Biography -- 19th century
Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:
Eliza Bratton Porter biography
Typed, mimeographed, and bound biography of Eliza Bratton Porter. The item gives particular emphasis on Porter's association with the Mormon Church and her role as a Relief Society president.
Belinda Marden Pratt papers
Letter to Belinda from her husband, Parley P. Pratt, written from San Francisco in January 1855, focusing on family concerns; and a fifteen-page autobiographical sketch written by her, dated 1884 on page one and 1889 on page eleven. Also includes an undated biographical sketch of Belinda written by Parker Pratt Robison, based on her autobiographical account. Her account discusses her conversion to Mormonism, church service, and marriage to Parley P. Pratt.
Biographical sketch of William Walker Robinson
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. William Walker Robinson was born in 1833 in Manchester, England, and later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Utah in 1852 and settled in American Fork. He was involved in the rescue attempts of the Willie and Martin handcart companies, became the father of 16 children, and died at the age of 90.
Biographical sketch of Sarah Clegg Shelley
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Sarah Clegg was born in 1851 in England. Sarah joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1864,migrated to Utah in 1866 and settled in American Fork. She married Stephen Shelley in 1870 and had 5 children.
Biographical sketch of Stephen Shelley
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Shelley was born in England in 1849. His family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they migrated to Utah in 1852. He married Sarah Clegg in 1870, had 5 children, served as a water master, and died in 1921.
Ann Rogers Snow biography
One typewritten booklet. It contains a brief history of Ann Rogers Snow. She was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. She converted with her family to the Mormon faith and migrated to Utah. Gardner also emphasizes Snow's spiritual experiences.
Lucina Streeter Snow biography
One typewritten booklet. It contains a brief history of Lucina Streeter Snow. She was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. She converted with her family to the Mormon faith and migrated to Utah. Lucina was the mother of Erasmus Snow (early Mormon apostle). Gardner also emphasizes Snow's spiritual experiences.
William Snow biography
One typewritten booklet. It contains a brief history of William Snow who lived for the first part of his life in Vermont. He later converted to the Mormon faith and became an early pioneer in Utah.
Mary Elizabeth Hendricks and John Dinnan Speirs journals and family records
Includes her journal, kept while teaching school in Richmond, Utah, 1896-1897; personal histories written by her and her husband, John D. Speirs, which include information on their settlement in Tooele County, Utah; biography of Samuel Allen Hendricks; photocopied images of members of the Hendricks and Speirs families; and a family group sheet of Samuel A. Hendricks and his wife, Eliza.
Sketch of the life of Richard Steele
This item is a photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Richard Steele was born in 1818 in England and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1840. He migrated to the United States in 1842. Steele lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, met the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, and migrated to Utah in 1851. He settled in American Fork in 1852 and died in 1881.