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Box 2

 Container

Contains 19 Results:

Allen, William Coleman

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Called to help start settlements along the Little Colorado in the winter of 1876. He was the head of Joseph City, Arizona. Arrived March 1876 and stayed until August 1884. 8 pages.
Dates: 1857-1986

Bushman, John

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous biographical material. 7 pages.
Dates: 1857-1986

Bushman, Lois A., 1844-1921

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Brief sketch of the pioneer life of Lois A. Smith Bushman, born near Little Rock, Arkansas, January 25, 1844. Parents were converts to L.D.S. church. Family moved to Salt Lake City in September 1850. She married John Bushman February 11, 1865. He was called January 1876, along with two hundred other men, by Brigham Young to help start settlements on the Little Colorado. He was with the William C. Allen Company (Joseph City) where he was appointed first counselor and supervisor of farming. His...
Dates: 1844-1921

Hansen, Joseph Christian, 1854-1930

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents "Joseph C. Hansen Story," compiled by Alice S. Hansen. Bound volume. J. C. Hansen was born in Liverpool, England, January 16, 1854, during his family's journey to Zion. He married Anna Sophia Knudsen, November 23, 1877, in St. George. They then proceeded to Joseph City, Arizona, to make their home. In 1883, after the United Order was superceded by the stewardship system, Joseph and his family moved away from...
Dates: 1854-1930

Ladd, Samuel Greenleaf, 1818-1893

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Accompanied William C. Allen in the settlement of Joseph City. Died in Joseph City April 1893. 4 pages.
Dates: 1818-1893

McLaws, John

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents "The Versatile Pioneer," an anonymous article about John McLaws and his life in Joseph City from 1876-1885. During this period, he could be considered a carpenter, wheelwright, blacksmith, painter, musician, teacher, watchmaker, civil servant, etc. As the demand arose, he developed the necessary skill. 32 pages.
Dates: 1857-1986

Randall, Alfred B., and Others

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Biographical sketches and personal records. 8 pages.
Dates: 1857-1986

Richard, Joseph Hill, and Family

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents This biography covers the period February 1866-1883 (Xerox of original and typescript). Went to Arizona with George Lake's Company which disbanded before any real settlement was started. Joined W. C. Allen's group in Joseph City in March 1877. Joseph City was organized into a United Order in May 1877. Majority of the time was spent in building dams which all washed out resulting in poor crop yields for Joseph City. A few miscellaneous items included. Author of the biography not listed. 37 pages.
Dates: 1857-1986

Shelley, James Edward, and Margaret H.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents Traveled with William C. Allen Company in 1876 to establish their home in Arizona. They settled in Joseph City and remained there from March 1876 until August 1882. No author listed. Also a biography written by their son Thomas Shelley. 117 pages.
Dates: 1857-1986

Tanner, Henry Martin

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents "Henry Martin Tanner, Joseph City Arizona Pioneer," by George S. Tanner. This biography was written by Henry Martin Tanner's son in 1964. The Mormon colony of San Bernardino was established in 1851 and abandoned by the faithful in 1857 when Brigham Young ordered them back to Utah because of the approach of Johnston's army. The Sidney Tanner family was among the first colonists who settled Beaver City, Utah...
Dates: 1857-1986