Ann Prior Jarvis autobiography

Collection

Identifier: MS 0052

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a copy of a typewritten copy of the original autobiography penned by Ann Prior Jarvis (1829 or 1830-1913). This twenty-four typescript was prepared by Floyd L. Eisenhour, of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in Ogden, Utah, in May 1937. Typescript autobiography of an English Mormon convert whe emigrated to Utah and settled in St. George. Covers the period 1830-1885.

Dates

1885

Creator

Jarvis, Ann Prior, 1829-1913 (Person)

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Biographical Note

Ann Prior Jarvis, born in Middlesex, London, England, in 1829, joined the LDS Church in 1848. The story is one of privation in England and destitution in Boston after arriving in the United States as converts. They were told by George Q. Cannon to leave Boston for Florence, Nebraska, because of Ann's failing health. In Florence, George Jarvis made tents and wagon covers, but he was anxious to get to Zion. George Q. Cannon had given permission for them to share one of his wagons with a family by the name of Hunt. Cannon's promise, however, was not carried out and Jarvis and his family walked to Zion, arriving in 1860. In 1861 they answered a call for volunteers to go to St. George. They arrived there on 5 December 1861. Ann was thirty-one years old and had eight children. Again they endured poverty. On 1 November 1885, she writes in the last paragraph of the autobiography of her joy in the decision they made to join the Jarvis, Ann Prior, 1829-1913 Church and cites her many blessings.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of a copy of a typewritten copy of the original autobiography penned by Ann Prior Jarvis (1829-1913). This twenty-four typescript was prepared by Floyd L. Eisenhour, of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in Ogden, Utah, in May 1937.