Pioneers
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Biography of Mary Elizabeth Coursey Hoover : pioneer, came to Utah in 1849
Typewritten biography. The item was originally presented to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers meeting in 1925. Mary's father joined the Mormon Church and moved his family to Nauvoo, Illinois and later to Utah. Mary married John Witmer Hoover in 1855, had twelve children, and spent most of her adult life in Provo, Utah.
Maria D. Taylor diaries
Handwritten diaries. Taylor writes about going on a camping trip in 1894 and accompanying her husband, Arthur Nicholls Taylor, on a mission for the Mormon Church in England in 1902.
M. S. Wood family biographies
Photocopies of microfilm copies of typewritten biographies. Most of these materials were probably composed around the year 1950. These items were "published" in 1952. M. S. Wood compiled biographies of family members. The families originated in England, were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and lived in Salt Lake City and Rockville, Utah. Wood was a compiler of family histories.