HARRIS, Silas: YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO FIRE A GUN
Silas Harris was born in Lawrence County, Indiana, on October 14, 1824. He was the son of Moses and Fanny Smith Harris. He was baptized…
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SMITH, George “A” Albert
From Whitney’s History of Utah, Vol. 4 “THERE were giants in the earth in those days.” Scarcely more apt were these words in the days…
LYMAN, Amasa Mason
From Whitney’s History of Utah, Vol. 4 THE name of this noted man—Apostle and Pioneer—is inseparably interwoven with the early history of Utah and other…
ADAMS, Barnabus Lathrop & Hannah Gove Chase
Family history excerpts of two paternal great-grand-parents, followed by two maternal great-grandparents of LaMar Adams: Barnabus Lathrop Adams was born Aug. 28, 1812, in Canada…
YOUNG, Brigham
From Whitney’s History of Utah, Vol. 4 VIRTUALLY the history of Brigham Young has been told in the preceding volumes; his great life forming the…
MILLER, William
William Miller was born Feb. 8, 1814, at Avon, New York. He started for Kirtland, Ohio, Oct. 12, 1834; remained there three weeks conversing with…
STAINES, William Carter
The following article first appeared in Vol. 60 No.2 of Pioneer Magazine by Ronald W. Andersen During the first years of his residence here, William…
LEE, Emma Batchelor
by Jeffrey D. Nichols, History Blazer, July 1995 Emma Batchelor was born in Sussex County, England, on April 21st, 1836. Along with thousands of other…
NEFF, John II: The Money Belt
This biography originally appeared on pioneerstories.org Born: 19 September 1794, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Died: 9 May 1869, East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA…
