Isaac Bullock family papers [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0005
Scope and Contents
The Isaac Bullock family papers [photocopies] (1854-1952) include biographies for Benjamin Bullock III (1792-1852), Electa Wood Bullock (1834-1911), and Isaac Bullock (1825-1891). Also included is Isaac Bullock's journal, of which a transcription and photocopy are available. It gives three accounts titled "The Mission to Chief Washakie," "Provo Canyon Road Company, Trip from Provo to Fort Supply, 1855," and "Trouble with Chief Tibunduets, 1855." Some notes give records of supplies at Fort Supply and also a vocabulary of Shoshone words.
Dates
- 1854-1952
Creator
- Bullock, Isaac, 1825-1891 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Isaac Bullock was born 23 October 1825 to Benjamin Bullock and Dorothy Kimball in Grafton, New Hampshire. He moved to Utah in September 1852 and married Electa Wood (b. 1834) in 1856. They had eight children: Isaac Jr. (b.1857), Electa (b. 1859), Hanna Christina (b. 1861), Frances Eva (b. 1867), Ada Elizabeth (b. 1869), Nettie May (b. 1872), Gideon Owen (b. 1875), and Abraham (b. 1878). Bullock married Emma Stott (b. 1840) in 1857. They had ten children: William (b. 1859), Edwin James (b. 1861), Allison (b. 1864), Lyman (b. 1867), Emma Jane (b. 1870), Hezekiah (b. 1873), Sarah (b. 1878), Celia Ann (b. 1881), John (b. 1884), and Jared (b. 1887). Isaac Bullock served an LDS mission to England from 1863 to 1866, was the mayor of Provo in 1863, served in the Utah Legislature, and was a U.S. Marshal in 1867. He died on 16 March 1891 in Provo, Utah.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Isaac Bullock family papers (1854-1952) include biographies for Benjamin Bullock III (1792-1852), Electa Wood Bullock (1834-1911), and Isaac Bullock (1825-1891). Also included is Isaac Bullock's journal.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Loaned for copying by Fern Smoot Taylor.
Processing Information
Processed by Elva C. Dean in 1970.
- Biographies
- Bullock, Benjamin, III, 1792-1852
- Bullock, Electa Wood, 1834-1911
- Diaries
- Fort Supply (Wyo.)
- Latter Day Saints -- Diaries
- Latter Day Saints -- Missionary experiences -- Wyoming
- Latter Day Saints -- Missions -- Wyoming
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Shoshoni language -- Wyoming
Creator
- Bullock, Isaac, 1825-1891 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Isaac Bullock family papers [photocopies]
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Elva C. Dean.
- Date
- 1970 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu