Pioneers
Found in 771 Collections and/or Records:
Life sketch of Jeremiah Curtis
Typescript. The sketch tells of early Mormon pioneers who emigrated from Illinois to Texas with the Lyman Wight colony in 1845. Includes letter from donor.
Life sketch of Josiah Henry Perry
Typescript (carbon copy). The collection contains a biographical sketch of a Latter-day Saint Church missionary and Utah pioneer, an autobiographical note written in Nauvoo, Illinois, 1845, his obituary from the Deseret News, Sept. 3, 1891, and genealogical data.
Life sketch of my grandmother, Elizabeth Edwards Robertson
Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Elizabeth E. Robertson, illustrated with pen and ink drawings. She was a Scottish convert to the Mormon Church who died shortly after arriving in America.
Lily Klasner legal records, 1885-1945
Case files regarding lawsuits, affidavits for various people, New Mexico warranty deeds, and other legal documents. Most involve Lily Klasner. Materials dated 1885 to 1945.
Biography of Charles Joseph and Laura Elizabeth Webb Logie
Emma Amelia Townsend Lovesy autobiography
Typewritten autobiography. Lovesy tells about converting to the Mormon Church in England, migrating to Utah in 1860, and settling in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sylvester Low family
Photocopies of collected biographies, histories, genealogies, handwritten letters, and photographs of the Low family. Sylvester Low was a Scottish convert to the Mormon Church who married two women and settled in Canada after years in Smithfield, Utah.
Era P. Lowe biography
This collection consists of 12 leaves photocopied from a typewritten newspaper article authored by Era P. Lowe, son of Thomas G. Lowe who was a Mormon pioneer; Indian scout, missionary, and colonizer. Thomas Lowe also built tabernacles and other community buildings under the direction of Brigham Young and John Taylor. Thomas was held in high regard among the Mormons, non-Mormons, and Indians alike and served in many community and Mormon Church positions.
Hans Peter Lund autobiography
Contains the autobiography of early pioneer Hans Peter Lund. Includes information on his two LDS missions to Denmark, travels with the Horace S. Eldredge wagon company, and a detailed account of Lund's personal expenses. Materials dated approximately 1870-1880.