by Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah Vol.4 The pioneer who shared with Orson Pratt the distinction of being the first among their famous band to enter Salt Lake valley…
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CANNON, Angus Munn
This article originally appeared in History of Utah Vol.4 by Orson F. Whitney Prominent in various ways and in business a successful farmer and stock-raiser, Angus M. Cannon, President of…
SCHOW, Christena – Woman of Faithfulness
Christena Schow first heard the Gospel in her native land of Denmark when Apostle Erastus Snow and Elder George P. Dykes, two of the first Latter-day Saint missionaries, visited that…
ASHBY, Nathaniel
The Ashbys were seaman and ship wrights until after the War of 1812. Nathaniel however, was apprenticed to a shoemaker at an early age to learn the shoemaking trade. He became expert in the making of fine shoes and started his own business.
PRATT, Helaman
Submitted by Tony Tidwell, Great-Grandson, From Histories by Bertha Pratt and Janae Olson Helaman Pratt, was born May 31, 1846 at Mount Pisgah, Iowa, the oldest child of Parley P. Pratt…
EGAN, Howard
This article previously appeared in Pioneer Magazine, 2010 Vol.57 No.2 Utah Pioneer with the Pony Express by Doran Baker, Utah Historical Society The end of days on Earth for Howard…
TAYLOR, Allen: Captain
Allen’s company of 445 people was twice as large as any of the other four companies that traveled that year. Apparently, Allen had earned his reputation as an effective leader when he had led rescue teams and wagons back to Nauvoo to rescue stranded saints who could not go on by themselves. There were two groups of wagons and Allen’s group traveled twice as fast as the other.