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B. 1 February 1836 in Herefordshire, England.

M. 1856 to William Garner; d. 19 March 1915.

Autobiographical sketch 1836-1940. Much detail about Nauvoo, Joseph Smith, and Mormon exodus from Illinois. Describes the trip west and life in Slaterville, Utah. Advice on living to be 104 years of age. 12 pp.

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B. 3 May 1852.

M. 19 January 1869 to John Franklin Gay; d. 28 December 1921

Number 1--Biographical sketch. Life in early Weber County and Ogden. Number 2--History of Camp G., Daughters of Utah Pioneers. A synopsis of the meeting minutes. Numbers 3 and 4--Biographical notes from interviews. 14 pp.

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B. 14 February 1880.

M. 17 September 1901 to Margaret Ann Follick.

Autobiographical sketch. Pioneer life in the Arizona mission and experiences in Montpelier, Idaho. 9 pp.

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B. 14 April 1813.

M. 16 April 1844 to William Gibbs; b. 11 January 1822;

d. February 1900.

D. February 1900 at Deseret, Utah.

Autobiographical sketch, two copies bound together. Brief notes on William Gibbs. Tells of Eliza's life in New York and conversion to the LDS church. Mentions trouble in Nauvoo and other places in Illinois. Arrived in Utah in 1857 just ahead of Johnston's Army. 19 pp.

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B. 25 April 1845.

D. 19 January 1935.

Biographical sketch. Frontiersman in Utah. Mentions dealings with Indians and settlement of Uintah County, including his election to the state legislature in 1896. 3 pp.

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B. 4 November 1809.

M. 6 December 1831 to Janet Nicol; b. 1815.

M. 17 February 1856 to Lilias Clark (for time).

M. 5 March 1857 to Vilate Richardson.

Diary, 1855-1858. Original spelling and punctuation retained. Records experiences as stake missionary for Weber County on a daily basis. Mentions polygamy as it relates to people he visited. 40 pp.

Scope and Contents Memoirs written in 1903, excerpted by Charles Kelly from the original. This portion is concerned with Ginn's trip from Independence, Missouri, to San Bernardino, California, in 1857, in company with Johnston's Army as far as Utah. After obtaining a safe conduct from Brigham Young he left for San Bernardino in company with other non-Mormons. Gives his own lurid account of the Mountain Meadows Massacre and the Akin murders. Ginn also comments at length on the Indian tribes in the area and the...

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B. 9 August 1857.

Both papers are brief biographical notes from interviews. Talks about early Nephi and farming. 17 pp.

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B. 24 September 1862.

M. 1883 to Cecelia Downard; d. prior to 1895.

M. 24 April 1895 to Lilly S. Bass.

Handwritten biographical notes from an interview.

Life in early Utah. Notes problems with the Indians in Richfield. 5 pp.

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B. 29 April 1862 to Edmund and Mary Ann Bates Ellsworth

M. 17 June 1880 to Charles Greenwell.

Autobiographical sketch. Personal experience in Utah and Arizona. 7 pp.