Theodoreus Turley
1848-1848
Born: 28 May 1848, likely in Kanesville (now Council Bluffs), Pottawattamie County, Iowa.1
Died: 31 December 1848, likely in Kanesville (now Council Bluffs), Pottawattamie County, Iowa2
Buried: Likely in the Kanesville Mormon Cemetery in Kanesville (now Council Bluffs), Pottawattamie County, Iowa
FamilySearch ID: LCJ1-SXS
FindaGrave Memorial ID: None
Theodoreus was the son of Theodore Turley and Mary Clift.
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Life Sketch
The only documentation we have for Theodoreus Turley is a family memorial that his father, Theodore Turley, recorded.3 Theodoreus was born 28 May 1848. At that point, the Turley family was likely living in Kanesville (now Council Bluffs), Pottawattamie County, Iowa. In the early part of 1848, due to arrangements with local American Indian tribes, the Latter-day Saints agreed to abandon their settlements on the west side of the Missouri River. Theodoreus died 31 December 1848. His father recorded that he was buried in “Winter Quarters near Council Bluffs.”4 Theodoreus is not found in Winter Quarters sexton records, so he was likely buried at the Kanesville Mormon Cemetery.
Related Links
- Family Memorial for Mary Clift and children
- Ann Lewis’ website: “Theodoreus Turley b. 28 May 1843, Nauvoo; d. 31 Dec 1848”
Timeline
1848
May 28: Theodoreus Turley, son of Mary Clift and Theodore Turley, was likely born in Kanesville (now Council Bluffs), Pottawattamie County, Iowa.5
December 31: Theodoreus died,6 likely in Kanesville. He was probably buried in the Kanesville Mormon Cemetery.
Important Places
Kanesville, Iowa: Theodoreus was likely born in Kanesville (now Council Bluffs), Pottawattamie County, Iowa in May 1848. He died in December of that year. He was likely buried in the Kanesville Mormon Cemetery.