THEODORE TURLEY FAMILY ORGANIZATION
MARCH 2018 NEWSLETTER VOLUME 36 ISSUE 1
WWW.TURLEYFAMILY.ORG
Save the date! Our annual Theodore Turley Family History Day is Saturday, April 7th.
Edward Leo Lyman will talk about the Turley family's We now belong experiences in San Bernardino. Lyman is the author of to LDSAFA. See San Bernardino: The Rise and Fall of a California page 3 for Community. Please join us Saturday 4/7 at 2 pm at details. the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City.
Table of Contents Pg. 2 Message from our President Pg. 3 LDSAFA Membership ORGANIZATION PLANNING MEETING Pg. 4 Organization Leadership Roles The Theodore Turley Family Organization is Pg. 5 Minutes from Sept 2017 Planning Meeting meeting Friday March 30th from 10 a.m. to 12 Pg. 8 Ontario Canada Church Conference p.m. at the Ensign Stake Center church building Pg. 9 Relatives Remembered – (located at 135 A Street, Salt Lake City, UT) Pg. 9 Jeremy Scott McCauley on the lower floor, west side of building. Pg. 10 Alice Turley Everyone is welcome to attend. Pg. 10 Anita Turley Hallsted Pg. 11 J. Wayne Turley ******************************** Pg. 12 Resource Library – Book Recommendations Pg. 13 Letters to the Editor Do you have a research question you would like Pg. 17 Frank Turley – Woodruff Remembrances to ask the extended family? Send in your (Alma Rubin Turley Family branch) question to [email protected] by Pg. 22 Edward Franklin Turley Family News August 10, 2018 to be shared in the next Pg. 24 Theodore Wilford Turley Family News newsletter. Pg. 26 George Albert Turley Family News Pg. 27 Isaac Turley Family News Please send all newsletter contributions Pg. 28 Turley Family History Day 2017 to [email protected]. Pg. 34 Missionary Tracker Pg. 35 Newsletter Contributions THEODORE TURLEY FAMILY WEBSITE: Pg. 35 Newsletter Archive www.turleyfamily.org Pg. 36 Membership Renewals Pg. 36 Woodruff AZ Book Orders through 4/15
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Family Members, Mark your calendars! Our annual spring activity is coming up quickly on Saturday, April 7th. We are pleased to have a special speaker, Edward Leo Lyman, talking about the Turley family's experiences in San Bernardino. Lyman is the author of San Bernardino: The Rise and Fall of a California Community, and it is an honor to have him with us. Please join us that Saturday at 2pm at the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City. We are focusing on San Bernardino, because…. we are organizing a fall field trip to San Bernardino! Natalie Tanner, who headed up our AMAZING 2016 Beaver field trip, is working with several other Turley descendants to plan an awesome visit. Stay tuned for details!
Thank-you to all who read the newsletters and work so hard to make this family organization a success! We had our semi-annual meeting on September 29th with our first ever use of web-conferencing. Four family representatives joined us via internet and gave their fabulous input along with all those present. Our next semi-annual meeting will be Friday, March 30th, at 10am for those who want to participate in-person or online.
We’ve had a lot of fun since the last newsletter. Last April we celebrated our annual Turley Family Temple and Family History day. There were temple sessions in the morning at the Salt Lake Temple and a fascinating research presentation in the afternoon. The three presenters all did a great job, and we’ve included some interesting tidbits from Richard E. Turley, Jr.’s talk in this newsletter. One of his goals was to “explode” some myths about Theodore, so you might be surprised by what you read!
Many of us visited the Salt Lake Cemetery afterwards to view the two new Turley headstones paid for by our organization. We were also able to visit the unmarked grave of Ann Smith Tolton, the subject of our current headstone project. Ann is the grandmother of Clara Ann Tolton, the second wife of Theodore Turley’s son, Isaac. All family members in the Edward Franklin Turley, Esther Turley McClellan, Frances Turley Romney, Ernest Tolton Turley, Clara Ellen (Nellie) Turley Walser, Isaac Turley, Jr., and Anna Priscilla Turley Van Wagoner lines are Ann’s direct descendants, so I’d expect you guys to be especially excited to see your ancestor get a headstone!
In July, an Ontario Church History Conference celebrated Canada’s 150th anniversary, and Turley family members were on-hand to honor Theodore’s ties to the area. Richard E. Turley, Jr., gave a keynote address and dedicated an historic marker in the Churchville cemetery. Natalie Tanner attended the festivities and provided a great write-up of her experiences below!
We’re excited to announce that we’ve joined the LDS Ancestral Families Association (LDSAFA). The free association was formed to support family organizations like ours, and we’re excited to swap ideas with other family groups to help improve our own. Those of you who attended the recent RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City may have seen the LDSAFA booth and a flier from our own Theodore Turley Family Organization!
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In financial matters, although dues are not mandatory, we suggest a $10 annual donation (tax-deductible!) per household. Those who pay annual dues are entitled to receive mailed hard copies of the newsletters. PDF copies of our newsletters are always sent to anyone providing us current email addresses, no dues required. We also encourage donations to the general fund or headstone fund. All donations are tax-deductible and go towards organization expenses like newsletters, activities, and special projects.
Finally, for anyone wondering, there are no paid positions in our group. We are an all-volunteer force, motivated by a love of family history and a desire to celebrate our common heritage as descendants of Theodore Turley. We appreciate everyone who has worked so hard to make our family organization a success!
Mary Ann Clements, President (Mary Ann – Doug – Marion – Hyrum – Isaac – Theodore)
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LDS ANCESTRAL FAMILIES ASSOCIATION (LDSAFA): The Theodore Turley Family Organization now belongs to LDSAFA and was featured at the RootsTech conference in March 2018. LDS Ancestral Families Association (LDSAFA) is a free registration, publication and support consortium for LDS Ancestral Family Organizations (AFOs). (An Ancestral Family Organization is larger than a parent or grandparent family and includes the descendants of a common ancestral couple.) There are no costs for LDS AFOs to register and participate in LDSAFA, and all LDSAFA members are entitled to use the LDSAFA Member Seal (shown to the left) and receive free listing, publicity and news reports on matters pertaining to LDS AFOs.
LDSAFA was established in September 2016. LDSAFA identifies resources, practices and activities that various LDS AFOs have found meaningful and successful for family members through the years, including information and links on AFO communications, websites, documents and photos, genealogies, histories, videos, technologies, organizational structures, governmental incorporations, pioneer memorials, publicity methods, publishing endeavors, DNA research, research activities, fundraising projects, family reunions, and youth involvement. We hope these resources will help our organization develop new capabilities. Please go here for more information: https://sites.google.com/view/ldsafa/home?authuser=0.
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Leadership Role President Mary Ann Clements [email protected] Vice President Luana Rogers 801-451-8348 [email protected] Secretary Janet Packham [email protected] Treasurer Carolee Pyper 801-265-3811 [email protected] Ancestry.com Family Tree Manager Susan Ethington 801-374-5103 [email protected] Membership Coordinator (Volunteer Needed) Newsletter Editor Hilary Turley 510-851-2877 [email protected] Field Trip Coordinator Natalie Tanner 801-377-3565 [email protected] "Red Book" Database Coordinator Mary Ann Clements [email protected] Special Projects Coordinator Kay Lovell 801-785-3924 [email protected]
Temple Trip Coordinator Doug Roy [email protected] Family Group Family Representative (contact with questions or newsletter submissions) Mary Ann Turley Cook (Volunteer Needed) Priscilla Rebecca Turley Lyman (Volunteer Needed) Fredrick Turley Carolee Pyper 801-265-3811 [email protected] Sarah Elizabeth Turley Franklin Donald Mitchell [email protected] Theodore Wilford Turley Natalie Tanner 801-377 3565 [email protected] William Henry Turley (Volunteer Needed) whole family (Volunteer Needed) Wes Paul Turley [email protected] Holly Thomas 801-731-1867 [email protected] Hazel (Volunteer Needed)
Rhoda Carma King 480-694-7135 [email protected]
Alma Rubin Turley Josephine Cathy Lloyd 801-943-8389 [email protected] Charles Frank Turley 928-241-1351 [email protected] Leora Erlene Plumb [email protected]
Tillman Tony Turley 480-388-1030 [email protected] Wallace Annette Raley 623-412-9493 [email protected] Martha Neil DeWitt 928-428-3298 [email protected] Joseph Hartley Turley Scott Adair [email protected] David Lee [email protected] Hyrum Turley Berneil Lee 928-288-9060 [email protected] Kay Lovell 801-785-3924 [email protected] George Albert Turley Tami Thompson 702-476-6337 [email protected] Charles Dennis Turley (Volunteer Needed) John Andrew Turley Susan Hanes 360-225-7455 [email protected] Luana Rogers 801-451-8348 [email protected] Isaac Turley Greenwood Sarah & IsaacTurley Edward Franklin Turley Theodore Turley & Francis AmeliaKimberley TheodoreFrancis & Turley Richard Turley, Sr. 801-532-2809 [email protected] Bill Jones 480-830-5090 [email protected] Esther Turley McClellan
Doug Roy 801-834-1371 [email protected] “Ted” Edward Pyper 303-845-2562 [email protected] Frances Turley Romney Mike Mullen 915-241-7319 [email protected]
Tony Turley 208-351-9681 [email protected] Ernest Tolton Turley Gordon Turley 208-206-2782 [email protected] Kent Turley 602-254-1444 Clara Ellen (Nellie) Turley Walser Adrienne Williams 801-492-4110 [email protected] Isaac Turley, Jr. Marc Haws 208-484-7816 [email protected] Anna Priscilla Turley Van Wagoner Becky Cushing [email protected] Charlotte Turley Bushman Ann Lewis 801-224-9355 [email protected]
Susan Ethington 801-374-5103 [email protected] Joseph Orson Turley
Robert Barrett [email protected]
Jane Jane
TT & & TT Ruth Ruth Giles Jacob Omner Turley (Volunteer Needed)
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MINUTES OF THEODORE TURLEY FAMILY ORGANIZATION MEETING (September 29, 2017) – prepared by Mary Ann Clements from Natalie Tanner’s notes.
In-person attendees: Mary Ann Clements, Luana Rogers, Hilary Turley, Kay Lovell, Natalie Tanner, Monita Robison, Richard E. Turley, Sr., Doug Roy, and Ted Roy. Attendees via web*: Ted Pyper, Adrienne Williams, Tony Turley, and Mike Mullen. (Excused: Carolee Pyper, Janet Packham, and Sharon Gray) *Thanks to Maureen Davis Toone (Luana’s granddaughter) and Hilary for setting up the web conference.
Opening prayer given by Natalie Tanner. Mary Ann Clements read minutes from the March 31st 2017 meeting prepared by Janet Packham.
Luana Rogers presented the current status of family reps. She now has an updated list of family members willing to be representatives. There are several family lines that lack representation. Mary Ann and Natalie will try to locate and contact descendants via Ancestry.com for those lines. We need to work on getting family representatives better connected with the organization. We suggested several ways to better communicate with family reps: (1) involve all who desire with the web conference, (2) send an agenda to family reps participating in the web conference, (3) send minutes of the meeting to all family reps, and (4) communicate with family reps one-on-one (Luana will work on this).
Mary Ann went over the financial paperwork provided by Carolee Pyper. We’ve only received $35 in membership dues so far this year from two people. We’ve also received $40 from one person towards the Ann Smith Tolton headstone project. Six others have contributed a total of $630 in general donations, making our total income for this year $705. The only expenses incurred were from printed newsletter costs ($142.97). Our total net income this year is $562.03. It was decided to make January 1st the new due date for membership/newsletter dues. Mike mentioned he’d be happy to pay dues if he’d receive a physical copy of the newsletter, and Luana said other family representatives told her the same thing. Hilary said it is already a policy to give anyone current on dues the option to receive hard copies of the newsletters.
Hilary reported on the newsletter saying she hasn’t been receiving enough submissions from the various lines, which is why we didn’t get a September newsletter. She is hoping to get the next one out at the beginning of November, so submissions are requested by October 15th.
The group discussed how to best encourage members to pay yearly dues. Tony suggested a coupon printed on the last page of the newsletter that people could cut out and send. We decided it’d be good to put checkboxes on it for people to select either hard copy or electronic copy preferences for the newsletter (rather than an opt-out or opt-in policy). Ted suggested that people don’t pay dues because they’re only receiving an email copy of the newsletter, but said people might be willing to donate if they knew what that money was going towards. Tony asked if we’ve spent any money to hire a genealogist to locate living relatives. Mary Ann suggested we could probably find enough resources online to locate those relatives, and Mike volunteered to lead up that effort. Mary Ann needs to give Mike info from the database on the family lines that need
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representation. We need to include bullet points in each newsletter to explain what donations go towards: newsletter costs, headstone project, hiring genealogists for research help, and the website. Website costs are currently being paid privately by a family member, but it should be covered by the organization. We can also put checkboxes on the coupon for people to mark donations to the headstone fund.
Hilary made a final point on membership. Wayne Turley is unable to continue as membership coordinator because of health problems. Hilary will continue covering those responsibilities in addition to the newsletter until another membership coordinator can be found.
The April 2017 family history activity was discussed. Natalie and Luana talked about the temple sealing session in the morning. The lack of male participants made it necessary to join with other groups. The group had an informal lunch in the temple cafeteria. In the afternoon was a two-hour research presentation with three speakers: David Roche Turley, Rick Turley, and Mary Ann Clements. Afterwards a small group went to visit the newly installed headstones at the Salt Lake City Cemetery for Mary Clift Turley and Alvin Hope Turley. They also visited the gravesite of Ann Smith Tolton (the subject of the current headstone project). Mary Ann will write up a summary of the activities for the newsletter, and also include some transcripts of the research presentation. Mary Ann has the audio file for anyone interested. She will try to locate the video file and get some screenshots for the newsletter.
The June 2017 Church History Conference in Toronto was discussed. Natalie will do a write-up for the newsletter. Rick Turley dedicated a special plaque in the Churchville cemetery. There are more resources on that event in the TTFO Facebook group (submitted by Ann Lewis) and the Canadian Mormon Newsroom.
Plans for the Fall 2018 field trip to San Bernardino were discussed. Natalie is planning that event. It was originally scheduled for 2017 but was postponed due to the Toronto event. Several individuals were disappointed when it didn’t happen. Tony has a sister who lives near San Bernardino that might be able to help work out details for the field trip. Mary Ann suggested Newspapers.com as a good resource for history of the Turley family members in the San Bernardino area. Hilary also offered to assist Natalie with plans.
Plans for the April 2018 activity were discussed. It was decided to keep the location in the Salt Lake Valley and keep the same format (temple in morning with research presentation and optional cemetery visit in afternoon). We did not firmly decide on the date (April 7th or 14th). A location outside downtown would make parking easier. For the research presentation, it was decided to emphasize the Turley family presence in San Bernardino to drum up enthusiasm for the fall field trip. Possibly Edward Leo Lyman would be a good speaker. We will also want to emphasize the Theodore Turley Papers Project. We will want to set up a web viewing option for the presentation, though two-way communication might not be as easy.
It was decided to plan a large reunion activity for Summer 2019. Plans TBD, but it will be on a larger scale like the 2010 reunion (400+ participants).
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Rick Turley has asked us to coordinate subscriptions for the two-volume Theodore Turley Papers Project. We don’t have estimated costs or publishing dates, but it would be helpful to advertise the volumes in the newsletter to help him get a sense of demand. It would also be helpful for family reps to contact those in their lines to see who might be interested. The amount of demand will help determine publishing options. Natalie asked if people could put down a purchase of the TT Papers as a tax deduction if done through the organization, but Mary Ann was doubtful.
Mary Ann discussed the recent LDS Ancestral Families Association (LDSAFA) meeting. They will have a booth at Rootstech in March 2018, and it was agreed that it would be worth $30 to have our organization advertised there. We need to provide a color PDF file (Mary Ann and Hilary can work on this) and they will print out a stack of fliers. Natalie Tanner volunteered to be our representative helping at the booth. Mary Ann needs to contact LDSAFA to find out details of Natalie’s commitment. The LDSAFA also recommended family organizations create free websites using Google sites rather than paying standard fees. We decided the free website is a good idea provided the storage requirements are enough for our goals. Hilary and Mary Ann will look into this.
For the Ann Smith Tolton headstone project, we will continue to advertise in the newsletter. It was suggested that the Tolton family representatives (descendants of Isaac Turley and Clara Ann Tolton) could also make special note of this project to their family lines, suggesting small donations of $10 or $15 each.
Luana Rogers offered the closing prayer. A group photo of the in-person attendees was taken by Hilary.
(L to R): Hilary Turley, Ted Roy, Mary Ann Clements, Richard Turley Sr., Luana Rogers, Natalie Tanner, Monita Robison, Kay Lovell
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ONTARIO CANADA CHURCH HISTORY CONFERENCE JULY 8, 2017, by Natalie Tanner
My husband David and I had a wonderful time at the first Canadian LDS History conference. Canada is celebrating its Sesquicentennial in 2017, and this conference was part of that commemoration. It was held in July at the Brampton, Ontario Stake Center, located right next to the Toronto LDS Temple. The whole event was extremely well planned out and well attended. The organizers did an amazing job putting this event together. There were a number of Stakes included as well as the missionaries from the Toronto Mission. Attendees and presenters came from all over Canada.
Richard Turley, Jr. was the keynote speaker and the visiting authority. People were so thrilled that he was willing to participate. He gave a great address about the early church in Canada and Theodore Turley’s part in that history.
The Cultural Hall was filled with exhibits as well as a “living statues” presentation, where you could go up to a person dressed in period costumes and they would give you a first person biography of the historical figure they were depicting. One of these people was Theodore Turley. These individuals were played by missionaries as well as local members of the church. The displays and “living statues” were very well done, and a lot of time went into making it very interesting.
After the conference was over a number of us went to the nearby Churchville Cemetery where Richard Turley, Jr. gave a beautiful
dedication to a historical marker commemorating the early saints in the Churchville area. Theodore Turley has two family members buried in the small, but beautiful cemetery, but their location within the cemetery is unknown. Special and complicated permission from the Churchville community had to be granted for this marker to be placed in the cemetery by the Brampton Stake. It was a beautiful day, in a beautiful location with perfect weather.
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Just a few hundred yards from the Cemetery is the location of the Theodore Turley property on the beautiful Credit River. It was our first time to this area and very exciting to stand in some of the same places and see some of the same views that the Turley family would have experienced some 180 years ago. We were very grateful for this experience and for the wonderful hospitality shown by the organizers of the conference. I wish we’d have had more notice so that more people could have joined us. It was a delightful place to visit that we’d love to return to some time.
Views from the Turley property along the Credit River, Churchville, Canada
Natalie Tanner, [email protected] (Natalie – Monita – Frederick – Theodore Wilford – Isaac – Theodore)
RELATIVES REMEBERED
JEREMY SCOTT McCAULEY (1998 ~ 2017) Elder Jeremy Scott McCauley, 19, of Payson, Utah, passed away on May 6, 2017, while serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wisconsin.
Jeremy was born on January 10, 1998 in Flagstaff, Arizona to parents Scott Edward and Marni Scott McCauley. Jeremy spent his childhood in Payson, where he attended Spring Lake Elementary and Payson Junior High. He graduated with Honors from Payson High School in 2016. During high school, Jeremy worked at Macey’s, and at the Water Gardens Theatre in Spanish Fork, where he developed wonderful friendships with his co-workers.
Jeremy loved sports! He enjoyed watching games with his brother and Dad, especially BYU! His favorite sport to play was basketball, and he could spend hours shooting in the front yard with anyone who wanted to play. Jeremy loved to read and spend time with his family. He was gifted intellectually and tutored all his siblings in Math. One of Jeremy’s greatest gifts was his generous and loving heart. He was loved by all who knew him.
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Elder McCauley was a faithful member of the LDS church. He earned his Eagle Scout Award in February of 2016, his Duty to God Award on May 22, 2016, and graduated from Seminary that same year. Jeremy entered the MTC on November 16, 2016, bound for the Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission. He served for nearly 6 months with President and Sister Williams.
Elder Jeremy Scott McCauley is survived by his parents and siblings: Bret Alan, Elise, and Melissa Ann McCauley. He is also survived by his grandparents: Sally Langston Scott, Ellie Furman McCauley and Michael Gene McCauley. He is preceded in death by his grandfather Gary Neil Scott. (Jeremy – Marni – Gary – Dorothy – Lucy – Theodore Wilford – Isaac – Theodore)
ALICE TURLEY (1937 ~ 2017) Alice Marie Clarkson Turley, 80, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Alice was the wife of David Turley. (David – Lawrence – Edward – Isaac – Theodore)
ANITA TURLEY HALLSTED (1932 ~ 2017) Dedicated and true in her 85 years of life, passed peacefully from this earth on December 4, 2017 in Mesa, AZ. Born in Woodruff, AZ on July 24, 1932, this Pioneer Day baby was the first born of Floyd and Olive Kemp Turley. As a youth, Anita attended Holbrook High School and graduated Salutatorian. Following high school graduation, Anita attended a secretarial school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Later, she returned to Holbrook High School and worked in the office as the secretary for the next three and a half years. A desire to earn a degree in Elementary Education prompted Anita to move to the Valley and become a Sun Devil at Arizona State University. It was there that she met her sweetheart, Richard Keith Hallsted. They dated, fell in love, and were married in the Mesa, Arizona Temple for time and all eternity on August 23, 1958. Nine months later, Anita would graduate, eight months pregnant, with their first child, Lisa. Together they had seven of the "best children in the world." Anita was a dedicated mother and wife. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints all her life and served in many different callings, but could be found most Sundays playing the organ or serving in the library.
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Anita Turley Hallsted is survived by children: Lisa (Don) Lussier, Barry (Julie) Hallsted, Roger (Celia) Hallsted, Rayna (Ross) Nichols, Karen (Scott) Jackson, Bruce (Brooke) Hallsted, 27 grandchildren and 15 great- grandchildren along with siblings Wanda (Edward) Karges, Christine (Hal) Smith, and Milton (Shirlene) Turley. She was preceded in death by her eternal companion, Richard Keith Hallsted, son, Ron Kenyon Hallsted, parents, Floyd and Olive Turley, brothers Tom Turley and Kemp (Joycelynn) Turley and sisters Janice Johnson and Lucille Layton. (Anita – Floyd – Hyrum – Isaac – Theodore)
J. WAYNE TURLEY (1951 ~ 2017) Wayne Turley passed away at his home on December 28, 2017 following a long illness. His wife, seven children, and their spouses supported him until the end. Wayne was a true Arizonan and he treasured the faithfulness and determination of his parents, Wallace and Margaret Turley, and grandparents who helped settle northern Arizona. He loved growing up in Mesa.
Wayne served this organization faithfully for over 10 years as the family representative for the Alma Rubin Turley branch. Much of the past newsletter content has been due to his work with cousins to build life sketches for the children & descendants of Alma Rubin and Delilah Turley.
Wayne attended BYU, where he met Nancy Romans on the first day of classes. He served his mission in Porto Alegre, Brazil, setting an example for his children who also served missions. Five years after meeting, Wayne and Nancy were married in the Manti Utah temple. He attended ASU Law School while also providing for his family. They had four children by the time Wayne took the bar exam. Wayne practiced law for 35 years.
His family moved to Utah in 2006. Wayne served faithfully in the church and was an example to others. His help was enlisted for many events. He was very happy to get to be Scoutmaster for two of his sons.
He was a skilled planner and builder. He encouraged others to get an education, including Nancy, as he felt education was important. Wayne's generosity, concern, advice, and love will be missed. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and his children Hilary, Cara (Jake Cazier), Ty, Janis (Christopher Hansen), Laron (Rachel), Reed (Remi), and Maryn, and his 13 grandchildren. He is proud of all of them. (Wayne – Wallace – Alma Rubin – Isaac – Theodore)
FIELD TRIPS Page 11 RESOURCE LIBRARY
Insights into the Life of Theodore Turley after Nauvoo, by Kay Lovell More than fifty years ago, a professor of church history at BYU claimed that there was no accurate history of the church. He stated this because what had been written was from only two points of view: the LDS view which portrayed the Mormons as perfect saints or the non-Mormon view which portrayed them as devils. Neither were totally correct and the true history was somewhere between those extremes.
Family history lore is similar. We tend to remember our ancestors as heroes and totally faithful. Then, when their lives were not perfect, we ignore and try to forget those items. To truly understand our ancestors, we need to see the most complete picture of their lives. This includes being aware of their times of imperfection and mistakes. Furthermore, we need to understand the world in which they lived; their culture at that time and the circumstances under which they made major decisions. We cannot judge their lives from our current perspective of the world and our current culture.
Few of us are well acquainted with the culture and circumstances of the Mormon settlements in the late 1800’s and the challenges they faced. One work that presents a new view on that period is “Amasa Mason Lyman, Mormon Apostle and Apostate: A Study in Dedication” by his descendent Edward Leo Lyman. The life and times of Amasa Lyman parallels and intertwines with Theodore Turley.
Theodore and Amasa joined the Church at approximately the same time. Both sacrificed much for the restored gospel. Both were close to the Prophet Joseph Smith. Amasa worked for Theodore in Nauvoo. One of Theodore’s daughters, Pricilla Rebecca, married Amasa as a polygamist wife. Both were original settlers in San Bernardino and both later relocated to Southern Utah. Both had a contentious relationship with Brigham Young and were excommunicated. Ultimately, both Theodore and Amasa had their blessings restored after their deaths.
Edward Lyman’s account of Amasa Lyman’s life gives a unique view of Mormon pioneers in the Western frontier and the world in which they lived. Lyman’s book is different than others because he gives a detailed account of Amasa’s life, both the good times and not so good times. Because Theodore’s life paralleled Amasa’s, this book provides a great view of Theodore’s later life about which little has been written.
Edward Leo Lyman taught history at North High School, Victor Valley College, California Polytechnic University at Pomona, and California State at San Bernardino. His book is available for purchase on Amazon.
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Another source to learn about the Mormon settlement in San Bernardino is California Saints – A 150-Year Legacy In the Golden State by Richard O. Cowan and William E. Homer. It was published by BYU Religious Studies Center in 1996. Chapters 8-10 cover the San Bernardino Era.
This is a little easier reading than Leo Lyman’s books and shorter. It is also available to order on Amazon.
Book recommendations provided by Kay Lovell (Kay – Louise – Ida – George – Isaac – Theodore)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
3/13/2017 Dear Mary Ann, Hilary, & others, We missed being able to take in a temple session with you, as we did last year.
We are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Mission, serving for 18 months as Welfare Service Missionaries. We've been here nearly 2 months and starting to get the hang of things. This is a new role, and we're learning as fast as we can.
It turns out that another member of the Turley family is serving here, another one of the four American missionary couples here. (What do you suppose are the chances of that happening?) His name is Lorin Peterson, and he and his wife are serving as medical missionaries. I'm glad that Colonia Juarez came up in a conversation one day, and we've come to realize that we are cousins. (I suspect that he will be in touch with you about subscribing to the newsletter).
I enjoyed the chapter about Theodore Turley and the polygamy challenge. I had not known that he had been jailed in England, so this was a fascinating account for me to read. Thank you, Richard, for the excellent work in the writing and for others in assembling it.
We enjoy teaching an Institute class in French, but it is nice to slip back into English, too. Got to get tomorrow's lesson ready . . .
Stay well, Elder & Sister Nick & Irene Eastmond, [email protected] (Nick – Alberta – Anna Priscilla – Isaac – Theodore)
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3/14/2017 I so appreciate all who help on the Turley Family. I would sure like to meet some of you--maybe in the next life. I am getting too old for too many long trips and stay pretty close to home. Thank you all. Georgia Goertzen, [email protected] (Georgia – Clara – Chloie – Theodore – Charlotte – Theodore)
5/14/2017 How do I go about getting a copy of the Red Book DVD? Thanks Doug Johnson (married to Rebecca Turley)
Response from Mary Ann Clements: Hi Doug, Attached is a copy of the red book. It was originally digitized as a Word document, so the formatting can sometimes be a little wonky, but all the text and photographs are there. Thanks! Mary Ann Clements Editor’s note: The full digital copy of the 1978 Red Book is available in PDF format at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2MhY5tEqCloSTJ2cGI3dUhUVlk/view?usp=sharing 7/19/2017 I came across the account of Beulah Heward finding the location of Theodore Turley’s gravesite. This is in the May 1997 issue of the Theodore Turley Family Newsletter. I now have a full copy of that newsletter. I will get a copy of it to you. Just thought I would share this page since some had been looking for it.
Kay Lovell, [email protected] (Kay – Louise – Ida – George – Isaac – Theodore)
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7/28/2017 Hi, my name is Thomas Weaver. I am a Turley-in-law. My father-in-law is Kenneth Turley, originally of the Mormon Colonies (but more recently of Idaho). I have recently started a Turley yDNA Project at Family Tree DNA. This will allow known and presumed descendants of Theodore Turley to confirm their DNA connection with other known descendants and to compare it to pre-immigrant groups from Europe. If enough descendants join, we will probably even be able to estimate the DNA markers of Theodore himself.
I was thinking that this new project might be of interest to your newsletter readers. I am not sure how familiar you are with DNA research and how it can aid genealogy, but it is a very powerful tool for family history. Y- DNA is especially useful in tracing surnames back many hundreds of years. I am experienced in both ancient DNA and in genetic genealogy and have specifically volunteered to help with this project to serve the descendants of Theodore Turley. For those who have already been tested, they just need to login to their account and then click "Join" on the Turley surname project. For those who have not yet been tested, I am able to get them a discount if they will join through the project, since I am an administrator.
To share a little about who is eligible, this is specifically a yDNA project. Y-DNA is uniquely passed down from father to son, so only direct patrilinear male descendants will carry the needed markers to confirm this relationship (thus usually carrying the Turley surname themselves). If any of the daughters of a descendant want to join the project, they will need to talk to a brother or cousin with the Turley surname to have them tested. We have many female members who are managing the DNA samples of relatives and they are a wonderful contribution--it just takes them a little extra work.
As a FTDNA administrator, I can help interested persons get a discount if they will join through the project. I have a background in genealogy and ancient DNA allowing me to help people understand their test results when they come in and then work with them within the project itself. This new technology is opening up many new, pre-written record avenues for family history.
I believe this new tool could be a real benefit to your organization. If you are already familiar with the tool, I am sure you will be excited about this new project. If you are new to DNA research, I am happy to discuss any of the details and help you or any member of your organization to understand the benefits and limitation of genetic genealogy and how it is helping people in other similar projects. If I can answer any questions, please let me know.
Thomas Weaver, [email protected] Editor’s note: See full article on the Turley DNA Project on page 27 (married to Rebecca – Kenneth – George – Isaac – Isaac – Theodore)
8/5/2017 Hello Hilary, I trust all is well with you and your family. We appreciate all you do for the Family Organization! I hope you were excited to receive Thomas’s email describing his experience and his willingness to help Turley Family members who wish to participate in DNA research. I would appreciate it very much if you would consider publishing his intro to DNA research in a future TTFO Newsletter. I am confident that a goodly number of the
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Turley clan will be interested in participating in this interesting and exciting dimension of Family History. Please email me or Thomas if you have any questions—or give me a call at (208)589-9855.
Kind regards, Ken Turley, [email protected] (Kenneth – George – Isaac – Isaac – Theodore)
8/8/2017 Hi Wayne, I have 3 grandsons on missions at the same time. My son, Brent DeWitt's son, Hudson DeWitt, is on a mission in the San Francisco/Oakland mission. He left June 22, 2016. There are 11 languages spoken and it is the largest mission in the church, with so much diversity in the area he has had nearly all foreign companions. He has enjoyed his mission and the people there. He will return home June of 2018.
My daughter, Connie Allen, has 2 missionaries out. The first, Dagan Allen, left July 21, 2016. He is in the Arcadia, California mission. After he was out several months he was assigned to the Spanish speaking mission. He was very happy about that as he wanted to learn the Spanish language and he is doing very well at that. He will be returning July 2018. Connie's second son, Dawson Allen just left August 1st. He is in Manchester, England at the MTC for 3 weeks and then he will be going to the Scotland/Ireland mission. He was so excited to be going there he couldn't hardly wait to leave. Dawson loves doing temple work and family history.
Thank you so much. I am so proud of my 3 grandsons and know my family is being blessed because of these young men's service and it is so awesome to hear of their testimonies growing. If you have questions please call or text me at 480-694-7135, or e-mail [email protected]. Love all you are doing for the Turley family.
Your cousin, Carma King (Carma – Rhoda – Alma Rubin – Isaac – Theodore)
Hudson DeWitt Dagan Allen Dawson Allen
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1/7/2018 My name is Bill McKeich b. 1933 in Dunedin, New Zealand to Colin Harrie McKeich b. 1907 and Mary Naismith Turley b. 1906. Until I retired in 1996, I was a Primary School Teacher and have been a member of Lions Clubs International for 50 years. For the past 40 years I have been researching my family genealogy and have produced many documents for the family. My mother was the granddaughter of Edward Turley b. 1846 who immigrated to New Zealand in 1871. His grandparents were Joseph Turley b. 1774 and Pamela Law b. 1770, both of Dudley, Birmingham, England. I believe that Joseph Turley had a sibling called William Turley who was the father of Theodore Turley, the founder of one of the Turley families in the USA.
My “brick wall” has been attempting to prove the relationship between Joseph and William and also their parentage. One possibility is that the parents of Joseph and William were Joseph Turley and Margaret Ford. There is divided opinion on the relationship.
Can you help solve this? Maybe by taking an “Ancestry.com” DNA test we can solve the issue. Are there any Turley family members in the USA prepared to take a DNA test? If there are please do so and contact me on [email protected] when you get a result. I look forward to hearing from you. Bill McKeich Paraparaumu, New Zealand
FAMILY SPOTLIGHT from ALMA RUBIN TURLEY FAMILY
FRANK LaVERLE TURLEY REMEMBERANCES OF WOODRUFF, by Frank Turley My entrance in this mortal world was December 15, 1934. I have always been appreciative of the body created by my Mother, Elizabeth Ann Hunt Turley, and my Father, Charles Herman Turley. My father blessed me on February 03, 1935. Early on, I was dropped on my head and was unresponsive for some time. My Father had the family pray for me to come back. My parents were dedicated saints with developed faith, strong testimonies, and love for the Lord. I am grateful for the Lord answering their prayers. My siblings are Alma, Charles, Norman, Elaine, me, and Verdell.
As the other families did in Woodruff at that time, we lived in humble circumstances. We depended on a garden, a few fruit trees, chickens, a pig, a milk cow, a horse or two, and a few cattle. The garden was so enjoyed in the summer and the bottled fruits and vegetables helped carry us through the winter. The skill and talents that my mother developed in cooking and baking on a wood cook stove were amazing. Her cooking was total perfection. We didn’t realize how poor we were because all the citizens of Woodruff were in the same blessed condition. We loved, we shared, and we were happy.
The life blood of Woodruff and other settlements was the water supply. The Woodruff dam needed to produce the water for the fields was washed out around thirteen times. When the last dam went out, one citizen said, “I guess Woodruff isn’t worth a dam”.
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General Authorities of the Church would come down to organize members of other successful settlements to help rebuild the Woodruff Dam each time it washed out. The General authorities wanted Woodruff to be a successful settlement. Their goal was to raise one generation in Woodruff who would be able to call Woodruff their home town, making Woodruff a successful settlement. The members of the Snowflake, Taylor, Show Low areas, etc. contributed much to the rebuilding of each dam. The Church contributed financial assistance. Through the efforts of many people, Woodruff is a successful settlement.
A new dam was built where Silver Creek and the little Colorado meet. The New Dam was built with great skill and engineering. This did not eliminate the challenges of getting Charles and Ann Turley Family the water down the three miles to (L to R) Row 1: Frank, Verdell Woodruff. Ditches, hanging flumes, Row 2: Alma, Elaine, Charles H. pipes crossing under the river three Row 3: Charles M., Ann, Norman times, and gophers which caused wash outs of the ditch bank, etc. were constant maintenance problems. Today they have a well and a diversion pump to get the water out of the Little Colorado at the old Woodruff Dam site. They also have underground piping. The sad thing about the underground piping is the open ditch banks used to provide so much delicious asparagus.
One nice thing about the Dams, was water would continue flow when not in use by the town’s people. It would fill the lakes at the Little Buttes, around the Big Butte, and over to the Red Bridge on the Little Colorado River. Of course fish would come to these lakes. We heated our wash and bath water in a fire outside in a number three tub. After much use there would holes in the bottom of the tub. We would then cut the bottom of the tub off and go “tubbing” at the lakes. We would wade in the water and a fish would boil the mud and water up and we would throw the tub in that area. Then we would go to see if we had the fish captured in our tub. We mainly caught carp, a few catfish, and not much else. The way you eat carp with so many bones was to put it on a board, scrape off the large scales, and dress it; then you would throw away the carp and eat the board. Anyway, it was a fun sport. We were at the little Buttes at a pond for the first time and I threw my tub and ran to see what I caught. I called out I didn’t capture the big one, but had a little one. It was slippery and it took me a long time to catch it. When I pulled it out, it scared me. It was four legged, yellow and brown, and I threw it towards the bank. The wind caught it and it didn’t make it to the bank. In all our tubbing, I had never seen a water dog. I got out of the pond and it ended our fishing. When we arrived up the lane to the road by Albert Hatch’s house, I met my brother Norman, and cousins, Elmer Heward, Francis Turley, and Ferrin
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Brinkerhoff. I told them of my experience and immediately, I think Elmer first said, “You didn’t touch it did you”? I said, “Yes” and they all started telling that what I had handled was poisonous. They really poured it on and had me thinking I was going to die. My Mother kept asking me what was wrong because I wouldn’t eat my supper and was quiet. I didn’t tell her the real problem. I went to bed thinking I would die in the night. A restless night, but I was still alive in the morning. Sometimes you can’t take your brother and cousins seriously.
We went to Church in the school building. At that time we had Priesthood meeting at 9:00 a.m., Sunday school at 10:00 a.m., and Sacrament meeting at 2:00 p.m. I think I was in college when we finally had our own Church building. The town’s people used their talents in assisting building it. Sessal Allen showed his mason talents with his beautiful rock work at the entrance. He used his skill on the facing of the fireplace in our home. Dad was High Priest Group Leader and he ask the Snowflake Stake President if Woodruff Ward members could serve a meal at Stake Conference to raise funds for the Woodruff Chapel. Stake Conference meetings were at 10 o’clock in the morning and 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. Our stake boundaries were from Flagstaff to Whiteriver. This meal service provided a need and helped finance the first Woodruff chapel. As Holbrook Stake President, I dedicated the current Woodruff Chapel.
Our school included one through eight with two teachers teaching four grades each. I will tell an experience with each teacher. I was sick one day and my mother thought I didn’t want to go to school. At her strong encouragement I went. I was laying my head on the desk and Mrs. Standiford called on me to read. We were required to stand by our desk to read out loud to the class. I told her I didn’t feel well. I guess she thought I was being ornery and she requested again. My answer was the same. She came over to my desk and insisted I stand up to read. When I stood up, I fainted. What you have to go through to prove you are sick.
I loved basketball. I usually came home around 4:30 p. m. and my Mother thought I was playing basketball after school for a half hour. In her loving way, she told me to come home and get my chores done right after school. I thought I would show my Mother. I left the classroom immediately the next day, I shot one basket as I was going by the goal post and ran as fast as I could home. I came in and my mother said, “Where have you been”? I was stunned and said that I ran straight home. She said it was 4:30 p.m., and asked “were you playing basketball’? No, I replied and said that I ran straight home after the one shot. A few days later I caught Mrs. Amos moving the hand of the open face clock on her desk back several minutes. We were never getting out at four o’clock. She was a good teacher interested in our learning.
I took a tin barrel ring and hung it on the barn. I found a couple forked limbs from the iron berry bush that we made our beanies from to shoot rocks or things, and I propped the barrel ring up with them. I spent hours shooting baskets in that narrower than normal basketball rim size. I think it is still on the side of the barn. Basketball has been a blessing in my life. I was successful in grade school, high school, and in college. I still have a couple records at Northern Arizona University. One is 46 points in a single game and, another is kin to it being, 18 two-point shots in a game. Though some of my shots would have been three points in today’s scoring, we didn’t have three-point shots in that era of time. Added to the 36 points were 10 out of 11 foul shots in that game played some 64 years ago. I appreciate the scholarship of books, tuition, and the job of
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cleaning the gym for 50 cents an hour. Most of all, I appreciate the meaningful degrees which I earned through the opportunity to play basketball.
My Father wanted me to always remember my baptism day and planned it for my eighth birthday. It was cold on December 15. 1942. There was not a font in the church/school house. Dad stayed home from work, dammed off the ditch on two sides, heated water all morning in a tub, and poured it into the blocked off ditch. I ran home from school at lunch time and was baptized by my brother, Charles Merle Turley. I dressed and ran back to school. I came in the classroom door as the bell rang for afternoon classes. The teacher gave me a tardy because I was not in my seat. This tardy kept me from a perfect attendance that year. Perfect attendance doesn’t come close in importance to the blessing of being a member of Jesus Christ’s family through baptism, nor did it come close to being baptized by my brother worthily using the Priesthood he held for my benefit. Membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is paramount in the Plan of Salvation and in my life. I have always loved serving and bearing my testimony. As a youth, I often was the first one up on Fast Day.
I remember when Charles was going into the Army after graduation from High School in 1943. The family gathered around the kitchen table and we read Charles’ Patriarchal Blessing. We received much comfort in some wording that we understood to be “that he would go across the ocean and serve a mission”. We thought that he would serve in the army and then return home to serve a mission for the Church. He surprised us coming home on leave on Thanksgiving that year. It was so good to hear him coming down the hallway late at night singing “there is no place like home”. What a joyous time we had that Thanksgiving. The next year we were confused when we learned he had been killed in action on May 31, 1944. Again we sat around the table reading his Patriarchal Blessing. It was then we realized that he would serve his mission in the Spirit World. After he passed, he served his father in a tractor accident. It was a cold March day with the wind blowing. I was in the eighth grade. Around 11:40 a.m. I finished my assignments and went to get a Book of Knowledge to read. As I came back to my seat, everything seemed to drop out of my being. I grabbed my desk and slid into my seat to lay my head down trying to breathe. After several minutes, I was still weak but began to feel a little better. I didn’t feel like eating or playing at lunch time. After school, Verdell and I did our chores. Mom came home from work. She was worried about Dad and sent Verdell and I to check on him. He was working across the river at the end of the Allen field. Probably a little over a mile from our home. It was getting dark, Verdell and I were talking. Dad heard us and told us to run and get help. The Fresno that the tractor was pulling had too much dirt in it. The tractor reared over backward, crushing Dad’s leg. The accident happened at the exact time I felt so sick at school. Dad didn’t see Charles, but Charles gave him instructions on how to care for his wounds, get into position to best stay warm and out of the wind, and told him wouldn’t get any help until night time. His mission from the Spirit World included blessing and comforting my Father, too.
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Woodruff was a good place to grow up. We had teams. The River Rats and the City Mice. We had all kinds of sports competitions, even world track events in the rivers soft sand. Olive Gardner, on the piano, Floyd Turley on the Banjo, and Melvin Gardner on the guitar provided many nights of dancing. What a service they rendered. There were bonfires, kick the can, red rover, throwing the ball over the roof of the house, and many fun church and community events. Fourth and twenty fourth of July were big celebrations. My father often told regretting not having ten cents to buy his lovely bride an ice cream cone one July fourth.
After college, I taught in the Holbrook Jr. High and coached high school basketball and other sports. I was (L to R) Row 1: Stephen, Heather, Frank, Teddie Val, Lynelle Holbrook Junior High Row 2: Celeste, Shannon, Monique School Principal for 19 years, coupled with being the Assistant Superintendent in the later years along of being Junior High Principal. The last seven years in the school district, I was the Superintendent. I was Holbrook Stake President for five and a half years. Teddie Val Stock Turley and I served a couple mission in Lihue, Hawaii until her cancer came back. On returning home, I ran for Navajo County Assessor and served twelve years before retiring. I have served in the Snowflake Arizona Temple, as an ordinance worker, since it opened in March of 2002, and have been the Holbrook Stake Patriarch since March of 1998.
Teddie Val and I were blessed with six precious children. They are Heather/Mike Ferguson, Stephen/Lorna Turley, Shannon/Blane Farr, Celeste/Jess Fisher, Monique/Doyle Rogers, and Lynelle/Scott Klein. We have twenty-four grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. We also added two other special women in our lives who both served us as wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother after Teddie Val “with honor” successfully graduated this life. They are Joyce Reading Smith Turley and Naoma Jeanne Wilhelm Brazell Turley, and both have blessed all our family’s lives.
Wayne Turley asked me to write about growing up in Woodruff. I have many other stories/insights for another time. It is good to recall our life experiences. Love to all of you.
(Frank – Charles – Alma Rubin – Isaac – Theodore)
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FAR WEST, THEODORE TURLEY, A MISSION by Luana Rogers From 1997 to 2000, my husband was called to preside, and I as his companion, over the Missouri Independence Mission. We were thrilled to be called to such an important area for our Church history and overwhelmed to be at the helm of a mission for the Lord. The first responsibility for our missionaries was to find and baptize those of Israel who had ears to hear and hearts to understand the Lord’s Call. After a few months of ideas shared and inspiration felt, we decided to take our “departing” missionaries on their last day to visit the Church history sites in our mission which included, Far West and Adam-ondi-Ahman. We had taken our “incoming” missionaries to Liberty Jail, and the Temple Mount in Independence. I was impressed to share with our missionaries (close to 500 during the 3 years) the story of Theodore Turley at Far West, which had influenced our extended Turley family to stand for the Lord and the Prophet Joseph. The following is part of the story I shared, taken from Andrew Jensen, Historical Record pp 713-716.
“A revelation had been received by the Prophet Joseph on July 8, 1838, in which a commandment was given by him to have the members of the Quorum of the Twelve go on foreign missions. They were to take leave of the Saints in the city of Far West, April 26, 1839, on the building spot of the House of the Lord (D&C 118:3-6). This is the revelation which members of the mob and apostates from the Church had taunted Theodore Turley with a few days before.”
“By the 26th of April, the day set for them to take leave of the Saints to start their mission, nearly all the members of the Church had been driven out of Missouri and it would, according to the threats of the mob, be as much as an Apostle’s life was worth to be seen in Far West. Some of the leading men in the church thought that in view of the persecutions and scattered condition of the Saints at that time, the Lord would not require the Twelve to fulfill his words to the letter, but under the circumstances, he would take the will for the deed. The apostates and robbers rejoiced at what they thought would be failure of one of the revelations given through the Prophet Joseph: they thought that surely in this instance, at least, his words would be in vain.”
“But this was not the feeling of President Young and those of the Twelve Apostles who were with him. He asked them individually what their feelings were on the subject. Their desires were, they said, to fulfill the revelation. He told them the Lord had spoken, and it was their duty to obey, and leave the event in his hands, and he would protect them. Consequently, Brigham Young, Orson Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, and Alphas Cutler left Quincy for Far West to fulfill the revelation. They met John E Page, who was an Apostle at the time, on the road and told him they wanted him to go to Far West with them, which he did.”
“Just before reaching Far West (at Tenney’s Grove) Brigham Young and his traveling companions met Brothers Smith, Turley and Clark of the (removal) committee, who had been driven from town. They told the Apostles that members of the mob had come into Far West and tantalized them on the subject of the revelation, saying that it was one of Joseph Smith’s revelations which could not be fulfilled, as the Twelve Apostles were scattered to the four winds and they threatened them severely if they were found in Far West the next day. In the face of these threats, Elders Smith, Clark and Turley turned around and accompanied the Apostles and the other Brethren to Far West, having faith that the Lord would protect them.”
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“Early on the morning of the 26th day of April — the day mentioned in the revelation —a conference was held. 31 persons were cut off from the Lord’s House. Elder Cutler, the master workman of the house, then recommended laying the foundation, agreeable to revelation, by rolling up a large stone near the southeast corner. Seven of the Twelve Apostles were present. They then sang Adam-ondi-Ahman: after which they took leave of eighteen Saints, agreeable to the revelation. The Conference was then adjourned.”
“As the Saints were passing away from the meeting, Theodore Turley said to Elders Page and Woodruff, ‘Stop a bit, while I bid Isaac Russell goodbye’. (An apostate who had been one of those 31 persons excommunicated from the Church and who had been the missionary who had brought Theodore Turley the Gospel) and knocking at his door called Brother Russell, whose wife answered, ‘Come in; it is Brother Turley’. Russell replied, ‘It is not: he left here two weeks ago’. He appeared quite alarmed, but on finding it was Turley, asked him to sit down, but Turley replied ‘I cannot; I shall lose my company.’”
“‘Who is your company’, inquired Russell. ‘The Twelve’. ‘The Twelve?’ ‘Yes, don’t you know that this is the 26th, and the day the Twelve were to take leave of their friends on the foundation of the Lord’s House, to go to the islands of the sea? The revelation is now fulfilled, and I am going with them.’ Russell was speechless and Turley bid him farewell.”
“Thus was the revelation fulfilled, concerning which the enemies said, ‘If all the other revelations of Joseph Smith were fulfilled, that one should not be, as it had place and date to it.’”
In the pictures (left to right) President and Sister V. Daniel Rogers standing in front of the memorial to this revelation situated on the Temple Site. Next Picture, Luana Rogers sharing the Turley story with her missionaries. Last Picture, “large stone near the southeast corner” of the Temple site (covered with glass).
(Luana – Harold – Edward – Isaac – Theodore)
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GRADUATES Nicole Dawn Dowd graduated from BYU, April 2017, BS Elementary Education. (Nicole – Stephanie – Richard – Edward – Edward – Isaac – Theodore)
Madison Susan Dowd graduated from BYU Idaho July 2017 with her husband Joshua Cozzens. BS degrees: (Maddie) Child Development and (Josh) Special Education. (Madison – Stephanie – Richard – Edward – Edward – Isaac – Theodore)
RETURNED MISSIONARY Carlyle Dowd returned April 2017 from serving in the Texas Fort Worth Mission. (Carlyle – Stephanie – Richard – Edward – Edward – Isaac – Theodore)
FAMILY SPOTLIGHT from THEODORE WILFORD TURLEY FAMILY
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Adalyn Keisha, born 7 March, 2017, to Andrew and Brianna Olsen (Andrew – Sandy – Monita – Fred – Theodore Wilford – Isaac – Theodore)
Samuel Grant, born 18 August, 2017 to Hillary and Claudio Errante (Hillary – Sandy – Monita – Fred – Theodore Wilford – Isaac – Theodore)
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DEATHS OF THEODORE TURLEY’S FAMILY MEMBERS compiled by Wanda Smith 10 children were born to the 4 wives of Theodore Turley during the 1840s and only 2 survived: Charlotte and Emma (who with her mother Eliza lived out her life in Davenport, Iowa).
DEATHS FROM LEAVING NAUVOO THROUGH WINTER QUARTERS Henrietta Eliza’s daughter, between 1 and 2 years of age March 6, 1846 Lick Creek/Farmington, Iowa Born in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844-45. Jonathan Frances’ son, 3 years, 8 months old May 12, 1846 Garden Grove, Iowa Born in Nauvoo, Illinois September 13, 1842
DEATHS IN WINTER QUARTERS Frances Amelia Daniels Grave 20, with baby December 1, 1946 Died in childbirth of daughter, also named Frances Amelia. Buried in the same grave. Joseph Smith Turley (twin) Grave 95 March 5, 1847 Sarah Ellen’s son, age 3 months. Water on the brain. Born in Winter Quarters December 5, 1946 Hyrum Smith Turley (twin) Grave 95 April 29, 1947 Sarah Ellen’s son, age 4 months, 24 days. Croup. Born in Winter Quarters December 5, 1946 Sarah Ellen Turley Grave 148 May 4, 1847 Theodore’s wife. Age 29 years, 11 months, 1 day. Scurvy. Born in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England May 6, 1817 Frances Amelia Turley Grave 20 August 30, 1847 Theodore’s wife. Age 47 years, 2 months, 8 days. Scurvy. Born in Birmingham, England June 22, 1800 Princetta Turley Grave 148 September 2, 1847 Sarah Ellen’s daughter (Winter Quarters record says age 1 year, 1 month.) Born in Nauvoo, Illinois August 2, 1845, so would have been 2 years, 1 month. Theodore/Theodorus Turley Grave not listed on brass plaque December 31, 1848 Mary’s son born May 28, 1848 in Winter Quarters
CHILDREN OF JAMES MADISON & AGNES FLAKE Samuel Flake Grave 114 March 25, 1847 Age 11/2 years Born in September/October 1845--Flakes living in Nauvoo. Frederick Flake Buried in Cutler Park Cemetery November 3, 1846 Born & died the same day. (On the list at Winter Quarters Cemetery)
(Wanda – Fred – Theodore Wilford – Isaac – Theodore)
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BYU DANCER TOURS WORLD In 2017 this International Folk Dance Ensemble celebrated its 60-year anniversary of becoming a Brigham Young University performing arts group. In February and March of 2017 the group toured Northern California and Western Nevada. In May, they toured Southeast Asia with performances in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Brandon Carter is one of the 28 dancers of this touring group. Brandon is the second dancer from the left. (Brandon – Debbie – Kay – Louise – Ida Mae – George Albert – Isaac)
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nicholas Trock married Lela Richardson in the Travis Lovell married Katie Fancher in the Palmyra, Oakland, CA temple on May 13, 2017. Nicholas is NY temple on July 28, 2017. Travis has been studying to be an airline pilot at Utah State employed as a Physical Therapist at the Bethel University. Lela recently graduated from Utah State Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Katie recently University. The young couple is living in Logan. graduated with a master’s degree as a Physician’s (Nicholas – Tami – Kay – Louise – Mae – George Assistant. Travis started BYU’s MBA program in the Albert – Isaac – Theodore) fall of 2017. (Travis – Kay – Louise – Mae – George Albert – Isaac – Theodore) Page 26 March 2018 TTFO Newsletter FAMILY SPOTLIGHT from ISAAC TURLEY FAMILY
TURLEY DNA PROJECT, by Thomas Weaver Over the last decade, DNA research has finally reached the point that it can be used as a solid resource for family history research. While some types of tests focus on more recent cousins, largely within the last 4-6 generations, one line of testing allows us to trace deep ancestries, exclusively on the patrilinear line (i.e. Theodore Turley's line). This Y-DNA research, as it is called, is especially useful in tracing surnames. With it, members will be able to solidify their genealogies and it will then open new doors for tracing Theodore's ancestry in Europe.
Many of our relatives of the previous generation, and some of our older members, traveled to the East and into Europe, or spent hundreds of hours writing letters to obtain records. In some instances, this incredible work and sacrifice brought clear and obvious answers. In other instances, some speculation and uncertainty were encountered. God has opened up new opportunities for the current generation. Building on many decades of incredible research in genetics, some solid DNA markers have been identified which can be used in genealogy to determine relationships. As groups of known descendants build a solid foundation, they open the way for persons of less certain descent to quickly know if they connect or not. Also, as the averages of these solid lines are used, the likely DNA of their Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) can be determined and then compared to other more distant groups, opening up avenues beyond written records. Through a simple yDNA test, we can now substantiate the research of previous generations, help shed light on areas that were less certain, and open doors to push our lines back much further than previously anticipated.
Specific to our goals in the Theodore Turley Family Organization, a new Turley DNA surname project has been created at FamilyTreeDNA, specifically by one our own (the son-in-law of one of our direct line descendants). To build this initial foundation, we are asking for at least SIX direct patrilineal descendants of Theodore Turley to step forward and get tested. The individuals being tested must be males and carry the Turley surname through patriarchal descent. They must also have a solid paper trail from them to Theodore Turley. As long as we can get this needed foundation, any others who would like to join will then be able to gain the benefit of knowing immediately if they are likewise descended from Theodore Turley.
In similar surname projects, it has been found that the sisters are often some of the most valuable members. As such, if any of you ladies would like to get involved, we encourage you to find a brother or cousin who does qualify, and have him tested, putting yourself down as the kit manager. Donations for others are also allowed.
To join the project, go to familytreedna.com/groups/turley and click "Join". You will then be instructed on how to purchase a kit. Y37 is the minimum level for initial testing, but we hope some members will consider doing the Y67 or Y111 test, which add more clarity on the likely STR sequence of Theodore Turley. Any questions should be directed to Thomas Weaver at [email protected].
We are hoping that many Turleys will take advantage of this new DNA project. Thomas is willing to help Theodore Turley Family Organization members with any of the surnames that they are researching genetically. Feel free to contact him with questions on the Turley project or DNA tests in general. (Thomas is married to Rebecca – Kenneth – George – Isaac – Isaac – Theodore)
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New Turleys called to serve in the Washington Yakima Mission! By Ann Lewis Sister Keri Turley is from Mesa, AZ and arrived in the mission field in August 2017. Elder Payton Turley started in Peru, got sick and was reassigned here in July 2017 after he was well again. He’s from Thatcher, AZ. Both are from the Isaac line. Elder Payton Turley is pictured with Mission President John & Sister Ann Lewis.
TURLEY FAMILY HISTORY DAY 2017
TURLEY FAMILY TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY DAY – April 8, 2017 by Mary Ann Clements We had a fabulous time at our Temple and Family History Day last April! On the morning of Saturday, April 8th, LDS family members attended temples to honor their ancestors. Richard E. Turley, Sr., a past president of the Theodore Turley Family Organization, was kind enough to serve as a sealer at a special family session in the Salt Lake Temple.
In the afternoon, we had a research presentation at the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City. We heard from three presenters: David R. Turley II, Richard E. Turley, Jr., and Mary Ann Clements. First up was David Turley, who gave an update on The Theodore Turley Papers project. David is one of the editors of that project, along with Richard E. Turley, Jr., and Ann Laemmlen Lewis. He provided helpful summary of the upcoming two-volume set. The format of the books will be similar to the volumes in The Joseph Smith Papers series published over the last decade by the LDS Church Historian’s Press. Essentially, the project is a compilation of all known historical documents relating to Theodore’s life. Images of the original documents will be shown, if available, alongside printed transcriptions. Most importantly, historical context will be provided for each document, making it easier to understand how it contributes to our understanding of Theodore’s life. The two anticipated hardbound volumes will be about 400-600 pages each. The first volume will cover 1801-1841 (Early England, Upper Canada, Missouri, Mission to England, and Early Nauvoo). The second volume will cover 1841-1871 (Nauvoo, Winter Quarters, Migration, Utah Part One, San Bernardino, Utah Part Two).
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Next was our highly-anticipated keynote speaker, Richard E. Turley, Jr., who shared insights from his decades-long study of Theodore Turley. He gave helpful tips on how to best preserve family treasures for future generations (hint: not in your attic), an overview of Theodore’s life, and set the record straight on several myths about Theodore Turley that keep cropping up in the newsletter and family histories. He also went into the circumstances surrounding Theodore Turley’s excommunication shortly before his death, and the successful effort made by descendants to get Theodore’s priesthood blessings restored in the mid-20th century.
Mary Ann Clements concluded the session with brief remarks, beginning with the Turley name. Even though standard reference materials suggest an Irish origin, variations of the Turley surname are documented in England over the last thousand years—we may not be as Irish as commonly thought. She also gave some historical background on the West Midlands area where Theodore was raised, the heart of the Industrial Revolution.
After the research presentation, a group of family members traveled up to the Salt Lake Cemetery to see the newly-installed headstones for Mary Clift Turley (one of Theodore’s wives) and Alvin Hope Turley (Theodore’s son with Ruth Jane Giles). Turley descendants donated money so that the Theodore Turley Family Organization could provide these headstones. Thank-you! We also visited the small, unmarked grave of Ann Smith Tolton, the subject of our newest headstone project. It was such a fun and fulfilling day! A big thanks to all who worked so hard to make it happen!
Note: unedited video and audio recordings of the two-hour research presentation are available. Contact Mary Ann Clements if interested ([email protected]).
Below are valuable insights from Richard Turley’s address to members of the Theodore Turley Family Organization on April 8th (partial transcription by Mary Ann Clements from the audio recording):
Consider donating family treasures to an institution [20:10] I'm a great advocate of the idea of donating materials to an institution. As a historian watching what happens to historic materials over time, I understand the natural human impulse to own something yourself, personally, as a family treasure. There is something really wonderful about having it in your possession, being able to bring it out whenever you want to show it to people and enjoy it personally. But I have watched material over time disappear, or be divided up, or get accidentally destroyed because it is in private possession. We never know what kind of disasters occur, but often people will store material in attics and basements where there are floods or where the heat destroys things. Sometimes they’ll be in situations where they want to preserve it.
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But I will tell you a reality. If you hold something until your death, the reality is that when—if you have children—when they come in for your funeral, typically they allocate three days for that. On the first day everybody comes in, they spend that first day commiserating, talking to one another, getting ready for the funeral. The second day is typically the funeral. On that day, you know, the whole day is occupied by everything leading up to the funeral, possibly a viewing, family prayer, the funeral itself, the graveside ceremony, the luncheon afterwards, and then people are just exhausted. And then the third day everybody gets together and tries to decide, “What are we going to do with Mom and Dad's effects?” And in that day what normally happens is the children grab the few things that they really want and have room for, and all the rest of it goes into a dumpster or D.I. And I have watched incredible treasures owned by families just disappear in that process over time.
So I've donated all of my materials that I got from Olive [Kemp Turley], and that came from Della [Turley Shook], and from many, many other people to the Church History Library. And I would encourage you to do the same. That library, which I helped to plan and build, is designed to make material last for a very long time….
[23:07] So, the materials that I have donated there will last ten times longer in the Church History Library than they would last in your home if you took a really good care of them. If you don't take really good care of them they won't last even a few years. And one of the problems people have with family treasures is they wear them out. They love them to death. They'll take a picture or a document, they’ll frame it, put it on the wall, the sunshine will bleach it, and it’ll be gone. Or they’ll put it somewhere where there is a lot of freezing and thawing, and the material will just fall apart. So my plea at the beginning, and consistently throughout, is going to be that you donate materials to an institution, preferably the Church History Library, where it can be added to other materials, digitized, and put online for all the family members to enjoy the material. [23:54]
Valuable family records can turn up anywhere [29:32] Years ago when I was doing work on Theodore Turley’s mission journal, I found in the BYU Special Collections a typescript of Theodore Turley’s journal. They had the actual journal there as well, so I was able to compare the typescript to the actual journal. And what I discovered is that the typescript had more information at the beginning than was in Theodore’s journal. So I got the original journal out, and I looked at it very, very carefully. There were no missing pages. So I asked myself the question, where did the typist get all of this additional information that was at the front of this typescript and that just smoothly flowed into the journal? And I had a couple theories, one of which was whoever created the typescript was a family historian who wasn't particularly careful about distinguishing his or her own research from the journal itself. And they had just sort of thrown this information together and then let it smoothly flow into a typescript of the journal. Years later in the 1990s, when I was managing director of the Church Historical Department, a patriarch from California walked into the Church Archives. He was there for the purpose of donating his patriarchal blessings, which patriarchs do from time to time. But he brought with him a series of papers that had been recently given to him. And the staff saw what he had and brought them in to me, and I talked with him.
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This was his story. He said, “I’m in the movie industry in Southern California, and I have a friend who's also in the movie industry. I'm a Latter-day Saint; he is not. One day, he and his wife were looking through some old papers in their possession which they were about to throw away. As they were going through their old papers they found this stack, and they noticed the name Joseph Smith. And they immediately recognized that as a famous name, and they knew that Joseph Smith was a Latter-day Saint prophet. So the man came to me and said, ‘If we give you these old papers, what will you do with them?’” [The patriarch] said, “I told them that if they gave them to me I would take them to Salt Lake City, and I would donate them to the Church Archives. So that's what I've done,” he said.
Well, what he donated was Theodore Turley materials passed down through his daughter, Sarah, to this line of people who, the wife was probably a descendant. I don't know the name, that's been lost. But they eventually just walked into the Church History Library where they are today. It turned out to be, in Theodore Turley's handwriting, a personal history that he had drafted as a kind of prelude to his mission journal. And so we now have this personal history, which will be included in the [Theodore Turley] Papers, in which he describes his early life. [32:38]
Setting the record straight: Theodore Turley never had his own church. He was a lay preacher. [34:52] One of the things I hoped to do today was to explode some of the common myths that get repeated over and over again among family members and get repeated in the newsletter. So let me just tell you one right now. I hear family members all the time talk about Theodore having a church, because he was a Methodist preacher. Please throw that idea away! Theodore was a lay Methodist preacher, which meant he had a day job. And he did this on the side in the same way that Latter-day Saints have a day job and serve as bishops on the side. Theodore did not have a church per se. Methodism tended to be a circuit riding kind of frontier faith where the preachers moved from place to place and preached in different locations. So Theodore never had a church. We have no evidence that he ever had a church. [35:39]
Setting the record straight: Theodore Turley was not friends with the king, he didn’t make dies for English coins, and he never received a land patent or cattle from the king. He did, however, have a partnership in England that went bust. [35:40] Let me explode another myth. The red book containing the biography that was done by Ella Mae, who was a wonderful person. I knew her, spent long hours chatting with her. And the work that she did on that history was a pioneering work, one that she started when she was a secretary in the Religion Department at BYU and collected a lot of information. So she pulled together a lot of wonderful information, but some of it's wrong. She had an interview with, that she cited, an interview that had been done with Ernest Turley, a grandson. And in there he claimed that Theodore and his business partner had a contract to create dies to stamp English coins, and that partway through the process his partner ran off with the money, leaving Theodore with the bills. Then, according to Ernest, Theodore was a friend to the king, and the king took a liking to him, and gave him the option of moving to Canada and set him up with basically some land and a blooded herd of cattle.
How many of you heard that story before? That's simply not true, okay. It is not true.
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David and I, and Ann, have done a lot of research into Theodore’s business pursuits. He did have a stamping and piercing business in England. He was apprenticed to a master stamper and piercer, he learned that trade. So basically he could make dies to stamp coins. And I've been in Nauvoo and, with the Community of Christ people, have looked through the artifacts that were dug up on Theodore Turley’s property and there's a piece of metal showing round circles punched out of it. I don't know if they were buttons or coins or what he was making at the time, but clearly he continued to have that expertise.
Well, when he got to [Canada] we can trace his property ownership, and he does not go to a farm or ranch when he gets there, as you would suspect if he had a land patent from the king. We’ve done land research. He has no land patents from the king. So that idea is just simply not true. He also doesn't appear to have a blooded herd of cattle, okay. The first thing he does when he gets to York, which is the early name for Toronto, the first thing he does when he gets there is he sets up a business, and we have his business advertisements in the newspaper so we know exactly what type of business he was pursuing. Initially he had, Theodore Turley, “late from London,” had this business of doing anything with metal. So he would do blacksmithing, whitesmithing, he would sharpen hooks, he would sharpen spears for fisherman, and so on. He had a long list of things that he would do in the way of metal work. That was his first business. Then over time, as an entrepreneur, he starts to add other aspects to his business. He learns about pumps, and he learns about brass foundries, and he adds these elements to his business for a time.
And his shop was right downtown in Toronto. Ann and I walked to the location while we were there. Now it's in the middle of all these skyscrapers that go up. It would be the equivalent of, basically, Main Street and South Temple today. In Toronto, okay, it was right down the heart of York, which was then just a tiny, tiny little city. And he worked as this metal worker for years, and then finally he got enough capital in hand that he purchased some property in the Churchville area. And we can track his property ownership. We've got the property records. Ann and I visited locations there. There were other records I got back in the 70s and 80s at the Family History Library. We can track his property ownership. We've mapped it all out. We can show when he bought and sold pieces.
So please get rid of the idea that he was friends with the king. Highly unlikely story that someone in his social class would even possibly know the king. In the early 1980s I got a research grant as a student at BYU and sent a researcher to England who came back having investigated that story. He said, “You know, I asked around and they said that making coins was monopoly of the crown, and there's no way they would have jobbed that out to somebody like Theodore Turley.” So please, please do not repeat that story about Theodore being a friend of the king.
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Now that being said, we’ve learned something very interesting about Theodore. He apparently did have a business partner with whom he had a problem, William Lin[don]. And we've—David and I and Ann have found lots of newspaper articles in which Theodore, both in Birmingham and in London, announces to the world that he is willing to resolve all debts relating to their partnership. So we can show through the newspapers when the partnership was dissolved, and we show Theodore honorably, not trying to escape the debts, but honorably trying to pay those debts off while he is an England. So I think that is proof of the integrity of our ancestor, that despite the fact he had some kind of problem with his business partner, he advertised in Birmingham and London to pay off any debt that his business may have owed to anyone. I think that's, in many ways, an even better story than the one about the blooded herd of cattle and friend of the King. [41:07]
Setting the record straight: Photographs in early Nauvoo newspapers mislabel the first home built in that city as Theodore’s. The best image we have of buildings Theodore built is in a 1845 watercolor painting. [51:37] He paused in Nauvoo and built... not the very first home of any kind in Nauvoo, which some people mistakenly say. He built the first Latter-day Saint home. There were standing homes on the property when Joseph Smith bought it, but they were homes built by other people earlier. Theodore built the first Latter-day Saint home in Nauvoo.
Now, another myth I’d like to explode. A lot of family members find old Nauvoo newspapers with old photographs in them that say, “This is a picture of the Theodore Turley home.” None of those homes that are shown in early Nauvoo newspapers were Theodore's. These were homes that already existed at the time the Saints arrived there, and so people thought, “Well, these were the first homes, must’ve belonged to Theodore Turley.” Not true.
The best image we have of Theodore Turley’s home is in this [print of a painting] that David has brought. This is an image that you can buy at the Church History Museum. We acquired this [painting] when I was over the Church History Museum. We acquired this watercolor some years ago. This is General Joseph Smith Addressing the Nauvoo Legion, so this is near the end of Joseph Smith's life. [Full painting available at https://history.lds.org/media/campbellnauvoo]
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NORTH AMERICA Christian Wood Turley, Fort CENTRAL & Worth, Texas Mission, Spanish SOUTH AMERICA John and Ann Lewis, Yakima, speaking, presently serving Washington Mission President, (Christian – Steven – David – Mason Juhl, Chile Santiago East July 2015 – July 2018 (Ann – Lawrence – Edward – Isaac – Mission, March 2017 – March Grace – Ruby – Grace – Charlotte Theodore) 2019 (Mason – Gayle – Ella Mae – Theodore) – Wallace – Alma Rubin – Isaac Michael D. Sosa, Arkansas – Theodore) Tucker Dell Griner, Spokane, Bentonville Mission, November Washington Mission, presently 2015 – November 2017 Nathaniel Jobe Callens, Jr., serving (Tucker – Stacey – Erlene – (Michael – Barbara – Herbert – Panama City, Panama Mission, Leora – Alma Rubin – Isaac – Henry – Edward – Isaac – July 2017 – July 2019 Theodore) Theodore) (Nathaniel – Janelle – Luana – Harold – Edward – Isaac – Sandy and Orrin Olsen, Auburn, Benjamin John Klein, Cincinnati Theodore) Washington Mission YSA Institute Ohio Mission, August 2016 – leaders, March 2017 – September August 2018 (Benjamin – Denise – AFRICA, EUROPE & ASIA Marie – Lawrence – Edward – Nick & Irene Eastmond, Isaac – Theodore) Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Mission, January Britton Bettridge, Kentucky 2017 – July 2019 (Nick – Alberta – Louisville Mission, July 2016 – July Anna Priscilla – Isaac – Theodore) 2018 (Britton – Richard – Gerald – Frances – Frederick – Frederick – Trevor Richard James, Theodore) Adriatic North Mission, 2018 (Sandy – Monita – Fred – June 2016 – June 2018 (Trevor – Theodore Wilford – Isaac – Kyra Lee Turley, New York, New Byron – Mary – Viola – Isaac – Theodore) York South Mission, Spanish Isaac – Theodore) speaking, January 2017 – June David & Colleen Lee, Utah Salt 2018 (Kyra – Todd – Brent – Louenda & Vance Downs, Lake City Headquarters Mission, Harold – Edward – Isaac – Auckland New Zealand Mission, October 2016 – October 2017 Theodore) August 2017 – July 2019 (David – Nedra – Hyrum – Isaac – (Louenda – Louise – Lawrence – Theodore) Kathryn Hess Williams, Seminary Edward – Isaac – Theodore) & Institute Church Service Vance & Sidney Lee, Utah Salt Mission, presently serving Harold Emerson Turley IV Lake City Headquarters Mission, (Kathryn – Louise – Lawrence – (Drew), Thailand Mission, August 2016 – January 2018 Edward – Isaac – Theodore) August 2016 – August 2018 (Vance – Nedra – Hyrum – Isaac – (Drew – Harold III – Harold Jr. – Theodore) Harold Sr. – Edward – Isaac – Theodore)
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CALLING FOR FAMILY INFORMATION We want to share your news! Please contribute important experiences, announcements and pictures to be included in this newsletter. You may contact your family representative (page 4) or send an email directly to [email protected] with your name, address and Turley family line.
NEW – NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
A full archive of all Theodore Turley Family Organization newsletters are digitized and available online. They are in PDF format with recognizable text, so you can easily search for names or topics.
Follow this link to view the full archive starting from 1959: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2MhY5tEqCloZDF2dncxblIzZDA
If you have a copy of a past newsletter that is not included in this Google document library, please scan it and email it to [email protected] so that it can be added to this library and shared with the family.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Have you donated to the Theodore Turley Family Organization lately? What do you get if you donate to the Theodore Turley Family Organization? • The honor of being one of the select few to support our organization. We only have 30 paying members in an organization of over 1675 descendants. • Tax deductions. The Theodore Turley Family Organization is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible. • The option to support special projects that are of interest to you. Future projects can be anything you can imagine… online libraries, setting up a website, installing more headstones, photo preservation, family history research… the sky is the limit! • Paper copies of the newsletter mailed to you if you desire. There are currently 22 mail subscriptions and 1186 email subscriptions. • Benefiting from field trips and family gatherings across the country to meet extended family members in person. Are you ready to find a new friend?
So what can you spare today to help us advance our organization and reach our goals of sharing information and bringing the extended family together? Please donate whatever amount you are able. Everything helps!
Use the coupon on the back of the page to update your membership
Page 35 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS Return this form to Carolee Pyper at 595 Wilford Ave, Murray, UT 84107 or [email protected].
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WOODRUFF ARIZONA BOOK
Brenda Gardner Johnson created a book on the city of Woodruff, Arizona a few years ago and it is now being updated for publication. Unfortunately, Brenda passed away a few weeks ago, so her husband Glenn is finalizing the book and taking orders. Brenda was a good friend of Lucille Turley Layton. Floyd and Olive Turley will have bios and pictures in the book, and many other Turleys connected to Woodruff, AZ, along with a lot of Hatches, Brinkerhoffs, DeWitts, Gardners, etc. The book will be hardbound with around 600 pages – 170 historical, 370 biographical, plus an index. The targeted publication date is May 2018 at a cost of $45. The exact cost and timing of the publication will be determined by the amount of interest. Orders are being taken NOW – BEFORE it is printed, since it is too expensive to publish a lot of books in hopes someone wants one. Once orders are received, they will get an estimate from the printer and then reply back with the down payment needed. Please share this news!
Respond by April 15th via any of these methods to order your copy: • Email the Theodore Turley Family Organization at [email protected] • Email or call Kim Pence, who is helping with the project, at [email protected] or 801-787-6239 • Call Glenn Johnson at 928-524-3593
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