Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith autobiography

Collection

Identifier: MS 0267

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith autobiography describes her conversion to the LDS Church, her life in Missouri and Nauvoo, living arrangements in the Salt Lake Valley, the coming of Johnston's Army, and her husband's death, among other things.

Dates

1874

Creator

Smith, Bathsheba W. Bigler, 1822-1910 (Person)

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Biographical Sketch

Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith was born in West Virginia in 1822. She was converted to the LDS Church when she was fifteen. Her family also converted and they moved to Far West, Missouri, then Nauvoo, Illinois, to be with other Latter-day Saints. In Nauvoo, she married George A. Smith, one of the Twelve Apostles under Joseph Smith. In 1846, the family, along with many others, made the trek to the Salt Lake Valley. She served as a counselor and then was president of the Relief Society organization from 1901-1910. Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith died in 1910.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith autobiography (1874) describes her conversion to the LDS Church, her life in Missouri and Nauvoo, living arrangements in the Salt Lake Valley, the coming of Johnston's Army, and her husband's death, among other things.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Zarah Horne Jeppson in 1979.

Related Materials

See also the George Albert Smith family papers (Ms 36), located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections. The diary of Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith is located in the George A. Smith family papers and has been digitized and is available online.