Microfilm of family records and an autobiography and diary of D.M. Cox, which is inscribed Shelley, Idaho. The family records were kept by Cox's wives Charlotte Kelsey Cox and Susan Brown Cox and cover the years to about 1885. The autobiography and diary kept by Cox is dated 1873-1883 and primarily focuses on his time at Orderville. There are some notes about Cox's childhood, including working with his father and traveling to the Muddy River. The pages on Orderville focus on Cox's carpentry and construction jobs, including making doors and barrels and acting as a building superintendent. He also describes raising the first silkworms in Orderville. A note in the back of the volume is dated 1900. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1949. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Delaun Mills Cox (1850-1932) was born in Manti, Utah. His obituary claims that he was the first white child born in Manti. In 1863 he moved to Fairview with his parents and worked on his father's farm. He joined the United Order at Orderville in 1875 and worked as a carpenter. Cox died in Manti in 1932.
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