James Russell Ivie biography

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS SC 994

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

5 pages of a typed transcript describing James Russell Ivie's family history and stories about his life. No author is identified. Stories include James working as the Prophet Joseph Smith's bodyguard, the rescue of Parley Pratt from jail, James's baptism into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a pioneer trek to Salt Lake City, stories about James's sons, John and Jim, stories leading pioneer groups to southern Utah, Jim starting the Walker War with Native Americans, and the history of Utah and the family's lives. Account is undated, but written after 1896 (the latest date that appears in the account).

Dates

after 1896

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

James Russell Ivie was born on December 30, 1802, to Anderson Ivie and Sarah Allred in Franklin, Georgia. He married Eliza McKee in 1824 and moved to Shelbyville, Tennessee. The family learned about the newly-forming Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1832, and swiftly joined, moving to Kirtland, Ohio. He followed wherever the Church body went, living in Nauvoo and Iowa before deciding to make the trip out west, where he trekked 2,000 miles to San Diego, California. He was also one of the original settlers of Fort Utah, now known as Provo, Utah. Ivie served as the captain of the company asked to settle Mount Pleasant, Utah, as well. Ivie was killed in a skirmish with Native Americans on June 10, 1866, in Scipio, Utah.

Extent

5 sheets ; (35 x 22 cm)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Donated by Pearl Ivie Stanford in February 1977.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Pearl Ivie Stanford; February 1977.

Appraisal

Utah history (Mormon and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.B.5.b, 2020)

Processing Information

Processed; Isabella Titus; 2024.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: James Russell Ivie biography
Status: In Progress
Author: Isabella Titus
Date: 2024 February 2
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.