An Account of the First Settlement of St. Johns, 1873-1880

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Summary

Creators:
Udall, David King
Abstract:
This is a typed copy of a report by Bishop David K. Udall to J. N. Smith, President of the Mormon settlement at St. Johns, recording an account of the first settlement of St. Johns in 1873.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

An Account of the First Settlement of St. Johns, undated, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.809.

Background

Scope and content:

This is a typed copy of a report by Bishop David K. Udall to J. N. Smith, President of the Mormon settlement at St. Johns, recording an account of the first settlement of St. Johns in 1873. The file also contains a WPA Individual Manuscript Form from 1939.

Biographical / historical:

David King Udall (September 7, 1851 – February 18, 1938) was a representative to the Arizona Territorial Legislature and the founder of the Udall political family.

David King Udall was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1851. His parents, David Udall and Eliza King, had immigrated to the United States from England earlier in the year. In 1852, they followed the Mormon Trail to Utah. They settled in Nephi.

In 1880, Udall was called to be the Mormon bishop in St. Johns, Arizona. At the time, St. Johns was a small and primarily Hispanic Catholic community. Immediately after moving his family there, Udall purchased lands and directed improvements geared toward creating a larger Mormon settlement of the area. Udall was appointed to be a Stake president, a higher position in the Mormon hierarchy, in 1887. He held that position for the next 35 years. Throughout that time he ran a number of business ventures of varying success. He died in 1938 in St. Johns, Arizona.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_King_Udall

Acquisition information:
Donated to the Library as part of the Munk Library of Arizoniana, 1910 April 7.
Processing information:

Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December 10, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

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Preferred citation:

An Account of the First Settlement of St. Johns, undated, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.809.

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