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1847–1868

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Birth Date
27 May 1820
Death Date
31 December 1906
Gender
Female
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Persis Farr


Alternate Names

    Persis Atherton

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  • She is on the roster of Smoot/Russell company, but reported to have come with Spencer/Eldredge company with her daughter Celestia Ann.

    The family's travel to Utah in 1847 is confirmed by the obituary of Lettie.

Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 27

Traveled with

  • Aaron Freeman Farr (Age: 28)
  • Celestia Ann Farr (Age: 2)

Sources

  • Book of the Pioneers, Book 2, p. 234
  • "Death of Mrs. Farr," Deseret Semi-Weekly News , 3 Jan. 1907, 12.
  • "Died with the Old Year," Salt Lake Herald , 2 Jan. 1907, 2.
  • "Funeral Service for Lettie F. Thatcher," The Journal, 27 June 1921, p. 1.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 45.
  • Nauvoo Community Project
  • "Uintah Basin Pioneer Dies on Birthday," The Roosevelt Standard , 12 Mar. 1936, 1.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • "Utah State News," The Emery County Progress , 12 Jan. 1907, 1.
  • "Work of Reaper in Logan City," The Inter-Mountain Republican , 6 Jan. 1907, 3.