Turley, Theodore

Biography

10 Apr. 18011–12 Aug. 1871.2 Mechanic, gunsmith, brewer, farmer, blacksmith, gristmill operator.3 Born at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.4 Son of William Turley and Elizabeth Yates.5 Associated with Methodism, by 1818.6 Married Frances Amelia Kimberley, 26 Nov. 1821, at Harborne, Staffordshire, England.7 Migrated to Upper Canada, 1825.8 Purchased land at Churchville, Chinguacousy Township, York Co. (later in Ontario), Upper Canada, 1834.9 Baptized into LDS church by Isaac Russell, 1 Mar. 1837, at Churchville.10 Ordained a priest, 24 Apr. 1837, in Churchville.11 Migrated from Upper Canada to Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, in Almon W. Babbitt company, July 1838.12 Member of Far West high council.13 Ordained a seventy by Heber C. Kimball, 22 Dec. 1838, in Far West.14 Appointed member of committee on removal from Missouri under Brigham Young, 29 Jan. 1839.15 Moved to Adams Co., Illinois, by May 1839.16 Accompanied Quorum of the Twelve on mission to Great Britain, 1839–1840.17 Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1841.18 Member of Nauvoo Legion, 1841.19 Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge.20 Ordained a high priest by George Miller, 24 Sept. 1843, in Nauvoo.21 Participated in plural marriage during JS’s lifetime.22 Admitted to Council of Fifty, 1 Mar. 1845.23 Elected trustee of town of Nauvoo, Apr. 1845.24 Left Nauvoo during exodus, Feb. 1846.25 Moved to Winter Quarters, unorganized U.S. territory (later in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska), by Nov. 1846.26 Member of Winter Quarters high council, 28 Nov. 1846.27 Arrived in Salt Lake Valley, 1849.28 Served colonizing mission to San Bernardino, Los Angeles Co., California, 1851.29 Appointed school commissioner, before 1853.30 Elected San Bernardino city treasurer, 1854.31 Appointed president of high council, 15 Mar. 1856.32 Returned to Utah Territory, 1857/1858.33 Moved to Washington, Washington Co., Utah Territory, by Dec. 1859.34 Died at Beaver, Beaver Co., Utah Territory.35

Links

• papers

• History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
• Affidavit from Wilson Law and Others, 4 January 1843
• Appendix: Missouri Extradition Attempt, 1842–1843, Selected Documents
• History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
• History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
• History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
• History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
• Journal, 1839
• Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
• Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
• Journal, March–September 1838
• Letter from Brigham Young and Willard Richards, 5 September 1840
• Letter from Brigham Young, 7 May 1840
• Letter from Heber C. Kimball, 9 July 1840
• Letter from John Taylor, 3 February 1841
• Letter to Robert D. Foster, 30 December 1839
• Letter to the Council of the Twelve, 15 December 1840
• Letterbook 2
• Minute Book 2
• Minutes, 6 May 1839
• Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 12 March 1842
• Resolution, 12 March 1842–A
• Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
• Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
• Times and Seasons, 16 May 1842