Pioneers
Found in 769 Collections and/or Records:
Emmett family papers
Latter-day Saint Church family group sheet, life sketches and copies of manuscript records.
Emmett's Company
Typewritten sketch of Mormon James Emmett's life dealing mainly with his command of an emigrant company of Mormons in the Mid-1840's. Typescript is marked "CHO, July 1920" at head.
Einar Erickson autobiography
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography. Erickson describes his early life in Iceland, his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his migration to Utah, his return to Iceland as an Mormon missionary, and his life in Spanish Fork and in Cleveland, Utah. Also included is a lengthy poem in Icelandic.
Evan O'Neill Kane papers, 1872-1930
Contains correspondence, a journal, and published articles by Kane. Most of the unpublished materials deal with the Kane family and his personal interests, while the articles relate to his medical practice. Materials date from between 1872 and 1930.
Biography : Mary Clines Evans
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Mary Ann Clines was born in 1834 in England, and her family later moved to Australia. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and married Robert Evans. They migrated to Utah in 1857 and settled in American Fork. The couple had no children. She died in 1930. Also included is a poem by Laura L. Timpson about Mary Clines Evans.
Biography : Robert Evans
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Robert Evans was born in 1827. He married Mary Ann Clines in 1852. He joned the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a migrated to Utah in 1856. He later moved to Utah in 1857 and settled in American Fork. He died in 1885.
Addison Everett diary
Typescript of a diary covering the time from 13 to 26 April 1847. Everett was a driver of Brigham Young's ox team. He writes about the organization of the first Mormon migrant company to come to Utah.
Barry J. Ewell papers
Materials contains thirteen CD's compiled by Ewell reflecting the completion of his review of the BYU microfilm collection. The discs contain images, newspaper articles, correspondence, birth certificates and other information related to his family's history. The data dates from 1840 to 2004. The CD's were created in January 2006.
Elmer Ewing collection of Mormon letters
Collection includes photocopies of correspondence collected by Elmer Ewing written by Mormon pioneers. Includes the letters of Temperance Bond Mack, Christeen Golden Kimball, and Nathan Calhoun Cheney describing their travels to Salt Lake City and other events in Mormon history. One letter by Cheney also includes a description of events surrounding the death of Joseph Smith.
Experiences of the Josiah Rhead family in the Martin handcart company of 1856
Typewritten research paper for a Religion 442 class taught by Howard H. Barron at Brigham Young University. Using family records and unpublished materials as well as secondary sources, Richards writes a history of the Martin handcart company.