Thomas Waters Cropper autobiography
Thomas Waters Cropper autobiography
Dates: 1926
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography. Some of the item is in Cropper's own hand. The rest was dictated to his daughters. Cropper was born in Texas, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1856. One fourth of the original party turned back in 1853 when they heard of the Mormon doctrine of polygamy. He describes the immigrant group killed by Mormons at Mountain Meadows in 1857. Cropper lived in Fillmore, Utah, and later moved to Deseret, Utah. He served in the Utah Militia during the Black Hawk War and described an encounter with Indians at Fort Deseret.
- Extent: 1 item (68 p.)
- Creator: Cropper, Thomas Waters, 1842-1932
- Call Number: MSS 654
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
English - Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 654; Thomas Waters Cropper autobiography; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 654, LTPSC.
- Subject Terms
- Cropper, Thomas Waters, 1842-1932; Utah. Militia--History; Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872; Deseret (Utah)--History--Sources; Diaries; Fillmore (Utah)--History; Material Types; Mormon handcart companies; Mormons--Utah--Deseret--History; Mormons--Utah--Fillmore--History; Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857; Polygamy--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History; United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History--Sources
- Genre / Form
- Autobiographies
- Appraisal Information
- 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS654
- Finding Aid Title
- Cropper (Thomas Waters) autobiography
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Garrett Schroath
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-01-19T04:18-0700
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical History
Mormon pioneer a member of the Utah militia.
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