Isaac Alldredge (1843-1936)

Alldredge, Isaac, 1843–1936 Autobiography (1843–1933) Autobiography (1843–1933) OUR PIONEER HERITAGE 12 (1969):116–20. HDC [LDS Church Archives]

Born in Illinois, 1843. Both parents died while author small child. Family scattered. Lived with relatives. In 1853 journeyed with mother’s brother John Brown, Mormon pioneer of 1847, to Utah. Moved to Lehi, 1855. Brief mention of grasshoppers and Utah War. Drove for overland mail, 1863. Accompanied immigrants, 1864. Teamster who transferred tithing to Salt Lake. Mission to England, 1866–69. Conference president. Taught school in Pleasant Grove. Married Susannah Evans, 1869. Lived in Lehi, 1870–81. Moved to Deseret. Farmer. Road supervisor. Home missionary. Involved with building of Gunnison Bend Canal. Lived in Hinckley. Moved to Ferron, Emery County, 1895. In charge of building another canal. Moved to Mexico, 1902. Farm destroyed by flood. Freighter. Moved to Douglas, Arizona, 1907. Returned to Mexico, 1910. Mexican Revolution, 1910–12. Returned to U.S. Worked for mining company in Arizona. Lived in Price, Utah. Ran cornpopping company in Mesa, Arizona, until the depression.

Chronicle of events, without any great amount of detail or introspection.