Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History
Found in 203 Collections and/or Records:
Biography : Agnes Gillispie Crooks
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Agnes Gillispie was born in 1810 in Scotland and married Thomas Crooks. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and came to Nauvoo, Illinois. She migrated to Utah in 1850 and settled in American Fork.
Biography : Thomas Crooks and son James
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Thomas Crooks was born in Scotland, married Agnes Gillispie, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thomas and his son, James, fought in the battle of Nauvoo, Illinois. Thomas and James came to Utah in 1850 and settled in American Fork. Thomas was a blacksmith as was James, his son.
Caroline Barnes Crosby autobiography and diary
Jonathan Crosby autobiography and diary
Photocopies of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Also included is a typescript of these items. Crosby joined the Mormon Church and followed that faith to Kirtland, Ohio and later to Nauvoo, Illinois. Crosby migrated to Utah in 1848. He served on missions for the Mormon Church in Canada, 1842-3, and in the South Pacific, 1850-2, where he spent most of his time in Tahiti. The diary covers the years 1850 to 1852.
Benjamin Franklin Cummings diaries and an autobiography
Joseph Curtis diaries
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of handwritten diaries. Curtis also writes about his early life. He was born in Pennsylvania and joined the Mormon Church in 1833. He lived in Missouri and told about the persecution of Mormons there. He later lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and served on two missions at that time. He came to Utah in 1848 and later settled in Utah Valley, Utah. Curtis was involved in numerous activities including defending Utah from the Utah Expedition in 1858.
Cyrena Dustin Merrill autobiography
Oliver Granger deed
Handwritten deed verifying that Granger will purchase a lot in Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church, signed as "accredited agent of Oliver Granger."
Jonathan Oldham Duke autobiography and diaries
Collection includes a handwritten autobiography and three volumes of diaries kept by Jonathan Oldham Duke from 1850 to 1857. Also includes a transcription of volume 1 and volume 2.
Early pioneer history
Typewritten history of James Allred and his family, early converts to the Mormon Church and pioneers who established settlements in Manti and Ephraim, Utah.