Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
David King and Ida F. Hunt Udall family papers
Ellsworth, Maria S. (Maria Smith), 1918-
UUS_COLL MSS 229b
5 boxes
2 linear feet
1800-1989
Documents, records, correspondence, articles, memoirs, and research gathered by Maria S. Ellsworth while researching her biography of Ida F. Hunt Udall, called Mormon Odyssey : The story of Ida Hunt Udall, Plural Wife. Includes Ida F. Hunt Udall's journal, birthday book, and ledger, and correspondence, memoirs, etc. of David K. and Ida F. Hunt Udall, with some research and files on Pearl Udall, Rudger Clawson, Joseph Nelson, and Stewart Udall.
Collection materials are in English.
Open to public research.
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Donated by S. George and Maria S. Ellsworth. Ida F. Hunt Udall was Maria's grandmother on her mother's side.
Processed by Jolyn Hunting and Erin Pratt, March 2003.
David King and Ida F. Hunt Udall family papers, 1800-1938. (COLL MSS 229b) Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
David King Udall was born on September 7, 1851, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of David and Eliza King Udall. David grew up in Nephi, Utah. He married Eliza Luella Stuart on February 1,1875. David King then went on a mission that same year to Great Britain. He returned in 1877 and moved his family to Kanab, Utah in 1878. He was called as bishop to St. Johns Ward in Arizona. David moved to Arizona in 1880. Eliza Luella "Ella" Stuart and David King had five children: Pearl, Erma, Luella, David K. Jr. and Levi S. In 1887, he was made stake president to preside over seven wards in Arizona. President David K. Udall testified in the case of Miles P. Romney and was later tried for perjury for that testimony. He was sentenced to three years in the Detroit House of Correction. He served time in Detroit from September 2, 1885 to December 17, 1885 when he received a presidential pardon. He served as stake president until 1922; he was then ordained patriarch for the St. Johns Stake. The Mesa Arizona Temple was dedicated in 1927, and David King was chosen to be temple president and served in that capacity until 1934. Eliza Luella died on May 28, 1937. David died in St. Johns on February 18, 1938.
Ida Frances Hunt was born on March 8, 1858 at Hamilton Fort (near Cedar City, Utah) in the back of a wagon to parents John Hunt and Lois Pratt. The family was on their way to Utah from San Bernardino. Ida grew up in Beaver, Utah. She kept books for Beaver Woolen Mills, sang in the choir, and held leading roles in socials and dramas in Beaver. She taught in the territorial school. The family moved to New Mexico where they hauled freight for the government for two years. Afterwards, the family settled in Snowflake, Arizona. Four years later, on May 26, 1882, Ida married David K. Udall in the St. George Temple. Since she was a plural wife, she spent much of her life between 1883-1892 living with relatives in Nephi, Utah and Snowflake to avoid the U.S. Marshal. She feared being forced to testify against her husband. They had six children: Pauline, Grover, John, Jesse, Gilbert, and Don. Ida died on April 26, 1915.
This collection consists of documents, records, letters and writing by or about David King and Ida F. Hunt Udall. There are also some articles and writing by or about their other Udall relatives.
Box 1 contains papers relating to David K. Udall and other Udall Family. Box 2 holds original and copies of Ida's journal, birthday book and ledger. Box 3 consists of David Udall's memoirs and Ida's writings and personal papers. Box 4 is correspondence and tributes of David K. and Ida Hunt. Box 5 contains Ida research, and files on Pearl Udall, Rudger Clawson, Joseph Nelson, and Stewart Udall.
- Maria Ellsworth papers (COLL MSS 229)
- Addison Pratt family papers (COLL MSS 228b)
Organization: Box 1. Papers relating to David K. Udall and other Udall Family, Box 2. Originals and copies of Ida's journal, birthday book, and ledger, Box 3. David Udall's memoirs and Ida's writings and personal papers, Box 4. Correspondence and tributes of David K. and Ida Hunt, Box 5. Ida F. Hunt Udall research, and files on Pearl Udall, Rudger Clawson, Joseph Nelson, and Stewart Udall.
Ellsworth, Maria S. (Maria Smith), 1918-
Udall, David King, 1851-1938
Udall, Eliza Luella Stuart, 1855-1937.
Udall, Ida Hunt, 1858-1915.
Udall family.
Mormon pioneers--Arizona.
Mormon pioneers--Utah.
Frontier and pioneer life--Utah.
Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona.
Pioneers
Document: Udall Estate Papers, Will and Testament of David K. Udall
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Documents: Desert Land Entry Papers
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Document: Patriarchal Blessing of David K. Udall
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Tributes to and biographies of David K. Udall
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Newspaper Clippings
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Genealogy
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Obituaries
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Original Correspondence- David K. Udall - Letters Sent
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Letter Sent David K. Udall - copies
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Letter to David K. Udall from Jessie N. Smith,
30 June 1885
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Letters received - David K. Udall. Copies
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Letters to Maria Ellsworth about David K. Udall and Ida Hunt Udall from other Udall family
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Talks given by Jesse Udall and Nicholas Udall
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Morris K. Udall: Tributes
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Leah Smith Udall: Biography of John Udall
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Leah Smith Udall's "Love's Old Sweet Song"
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David K. Udall Family Organization Newsletters
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Tucson, A-Z Udall Family Reunion
1989 December 8-9
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Research
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Ida Hunt Birthday Book and Ledger Book. Originals
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Ledger Book. Typed copy
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Birthday Book. Photocopy
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Birthday Book. Typed copy
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Continuation of Ida's Birthday Book. Original and typed copy
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Ida Hunt Journal
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Photocopy of Ida Hunt Journal
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Digital copy
Typed Copy of Ida Hunt Journal
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Typescript of Ida's Journal by Carol Thompson
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Memoirs of David King Udall 1851-1938
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(bound)
Memoirs of David King Udall 1851-1938
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Photocopy
May Hunt Larson: -The Trip to Arizona 1877" (from Ida's Journal)
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Ida Hunt's Diary, During Journey to New Mexico
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Typed Extracts from Ida Hunt's Journal
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Ida Frances Hunt Blessings
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Ida Hunt Udall: Poems written and received
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Ida's autograph book. Original
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Notebook for Home Nursing Course and Transcript
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Documents. Ida: capital stock certificate, personal record
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Ida. Letters Sent. Originals
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Ida. Letters Sent. Originals
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Ida. Letters Sent. Originals
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Letters of Ida Hunt Udall. Typed copies
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Letters of Ida Hunt Udall. Typed copies
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Letters Sent 1879-1915, extracts from letters
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Ida. Letters Received. Originals
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Letters Sent. Typed copies
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Sketch of the Lives of my Grandparents by Ida
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Letter to John Hunt and family from Joseph West [mentions Ida]
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Celia Mounts Hunt: letter and temple records
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Writings by: Pearl Udall Nelson, Louise Lee Udall, and Leah S. Udall
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John Fell Squires Autobiography Excerpt (story mentions David Udall)
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Ida F. Hunt Funeral Services
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Julia Murdock Farnsworth, "Tribute to Ida F. Hunt Udall." Original
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Tribute to David King and Ida Udall by George Albert Smith
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Don T. Udall on Ida F. Hunt
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Handwritten Poem honoring "Aunt Ida"
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Roberta Flake Clayton's memoirs of Ida Hunt Udall
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Ida Research Notes
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Pearl Udall
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Pearl Udall Nelson "Sketch of Mother's Life" [Ella S. Udall]
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Rudger Clawson [1st husband of Pearl Udall]
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Joseph Nelson [2nd husband of Pearl Udall]
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Article on Stewart Udall
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