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Hoover, Mary Elizabeth Coursey

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1839 - 1920

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Biography of Mary Elizabeth Coursey Hoover : pioneer, came to Utah in 1849

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324268]
Identifier: MSS SC 2507
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography. The item was originally presented to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers meeting in 1925. Mary's father joined the Mormon Church and moved his family to Nauvoo, Illinois and later to Utah. Mary married John Witmer Hoover in 1855, had twelve children, and spent most of her adult life in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biography of Mary Elizabeth Coursey Hoover : pioneer, came to Utah in 1849

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