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Pioneers

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Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 771 Collections and/or Records:

Eli Wiggill autobiography typescript

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348564]
Identifier: MSS 504
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Wiggill was born in England and migrated to South Africa where he joined the Mormon Church. He came to Utah in 1861 and worked as a wagon maker there. His account gives a lot of detail on his activities as a Mormon in South Africa, his journey to Utah, and his subsequent life in that state.

Dates: 1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Charles H. Wilcken papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309202]
Identifier: MSS SC 1125
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of newspaper clippings and miscellaneous documents relating to the lives of Charles W. Wilcken and his son David. The clippings largely tell of the life of Charles while many of the miscellaneous items relate to the marriage, Church activities, and employment of David.

Dates: 1864-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Interesting incidents from the life of William Wilcock

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329812]
Identifier: MSS SC 3083
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten manuscript. The item is a biography of William Wilcock "as Related by Simon A. Matheson of Parowan And As Samuel Wilcock Remembers His Father." William was born in Ince, England, on 10 October 1830. He was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 22 September 1857. He migrated to the United States in 1857 and to Parowan, Utah, in 1859. He was a member of the Parowan choir. He married Elizabeth Sharp on 5...
Dates: approximately 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biographical sketch of Mrs. Hannah Wild

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339431]
Identifier: MSS SC 3340
Scope and Contents Photocopy of microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Hannah Binns was born in 1840 in England, and her family soon migrated to the United States. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1852. The family first settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, but moved to American Fork in 1855. Hannah married John Singleton in 1856 and had 5 children by him. He died in 1865, and she married Joseph Wild in 1868. She also had 5 children by him. Hannah became...
Dates: 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Clarissa Harden Wilhelm autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489333]
Identifier: MSS 546
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Wilhelm writes about her youth in New York, her joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838, her move to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844, and her subsequent migration to Utah. She also tells about her various marriages and her life in Salt Lake City, Spanish Fork, Springville, St. George, and Orderville, Utah. She also talks of living in St. Joseph, Arizona.

Dates: 1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Clarissa Harden Wilhelm diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1570
Scope and Contents Diary of Clarissa Harden Wilhelm, an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and pioneer. The diary, although written between 1888 and 1895, chronicles her life from an early age. The first part of the diary is written as an autobiography and describes her life up to the 1880s. She describes her conversion to the Church and her subsequent travel to Utah. It also includes a 2-page business account, dated July - September 1882. The second part of the diary is a...
Dates: 1882-1895; 1971-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William G. Hartley collection of student papers and contest entries, 1981-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6357 Series 1
Scope and Contents Collection includes student papers collected by professor William G. Hartley for the Independent Study writing class, 397R, Writing Family Histories. This collection also includes papers and ephemera relating to the British Sesquicentennial Family History Writing Contest in 1987 and 1988. Includes some of the 41 entries in the contest. The winning entries by the four winners, Winifred McLachlan, Ann W. Engar, Earlene Allred Smart, and Paul T. Smith are not included. The collection also...
Dates: 1981-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William G. Hartley papers

William Wood autobiography, 1894-1895

 Sub-Series — Box 34: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232551009], Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains an autobiography and an obituary about Wood's life. Includes genealogical information about the family, copies of correspondence, photographs, and other information on the Wood family. Materials date from between 1894 and 1895.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1894-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane writings

William Wood family papers, 1842-1906

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains letters and other materials relating to the Wood family, dealing primarily with family activities. Materials date from between 1842 and 1906.

Dates: 1842-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers

Bradley Wilson and family

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233659]
Identifier: MSS SC 92
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account of Bradley Wilson and his seven sons, telling of their conversion to Mormonism; moves to Missouri, Illinois, and Utah; Henry Hardy Wilson's church activities; and Henry Hardy Wilson Jr.'s settlement of southern Utah.

Dates: 1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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