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Bushman, John, 1843-1926

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1843 - 1926

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

A brief sketch of the pioneer life of Lois A. Smith Bushman

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305432]
Identifier: MSS SC 792
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of typescript. Although intended to be a biographical sketch of Lois Bushman, manuscript includes a great deal of information about her husband, John, and the author as well. Covers the conversion of Lois's family to the Mormon Church in 1844; their trek across the plains to Utah; their subsequent move to establish Mormon settlements in eastern Arizona in 1876; and life on the Utah and Arizona frontier.

Dates: 1937

John Bushman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1520
Scope and Contents Collection consists of original diaries covering 1871-1923, along with typescripts; a personal account book; receipts; temple recommend; microfilm copy of the diaries and an autobiography; photocopies of appraisal and accounts books for the chapter of the United Order in St. Joseph; minutes of United Order meetings; and typecript of correspondence. While most of the diary entries are one-liners narrating the author's daily activities in northern Arizona and occasional trips to Utah, others...
Dates: 1871-1923

Minute book for William C. Allen's Company

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 779
Scope and Contents

Collection includes one volume containing minutes of the chapter's business meetings from 1876 through 1888 and a second volume containing handwritten copies of the company's business correspondence and letters from various Mormon church leaders.

Dates: 1876-1888

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Subject
Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Sources 2
Latter Day Saints -- Arizona 2
Latter Day Saints -- Arizona -- History 2
Latter Day Saints -- Social Life and Customs 2
Material Types 2