, and September 1894 contain poems, song lyrics, articles, and motivational speeches. In one magazine, a document entitled, Honor to Colorado, commends Colorado for taking steps toward allowing women voting rights. Each document serves as a reminder of women's struggle for recognition, not only in the home, but in business, politics, and education"
550,"Bean, Rebecca Rosetta Peterson",MSS SC 2273,"This 13-page typescript talk was prepared and delivered at a fireside. The date of the fireside is not provided. In this talk, Bean recounts her experiences and some of her husband, Willard Washington",1891-1976,"Speech, Talk, Memoir","Rebecca Rosetta Peterson Bean was born on 2 April 1891, in Richfield, Utah, and was the tenth child of fourteen, born to Ole Johanson Peterson and Julia Maria Hansen. On 17 September, 1914, she married Willard Washington Bean, known for his work with church leadership in procuring, maintaining, and presenting the church history sites in Palmyra, New York. She fulfilled a called mission with him, living in the Joseph Smith home for 25 years, helping the churchs image and membership in the area to grow and improve. She was primarily tasked with housing and feeding missionaries that would come, but would also on occasion teach visitors about the church, or draw crowds with her singing of hymns on the streets that her husband and others would then preach to. She had four children, Palmyra Bean, Alvin Pliny Bean, Dawn Guerdon Bean, and Kelvin Keyne Bean. She died on 25 June 1976, in Provo, Utah.",,,,,2018-08-14 15:44:18,,,,,"This 13-page typescript talk was prepared and delivered at a fireside. The date of the fireside is not provided. In this talk, Bean recounts her experiences and some of her husband, Willard Washington Beans experiences, as they fulfilled a 25-year mission living in the Joseph Smith home in Palmyra, New York. She talks of the process of acquisition for both the home and for the Hill Cumorah some years later, as well as of the persecution and prejudice the family faced when they first moved there. There is mention of some of Willards mission experiences, as well as her duties and callings in the area as the church began to grow there. She finishes her talk with an account of a dream or vision she had one night upon retiring to bed after a long, hard day, and bears her testimony of Gods love, of the church, and of Joseph Smith."
316,"Bean, Mary Hannah Hayward Baker",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, photos, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section containing Mary's biography is four typewr...",1868-1934,Biography,"Mary Hannah Hayward Baker Bean was born 25 March 1868 in Nephi, Sanpete County, Utah, the sixth of thirteen children born to William George and Hannah Hayward Baker. In 1872, she and her family settled in Richfield, Utah, where Mary attended school, participated in theatre, and served in the Primary, Mutual, and Sunday School organizations. She married Victor Emanuel Bean on 7 December 1887 in the Logan Temple. They lived in several places as Mary's husband taught school, attended Brigham Young University, and worked as principal of the Richfield and Escalante Schools. In 1903, Mary and Victor moved to La Grande, Oregon to farm. Six years later, they rented a farm in North Powder. In 1913, tragedy struck when Victor worked as the foreman in a lumber camp and a tree fell on him. With ten children left at home, Mary sold their farm and moved closer to the church and school in La Grande. Besides serving as a Stake Relief Society Councilor, Mary had the challenge of raising her children: Ethel, Victor, George, Erma, Ellis, Walter, Hannah, William, Jesse, and Lila. In her older age, she spent time doing Temple work and visiting with her family. On her sixty-sixth birthday, Mary died of heart failure.",1875-1899,,383,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/706,706,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, photos, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section containing Mary's biography is four typewritten pages long and also includes pictures of her family, a family group record, poetry about the family, and the biography of her husband. The biographer focuses more on Mary's adulthood than on her childhood. She tells of how Mary kept eight boarders in her home when Victor was attending BYU so that she could help pay for school expenses. Although it was difficult for Mary to live away from her family, she was always supportive of Victor and eventually grew to love her home in Oregon. When her husband died unexpectedly, life for Mary changed drastically as she became the sole provider for her ten children. When her children grew up, Mary longed for the fulfillment of a promise made to her in her Patriarchal Blessing, stating that she would serve in the temple. When she was called to serve in the Salt Lake Temple for one year, she gladly moved to Salt Lake and found joy in doing Temple work. Her daughter writes that Mary advised her children not to mourn her death because she would be able to join her husband again. Service, Widow"
45,"Bates, Irene May",MSS 1861,This collection contains papers dealing with events in Irene's life. It is divided into four folders. The first folder contains information on her graduation from UCLA including a program of the co...,1921-,Papers,"Irene May Wootton was born in 1921 in Manchester, England to Edward and Lilie Wootton. She married William Bates on June 14, 1941 in Manchester. In 1958 she and William joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1967 where she attended the University of Utah. They then moved to Pacific Palisades, California in 1971 where Irene finished out her undergraduate degree at the University of California in Los Angeles. She went on to receive her masters and Ph.D. She is the mother of four children.",1837-1919,,139,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/435,435,,,"This collection contains papers dealing with events in Irene's life. It is divided into four folders. The first folder contains information on her graduation from UCLA including a program of the commencement exercise. There are letters to Irene congratulating her on this achievement. Several newspaper clippings are included announcing her graduation and a reproduction of the speech she gave at the commencement exercises, as she was the class Valedictorian. The second folder holds two papers written by Irene, one for a history class, the other for the Sunstone Theological Symposium. There id also a four-page document written by both William and Irene to Richard Poll about their experiences in assisting with the building of their stake canter and their involvement in the missionary program of the church. This folder also contains a 39-page autobiography of Edward Wootton, Irene's father. The third folder contains information on the film Reflections. This film was a Relief Society project, though it is not church sponsored, headed up by Irene. The film was a documentary in which several women from different walks of life were asked questions about their lives and the choices that influenced where they are today. This folder has information on the fundraisers they undertook, the questions they asked the women in the film, correspondence from those interested in the film or from those who had seen the film and wanted to share their impressions. There is also a transcript of the premier showing of the film with the discussion panel that followed the viewing. There are also several newspaper clippings of reviews of the film or announcements of its showings. The last folder is mostly pages from Irene's calling in the MIA Youth program of the church. There is information on Youth Conferences they held with schedules of activities and lessons included in the programs. There are several issues of 'The Mutal Friend,' a monthly bulletin put together for the youth and those serving with the youth in their stake. There is also a document that Irene wrote with follow-up information on the happenings of the film Reflections. She tells of its history, why it came about, who had seen it, and some of the feedback she had received from people. The last things in this folder are two talks written by Irene on womanhood for 'Woman's Week' put on by her stake."
388,"Barthel, Mildred Louisa Vanderbeek",MSS SC 1080,This collection contains Mildred's autobiography and poetry. Her twelve page typewritten autobiography relates many experiences that helped Mildred become a talented writer. Living in Washington ...,-,Autobiography and poetry,"Mildred Louisa Vanderbeek Barthel was born during the Great Depression to a religious and patriotic family from Washington D.C. Because of the long- lasting illness of her mother and her father's desire to live close to his office in the Department of Agriculture, Mildred's family moved in with her grandmother, who played a primary role in her upbringing. Mildred's religious and political opinions were formed as she attended the Calvary Methodist Church, listened to political and religious debates around the dinner table, and visited America's historical sites. In 1942, Mildred graduated from high school and enrolled at Western Maryland College. In September 1946, Mildred married John Barthel, a World War II veteran. After their marriage in the Methodist Church, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where Mildred's husband attended medical school. She helped her husband get through medical school by working twelve hours a day at the Hutzler's Department Store as an assistant buyer. When her husband graduated, they moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to set up his practice and begin a family. After Mildred gave birth to a girl, she discovered that she wouldn't be able to have more children. Determined to have a larger family, Mildred and her husband adopted three infants within six years. As Mildred and her husband raised their children, they began having doubts of the Methodist church. They desired to have sure testimonies of God. On October 9, 1963, after investigating several religions, they joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. When the prophet of the church asked its members to grow their own food, if possible, Mildred and her husband sold their home and bought 150 acres of farmland. The difficulties of supporting her husband as a university doctor, raising four children, and working on the farm were sometimes overwhelming for Mildred. Besides serving in the church, Mildred volunteered in several community projects, became the President of the Symphony Auxiliary, and served in the psychiatric ward of the local hospital. She and her husband later adopted three more children, who were from eleven to thirteen years old. Their home was open to several other children and young adults who needed a place to live before going out on their own.",-,,97,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/778,778,,,"This collection contains Mildred's autobiography and poetry. Her twelve page typewritten autobiography relates many experiences that helped Mildred become a talented writer. Living in Washington D.C. provided many educational opportunities for Mildred. Her aunt, Rachel, who lived with Mildred in her grandmother's home, often took Mildred to ballets, symphonies, art galleries, and National Geographic lectures. Education became so important to Mildred that she opted to attend college during World War II rather than work in a war plant. Her goal was to learn so much that 'when the world was normal again, she would have something to offer it.' Religion was often debated around Mildred's dinner table while she was growing up. Her father was a devout Methodist, while her aunt Rachel who also lived in the home was a Jehovah's Witness and attended a Presbyterian Church. Mildred's other aunt, Lou, visited frequently and persuaded the adults of the family to listen to Peter Marshal, the outstanding minister of the town. Perhaps because of this varied religious exposure, Mildred's older brother became a Unitarian, her younger brother joined the Church of Christ, and Mildred became a Mormon. Mildred's grandmother was another important influence in her life. As a result of her grandmother's political views, Mildred looked forward to voting so that she could save the country from people like Franklin D. Roosevelt, who according to her grandmother, 'really wanted to be King rather than President'. Mildred vividly remembers the time she stood in a school gym and listened to President Roosevelt speak his immortal work that brought the country into World War II. Her older brother set sail the next week for Norfolk. Mildred's grandmother also subscribed to Christian Science Magazine and was convinced that normal childhood illnesses were cause by incorrect thinking. This belief, as well as Mildred's own belief that her mother missed out on life because of illness, led Mildred to ignore common sicknesses. Mildred was driven to experience life to the fullest and explore those experiences in her writing. After taking creative writing classes at a local university, Mildred began publishing her poetry and short stories. Many of her works received awards, including Honorable Mention and first place award in the Agnes V. Flannery Contest, fourth place in the Iowa Poetry Day Association Contest, first place in the Harpette Patterned Poem Contest, and an Honorable Mention in the Kentucky State Poetry Society. She also won first place in the Iowa Clinic Contest and Iowa Special Contest, and third place in a short story contest. The remainder of this collection contains a cassette tape of 'The Symphony Tree,' recorded January 17, 1965, a six- page short story entitled, 'Take to the Path Gently,' seven poems about America, ten poems about the difficulty of raising children, five poems about the people who influenced her life, and poems that were published for church members in the Ensign."
402,"Barrus, Elizabeth Ratcliffe",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography of Elizabeth, written by a friend. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biogr...",,,"Elizabeth Ratcliffe Barrus was born December 9, 1879 to James Ratcliffe and Emma Eastham in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah. She married Martin Darius Barrus in the Salt Lake City Temple, and they had eight children, although one died at a young age. Elizabeth died September 9, 1961.",,,"Barrus, Elizabeth Ratcliffe",2010-05-19,2010-05-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/792,792,800.docx,/WomenManu/image/800.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography of Elizabeth, written by a friend. It is located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba- By. It provides few biographical details but focuses on the musical talent and education of Elizabeth. From her youth, she was raised to love music, and she and her siblings made frequent trips to Salt Lake City in order to hear or bring back prominent musical artists. When Elizabeth was sixteen, she was offered the opportunity to study voice culture, but her parents thought it would be better for her talents to be used among her own people, within her family and friends. Her older sister taught her play the organ, and Elizabeth served as an organist for nearly all the wards in which she resided. She also served as chorister for the MIA, and trained a chorus to sing at a stake conference as well. One of her proudest accomplishments was taking the singing mothers to the Salt Lake Tabernacle to perform."
119,"Barney, Elvira Stevens",MSS SC 263,"This collection consists of a two-page biography of Elvira, a short note from Emmeline B. Wells dated 1892, a cousin's calling card, an invitation, a pale green lace ribbon, and a love letter to El...",1832-1909,Biography,"Elvira Barney Stevens was born March 17, 1832 to Samuel Cunnabell Stevens and Minerva Field Stevens in Gerry, Chautauqua, New York. Her father was a merchant and her mother was a school teacher. Elvira and her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1845, when Elvira was 13 yeas old, and soon after moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. Both of Elvira's parents died in Nauvoo, leaving Elvira and her siblings in poverty; however, the children traveled to Utah with the Saints, and Elvira obtained the education necessary to be a school teacher. She was called on a mission to the Sandwich Islands, and traveled part of the way there with her sister, Jane Lewis, who was going to a settlement in San Bernadino. Eliza was in the Sandwich Islands from March of 1851 to November of 1852, teaching the natives about the gospel, giving them some basic education, and learning their language. After completing her mission, Elvira traveled to San Francisco and lived there for three years working as a seamstress and raising chickens to pay the note for her passage and to make a living. In 1856 she began teaching school in San Bernardino, California. She returned to Utah in 1857, making the 700-mile journey on horseback. When she arrived in Utah, she began teaching school again. From 1855 to 1864, Eliza took four homeless children into her care. Elvira had long desired to become a doctor, and in 1863 she went to Illinois to study medicine at Wheaton College. When she returned to Utah, she taught classes in anatomy, physiology, and obstetrics. She also adopted a baby boy, in 1873, for whom she provided 11 years. Eliza was married to Royal Barney, Jr.; however there is little information available about their relationship. Some sources state that their marriage occurred on January 6, 1866 in Salt Lake City. Elvira died January 12, 1909.",1885-1972,,205,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/509,509,,,"This collection consists of a two-page biography of Elvira, a short note from Emmeline B. Wells dated 1892, a cousin's calling card, an invitation, a pale green lace ribbon, and a love letter to Elvira from her husband. Elvira labeled all of the items in the collection in pencil, except the biography, and gave some comments on what they meant to her. The biography was photocopied out of Our Pioneer Heritage (volume 6, pages 386-389) from the chapter on women doctors. Rather than being a comprehensive history of Elvira's life, the biography focuses on Elvira's professional accomplishments and her public service; she taught school, wrote a pamphlet on sericulture, advanced a loan of fifty dollars to establish the homemade straw hat industry, traveled in the interests of the Woman's Exponent, and served on a committee for the LDS Grain Association. She also taught classes in anatomy, physiology, and obstetrics. The biography does not give any information about Elvira's husband or her marriage."
466,"Barlow, Frances Parrish",MSS SC 3022,This folder contains the life story of Frances Parrish Barlow published in June of 1990. The book is over 260 pages and unbound with pictures and newspaper clippings throughout. The book starts with a,1911-2002,Autobiography,"Frances Parrish Barlow was born on January 11, 1911 in Centerville, Utah to Elizabeth Collings and Parley P. Parrish as the third child. Frances father was a dairy farmer and raised his children in the LDS Church. Frances excelled in school due to her competitive nature, and in her senior year of high school she met her future husband, Joel Barlow, a fellow student. Frances graduated from high school on May 8, 1929 and went on to the University of Utah, earning her money during the summer by picking fruit and as a clerk at Auerbach's Department Store. Even though she graduated on June 6, 1933 during the Great Depression, Frances was still able to find a job teaching home economics at Irving High School. Frances and Joel married on May 27, 1935 and in the fall moved to Logan, Utah to attend Utah State University where Frances obtained her masters degree in child development. In 1938, after graduating, Frances and Joel moved to Cedar City, Utah where Joel had obtained a job with the state agricultural department. When World War II broke out, Frances worked with the Nurses Aide Corp. In 1951, after moving to Provo, Utah, Frances was invited by President Wilkinson of Brigham Young University to teach child development at at the university. For 25 years, Frances worked as part of the child development program at BYU. In 1975, Frances retired and travelled around the world on her way to Iran with Joel where he was offered a job working on the agricultural development of Iran. During her retirement, Frances travelled to several places like a service mission to Oklahoma to assist Native Americans in 1977; Jerusalem with BYU in 1981; and working with Pueblo Indians in Toas, New Mexico in 1983. Frances received the Emeritus Special Recognition Award from BYU in 1987 for her service and going above the call of duty. On September 28, 2002, Frances died at the age of 91 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.",,,"Barlow, Frances Parrish",2014-9-10,2014-09-10 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/854,854,,,"This folder contains the life story of Frances Parrish Barlow published in June of 1990. The book is over 260 pages and unbound with pictures and newspaper clippings throughout. The book starts with a list of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. There are six histories of Frances parents and grandparents. Her autobiography takes up a good portion of the book, divided into sections for different times of her life. Frances details her childhood in Centerville, Utah as a competitive student; attendance at University of Utah and Utah State University; work as a schoolteacher; marriage; travels; church service, including a Latter-day Saint welfare mission to Oklahoma, 1977-1978; and teaching at BYU. Also included is original poetry; significant information about her husband, Joel C. Barlow, their children, and other family members; and photographic images. Frances goes into great detail about her personal life and her religion."
132,"Barker, Ann Morris",MSS SC 923,"Ann's biography was written by her great granddaughter, Hazel Barker Bott, in July of 1969. It was then typed by Arola B. McDonald and included in the collection entitled, 'The Family of Alfred Gr...",1802-1897,Biography,"Ann Morris Barker was born December 28, 1802 in Norwich, Norfolk, England to Dr. William Morris and Ann Freckleton (or Frackleton). She was born into a well respected family. She married Alfred Great Barker in the old Trinity Church in Coventry, England in January or February of 1823. She was 21 at the time and he was 28. They made their home in Coventry where Alfred owned ribbon looms. They then moved to St. Albans sometime before 1830 and back to Coventry in 1838. Alfred also owned Stoke Park, a lovely garden in Coventry. Ann and Alfred sang together in the Church of England. They were both baptized as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Coventry in 1864. Some of their children had emigrated to America and this influenced Alfred and Ann's decision to emigrate. Unfortunately, Alfred was ruined financially when he sent all of his silks and ribbons on a boat to America which was lost at sea. One of their sons, John Newman, was also baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was living in Willard, Box Elder, Utah with the Saints. He built an extra room onto his home for his parents and sent money for their tickets to America. They sailed to America on the ship 'Idaho' around 1870. They lived in Patterson, New Jersey for two years with three of their children and then moved to Utah to live with their son John. Ann was disappointed with the 'poor little adobe house' as it was very different than what she had been used to in England. Her husband passed away on June 8, 1873 after an accident. Ann passed away April 5, 1897 and was buried at Willard, Box Elder, Utah.",-,,217,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/522,522,,,"Ann's biography was written by her great granddaughter, Hazel Barker Bott, in July of 1969. It was then typed by Arola B. McDonald and included in the collection entitled, 'The Family of Alfred Great Barker.' It is thought that Ann and Alfred were the parents of 12 children, but some of the records are unclear. Ann had a good soprano singing voice and continued singing in choirs after her move to Utah. She was baptized by Elder R. Pixton on November 10, 1864 and confirmed that same day. She was known as 'little grandma' in Utah and walked with a cane. She always wore a fancy little cap. Her great granddaughter wrote, 'She didn't make much fuss over her grandchildren.' She was involved with family history work before her death in 1897. The inscription on her grave reads, 'Devotion to her husband sure, Her heart unto her God was pure.'"
133,"Barker, Ann Greenall",MSS SC 923,"Ann's brief, typed biography was written by her granddaughter Ethel A. Dobson and is included in the Barker Family Biographies. She was described by her granddaughter as 'a most wonderful gentlewo...",1829-1900,Biography,"Ann Greenall Barker was born about 1829 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. She was married to Alfred George Barker who was a weaver. They were the parents of six girls and one boy. Her husband preceded her in immigrating to Paterson, New Jersey most likely because it was the silk center of America at the time. She immigrated to America in 1869 with her youngest daughter. The rest of her children stayed in England as far as it is known. Her husband was described as being 'a wanderer all of his life,' and Ann led a hard life following him. He left her and her daughter in Paterson after she had been there for 7 years. He went to Australia, and Ann never saw him again before her death. She worked hard to make a living for herself and her daughter. She spent the last fifteen years of her life in a wheel chair and lived with her daughter's family. She continued to pay insurance on her husband all the years he was gone. She passed away in 1900.",-,,218,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/523,523,,,"Ann's brief, typed biography was written by her granddaughter Ethel A. Dobson and is included in the Barker Family Biographies. She was described by her granddaughter as 'a most wonderful gentlewomen you can imagine. If ever there was a saint on earth, it was she.' She was loved by her daughter and son-in-law with whom she spent the last 15 years of her life. She did needlework, and it was said that her hands were never idle."
245,"Barkdull, Ellen Cotterell",MSS 8,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Ellen's niece, Bertha Cotterell Williams. She describes Ellen as having been a devoted wife, although she n...",1832-1923,Biography,"Ellen Cotterell Barkdull was born November 24, 1832 in Warrington, England to William and Sarah Jefferson Cotterell. In 1841, Ellen migrated to America with the Parley P. Pratt and Joseph Fielding Company. On June 13, 1852, she married Peter Barkdull in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. They crossed the plains with the Seventh Company, headed by Bryant Jolly. They made their home in Farmington, Utah, but later moved into north Farmington. Ellen died January 9, 1923.",1850-1932,,319,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/635,635,,,"This two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Ellen's niece, Bertha Cotterell Williams. She describes Ellen as having been a devoted wife, although she never had any children. She was extremely active in the Church: she sang in the choir, and was called as a Sunday School teacher and district teacher in the Relief Society. She sewed and knitted, and also helped Elizabeth Cotterell, Bertha's mother, with dressmaking."
315,"Ballif, Algie Eggertsen",MSS OH 55; MSS 1554,This collection is a transcription of an interview held with Algie E. Ballif when she was 78 years old. Algie briefly discusses her early life in Provo and her thoughts regarding her...,1896-1984,Papers,"Algie E. Ballif was born on May 3, 1896 in Provo, Utah to Lars Echart and Ana Grethe (Nielson) Eggertsen. Because her father was the superintendent of Springville Schools, the first school she attended was Lincoln School in Springville. Prior to graduation from Brigham Young University in 1918, Algie taught at Ricks College for a year where she met her future husband, George. After graduation she became the head of the Physical Education Department at BYU. On December 24, 1920, Algie married George Ballif in the Salt Lake Temple. She taught school to help put her husband through college. Algie was very active in church and community service. She served on her Stake Relief Society Board for ten years and taught literary lessons. She served on the Provo School Board for 23 years and during that time was also the president of the Board Association for two terms. Algie helped fight for five-year school board terms, federal aid to education to assist programs such as school lunch, and equal pay for women and men in the schools. In 1931 Algie was the president of the American Legion Auxiliary and in 1932 she was elected Chairman of the National Membership Organization. Starting in 1959 she served in the state House of Representatives for two two-year terms. Algie also worked very hard to promote John F. Kennedy 's election to the office of President of the United States. She worked with Eleanor Roosevelt who asked her to join the subcommittee of education. While serving on the United States Commission on the Status of Women, Algie helped write the report The American Woman. Governor Rampton of Utah asked her to serve on the Commission of Public Welfare of the State of Utah in 1965. She worked with issues such as Medicare and Medicaid, welfare, and the employment of young mothers. Algie and George Ballif were the parents of four children.",1829-1839,,382,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/705,705,,,"This collection is a transcription of an interview held with Algie E. Ballif when she was 78 years old. Algie briefly discusses her early life in Provo and her thoughts regarding her childhood and young adulthood focus mainly on school activities. She mentions several influential teachers from high school and college by name, including J. Marinus Jensen, Beatrice Camp, Amoreal Dixon, Edith Barlow, and Alice Reynolds. She describes participating in and winning a national oratorial contest held in 1915 by the National Educational Association at the Salt Lake City Tabernacle. She briefly talks about clothing styles during her college years. Algie describes her responsibilities as a teacher at Brigham Young University, including her participation in Leadership Week which was held there. During most of the interview Algie discusses her experiences in politics, such as when she served as president of the American Legion Auxiliary. Other activities include working on the Commission of Public Welfare of the State of Utah, aiding in the John F. Kennedy campaign, and fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment. Algie was a Democrat and talked a little about trying to teach others about her beliefs. Her commentary on political involvement focuses on politics in Provo and women's roles in politics. This is a collection of personal and professional papers pertaining to Algie and George Ballif, concentrating on the years 1960-1978. Many items concern George's legal career and Algie's work as a legislator. See the BYU Library Catalog for more information."
520,"Ballard, Margaret McNiel",MSS SC 843,"This collection contains twenty-four typewritten manuscripts all of which are biographies or autobiographies of pioneers who helped to settle Logan, Utah. The collection is entitled Early Recollectio",1846-1918,Biography and Memoirs,"Margaret McNiel Ballard was born 14 April 1846 in Tranent Village, East Lothian, Scotland to Thomas McNiel and Jannett Reid McNeil. Her family became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while still in Scotland and at age ten she made the journey with her family to gather with the Saints in Zion. First from Scotland to Liverpool, England then to America and finally the long trek across the plains to Utah finally settling in Logan. Upon their arrival the family struggled to provide for basic needs and were aided in their efforts by one, Henry Ballard whom Margaret married two years later on 5 May 1861. Together they started their family and served faithfully in many different church callings, especially when Henry served as Bishop and Margaret as Relief Society President. Margaret had eleven children, five of whom passed away as infants. Margaret helped in the construction of the Logan Temple along with the other women of the community preparing carpet for this new place of worship. Margaret experienced other hardships common in early pioneer life including strained Indian relations and the difficulties of the grasshopper wars as swarms of the insects devoured their precious crops. Margret spent all her life in the service of others administering to the poor and sick and raising a righteous family. She passed away in Logan, Utah on 21 July 1918.",1846-1866,,,8/4/2016,2016-08-04 10:18:36,,,,,"This collection contains twenty-four typewritten manuscripts all of which are biographies or autobiographies of pioneers who helped to settle Logan, Utah. The collection is entitled Early Recollections of Logan. The fourth manuscript in the collection is a six typewritten page autobiography by Margaret McNiel Ballard. She begins her autobiography with the place of her birth and her baptism then describes her familys journey to Utah including some brief stories of their trek across the plains. Margaret describes her familys first couple years in Logan and the work she engaged in to help support her family. She mentions her wedding and some of the hardships her family encountered as early pioneer settlers of Logan. Her autobiography ends in 1866 as she describes how the family would gather hops at the river bottom to earn some extra money to make it possible for them to buy a few extra things. The recount then abruptly ends. The autobiography is clear and coherent following a chronological order. The short, but expressive, autobiography gives the reader a sense of the strength of this early pioneer woman."
314,"Ballard, Margaret McNeil",MSS 484; BX 8670.07. B212,"This autobiography, written in 1917, is 59 typewritten pages. Some of the typing has faded, so the archive staff has retyped most of the pages in order to preserve it. Margaret writes ...",1846-1918,Autobiography,"Margaret McNeil Ballard was born 14 April 1846 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland to Thomas and Jeannette (Reid) McNeil. Her parents were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848, and Margaret was baptized into the church by her father on 28 May 1854. In 1856 her family immigrated to the United States with other Latter-day Saints. After several delays, her family crossed the plains with the Saints and headed for Utah. While traveling with her family to Cache Valley she met Henry Ballard, her future husband. Several years later, she and Henry were married on 15 May 1861, shortly after he had become bishop of the Logan 2nd Ward. They made their home in Logan where they were quite involved in the community. After six years of marriage, her husband entered into the covenant of plural marriage and wed Margaret 's sister Emily on 4 October 1867. This was a trial for Margaret but she remained faithful throughout her life. When persecution of polygamist men in Utah was at its climax, Henry hid for a time, and then went on a mission to England, his homeland. He later returned to Utah, gave himself up to the authorities, and served his time in the Utah Penitentiary. Margaret had eleven children, however five died at fairly young ages. She also cared for many other people at various times, taking them into her home. In 1880 she was called as Relief Society President, a calling she held for 30 years, during which time she devoted herself to serving others. Margaret came to the aid of many in need, including some family members whom she anointed and blessed on several occasions. She lived a full and righteous life and died on 21 July 1918 in Logan, Utah.",1882-1957,,381,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/704,704,,,"This autobiography, written in 1917, is 59 typewritten pages. Some of the typing has faded, so the archive staff has retyped most of the pages in order to preserve it. Margaret writes about her early life in Scotland as a Mormon, including when she was baptized at age eight. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1856, and Margaret talks of her responsibilities as the oldest child (age 10) who cared for the other children while her mother was sick on the journey. Her family remained in Missouri for a few years then continued their migration to Utah in 1859. On the way measles broke out in their company; her family had several other delays, but they finally made it to Logan, Utah. She describes life in Logan including hardships with crops, grasshoppers, and Indians. She explains life as a polygamous wife and the trials she encountered after she was married. Great emphasis is given to her church duties and family experiences. She bears testimony of the gospel and tells spiritual experiences she had in her life, including an astounding healing story where she saved her son's life by putting his injured body in an herb plaster. A miraculous story about names being brought to her husband for temple work to be done is also described. Her sacrifice as an early Latter-day Saint is portrayed. Births, marriages, and deaths of her family are also recorded. The final two pages of the document are written by Margaret's great-granddaughter. It briefly covers Margaret's life and the end of her life. Included is a story about Margaret selling her beautiful long hair for money. The book Sermons and Missionary Services of Melvin Joseph Ballard by Bryant S. Hinckley is mentioned as another source to find more stories about Margaret. (Melvin is one of Margaret's sons.) BX 8670.07. B212: This is a reproduction of the autobiography mentioned above. It contains the same information word for word, along with one page giving Margaret's birth and death information and a photograph of her. This version is 35 pages, single-spaced, typed, and bound, which is why it has fewer pages than the original. It is also divided into paragraphs making it more reader friendly. However, this version lacks the last page included in the previous manuscript where Margaret's great-granddaughter later added the story about Margaret cutting her hair."
312,"Baker, Nicolena Marie Bertelsen",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, photos, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section containing Lena's biography is five typewr...",1845-1905,Biography,"Nicolena Marie Bertelsen was born on 26 January 1845 in Aalborg, Denmark, to Maren Larsen Dam and Niels Pedarsen Bertelsen. Lena's parents lived quiet lives as fishermen on the coast of Denmark. Early in the 1850's they were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They longed to go to America to gather with others of their faith. Because finances were meager, the Bertelsens decided to send their children to America one by one with the hopes that they could join them within a year. Lena, accompanied by two missionaries, was the third child to go to America. However, the missionaries were unable to take her all the way to Utah and they left Lena with a family in St. Louis. She knew that she needed to gather with the Saints in Utah, so she worked two years to earn enough money for transportation to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where companies of pioneers were preparing for the long journey west. During these years, she also learned to write and speak English well. When she arrived in Iowa, Lena joined Cyrus Snell's company and they arrived in Utah Territory in 1854. In Lena's early twenties, she became engaged to Mr. Christensen, who was killed by Indians. Twelve years later, Lena became the second wife of a well educated, talented, and financially stable man named William G. Baker. She was the mother of 10 children: Mary, William, Nelson, Lars, Annie, Ida, Ralph, Ruth, Albert, and Hazel, although two died in infancy and one died at the age of four of whooping cough. Although in 1890, polygamy was outlawed and husbands were required to divide their property, William continued to care for Lena. In the 1890's she sold some of the land she was given and opened a millinery store. Three years after the death of her husband in 1902, Lena sold the store and moved to Salt Lake City, where she died 17 July 1905.",1936-1978,,380,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/702,702,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, photos, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section containing Lena's biography is five typewritten pages long and also includes five pictures of Lena's family, a genealogy chart, and some histories about William G. Baker. The copy of this biography was written by Geneva B. Russell and can be found in the book Our Pioneer Heritage on pages 67-71. This broad overview of Lena's life emphasizes her childhood experiences, with very little detail about her adulthood. According to the biographer, Lena was only seven years old when she left her family and traveled across the Atlantic. She begged her father to allow her to stay in Denmark, but she only received the strict admonition to keep clean, pray every day, and never cry. Although Lena loved the family she stayed with in St. Louis, she longed to see her own family again and meet other members of the Church. When she arrived in Iowa, she discovered that all of the companies were full. She pleaded her cause to Cyrus Snell, who allowed her come with him if she would care for his ill wife and children. When she arrived in Utah, her sister taught her how to sew, spin, weave, dye, and glean fields. She excelled in sewing and she worked as a seamstress for several years. After she raised her children, Lena kept busy with sewing costumes for character balls. She also donated generously to the building of the Sevier Stake Tabernacle. Polygamy, Indians, Mormon Pioneers"
257,"Baker, Luvera Ellen Ensign Preece",MSS 8,"This is a two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Luvera's great-granddaughter, Lucy Preece Stewart. There is very little personal information about Luvera...",1826-1898,Biography,"Luvera Ellen Ensign Preece was born June 21, 1826 in Spafford, Onondago County, New York to Zopher and Priscilla Billings Ensign. Her family was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints only 21 months after its organization, after which, the family joined with the Saints and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. At age 17, Luvera married William Preece. She had six children, though William died in Iowa in 1857. Two years later, with the help of her fifteen-year-old son, she took the family across the plains. They arrived in Salt Lake City on September 16, 1859 and then settled in Centerville, Utah. Luvera taught school there whenever she was able, and she remarried later, to Dr. Goran G. Baker. Afterwards, they moved to Alta, Utah. There, Luvera taught school and ran a boarding house. She moved later to Hooper, Utah, where she lived until Goran's death. Luvera then moved into a home her son-in-law built for her, located in Ogden. She died there June 14, 1898.",1829-1895,,330,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/647,647,,,"This is a two-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection, written by Luvera's great-granddaughter, Lucy Preece Stewart. There is very little personal information about Luvera, though Lucy does describe her as having been a charitable woman with a talent for dressmaking. She was also an excellent cook and teacher. Following the biography is a short piece entitled, 'As I Remember My Great Grandmother, Luvera Ellen Ensign Preece.' In this, Lucy writes about how Luvera had wanted Lucy's name to be Myrtle, and when she wasn't, Luvera gave Lucy a doll and asked her to name it Myrtle. Lucy also recalls how thoughtful Luvera was toward her family, and how she had a strong testimony of the Gospel and continually bore her testimony to her grandchildren."
311,"Baker, Lillie Liston",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, photos, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section containing Lillie's biography, written by R...",1884-1960,Biography,"Lillie Liston Baker was born 28 May 1884 in Escalante, Garfield County, Utah, the fifth of ten children born to Rufas Benson Liston and Elizabeth Emma Hill Liston. As the oldest daughter, Lillie's childhood responsibilities included tending the younger children, helping to make cheese and butter to sell in Salt Lake City, taking care of the garden, and doing the washing and ironing. Although Lillie loved school, the demands of living on a farm kept her from attending past the eighth grade. Lillie married Claude Vincent Baker 17 December 1902. Nine years later, they were sealed in the temple. Lillie and Claude settled on a ranch in Boulder and lived in a one-room log cabin with a lean-to kitchen. Although the ranch originally belonged to Claude's mother, Lillie and Claude worked hard to save money to buy it. In 1915, they built a two-story home and were the first people in Boulder to have wallpaper, gas lights and a telephone. Lillie was the mother of seven children: Reeves, Ruth, Glen, Burnell, Ariel, Claude, and Vonda. As a young mother, Lillie devoted her time to reading to her children, cooking, canning, and housekeeping. Lillie served as a Sunday School Secretary, Young Women's President, and Entertainment Committee member in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When Lillie was 60 her husband died and she sold the farm and moved to Escalante. In her older years, she spent her time gardening, cooking, and quilting. After battling with cervical cancer, Lillie died 4 June 1960.",1881-1955,,379,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/701,701,https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/p15999coll20/id/39385,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, photos, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section containing Lillie's biography, written by Ruth Baker Thompson, is sixteen typewritten pages. It also includes pictures of Lillie's family, poetry, family letters, and a family group record. Lillie's biography has many stories of her childhood responsibilities. Several times, Lillie was left in Escalante to tend her siblings, the garden, and the home, while her parents went to the Upper Valley to prepare cheese and butter. When she was twelve years old she went to the Upper Valley and supervised the making of the cheese and butter while her mother stayed in town. While Lillie's father and brothers were busy working in the fields, she was taught to do women's work: canning, cleaning, and cooking. Despite Lillie's many responsibilities, she also found time for leisure. She loved dancing, collecting poetry, and going on sleigh rides. After her marriage to Claude, Lillie's family held a dance at their home in celebration. She and Claude stayed with her parents until 2 January 1902 and then they traveled to Boulder to settle. Finances were meager, but Lillie donated her time, talents, and food supply to housing and cooking for many visitors. Friends, relatives, and members of the Church knew that they could find food and rest if they stopped at Lillie's home. Although this biography contains highly laudatory information, the reader can get a glimpse of the many responsibilities that are involved in farm life. Service, Widow."
310,"Baker, Karen Marie Karoline Jensen",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, photos, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section with information about Carrie Jensen Baker con...",1879-1937,Biography,"On 23 December 1879 Karen Marie Karoline Jensen, known as Carrie, was born in Nykobing, Flaster, Denmark to Niels and Ane Elizabeth Rasmussen Jensen. After her parents were baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they sent Carrie and her older sister to America, accompanied by the missionaries. Her parents and other siblings stayed in Denmark to make disposition of their property, intending to come to Utah within a year. When Carrie arrived in the United States, she stayed with an Uncle in Levan, Utah, for one year. During this time, she learned to read and write in English. Her parents arrived eleven months later and they moved to Richfield, Utah. When Carrie was seventeen, she married Lars Arthur Baker. His future looked promising as an associate with the Meteer Brother Hardware store. However, at the age of twenty-eight Lars was fatally wounded while unloading machinery. Carrie was left a widow at the age of twenty-three with no insurance, no income, and three sons: Karl, William, and Orval. She began sewing for money and later became Richfield's City Recorder, earning about twelve dollars a month. In 1810, after having lived alone for eight years, Carrie married her brother-in-law, Henry Baker, whose wife, Hannah, had passed away. Carrie reared her own three sons, Henry's three sons, and one daughter that she and Henry had together. After suffering with crippling arthritis that left her bedfast for two years, Carried died in September of 1937.",1951-1978,,378,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/700,700,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, photos, biographies, and autobiographies of the Baker family. The section with information about Carrie Jensen Baker contains two biographies. The first biography, written by Dorothy Baker Fowles, chronicles Carrie's life and is two typewritten pages. The second is two and a half typewritten pages of narration about her experience crossing the Atlantic with her sister, Hattie. These biographies, though brief, give the reader an equal balance of information about the different periods of Carrie's life. The biographer writes that for the first eight years of Carrie's life, she loved play on Denmark's seashore and picnic in its woods. When she and her family joined the church, however, her life changed drastically. Although it was an adventure for Carrie to set out to America with her sister, it was also very challenging. She loved meeting new people, but missed her family. She grew very close to her sister, but had to separate from her when they reached Utah. She also had to learn a new language, culture, and religion. These trials prepared Carried to overcome the challenges of losing a husband at a young age and raising children on her own."
309,"Baker, Hannah Hayward",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information on Hannah's family includes pictures, poems ...",1839-1918,Biography,"Hannah Hayward Baker was born 23 February 1839 in Sheerness, England to William and Ruth Hughes Hayward. In 1851, her parents were baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Two years later, they sailed for America, walked across the plains in a handcart company, and settled in Ogden, Utah. On 25 November 1855 Hannah married a well-educated, wealthy, English immigrant named William George. Hannah and William remained in Ogden until William was called to help keep Johnston's Army from entering Utah. Later, they were called to go to the Richfield, Utah to help settle the area and fortify it against Indians. However, the Blackhawk War forced the abandonment of that community and they went to Manti, Utah. In 1864, President Orson Hyde called them to return to Richfield. Together, they helped settle Richfield, opened the first hotel there, and operated a mail system throughout the southern part of the state. Hannah's home was furnished with stoves, a sewing machine, and a fine organ. She encouraged her family of thirteen children to be involved in local dramatic and musical productions. William married a second wife named Nicolena Marie Bertelsen in 1867, but when he died in 1901, he left Hannah with enough money to sustain her for the remainder of her life. Besides raising thirteen children whom she referred to as her Baker's dozen, Hannah raised two granddaughters for a son whose wife passed away. Hannah died in Richfield, Sevier, Utah on March 14, 1918.",1854-1929,,377,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/699,699,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials, and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information on Hannah's family includes pictures, poems written about the family, information on Baker reunions, and the biographies of Hannah and William written by their children. This section is well organized and easy to read. The family writes of Hannah's life in great detail. They write that Hannah was the first one in her family to believe in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When she immigrated to America with her parents, they walked without oxen or many personal belongings across the plains to Utah. It was an exciting adventure for young Hannah. Although Hannah had a meager education, she married an English gentleman. His mother disapproved of William marrying below his social class and she disinherited him after the marriage. Hannah and William settled in Ogden. When William needed to help keep Johnston's Army from entering Utah, Hannah was left alone to harvest the crops and care for the children: William, Ruth, Henry, William, Frank, Mary, Walter, John, Elizabeth, Eugene, Claude, and Edward. During this time, one son fell into a tub of boiling soap and was scalded over every inch of his body. Hannah was left to care for his many needs on her own. When William returned and they opened the first hotel in Richfield in their home, Hannah cooked three meals a day for the lodgers. Hannah had a great love for the Hymns, which provided her with peace. Her favorite Hymns were: Come, Come Ye Saints, I Know that My Redeemer Lives and Hard Times, Hard Times, Come Again No More. Mormon pioneer, Polygamy, Trek, Trials"
308,"Baker, Hannah Burns Ramsay",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information about Hannah consists of a short biography an...",1863-1909,Biography and Diary,"Hannah Burns Ramsay Baker was born 23 September 1863, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Elizabeth Burns and Ralph Ramsay. She was the sixth of seven children. Her father was a skilled woodcarver who built the first Eagle Gate for Brigham Young. She married Henry Baker on 26 February 1884. They made their first home in Richfield and then moved to Manti for four years, working in the mail station as postmasters. Together, they helped settle Boulder, Utah taking up two homesteads, raising cattle, growing delicious fruit, and rearing their three boys: Charles, William, and Ralph. In 1906, Hannah suffered a severe stroke that caused them to move back to Richfield for medical attention. After two years of being bedridden, Hannah died on 27 October 1909 in Richfield, Sevier, Utah.",1840-1857,,376,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/698,698,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information about Hannah consists of a short biography and three typescript pages of Hannah's 1897 diary. She never writes of her personal feelings or ideas. Each entry is brief and in one or two words Hannah describes her daily chores of papering the walls, making soap, washing and mending clothing, churning the butter, baking bread, planting gardens, milking cows, making quilts, and other duties. Hannah often writes, All is well. This description usually falls on a day when she receives a letter from Liz or when friends come to visit. She also notes the weather conditions, as only one dependant on the weather for survival would do. Although the entries are short, they are very descriptive of the life of a pioneer woman. For example: Tuesday 15: Started to wash, it blew so I put it off and made my skirt. Wednesday 16: All well, I washed. Thursday 17: All well, I ironed and cut out my waist and sewed it. Mormon pioneer."
307,"Baker, Anna Sophia Boyce",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information about Anna consists of photographs, poems, Wal...",1877-1967,Biography,"On 28 October 1877, in a one-room log cabin in Oxford, Oneida, Idaho, Anna Sophia Boyce Baker was born to Ida Margaret Merrick and Albert Myron Boyce. As the fourth of thirteen children, she had a thirst for knowledge that later inspired her to attend Oneida Stake Academy at the age of nineteen. She taught school until she married Walter Baker on January 20, 1902. After only ten years of marriage Walter died. Anna sold their ranch in Boulder, Utah and moved to Logan to be closer to her parents and to the university, where her children could get a good education. For six months, she and her children lived with her sister, Chloe, who was very ill and also a widow with six children. Anna cared for both families until a doctor ordered her to get a place of her own. She and her father built a home, using half of the money she got from selling the ranch. To help pay her bills, Anna washed and mended clothing, and rented many of her bedrooms to college students. Sometimes, she had up to twenty students living in her home at once. In 1922, Anna was persuaded to return to Boulder to teach for seven months of a school year. With this experience and a little more education, Anna gained certification to teach in Logan City Schools. She returned to Logan and taught for two years after her retirement age. On 20 September 1902, Anna married Thomas William Ogden, whom her young children used to call Uncle because of his kindness to them over many years. Thomas passed away after only two years of marriage. Later, Anna married a neighbor named Johnny Paul Cardon, who also died after two years. On February 1, 1967, Anna Sophia died in San Jose Hospital.",1896-1950,,375,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/697,697,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information about Anna consists of photographs, poems, Walter's character sketch, and Anna's biography. This brief history is two typewritten pages and it is written by Anna's daughter, Margaret Baker McKinnon. It contains many direct quotes by Anna concerning her childhood memories. Anna writes about her first memory of dragging her baby sister around the lot in a dripper when she was two years old. She also remembers being afraid of Indians because of the Battle Creek Wars that were fought near her home in Idaho. Sometimes, Anna remembers the Indians looking into the windows of her small home to ask for fresh biscuits. The biographer writes a lot about the fulfillment of Anna's Patriarchal Blessing, in which she was promised that she would always have a strong mind and a thirst for knowledge. This strong mind helped her through the difficulties of losing her husband, building a home, and raising her five children: Margaret, George, Hayward, Arthelia, and Nan. Her thirst for knowledge inspired her to become a schoolteacher, and to learn enough carpentry to be able to build on to her home in Logan. Her biographer ends the account by emphasizing that old age was hard on Anna because of loneliness and inactivity and that death really was liberation for her.Eduation, Trials"
306,"Baker, Amanda Caroline Jensen",MSS SC 1140,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information about Amanda consists of a two typewritten pa...",1860-1939,Biography,"Amanda Caroline Jensen Baker was born 14 December 1860 in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah in a log house on the outskirts of town. Her parents were known as Olof Jonsson and Maria Bengtsson Jonsson in Sweden, but when they immigrated to the United States, they changed their names to Ole and Maria Jensen. In the spring of 1859, they traveled across the plains with a L.D.S. handcart company and settled in Grantsville, Utah. Five years later, they moved by ox-team to Fountain Green, Utah. When Amanda was eight years old, she and her family moved to Oak City, Utah to ranch. In 1869, their ranching efforts failed and they moved to the newly settled city of Richfield, Utah. For many years, Amanda worked as a maid for Clara Young, the daughter-in-law of Brigham Young. When she was fifteen years old her father died. Two years later, Amanda married William George Baker on 20 August 1877. They lived in Richfield until financial interests led them to Wayne County for six years. Later, they moved to Boulder, Utah and worked in the cattle ranching business. In 1910, William retired and they moved back to Richfield. Amanda was the mother of thirteen children: Blanch, Ruth, William, Claude, Charles, Frank, Mabel, Edna, Lionel, Ida, Nel, Hannah, and Amanda. Her husband passed away in 1922. When Amanda was seventy-seven, she fell down and for two years she needed constant assistance until she died 16 September 1939.",1837-1928,,374,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/696,696,,,"This collection is a combination of various letters, genealogical materials and biographies of the Baker family. The section containing information about Amanda consists of a two typewritten page biography written by her daughter, Mabel Adelia Baker Haycock. The biographer relates stories of Amanda's childhood with very little information about her experiences as an adult. Amanda's childhood was spent in many different places. When she lived in Fountain Green, Utah her father planted wheat in a lot next to their home at a time when the grasshoppers were rampant. Because they were destroying many neighboring crops, Amanda and her sister were enlisted to swat at the grasshoppers on many hot, summer days. Their efforts resulted in saving the majority of the wheat. Amanda also remembered times when she and her family would hear the men in town beating on large brass drums to warn people of Indians. As Amanda grew older, she never liked the sound of a brass drum because of the fear it instilled in her. Mormon Pioneer"
401,"Bacon, Reva Morgan",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescrip biography located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba-By. It is extremely concise...",,,"Reva Morgan Bacon was born on July 8, 1919 in Ophir, Utah to Clarence Morgan. During the depression in 1929, she and her family moved to Stockton for a year, and then to Eruka, where Reva finished school. In 1938, she worked for a man and his wifem cleaning, and tending children. She later worked tending babies and washing dishes at night in order to attend high school. During her senior year, she met William Bacon, whom she became engaged to in December of 1939, and married in April of 1941. They lived in California for a year and had a son in 1942. The family later moved to Tooele to live near Reva's parents, although in 1944, William was transferred. In 1945, Reva had a baby girl, and not long after, William was sent to the army. After he returned in December of 1945, the family made their home again in Tooele, where they stayed for one and a half years. Following, they worked in Charleston, Nevada, although they returned to Tooele in the fall. In March of 1950, the family moved to Grantsville, Utah. Reva worked in Tod Park for two years, moved to Heber for a summer, then returned to Grantsville, where she worked in the G&H store. She died January 16, 2004.",,,"Bacon, Reva Morgan",2010-05-19,2010-05-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/791,791,799.docx,/WomenManu/image/799.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescrip biography located in the third folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ba-By. It is extremely concise, relaying nothing of Reva's personal life or character beyond biographical details"
235,"Backman, Emily Elizabeth Bengstron",MSS 8,"This is a two-page typescript biography, from the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It provides basic biographical information and describes Emily as a kind, generous person, and also a good cook. Af...",1858-1937,Biography,"Emily Elizabeth Bengstron Backman was born June 15, 1858 in Gotenburg, Sweden. When she was sixteen years old, she traveled to America on an old sailing boat. Brigham Young arranged for her to work, helped her to pay for the trip, and also helped arrange for her family's migration later. When she arrived in Salt Lake City, she was met by Brigham Young and taken to his youngest wife's home, where she worked until Brigham Young's death. She then met Axel Emanuel Backman, another Swedish immigrant, whom she married in 1878, and with whom she had twelve children. In 1897, the family moved to Farmington and settled near the lake front on a three hundred-acre farm. They later moved closer to the mountains. Emily died on October 20, 1937.",1830-1912,,310,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/625,625,,,"This is a two-page typescript biography, from the Margaret Steed Hess collection. It provides basic biographical information and describes Emily as a kind, generous person, and also a good cook. After arriving in Utah, Emily loved living with Amelia, Brigham Young's wife. The home is described as being a palace in comparison to Emily's previous home, and everyone there treated Emily like family. Thereafter, she 'always cherished the memory of Brigham Young.'"
625,"Austin, Emma Grace",MSS SC 3284,"This manuscript is 3 pages of photocopied typescript writing. The work is entitled, Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Emma Grace Austin: A Mother of 17 Children, and it is written by her daughter, Lettie",1827-1893,Biographical Sketch,"Emma was born 20 March 1827 in Whipsmade, Bedfordshire, England. Her parents were Thomas Grace and Mary Ann George Grace. Emma was the 5th of 12 children born to them, the others being Elizabeth, Thomas, Jr., John, Shadrack, Daniel, Edward, William, Sidney, Mary Ann, Alfred, and David.
On her 20th birthday, 30 March 1847, Emma married John Austin, and together they had 17 children, Harriet, George, Hyrum and Joseph (twins), Alfred, Parley Pratt, Heber Charles, William, Sarah Emma, Juliet, Hector, Annie Marie, Mark, Thomas Herbert, John Ezra, Luticia, and Franklin.
It wasnt until after their marriage that thy were introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by missionaries. She was baptized on 13 January 1848, and, two years later, her husband was baptized as well.
For 18 years, they lived in Studham, Bedfordshire, England, working and saving money to eventually move to America. While there, they labored tirelessly to further the work of the Church and always kept their home open to missionaries. For her part, Emma worked making and selling straw hats, which brought the family a good deal of income. In the spring of 1868, following an impression she had, they secured passage on and sailed with the S.S. Minnesota, embarking on 30 June. They arrived in Utah in August of that year eventually settling in Lehi. Emma lived and served faithfully in the Church, always making time in her busy days to help those who were sick or in need.
She died on 29 November 1893 Lehi, Utah, at the age of 66.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:05:08,,,,,"This manuscript is 3 pages of photocopied typescript writing. The work is entitled, Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Emma Grace Austin: A Mother of 17 Children, and it is written by her daughter, Lettie Luticia Gudmundsen.
The sketch covers Emmas parentage as well as her marriage and eventual conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints. It also describes Emmas experience leading up to her familys move to America. She followed the impressions the Holy Spirit gave her to prepare to sail in 1868, despite their lack of funds, and despite her husbands belief that they would never be able to afford passage. Then, thanks to some family friends, they were able to secure a place on the S.S. Minnesota and eventually they traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to join the Saints there before moving to Lehi to settle. Emma was grateful she listened to the Spirit and prepared for a trip that was so uncertain until the last moment.
There is also a short description of the legacy of hard work, religious devotion, and compassion she left in the wake of her passing, as well as how that legacy has been carried on by her children."
495,"Atkin, Annie Maud Tate",MSS SC 4240,The collection contains three folders of photocopied handwritten letters. The first folder contains letters from Annies mother Elizabeth and span February 1916 to November 1917. Elizabeth expresses h,1887-1971,Correspondence,"Annie Maud Tate was born on December 7, 1887 in Tooele, Utah to John William Tate and Elizabeth De LaMare Tate. Annie was one of fourteen siblings, who all survived to adulthood. Annie married Frank Atkin on December 7, 1908. Annie and Frank served an LDS mission to New Zealand starting in 1916. Annie and Frank had eight children, Ina, Claude, Elizabeth, Emily, Morley, Alice, Edith, and Ruth. Emily and Alice died in infancy. Annies son Morley was born while the family was living in New Zealand. Annie died on December 31, 1971 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",1887-1971,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection contains three folders of photocopied handwritten letters. The first folder contains letters from Annies mother Elizabeth and span February 1916 to November 1917. Elizabeth expresses her anxiousness to hear that Annie and Frank have arrived and settled in New Zealand. Elizabeth gives news from home and expresses her love for Annie. In April, Elizabeth writes in response to a letter from Annie, I do feel sorry that you live in such a lonesome place. Annies mother writes approximately monthly, and often mentions that she has received a recent letter from New Zealand. Annies mother gives updates on the neighbors health and any deaths in the community. She gives updates on the weather. She also encourages her daughter writing, You will certainly have our faith and our prayers. Her mother includes occasional updates on World War I and world affairs. Annies mother worries about Russians great Revolution and hopes that they will not have to send our boys to war. In May of 1917 Annie had a baby boy while in New Zealand. Annies mother also provides updates on Annies siblings, and frequently mentions Della, Alice, Edith, and Clara.
The second folder contains letters from Annies siblings Leland, Edith, Charles, and Luwella. Leland writes in May 1914 from South Africa. Leland was serving in Africa as an LDS missionary. He was writing to Annie who was still living in Tooele, Utah. He reports that the mission is having a hard time getting Elders and he might have to stay longer than expected in Africa. Edith writes to New Zealand in May 1916. Edith has recently married. Charles writes from the Southern States Mission, from Chattanooga, Tennessee. The letters date October 1917 and October 1918. He addresses one letter to Beth, Annies daughter. Luwella writes from Tooele in November 1917.
The final folder contains two letters from Annie to her mother dated October 1916 and April 1917. Annie is happy and positive about her experiences in New Zealand and reports on the birth of her son."
305,"Astor, Mary",MSS SC 435,This collection consists of an eighty page scrapbook of newspaper and magazine articles relating to Mary Astor's acting career in film and radio. The articles have been clipped from newspapers and ...,1906-1987,Scrapbook,"Lucille Vasconcellos was born 3 May 1906 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois. At the age of fourteen, she won a beauty contest that enabled her to get a contract to be in silent films. Later, she proved her vocal acting ability when she played a role in Among the Married. As she gained more opportunities to act for radio and film, she felt it necessary to change her name to Mary Astor to accommodate her acting career. With her new name, Mary Astor played a role in the radio show, Birth of a Nation and also in several films, including: The Mortal Storm, Queen of the Yukon, Prisoner of Zenda, Hurricane, Turnabout, Brigham Young, and Western Union. The leading role she played in Brigham Young won her praise from many critics. Mary married Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, with whom she had one daughter. When their marriage ended in divorce, Mary met and married Tono Del Campo, a film editor from MGM Studios. They had one son and lived in North Hollywood, California. Mary died on 25 September 1987 in Los Angeles, California.",1916-1984,,373,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/695,695,,,"This collection consists of an eighty page scrapbook of newspaper and magazine articles relating to Mary Astor's acting career in film and radio. The articles have been clipped from newspapers and magazines and glued onto paper. Although the clippings are fading, they are still easy to read. Most of the articles in this scrapbook relate to Mary's starring role in the film, Brigham Young, which was released in 1966. In this film, Mary played the role of Brigham Young's first wife. Critics claimed she had one of the best performances of the month, that she was a Hollywood eyeful brightening the local skyline, and that her performance was particularly good in Brigham Young. They also give information about Mary's experience with the making of Brigham Young, claiming that she lost two pounds from wearing fur coats in the middle of the summer and that she fainted on the set after walking through a field of crickets six inches deep. Publicity writers report when Mary is seen shopping, eating out with friends, or traveling with her husband. Some articles give information about Mary's supporting roles in Turnabout and Western Union. Very little biographical information can be found in these articles."
304,"Arrington, Janell Ravsten",MSS SC 1006,"Janell Arrington's autobiography consists of 9 typewritten pages. She shares stories of her childhood in Clarkston, Utah, a farming community, and she also writes of her education, family, and ...",1926-,Autobiography,"Janell Ravsten Arrington was born in Clarkston, Utah in 1926 to Frank Matthias, a local farmer, and Verona Allen Ravsten, an elementary school teacher. Janell's parents taught her the importance of education and she attended B.Y.U for a year until the family finances ran short. Refusing to defer her education, she attended beauty school in Twin Falls, Idaho. On 29 May 1946 she married Howard Glenn Arrington and they made their home in Twin Falls. She and her family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Throughout her life, Janell served in many capacities within the church and community. She served as a Relief Society President, Young Women's President, music leader, Primary teacher, and Sunday school teacher. She also served on the local PTA Council for 13 years and received the Lifetime Membership Award. Janell worked as an aide and an election judge for schools, she presented book reviews in Idaho and Northern Utah, and she has written small plays, skits, and narrations. She is the mother of five children.",1846-1918,,372,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/694,694,,,"Janell Arrington's autobiography consists of 9 typewritten pages. She shares stories of her childhood in Clarkston, Utah, a farming community, and she also writes of her education, family, and personal beliefs. She describes her parents and the two grandmothers that taught her the value of service, hard work, and education. As a mother she passed these values onto her children and encouraged them to find joy in music, books, theatre, and the L.D.S. Church. Janell describes the trials of dealing with hypoglycemia for 25 years without knowing what caused the headaches, depression, weakness, and confusion. Although Janell was told not to have more than one child because of this illness, she was able to have four more children and later raise two Indian children adopted through the Indian Placement Program. Janell is not so interested in chronicling her life as she is in expressing her personal philosophy that happiness comes through giving service to others. Writer"
518,"Armstrong, Mary Kirkbride",MSS SC 594,This manuscript is eight typewritten pages long. The first four pages are a family history of John Christopher Armstrong and Mary Kirkbride Armstrong. Johns biography is two pages long and speaks mos,1814-1894,Biography,"Mary Kirkbride Armstrong was born 20 June 1815 in Low Crosby, Cumberland, England to John Kirkbride and Margaret Peel. On 8 September 1840 she married John Christopher Armstrong. In England her husband worked as a prosperous tailor with sixty employees, so Mary lived a luxurious life with all the comforts one could want. After hearing from Mormon missionaries they were both converted to the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were baptized in the river Merser on 21 July 1844, although this decision brought opposition from their families. They immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri in 1845 to be near the saints, and in this place they had their first child. However, with increasing persecution of Latter-day Saints they soon decided to make the long journey across the plains. On 26 September 1847 they arrived in the Salt Lake valley and once there they lived on the block north of Pioneer Square. During their first year in the valley Mary helped to fight off the plague of crickets threatening to eat their crops only to have a swarm of Sea Gulls devour the insects. Later Mary would have to keep house and take care of their three children alone when her husband was called on a mission back to England. Her husband died on his return home from England in the year 1857. Mary made a living for the family with her sewing, and though they struggled during this time she never turned away anyone in need, often giving all she had to help others. On 20 December 1854 Mary married Moses Wade and together they had one daughter, he passed away on 20 March 1869. Mary, in her later years, lived with her daughter Mary Elanor Adams in Teasdale, Utah and passed away at age 79 on 26 November 1894.",1814-1935,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 18:24:30,,,,,"This manuscript is eight typewritten pages long. The first four pages are a family history of John Christopher Armstrong and Mary Kirkbride Armstrong. Johns biography is two pages long and speaks mostly of his life after his marriage to Mary. Following this history there is a two-page biography on Mary covering major moments in her life such as; birth, baptism, move to America and then Utah, and her death. Also included are brief stories demonstrating her great faith and charity. This four-page history of John and Mary is followed by another four-page family history of their third son John Graham Armstrong and his wife Mary Jane Simkins Armstrong, again with a two-page biography on both son and wife. This manuscript was compiled by their granddaughter Marcia Armstrong Jolley and grandson James Vernon."
512,"Armstrong, Mary Ann Jane Simkins",MSS SC 594,"This manuscript is eight typewritten pages long. The first four pages are a family history of John Christopher Armstrong and Mary Kirkbride Armstrong, the parents of John Graham Armstrong. This four-p",1856-1935,Biography,"Mary Ann Jane Simkins Armstrong was born 3 November 1856 in the Old Fort Cedar City, Utah to James Simkins and Mary Walker. Mary was the oldest of nine children, and was a healthy child despite her familys financial hardships. She spent her early years in Cedar City, Utah were she attended school for three months out of the year. Later her family moved to Adamsville, Beaver County, Utah where on 3 November 1864 Mary was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family was very close to each other and were all very active members of the LDS Church. They always participated in family prayer and attended all ward meetings. It was at age fifteen Mary met John Graham Armstrong whom she married two years later. After a year of marriage their first child was born in 1874 and then the small family moved to Cedar City, then Beaver and finally to Salt Lake City, Utah were the last of their five children was born. In 1899 Mary and her husband moved to Rexburg, Idaho to try their luck in the sheep business, however after their entire holdings were lost they moved back to Salt Lake City. Mary served diligently in the Relief Society and on 2 June 1922 Mary and her husband took out their endowments in the Salt Lake Temple and were sealed to four of their children. Mary and her husband in later years bought a house in Murry, Utah. A few months following the passing of her husband, Mary also left this life on 29 November 1935 after a short illness.",1814-1935,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 18:04:03,,,,,"This manuscript is eight typewritten pages long. The first four pages are a family history of John Christopher Armstrong and Mary Kirkbride Armstrong, the parents of John Graham Armstrong. This four-page history is followed by another four-page family history of their third son John Graham Armstrong and his wife Mary Jane Simkins Armstrong. This history contains a two-page biography on John followed by a two-page biography on Mary Ann Jane Simkins Armstrong. Marys biography covers major events in her life such as; birth, baptism, marriage, children and death. In the last paragraph the writer expresses gratitude for the example and love of their mother Mary. This manuscript was compiled by their daughter Marcia Armstrong Jolley and her son James Vernon Jolley."
622,"Archer, Patience Loader Rozsa",MSS SC 3221,"This manuscript is a spiral bound book containing a photocopy of Patience Loaders handwritten autobiography, begun on floral writing tablet. It numbers 326 pages, with the writing tablet comprising t",1827-1921,Autobiography,"Patience Loader Archer was born on 23 August 1827 in Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England to James Loader and Amy Britnell Loader. She was the 4th of 13 children born to them, her siblings being John, Jonas, Ann, Eliza, Zilpah, Tamar, Emma, Maria, Marshall William, Jane, Sarah, and Robert.
In the early 1850s, the Loaders were introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were all quickly converted, and as a result of their joining the Church, Patiences father lost his job as a gardener. They sailed for America on the John J. Boyd in 1855, arriving in Williamsburg, New York later that same year. A year afterward, in June of 1856, the family traveled to Iowa to join Patiences sister, Zilpah, and her family.
They all crossed the plains with the ill-fated Martin Handcart Company. Not only did Zilpahs daughter pass away, just a week before reaching the Salt Lake Valley, but Father Loader did not survive the trip as well, dying fairly early in the trek. Patiences mother made many sacrifices and worked hard to keep her childrens spirits up and their bellies as full as she could for the remainder of the journey. While on the trek, Patience was once visited by a messenger, who asked her name and informed her to press on; that there would be help coming. Later that same night, the Loader family, along with the rest of the remaining company, was rescued.
The family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1856, and Patience eventually settled in Pleasant Grove. Two years after her arrival, on 8 December 1858 in Jordan Bridge, Utah, Patience married John Eugene Rozsa, who was a sergeant in the United States Army. Together they had 4 children: John James, Frank Loader, Joseph William, and Amy Rozella.
Sadly, her husband passed away in 1866, after only 8 years of marriage. They were returning from the frontlines and his body gave out, he having dealt with heart and lung problems for some time by then. It wasnt until 1 January 1877 that Patience became a wife again, marrying John Bond Archer in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had no children. However, they adopted a girl, Ruth, whom they raised to adulthood and loved like she was their own child.
Patience was active in her Church duties all her life, serving for many years as a teacher in her Relief Society organization, and even as the president for some time, resigning when her health began to fail. She died on 22 April 1921 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, having reached nearly 94 years of age.",,,,,2020-01-23 12:56:37,,,,,"This manuscript is a spiral bound book containing a photocopy of Patience Loaders handwritten autobiography, begun on floral writing tablet. It numbers 326 pages, with the writing tablet comprising the first 172 pages, and a pair of composition books comprising the rest. In the first page of the manuscript, there is a title, which reads, Reccolections of past days, Written by Patience Loader.
Patience relates her experiences and trials working at a boarding school. Later, she traveled to London to stay with her brothers friends family. She then moved to live with another lady who paid her to work for three years. Eventually, while she was living in London, missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to her parents house and they were baptized. At first, she had an adverse reaction to the Gospel. She continued to be employed at various places around London including Burlington Hotel, the largest Hotel in London. Her father arranged for her to stay a few days with a family (friends) and an Elder from the church who tried to convert her, but she wasnt interested at the time. Then the Elder commenced speaking about marriage and indicated that he was interested in her for a wife. On their eleven mile walk back to her house, the Elder succeeded, and she was later baptized. She went back to London rejoicing and being filled with the Spirit.
The housekeeper at the hotel where she was working didnt like Mormons and warned her not to give literature to the other girls living there, but she already had. She invited them to church meetings and succeeded in converting two of them. She was forced to leave the job, but it did not weaken her faith.
In 1855, she worked as a maid for an 82-year-old general whose wife had recently died. She had to leave the old mans house when she left with her family for America to gather with the other saints in Utah. It was a hard thing to leave him as the old man was very lonely without her and wanted to be a father to her. But he graciously let her go with her family.
She and her family, with the exception of her sister and brother-in-law, boarded a ship for America. They were on the sea eleven weeks.
While staying in New York, she met a missionary and promised to wait for him being engaged to marry him the following year. But he was unfaithful to his engagement and married someone else.
She tells of her experiences traveling to Utah with the Martin Handcart Company. Her father died on the journey, as did one of her nieces.
She married a man named John Rozsa after arriving in Salt Lake. Her husband soon had to leave and join the army camp as he was a soldier. He tried to get permission to go back and get his new wife, but he was denied by his superior officer. He was also told that if she would come back to the camp, they must be civilly married since the army would not honor a Mormon marriage.
She relates a story of terror. When her husband left for the Civil War in 1861, a man came to her door in the middle of the night and asked to be let in and professed to be a friend. When she refused to let him in, he burst open the door. She ran for her life and took her baby with her. She decided to go with her husband to the front lines.
At one point, Porter Rockwell, Bill Hickman, and Latt Smith strolled through camp. She recounts her experiences coming across the country and her encounters with Indians and confederate soldiers. After being discharged and getting ready for the trip back to Utah, her husband, John, took ill. His body was simply worn out. He died 24 May 1866. Theyd had three boys together, and four months after Johns death, Patience gave birth to a girl.
Patience returned to Utah to be with her family. Her childrens names were John, Frank and Amy Rosalie. Frank, became sick and died 20 October 1866, five months after his father. She finishes her account by relating her experience working as a cook for Miller Mine in 1872, and how when it closed down in the dead of winter, she and a couple others had to make the journey through the snow and freezing weather to the smelter, and then on to Deer Creek before they could leave the canyon and return home."
303,"Antle, Rosy",MSS SC 919,Rosy Antle's diary chronicles her daily experiences of crossing the plains in a wagon train with her family. This diary is thirteen-pages of typescript and begins on 1 May 1865 with daily entri...,1840-,Diary,"Rosy Antle was born 18 July 1849. In 1865, she traveled across the plains to Oregon with her family.",1897-1897,,371,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/693,693,,,"Rosy Antle's diary chronicles her daily experiences of crossing the plains in a wagon train with her family. This diary is thirteen-pages of typescript and begins on 1 May 1865 with daily entries made until 24 October. At times, the transcriber omits phrases and words that are difficult to understand or read. Rosy uses many colloquial expressions that give her writing a unique voice. She chronicles the events that are most interesting to her, giving the reader an intimate look at her perspectives and biases. She often writes about the friends and soldiers she meets along the trek, including one young man who seems to have won her particular interest. Fear of Indians also seems to weigh heavily upon her mind and she writes of the times she sees Indians or hears stories about them. Rosy is very specific about the times and distances they travel each day, the tolls they pay for the passage of the wagons, and the weather conditions. Although many times the journey is dreadful because of bad weather, no water, or constant walking, Rosy seems excited about the new things she sees. For example, she writes, I and several others went up on the biggest mountain I ever was on. I think we was nearer heaven than will ever be again on this earth. Pioneer."
290,"Andrus, Zina Alberta Allen",MSS SC 1906,"This is a four-leaf typescript autobiography, copied for Zina by her son, Hyrum Leslie Andrus on May 10, 1971. There is little personal detail, although towards the beginning of the manuscript, the...",1894-1981,Autobiography,"Zina Alberta Allen Andrus was born August 12, 1894 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada to Simeon Franklin Allen and Rebecca Osborn. She was the eighth child of ten, and when she was one year old, moved to Hyrum, Utah to live in a home her father built. She attended school there, and in 1911, took a dress-making class in Logan, Utah. In 1918, she took a nursing course. In the summertime, Zina lived with her married sister, Eva, in Ucon, Idaho, and there, she met N. Leslie Andrus, whom she married on December 10, 1919 in the Logan Temple. They had five children before moving to Lyman, Idaho. She died April 19, 1981.",,,360,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/680,680,,,"This is a four-leaf typescript autobiography, copied for Zina by her son, Hyrum Leslie Andrus on May 10, 1971. There is little personal detail, although towards the beginning of the manuscript, there is a description of Zina's home in Hyrum. She also recalls an incident during which her father received serious injuries. After moving to Lyman, Zina served in several callings in the Church, ranging from the art teacher in Primary to Seagull teacher, to second counselor in the Primary. Her hobbies included reading, caring for flowers, and making rugs. At the close of her autobiography, Zina provides a list of her siblings and their births and deaths."
301,"Andrus, Abigail Jane Daley",MSS SC 188,"The biography was written by Abigail's granddaughter, Stella Fisher Brossard. This brief history of Abigail is two typewritten pages and focuses mostly on capturing important moments in her lif...",1815-1894,Biography,"Abigail Jane Daley was born 26 January 1815 in Marcellus, Onondago County, New York to Elizabeth Ennis Daley and John Daley Jr. Her parents moved to Ohio when Abigail was a young girl. In 1832, they were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Abigail married Milo Andrus on February 21, 1833 and four months later, Milo was called to serve a mission. He continued to serve missions throughout his life, often leaving Abigail to care for the children and the farm while he was gone. In 1848, Abigail traveled to Utah Territory with her five young children without her husband, who was serving a mission in England with his second wife. Soon after the return of Milo and his second wife in 1851, Abigail and Milo chose to separate permanently. A year later, Abigail got remarried to a man named Elisha Wheat Van Etten. They moved to Richmond, Utah, where Abigail gave birth to two more children, Elizabeth and Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane died in infancy. Abigail's children: John, Sarah, James, Millennium, Mary, and Amanda, were devoted to her as she grew older and were at her bedside when she died in Richmond, Utah, on 27 October 1894.",1926-1978,,370,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/691,691,,,"The biography was written by Abigail's granddaughter, Stella Fisher Brossard. This brief history of Abigail is two typewritten pages and focuses mostly on capturing important moments in her life. At times, it is difficult to read because there are many handwritten corrections made to the biography. The biographer writes about her grandmother's experiences crossing the plains and how her two boys had to take on the responsibilities of men. She also relates stories about the harsh winter of 1848, when food was so scarce that Abigail had to divide the last remaining bread amongst her children and have faith that they could get more food. At these times, Abigail left the room while her children ate because she gave herself no portion although her hunger was intense. The biographer also describes her memories of Abigail, who had deep pride in her ancestors, wore her hair in ringlets, fed her cottage cheese and pottawattamie plum preserves, and always kept her home immaculately clean. Although Abigail and Milo separated, Abigail remained friendly with him, and he found great comfort in the children of this first marriage as he grew older. Divorce, Polygamy, Mormon, Pioneer, Trek, Trials."
400,"Anderson, Vivienne Mason",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written in 1960 by Vivienne's son, David. It is located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled...",,,"Vivienne Anderson was born August 22, 1918 in Ririe, Idaho to Joseph Henry Mason and Elanor Armstrong. She attended Ririe Elementary School and later, attended a year of high school in Ucon, Idaho. She returned afterward to Ririe and graduated from there at the age of sixteen in 1935. She worked at Rodgers Brothers, picking seeds on a conveyer belt. In 1937, she moved to Grantsville, Utah to work for her aunt and uncle at Blue Bird. There, she met William Lee Anderson, whom she married in 1939 in Albany, California. The lived there for three years and had a child, Terry. In 1942, they moved back to Grantsville and bought a store, which they owned for fourteen years. They had three more children, Bryon, David, and Dennis. Vivienne died March 27, 1990.",,,"Anderson, Vivienne Mason",2010-05-19,2010-05-19 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/790,790,798.docx,/WomenManu/image/798.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography written in 1960 by Vivienne's son, David. It is located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled,Biographies, Ad- Ar. There is little detail concerning Vivienne's personal life, although David does mention some of Vivienne's activities as a youth: she took part in the county spelling contest when she was only in elementary school, and while in high school, was active in music and drama."
620,"Anderson, Susan Elvira Stacy",MSS SC 2436,"This folder contains a collection of 7 letters addressed to Reverend Nathaniel Stacy. The third letter in the collection, is a series of short letters, written together on 3 pages of pink paper and pe",1813-1882,Letters,"Susan Elvira Stacy Anderson was born in 1813 in Hamilton, New York to Reverend Nathaniel Michael Stacy and Susan Clark. She was one of 10 children, another of whom is Maria Theresa Stacy Baker, who is also featured in this manuscript. On 1 January 1832, she married Charles Anderson. They had no children. She died on 13 March 1882 in New York.",,,,,2020-01-23 12:51:18,,,,,"This folder contains a collection of 7 letters addressed to Reverend Nathaniel Stacy. The third letter in the collection, is a series of short letters, written together on 3 pages of pink paper and penned by Susan E. Anderson (Susan Elvira Stacy), Maria (Maria Theresa Stacy), and E. W. Barks (full name and relation unknown).
The letter is dated 5 January 1836, from Columbus, Pennsylvania, and is addressed to Nathaniel in Ann Arbor, Michigan Territory, where he was serving as a pastor at the time. This letter tells of general family gossip. Maria talks about how her quilting and other cloth work is going, as well as the state of things at home, where the Methodists have taken over the schoolhouse. E. relates stories about their friends and the spyglass they got, and Susan, with very little room left to write her letter, tells her parents how her husband Charles has recently finished a job and they might soon be able to visit Michigan."
300,"Anderson, Rachel Holbrook",MSS SC 241,"The collection is a typewritten transcript of the funeral services of Rachael Anderson, which was conducted in Manti, Utah, on June 19, 1946. It contains both laudatory and biographical information...",1903-1946,"transcript of the funeral services of Rachael Holbrook Anderson on June 19, 1946","Rachael Holbrook Anderson was born 6 December 1903 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada to Alsina Elizabeth Brimhall and Lafayette Hinkley Anderson. She was the second of eleven children and the granddaughter of George H. Brimhall, the former BYU President, and Lafayette Holbrook, the mayor of Provo. Soon after Rachael's birth, her family moved to Provo, Utah. She married Robert Clair Anderson on 26 May 1926. Rachael was very involved in her community and in the L.D.S. Church. She was a teacher in Idaho and enjoyed substitute teaching in Utah. She served as President of the Band of Mothers, Chairman for the State Girl's Committee, and Era Director. She was a piano teacher to youth, served on the Stake Primary Council, and served as the Vice-President of the PTA. She was highly involved in politics and served as the President of the Utah Federation of Women's Republican Clubs. She was also the co-author of two patriotic dramatic pageants called Liberty Speaks and Our Flag and This Land, which were shown all throughout Utah. She and her husband had six children, one of whom died in infancy. Rachael died on 17 June 1946.",1865-1865,,369,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/690,690,,,"The collection is a typewritten transcript of the funeral services of Rachael Anderson, which was conducted in Manti, Utah, on June 19, 1946. It contains both laudatory and biographical information. It is very well organized and contains every detail about the funeral, including the words of the music, the speakers, and the prayers. This transcript gives the reader a glimpse into the life of Rachael and the great legacy she left for those she abruptly left behind at the age of forty-three. Her daughter, Jane Anderson, begins the funeral by relating a dream she had in which she was forewarned of her mother's death. Of this dream, which occurred five or six months before Rachael died, Jane writes, I believe the dream eased the shock, caused me to feel that mother went for some wise and perhaps great purpose, and that we must go on to accomplish life's purposes. Herald R. Clark, a friend of the family, spoke about Rachel's great heritage and the qualities of honesty, intelligence, and charity that she possessed. He also spoke about the influence that she had upon the young women with whom she worked in church callings. Following his remarks, Bishop John Kelly, spoke of the love he had for Rachael. This love was developed when she taught school in Idaho and stayed with his family for a few months. Mrs. Leo J. Foley, the Secretary to the Utah Federation of Women's Republican Clubs, spoke next about her gratitude for Rachael's service in Utah. She was followed by Vernon Romney, Republican Chairman of the State of Utah, who praised Rachael for being full of poise, grace, and leadership. The concluding speaker, President William G. Barton of the South Sampete Stake, spoke of Rachael's spiritual gifts of love, obedience, and kindness. A letter from Will and Jennie Knight is contained in this collection, as well as the graveside prayer, given by Charles G. Braithwaite."
399,"Anderson, Rachael Holbrook",MSS SC 241,"The collection is a typewritten transcript of the funeral services of Rachael Anderson, which was conducted in Manti, Utah, on June 19, 1946. It contains both laudatory and biographical informatio...",,,"Rachel Holbrook Anderson was born 6 December 1903 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada to Alsina Elizabeth Brimhall and Lafayette Hinkley Anderson. She was the second of eleven children and the granddaughter of George H. Brimhall, the former BYU President, and Lafayette Holbrook, the mayor of Provo. Soon after Rachel's birth, her family moved to Provo, Utah. She married Robert Clair Anderson on 26 May 1926. Rachael was very involved in her community and in the L.D.S. Church. She was a teacher in Idaho and enjoyed substitute teaching in Utah. She served as President of the Band of Mothers, Chairman for the State Girl's Committee, and Era Director. She was a piano teacher to youth, served on the Stake Primary Council, and served as the Vice- President of the PTA. She was very involved in politics and served as the President of the Utah Federation of Women's Republican Clubs. She was also the co-author of two patriotic dramatic pageants called ""Liberty Speaks"" and ""Our Flag and This Land,"" which were shown all throughout Utah. She and her husband had six children, one of whom died infancy. Rachael died on 17 June 1946.",,,"Anderson, Rachael Holbrook",2010-05-18,2010-05-18 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/789,789,797.docx,/WomenManu/image/797.docx,"The collection is a typewritten transcript of the funeral services of Rachael Anderson, which was conducted in Manti, Utah, on June 19, 1946. It contains both laudatory and biographical information. It is very well organized and contains every detail about the funeral, including the words of the music, the speakers, and the prayers. This transcript gives the reader a glimpse into the life of Rachael and the great legacy she left for those she abruptly left behind at the age of forty-three. Her daughter, Jane Anderson, begins the funeral by relating a dream she had in which she was forewarned of her mother's death. Of this dream, which occurred five or six months before Rachael died, Jane writes, ""I believe the dream eased the shock, caused me to feel that mother went for some wise and perhaps great purpose, and that we must go on to accomplish life's purposes."" Herald R. Clark, a friend of the family, spoke about Rachel's great heritage and the qualities of honesty, intelligence, and charity that she possessed. He also spoke about the influence that she had upon the young women with whom she worked in church callings. Following his remarks, Bishop John Kelly, spoke of the love he had for Rachael. This love developed when she taught school in Idaho and stayed with his family for a few months. Mrs. Leo J. Foley, the Secretary to the Utah Federation of Women's Republican Clubs, spoke next about her gratitude for Rachael's service in Utah. She was followed by Vernon Romney, Republican Chairman of Utah, who praised Rachael for being full of poise, grace, and leadership. The concluding speaker, President William G. Barton of the South Sampete Stake, spoke of Rachael's spiritual gifts of love, obedience, and kindness. A letter from Will and Jennie Knight is contained in the collection, as well as the graveside prayer, given by Charles G. Brathwaite."
619,"Anderson, Maria Christine Lind",MSS SC 2422,"This manuscript is 30 pages of typescript entitled, The Arrival of Minnesota Wealth: A History of a 19th Century Swedish-American Family, and it is written by the subjects great-granddaughter, Andr",1870-1968,Biography,"Maria Christine Lind Anderson was born on 15 February 1870 in Galon, Fronsude, Osterhaninge, Sweden. She was one of at least 6 children born to Elinor Wilhelm Lind and Kristina Katherine Anderson, the others being Anders Johann Ericksson, Anna, Katrina, Kristina Mathilda, and Wilhelmina.
On 2 April 1888 in Fredrickham, Stockholm, Sweden, Maria married Oscar Andrew Anderson. They had 7 children together: Rudolphe Rudy Mauritz, Hjalmar Manuel, Aida Marie, Elinor William, Clarence Willard, Harold Oscar, and Herbert Leland.
In the year 1892, Maria and her husband, along with their first-born son, immigrated to the United States, where they settled in Minnesota, near Marias sister, Wilhelmina. Marias parents had immigrated 4 years prior, to take a position in Rock Creek, Minnesota as a preacher. Maria and Oscar first spent some time in Duluth, then eventually moved to Rock Creek to be closer to her parents.
Maria kept house and raised her children while her husband worked as a crop farmer, a lumberjack, and a dairy farmer. She encouraged her childrens interests, such as Rudys love of the piano, and had her last child at the late age of 46, in 1917.
She died on 12 January 1968 in Princeton, Minnesota.",,,,,2020-01-23 12:51:18,,,,,"This manuscript is 30 pages of typescript entitled, The Arrival of Minnesota Wealth: A History of a 19th Century Swedish-American Family, and it is written by the subjects great-granddaughter, Andrea King Anderson Juricic, dated 3 October 1984, in North Stonington, Connecticut. The original gathering of the information in this history occurred in 1963, and it was compiled by Mrs. Bernice Anderson, wife of Harold Anderson, of Winona, Minnesota. Helping her were Andreas paternal grandfather, Rudolph Mauritz Anderson, and his wife, Theresia (Tess), as well as Rudys sister, Aida Marie Herum.
The manuscript covers the history of the Anderson family who moved from Sweden to Minnesota in the 1890s. While the focus of the narrative is on Oscar Andrew Anderson and his wife, Maria Christine Lind and their children, the manuscript also covers some of the history of their parents and of Marias sister, Wilhelmina Halverston. In July of 1892, Oscar and Maria, with their son, Rudy, landed in the docks of Duluth Harbor, having traveled from their homeland in Sweden, to join Wilhelmina and Marias parents in Minnesota. It follows their lives as they settle into their new home, find jobs with their familys help, learn English, and expand their family.
Oscar pursues work as a lumberjack and farmer, specializing in dairy, Rudy learns to play the reed organ and piano. Over the years, Maria also gives birth to her other children, making theirs a family of 8 in total."
299,"Anderson, Mabel Luke",MSS SC 313,"Although very little biographical information can be found in this collection, a very important part of Mabel Luke Anderson's life is included. This collection contains printed programs, news artic...",-,"materials relating to the Mormon Miracle Pageant in Manti, Utah","Mabel Luke Anderson was the daughter of Charles William and Tackla Amanda Anderson Mattson Luke. She was married to Robert Clair. She and her husband instigated the creation of a pageant in Manti, Utah. They were highly involved in this pageant, which chronicled the events of the Book of Mormon and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her husband died 1 November 1972.",1815-1894,,368,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/689,689,,,"Although very little biographical information can be found in this collection, a very important part of Mabel Luke Anderson's life is included. This collection contains printed programs, news articles, brief histories, and typescript testimonials about the evolution of the Mormon Miracle Pageant staged in Manti, Utah. There is also a letter written on 11 March 1972 giving permission to the church to own all materials relating to the pageant. It states, It [the pageant] was freely given by the Lord and must be given freely for the blessing of His children. In a nine, typewritten-page letter written by R. C. Anderson on 15 April 1972, he says that the pageant's audience contained representatives from 35 states, 15 foreign countries, and 12 religious faiths. Copied pages of testimonials written about the pageant praise the actors, sets, lighting, and music. Members of the church write that their testimonies were strengthened and non-members write of their interest in learning more about the church after witnessing performances of the pageant. In another letter, Larry Stahle and R. C. Anderson write of the fulfillment of Richard Nibley's comment that this Mormon Miracle Pageant started as an acorn and has grown to a mighty oak and will eventually be an entire forest. Several other documents are included, which publicize the pageant and talk of its history. The most detailed history is written by Mabel Luke Anderson, who writes of the many miracles associated with the pageant. Six programs containing cast lists, scene synopsis, and pageant dates are also included."
398,"Anderson, Mabel Luke",MSS SC 313,"Although very little biographical information can be found in this collection, a very important part of the Mabel Luke Anderson's life is included. This collection contains printed programs, news...",,,"Mabel Luke Anderson was the daughter of Charles William and Tackla Amanda Anderson(Mattson) Luke. She married Robert Clair Anderson and they instigated the creation of the Pageant in Manti, Utah. The Pageant chronicled the events of the Book of Mormon and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mabel's husband died 1 November 1972.",,,"Anderson, Mabel Luke",2010-05-17,2010-05-17 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/788,788,796.docx,/WomenManu/image/796.docx,"Although very little biographical information can be found in this collection, a very important part of the Mabel Luke Anderson's life is included. This collection contains printed programs, news articles, brief histories, and typescript testimonials about the evolution of the Mormon Miracle Pageant staged in Manti, Utah. There is also a letter written on 11 March 1972 giving permission to the church to own materials relating to the Pageant. It states, ""It (the pageant) was freely given by the Lord and must be given freely for the blessing of His children."" In a nine, typewritten-page letter written by R.C Anderson on 15 April 1972, he says that the Pageant's audience contained representatives from 35 states, 15 foreign countries, and 12 religious faiths. Copied pages of testimonials written about the Pageant praise the actors, sets, lighting, and music. Members of the L.D.S. Church write their testimonies were strengthened and non-members write of their interest in learning more about the Church after witnessing performances of the Pageant. In another letter, Larry Stahle and R.C. Anderson write of the fulfillment of Richard Nibley's comments that, ""this Mormon Miracle Pageant started as an acorn and has grown to a mighty oak and will eventually be an entire forest."" Several other documents are included, which publicize the Pageant and talk of its history. The most detailed history is written by Mabel Luke Anderson, who writes of the many miracles associated with the Pageant. Six programs containing the cast lists, scene synopsis, and Pageant dates are also included."
397,"Anderson, Janet Hale",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography, located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled, 'Biographies, Ad-Ar.' The manuscript beg...",,,"Janet Hale Anderson was born March 6, 1880 in Grantsville, Utah to Aroet Lucus Hale and Louisa Cooke. As a youth, she helped on the farm and learned skills such as milking cows, extracting honey, caring for bees, and mixing bread. She graduated from the 8th grade in 1895 and worked for five and half years as a clerk in a general merchandise store. On October 31, 1903, she married John William Anderson in the Salt Lake City Temple. In her later years, the family traveled frequently, though for the most part, settling in Tooele County, where Janet served as the county bee inspector for thirty years. Janet and John together had ten children, although one died when only a few days old. Janet died December 20, 1966.",,,"Anderson, Janet Hale",2010-05-17,2010-05-17 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/787,787,795.docx,/WomenManu/image/795.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography, located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ad-Ar. The manuscript begins by describing Janet's heritage of faith, courage, determination, and a love of the Lord and the Gospel. As a youth, she was a redhead with curly hair. Although she was a hard worker, she also loved to have fun. She served in the Sunday School, Primary, and MIA. In 1906, she was called to be a counselor in the Relief Society. She is described as generous, charitable, and selfless. She learned cake decorating and also taught 4-H bee clubs. The manuscript lists the following places as those she traveled in: Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, California, Maryland, New York, and Washington D.C. Janet also served as the charter president to the Civic Club and with the Red Cross. The manuscript ends by noting that Janet's home is a place of love and friendship."
393,"Anderson, Emma Mathilda Hult",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by Emma's grandson, Rex Anderson, and is located in the second folder of the collection, which is labele...",,,"Emma Mathilda Hult Anderson was born in Resinga, Sweden on March 28, 1867 to Gustave Adolf and Maria Cristina Anderson Hult. She graduated from Herastop seminary (a Lutheran school) in April of 1882. Her mother died when she was young, so Emma kept up the house and cared for her younger sisters. She was employed as a weaver at Norrkoping, Sweden, and there, she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints against her family's wishes. She migrated to Utah and arrived in Salt Lake City on October 15, 1892. For a year, she lived in Grantsville, where she was employed in the home of Gustave Anderson. She returned to Salt Lake City to work at a hotel, and she later met and married Carl Anderson in July of 1894. They made their home in Grantsville and had four children: three boys and one girl. Emma died October 31, 1954 at the age of eighty-seven.",,,"Anderson, Emma Mathilda Hult",2010-05-17,2010-05-17 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/783,783,791.docx,/WomenManu/image/791.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a one-page typescript biography written by Emma's grandson, Rex Anderson, and is located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ad-Ar, It provides very little detail concerning Emma's personal life. While living in Grantsville, the manuscript mentions that Emma worked making butter and caring for the chickens and livestock."
470,"Anderson, Ellen Hanson",MSS SC 1613,The collection is comprised of one folder that contains five typewritten pages titled A Sketch of the Life of My Grand-Mother Ellen Hanson. Ellens great-granddaughter Blenda Ottosen Christianson wr,1806-1890,,"Ellen Hanson was born on June 6, 1806 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Ola Hanson and Bengta Anderson. Her family migrated to Sweden when Ellen was a young girl. In Sweden Ellen met and married Andrew Anderson. They had eight children. Ellen and her family were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1854. They were baptized in Denmark in 1855 and migrated to the United States, arriving in New York on February 1855. In 1857, while living in Burlington, Iowa, Ellens husband Andrew became ill and died. Before his death, a Brother Anderson promised him that he would see his family go to Utah, so Ellen worked to pay her way to Utah. Ellen and her young daughter Christina made the trek across the plains with a company led by Captain Brown. They arrived in Salt Lake City in September 1859. Ellen and her daughter settled in Mount Pleasant, Utah. Ellen later lived with her daughter Christinas family until her death on March 25, 1890 in Fairview, Utah.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection is comprised of one folder that contains five typewritten pages titled A Sketch of the Life of My Grand-Mother Ellen Hanson. Ellens great-granddaughter Blenda Ottosen Christianson wrote the account on March 19, 1952. The account provides an overview of Ellens life, recording that Ellen migrated from Denmark to Sweden as a young girl, sometime between the years of 1813 and 1814. Ellen was raised in Sweden, and there she met and married her husband Andrew Anderson. In 1954, an LDS missionary taught her family, and the message at once appealed to them, they accepted it and at once began to make preparations to go to Utah. In December 1855 the family travelled to Liverpool, and onto New York. From New York they went to Iowa. Ellens husband died in 1857, and Ellen worked to save money to make the trip across the plains to Utah. Ellen and her daughter travelled with Captain Browns company and arrived in Salt Lake City on September 29, 1859. The account states that Ellen had eight children, but only mentions four, twins named Annie and Andrew, Ellen, and Christina. Ellens daughter Annie died as young adult, shortly after her marriage. Ellen lived with her daughter Christina in Mount Pleasant, Utah and worked very hard to support themselves. Ellen died on March 25, 1890 in Fairview, Utah."
476,"Anderson, Caroline Sophia",MSS 2843,"The collection is titled Biography of Emil Anderson and his Wives, and is comprised of one folder, which contains five typewritten pages photocopied from microfilm. Laura Logie Timpson, Camp Histori",1848-1897,,"Caroline Sophia Pedersen Anderson was born on May 2, 1848 in Denmark to Peder Andersen and Maren Larsdatter. Sophia and her siblings converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Sophia was baptized in 1863. Sophia migrated to the United States with her brother A.P. Anderson and Annie Anderson, arriving on June 3, 1864 in New York City. She joined a company of LDS pioneers led by Miner G. Atwood. The company of Latter-day Saints crossed the plains and arrived in the Salt Lake valley in November 1865. When Sophia first arrived she lived in the home of Lorenzo Snow. She married Emil Anderson on March 14, 1868 in Salt Lake City. Together they had eight children, Adeline S., Lorenzo E., Sophronia, Lorenzo Hogerstien, John P., Parley S., Warren Fielding, and Stephen Lyman. Five of their children died in childhood. The family lived in American Fork, Utah. Emil served a mission to Denmark. Sophia served in the Relief Society and Primary as a teacher. In the 1890s, Sophias mother left Denmark to travel to Utah, but died on the journey and is buried on the Wyoming plains. Sophia became ill in 1897 and died on September 27, 1897. Emil later married Ella Kirstina Jensen on April 15, 1904 and Emil died shortly after in 1906.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection is titled Biography of Emil Anderson and his Wives, and is comprised of one folder, which contains five typewritten pages photocopied from microfilm. Laura Logie Timpson, Camp Historian for Daughters of Utah Pioneers, wrote the biography and a poem dedicated to Emil Anderson. The biography is titled Brief History of Emil Anderson and His Wives. The piece gives a history of Emil Andersons life. He was born in Slagelse, Denmark in 1845. He was baptized a member of the LDS church on October 15, 1862. He migrated to America in 1866 and settled in American Fork, Utah. He worked as a carpenter and city undertaker. The biography also includes details from Sophias life. The family actively participated in the Danish community in American Fork, who loved to get together and make merry. Sophia was in ill health and her husband had to shoulder much of the housework. The biography also includes a brief history of Emils second wife, Ella Kirstina Jensen who came to Salt Lake City in 1901. She took care of Sophia and Emils children after their deaths."
396,"Anderson, Bethia Powell Gustaveson",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collect, this is a brief two-page typescript biography of Bethia Anderson, located in the second folder of the collection, which labeled, 'Biographies, Ad-Ar.' The...",,,"Bethia Anderson was born February 24, 1877 in Upton, Utah to Joseph Frederic Powell and Mary Rosetta Stevens. The family moved to Whansip, Utah while her father worked on the railroad, and six years later, they moved to Colesville, and then back to Upton. Bethia attended school until she was seven years old. She later met John Gustaveson, whom she married, and they later moved to Grantsville, Utah. Bethia worked in Skull Valley, and she and John together had six children. After John's death, Bethia married Oscar Knudsen Anderson. Bethia died January 12, 1955.",,,"Anderson, Bethia Powell Gustaveson",2010-05-17,2010-05-17 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/786,786,794.docx,/WomenManu/image/794.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collect, this is a brief two-page typescript biography of Bethia Anderson, located in the second folder of the collection, which labeled, Biographis, Ad-Ar. The manuscript describes Bethia's life when she was young, and details how in the wintertime, there were often bad snowstorms, and sleighs were the main means of transportation. In the summer, Bethia helped her family by hauling hay, plowing, helping with the grain, cooking, gathering wood, and working with her father in the coal mine. When she was older, she had an operation after having appendicitis. She later served as a Relief Society in Upton"
395,"Anderson, Beatrice Margaret Brim",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled, 'Biographies, Ad-Ar.' There is almost no pe...",,,"Beatrice Margaret Brim Anderson was born February 14, 1885 to Frederick Vaness Brim and Emma Hudson. Beatrice spent her youth in Grantsville, Utah, and she attended school until the 8th grade, which was the highest level possible. She worked in a co-op store, and later worked as a clerk in another local store. She married Charles Herbert Anderson in Salt Lake City on December 31, 1907, and a year later, they had a son, Charles Elliot. They later had a daughter, Beatrice. After four years, they moved to Gold Hill, where they had another daughter. They moved to Idaho, where they lived for a few years and had a son, though he only lived for an hour. Three years later, the Andersons had another daughter, immediately prior to moving to Smithfield. Three years afterward they had a son. In 1942, the family was sealed in the temple, and on August 8, 1954, Beatrice died in Tooele Valley from a blood clot in her lung.",,,"Anderson, Beatrice Margaret Brim",2010-05-17,2010-05-17 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/785,785,793.docx,/WomenManu/image/793.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a two-page typescript biography located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ad-Ar, There is almost no personal description, although the manuscript does mention an operation Beatrice had following the birth of her last son. She nearly died from it, and it took a year for her to regain her strength."
298,"Anderson, Artemesia Draper",MSS SC 1021,"This biography was written by Artemesia's granddaughter, Grace B. Westenskow in 1978. The brief history of Artemesia is four typewritten pages long and covers Artemesia's life from 1857-1940, b...",1857-1940,Biography,"Artemesia Draper Anderson was born 20 August 1857 in Draper, Utah to William Jr. and Mary Ann (Manhardt) Draper. The town of Draper was named after her father because he was the first LDS bishop in the area. Artemesia 's family then moved, and she grew up in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah where she spent the rest of her life. In 1872, when she was a child, a smallpox epidemic passed through the county. The school was closed because of the epidemic, so Artemesia was unable to further her education at that point. When Artemesia was a young woman, Eliza R. Snow came to the area and organized a branch of the Young Ladies Retrenchment Association, which Artemesia joined and became a counselor in the presidency. Artemesia married Ephraim Anderson in Cedar City on 24 August 1879; they were later sealed in the Endowment House. They raised their five sons and one daughter in Moroni. Her husband became ill in 1891 and was unable to work, so Artemesia went to Salt Lake City to study nursing at Dr. Ellis R. Shipp's School of Obstetrics. She became one of Utah's first licensed practical nurses and helped support her family while practicing as a midwife and nurse in Sanpete County. She was active in her community and stayed quite busy with her nursing license. Artemesia's final child delivery as midwife occurred when she was 80 years old; she delivered twins. She died two years later on 1 September 1940 in Moroni, Utah.",1946-,,367,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/688,688,,,"This biography was written by Artemesia's granddaughter, Grace B. Westenskow in 1978. The brief history of Artemesia is four typewritten pages long and covers Artemesia's life from 1857-1940, but greatest emphasis is given to her role as a midwife/nurse in Sanpete County. As midwife she delivered about 2000 infants, which is why she was given the nickname Aunt Art. She also acted as a physician/nurse, traveling significant distances to reach her patients. She attended not only to expecting mothers but also to those with broken bones, smallpox, typhoid, etc. After her husband was healed from an illness, he also became interested in the medical field and became a self-trained veterinarian. This biography is a broad overview, few stories are elaborated, and little detail is given about her family, although names of her children are listed. Two other papers are included in this collection; one is a letter Grace B. Westenskow submitted with the history asking if she could donate the history. The final paper Grace sent is the LDS Relief Society Notes to the Field Nov.-Dec. 1977 vol. 7 no. 4 which contains information about submitting histories along with other data about Relief Society."
394,"Anderson, Alice Bevan",MSS 827,"Alice Bevan Anderson was born on December 31, 1885 in Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, as the eldest child of Joseph Shields Bevan and Emma Elkington. She entered school at age ten, but her family late...",,,"Alice Bevan Anderson was born on December 31, 1885 in Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, as the eldest child of Joseph Shields Bevan and Emma Elkington. She entered school at age ten, but her family later moved to Salt Lake City, where Alice attended Emerson School. When she was fifteen, Alice's father was called to build up the country in Alberta, Canada, and so the family moved to Stirling. The family lived there for a little more than a year, after which they moved to build up the town of Raymond. Alice was married on December 31, 1902, to William Richard Anderson, and they had their first child on September 29, 1904. Despite being told she would probably die if she had another child, Alice had a son on August 24, 1906. The next March, the family journeyed by wagon to Clarasholm, Alberta, Canada. They harvested crops there and then returned to Raymond in October. The following spring, the family moved to Utah, where they had a third child born to them. On June 4, 1908, they had another son born to them, although he died two weeks after the family returned to Canada. While in Raymond, Alice had two more daughters, born in 1910 and 1912, and a son, born in 1913. In that same year, the Andersons, made a trip to Dillan, Montana, and following, Alice took the children with her to Salt Lake City. Will meanwhile built a room on a ranch in Snowline, Montana, where the family could live. While Will worked in a different city, Alice and the children were joined by Alice's brother, Joe. In June, the family lived in a tent while Will continued his work. They then moved to Lima, Montana, where they rented a five-room house. On September 29, 1915, the family moved again, this time to Utah, where they rented a four-room house. Another son was born to them on December 29, 1915, and Will began a grocery business in Tooele shortly thereafter. In June of 1917, the Andersons had another baby boy, and in November of that year, moved to a large two-story house with four bedrooms. In June, th family moved again, into a home they bought, and they built a shop in front. On November 12, 1920, Alice had a baby girl, and on December 11, 1923, a baby boy. The family moved again to a brick house, and then in 1954, purchased land along the Jordan River, where they built a motel and trailer park. On May 26, 1961, Alice died in Salt Lake City from a coronary occlusion.",,,"Anderson, Alice Bevan",2010-05-17,2010-05-17 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/784,784,792.docx,/WomenManu/image/792.docx,"Alice Bevan Anderson was born on December 31, 1885 in Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, as the eldest child of Joseph Shields Bevan and Emma Elkington. She entered school at age ten, but her family later moved to Salt Lake City, where Alice attended Emerson School. When she was fifteen, Alice's father was called to build up the country in Alberta, Canada, and so the family moved to Stirling. The family lived there for a little more than a year, after which they moved to build up the town of Raymond. Alice was married on December 31, 1902, to William Richard Anderson, and they had their first child on September 29, 1904. Despite being told she would probably die if she had another child, Alice had a son on August 24, 1906. The next March, the family journeyed by wagon to Clarasholm, Alberta, Canada. They harvested crops there and then returned to Raymond in October. The following spring, the family moved to Utah, where they had a third child born to them. On June 4, 1908, they had another son born to them, although he died two weeks after the family returned to Canada. While in Raymond, Alice had two more daughters, born in 1910 and 1912, and a son, born in 1913. In that same year, the Andersons, made a trip to Dillan, Montana, and following, Alice took the children with her to Salt Lake City. Will meanwhile built a room on a ranch in Snowline, Montana, where the family could live. While Will worked in a different city, Alice and the children were joined by Alice's brother, Joe. In June, the family lived in a tent while Will continued his work. They then moved to Lima, Montana, where they rented a five-room house. On September 29, 1915, the family moved again, this time to Utah, where they rented a four-room house. Another son was born to them on December 29, 1915, and Will began a grocery business in Tooele shortly thereafter. In June of 1917, the Andersons had another baby boy, and in November of that year, moved to a large two-story house with four bedrooms. In June, th family moved again, into a home they bought, and they built a shop in front. On November 12, 1920, Alice had a baby girl, and on December 11, 1923, a baby boy. The family moved again to a brick house, and then in 1954, purchased land along the Jordan River, where they built a motel and trailer park. On May 26, 1961, Alice died in Salt Lake City from a coronary occlusion."
392,"Allred, Twylla Dawn O'Dell",MSS 827,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by Pat Allred. It is located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, A...",12/07/1922,Biography,"Twylla Dawn O'Dell Allred was born 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Howard Barney O'Dell and Della Lavinia Woolley. During her preschool years, Twylla lived for some time with her mother's parents, with whom she helped care for rabbits. She attended Blaine School in Salt Lake County, skipped fifth grade, and then began attending Granite High School. She interviewed to work at General Hospital, but was found to be too young. She married Alvin Earl Allred on July 23, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, and because of his work as a sailor, they lived several places, such as New York City, Newport, Rhode Island, Portland, Maine, and Washington, D.C. They had their first child, Dawn Joan, while in Salt Lake City, on May 28, 1943. Because Alvin, or Red, was often gone overseas, they decided that following the war, they would settle down in Utah. They rented an apartment in Tooele, and another daughter was born there on September 4, 1946. The family then bought an apartment in Grantsville, and they had another child there on July 26, 1950.",,,"Allred, Twylla Dawn O'Dell",2010-05-17,2010-05-17 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/782,782,790.docx,/WomenManu/image/790.docx,"Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by Pat Allred. It is located in the second folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, Ad-. Pat begins with Twylla's birth, and writes a small amount about how her name was picked from a hat. Disliking its strange spelling, she was nicknamed Farina by her uncles when she was young. Pat also writes about Twylla meeting Red for the first time, as he was the sailor who brought news to her family concerning on of her friends in Pearl Harbor, following the bombing on December 7th. The biography ends in 1960, with Twylla age 38; Pat writes that the family has had a wonderful life."
297,"Allen, Maria Cowley",MSS SC 843,"This collection was donated by Carrie Ricks Salvesen on 3 May 1976. Her father, Joel Ricks, interviewed a number of pioneer settlers concerning their early experiences in Logan, Utah. Maria's porti...",1847-1924,Autobiography,"Maria Cowley Allen was born on 24 October 1847 to Charles Caesar and Ann Killip Cowley in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. Her parents were among the first to be baptized in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Isle of Man. Their religious beliefs brought them to America, where they settled in Macedonia, Illinois. Persecution in Nauvoo became so fierce that her father moved to Council Bluffs, where Maria was born and spent her first three years. In 1850, she and her family traveled across the plains. When they arrived in Salt Lake City, Maria and her family stayed with the Tarbets, family friends from the Isle of Man, until they could build a two-room adobe home. Farming was difficult with the grasshopper and cricket famine, but Maria's family never went without necessities. To provide for her family, Maria's father also worked as a shoemaker and her mother spun yarn to make clothing. In 1858, with the threat of Johnston's Army, Maria and her family moved south. Months later, Maria's mother died giving birth to her eleventh child. Maria's responsibilities greatly increased with the death of her mother. Despite these challenges, when Maria moved to Logan, Utah with her family in 1860, she found pleasure in being in a dramatic company and choir. Maria was married on 5 April 1869 to Alexander Alma Allen. They settled in Weston, Utah, where he was called to be a Bishop. Maria was the mother of ten children: Oliver, Alice, Alexander, Ezra, Amorette, Sarah, Alice, Mary, Maria, and Annie. She died on 4 August 1916 in Logan, Utah.",1857-1940,,366,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/687,687,,,"This collection was donated by Carrie Ricks Salvesen on 3 May 1976. Her father, Joel Ricks, interviewed a number of pioneer settlers concerning their early experiences in Logan, Utah. Maria's portion of this collection, entitled Memories of Pioneer Days, is three-typewritten pages. She devotes much of her autobiography to relating stories about her parents and their conversion to the church. She also tells of her early memories of crossing the plains with two covered wagons and a herd of sheep, most of which died. With eight children, the journey was difficult for her mother. A friend from the Isle of Man offered to carry Maria's youngest brother so that her mother could carry young Maria across the plains. The grasshopper famine was another memory Maria recalls. Although her family never lacked the necessities, she remembers a time when she and her siblings were limited to one biscuit per meal. When Maria moved to Logan, she remembers the first July 24th celebration in the town. She borrowed a suit and marched with twenty-three other ladies in a large parade. Maria also recalls the times she attended dances, theatres, corn-popping bees, sleigh-riding parties, and candy-pullings."
296,"Allen, Inez Knight",MSS SC 932,The collection contains Inez's actual diary and although the ink has faded her writing is clear and easy to decipher. It begins the day she leaves Utah enroute for England. Inez transcribed into th...,1876-1937,Diary,"Inez Knight Allen, daughter of Jesse Knight, was born September 8, 1876 in Payson, Utah. When she turned twenty-two, Inez became the first L.D.S. woman to complete a mission for the Church independent of a husband. Inez was called to serve in England. After her mission, Inez returned to Utah and married Robert Eugene Allen. She was mother to five children and died June 5, 1937 in Provo, Utah.",1898-1899,,365,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/686,686,,,"The collection contains Inez's actual diary and although the ink has faded her writing is clear and easy to decipher. It begins the day she leaves Utah enroute for England. Inez transcribed into the diary two patriarchal blessings given to her before her trip. Her entries are sporadic and many consist only of the sights she encounters traveling around Great Britain. However, she describes with detail and interest the activities and confrontations she and other missionaries encountered. She writes of instances of attending missionary meetings and being the only woman."
477,"Allen, Ida Lowry",MSS 6029,"The collection is comprised of one folder, which contains the original, hand-written journal of Ida Lowry Allen from the year 1888 while she was living in Springville, Utah. Also included is a typed t",1865-1963,,"Ida Lowry was born on July 30, 1865 in Manti, Utah to John Lowry Jr. and Sarah Jane Brown. She married Samuel H. Allen on June 8, 1892. They build the home that still stands in Provo, Utah on 135 East 200 North. Samuel H. Allen was a physician in Utah. Ida and Samuel had six children, Moore Lowry, Erma, Olive, Ruth, Ethel, and Marjorie. Olive died in infancy. Ida May Lowry passed away on May 12, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection is comprised of one folder, which contains the original, hand-written journal of Ida Lowry Allen from the year 1888 while she was living in Springville, Utah. Also included is a typed transcription of the journal. Ida records her daily activities including working at a local store, sewing, cleaning, washing, and attending Sunday school, Young Ladies Meetings, and singing practice. She records her interactions with Walter, who takes her on excursions and buys her flowers, and other friends and church members. Ida maintains correspondence with two men, Walter and S.H., who she later marries. Her parents regularly attend the temple, and Ida records the numbers of vicarious baptisms that occur in the temple, citing There has been more than 11 hundred baptized for in the Temple. At the beginning of the journal Idas older sister Olive moves away and throughout the journal Ida records her letters and visits to Olive. Ida also records various sermons by church leaders including D. H. Wells, Bishop Reid, and Amasa Aldrich. The final section of the diary is a list of loans made by S. H. to his son, Dr. Moore Lowry Allen from his years in college, 1921-1926."
587,"Allen, Hannah",MSS SC 2449,"This 1-page, handwritten letter from Hannah Allen is addressed to Jane Addams Chalcey, her granddaughter. There is no date, and there is no listed address, either for the writer or for the recipient.",Birth unknown-Death unknown,Letter,No biographical information found.,,,,,2019-08-05 10:35:37,,,,,"This 1-page, handwritten letter from Hannah Allen is addressed to Jane Addams Chalcey, her granddaughter. There is no date, and there is no listed address, either for the writer or for the recipient. Included is a 1-page typed transcript of the same letter. The correspondence details Hannahs visiting of a religious meeting the day before, and the Spirit that prevailed during it. She gives her love and asks for Jane to write her."
572,"Allen, Elon Lavaria Stewart",MSS SC 2337,"This three-folder collection contains papers pertaining to the Allen family and their properties. Many of the items are land deeds and mortgages, signed by members of the family such as Elon L. Allen,",1855-1927,Papers/Letters,"Elon Lavaria Stewart Allen was born on 28 July 1855 in Provo, Utah. She was one of 7 children belonging to Andrew Jackson Stewart and Eunice Pease Quimby. On 19 January 1873 in Provo, Utah, Elon married Charles August Allen, and together they had 11 children: Charles August, Elon Ladelle, Earl Birdwell, Frank Stewart, John Max, Andrew Jay, Eunice Lestra, Hazel Lavaria, Carl Preston, Elmer Linn, and Dorothy.
Elon and her family owned land in Provo and Vernal, Utah, and in Duchesne County for years. They also found and claimed a mine that they named Dads Canyon. The property they owned and traded amongst each other from time to time was mainly for the purpose of raising cattle.
She died on 14 October 1927 in Provo, Utah.",,,,,2019-07-23 10:32:04,,,,,"This three-folder collection contains papers pertaining to the Allen family and their properties. Many of the items are land deeds and mortgages, signed by members of the family such as Elon L. Allen, her husband Charles A. Allen, and Earl B. Allen.
Notable among the other contents of the folder are some Christmas cards from friends, a typescript poem entitled, Doc Determination, 2 pages of loose-leaf notebook paper, dated 28 June 1944 bearing notes presumably about an Ethel Allens fortune, and a 1-page, typescript letter dated 14 March 1931, from Provo, Utah. It is written by Ethel Allen and addressed to Linn, and primarily catches Linn up on what Ethel has been doing lately."
464,"Allen, Amanda Inez Knight",MSS SC 2846,"This folder contains a notebook which Inez Knight wrote in during her time at the Brigham Young Academy in 1894, the semester starting January 8 of that year according to the first page.",1876-1937,School Journal,"Amanda Inez Knight Allen, daughter of Jesse Knight, was born September 8, 1876 in Payson, Utah. When she turned twenty-two, Inez became the first LDS woman to complete a mission for the Church independent of a husband. Inez was called to serve in England. After her mission, Inez returned to Utah and married Robert Eugene Allen. She was mother to five children and died June 5, 1937 in Provo, Utah.",1894,,"Allen, Amanda Inez Knight",2014-08-22,2014-08-22 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/852,852,,,"This folder contains a notebook which Inez Knight wrote in during her time at the Brigham Young Academy in 1894, the semester starting January 8 of that year according to the first page. Some of the pages are hand-written in pen, but some pages are written in pencil which has faded, making it more difficult to read. The notebook was most likely for an education teaching class with each page containing a lesson plan with the same layout. Each page follows this same layout of her name, the subject being taught, the aims of what is being taught both formative and informative, the materials needed, and the method which describes the lesson in detail."
295,"Allderman, Valerie Evelyn Arbuckle",MSS SC 1106,"This autobiography is seven pages long, handwritten in ink. It is somewhat difficult to follow because the writing jumps from idea to idea and does not consistently go in chronological order. V...",1928-,Autobiography,"Valerie Evelyn Arbuckle Allderman was born on 29 February 1928 in Orange Free State, South Africa to William Fredrick Evelyn and Leonora Frances Rose (Taylor) Arbuckle. When Valerie was only 18 months old, she was diagnosed with diabetes. She continued to have health problems throughout her life, but always maintained a good attitude. Her parents hired a governess when Valerie was five years old to care for their three children. At age seven Valerie attended Harrismith School. School was difficult for her, especially when she missed because of illness. In 1940 one of her sisters was killed in a motor accident, which was very hard for her family, especially her father. On 16 March 1857 Valerie married Gordon Lane Allderman in the Anglican Church in Harrismith, South Africa. Her husband worked as a farm manager so they moved frequently to different areas in South Africa to find good land for farming. In 1857 Valerie had a miscarriage with her first baby. She had two more miscarriages and the physician told her not to try to have any more children. Valerie and Gordon wanted children so they were happy to adopt two infants, John born in 1965 and Michelle born in 1966. Valerie had attended several different churches during stages of her life. In 1962 she was briefly introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but not much came of her introduction immediately because she and Gordon moved their family to care for Gordon's father's farm. On 12 April 1970 Gordon was baptized into the LDS Church. Valerie prayed about the Church and decided it was true; she was baptized in August of 1970. She struggled with smoking but was finally able to overcome it, and she developed a strong testimony of the gospel. Her husband gradually became less active in the Church, but her children were raised with the gospel and both were baptized when they turned eight. Valerie became very active in the Church and continued serving the Saints in South Africa.",1928-1978,,364,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/685,685,,,"This autobiography is seven pages long, handwritten in ink. It is somewhat difficult to follow because the writing jumps from idea to idea and does not consistently go in chronological order. Valerie writes about her growing up years and mentions the different health problems she encountered, along with challenges she faced. Her school years are minimally covered, perhaps because she mentions that she did not really enjoy school and her health at times prevented her from attending. Small details are given about her husband and children. She mentions that she and her husband moved frequently due to his job, but the frequency of moving did not seem to have a large impact on her or her family. She also writes briefly about things her children did while growing up. Valerie covers her difficulties but emphasizes her testimony. Valerie's autobiography is included in a collection with four other women who were living in the South Africa Mission, their names are: Pearl Elizabeth Ek, Barbara Mann Donaghue, Jean Newbold, and Margaret Wilson Park.)"
474,"Aldridge, Anna Rolph",MSS SC 506,"The collection is comprised of one folder that contains a photocopied biography of Annie Aldridge's life, a family tree with photographs of each of Annies children, and an LDS temple ordinance chart",1863-1939,,"Anna (Annie) Rolph was born on February 19, 1863 in Ogden, Utah to John Social Rolph and Diantha Sophia Whitney Rolph. Her father was a polygamist, with a total of six wives. Anna attended school in St. Charles, Idaho and St. George, Utah. Her parents were some of the first settlers in Star Valley, Wyoming, where she lived for several years. Anna married William Aldridge in 1881 at the age of eighteen in Garden City, Utah. William was twenty years her senior. Her husband was a trapper, miner, and horse trader. They lived in Garden City for six years and had their first five children. When their house in Garden City burned down they moved to Cardston, Canada with their young family, arriving on July 26, 1888. They spent some time at Waterton Lakes, where they were extremely isolated and food and supplies were scarce. She had fifteen children, thirteen surviving past infancy, David, Mary Sophia, Oliver, Charles, Albert, Elethine, Amy, Herman, Frank, Anna Diantha, John William, Stirling, Alexander, Alta Matilda, and Lettie. Annie died in Cardston, Alberta on August 23, 1939.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection is comprised of one folder that contains a photocopied biography of Annie Aldridge's life, a family tree with photographs of each of Annies children, and an LDS temple ordinance chart for Annies family. The biography recounts her upbringing and her marriage to William Aldridge. It recounts their years of isolation and struggle to survive in the mountains of Canada, including the account of an experience in which one of her children was swept away in a river. Annie dove in the freezing water and rescued her child, but lost an unborn child in the ordeal. Her husband eventually discovered oil at Waterton Park. With the cash he received, William bought a farm and then a pool house, which he converted into the first movie theatre in Cardston."
294,"Aiu, Myrtle Ngit Ung Kwock",MSS SC 1102,This manuscript is twelve typewritten pages long. The first ten pages are Myrtle's history and experiences. One page has just one typed line on it saying Myrtle apologizes for her untidiness. T...,1916-,Autobiography,"Myrtle Ngit Ung Kwock Aiu was born on 12 October 1916 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Chong Kae Kwock and Alice Lo Chee (Chang) Kwock. When Myrtle was born her parents gave her a Chinese name and the nurse in the hospital suggested they also give her an English name such as Myrtle. She was given the first name Myrtle and said she was grateful her parents gave her an English name because most people cannot pronounce her Chinese name. The Kwock family lived on the island of Oahu then moved to the island of Kauai when Myrtle was two years old. There she attended Eleele Grammar School through the eighth grade and helped her parents with their dry-goods store. On 28 June 1937, Myrtle married William Aiu in the Lihue Union Church. They had twin daughters Jean Kalei and Joan Kulei on 3 May 1941. Myrtle and William lived in Hawaii for the remainder of their lives. In 1947 Myrtle began investigating different churches to see if they had the answers to questions raised in her mind while reading the Bible. She became acquainted with Elder and Sister Cheney from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She joined the LDS Church and was baptized on 25 March 1848 by Elder Oather Roper at Kapaa Beach. Myrtle later fulfilled many different callings in the church and was grateful for her new found faith. She gave service to the church for the rest of her life.",1916-1977,,363,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/684,684,,,"This manuscript is twelve typewritten pages long. The first ten pages are Myrtle's history and experiences. One page has just one typed line on it saying Myrtle apologizes for her untidiness. The last page was submitted one day later than the first eleven pages as a P.S. to the previous history she submitted. It tells about how she and her husband got involved in the motel business. The original history is slightly messy because it has portions where pieces of paper were later taped on top of the original. This may have been done because Myrtle forgot to include a story or wanted to revise a story. The majority of the additions are also typed. It is still easily read. At the beginning of the document she briefly describes her family and history, but after that her family is rarely mentioned and only specific events that took place in her life are elaborated. The pages that follow are largely devoted to her service in the church, describing specific callings and the years she had those callings, along with her spiritual experiences. Many of her experiences took place while she was away from home, such as when she was in Utah and Hong Kong. With each experience, she bears testimony of the gospel. She tells her conversion story and also mentions an experience with genealogy. She focuses on the little events in her life that have made a difference and emphasizes the Lord's hand in these events."
559,"Adix, Shauna McLatchy",MSS SC 2546,"This manuscript is one newsletter, entitled Transition, and addressed to Reba Keele at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Winter 1980. It contains announcements and descriptions of a number o",1932-1998,Newsletter,"Shauna McLatchy Adix was born on 13 June 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the second of 5 children born to Frank Blue McLatchy and Charlotte Taffee McLatchy. She was a leader and she was ambitious in everything she did, earning both a bachelors degree from the University of Utah and a masters from Ohio University. During her time in graduate school, she worked for a telephone company, and after graduating, she returned to Salt Lake City, Utah, and was hired on as the program director for the Student Union Building at the University of Utah.
On 1 March,1957, she married La Vern Adix. They had two children together, Allison and David Matthew. While Vern devoted himself during the early summers of their marriage to the Universitys theatre program, she directed the Brighton MIA Girls Camp, and ended up doing that from 1959 to 1964. She enjoyed it greatly.
Shauna was heavily involved with a number of organizations, serving in both paid and volunteer capacities for groups such as Mortar Board, HERS/WEST, Jr. League, the Division of Aging Services, and her own advertising agency, among other engagements. In 1970, she became the first director of the Womens Resource Center at the University of Utah, which ended up becoming the bulk of her career and lifes work.
In 1976, Shauna added a Ph.D. in Educational Administration to her academic repertoire. Using the skills and knowledge she gained through this, she served for 2 years as a teacher in the Graduate School of Social Work, as well as the chair of the University of Utahs Dance Department. She also worked with Avanta, The Virginia Satir Network, which focused on education and community. She was also instrumental in creating Crones Counsel, a group focused on celebrating women through periodic gatherings.
She died on 14 December 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah, of Ovarian Cancer. Her husband and daughter had already passed before her, and, per her instructions, a family trust was set up in her name, and her body was cremated.",,,,,2019-07-09 15:47:21,,,,,"This manuscript is one newsletter, entitled Transition, and addressed to Reba Keele at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Winter 1980. It contains announcements and descriptions of a number of sack lunch seminars, the dates held of which range from 6 January through 10 March. The newsletter also announces a lecture series and some workshops relating to single-parenting, nursing, and poetry. There is a call for volunteers to participate in research for tampon alternatives and some scholarship awards and upcoming events announced as well."
478,"Adams, Verda Spencer",MSS 6263,"The collection is comprised of one folder, which contains a typed thirty-three-page autobiography of Verda Spencer Adams, written 1978-1979 and includes a handwritten note at the end, dated 1989. The",1900-1994,,"Verda Spencer was born on October 14, 1900 in Orderville, Utah to Asenath Emeline Carling and Howard Orson Spencer. She was the fifteenth of seventeen children, ten of whom lived into adulthood. Verda's mother was a plural wife of Howard, who had three wives. Verda grew up in Orderville, where her father was the first LDS bishop. Her family was very devout and Verda was baptized November 1, 1908. Verda married Zeno Adams on October 10, 1923 in the Salt Lake temple. They left Orderville and lived in Kanab, and later Bingham, Utah. Verda and Zeno had five children, Mack, Caleen, Challas, Kendall, and DeAnne. Verda suffered from various health problems including chronic issues with her heart and gall bladder. Verda passed away on June 1, 1994.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The collection is comprised of one folder, which contains a typed thirty-three-page autobiography of Verda Spencer Adams, written 1978-1979 and includes a handwritten note at the end, dated 1989. The note includes a family update on the status of missionaries and church callings of several of Verdas children and grandchildren. The account provides a detailed history of Verda's childhood, including her experience being baptized, and her first jobs. She remembers household activities such as making soap and butter, harvesting fruit, and raising animals on her familys ranch. Her father died in 1917 and Verda had to work to help support her family. Her family was fortunate to survive the flu epidemic of 1918. During this time Verda and her siblings worked to help their sick neighbors. Due to illness and family circumstances Verda never graduated from the eighth grade. She recounts an experience where the LDS apostle Melvin Ballard prayed for rain and relieved a local drought. She describes her four-year long courtship and eventual marriage to Zeno Adams. Verda and her husband moved to Bingham, Utah after their marriage while Zeno worked for the Utah Copper Company. Verda suffered from a variety of health problems throughout her life and had limited access to medical care. Included are descriptions of each of Verdas children and their families."
510,"Adams, Mary Ann Leech",MSS SC 679,This manuscript is a collection of several folders containing manuscripts of Thomas Adams and family. In the third folder information can be found on Mary Ann Leech Adams. This manuscript is forty-fou,1821-1902,Biography,"Mary Ann Leech Adams was born 22 October 1821 in Bambridge, County Down, Ireland to Hugh Leech and Ann Jamison. She grew up in a prosperous home where she wanted for nothing. However, she was determined to make her way in the world and so left the home of her parents to become a bonnet maker. She married William Adams on 10 October 1842. Later she with her husband and two small sons made the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and landed in New Orleans in 1843 and then traveled on to Nauvoo. By May of 1849 the family had saved enough money to cross the plains to Utah. Their first residence was in Salt Lake City, Utah however they were later asked by Brigham Young to develop Southern Utah. The family moved to Parowan and experienced extremely trying times as they struggled to provide the basic necessities of life in those early years. Mary took a great interest in her childrens education and made sure to supply them with all the possible opportunities available to them in that remote part of the country. She was a hard worker and wise with money, her skills helped to provide for the family. Mary was a social woman and often their house would be filled with friends and important visitors. She lived the active life of a true pioneer woman and passed away at the age of eighty on 14 December 1902 leaving behind a legacy to her posterity and those who had the privilege to know her.",1821-1902,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 17:54:22,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of several folders containing manuscripts of Thomas Adams and family. In the third folder information can be found on Mary Ann Leech Adams. This manuscript is forty-four typewritten pages. The first page is a family group sheet containing pictures and important dates for Mary and Williams children and spouses. Following this there are brief histories of various family members, including a three-page history of Marys husband William and then a three-page history of Mary herself. Her history is entitled Mary Ann Leech Adams a Pioneer of Parowan and was written in 1944 by Fay Ollerton, a descendent of Mary. The history covers the major events in Marys life including migration to America, trek across the plains, and the settlement of Parowan, Utah. Following Marys biography other brief histories of family members are given including Williams second wife and the children from both of his marriages."
511,"Adams, Maria (Mary) Barbara Bolanz",MSS SC 679,This manuscript is a collection of several folders containing manuscripts of Thomas Adams and family. In the third folder information can be found on Mary Barbara Bolanz Adams. The manuscript is forty,1833-1918,Biography,"Mary Barbara Bolanz Adams was born February 1833 in Bowden, Weiler County of Millheim, Germany to Johanna George Bolanz and Anna Maria Weis. At age ten her mother passed away and Mary, being the only daughter, took care of the house for her father and five brothers. She was placed in a fine hotel in Switzerland to learn the domestic science and there fell in love with one Mr. Radz. They were married and together had one daughter. However not long after her husband died and Mary was left to support their infant daughter. At this point in her life Mary became acquainted with Mormon missionaries and after diligent study she decided to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family disapproved and withdrew all support so Mary decided to make the long journey to Utah. Once arrived in Payson, Utah Mary worked in the home of Bishop Fairbanks and there met William Adams. She married William 16 January 1864 becoming his second wife; soon after she moved to Paragonah [Paragoonah], Utah. Mary had four sons live to maturity and with their help they ran a dairy and sold cheese and butter. Later the whole family moved to Bluff, Utah and then Monticello years later. Mary was known as a kind and charitable woman, with a strong testimony of her religion. In later years after the passing of her husband on 31 September 1901 she lived with her youngest son in Monticello. Then on 24 December 1918 she was struck by a bull and passed away.",1833-1918,,,6-6-2016,2016-06-06 17:59:12,,,,,"This manuscript is a collection of several folders containing manuscripts of Thomas Adams and family. In the third folder information can be found on Mary Barbara Bolanz Adams. The manuscript is forty-four typewritten pages. The first page is a family group sheet containing pictures and important dates for William and his first wife and Mary with her children and their spouses. Following this there are brief histories of various family members, including a three-page history of Marys husband, William, and then a three-page history of Mary Leech Adams, Williams first wife. Following this there is a two page history of Mary herself written by her youngest son Franklin J. Adams. The history covers the major events in Marys life including marriages, baptism, migration to America, the settlement of Paragonah, Utah, and work on the dairy farm. Following Marys biography other brief histories of family members are given including the children of both Williams marriages."
151,"Adams, Dorothy Marie Rasmussen",MSS OH 3,"This collection includes an oral history tape (165 minutes in length) and a transcript (28 pages in length) that consists of an interview between Dorothy Adams and Richard Swanson on August 4, 1973...",1910-1998,Oral History,"Dorothy Marie Rasmussen Adams was born on November 16, 1910 in Ephraim, Utah to Delbert R. Rasmussen and Caroline M. Dorius. In 1915 she moved with her parents and two brothers to Monticello, San Juan County. When Dorothy's mother died in 1925, Dorothy and her family moved back to Ephraim for two years. She then moved to Salt Lake City where she attended school for 13 years. In 1932 she taught school in Ucola for 18 months until she earned enough money to finish college. In 1935 she graduated from the University of Utah and then taught school for a year in Sego, a coal mining town. In 1936 she moved to Moab where she taught for another year. There she met Donald Adams whom she married on February 19, 1937. Donald and Dorothy moved to Monticello in the spring. In 1939 Dorothy bore a daughter, Sue, and in 1946, she had a son, George. During these years, Dorothy taught mostly first grade, except when she was sick from childbirth. She later worked as a supervisor over as many as 13 schools for more than a decade. Throughout her life, she greatly contributed to the development of Monticello by helping with various civic improvement projects. Dorothy died on December 28, 1998.",-,,234,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/541,541,,,"This collection includes an oral history tape (165 minutes in length) and a transcript (28 pages in length) that consists of an interview between Dorothy Adams and Richard Swanson on August 4, 1973 as part of the Southeastern Utah Oral History Project conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University and the Utah State Historical Society. The oral history is mainly autobiographical in nature and describes the early civic development of Monticello, Utah. Dorothy recalls community dinners and other gatherings, including the community concerts that she helped establish. She also describes her involvement with numerous community improvement projects, which include building a sewage system, garbage dump, hospital, libraries, golf course and clubhouse, swimming pool, and skilift. She also helped with the lighting of the softball park and creating a bookmobile. Dorothy describes the citizens of Monticello as very hardworking and tolerant people who were willing to help their community in whatever way they could. She claims, 'I think that if I have made any contribution at all it has been to the development of [Monticello].' She also indirectly contributed to Monticello's development through her work as a schoolteacher, which she describes in detail during this interview."
475,"Adams, Charlotte H. Evans",MSS 630,"The collection is titled Charlotte H. Evans Adams and Henry A. Orme letters, and is comprised of one folder that contains a handwritten account of Charlotte Adams's experience of hearing Martin Harr",1853-1948,"Charlotte Hyder Evans was born in Nephi, Utah on June 14, 1853 to William Minshall Evans and Charlotte Jarrold Hyder. Her parents both converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and journeyed to the United States. When Charlotte was seventeen, she went on a trip with her father to Salt Lake City where she heard the testimony of Martin Harris. Charlotte married Henry Adams on February 21, 1867 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were the parents of eight children, Henrietta Jane, Charlotte, Henry Merritt, John Winfred, William Lloyd, Alice, Degratia, and Walter Clarence. Charlotte died in St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho on June 18, 1948.","The collection is titled Charlotte H. Evans Adams and Henry A. Orme letters, and is comprised of one folder that contains a handwritten account of Charlotte Adams's experience of hearing Martin Harris testify of the Book of Mormon. Adams wrote the account in 1938, at age 85, about the experience that occurred in 1870. Also included is correspondence between BYU religion professor Richard L. Anderson and Adams' grandson Henry A. Orme about the account. The correspondence is dated December 13, 1967. Henry Orme includes some information about his grandmother's life as a pioneer woman. Henry Orme also writes about an opportunity he had to share his testimony of the Book of Mormon to a friend in 1955. Also included is a photocopy of the original account by Charlotte Adams.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,
624,"Adams, Catherine Cunningham",MSS SC 3282,"This manuscript is a biographical sketch numbering 4 photocopied typescript pages entitled, Life Sketch of Catherine Cunningham Adams. It is written by Catherines granddaughter, La Belle Andersen I",1838-1912,Biographical Sketch,"Catherine was born on 17 August 1838 in Borland, near Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland. Her parents were James Cunningham and Elizabeth Nicholson Cunningham. She had 6 siblings: Robert, Alexander, George, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Joseph A.
She worked in mills and factories in Scotland from the age of twelve until she left the country. Her family immigrated to America in 1856. Having joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they traveled in the Willie Handcart Company, arriving in Salt Lake City on 9 November 1856. Catherine was 18 when they finished their journey. Shortly after getting their bearings, Catherines family was sent to American Fork to settle there.
Three years later, on 7 March 1859 in Salt Lake City, Utah Catherine married Arza Matson Adams along with her sister wife, Marilla Olney. She and her husband had 11 children together: James Arza, Elizabeth Ellen, Charles Franklin, Beulah, Agnes, Alexander, Margaret Ann, Phoebe, Mary, Isabell, and Daniel Erwin.
She spent the last part of her life caring for 5 grandsons after 2 of her daughters passed away. She died on 10 December 1912 in American Fork, Utah.",,,,,2020-01-23 13:02:27,,,,,"This manuscript is a biographical sketch numbering 4 photocopied typescript pages entitled, Life Sketch of Catherine Cunningham Adams. It is written by Catherines granddaughter, La Belle Andersen Ingersoll.
The biography covers Catherines birth and her familys conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as they housed the missionaries for a time. When Catherine was 12, the family, now converted, set out from their home in Scotland for the United States, boarding the ship, Thornton, along with 500 other converts. They landed in New York 6 weeks later.
Much of the rest of the manuscript is written about their hard journey to Salt Lake City, Utah with the Willie Handcart Company in the Winter of 1856. It details the terrible weather the company encountered on their trek, and how dire their situation was, given their lack of food and proper clothing.
Upon their arrival, Catherine and her family were sent to live in American Fork. The manuscript also touches on Catherines married and maternal life, mentioning her polygamous union to Arza Adams with her sister-wife, Marilla Olney, and the number of children both hers and the children of her children she raised."
293,"Acuna, Maria L.",MSS SC 1118,"This collection contains four letters between members of the Acuna family from 1866 to 1909. Three letters are written by Maria L. Acuna to her brother, Rumardo Acuna, in San Francisco. The fourth ...",-,Correspondence,"Maria L. Acuna lived in Valparaiso, Chile during the conflict between the Gades of Spain, and the Castilles of Chile. She lived with her two sisters, Adelle and Maria during these disputes while her brother lived with her Aunt Pepa and Uncle Jacinto.",1866-1909,,362,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/683,683,,,"This collection contains four letters between members of the Acuna family from 1866 to 1909. Three letters are written by Maria L. Acuna to her brother, Rumardo Acuna, in San Francisco. The fourth letter is written by Maria Socirro Contreras to her son, Juan Acuna. Each letter is handwritten in Spanish, transcribed in Spanish and translated into English. These letters give very little biographical information. The first letter, dated 16 September 1866, expresses Maria's concern for her brother, Rumardo, who hasn't written for three months. Maria informs her brother that she is finally overcoming an illness due to medication provided by a local doctor. Maria also writes of the confusion of the bombardment that happened because of the Gades of Spain. The second letter is written on 10 February 1867. Maria chastises her brother for not writing for over six months and implores him to quickly send a letter addressed to 79 San Jose Street. In her pleadings to her brother Maria states, 'You know that the work of a woman is nothing compared to that of a man [but] please don't forget me.' Maria continues her letter by informing Rumardo that the Gades left on 8 April 1866. She notes that everything is quieter in Chile and that Valparaiso is a better place because of the increased business and peace. She hopes that the Gades will not return because the Castilles have thirteen warships, seven of which are working very well. Maria's third letter to her brother is written on 9 July 1867, informing him that the Gades are returning to Valparaiso in August or September. She feels that war is inevitable and although she doesn't know where to go, she and her sisters want to leave the country. The fourth letter in this collection is written by Maria Socirro Contreras on 18 August 1909. This one-page letter is sent from Chilchota to Sacramento, California. She tells her son that she received his money to buy bulls and informs him that her husband left with all of their money. She writes that if he doesn't believe her, he should travel to Chilchota and see for himself."
239,"Abegg, Isaura Bentley",MSS 1642,"This collection consists of two boxes, which include Isaura Bentley Abegg's diaries. They cover January 1, 1952 to July 4, 1952, April 19, 1964 to September 1, 1964, the years 1966, 1967, 1968, 196...",1895-1971,Diary,"Isaura Bentley Abegg was born October 15, 1895 in Colonial Juarez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico to Joseph Charles Bentley and Gladys Woodmansee. She married Elijah Abegg on May 22, 1919. She attended BYU intermittently after moving to Utah in 1947. She divorced Elijah before 1952, and died July 5, 1971.",1838-1921,,313,2010-03-01,2010-03-01 00:00:00,http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/WomenManu/id/629,629,,,"This collection consists of two boxes, which include Isaura Bentley Abegg's diaries. They cover January 1, 1952 to July 4, 1952, April 19, 1964 to September 1, 1964, the years 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, most of the year 1970, and the year 1971, up until the day of her death. These photocopies of her diary are categorized into separate folders, according to date. As diary entries, they mostly consist of daily events. Isaura writes concerning her friends and various activities in which she participates. She cleans, cooks, and attends BYU assemblies. Also frequently, she sews, remains active in the Church, and researches some of her genealogy. She often writes of her family and apparently in 1952, had a son on a mission in Texas and grandchildren elsewhere in El Paso. On Saturday, March 8, 1952, she writes, 'How easy it is to neglect recording the day's activities regularly. It seems also that since I started trying to keep this meagre record, things have been more hum-drum than ever before'however, that may be something to be thankful for, like the saying that No news is good news' at least no tragedies are taking place.' She also reports being tired quite often. The last entry begins: 'I came to the close of this day with a song of gratitude in my heart for my Heavenly Father's direction and answer to my prayers. Although I was on the bed most of yesterday, I was able to fast and attend my two ward meetings and enjoy the fine patriotic services of the BYU Field House (by TV) with dear Elder LeGrand Richards as the speaker and Elder Yarn conducting. . . . I feel so especially blessed in being able to tune in on these blessed and inspired occasions'where I always wonder if and hope that many many souls are being blessed and inspired with our teaching of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.'
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479,"Abbott, Delila Richards",MSS SC 1646; MSS 1657; see also JK 8466. A22x; BX 8670.1. G17a 1981,"The first collection (MSS SC 1646) is comprised of one folder, which contains photocopies of four newspaper articles dated 1954, 1957, 1960, and 1962. The 1954 article announces Abbott's election to b",1908-1998,,"Delila Richards (Dee) was born on November 4, 1908 in Utah to John C. Richards and Clara Bacon Richards. She attended Jordan High School and LDS Business College. She married Floyd A. Abbott on June 25, 1930. She was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sainst and served in the Relief Society and Mutual Organization in Salt Lake City, Spokane, and Seattle. She was also active in Utah politics, serving for six years as Salt Lake County vice chairman and also serving as Supervisory Clerk of the Utah Senate for two terms. She was elected to the Utah State Legislature for the 1957 session. She also was a member of the Civil Rights Committee and Governor Clyde's Campaign Committee. In 1960 Delila was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago, as part of the Foreign Affairs Committee. In 1961 she was appointed a member of the National Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Service, a three-year term to represent women in the military. She wrote several books including Days of Our Fathers, Mystery of the Ancient Ones, and Women Legislators of Utah, 1896-1993. Delila and Floyd Abbott had one son, Richard Abbott. Delila died on December 1, 1998, in Salt Lake City, Utah after an illness.",,,,,2016-05-23 16:37:22,,,,,"The first collection (MSS SC 1646) is comprised of one folder, which contains photocopies of four newspaper articles dated 1954, 1957, 1960, and 1962. The 1954 article announces Abbott's election to be a new officer for the Salt Lake County Republicans. The 1957 article reviews Abbott's political career and announces her election to the Utah House of Representatives. The 1960 article announces her candidacy for the Republican nomination for state representative from District 18. The 1962 article announces that Abbott and Hazel Taggart Chase won designations as the primary candidates for the Republican nomination of the Salt Lake County recorder office. The second collection (MSS 1657) contains six folders of papers on Delila Abbott's career. The folders contain newspaper clippings, typed and handwritten correspondence, and pamphlets relating to her various political assignments, other Utah women politicians, and Delilas personal life. Includes handwritten notes on history of women in Utah politics in preparation for her book Women Legislators of Utah, 1896-1993; the folders also include correspondences related to her research. One folder contains correspondence, lists, and notes pertaining to her role in referring women attorneys to be considered for the Utah State Supreme Court. The collection also includes pamphlets on the Book of Mormon, an autobiographical account of Abbott's life, a collection of unpublished Stories and Such by Abbott, and Abbott's writings on the ERA. Included is a typed draft of her book Women Legislators."