Ware, Ellen Kinney.

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Author was daughter of John Fitch Kinney and Hannah Hall, natives of western New York. Father was a lawyer. Family eventually settled in West Point, Iowa where Kinney practiced law, becoming County Attorney, and, then, member of Supreme Bench. In 1854, Kinney offered position of Chief Justice of Utah by President Pierce. Family moved to Salt Lake City, living there until 1856, when Kinney resigned and returned to Iowa.

From the description of Slow going : Judge Kinney and family in an ambulance on the plains in 1854, following an ox train for protection from hostile Indians / as remembered by his daughter, Ellen Kinney Ware. [19--] (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58945016

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associatedWith Kinney, John Fitch. person
associatedWith Steptoe, Edward Jenner, 1816-1865. person
associatedWith Young, Brigham, 1801-1877. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Iowa--West Point
West Point (Iowa)
West (U.S.)
Salt Lake City (Utah)
Utah--Salt Lake City
Washington (D.C.)
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Frontier and pioneer life
Indians of North America
Judges
Mormons
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Pioneer children
Pioneers
Women pioneers
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