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Papers, 189--

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Papers, written sometime after the events she remembered from 1848-1857 mostly, with brief notations from the Civil War period, 1893, and undated. Papers include memories of her girlhood, 1848-1857, on Beaver Island (Mich.)with her parents Peter and Ellen McKinley and younger sisters, Effie and Mary Eliza. She had very positive memories of the Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indians and great hatred for the Strangite Mormons who lived on the Island. The Mormons burned her father's house and property to the ground when the family had sailed to Mackinac Island on their way to Ohio, leaving the family with $1.50 in total assets. She detailed the political and physical fights between Mormons and non-Mormons, and noted the trial and murder of James Jesse Strang. She also included some history of the Ojibwa Indians.

1 folder, 72 p.

Clarke Historical Library

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Strang, James Jesse, 1813-1856

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Leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Strangites). From the description of Legal documents, 1849. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367397492 From the guide to the Documents in the Case of John W. Archer vs. James J. Strang and John Cole, 1849, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon religious leader. From the description of Collection, 1846-1944 1846-1856(bulk). (Southern Methodist University). WorldCat record id: 17927225 M...

Livingston, Sarah McKinley, b. ca. 1848-

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Born about 1848, she married a Mr. Livingston at the beginning of the Civil War and had no children. Her father Peter served as a Michigan representative of Mackinac Island for two terms, beginning in 1858. He was appointed as the lighthouse keeper of Harbor Point, Beaver Island in 1859. When he had health problems a year later, his two youngest daughters ran the lighthouse. For further family information see the History of Beaver Island 1988 issue in the Clarke Historical Library which quotes c...

Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites)

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For information on Strangites see the Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) main collection. From the description of Miscellaneous Collection, 1814,1989. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 41321303 The Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) was established by James Jesse Strang in 1844, though they claim to be the successor of the Mormon Church founded in 1830. From the description of Church of Jesus Christ records, 1844-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

McKinley, Peter, 1812-

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