Pioneers
Found in 771 Collections and/or Records:
Daniel H. Wells indenture
Handwritten indenture dated 24 May 1842 between Wells and Wilson Law relating to a sale of land in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Vera Grace Morley Ipson biographies
Typewritten biographies of members of the Morley family. These items were created at unknown dates and are believed to have been collected by Vera Ipson. The Morley's were Mormons who settled in Manti, Utah. Also included are excerpts from a diary kept by Hannah Blakeslee Finch Merriam Morley when she migrated to Utah in 1848.
Isaiah Kempton letter to Asenath F. Sprague
Handwritten and signed letter from Kempton at Sunbury, Ohio to his sister-in-law Asenath Sweet of Strong, Maine. The letter discusses the Mormon migration and polygamy.
Biography : Ellen Wright Jackson
Photocopy of microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Ellen Wright Jackson was born in 1836 in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849, and migrated to Utah in 1853. She married William Wahlley Jackson in 1854, settled in American Fork, Utah, in 1856, and died in 1904.
History of W. W. Jackson
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. William W. Jackson was born in 1831 in England. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1853, and settled In American Fork. He died in 1895.
Jacob Reiser family original letters, 1859-1891
The collection contains the originals of the Jacob Reiser family correspondence written between 1859-1891 [all but two of the letters are written in German - 20 in all]; photocopies of the correspondence; and an English translation of the letters.
Jacob Reiser family photocopies of letters, 1859-1891
The collection contains the originals of the Jacob Reiser family correspondence written between 1859-1891 [all but two of the letters are written in German - 20 in all]; photocopies of the correspondence; and an English translation of the letters.
Jacob Reiser family transcriptions of letters, 1859-1891
The collection contains the originals of the Jacob Reiser family correspondence written between 1859-1891 [all but two of the letters are written in German - 20 in all]; photocopies of the correspondence; and an English translation of the letters.
Ann Prior Jarvis autobiography
Ann Prior Jarvis diary and autobiography
Typewritten copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. The autobiography was written in 1884 and tells of Jarvis' early life in England, her migration to Utah, and her move to St. George. Jarvis' diary covers the years 1884 to 1898. There are many gaps. She writes about the weather and her daily activities. Also included are patriarchal blessings of family members dating from 1875 to 1881. Most of them were given by William G. Perkins.