Pioneers
Found in 769 Collections and/or Records:
Biography of Henry Mower Sr.
This collection consists of a photocopy of a typewritten biography of Henry Mower. Mower was a Mormon pioneer who settled in Springville, Utah.
Biography of Elizabeth Hopkins Carpenter
Photocopy of a typed biographical sketch of the life of Elizabeth Hopkins Carpenter. The item gives relevant genealogical and historical data on Carpenter as well as expressing various anecdotes and traditions about her.
Biography of Jacob Kemp Butterfield
Typewritten biography of Butterfield, an early Latter-day Saint Church convert, pioneer and Mormon Battalion mamber. Also includes letters from the donor.
Biography of James Allred
Biography of James Gardner and Jane Threlfall Gardner : came to Utah in 1855
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a dual biography. James Gardner was born in England in 1829. Jane Threlfall was born in England in 1828. Each joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They migrated to Utah in 1855 and settled in American Fork, Utah. Jane died in 1896, and James died in 1906.
Biography of John Benjamin Roberts
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. John Benjamin Roberts was born in 1847 in Winter Quarters, Nebraska, while his parents were migrating to Utah with other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. John came to Utah in 1863 and settled in American Fork. John married Martha Bush in 1867. He ran a drug store in American Fork for many years and died in 1917.
Biography of John Pearson
Typewritten biography of John Pearson and his wife, Mary Ann Potts Pearson. John Pearson was born in England in 1822, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1853. He later settled in Logan, Utah, where he worked as a farmer. He died in 1914. Mary Ann Potts was born in England in 1831, married John Pearson in 1856, had eight daughters by him, and died in 1905.
Biography of John William Robertson
Carbon copy of a typescript of the biography of John William Robertson, Mormon pioneer who lived in Spanish Fork, Utah and later settled Lovell, Wyoming.
Biography of Joseph Grafton Hovey
Typescripts of material of Joseph Hovey, a Mormon convert in Illinois in 1839 and later a pioneer to Utah, compiled and written by his grandson, including a detailed journal written in the first person for the years 1839 to April 1854 and a brief journal concerning life in central Utah in 1855-1856. Also included is supplementary material taken from a journal of Joseph Hovey's wife, Lusannah.
Biography of Margaret Grovenor Robinson
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Margaret Grovenor was born in England in 1811, married Edward Robinson, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1864, and settled in American Fork. She died in 1889.