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Biographical sketches of the children of George Washington Bean

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 965
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies of George Washington Bean and his children. The items were edited by Merrill D. Beal. The members of the Bean family were Mormons who lived mostly in Utah.

Dates: 1967

George Washington Bean diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1038
Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries, two autobiographies, account books, patriarchal blessings, biographies of family members, and Bean family history and genealogy. Bean writes about his early life and migration to Utah; his work as an Indian interpreter from 1852 to 1853; his pursuit of the Ute chief, Walker, in 1854; his Indian mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1855 to 1856; his life in Provo, Utah; his participation in the Black Hawk Indian War; and...
Dates: 1852-1897

Biographical sketch of Peter Beck

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3286
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography of Peter Beck. The author of the item is unknown. Peter Beck was born in Denmark in 1850 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was eight years old. He migrated to Utah in 1862. Included are some comments by Beck relating to his journey to Utah. Beck became a rancher and farmer and settled in American Fork, Utah. He married two women, had 17 children, and died in 1927.

Dates: 1930

Mervyn Sharp Bennion

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2138
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Mervyn Bennion. Mervyn was born and raised in Vernon, Utah, attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was the Captain on board the U.S.S. West Virginiaat Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was killed in the attack.

Dates: circa 1960

Ole H. Berg biographies

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 244
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies and an autobiography. Jenkins writes a biography of Ole Hendrick Berg (1840-1919). Berg was a convert to the Mormon Church in Norwary who migrated to Utah in 1866. He settled in St. George, Utah. Also included is a two-page autobiography by Berg written in 1892.

Dates: approximately 1892-1950

Frederick Arthur Berlin letter

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 513
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 11 July 1975. Berlin writes briefly about Andrew E. Berlin, his family and Mormon Church activities and his imprisonment for polygamy.

Dates: 1975

LeGrand Meyer Bernards personal history

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2987
Scope and Contents

Shares memories of his childhood in Salt Lake City, Utah; Latter-day Saint mission in Hawaii, 1941-1944; marriage; service in the U.S. Navy during World War II; and work at Brigham Young University Print Services, 1968-1983. The history was recorded by the author's daughter, Lani Bernards Braithwaite.

Dates: 1996-1997

Biography of Margaret Cunningham Binnall

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2761
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. This copy is very dark and difficult to read. Margaret Cunningham Binnall was born in 1845 in Scotland. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1856 with the ill-fated Willie handcart company. She settled in American Fork, Utah, and died in 1921.

Dates: 1958

Biography : Jane Creer Binns, came to Utah 1852

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2521
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Jane Creer was born in England in 1811. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1841, migrated to Utah in 1852, and settled in American Fork. She married John Binns.

Dates: 1940

Biography : Mary Calverly Binns, came as far as St. Louis 1849

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2520
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a micorfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Mary Calverly was born in England and married John Binns. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and died in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1849 when she was migrating to Utah.

Dates: 1940

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 28
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Timpson, Laura Logie, 1886-1973 14
Shelley, Charlotte D. 9
Jones, Edith Boley, 1892-1973 8
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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 7
United States. Army. Mormon Battalion 6
Clark, Sadie Ollerton, 1901-1992 5
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 5
Clayson, Ruby Thornton Brown, 1889-1976 4
Lund, Nora 4
Edward Martin Emigrating Company 3
James G. Willie Emigrating Company 3
Utah. Militia 3
Able, Mary E. S. 2
Andrus family 2
Andrus, Milo, 1814-1893 2
Baker, LeGrand 2
Bean, Elizabeth Baum, 1834-1916 2
Bean, George Washington, 1831-1897 2
Buckwalter, Eliza W. 2
Christensen, C. C. A. (Carl Christian Anton), 1831-1912 2
Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 2
Clark, Leigh William, 1900-1992 2
Clarke, Rissa M. (Rissa Merkley), 1909-1986 2
Cox, Cordelia Morley, 1823- 2
Crosby, Jonathan 2
Dansie, Charlotte Rudland, 1829-1862 2
Gardner, Nathan H. 2
Hall, John Charles, 1821-1890 2
Hall, Keziah DeGrey, 1837-1905 2
Hart, James H., 1825-1906 2
Holmes, Blair 2
Iverson, Haydee Jackson 2
Jackson, Ellen Wright, 1836-1904 2
Jensen family 2
Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson 2
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies 2
Kelly family 2
Leithead family 2
Lund, Terry 2
Miner, Tamma Durfee, 1813-1885 2
Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2
Park, James Pollock, 1821-1889 2
Parkinson, James Allen 2
Peck, Georgiana Morse 2
Roberts, Martha Bush, 1843-1931 2
Shelley, George F., 1871-1969 2
Smith family 2
Smith, Lot 2
St. George Temple (Saint George, Utah) 2
Stout, Dora M. Hall, 1878-1940 2
Tanner, George S. 2
Terry, Eliza Jane Pulsipher, 1840-1919 2
Terry, Mary Ann Pulsipher, 1833-1913 2
University of Utah 2
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Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 2
Abbott, Myron Alma, 1862-1932 1
Abel, Mary E. Shelley 1
Adams family 1
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Adams, Elda Lyman 1
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Adams, Marie Proctor 1
Adams, Marillah Olney, 1833-1899 1
Adams, William, 1822-1901 1
Albion State Normal School (Idaho) 1
Aldridge family 1
Aldridge, Frank 1
Alger, Sarah Pulsipher, 1824-1909 1
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Allred, Seraph White 1
Alston, Louisa Grant 1
Alston, Margaret Hall Rushton 1
Ambrose, Lucy A., 1896-1986 1
Anderson, Ellen, 1805-1890 1
Anderson, Jedediah Stanley, 1866-1950 1
Anderson, Nels, 1889-1986 1
Anderson, O. J. (Oluf J.), 1849-1934 1
Anderson, William, 1818-1904 1
Andrew, Anna Marie 1
Andrus, Hyrum L. (Hyrum Leslie), 1924-2015 1
Archer, Patience Loader Rozsa, 1827-1921 1
Armstrong, Alice Tomlison, 1857-1941 1
Armstrong, Annie Marie Jensen, 1860-1929 1
Armstrong, Catherine Cradock, 1819-1903 1
Armstrong, John, 1848-1940 1
Armstrong, Mary Helen Wilson, 1848-1919 1
Arrington, Leonard J. 1
Aydelotte, Hannah 1
Babbitt, Almon W. (Almon Whiting), 1813-1856 1
Baddley, Alfred Lorenzo, 1862-1936 1
Baddley, Charlotte DeGrey, 1842-1904 1
Baddley, George, 1825-1875 1
Baddley, George, 1869-1928 1
Baker family 1
Baker, Afton Marie 1
Baker, Alma 1
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