Monthly Archives: February 2016

Frederick Turley b. 23 May 1832, d. 24 Feb. 1875

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Frederick Turley was a brother to my Great-Great Grandmother, Charlotte Turley.  In a letter from Dr. Joseph Soll Turley, we learn this about Frederick, son of Theodore and Frances Turley: “His son Frederick had three daughters: Amelia, who was tall … Continue reading →

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Remembering Mary Ann Pain Holt Barker, died 22 Feb. 1916, 100 years ago today

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

   One hundred years ago today my 2nd Great-Grandma died in Ogden, Utah. Obituary from the The Ogden Standard/Examiner, 23 Feb 1916: Mrs. Mary Ann Barker died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah E. Taylor, 84_, Washington … Continue reading →

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Isaac Turley Letter, 20 February 1887

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

A copy of a letter written from “Casas grandus, Mexico,” on Febuary 20, 1887, by Isaac Turley to “William, Greenwood and Ann or Father and Mother Greenwood” was published in the May 1999 Theodore Turley Family Newsletter on page 5. … Continue reading →

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Martin Benjamin Bushman (b. 1841) Autobiography

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here is an interesting study of two accounts of an autobiography written by Martin Benjamin Bushman in 1925 when he was 84 years old.  This first one seems to be a transcription of the original.  It begins in third person, … Continue reading →

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Martin Benjamin Bushman b. 5 Feb 1841

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This is a copy of the edited diary of John Bushman, which was copied by himself from the original diaries into a large journal during the later years of his life.  The book from which this typewritten copy was made … Continue reading →

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