Monthly Archives: July 2016

Charlotte Amanda Bushman Sabey b. 31 July 1860, Lehi, Utah

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

     The Theodore Turley Family Book p. 479: Charlotte Amanda Bushman was born July 31, 1860 in Lehi, Utah. She was a daughter of Jacob and Charlotte Turley Bushman. She was married to John Sabey in the Endowment House … Continue reading →

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Jacob Bushman b. 27 July 1830 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This is farm country in West Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, near where my 2nd Great-Grandpa, Jacob Bushman was born on this day in 1830. Here is some information about the Bushman family in Lancaster County: In the spring of 1840 … Continue reading →

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Biological Sketch of Jacob Bushman

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

[This biographical sketch of the life of Jacob Bushman, written by his brother, Martin Benjamin Bushman ca. 1915, was found written in the Temple Record Book of their father, Jacob Bushman, pp. 12-15 ( FHL # 673266, item 11). It … Continue reading →

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Nauvoo: “The worst enemy we found here. . .”

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve spent a good deal of time in libraries and archives reading journals and histories of people who lived near where my ancestors lived.  Theodore Turley and his family lived in Nauvoo, where they were the Prophet Joseph Smith’s neighbors. … Continue reading →

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“Mr., what graveyard have you been robbing?”

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

During the spring and summer of 1839, the Saints gathered to Commerce, latter called Nauvoo, and settled on land purchased by the Church authorities. Theodore recorded: We arrived in Commerce, Illinois, in the Spring of 1839. It being a new … Continue reading →

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Archie Levon Bushman (19 July 1905-30 May 1967)

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Memory of daughter-in-law Betty M. Bushman – July 2014 Hi, grandchildren, Through the stories I send you, you are learning a little bit about your ancestors and seem to enjoy doing that. My story today is about an angel driving … Continue reading →

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Jacob Bushman’s 1851 Conversion to Mormonism Mentioned in this 1877 Lancaster Newspaper

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis
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Rudolf Laemmlen b. 13 July 1899, Grossgartach, Germany

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Happy Birthday to my handsome Grandpa, Rudolf Laemmlen.  Here are a few of my favorite photos of him:Rudolf’s school class.  He is the cute boy in the second row on the far left under the window. Wilhelm, Rudolf and Marie Laemmlen … Continue reading →

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Mary Ann Turley b. 13 July 1827, Toronto

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Mary Ann Turley Cook was the sister of my Great-great grandmother, Charlotte Turley Bushman.  Mary Ann lived in California much of her life.  Today we celebrate her birthday. The Theodore Turley Family Book, pp. 59-61 Mary Ann Turley Cook Mary … Continue reading →

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Ann Blygh Barker and the Seagulls

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Ann Blygh Barker was my 3rd Great-grandmother.  Her daughter, Jane Barker Durfee, future wife of Henry Dennison, told the following story about her mother, and the miraculous rescue of their crops. We had very hard times when we first came … Continue reading →

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