Thomas Waters Cropper autobiography
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography. Some of the item is in Cropper's own hand. The rest was dictated to his daughters. Cropper was born in Texas, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1856. One fourth of the original party turned back in 1853 when they heard of the Mormon doctrine of polygamy. He describes the immigrant group killed by Mormons at Mountain Meadows in 1857. Cropper lived in Fillmore, Utah, and later moved to Deseret, Utah. He served in the Utah Militia during the Black Hawk War and described an encounter with Indians at Fort Deseret.
Dates
- 1926
Creator
- Cropper, Thomas Waters (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon pioneer a member of the Utah militia.
Extent
1 item (68 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Autobiographies
- Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872
- Cropper, Thomas Waters
- Deseret (Utah) -- History -- Sources
- Fillmore (Utah) -- History
- Latter Day Saint handcart companies
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Deseret -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Fillmore -- History
- Material Types
- Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History -- Sources
- Utah. Militia -- History
- Title
- Register of Thomas Waters Cropper autobiography
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 29
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States