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Latter Day Saints -- England -- Biography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

John Horne Miles biographical materials, 1858-1995

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2310 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains chronologies of John Horne Miles and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, calling cards, wallpaper maps, copy of the 1880 census, Church data, Post Office London Commercial directories, and courthouse records from England and Idaho; photocopies of Miles' Brigham Young Academy records, histories of the Miles family, Wilma Madsen research and writings, photographs of the Miles family, Miles' correspondence, copies and typescripts of Miles' patriarchal blessings (5), and...
Dates: Other: 1858-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2310, Henry Landon Miles collection on John Horne Miles

In memorium

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331966]
Identifier: MSS SC 3229
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of an printed brochure. The item includes an "autobiographical sketch" which Annie dictated to her son, Albert E. Bowen. Annie tells about her early life in England, her joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1851, her migration to Utah in 1861, and her move to Samaria, Idaho, in 1876. Also included is a copy of the funeral services for Annie in 1929.

Dates: 1929
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / In memorium

Henry Landon Miles collection on John Horne Miles

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2310
Scope and Contents

Contains research material, mostly photocopies, gathered by Henry Landon Miles regarding the life of his great-grandfather, John Horne Miles. Subjects include the merchant marines, John’s missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the polygamy trial in which John was involved in Utah. The materials are dated 1858 to 2001.

Dates: 1858-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Henry Landon Miles collection on John Horne Miles

Edward J. Starkie autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489887]
Identifier: MSS 598
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography. Starkie writes about his early life in England, his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his migration to Utah in 1878, and his life in Tooele, Grantsville, and Ashley Valley, Utah. Starkie concentrates on the early years of his life in England. Also included is a two-page typewritten biography of Starkie by his daughter, Mrs. Isaac M. Jones.

Dates: approximately 1887
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Edward J. Starkie autobiography

M. S. Wood family biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330620]
Identifier: MSS SC 3126
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of microfilm copies of typewritten biographies. Most of these materials were probably composed around the year 1950. These items were "published" in 1952. M. S. Wood compiled biographies of family members. The families originated in England, were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and lived in Salt Lake City and Rockville, Utah. Wood was a compiler of family histories.

Dates: 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / M. S. Wood family biographies

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