Biography of James Whitmore Preston
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Preston was born in 1822 in Massachusetts, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and married Emeline Houston in 1851 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He migrated to Utah in 1851 and settled in American Fork. He took a second wife, Katherine Nash, and died in 1898.
Dates
- Creation: 1944
Creator
- Grant, Merma Lyle Nash (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 of James Whitmore Preston must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Grant was a member of Adams Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She was also a granddaughter of James Whitmore Preston.
Extent
1 item (5 pages)
Custodial History
This item was microfilmed from reel 52 of the 920 microfilm collection. SCM 000 298.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Preston, James Whitmore, 1822-1898 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Biography of James Whitmore Preston
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 3 May 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