James Cragun papers
Content Description
Contains papers related to James Cragun, including letters, financial documents, legal documents, church documents, and ephemera from Indiana and Utah. Includes content related to his years as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a Utah pioneer, primarily from a financial perspective. Dated 1843-1868.
Dates
- 1843-1868
Creator
- Cragun, James, 1814-1887 (creator, 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 the James Cragun papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
James Cragun (1814-1887) was a farmer, soldier, and Mormon pioneer. James Cragun was born on July 26, 1814 in Connersville, Indiana to parents Elisha and Mary Osborne. He married Eleanor Lane on March 30, 1837 in Boone, Indiana, and they raised eight children together. After his marriage, Cragun lived in Eagle Village until relocating to North Field in 1842. It was there that Cragun met the Mormon missionaries and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 13, 1843. Moving west with Mormon pioneers, Cragun and his family traveled to the Salt lake Valley in 1849. There, he was an early settler of Millcreek, Utah. In 1851, he was ordained as an Apostle of the Seventies. During the Civil War, Cragun fought as a private in the Union Army. In 1863, he moved to St. George, Utah and worked as a farmer. He later fought in the Utah Indian Wars of 1866. James Cragun died on February 13, 1887 in St. George, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Jeffery N. Bunker, son of Iris T. Bunker, daughter of Rachel Evelyn Cox Bunker, daughter of Martha Cragun Cox, daughter of James Cragun, in March 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Jeffery N. Bunker; March 2018.
Appraisal
LDS cultural, Utah and Western American cultural, family, social, intellectual, and religious history (19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection development policy IV.a.i.1; 4, November 2013).
Processing Information
Processed; Megan Courchaine, student manuscript processor, and Ryan K. Lee, curator; 2018.
Source
- Bunker, Jeffery N. (Person)
- Title
- Register of James Cragun papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Megan Courchaine, student manuscript processor
- Date
- 2018 March 21
- 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