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Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Leany family history as written from memory by William Leany

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323310]
Identifier: MSS SC 2411
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography, will, and testimony to the veracity of the Mormon Church. Also included are photocopies and typescripts of these items. Leany was a convert to the Mormon Church who moved to Missouri in 1836. He was present at the Haun's Mill Massacre. He moved to Nauvoo, Illinois and later migrated to Utah living in Parowan and Harrisburg.

Dates: 1888-1891

William Leany autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 482
Scope and Contents

Contains a handwritten autobiography of William Leany. Includes a description of Leany's life and experiences as an early Mormon pioneer in Nauvoo, Illinois, his journey to Utah, and settling in southern Utah. Dated January 1888.

Dates: 1888 January