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Turley, Theodore
Biography
10 Apr. 1801–12 Aug. 1871. Mechanic, gunsmith, brewer, farmer, blacksmith, gristmill operator. Born at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Son of William Turley and Elizabeth Yates. Associated with Methodism, by 1818. Married Frances Amelia Kimberley, 26 Nov. 1821, at Harborne, Staffordshire, England. Migrated to Upper Canada, 1825. Purchased land at Churchville, Chinguacousy Township, York Co. (later in Ontario), Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Isaac Russell, 1 Mar. 1837, at Churchville. Ordained a priest, 24 Apr. 1837, in Churchville. Migrated from Upper Canada to Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, in Almon W. Babbitt company, July 1838. Member of Far West high council. Ordained a seventy by Heber C. Kimball, 22 Dec. 1838, in Far West. Appointed member of committee on removal from Missouri under Brigham Young, 29 Jan. 1839. Moved to Adams Co., Illinois, by May 1839. Accompanied Quorum of the Twelve on mission to Great Britain, 1839–1840. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1841. Member of Nauvoo Legion, 1841. Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. Ordained a high priest by George Miller, 24 Sept. 1843, in Nauvoo. Participated in plural marriage during JS’s lifetime. Admitted to Council of Fifty, 1 Mar. 1845. Elected trustee of town of Nauvoo, Apr. 1845. Left Nauvoo during exodus, Feb. 1846. Moved to Winter Quarters, unorganized U.S. territory (later in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska), by Nov. 1846. Member of Winter Quarters high council, 28 Nov. 1846. Arrived in Salt Lake Valley, 1849. Served colonizing mission to San Bernardino, Los Angeles Co., California, 1851. Appointed school commissioner, before 1853. Elected San Bernardino city treasurer, 1854. Appointed president of San Bernardino high council, 15 Mar. 1856. Returned to Utah Territory, 1857/1858. Moved to Washington, Washington Co., Utah Territory, by Dec. 1859. Died at Beaver, Beaver Co., Utah Territory.
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- Statement of Account from Theodore Turley, 2 April 1844
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 March 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 16 May 1842
- Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Account of Meeting and Discourse, circa 16 February 1841
- Account, 1 September 1844–September 1846 [ Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Appendix 4: Council of Fifty, Roll, 22 April 1845–27 December 1846
- Bill to Incorporate the Church, 14 December 1840
- Claim from Theodore Turley, 27 October 1843
- Claim from Theodore Turley, circa 26 September 1842
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- Deed to Theodore Turley, 25 January 1844
- Discourse, 13 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 2 July 1839, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff–A
- Discourse, 23 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, circa 16 February 1841
- Docket Entry, circa 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Henry G. Sherwood, Account Book, November 1839–June 1844, November 1844
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–B
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A, State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus, State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus, and State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B
- Joseph Smith’s Store Daybook A, January–July 1842
- Journal, 1839
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Letter from Brigham Young and Willard Richards, 5 September 1840
- Letter from Brigham Young, 7 May 1840
- Letter from Heber C. Kimball and Others, 25 May 1840
- Letter from Heber C. Kimball, 9 July 1840
- Letter from John Taylor, 3 February 1841
- Letter to Edward Partridge and the Church, circa 22 March 1839
- Letter to Isaac Galland, 11 September 1839
- Letter to Oliver Granger, 26 January 1841
- Letter to Quorum of the Twelve, 15 December 1840
- Letter to Robert D. Foster, 30 December 1839
- Letter to Vilate Murray Kimball, 2 March 1841
- Letterbook 2
- Marriage Certificate for James Fields and Jane Wilson, 24 February 1843
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes, 11 February 1843
- Minutes, 12 December 1843
- Minutes, 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 12 March 1842
- Minutes, 15 January 1842
- Minutes, 15 March 1841
- Minutes, 25 February 1843
- Minutes, 26 September 1842
- Minutes, 29 April 1844
- Minutes, 29 April 1844, Extract, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Minutes, 6 May 1839
- Minutes, 8 February 1845
- Minutes, 8 February 1845, Draft
- Minutes, 8 June 1844
- Minutes, 8 June 1844, Extract, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Minutes, 8 March 1841
- Minutes, 9 March 1844
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 20 May 1843
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 8 July 1843
- Miscellaneous Notes [21–23 June 1844]
- Motion, 12 March 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–March 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger
- Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, February 1841–October 1844
- Nauvoo Marriage Record, February 1842–January 1846
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book B, 1843–1846
- Ordinances, 30 January 1843
- Pay Order, Daniel Spencer and Willard Richards to William Clayton for Orson Pratt and Others, 10 February 1845
- Pay Order, Daniel Spencer and Willard Richards to William Clayton for Orson Pratt and Others, 10 February 1845, Draft
- Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Elijah Fordham and Others, 15 December 1843
- Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Theodore Turley and John S. Higbee, 13 June 1844
- Pay Order, Wilson Law to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Theodore Turley, 26 September 1842
- Petition from Nauvoo Legion, 9 September 1843
- Petition to George O. Tompkins, between 9 and 15 March 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Poll Record, Nauvoo Legion, 13 August 1842
- Proposed Plan for a Moot Organization and Congress, 6 February 1844
- Report from William Clayton, 5 November 1842
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Revised Minutes, circa 17 June 1844, Partial Draft
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
- Testimonies, 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book B
- Tithing Daybook B
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, between circa 12 and 20 June 1844, Draft [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trial Report, between circa 12 and 20 June 1844, Partial Draft [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trustees Land Book A, 11 September 1839–30 April 1842
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Justin Butterfield Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Gender
- Male