Esther Flower Cruikshank Papers

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: IWA1054

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Esther Flower Cruikshank papers date from 1927 and measure 0.25 linear inches. They are housed in the Small Collection Vertical Files. The papers consist of a reminiscence of the migration of the Flower family to Iowa from their Vermont home in 1857. It is a photocopy of the original. It contains images of their Vermont and Iowa homes and detailed descriptions of their journey across the Mississippi River.

Dates

Existence: 1927

Creator

Cruikshank, Esther Flower (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Esther Flower Cruikshank was born on September 1, 1841, and came to Fort Dodge, Iowa, with her parents in April 1857. The journey west from her home in West Rupert, Vermont, took nearly two months. From Batavia, Illinois, the end of the railroad line, the Flower family traveled in covered wagon through Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

The memoir includes a brief biography of her life after she arrived in Iowa, including her marriage to Union soldier George L. Cruikshank and the death of her three sons. She died in 1929.