Short sketch of the life of Thomas Shelley and Charlotte Elsmore : pioneers of American Fork, Utah, 1851
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. Thomas Shelley was born in England in 1822, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, married Charlotte Elsmore, and migrated to Utah in 1851. He worked as a farmer in American Fork and died in 1902. Charlotte Elsmore Shelley was born in 1828 in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, married Thomas Shelley, and migrated to Utah. She died in 1904. They had eight children.
Dates
- Creation: 1935
Creator
- Abel, Mary E. Shelley (Person)
- Shelley, George F., 1871-1969 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Short sketch of the life of Thomas Shelley and Charlotte Elsmore : pioneers of American Fork, Utah, 1851 must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Shelley was a historian for American Fork, Utah, and a writer of family histories. He was a son of Thomas and Charlotte Elsmore Shelley. The item was written with the aid of Mary E. Shelley Abel, a daughter of Thomas and Charlotte Elsmore Shelley.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reel 51 of the 920 microfilm collection.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Shelley, Thomas, 1822-1902 (Person)
- Shelley, Charlotte Elsmore, 1828-1904 (Person)
- Title
- Register of Short sketch of the life of Thomas Shelley and Charlotte Elsmore : pioneers of American Fork, Utah, 1851
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 1 April 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States