John Loveless Autobiography (Ms 16)
The John Loveless Autobiography (1859) begins with his birth in 1807
and tells of his life in the Mormon Church during the years 1831 to 1855.
It recounts the expulsion of the Mormons from Jackson and Caldwell
Counties, Missouri; his departure from Nauvoo; his trek west; and his
arrival in Salt Lake City in 1851. Loveless joined the Mormon Church in
1831 and eventually settled in Provo, Utah, at the suggestion of Brigham
Young. In 1853, he moved to West Jordan in Salt Lake County, after which
he moved to Payson. A register is available.