Monthly Archives: May 2019

Theodore Turley found in the Account Book of the Deseret Iron Company 1858-1859

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

A Trial Furnace: Southern Utah’s Iron Mission  Author Morris A. Shirts, Author Kathryn H. Shirts “Iron we need and iron we must have”—so said Brigham Young in 1855. Utah’s pioneers depended on it for survival. Necessities, such as nails, stoves, plows and sawmill … Continue reading →

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Life Sketch of Jane Barbour b. 20 May 1816, Scotland, wife of Frederick Barker

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

JANE BARBOUR JOHNSTON BARKER  (1816 – 1862) by LaDean L. Lee Jane was born 20 May 1816 at Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland and died 6 December 1862 in North Ogden, Weber, Utah. Her father was Peter Barbour born 24 November 1766 … Continue reading →

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Martin and Elizabeth Bushman comfort Julian Moses, May 1841, Lancaster County, PA

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Martin and Elizabeth Bushman lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  They were married there in 1827 and their first 7 children were born there.  In 1840, Mormon missionaries came through the area with news of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.  … Continue reading →

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Josephine Turley born 9 May 1898, Snowflake, AZ

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From the Journal of Journal of May Louise Hunt Larson vol. 1 [1898, Snowflake] May 5 I am 38 years old today. I ironed in the forenoon, and fixed baked potatoes, dried apple cobbler for dinner. Alof went with me to … Continue reading →

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Johann Leonhard Schott b. 5 May 1802, Grossgartach

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Johann Leonhard Schott, my 3rd Great-grandfather, was born 5 May 1802 in Grossgartach. Ann Laemmlen < Arthur Rudolf Laemmlen < Rudolf Laemmlen < Caroline Christiane Schott < Leonhard Heinrich Schott < Johann Leonhard Schott Below is the 10 October 1833 … Continue reading →

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June Adele Smith Harker b. 5 May 1922

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Unflinching Courage pp. 243-244 June Adele Smith was born May 5, 1922, at Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. She is the granddaughter of John and Lois A. Smith Bushman. At the age of eight she moved from Canada with her family to … Continue reading →

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Sarah Turley b. 1 Sept 1895, d. 5 May 1898, Snowflake, AZ

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Journal of May Louise Hunt Larson vol. 1 5 May 1898 I am 38 years old today. I ironed in the forenoon, and fixed baked potatoes, dried apple cobbler for dinner. Alof went with me to Relief Society meeting where I … Continue reading →

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John Bushman visits his mother, Elizabeth Degen Bushman 4 May 1878 in Lehi

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Maria Elizabeth Bushman Smith The Life Story of Our Mother By Derryfield N. Smith Published by the Maria E. B. and Silas D. Smith Family Association, Altamonte Springs, Florida, 1982, p. 24 In the spring of 1878 John Bushman was … Continue reading →

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Theodore Turley Captain and Lieutenant Colonel in the Nauvoo Legion 1841, 1843

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From the Encyclopedia of Mormonism: Nauvoo Legion Author: Flammer, Philip M. The Illinois legislative act of December 1840 that incorporated the city of Nauvoo also authorized creation of a military body or militia that came to be known as the … Continue reading →

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John Bushman sent from Lehi to Assist Poor Immigrants in their Trip to Utah, May 1862

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

In 1862 John Bushman was a young 19-year-old man ready for adventure.  He and other young men from Lehi were sent to help assist poor immigrants crossing the plains.  Here is an interesting account of their adventures: Lehi Centennial History … Continue reading →

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