Monthly Archives: November 2017

Eugene B. Lundquist b. 30 Nov 1907, d. 16 Dec 2002

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

In the spring of 1977 I took my first road trip to Utah with my parents.  I was preparing to graduate from Reedley High School and was planning on going to BYU in the fall.  We went to visit the … Continue reading →

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George Albert Turley b. 28 November 1878, died at age 29, 26 February 1908, Colonia Garcia, Mexico

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

  The Theodore Turley Family Book, pp. 257-259 The following was written by Isaac Turley, Jr. (1888-1977) half brother to George: George Albert Turley was born November 29, 1878 in Snowflake, Arizona. He was the ninth child of his parents, … Continue reading →

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The Colonia Garcia School where George Albert Turley and Ida Belle Farnsworth attended, abt. 1894, Mexico

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

George Albert Turley was born in Snowflake, AZ on 28 November 1878.  In 1885, when George seven, his parents were called, along with many others, to move to Old Mexico, District of Galeana, in the Casas Grandes Valley. They first … Continue reading →

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Theodore Turley Marries Frances Kimberley 26 November 1821, Harborne, Staffordshire, England

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Harborne in the County of  Staffordshire in the Year 1821. Theodore Turley of this Parish, Bachelor and Frances Kimberley of this Parish, Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of Parents … Continue reading →

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Elsa Schafer 1912 Passport, 23 November 1917 Declaration of Intention, 1918 Alien Registration Card and Resident Permit

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

My Grandma Elsa Schaefer, who was born in Grossgartach, Germany in 1895, came by herself to America in 1912 when she was 17 years old. One of the things I’m thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day is a brave young … Continue reading →

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Harold Emerson Turley, b. 22 November 1911, Colonia Juarez, Mexico

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

The Theodore Turley Family Book, pp. 310-314 I was born in Colonia Juarez, Mexico, Nov. 22, 1911, the son of Edward Franklin and Ida Elizabeth Eyring Turley. It was at a time when Mexico was in turmoil. There were several … Continue reading →

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Isaac Turley Saved From Indians’ Arrows

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

     Isaac Turley was born 22 November 1837 in Churchville, Canada.  He died in Colonia Juarez, Mexico 3 December 1908. Theodore Turley Book, p. 91 On one occasion, an Indian shot an arrow through Isaac’s ear, slitting it in … Continue reading →

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William Barker b. 26 Dec 1833, d. 19 Nov 1902, Pleasant View, Utah

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

William Barker is my 2nd Great-grandfather.  He died on this day in 1902. The Standard, Ogden, Utah, Friday Evening, November 21, 1902 William Barker, one of the early settlers of Weber County, died at his home in Pleasant View, of … Continue reading →

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Poems from Henry Clegg and his wife, Ann Lewis Clegg, November 1857

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This acrostic[1] poem was composed by Henry Clegg for his wife, Ann Lewis Clegg, while he was stationed in Echo Canyon, during the time Johnston’s Army was advancing on Utah in 1857-1858.  Henry married Ann Lewis in Salt Lake on … Continue reading →

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Jacob Bushman 1871 Mission to Pennsylvania

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah p. 785: BUSHMAN, JACOB (son of Martin Bushman and Elizabeth Degen), Born July 27, 1830, in Lancaster county, Pa. Came to Utah October, 1851. Married Charlotte Turley March 2, 1857, San Bernardino, Cal. … Continue reading →

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