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George Isom autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1851
Scope and Contents
Handwritten original and typewritten copy. Isom describes the temporal and spiritual experiences of his life. He lived in Virgin, Utah and was active in Mormon Church affairs. Also included are patriarchal blessings of some of Isom's children.
Dates:
1885
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ann Prior Jarvis autobiographies and a biography
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2049
Scope and Contents
Two handwritten autobiographies, a biography of George Jarvis (1823-1913), miscellaneous materials, and photocopies of these items. Ann was born in England and married George Jarvis at age sixteen. She and George were converted to the Mormon Church in 1848. George worked as a sailor to earn money for the journey to Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City around 1860 and moved to St. George, Utah in 1861. Ann had eleven children. Anne recounts the major events of her life and writes about her...
Dates:
1871-1898
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Frederick Jarvis life sketch
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3099
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of George Frederick Jarvis, who was born on 16 June 1847 in Stepney, England. The item was written in the third person. Jarvis migrated to the United States with his family and came to Utah in 1860. He had problems with his feet while walking to Utah. He lived in Salt Lake City until 1861 when his family moved to St. George, Utah. He participated in military actions against Indians, married Eleanor Cannon on...
Dates:
approximately 1920
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Decatur Kartchner autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 904
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography. Kartchner writes about his early life in Pennsylvania; joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 and subsequently moving to Nauvoo, Illinois; and his migration to Utah in 1847. He lived in serveral places in Utah and settled in Arizona. Also included is a partriarchal blessing for Etta Kartchner.
Dates:
1884-1894
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Volney Leroy King genealogy and correspondence
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 736
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of handwritten genealogies, biographies of family members, correspondence, and a patriarchal blessing. King compiled and wrote many of the items in the collection. The correspondence and biographies relate to the members of the King family.
Dates:
1867-1916
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lake family biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 768
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Contains biographies of James Lake (1788-1874); Philomelia Smith Lake (1794-1873); James Lake, Sr. (1760- ); and George Lake (1838-1898) written by some of their grandchildren. Also includes autobiography of George Lake (1838-1898).
Discusses the family's genealogy; their conversion to the Mormon Church in 1832; their migration with the Mormons to Ohio, Illinois, and Utah; illnesses and deaths in the family; life on the Utah frontier; George's mission in Great...
Dates:
1760-1898
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James A. Little diaries and autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3216
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. Little writes about his youth and his participation in the war with Mexico. He tells about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1849 and his subsequent migration to Utah in the same year. Little writes about his marriage to Mary Jane Lytle in December of 1849 and troubles with Indians in Utah Valley, Utah. Little kept a diary from 1 January 1856 to 12 August 1857 when he served as a missionary for the Mormon...
Dates:
1856-1892
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Heber Lloyd notes
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2133
Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes recorded in a bound volume. Also included is a photocopy of that item. The notes relate largely to family matters and include birth records and patriarchal blessings. Also included are notes relating to wood work on the interior of the Salt Lake Temple of the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Lyon papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1595
Abstract
Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903), stories and poems (1824-1887), journals (1849-1884), photographic material (1850-1906), correspondence (1849-1878), and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.
Dates:
1803-1906
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Stephen Bliss Moore correspondence
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2223
Scope and Contents
Handwritten correspondence. Three of the items are photocopies of handwritten items and are from Brigham Young (1801-1877) approving Moore's activities and giving him permission to settle in Strawberry Valley, Utah. One letter is from Stephen Moore to his wife, Eleanor, telling her of his experiences working away from home. Another item is from Eleanor Moore telling her brother of the death of her son, Stephen.
Dates:
1859-1894
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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