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The book of life of Hugh Moon
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 751
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an autobiography. Moon was born in Lancashire, England, converted to Mormonism with his parents, came to Nauvoo, Illinois, migrated to Utah in 1848, moved to St. George, Utah, in 1861, and relocated to Farmington, Utah, in 1866.
Dates:
1869
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Seth Johnson family history
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2209
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and typewritten biographies, diaries, newspaper clippings, and family genealogical records. Included are biographies of Benjamin F. Johnson (1818-1905), Joel Hill Johnson (1802-1882), and Seth Johnson (1839-1927). The Johnson family joined the Mormon Church in the 1830s, lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and later migrated to Utah where they settled in various communities.
Dates:
1860-1947
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Wandle Mace autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 786
Scope and Contents
Contains the handwritten autobiography of Wandle Mace. Account includes information about Mace's youth in New York City; joining the Mormon Church in the 1830s; moving to Illinois; helping build the Nauvoo Temple; service in the Nauvoo Legion; and, fighting in the Battle of Nauvoo in 1846. Also includes accounts of living in Iowa for over a decade prior to making their way west to Utah; traveling to Utah in a wagon train in 1859; moving to Southern Utah and settling in Kanab; and all major...
Dates:
1890
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William James Frazier McAllister autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3122
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of William McAllister, who was born in Delaware in 1845. McAllister writes about his father who served in the Methodist and Episcopal Churches. McAllister's father and the rest of his family were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1860. McAllister migrated to Utah in 1861 but returned to help other pioneers to come to Utah. He served as a cavalryman in Utah's Black Hawk War and...
Dates:
approximately 1885
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Thomas Owens diaries and autobiography
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1702
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries and an autobiography. The autobiography was written in 1885 and tells about Owens' early life including the years he lived in Paragonah, Utah with his father's family. He lived in St. George, Utah for a time and later settled in Joseph, Utah. Owens started his diary in 1885 but most of the entries were made for the years 1930 to 1941. Owens wrties about the economic depression in Utah in the 1930s, complains about health problems, addresses family matters, and...
Dates:
1885-1941
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
St. George Utah Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tithing list
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 100
Abstract
The folder contains a handwritten list of the dollar amounts of tithing paid by the various wards of the St. George Stake in 1883.
Dates:
1883
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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