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Box 40

 Container

Contains 19 Results:

Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members, 1837-2012

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains biographies of the original members of the Mormon Battalion containing family group records, biographies, and other material. Dated 1990s.

Dates: 1837-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records

Montgomery E. Button, 1986-2008

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 54
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies of biographical information and historical documents, research emails and letters, notes, census records, and family group records for Montgomery Button and family; as well as biographical sketches and photocopies on his wife Mary Bittles, letters, and family group records for three of their children (Jutson Hurlbert, Louisa M. and husband Reuben Anderson, and Samuel). Materials dated 1986 to 2008.

Dates: 1986-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

James W. Calkins, 1986

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 57
Scope and Contents

Contains family group records for James Wood Calkins (and wife Eliza Jane Gilmore) and his parents, Chauncey Ira Calkins and Sarah Kellogg. Materials dated 1986.

Dates: 1986
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Thomas W. Callahan, 1986-1998

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 58
Scope and Contents

Contains family group records for Thomas William Callahan and two wives, family group records/pedigree and printouts for his 1st wife Lucinda and her second husband (Johnathan Campbell), and biographical sketches of Lucinda Shipman Callahan. Materials dated 1986 to 1998.

Dates: 1986-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Johnathan Campbell, 1961-1997

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 60
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical sketches of Johnathan Campbell (including photocopy from a book), family group records for Jonathan and wife Charity, text and photo pedigree charts highlighting Jonathan and Charity, family group record for Jonathan's parents, and biographical sketch of wife Charity Fuller Campbell. Materials dated 1961 to 1997.

Dates: 1961-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Samuel Campbell, undated

 Item — Box: 40, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a military-style biographical sketch of Private Samuel Campbell, annotated. Material undated.

Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Isaac Carpenter, undated

 Item — Box: 40, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 Item 8
Scope and Contents

Contains a biographical sketch couched in the record of his plot in the Union Highland Cemetery in Florence, Colorado. Material undated.

Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Cyrus C. Canfield, 1929-1997

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 61
Scope and Contents

Contains a family group record for Cyrus Canfield and wife Clarissa Lora Jones, as well as biographical sketches of Clarissa and life fact sheets for Clarissa and her sister Louisa (who also married Cyrus at some point). Materials dated 1929 to 1997.

Dates: 1929-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Isaac Philo Carter, 1986-1989

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 63
Scope and Contents

Contains a family group record Isaac and wife Matilda Lyman, and a life sketch of Isaac written by granddaughter Helen Carter Warr. Materials dated 1986 to 1989.

Dates: 1986-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Richard Carter, 1986-1997

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 65
Scope and Contents

Contains life history of Richard Carter and family group record for him and wife Hannah Parker, as life sketches for Hannah, their daughter Mary and her husband Aaron (and his father), and their son Franklin. Materials dated 1986 to 1997.

Dates: 1986-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

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