Elijah Knapp Fuller (1811 - 1897) Profile

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A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library

A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library.

Historian's Office Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints circa 1925

Historian's Office Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints circa 1925.

Historical Department journal history of the Church

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, May 16, 1843, Page 1-3.

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, November 15, 1847.

Historical Department journal history of the Church.

letter to Brigham Young from William Bringhurst, dated

letter to Brigham Young from William Bringhurst, dated, July 14, 1856.

letter to Brigham Young from William Bringhurst, dated.

Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m

Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m, Page 40.

Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m.

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 2.

Seventies Record, 14 Quorum, Bk B Sel, LDS Arc pg. 46.Ordained a Seventy in 1845 - Andrew Jenson:1843:172

Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, vol. 2, G-O, 147, Church History Library

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list.

Source: Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library

Source: Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library.

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 158.

Alternate Birthdate - 13 June 1911 and alternate birth place - Windham, Greene, New York;

Transcript for Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c, p. 158, Family History Library

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, June 21, 1847, Page 50.

Lambson, Alfred Boaz, [Letter], in Donnette Smith Kesler, Reminiscences by Donnette Smith Kesler: The Wife of Alonzo Pratt Kesler, [1952], 102-5

Lambson, Alfred Boaz, [Letter], in Donnette Smith Kesler, Reminiscences by Donnette Smith Kesler: The Wife of Alonzo Pratt Kesler, [1952], 102-5.

<center xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Salt Lake City,Utah 			 April, 1897 </center>
Hon. O. S. Clawson
Prest. Semi-Centennial Celebration Com.
Dear Sir:—
I crossed the plains, from the Missouri River to this Valley in 1847. My family, who accompanied me, consisted of my wife, Melissa J. Lambson, daughter of Mark and Susannah Bigler, and our infant daughter Melissa J. who is now the wife of Bishop Albert W. Davis, of the firm of Davis, Howe and Co. of this city.
We left the camp, at Winter Quarters, on the Missouri River June 4th, and arrived in Salt Lake Valley Sept. 25, 1847.
We travelled in Capt. H. K. Fuller's ten, Perigrine Session's being the Captain of Fifty and Daniel Spencer the Captain of Hundred. I was the Blacksmith of Perigrine Session's Company of "Fifty", which really consisted of about Sixty Wagons.
I think I passed through most—if not all of the perplexing experiences, and trying circumstances incident to my occupation, throughout all that long, dreary and toilsome journey of three months and 21 days. I had provided myself with a bellows of my own make, improvised for the occasion, which I carried on a platform attached to the end-gate of my wagon. It was constructed out of a headless barrel, or bottomless tub, tapering from bottom to top, so that the whoops could be driven down from time to time to keep it air tight, with a wooden diaphragm and valve in the middle. To the top and bottom were attached leather or cow-hide expansions, with the necessary air valve, and bellow's handle and leather hose to be joined to the Tuyere and furnace for the blast. It was a complete success in every particular. Altho' in comparison with the improvements of these days, it might present a somewhat ungainly appearance. For small, incidental repairs, I would set my anvil on the ground, dig a pit by the side of it to a convenient depth, to stand in, put up my bellows and go to work in almost less time than it takes to tell it. For heavy work, tyre setting and the like, we would make an anvil block out of a tree stump, or the body of it prepared and set in the ground for the purpose. On one occasion with the organized help of the camp, and one or two skilled assistants, under my direction, we measured, cut, welded and set eighty-five tires in one day. This occurred a short distance west of old Fort Larimie [Laramie], before entering the Beach [Black] hills.
There is one incident which occurred near the Elk Horn River, that would make a thrilling though very brief chapter in the history of my life, and pioneer journey, to which I will allude, as I do not know that any record was ever made of it. I was in company with Jacob Weatherby travelling with an ox team and wagon from the Elk Horn toward Winter Quarters. When near the Papeo [Papillion Creek] we were attacked by Indians stripped to the bare skin, but armed with guns, while we were unarmed.
Before they could shoot I grappled with an antagonist and a death struggle ensued.
My companion was shot and killed by the savages, while I was miraculously delivered.
His body was taken back to the Elk Horn and buried near its banks. I reached the camp in safety tho' exhausted by excitement fatigue and hunger just before the report came to my wife, that I had been slain by Indians. At the moment however, this word came to her, I was asleep in the wagon under her care.

Transcript for Lambson, Alfred Boaz, [Letter], in Donnette Smith Kesler, Reminiscences by Donnette Smith Kesler: The Wife of Alonzo Pratt Kesler, [1952], 102-5

Martin, Sophronia Moore, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1915], 1

Martin, Sophronia Moore, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1915], 1.

In the spring of 47 We started our journey to the Mountains. We had to cross a stream of water on a raft, and while crossing the river a young man swore and profaned the name of THE LORD, so that Brother Parley P[arker]. Pratt could not stand it any longer, and told him "you have forfeited your life ever so many times to-day". The next day Brother Alfred [Boaz] Lambson was called to take back a message to Winter Qua[r]ters. He took the young man with him, and as they were riding in their carriage an Indain [Indian] raised up behind a bush and shot and killed him. Brother Lambson whipped up his horses and went on alright after that. He took him to Winter Quarters and he was buried there. You see it does not pay to profane the name of the LORD. That was the only death we had from our company all the way to UTAH.	
 As we traveled along we came to a little Post Office dug in the bank of the Hill. There were two dead wild cats in it, and when they were taken out, there we found a letter from President YOUNG telling us their camp was alright. OH there was such a funny thing happened to-day. A dog jumped at a buffalo and got his teeth caught in its tail and away went the Buffalo and the Dog for the water, now was not that a funny way for a dog to take a buffalo to water?	
 From the time we left NAUVOO untill we arrivied in The Salt Lake Valley, I drove Cows every day we traveled. So you see I did all I could do to get butter and milk into the valleys of the mountains, and I came every step of the way Bare Footed.	
 Brother DANIEL SPENCER was Captain of the Hundred, and PERRY GREEN [PERRIGRINE] SESSIONS was Captain of the fifty, and ELIJAH [KNAPP] FULLER was Captain of the Ten of the Company that I came across the plains with. PARLEY P. PRATT and his family came in the same Company, and also JOHN VAN COTT and his family, and also Uncle JOHN SMITH and Aunt CLARISSA [LYMAN SMITH] as we all called them. The[y] were Uncle GEORGE A. SMITH'S parents.	
 After we arrived in the Salt Lake Valley we lived in a tent....

Transcript for Martin, Sophronia Moore, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1915], 1

Sessions, Patty Bartlett, Diaries and account book, 1846-1866; 1880

Sessions, Patty Bartlett, Diaries and account book, 1846-1866; 1880, Vol. 1.

Transcript for Sessions, Patty Bartlett, Diaries and account book, 1846-1866; 1880, vol. 1

Sessions, Patty Bartlett, Diaries and account book, 1846-1866; 1880.

Smith, John, Journal

Smith, John, Journal, February 1846, Page 40-52.

Transcript for Smith, John, Journal, 1846 Feb-1854 May, fd. 4, in Papers 1833-1854, 40-52

Smith, John, Journal.

The Book of the Pioneers

The Book of the Pioneers, Vol. 1, Page 252.

<center xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">1847—Utah Pioneer Jubilee—1897 July 24, 1897 </center>
PIONEER Elijah K. Fuller 
Residence Leeds 
Town Leeds 
County Washington 
State Utah 
Born Elijah K Fuller June 13, 1811 
Town Of Windham 
County Green 
State New York 
Arrived in Salt Lake Valley Sept. 16th1847 
Whose Company Parley P. Pratt 
Captain of 100 Parley P. Pratt 
Captain of 50 Perrygreen [Perrigrine] Sess[i]ons 
Captain of 10 Elijah K. Fuller 
<center>I Will Present The Follwing Relics To The State</center>
....in this Move I Brought 3 Waggons two loaded with Provision &amp; (1) with family &amp; I killed the first Buffalo that was killed in our company 
<center>Remarks</center>
<center> after Ariving in the vally I went through the vast desert of a thousand miles to Los Angalas [Angeles] Cal[ifornia] and brought a bushel of Seed Potatoes on a Pack Animal with Seeds [to] Uttah 						</center><center>E.K. Fuller</center>

Transcript for Fuller, Elijah K., Reminiscences, in Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, The book of the pioneers [ca. 1897]

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