Robert Bodily Diary

Today Leland Meitzler at Genealogy Blog added a post about the Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel website.

I’ve searched this resource before and found most of my father’s ancestors (all of his lines trace back to pioneers). While looking at the sources for the 1860 William Budge Company, I noticed the Library of Congress has a copy of Robert Bodily’s diary. A quick web search reveals his diary is on microfilm at Utah State (Special Collections Department Merrill Library).

John Henry Roper History

This history was included with others written and gathered by Oather Roper

John Henry Roper was born February 9, 1836 at Toynton Brige, Lincolnshire, England, the third child of John William Roper and Susannah Smith. His father was born about 1800. His mother was born March 23, 1804, at Cambridge, England. John William and Susannah were married October 18, 1831.
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