Kanab (Utah)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Life history of James Lewis, son of James, son of George
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330711]
Identifier: MSS SC 3106
Scope and Contents
Born in Gorhaum, Maine in 1814 to James and Hannah Harding Lewis. Sketch includes the following data; family background in Maine; went to sea for a few years, ended up in Saint Loring, Missouri; conversion to Mormonism, 1841; married Emily Jennson Holman, 1847; called to settle southern Utah, 1850; left Parowan to serve mission to China, 1852; returned from mission, 1854; married Emma Batman, 1877, called to grow cotton in Utah's Dixie; moved to Kanab, 1871; moved to Taylor, Arizona, 1882;...
Dates:
undated
William Thomas Stewart autobiography and diary
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233604484]
Identifier: MSS 6638
Scope and Contents
In the first 43 pages of his diary, Stewart documents: the settlement of Kanab, Utah; childhood spiritual experiences; the establishment of the United Order in Kanab; interactions with the Navajo; life and work on the range; the death of his first wife, Rachel Hamblin Stewart; his subsequent marriage to Fannie Little; his later plural marriage to Mary Udall; his election as County Prosecuting Attorney in Kane County, Utah; and the death of his second wife, Fannie Little Stewart. Stewart...
Dates:
approximately 1883