Pioneers
Found in 769 Collections and/or Records:
Biography of Elizabeth Hodges Covington
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Elizabeth Hodges Covington was born in England in 1793. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1852. She married Berrill Covington in 1812 and had 11 children. Much of the narrative is an account of the company with which she came to Utah. It was taken from the Record of Church Emigration 1849-1857, vol. 2. She settled in American Fork, Utah, in 1854. She died in 1881.
James Cragun papers
Contains papers related to James Cragun, including letters, financial documents, legal documents, church documents, and ephemera from Indiana and Utah. Includes content related to his years as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a Utah pioneer, primarily from a financial perspective. Dated 1843-1868.
Sketch of the life of Hannah Hardy Eckersley Crompton
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography of Hannah Crompton by an unknown author. Hannah was born in 1815 in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, came to the United States, migrated to Utah, lived in Salt Lake City, and later went to American Fork and then to Sanpete County. She died in 1901.
John Crook papers
Handwritten diaries, newspaper clippings, genealogies, correspondence, and patriarchal blessings. The John Crook papers relates Crook's conversion, emigration to Utah, and major events related to his Church activities and work as a farmer and president of a coal company.
Biography : Agnes Gillispie Crooks
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Agnes Gillispie was born in 1810 in Scotland and married Thomas Crooks. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and came to Nauvoo, Illinois. She migrated to Utah in 1850 and settled in American Fork.
Biography : Thomas Crooks and son James
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Thomas Crooks was born in Scotland, married Agnes Gillispie, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thomas and his son, James, fought in the battle of Nauvoo, Illinois. Thomas and James came to Utah in 1850 and settled in American Fork. Thomas was a blacksmith as was James, his son.
Jesse Wentworth Crosby diary
Account of his activities in Cowley, Wyoming, and in nearby communities. Entries focus on canal construction, his store, and other business enterprises, plus agricultural, church, and political activities. There are significant date gaps in the typescript, for instance, no entries for 21 September 1903-9 November 1904, nor for 14 February 1907-13 August 1908.
Biographical sketch of James Crystal,|f1930.
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography of James Crystal. Crystal was born in Scotland in 1839 and later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Utah in 1866 where he lived in Salt Lake City. He died in 1924.