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Theodore Turley Family Organization

Descendants of Latter-day Saint pioneer Theodore Turley

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    • Who was Theodore Turley?
      • Life Sketch
      • Theodore’s Autobiography
      • Theodore Turley Biography by Ella Mae Judd
    • Theodore Turley: A Biography by Richard E. Turley, Jr.
      • Table of Contents
      • 1: Early Life in England
      • 2: The Pre-Conversion Canadian Years
      • 3: Joining the Latter-day Saints
      • 4: Church Life in Canada
      • 5: Gathering with the Saints
      • 6: Trouble in Zion
      • 7: Helping the Poor to Move
      • 8: Fleeing Far West
      • 9: Prophecy Fulfilled
      • 10: Refugees in Search of a Home
      • 11: The First House Built by a Saint in Nauvoo
      • 12: Preparing for a Mission
      • 13: Starting for England
      • 14: The Journey to Kirtland
      • 15: From Kirtland to the East Coast
      • 16: New York City
      • 17: The Voyage to England
      • 18: Early Missionaries Continue their Voyage to England
      • 19: From Liverpool to Birmingham
      • 20: With the Family in Birmingham
      • 21: Preaching, Sightseeing, and Genealogy
      • 22: Trying to Convince the Family
      • 23: Imprisoned
      • 24: Keen Reflections from Jail
      • 25: Still in Prison
      • 26: Free at Last
      • 27: On with the Work
      • 28: Preaching Again to the Family
      • 29: “Satan Rages in the People”
      • 30: The Manchester Conference
      • 31: Preparing to Leave England
      • 32: Preparing to Leave England (cont.)
      • 33: Leading the Emigrating Saints
      • 34: “Sickness, Vomiting, Groaning and Bad Smells”
      • 35: “Much Grieved in Consequence”
      • 36: “All Hands on Deck”
      • 37: “He Appeared Vexed”
      • 38: “They are Mad and Swear Vengeance”
      • 39: Making Preparations for Landing
      • 40: New York
      • 41: Steaming Up the Hudson
      • 42: The Erie Canal
      • 43: What to Do?
      • 44: Overland Journey
      • 45: Nauvoo
      • 46: A Growing Family
      • 47: Polygamy
    • Historical Documents
      • Family Memorial – Frances Amelia Kimberley
      • Family Memorial – Mary Clift
      • Family Memorial – Sarah Ellen Clift
      • Theodore’s 1837 Letter to Isaac Russell
      • Theodore’s 1848 Letter to Brigham Young
      • Theodore’s 1855 Letter to Hosea Stout: A Testimony of Joseph Smith
      • Theodore’s 1864 Letter to His Children
      • Theodore Turley’s 1872 Probate Record
      • 1971 Letter from Joseph Soll Turley to Descendants of Theodore Turley
    • Fact vs. Fiction
    • Theodore’s Photo
    • Theodore Turley Papers
  • Theodore’s Family
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      • Frances Amelia Kimberley
      • Mary Clift
      • Eliza Georgianna Clift
      • Sarah Ellen Clift
      • Ruth Jane Giles
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      • 2019 TTFO Temple and Family History Day Presentation Transcript
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      • Photos from Charles Herman Turley’s Papers
      • Clarence F. Turley, Sr., 1992 Interview
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