William Decatur Kartchner autobiography undated

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William Decatur Kartchner autobiography undated

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The William Decatur Kartchner autobiography consist of a 51-page narrative/diary written by Kartchner. It contains biographical information on his family, as well as information on his conversion to Mormonism, his marriage, home movements, and illnesses. William Decatur Kartchner was born in Philadelphia.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Kartchner, William Decatur, 1820-1892

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William Decatur Kartchner was born in Philadelphia to John C. and Prudence Wilcox Kartchner. He converted to Mormonism in 1843 and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. There he married Margaret Jane Casteel. They moved to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. The family started farming and subsequently moved to California, back to Utah, then settled in Arizona where Kartchner became postmaster. From the guide to the William Decatur Kartchner autobiography, undated, (J. Willard Marriott Library, Univer...