James Smith Abbott (1868-1944)

Abbott, James Smith, 1868–1929 Autobiography (1868–c.1920) Autobiography (1868–c.1920) Typescript. 61 pp. BYU [Lee Library] (M270 M82 vol. 14)

Birth and parentage. Early years at Ogden, Utah. Moved to Dixie. 1877. Lived at Bunkerville, Nevada. Farm work. Building canals. First dance. Cattle ranching. Chills and fever, 1883. Blacksmithing and coopering. Carried mail in Nevada, Utah, Arizona.

Moved to Beaver County, Utah, to work on farm. Leg injured. Attended school at Sevier Stake Academy, 1889. Wrestling match. Painted houses at Bingham Junction. Returned to Bunkerville. Contracts at Snake Valley. Influenza epidemic, 1890–91. Return to Sevier Valley, 1891.

I fell in love and married Chloie C. Robison. Mission to New Zealand, 1892–96. Return to wife in Sevier County. Depression of 1896–97. Farm work. Church duties. Worked in smelter at Delamar, Nevada. Accepted job as Bunkerville postmaster. Purchased home and farm. Miraculous healings. Fire destroyed house and store. Flood damage. Trucking business, 1916– 18. Visit to Los Angeles.