TANNER, Myron
From history of Utah, Vol.4 By Orson F. Whitney A native of the Empire State, and member of the mormon battalion, a settler in Utah Read More »
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HUGHES, Henry – The Man from Mendon
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/5192094?cid=mem_copy by Thomas G. Alexander Henry Hughes was born to Robert Hughes, born 1785, died 1845, and Martha Read born 1786, died 1857 in Mold, Read More »
ROBERTS, Brigham Henry
from history of Utah, Vol. 4, by Orson F. Whitney HONORABLE B. H. ROBERTS is a personage of more than ordinary interest, not only from Read More »
How Scottish Converts Impacted the Utah Territory
This article originally appeared in Vol.65, No.4 (2018) of Pioneer Magazine. by Charles E. Maw, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, Brigham Young University After centuries of Read More »
GROVER, Thomas III
Submitted by F. Martell Grover Thomas Grover was born 22nd of July 1807 in Whitehall, New York. His family lived on the northern end of Read More »
SMOOT, Abraham Owen
This article originally appeared in Vol.58 No.2 (2011) issue of Pioneer Magazine Abraham Owen Smoot was born on Feb. 17, 1815, in Franklin County (later Read More »
CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth: True Grit
“My father was a miner by trade and being a man of weak constitution was badly adapted for such a laborious occupation. Consequently, this threw th…
JENSEN, Jens and Dorthea: Nearly Pioneers
Most pioneer stories involve building religious faith through hardships and challenges, but some early migrants to Utah don’t fit this mold. Some w…
WADLEY, William
In most respects William Wadley was typical of many other people who joined the LDS Church in the mid-1800s in England. Many of them migrated Read More »
BELLISON, James Thomas and Louisa
Before many days, an incident occurred which tells a lot about James' attitude toward draft animals. His granddaughter, Pearl Allen Read, tells o…
