William Ellis Jones

File — Box: 21, Folder: 5

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Scope and Contents

B. 6 April 1817 in County Flint, England.

M. 28 February 1843 to Louisa Leavitt; d. 29 May 1855.

M. 3 February 1856 to Dinah Vaughan; d. 23 May 1895.

M. 15 February 1862 to Martha Vaughan, oldest daughter of his second wife; d. 28 January 1877.

Autobiographical sketch. Journal covering period 28 June 1861 to 22 May 1896. Original spelling and

punctuation preserved. Content and name index, no pagings. Autobiographical sketch describes his youthful search for religious truth. Emigrated to United States February 1842; arrived Salt Lake City July 1861. Journal has mostly personal and family information, but is also a moving record of a difficult and poverty stricken life. 88 pp.

Dates

1803-1976

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