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Mount Pleasant (Utah) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Life of John and Jamima Hutchensen Meyrick

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313550]
Identifier: MSS SC 1623
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of typed extracts from John Meyrick's diary which describe his family's life as Mormon pioneers in Utah.

Dates: 1850-1922
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Life of John and Jamima Hutchensen Meyrick

John Martin diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331818]
Identifier: MSS SC 3233
Scope and Contents

Phtocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. Martin writes about his work as a minister in Manti, Ephraim, and Mt. Pleasant, Utah. He talks about his activities, preaching, and his various contacts.

Dates: 1881-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Martin diary

Ellen Anderson Miller biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313485]
Identifier: MSS SC 1616
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed biography of Ellen Anderson Miller who emigrated to Mount Pleasant, Utah and later settled Castle Valley, Utah.

Dates: 1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ellen Anderson Miller biography

Orange Seely autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313212]
Identifier: MSS SC 1576
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten autobiography of Orange Seely, which describes the settlement of San Bernardino, California, trouble with Indians in Utah, help given to Mormon immigrants, and his political career.

Dates: approximately 1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orange Seely autobiography

Staker family biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230327006]
Identifier: MSS SC 2682
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies of four persons with copies of each. The collection includes biographies of Elizabeth Young Staker (1837-1912), Aaron Staker (1843-1864), Cornelia Snooks Staker (1801-1884), and Alma Staker (1837-1932). The Cornelia Staker biography was originally published in the "Deseret News" in 1883. The dates of the composition of the other items are uncertain. Each of these persons were Mormon pioneers to Utah who lived in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1883-1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Staker family biographies

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