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Family histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 636 Collections and/or Records:

Willard H. Farnes family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4100
Abstract

Three journals, a typescript, and other papers related to Willard H. Farnes, 1806-1970.

Dates: 1806-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Willard H. Farnes family papers

Father and daughter / by Susa A. Talmage

 Item — Box 24: Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197227605687], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 229 Series 14
Dates: approximately 1950-1980; 1884-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 229, James E. Talmage papers / Talmage family papers

Florence I. Christiansen mission papers, 1918-1979, bulk: 1918-1920

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9100 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, a diary and some weekly reporting books from Florence I. Christiansen's mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Western States Mission from 1918-1920. Also contains documents pertaining to the Florence's life history and her funeral service in Moreland, Idaho in 1979. All materials from between 1918-1979.

Dates: 1918-1979; Majority of material found within 1918-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9100, Gerald N. and Florence I. Christiansen mission papers

Freckles and all / by Susa A. Talmage

 Item — Box 24: Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197227605687], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 229 Series 14
Dates: approximately 1950-1980; 1884-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 229, James E. Talmage papers / Talmage family papers

From: Ella Berry Leigh scrapbook, approximately 1967

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225538112]
Identifier: MSS 3319 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Typed and printed selections of family history information related to the Leigh and Berry families. Includes some information on the death of Elder William Shanks Berry, Ella Berry Leigh's father, who was killed in Tennessee in 1884 while serving as a missionary for the Church in the Southern States Mission.

Dates: approximately 1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3319, Leigh and Berry family papers

Elizabeth Fluckiger Fuhriman midwife register and family history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9503
Scope and Contents Contains a birth register kept by Elizabeth Fluckiger Fuhriman while she served as a midwife in the Providence, Utah, area. The register covers the years 1898 to 1932. Inside the register is also a description of the Utah law regarding the reporting of births. Also includes "From the Alps to the Rockies- One of a Family," a family history of the descendants of Jacob Fuhriman, which includes a story of Elizabeth's conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints, her immigration...
Dates: 1898-1932; 1987
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elizabeth Fluckiger Fuhriman midwife register and family history

Garnered memories / by Ella B. Leigh, approximately 1966

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225538112]
Identifier: MSS 3319 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Family history written by Martha Eleanor "Ella" (Berry) Leigh. Includes information about her childhood, raising a family with her husband, William Henry Leigh, son of William David Leigh, and their descendants. Dated approximately 1966.

Dates: approximately 1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3319, Leigh and Berry family papers

Gen. Conf., date of production not identified

 Item — Box 14: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232588738], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7950 Series 3
Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7950, Montell Seely papers / Montell Seely sound recordings

Genealogical, 1917-1928

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231207520], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 782 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Geneological material dealing with Robert S. Ellison.

Dates: 1917-1928
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 782, Robert Spurrier Ellison papers

Genealogical Library collection

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6879
Abstract

Collection includes two boxes containing personal histories.

Dates: 1825-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Genealogical Library collection

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