Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Bennion family papers (1844-1949) include the diaries of John Bennion (1820-1877), Heber Bennion (1858-1932), and Mary Bennion Powell (born 1890), as well as family correspondence and autobiographical sketches. John and Samuel Bennion and John's son, Heber, were Utah sheep ranchers and polygamists, while Mary Bennion Powell was a daughter of Heber Bennion. The collection begins with the Bennion brothers, John and Samuel, who converted to the Mormon Church in Northern Wales. John was a...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Bennion family papers (1844-1949) include the diaries of John Bennion (1820-1877), Heber Bennion (1858-1932), and Mary Bennion Powell (born 1890), as well as family correspondence and autobiographical sketches. John and Samuel Bennion and John's son, Heber, were Utah sheep ranchers and polygamists, while Mary Bennion Powell was a daughter of Heber Bennion. The collection begins with the Bennion brothers, John and Samuel, who converted to the Mormon Church in Northern Wales. John was a...

Scope and Contents The first letter is dated December 13, 1888, in which he says among other things: "Your letters are always appreciated though they are not so scholarly as some others. I just take in the ideas without paying any attention to the spelling, grammar, etc. In fact I suppose there is little room to criticize were I so disposed for I am very careless myself in those matters. You generally tell more about your relatives...

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Scope and Contents The first letter is dated May 16, 1885 from Pleasant Grove. It is to Heber Bennion her future husband four months before their marriage. It begins: "Good morning, mon cher. What a lovely morning it is! All Nature seems to be rejoicing in the beauty and brightness of the spring time." The letter ends: "I was quite disappointed to learn that the visit I had been anticipatin from 'someone' in the near future, had to...