Rockwell, Orrin Porter, 1813-1878
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1813 - 1878
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Transcription of the Averett Family ledger book
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231046316]
Identifier: MSS 1303
Scope and Contents
Narrative of the history of members of the Averett family, including conversion, activities in Far West and Nauvoo, emigration westward, and settlement and activities in Utah Territory. The transcription was entrusted to P.T. Reilly.
Dates:
1972
Writings and history of Jonathan Ellis Layne
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233386]
Identifier: MSS SC 31
Scope and Contents
Typescript (carbon copy) of an autobiographical sketch written by Layne in 1898 which gives details of his early life in Nauvoo, Illinois; his trek across the Plains to Utah; his settlement in Davis, Weber and Cache Counties, Utah; his experiences with the Mormon soldiers sent to oppose Johnston's army; and his eventual move to Alberta, Canada to escape arrest as a polygamist. Also includes extracts from his journal, 1887-1891.
Dates:
1877-1898
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- Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857 1
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