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Gorwill, Carolyn

 Person

Biographical History

Carolyn King Gorwill is a great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Owen King, Jr., who was instrumental in compiling A travelling ministry: the journals and letters of Thomas Owen King Jr. Latter-day Saint missionary 1860-1864.

Carolyn King Gorwill married Robert Hugh Gorwill. They have three children. Carolyn is the great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Owen King Jr. She lives in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Citation:
Newcombe and Knill Genealogies, July 26, 2011 (Carolyn King Gorwill; m. Robert Hugh Goodwill; have three children)

A travelling ministry: The journals and letters of Thomas Owen King Jr. Latter-day Saint missionary 1860-1864, 2010 (Carolyn King Gorwill; great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Owen King Jr.; lives in Kingston, Ontario, Canada)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

The songstress of Dernford Dale : the life of poetess, diarist and Latter-day Saint pioneer Hannah Tapfield King / Dorothy Brewerton, Carolyn Gorwill and Leonard Reed

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294518]
Identifier: MSS 8020
Scope and Contents

Contains one biography, written by Dorothy Brewerton, Carolyn Gorwill, and Leonard Reed in 2011, about Hannah Tapfield King. The biography contains transcriptions of her journals, her writings, and some of her autobiographical sketches. The biography describes her life in England and her journey to Utah as a pioneer. There is also some information about her ancestors, as written by Hannah Tapfield King.

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

A travelling ministry : the journals and letters of Thomas Owen King Jr., Latter-day Saint missionary, 1860-1864 / Dorothy Brewerton, Carolyn Gorwill and Leonard Reed

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233247029]
Identifier: MSS 7677
Scope and Contents

Biography of Thomas Owen King, Jr., including letters, journal entries, and photographs. The compiled book documents his experiences as a Mormon missionary in England from 1860 to 1864, and his time as a pony express rider and rancher in Almo, Idaho.

Dates: 2010 June
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
England 1
Immigration and American Expansion 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- England 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- England 1
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Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Utah 1
Missions and Missionaries 1
Pioneers -- Utah 1
Pony express 1
Ranching -- Idaho 1
Utah 1
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