Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
The songstress of Dernford Dale : the life of poetess, diarist and Latter-day Saint pioneer Hannah Tapfield King / Dorothy Brewerton, Carolyn Gorwill and Leonard Reed
Contains one biography, written by Dorothy Brewerton, Carolyn Gorwill, and Leonard Reed in 2011, about Hannah Tapfield King. The biography contains transcriptions of her journals, her writings, and some of her autobiographical sketches. The biography describes her life in England and her journey to Utah as a pioneer. There is also some information about her ancestors, as written by Hannah Tapfield King.
Memories of John Nock Hinton and Emma Spendlove
Typewritten biography believed to have been written by Rose Hinton. The item is a biography of John Nock Hinton and his wife Emma Spendlove Hinton. They were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and migrated to Utah where they lived in Virgin in Washington County, Utah.
Biography of James Spratley, senior
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. James Spratley was born in Virginia (later West Virginia) in 1837, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850, and migrated to Utah in 1851. He settled in American Fork where he served as a city marshall. He died in 1925.
William Carter Staines letter
The folder contains a printed, undated letter. Internal evidence suggests that the item was written sometime in the 1870s. Staines gives the prices and conditions for travelling from New York City to Ogden, Utah.
Staker family biographies
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.
John Henry Standifird papers
Handwritten diaries and letters. Standifird writes about his life in Bountiful, St. George, Kanab, Panguitch, Manti, and Moab, Utah. He also lived in Taylor and Alpine, Arizona. He gives information on the Utah Expedition, 1857-1858, his work on the St. George and Manti temples, his mission for the Mormon Church in Missouri, and his daily life in Utah.
Edward J. Starkie autobiography
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.
John Steele and Mahonri Moriancumer Steele diaries
Collection contains the mission diaries of John and Mahonri M. Steele. Included in the diaries of John are day to day descriptions of his time serving as a Mormon missionary, and serving in the Mormon Battalion. He also gives some family history and autobiographical information about his life prior to the journal. The journals written by Mahonri M. Steele tell about his time as a Mormon missionary to England and Scotland.
John Steele papers
Biography of Mary Ann Reece Steele
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Mary Ann Reece was born in 1823 in England. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was 17 years old and came to America to follow her religion. She married Richard Steele in 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois. She migrated to Utah in 1851 and settled in American Fork. She died in 1888.