Ivie, James Russell, 1802-1866

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Dates

Existence: 1802 December 30 - 1866 June 10

Biography

James Russell Ivie (1802-1866) was a prominent member of the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

James Russell Ivie was born on December 30, 1802, to Anderson Ivie and Sarah Allred in Franklin, Georgia. He married Eliza McKee in 1824 and moved to Shelbyville, Tennessee. The family learned about the newly-forming Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1832, and swiftly joined, moving to Kirtland, Ohio. He followed wherever the Church went, living in Nauvoo and Iowa before deciding to make the trip out west, where he trekked 2,000 miles to San Diego, California. He was also one of the original settlers of Fort Utah, now known as Provo, Utah. Ivie served as the captain of the company asked to settle Mount Pleasant, Utah, as well. Ivie was killed in a skirmish with Native Americans on June 10, 1866, in Scipio, Utah.

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FamilySearch, accessed Feburary 2, 2024 (James Russell Ivie, born December 30, 1802, to Anderson Ivie and Sarah Allred in Franklin, Georgia; married Eliza McKee in 1824, moved to Shelbyville, Tennessee; family learned about newly-forming Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1832 and swiftly joined; moved to Kirtland, Ohio, followed wherever the Church went, living in Nauvoo and Iowa before deciding to make trip out west; trekked 2,000 miles to San Diego, California; one of the original settlers of Fort Utah, now known as Provo; served as captain of company asked to settle Mount Pleasant, Utah; killed in skirmish with Native Americans June 10, 1866 in Scipio, Utah)

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Biography of James Russell Ivie

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: A1977-00-061

Dates: after 1896

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

James Russell Ivie biography

Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239279984]

Identifier: MSS SC 994

Scope and Contents 5 pages of a typed transcript describing James Russell Ivie's family history and stories about his life. No author is identified. Stories include James working as the Prophet Joseph Smith's bodyguard, the rescue of Parley Pratt from jail, James's baptism into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a pioneer trek to Salt Lake City, stories about James's sons, John and Jim, stories leading pioneer groups to southern Utah, Jim starting the Walker War with Native Americans, and the...