George Washington Gill Averett
File — Box: 17, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
B. 20 January 1824.
M. n. d. to Nancy Ann Turnbeauh.
Joined LDS church April 1835. Autobiographical, 1824-1894. Content and name index. Original spelling and punctuation retained which makes reading difficult. In 1837 went to Caldwell County, Missouri. Related trouble and bloodshed between Mormons and Missourians before leaving in 1838 for Illinois. On 4 April 1849 left for California gold fields. Summary of plains journey. Returned to Illinois in 1851. Left for Salt Lake City 18 March 1859. Lived in southern Utah and Arizona. Related some Indian trouble, abrupt end, some of journal apparently missing. 30 pp.
M. n. d. to Nancy Ann Turnbeauh.
Joined LDS church April 1835. Autobiographical, 1824-1894. Content and name index. Original spelling and punctuation retained which makes reading difficult. In 1837 went to Caldwell County, Missouri. Related trouble and bloodshed between Mormons and Missourians before leaving in 1838 for Illinois. On 4 April 1849 left for California gold fields. Summary of plains journey. Returned to Illinois in 1851. Left for Salt Lake City 18 March 1859. Lived in southern Utah and Arizona. Related some Indian trouble, abrupt end, some of journal apparently missing. 30 pp.
Dates
- 1803-1976
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Extent
From the Collection: 18 Linear Feet (52 boxes, 20 microfilm reels, and 3 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: McQuown, Madeline Reeder, 1906-1975 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu