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Kartchner, William Decatur, 1820-1892

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1820 - 1892

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Decatur Kartchner autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 904
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography. Kartchner writes about his early life in Pennsylvania; joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 and subsequently moving to Nauvoo, Illinois; and his migration to Utah in 1847. He lived in serveral places in Utah and settled in Arizona. Also included is a partriarchal blessing for Etta Kartchner.

Dates: 1884-1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Decatur Kartchner autobiography

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