Monthly Archives: November 2016

History of Lehi published in 1913 biographies of Martin, Martin Benjamin and John Bushman

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here are some wonderful histories about our Bushman ancestors.  The text from History of Lehi’s Biographical Section are below. MARTIN BUSHMAN Martin Bushman was born April 1, 1802, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Abraham and Esther … Continue reading →

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Emma Wootton Kirkham b. 28 Nov 1852, Eaton Bray

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

EMMA WOOTTON KIRKHAM by her daughter, Wanda Kirkham, 1960 Emma Wootton was born at Sumersley, Eaton Bray, Berkshire, England on November 28, 1852 to Thomas and Ruth Smuin Wootton. [Her mother, Ruth, was my 2nd Great-grandpa John’s sister.] At the … Continue reading →

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Hetty Ann Barbara Bushman b. 28 Nov 1845, Nauvoo, d. 19 Oct 1846, Iowa

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

On this day in 1846, Hetty Bushman, was born in Nauvoo.  She was the sister of Jacob Bushman, who was 15 when she was born. Below is the entry made in their father’s Family Bible: Little Hetty died 11 months … Continue reading →

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Luise Christina Böhringer b. 26 November 1806, Neckarwestheim

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

My 3rd Great-grandma, Luise Christina Böhringer was born on this 26th day of November in 1806 in Neckarwestheim, about half an hour from Leingarten (Grossgartach) where her husband, Johann Leonhart Schott was born and raised.  He was 31 and she … Continue reading →

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Isaac Turley b. 22 November 1837, Churchville, Upper Canada

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

The Theodore Turley family were living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the time of Isaac Turley’s birth, 22 November 1837. Soon after his birth, the family were converted to Mormonism through the efforts of Parley P. Pratt, Isaac Russell, and … Continue reading →

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Elias Albert Bushman, Missionary to Southern California 1896-97

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 2, p.284 Bushman, Elias Albert, an alternate member of the High Council in the Alpine Stake of Zion, is a son of Martin Bushman and Elizabeth Deagek [Degen] and was born Dec. 6, 1849, … Continue reading →

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Alvin Hope Turley 13 Nov 1855-29 May 1872

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

ALVIN HOPE TURLEY by Mary Ann Turley Clements Alvin Hope Turley was born November 13, 1855 in San Bernardino, California. He was the youngest of Theodore Turley’s children, born to Theodore’s fifth wife, Ruth Jane Giles. Theodore and Ruth were … Continue reading →

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George Smuin b. 11 Nov 1844, Eaton Bray

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

George’s older brother, John Smuin b. 1820, is my 2nd Great-grandpa. BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE SMUIN (1844-1913) PIONEER OF 1864 Arrived in Salt Lake City, 6 December 1864. (Ralph Dewey Smuin was a great admirer of his father, George Smuin. For … Continue reading →

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“We done the best we could.” Martin and Elizabeth Bushman bury their daughter Elizabeth on the trail.

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

On 1 April 1843, Jacob Bushman penned the following in his autobiography: We traded off one of our horses for a yoke of oxen and started for Council Bluff with six sick children, all in one wagon, all down with … Continue reading →

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John Dean Lewis d. 6 November 2001, Orem, Utah

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Obituary: John Dean Lewis Published: Thursday, Nov. 8 2001 John Dean Lewis, age 85, passed away November 6, 2001, at home, surrounded by loving family members. John was born Oct. 22, 1916, in Spanish Fork, UT, the youngest of four … Continue reading →

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