Brief Life History of Joseph Orson
Joseph Orson Turley was born on 12 July 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. He married Elizabeth Lightner on 13 December 1865, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 29 December 1916, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (65)
- Joseph Orson Turley in entry for Lester Joseph Turley, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Joseph Turley in household of Theodore Turley, "United States Census, 1850"
- J O Turley in entry for Lester Joseph Turley and Nelle A Pendergast, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1845–1916 Male
1849–1927 Female
Children (8)
1866–1948 Female
1869–1944 Female
1872–1872 Male
1875–1934 Female
1877–1936 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1801–1871 Male
1812–1881 Female
Siblings (3)
1845–1916 Male
1852–1924 Male
1855–1872 Male
World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
Age 1
1865
Age 20
Name Meaning
Irish (Down): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Toirdealbhaigh, a patronymic from the personal name Toirdhealbhach, a personal name based on an Irish form of the Old Norse name Thórr ‘Thunder’ + the Gaelic word dealbhach ‘like, in the shape of’. Compare McCurley , from the lenited form of the same name.
Altered form of German Thurley, from a personal name formed with Old High German tiuri ‘dear, valuable’ + līh (?), related to Gothic leiks ‘body, shape’.
English (Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire): variant of Thurlow or Trillo .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Joseph Orson Turley b. 12 July 1845, Nauvoo
Joseph Orson Turley was the son of Ruth Jane Giles. He was born in Nauvoo 12 July 1845. He was later adopted by Theodore Turley. On 13 December 1865 Joseph married Elizabeth Lightner in Beaver, Uta …
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