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Descendants of Latter-day Saint pioneer Theodore Turley
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Theodore Turley
Who was Theodore Turley?
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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Historical Documents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
Wives
Frances Amelia Kimberley
Mary Clift
Eliza Georgianna Clift
Sarah Ellen Clift
Ruth Jane Giles
Children
Grandchildren
Parents and Siblings
Ancestry
Events
Semi-Annual Meetings
Annual Temple & Family History Days
2019 TTFO Temple and Family History Day Presentation Transcript
World Family History Day
In Memoriam
Resources
Newsletter Archive
The Theodore Turley Family Book, a.k.a. “Red Book”
Family Treasures
Photos from Charles Herman Turley’s Papers
Clarence F. Turley, Sr., 1992 Interview
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