Enos and Jemima Child Stookey family biography, 1986

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stookey, Enos, 1829-1889
Title
Enos and Jemima Child Stookey family biography
Dates
1986
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number
ACCN 1022
Summary
The Enos and Jemima Child Stookey family biography consists of a bound biography of Enos Stookey (1829-1889) and Jemima Child Stookey (1827-1914) and their children that has been compiled by Gwenevere A. Stookey and Corrine S. Dods. Enos and Jemima Child Stookey were LDS pioneers who moved from Belleville, Illinois, in 1855 to Salt Lake City, Utah, by wagon. After their arrival they moved to Rush Valley, Utah, and were some of the first established settlers in this area.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Enos and Jemima Child Stookey family biography consists of a bound biography of Enos Stookey (1829-1889)and Jemima Child Stookey (1827-1914) and their children that has been compiled by Gwenevere A. Stookey and Corrine S. Dods. Enos and Jemima Child Stookey were LDS pioneers who moved from Belleville, Illinois, in 1855 to Salt Lake City, Utah, by wagon. After their arrival they moved to Rush Valley, Utah, and were some of the first established settlers in this area. Also included in the family history is some history on early settling of central Utah, the "Utah War" and correspondence pertaining to a water rights dispute in 1881.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Gwenevere A. Stookey and Corrine S. Dods in 1988.

Processing Note

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1988.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint pioneers--Emigration
  • Latter Day Saints--Diaries

Personal Names

  • Stookey, Enos Lionel, 1858-1884
  • Stookey, Enos, 1829-1889
  • Stookey, Jemina

Family Names

  • Stookey family

Geographical Names

  • Utah--Genealogy
  • Utah--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Genealogies (histories)
  • Histories (literary works)