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Autobiography of Peter Wilson Conover [microform] : before 1892

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Description: Microfilm of a typescript of Peter Wilson Conover's autobiography. Conover writes of his ancestry, his childhood in Kentucky, his father's decision to move north "on account of slavery," his life in Illinois, his experiences in the Illinois Militia under General Whitesides, with whom he marched to Wisconsin and along the Mississippi to capture an unidentified man and send him to Washington, and of his conversion to Mormonism. Conover also writes of working on the Nauvoo Temple, of joining the Nauvoo Legion, of meeting Joseph Smith at Rock River in 1843 and escorting him back to Nauvoo, of mob violence in Illinois, of moving to Iowa and Missouri, of the death of his wife in childbirth in 1847 and his decision to travel west, of becoming a captain in the Jefferson Hunt Company, and of his experiences in the Black Hawk and Walker Wars.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: before 1892
Call number: MSS MFilm 00220

Autobiography of George Pectol [microform] : 1858

Manuscripts

Microfilm of the autobiography of George Pectol, covering the years from approximately 1846-1858. Portions of the volume are missing, but it opens with George's examination of the Book of Mormon and his decision to travel to Nauvoo, hearing Mormon preachers, and deciding to join the Mormon Church. He also writes of performing baptisms and preaching the gospel around Jackson County, Missouri, of anti-Mormon experiences in Missouri, of his overland travel to Utah, of leaving home in Iron County due to Indian attacks, of moving to Sanpete, and of life in Washington to 1858.

MSS MFilm 00195 item 01

Autobiography of James McBride [microform] : 1876

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Microfilm of the typescript autobiography of James McBride, written in 1874 and 1876. McBride traces his genealogy and family history in Virginia and Ohio, describes his family's conversion to Mormonism, and recalls their moves throughout Missouri from 1834-1836. He gives a detailed account of his father's death in the Haun's Mill Massacre of 1838 and of his own examination of the area in the following weeks. McBride describes anti-Mormon sentiment in Missouri and his family's move to Illinois, where he rented a farm near Nauvoo in 1841. He writes of traveling westward in 1846, living in Iowa until 1850, and traveling overland to Utah (including inscribing his name on Chimney Rock). He then describes his life in Tooele and Grantsville, conflicts with Indians and the building of a fort in 1853-1854, and the Utah War. Includes table of contents and index.

MSS MFilm 00192

Autobiography of William Ellis Jones [microform] : 1896

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Microfilm of the autobiography of William Ellis Jones, covering his experiences from childhood through 1896. The first few frames contains notes for ditches for the West Field Canal Co. (appear to be part of Walter S. Tolton, MFILM 00056). The autobiography describes Jones's childhood and family history, his early interest in religion and conversion from Methodism to Mormonism, his arrival in Nauvoo, his experiences in Council Bluffs, his move to St. Joseph in 1855, living in Nebraska in 1856, traveling to Utah in 1861, living near Clover Canyon and Bear Canyon, living in Santa Clara and St. George, teaching school in Hebron and Santa Clara, a list of names of baptisms and endowments (1887), and genealogy notes.

MSS MFilm 00055

Autobiography of Charles Hopkins Allen [microform]: after 1916

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Microfilm of the autobiography of Charles Hopkins Allen, written sometime after 1916. The volume includes brief accounts of Allen's family history, their conversion to Mormonism and move to Springfield, Illinois, a visit to Carthage after the death of Joseph Smith, life in Nauvoo and Kanesville, their journey to Utah, Allen's missions at Blacksmith Fork and San Bernardino, his move to Arizona, and an Allen family reunion in Utah in 1898.

MSS MFilm 00129

Autobiography of Sarah D. Pea Rich [microform] : 1893

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Microfilm of a typescript of Sarah D. Pea Rich's autobiography, copied at the Church Historian's Office by A.M. Rich in 1933. Includes a brief forward by Sarah Rich dated 1885 (the autobiography was finished in 1893). It begins with stories about Sarah's family history and her childhood in Illinois and Tennessee, and goes on to describe her family's conversion to Mormonism in 1835, of her first meeting with Charles C. Rich, experiences during her early years of marriage, mob violence against Mormons in Missouri, living in Nauvoo, her positive reminiscences on polygamy, the family's 1847 travels to Iowa, living in Mount Pisgah, traveling overland to Utah, and life in Utah during her husband's seven year mission to California. Also includes some genealogy.

MSS MFilm 00340

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Autobiography [microform] : 1837-1874

Manuscripts

Microfilm of a typescript of Goudy Hogan's autobiography, typed by Muriel Hogan Hunter in 1935. This copy was owned by Margaret Hogan Traveller. Included are descriptions of Hogan's life from the time of his arrival in the United States from Norway until his travels to Dixie, Utah, in 1874. Hogan writes of his family's life in Illinois and Iowa and their journey westward to Utah, his experiences driving a government oxen team from Council Bluffs to Salt Lake City, his desire to joint the Mormon Battalion, and his involvement in several grist mills, including those at High Creek and Mink Creek. Hogan frequently details aspects of his daily life such as the raising of crops, the building of log cabins, and the types of clothing required for overland travel. He also describes his sorrow at the news of Joseph Smith's death, the debts acquired from his grist mills, his years of crops lost to grasshoppers, and the deaths of many of his children from illnesses. The microfilm also contains a portion of Hogan's original handwritten manuscript and a typescript portion of his biography/autobiography, written with his daughter Josephine Hogan Adair.

Autobiography of Peter Wilson Conover [microform] : before 1892

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