Biography of Grace Mary Wrigley Cunningham
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Grace Mary Wrigley was born in England in 1842 and died in American Fork, Utah, in 1930. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1852, married George Cunningham in 1863, lived in American Fork, Utah, and had 13 children. James Cunningham was born in England in 1840 and migrated to Utah with the Willie handcart company in 1856. At one point, he helped bury 15 people in one grave during the trek. He dreamed of "horsemen and wagons with supplies coming to their aid." The next morning the first relief wagons arrived. He later served in the legislature for Utah.
Dates
- 1955
Creator
- Timpson, Laura Logie, 1886-1973 (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 of Grace Mary Wrigley Cunningham must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Timpson was Camp Historian, North Utah County Company, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Adams Camp, American Fork, Utah.
Extent
1 item (4 pages)
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reel 52 of the 920 microfilm collection. SCM 000 298.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Biography of Grace Mary Wrigley Cunningham
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 10 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