Below is an ongoing collection of links to images and/or transcripts of original documents relating to Theodore Turley. These link to pages on our site as well as to other websites. We hope they will be of benefit to descendants and researchers.
- Go to Family Memorials
- Go to Records from England (1801-1826)
- Go to Records from Canada (1827-1837)
- Go to Records from Missouri (1838-1839)
- Go to Records from Theodore’s Mission to England (1839-1840)
- Go to Records from Nauvoo, Illinois (1840-1846)
- Go to Records from Winter Quarters and Kanesville (1846-1849)
- Go to Records from Overland Trail and Utah (1849-1851)
- Go to Records from San Bernardino, California (1851-1857)
- Go to Records from Cedar City, Washington, Minersville, and Beaver, Utah (1858-1872)
- Go to Later Records about Theodore Turley
Family Memorials
These are Theodore’s personal handwritten family group sheets documenting his marriages and children with Frances Kimberley, Mary Clift, and Sarah Ellen Clift. (We are not aware of any family memorials documenting his marriages and children with Eliza Clift or Ruth Jane Giles.)
Records from England (1801-1826)
- 1801-1826 Church of England records
- 1825 newspaper notices of dissolution of Theodore’s business partnership with William Lindon (Birmingham & London).
- Related: Family Memorial for Frances Kimberley.
- Related: Theodore Turley: A Biography series by Richard E. Turley, Jr.
Records from Canada (1827-1837)
- 1827-1829 Newspaper advertisements in The Colonial Advocate (York/Toronto, Canada).
- 1834-1837 property records (Churchville, Ontario).
- 1837 Letter from Theodore Turley to Isaac Russell (Churchville, Ontario).
- Related: Family Memorial for Frances Kimberley.
- Related: Theodore Turley: A Biography series by Richard E. Turley, Jr.
Records from Missouri (1838-1839)
- 1838-1839 Far West Committee Records
- 19 December 1838 – Theodore Turley listed as member of Far West high council.
- 26 January 1839 meeting minutes – Theodore Turley is appointed to a committee to assess the needs of members regarding evacuation.
- 29 January 1839 meeting minutes – Theodore Turley is appointed to the committee on removal.
- 29 January 1839 covenant to assist the evacuation of members with Theodore Turley’s signature.
- 1839 redress petition by Theodore Turley. Statement made on 7 May 1839 in Adams County, Illinois. (Transcript only.)
- Related: Theodore Turley: A Biography series by Richard E. Turley, Jr.
Records from Theodore’s Mission to England (1839-1840)
- 1839-1840 Theodore Turley’s Mission Journal. Also check out Theodore’s autobiographical life sketch, likely written as a part of his mission journal in 1840 (Transcript only).
- 1839-1840 Wilford Woodruff’s Journals. Theodore Turley accompanied members of the Twelve Apostles, including Wilford Woodruff, on their mission to England in 1840. Wilford Woodruff’s journals are now also available at the new Wilford Woodruff Papers website.
- 1840 William Clayton’s Journal. William Clayton was in the group of British converts that Theodore led in September-November 1840.
- Related: blog post “From the Inbox: Bringing the British Converts to Nauvoo.”
- Related: Theodore Turley: A Biography series by Richard E. Turley, Jr.
- 13: Starting for England, 21 September to 11 October 1839
- 14: The Journey to Kirtland, 1839
- 15: From Kirtland to the East Coast, November to December 1839
- 16: New York City, December 1839
- 17: The Voyage to England, 19 December 1839 to 1 January 1840
- 18: Early Missionaries Continue their Voyage to England, 2 January-11 January 1840
- 19: From Liverpool to Birmingham, 12-29 January 1840
- 20: With the Family in Birmingham, 30-31 January 1840
- 21: Preaching, Sightseeing, and Genealogy, 1-3 February 1840
- 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, May 8-28, 1840
- 28: Preaching Again to the Family, Theodore’s Greatest Desire, May 28-June 14, 1840
- 29: “Satan Rages in the People”
- 30: The Manchester Conference
- 31: Preparing to Leave England
- 32: Preparing to Leave England (continued)
- 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
Records from Nauvoo, Illinois (1839-1846)
- 1840 United States Federal Census (Hancock County, Illinois). The 1840 U.S. census was taken in Nauvoo in March 1841.
- 1842 Nauvoo Stake Census. This census of church members was taken in late 1841 & early 1842. Theodore’s family was enumerated in the fourth ward. The older members of the family are on image 35. The younger members of the family, those under age eight, are on image 36.
- 1843 Nauvoo Neighbor advertisement for Theodore Turley’s brewery.
- 1844 deed from Joseph Smith for Theodore’s property on Lot 4 of Block 147 in Nauvoo. Theodore and his family had resided on this property since the spring of 1839, but the official deed wasn’t issued until several years later.
1841-1844 Theodore’s submission to the Nauvoo Temple Committee listing work done towards the temple-building effort. - Related: Family Memorials for Frances Kimberley, Sarah Ellen Clift, and Mary Clift.
- Related: Theodore Turley: A Biography series by Richard E. Turley, Jr.
Records from Winter Quarters and Kanesville (1846-1849)
- 1846-1847 Winter Quarters Sexton records.
- 1848 Letter from Theodore Turley to Brigham Young. Theodore’s August 1848 letter was likely written from Kanesville, Iowa.1
- Related: Family Memorials for Frances Kimberley, Sarah Ellen Clift, and Mary Clift.
Records from Overland Travel and Utah (1849-1851)
- 1849 Letter from Silas Richards to Brigham Young giving a status report on their journey to Salt Lake City (transcript and original). This letter mentions Theodore Turley among the company members. See also the Camp of Israel schedule and report for the Silas Richards company and blog post “Crossing the Plains with the Silas Richards Company.”
- 1850 Salt Lake City Cemetery record.
- c. 1850 Salt Lake City property records. See blog post “In the Valley of the Great Salt Lake.”
- 1850 United States Federal Census (Utah County, Utah). This census was taken in the spring of 1851. The Turley family was gathered with many other families in Utah County at the time, about to start on their journey to San Bernardino, California.
- Related: Family Memorial for Mary Clift.
Records from San Bernardino, California (1851-1857)
- 1852 California State Census (San Bernardino County, California).
- 1855 Letter from Theodore Turley to Hosea Stout (San Bernardino, California).
- Related: David Roche Turley’s presentation at the 2019 TTFO Temple and Family History Day.
Records from Cedar City, Washington, Minersville, and Beaver, Utah (1858-1871)
- Utah newspaper records
- February 1858 meeting of residents of Cedar City, Utah. Mentions Theodore Turley in attendance.
- 1859 record of regional conference where Theodore Turley of Washington, Utah, spoke.
- 1858 Washington, Utah, property record.
- 1860 United States Federal Census (Beaver County, Utah). See blog post “Celebrating the U.S. Census with Theodore Turley’s Census Records.”
- c. 1860s photograph of Theodore Turley
- 1864 Letter from Theodore Turley to his children in California (Minersville, Utah). Published in June 2012 Theodore Turley Family Organization Newsletter.
- 1870 United States Federal Census (Beaver, Utah). See blog post “Celebrating the U.S. Census with Theodore Turley’s Census Records.”
- 1871 Letter from Theodore Turley to Louisa M. Lyman (Beaver, Utah).
- 1872 Probate Record for Theodore Turley (Beaver County, Utah). See also blog post “Do We Have Theodore’s Death Date Wrong?”
Later Records about Theodore Turley
- 1971 Letter from Theodore Turley’s grandson, Joseph Soll Turley, to descendants of Theodore Turley (Tujunga, California).
- Theodore Turley Papers
- Winter Quarters was abandoned in April 1848.