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Myron Alma Abbott autobiography

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 661
Scope and Contents Handwritten autobiography of Abbott written in 1917. Includes a description of Abbott's life including his birth in Weber County, and life in Tocquerville and Plymouth, Utah, before moving to Bunkerville, Nevada, in 1877. He describes the stay of the Mormon Apostle, Wilford Woodruff, when he was in Bunkerville while dodging federal officials for polygamy. Also includes Abbott's marriage to Mary Leavitt in 1881 and life in Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, from 1886-1910, where he was involved...
Dates: 1917

Biography of John Olney Adams (native pioneer) and his wife, Mattie Marie Peterson

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2842
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. John Olney Adams was born in American Fork, Utah, in 1861 and Mattie Marie Peterson was born in 1864 in Denmark. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah. They married in 1884. John died in 1932 in Bingham, Utah, and Mattie died in 1928.

Dates: 1965

Annie Miller Ottosen biographies

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 958
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and typewritten biographies of family members including sketches of Niels Peter Miller (1837-1921), Ellen Anderson Miller (1833-1929) and Ellen Anderson (1805-1890). These were Mormons who migrated to Utah from Denmark.

Dates: 1910

Biography : Alice Tomlison Armstrong, native pioneer

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2516
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Alice Tomlison was born in 1857 in England. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she migrated to Utah and settled in American Fork. She married Joseph Armstrong in 1871 and died in 1941.

Dates: 1941

Biography : John Armstrong and wife Mary Hellen Wilson Armstrong, pioneer 1853

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2514
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. John Armstrong was born in England in 1848. His family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1853 and later settled in American Fork. He married Mary Helen Wilson. Mary Wilson was born in 1848 in Philadelphia, and she died in 1919. He died in 1940.

Dates: 1940

Biography : Jemima Berry Henson Durrant / written by Ella E. Durrant

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2596
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed typewritten biography of Jemima Berry Henson Durrant, written by her descendant, Ella E. Durrant, around 1944. Jemima was born in England in 1826 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She immigrated to Utah and lived in American Fork. The biography includes a history written and read by Joseph B. Forbes at the funeral of Jemima in August 1904.

Dates: 1904 August; approximately 1944

Biography of Caroline Hansen Adams : came to Utah in 1861

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2508
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Caroline Hansen was born in Denmark in 1849, and her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They tried to migrate to Utah by handcart in 1857 but could not make the entire journey. They stayed near Council Bluffs, Iowa, for four years and came to Utah in 1861. She fixed meals for the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young, and later settled in American Fork. She married Jos. Adams and died in...
Dates: 1940

Biography of Catherine Cradock Armstrong : wife of William Armstrong

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2414
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a micorfilm copy of a typed biography of Catherine Cradock Armstrong. Catherine Cradock was born in 1819 in England and married William Armstrong. She later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She migrated to Utah in 1853, settled in American Fork in 1862, and died in 1903.

Dates: 1935

Biography of Jane Handcock Wood

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2749
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Jane Handcock Wood was born in England in 1811, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1861. She settled in American Fork, Utah, and died in 1891.

Dates: Publication: approximately 1944

Biography of Marillah Olney Adams : pioneer 1852

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2506
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Marillah Olnew was born in1833 in Canada. Her family soon joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She migrated to Utah in 1852 and settled in American Fork. She married Arza Adams in 1859, and she died in 1899.

Dates: 1940

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Shelley, Charlotte D. 2
Abbott, Myron Alma, 1862-1932 1
Adams, Caroline Hansen, 1849-1934 1
Adams, John O. (John Olney), 1861-1932 1
Adams, Marillah Olney, 1833-1899 1