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Little, Emma Priscilla Evans, 1856-1948

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1856 - 1948

Biography

Emma Priscilla Evans Little (1856-1948) was an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.

Emma Priscilla Evans Little was born December 31, 1856, to parents Thomas David Evans and Priscilla Maerriman in Spanish Fork, Utah. Little lived on a ranch near Kanab, Utah, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She went on to marry James Little on August 24, 1877, in Spanish Fork, Utah, and together they had nine children. Emma lived in Ceder City, Utah beginning in 1932. She passed away on November 23, 1948, in Glendale, Utah.

Citation:
UPB files, accessed March 20, 2019, (Lived on a ranch near Kanab, Utah, lived in Ceder City, Utah beginning in 1932; early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

familysearch, via WWW, accessed March 20, 2019 (1856-1948, was born December 31, 1856 to parents Thomas David Evans and Pricilla Merriman in Spanish Fork, Utah, went on to marry James Little on August 24, 1877 in Spanish Fork, had nine children, passed away on November 23, 1948 in Glendale, Utah)

Emma Priscilla Evans Little papers, 1870-1941 (Emma Priscilla Evans Little)

Ancestry, viewed 6 December 2019 (Emma Priscilla Evans; b. 31 Dec 1856 in Spanish Fork, Utah; d. 23 Nov 1948 in Hatch, Utah; m. James Little)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Emma Priscilla Evans Little papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 357
Scope and Contents Papers of Emma Priscilla Evans Little , including diaries, biographies, correspondence, notes, and patriarchal blessings. Little kept her diaries off and on from 1901 to 1941. There are many gaps including one from 1901 to 1922. Little documents her life on a ranch near Kanab, Utah, then later her life in Cedar City, Utah, starting in 1932. The correspondence is largely to and from family members, most of which was written between 1875 and 1914. The biographies are for members of the Evans,...
Dates: 1854-1941
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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