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Elisha Hurd Groves autobiography and biography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 334
Scope and Contents

Handwritten life sketches (some photocopies) concerning Groves' conversion to the Mormon Church, his missionary activities and his immigration to Utah in 1848.

Dates: 1868

Life history of Martin Hansen

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3307
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography. Hansen migrated to Utah in 1857 by handcart. He also wrote about the problems of hunger and finding food from 1857 to 1859 when he was in Utah. He settled in American Fork, Utah.

Dates: 1930

George Henry Abbott Harris autobiography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 415
Scope and Contents Handwritten autobiography. The manuscript includes excerpts from diaries and copies of correspondence. The autobiography and letter copying were begun in the 1880s. Harris writes about his youth in England, his conversion to the Chrurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849, his immigration to the United States in 1851, and the overland journey to Utah in 1852. Harris describes travelling conditions, the nature of the trail, and his work as a teamster. Harris settled in Pleasant...
Dates: 1854-1892

Joshua Hawkes autobiography

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 726
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript. Hawkes was born in Missouri and lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, as a small child. He later came to Utah and lived in several places. He eventaully settled in Franklin, Idaho. He participated in the Walker War against the Ute Indians and also in the Utah War against the United States Army.

Dates: approximately 1884

Elizabeth Heath autobiography

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 4166
Abstract

Autobiography of Elizabeth Heath, an early member of the LDS church who immigrated from England to Utah, 1835-1922.

Dates: 1835-1922

Eugene A. Henriod autobiography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3308
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography. Henriod was born in France and joined the Mormon Church when he was 17. He migrated to Utah in 1853 where he settled in American Fork. He was was a city recorder, notary, and a missionary for the Mormon Church in France.

Dates: 1920

Life history of Edith Lewis Hepworth

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3093
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of Edith Lewis Hepworth. She was born in Provo, Utah, on 4 September 1874. She later moved to San Juan County, Utah, where she observed Apache and Cherokee Indians, and she describes the activities of the Indians. She writes mostly about her early life. She married Thornton Hepworth in 1901 and had seven children. Her husband died in 1926.

Dates: 1934

Minerva Wade Hickman autobiography

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2314
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography. Hickman writes about her experiences in migrating to Utah in the 1840s and in settling in that state. She also includes "a list of names of Births since I came to North Ogden" in which she lists the name and sex of each child born in that community. Also included are genealogies of Hickman and Wade family members.

Dates: 1867-1901

Historical sketch of James Hendricks and Drusilla Dorris Hendricks

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2409
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Drusilla married James Hendricks (1808-1870) in 1827. They joined the Mormon Church in 1835 and lived with the Mormons in Clay County, Missouri and Nauvoo, Illinois. They migrated to Utah in 1847 where they lived in Salt Lake City, Springville, and Richmond.

Dates: 1877

History of John Langston

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3102
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of John Langston "in the 55 year of my Life." Langston was born in England and migrated to the United States when he was 16 years old. He worked in the iron industry in several states and joined the Mormon Church. Langston migrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, and campaigned against the United States Army during the Utah Expedition of 1857-1858. He was also involved in the Black Hawk War. Also included is an index...
Dates: approximately 1900

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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 8
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 7
James G. Willie Emigrating Company 5
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Adams, William, 1822-1901 2
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Greenwood, William, 1822-1891 2
Hamblin, Jacob, 1819-1886 2
Holt, James, 1804-1894 2
Jarvis, Ann Prior, 1829-1913 2
Leany, William, 1815-1891 2
Miner, Tamma Durfee, 1813-1885 2
Pectol, George 2
Smith, Job, 1828-1913 2
Tanner, George S. 2
Wiggill, Eli, 1811-1884 2
Adams, Orson B. (Orson Bennett), 1815-1901 1
Allen, Alexander A., 1845-1916 1
Allen, Maria E., 1847-1924 1
American Fur Company 1
Angell, Truman O. (Truman Osborn), 1810-1887 1
Archer, Patience Loader Rozsa, 1827-1921 1
Atkin, William, 1835-1900 1
Ball, John, 1794-1884 1
Ballantyne, Richard, 1817-1898 1
Ballard, Margaret McNeil, 1846-1918 1
Baxter, Agnes Smith, 1858-1943 1
Berg, Ole H. (Ole Hendriksen), 1840-1919 1
Blanchard, Benjamin T. (Benjamin Thomas), 1838-1915 1
Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930 1
Boquist, Laura Brewster 1
Bowler, James Samuel Page 1
Bradley, George Washington, 1813-1891 1
Britton, Agnes 1
Britton, Richard 1
Brown family 1
Brown, John, 1820-1896 1
Brown, William Dearborn, 1813-1901 1
Butler, John Lowe, 1808-1860 1
Campbell, Dennis, 1936-2012 1
Cannon, David H., 1838-1924 1
Cannon, Johanna Christina Danielson 1
Carson, Elvira Egbert, 1821-1908 1
Carter, Dominicus, 1806-1884 1
Carter, Hannah Knight Libby 1
Cazier, David 1
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Cotton Mission 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Library 1
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Council of the Twelve Apostles (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 1
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Curtis, Enos 1
Curtis, Joseph, 1818-1883 1
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Day, Thomas, 1814-1893 1
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Edwards, Esaias, 1812-1897 1
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Farnsworth, Eliza Lewis 1
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Fielding, Joseph 1
Flake (Family : Flake, Oz, 1868-1958) 1
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Flake, William Jordan, 1839-1932 1
Forman, John 1
Forman, William 1
Gallup, Luke William, 1822-1891 1
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Gore, Ebeneezer Emory 1
Grant, William, 1838-1916 1
Greer, Catherine Ellen Camp 1
Groves, Elisha Hurd 1
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