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Oliver, James A. (James Albert), 1861-1941

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1861 - 1941

biographical statement

Citation:
Samuel Bateman papers, 1868-1909 (James A. Oliver; author of "Biography of Samuel Bateman")

Parker, H. Samuel Bateman papers, 2010: p. 1 (James Oliver; schoolteacher and family friend of Bateman; wrote biography in 1881) p. 244 (taught school in Bountiful, Utah; home in South Jordan, Utah)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Nov. 1, 2013 (James Albert Oliver; b. July 2, 1861 in South Jordan, Utah; parents: James Oliver and Maria Dalley; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1869; m. Emma Mary Ann Holt (1866-1934), seven children; d. Feb. 7, 1941 in Nephi, Utah)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Nov. 1, 2013 (James A. Oliver; James Albert Oliver; m. Dec. 14, 1882 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Emma Mary Ann Holt; teacher in Provo, Utah)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Bateman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 128
Scope and Contents Contains materials documenting Samuel Bateman's personal and family life. Included are some of Bateman's handwritten diaries for the years 1886-1888, 1899-1901, and 1901-1909. Also included are typescripts, microfilm, and scanned copies of these diaries, and typescripts of some correspondence to and from Samuel Bateman, dated 1868-1886. His correspondence discusses guarding John Taylor and his friendship with Wilford Woodruff, who were both Presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Dates: 1868-2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography of Samuel Bateman, approximately 1881

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227633978], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 128 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Samuel Bateman, written by James A. Oliver. It was typed by Brigham Young University Library directly from the original ledger where it was recorded, while the original was on loan. The biography is made of several experiences from Bateman's birth in England in 1832 to life in Utah, up to 1881.

Dates: approximately 1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Samuel Bateman papers
Image of Biography of Samuel Bateman
Image of Biography of Samuel Bateman

Biography of Samuel Bateman

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS128_I4_B1_F8
Dates: approximately 1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Church Government 1
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Mormons -- Utah 1
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1
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