Biographical sketch of the life of William R. Webb
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. William R. Webb was born in England in 1829, married Martha Carless in 1854, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1860. He migrated to Utah in 1867 and settled in American Fork. He took a second wife, returned to England in 1886 as a missionary for the Mormon Church, and died in 1915. Also included is a poem written by Webb to "Sister Ellen Barrett on Her Fiftieth Birthday."
Dates
- 1929
Creator
- Wagstaff, Louella Webb (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Biographical sketch of the life of William R. Webb must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Wagstaff was a writer of family histories.
Extent
1 item (3 p.)
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reel 51 of the 920 microfilm collection.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- American Fork (Utah) -- History
- Biographies
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Latter Day Saint churches -- England -- History
- Pioneers
- Poetry
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Utah -- Emigration and immigration
- Webb, William R. (William Rawlings), 1829-1915
- Title
- Register of Biographical sketch of the life of William R. Webb
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 1 April 2011
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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