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Cowley, James P.

 Person

biographical statement

Citation:
Deseret News obituaries, July 1, 2011 (James P. Cowley; b. to Charles and Leah Gardner Cowley; m. Patricia Beckstead in 1958; had 4 children; great grandson of Sarah Houston Pratt Taussig)

UPB files, July 1, 2011 (James P. Cowley; lives in Salt Lake, UT)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James P. Cowley biography of Sarah Houston Pratt Taussig

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233626859]
Identifier: MSS 7783
Scope and Contents

Contains a biography of Sarah Houston Pratt Taussig (1822-1886), which was written by James P. Cowley, who is Sarah's great-grandson. The biography mainly covers her family life, first as a polygamous wife of Parley P. Pratt, then after Pratt's death as wife of A. Lewis Taussig, and the experiences she had throughout her life as a member of the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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