Biography : Thomas Crooks and son James
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Thomas Crooks was born in Scotland, married Agnes Gillispie, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thomas and his son, James, fought in the battle of Nauvoo, Illinois. Thomas and James came to Utah in 1850 and settled in American Fork. Thomas was a blacksmith as was James, his son.
Dates
- 1944
Creator
- Jones, Edith Boley, 1892-1973 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Biography : Thomas Crooks and son James must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Jones was a writer of family histories, great granddaughter of Thomas Crooks, and historian of Adams Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Utah County, American Fork, Utah.
Extent
1 item (3 pages)
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reel 52 of the 920 microfilm collection. SCM 000 298. a2003-115. a3077279.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Biography : Thomas Crooks and son James
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 8 April 2011
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States