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Autobiography of William Henry Solomon [microform] : 1895

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Description: Microfilm of the autobiography of William Henry Solomon, written in 1895. The account begins with Solomon's birth in England and his school days, including receiving academic merits and prizes. Solomon gives a brief family genealogy and notes being the son of a shoemaker (his mother sold the shoes in mining towns). He then writes of his conversion to Mormonism, his marriage and career in carpentry and shoemaking, and of sailing to New York in 1861. He also recalls traveling across the plains to Utah, being called to settle Arizona in 1873, and of his various travels to and from Utah and Arizona. Solomon also writes of his life in Taylor, Arizona, and Kanab, Utah, including notes on the births and baptisms of his children.
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Date: 1895
Call number: MSS MFilm 00191
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Autobiography of Solomon Chamberlain [microform]: 1858

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Microfilm of a typescript of Solomon Chamberlain's brief autobiography, written in 1858. It covers his childhood in Connecticut, his living of a "very wicked life" following his father's death, his search for redemption in religion and joining of the Methodist Order around 1815, a long account of his conversion to Mormonism in 1830, his travels attempting to sell the Book of Mormon and his belief that he could convince the "Reformed Methodists" of its "truth," his move to Missouri in 1831 and departure following mob violence, his life in Nauvoo to 1847, his travels to and from Utah and Council Bluffs, his gold mining trip to Sacramento, and many references to his ill health.

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Diaries and autobiography of William Wallace Flanigan [microform]: 1875-1925

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Microfilm of a total of thirteen diary and autobiographical volumes kept by William Wallace Flanigan from 1875-1925. The reel opens with a three volume autobiography and diary, which was begun at Kane County, Utah, in 1875 and covers Flanigan's life in Utah through 1903. The diary volumes, which are not in chronological order on the reel, are dated 1899, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1917, 1921, 1923, and 1925. They chronicle Flanigan's daily life in Utah, including at Rockville, Washington, Springville, Provo, and St. George. He writes frequently about his daily activities and labors, agricultural work, attendance of meetings, the weather, and his work at a school house. The reel also contains some loose pages with autobiographical writings to about 1895.

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Years in the sheaf: the autobiography of William Alfred Moody [microform] : 1959

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Microfilm of the William Alfred Moody's typed autobiography Years in the Sheaf. The autobiography covers Mood's ancestry and family history; life in Eagle Valley; his childhood in Deseret; his move to Arizona and life in the Gila Valley; a bout with amnesia; his trip to Mexico and work on the John W. Young Railroad; his dealings with the "influence of profane associates;" his mission trip to Samoa; his activities in Utah, including those surrounding his family, Church, and as school superintendent; presiding over the Samoan mission and his second mission trip from 1908-1910; the reestablishment of the Tonga mission; his time in the state legislature; his meeting with Theodore Roosevelt and doing the "Hopi Snake Dance;" and his work in Arizona real estate. Includes a table of contents.

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Autobiography of George Thomas Rogers [microform]: 1950

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Microfilm of a typescript autobiography by George Thomas Rogers, written at Joseph City, Arizona, in 1950. Rogers recalls his birth in Utah and childhood in Arizona, including at St. Joseph, Show Low (where he was rescued after falling in a well), Lot Smith's United Order, and Flagstaff. He describes goings on at a log saloon in New Town, Arizona (including a tale of how Flagstaff got its name), living on the San Francisco Mountains in Arizona, spending winters in Utah, working for the Babbitts Brothers grocers in Flagstaff, and being whipped by other children in school for being a Mormon. He later recalls his marriages and the births of his children, as well as mentioning his work on the Hopi Indian mission.

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The family record book and autobiography of William Leany [microform] :

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Microfilm of the Family Record of William Leany (filled in printed family history book, published in Salt Lake City in 1877). The first twelve pages consist of genealogical information. The rest of the volume contains Leany's autobiography, begun January 1, 1888. Leany begins with more genealogical and family history (including the Revolutionary War service of his relatives), and then recounts his early life in Kentucky. His family left tailoring to begin raisin tobacco, and, according to Leany, "thereby sold ourselves to the merchants." During his childhood in Kentucky Leany "toiled under all the disadvantages of frontier life," and he and his twin brother Isaac traveled to Missouri in 1836. While on the way they converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Leany writes that his father belonged to no specific church, his mother was a "Republican Baptist," and his stepmother a "Hell Redemptionist"). Debts and various health issues kept Leany from traveling to Nauvoo until 1843, and in the meantime he was present when Isaac was shot during the Haun's Mill Massacre in 1838 (Isaac survived). After finally arriving in Illinois, Leany describes hearing Joseph Smith preach and deciding to go west to Utah in 1846. In 1850 he was part of the company sent to Little Salt Lake and settled near what is now Parowan. He describes troubles with the Walkers Band of Ute Indians and his later moves to Cedar City and finally Harrisburg. William Leany's account ends with a letter to his "Dear Children and Grandchildren," written at Harrisburg on May 5, 1891. In it Leany describes his spiritual beliefs and what he believes to be the religious and temporal obligations of his descendants. The final pages of the film contain a brief autobiography entitled Struggles of an 1847 Pioneer by I.C. Leany. Leany gives an in-depth account of Isaac Leany's experiences at Haun's Mill and describes traveling to Utah with Edward Hunter's company in 1847.

Autobiography and diary of William McIntosh [microform]: c.1857-1889

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Microfilm of the autobiography and diary of William McIntosh. The early part of the volume focuses on McIntosh's early years in the United States and his emigration to Utah. Many of the entries focus on his involvement in preparations for the Utah War from 1857-1858. He also describes the presence of soldiers in Rush Valley and seeing Indians in army uniforms while traveling around Pond Town (now Salem, Utah) in 1858. The early diary entries end in 1866, and the latter part of the volume resumes with entries from 1884-1898. McIntosh includes anecdotes about his family, his life in Mt. Pleasant and surrounding areas, his work on ditches and other forms of irrigation, water rights in southern Utah, and being advised by a bishop not to vote against Utah statehood. Toward the end of the volume is the transcribed text of "A Fatal Accident at St. Johns," which recalls the death of John McIntosh (probably William McIntosh's son) after he was crushed by wagon wheels in 1889.

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Autobiography of William Henry Solomon [microform] : 1895

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