Taylorsville (Utah) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Eliza Ann Bennion diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 1128
Scope and Contents
Includes a 149-page holograph diary kept by Eliza Ann Bennion from 1871 to 1876, while living on the "Bennion Ranch" near Vernon, in Rush Valley, Utah. Records the daily activities of a young woman in 19th century Utah, including helping her mother, doing chores, and going to church and school. She also tells of visits to family members in Taylorsville, Utah. Most entries are brief and recount simple incidents. Also includes a typed transcript, dated 1996, prepared by her granddaughter, Dawn...
Dates:
1871-1876; 1996
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John E. Bennion diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 981
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten diaries. Bennion writes about his life in the Taylorsville area of Utah and in Rush Valley and Long Valley, Utah. He also lived for a time in Nevada. Bennion was married polygamously, participated in the Utah War of 1857-1858, had an encounter with an Indian in 1858, saw the first handcart company arrive in Salt Lake City in 1856, served on a mission to England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and participated in many other activities.
Dates:
1855-1877
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections