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A copy of the sketch of the life of David Cazier as written by himself dated Nephi, Utah
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 666
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a typewritten autobiography. Cazier was born in Ordham County, Kentucky. His family moved to Illinois in 1841 where he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1845. He later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1850. He settled at Nephi, Utah, in 1851 and later married polygamously. Cazier also writes about his family life.
Dates:
1913
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Caroline Barnes Crosby autobiography and diary
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2343
Scope and Contents
These materials were photocopied from microfilm copies of handwritten items. Caroline Crosby wrote about her early life in Massachusetts and Canada. She married Jonathan Crosby in 1834. She was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1835. She lived in Kirtland, Ohio, and later moved to Indiana. Caroline came to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1843. She later migrated to Utah in 1848. Caroline and her husband were called to the Society Islands as missionaries in 1850 and...
Dates:
1848-1883
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ebenezer Crouch autobiography
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 614
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an autobiography. Crouch was born in Tumbridge Wells, Kent, England; migrated to America in 1856; and came to Utah in 1859. Crouch tells about encounters with Ute Indians, describes Orrin Porter Rockwell, and writes about being married polygamously. He lived in numerous places in Utah and had several occupations.
Dates:
1823
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Benjamin Franklin Cummings diaries and an autobiography
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 164
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries including an autobiography. Cummings' autobiography covers his early life when he lived in Ohio and Navuoo, Illinois, served on a mission to Maine, and left Illinois for Utah. Cummings' diaries tell about his mission to the Indians in Idaho in the "Salmon River Mission," his service during the "Utah Expedition" of 1857-1858, his various encounters with Indians, his mission to Iowa in 1878 and 1879, and his life in Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah. Also included is a...
Dates:
1854-1879
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Dalton family diaries
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 837
Scope and Contents
The collection includes copies of the diaries of Charles Dalton (1810-1891) and John Luther Dalton (1843- ). Charles was an early convert to the Mormon Church, lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and was an early pioneer to Utah. His diary is a fifteen-page typescript covering the years 1855 to 1858 during which he served a Mormon Church mission to the Indians of Idaho. He describes some contact with the Bannock and Nez Perce Indians, but most of the entries are short and relate to the repairs...
Dates:
1890-1974
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Horne Dame papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 55
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, patriarchal blessings, financial records, militia records, photographs, and miscellaneous items. Much of the correspondence is between Dame and General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The material relates to Dame's life and activities, including his militia service and his connection to the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857.
Dates:
1846-1884
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Horne Dame slate
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8260
Abstract
Slate made by William H. Dame in approximately the 1860s.
Dates:
approximately 1860s
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
David Davis (Davies) biography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 542
Scope and Contents
Typescript. The collection includes a history of a Utah telegraph operator and polygamist.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Davis family biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 583
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography centering around Davis' ancestry, missions and LDS Church callings and biographical sketch of his wife Mary. Included are patriarchal blessings, temple and genealogical data, his testimony, and a letter to his grandmother. Also included are extracts from the "History of the British Mission" and the Millennial Star and a biographical sketch of the Davises by a son, Elisha Jr. The collection also contains genealogical data compiled by Jennie Davis Oliver on the...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Abraham Day III
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2680
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Abraham Day, III (1817-1900). Abraham Day was born in Vermont, joned the Mormon Church, moved to Montrose, Iowa near Nauvoo, Illinois, served in the Mormon Battalion 1846-1847, migrated to Utah, took a second wife, and lived in Springville and Mt. Pleasant, Utah, and served in the Black Hawk War. The date of the composition of this item is uncertain.
Dates:
approximately 1930
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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