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History of William Theobald

File — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS SC 3120

Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of William Theobald. Also included is an index to the item. Theobald was born in England in 1813 and worked on his father's farm until he was sixteen years old. He later became a carpenter and a wheelwright and served in the British navy from 1836 to 1840. He married Martha Lane in 1841, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848, and migrated to Utah in 1851. He worked as a police officer...

Dates: approximately 1875

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Thomas Moulton history

Item — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 8139

Scope and Contents

Typed biography of Thomas Moulton and family. Includes a description of their conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England, their passage with the Willie Handcart Company, and their settling in Provo and Heber City, Utah. The document is undated, but appears to have been compiled some time after 1940.

Dates: after 1940

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Thompson autobiography

File — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 713

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography. Also included are two typescripts of the item, a biographical sketch of Thompson, and family genealogy. Thompson was born in England and migrated to Utah in 1862. He settled in Logan and later in Clarkston, Utah. He mentions meeting Martin Harris, one of the witnesses to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.

Dates: approximately 1872

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Albert King Thurber family papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 8045

Scope and Contents

Contains research files on Albert King Thurber's family and ancestors. Materials were compiled by his descendants and William Hartley, the author Another Kind of Gold, a book on Thurber. Includes correspondence, maps, photographs, diaries, and other records. Items were created in England and America from 1783-2011.

Dates: approximately 1783-2011; Majority of material found within approximately 1783-1964

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Thomas Todd autobiography

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 685

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of an autobiography. Todd writes about his youth in Scotland, his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850, his immigration to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1854, his service in the Utah Militia during the Utah Expedition, and his life in Spanish Fork and in Heber City, Utah. He also includes family genealogies.

Dates: approximately 1895

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Eli Alexander Tracy autobiography

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS SC 2714

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of an autobiography. Tracy writes about being baptized by the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, in 1842, his migration to Utah in 1850, his settling in Huntsville, Utah, and his mission to the Indians (probably Shoshoni Indians) at Ft. Supply (near Ft. Bridger), Wyoming. Also included are autobiographies of Tracy's wife, Eliza Ann Sprague Tracy, and his mother, Nancy Alexander Tracy.

Dates: approximately 1910

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiographical writings

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 2198

Scope and Contents Includes three reminiscent accounts written in 1880, 1885, and 1895, reflecting on her early life in New York state; marriage to Moses Tracy, 1832; conversion to Mormonism, 1834; occasional interactions with Joseph Smith Jr.; and experiences with her husband in New York, 1844. Also includes information on her activities in Kirtland, Ohio; Far West, Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Winter Quarters, Nebraska; and Ogden, Utah. She also comments on her emigration to Utah,...

Dates: 1880-1899

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiography

File — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS SC 918

Scope and Contents

Typescript of autobiography. Nancy was born in New York and raised by her grandparents. She married Moses Tracy in 1832 and joined the Mormon Church in 1834. She lived in Kirtland, Ohio; Far West, Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; "Winter Quarters"; and Ogden, Utah. She witnessed and experienced some of the persecutions of Mormons in Missouri and Illinois. She went with her husband on a mission to New York and was a member of the Mormon Relief Society in Nauvoo. She covers her life until 1860.

Dates: 1885

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

The tremendous Turmans

File — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS SC 953

Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten manuscripts. The materials are a history of the Turman family with accompanying genealogies. Also included are brief biographies of Turman family members. The Turmans lived in Virginia and Kentucky. After joining the Mormon Church, they lived largely in Utah and Arizona.

Dates: 1977

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Lola Jesamine Ollerton Turley biography

File — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS SC 1712

Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Seth and Jane Rogerson Ollerton, English converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who emigrated to America. She died while crossing the plains to Utah. He finally settled in Arizona.

Dates: 1950

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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History of William Theobald

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Albert King Thurber family papers

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The tremendous Turmans

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