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In 1857, Swen Jacobs, 33, was an private in one of the platoons in the Iron County militia. He was not listed in the 1859 federal arrest warrant. However, John D. Lee identifies him as present at the massacre.
In 1857, Swen Jacobs, 33, was an private in one of the platoons in the Iron County militia. He was not listed in the 1859 federal arrest warrant. However, John D. Lee identifies him as present at the massacre.


===Later Life===
=== Leaving Cedar City for Lehi in Central Utah ===


Following the disaster at Mountain Meadows and the collapse of the Cedar City ironworks, Swen Jacobs and his younger brother moved north to Lehi in central Utah. During the 1860s, Swen  Jacobs and his brother John were city policeman in Lehi.


==References==
==References==


Carter, ''Heart Throbs of the West,'' 10:458; 11:423; Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 232, 380 (refers to "Irvin" Jacobs); Lee Trial transcripts; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' ; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C.
Carter, ''Heart Throbs of the West,'' 10:458; 11:423; Gardner, ''History of Lehi,'' 161; Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 232, 380 (refers to "Irvin" Jacobs); Lee Trial transcripts; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' ; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C.


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Revision as of 07:29, 3 July 2011

Swen Jacobs, his personal and family background, and his involvement of the Mountain Meadows Massacre


Swen Jacobs

1823-1890


Biographical Sketch

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Early Life in Norway

Svend Svendson (Swen Jacobs or Swen Johnson Jacobs) emigrated from Norway to the United States.

Immigration to America and onto Utah

He was 26 years old when he immigrated to Utah in 1849. (Heart Throbs of the West, 10:458; 11:423.) In the 1850s he was a pioneer in southern Utah.

In the Iron Military District: Private Swen Jacobs, Company E, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion

In 1857, Swen Jacobs, 33, was an private in one of the platoons in the Iron County militia. He was not listed in the 1859 federal arrest warrant. However, John D. Lee identifies him as present at the massacre.

Leaving Cedar City for Lehi in Central Utah

Following the disaster at Mountain Meadows and the collapse of the Cedar City ironworks, Swen Jacobs and his younger brother moved north to Lehi in central Utah. During the 1860s, Swen Jacobs and his brother John were city policeman in Lehi.

References

Carter, Heart Throbs of the West, 10:458; 11:423; Gardner, History of Lehi, 161; Lee, Mormonism Unveiled, 232, 380 (refers to "Irvin" Jacobs); Lee Trial transcripts; Shirts and Shirts, A Trial Furnace, ; Walker, et al, Massacre at Mountain Meadows, Appendix C.

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