James E. Talmage (1862-1933) was a geology professor, author, and ecclesiastical leader in Utah.

James Edward Talmage was born Sept. 21, 1862 in Hungerford, England. Talmage received a diploma from the Brigham Young Academy Scientific Department in 1881, and then attended Lehigh University (1882-83), Johns Hopkins University (1883-1884), and Illinois Wesleyan University (1896). He taught at Brigham Young Academy before becoming president of the University of Deseret from 1894 to 1897. He was a professor of geology at the University of Utah from 1897-1907.

On June 14, 1888, Talmage married Merry May Booth, commonly called May. James and May Talmage had eight children together. One of their children, John Talmage, wrote a biography of his father, while Sterling B. Talmage became a geologist.

Talmage was ordained an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1911 and served in that capacity until his death in 1933. He also served as President of the European Mission of the Church from 1924-1928. In addition, he was the author of several books about his religion, including "Jesus the Christ," "The House of the Lord," "The Articles of Faith," and "The Great Apostasy."

James E. Talmage died in 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Merry May Booth Talmage (1868-1944) was an educator, suffragate, writer, editor in Utah and wife of Mormon apostle James E. Talmage.

Merry May Booth Talmage was born on September 29, 1868 in Alpine, Utah to Richard Thornton and Elise Edge Booth. At the age of sixteen, she attended Brigham Young Academy. Soon after graduating, she began a brief teaching career in Kaysville, Utah, before being engaged to marry her former professor at BYA, James E. Talmage. The couple married on June 14, 1888 in Manti, Utah, and they had eight children together.

May was a teacher in Kaysville, Utah and part of several educational organizations, including serving as vice president of the first Free Kindergarten Association in Utah. She was involved in the suffrage movement, serving on the executive board for the Utah Territorial Woman's Suffrage Association. In 1893 she went to Chicago and delivered a paper to the World's Congress of Women, and in 1906 she attended the Trennial of the National Council of Women in Toledo, Ohio.

In 1892, May was called as aid to the general board of the Young Woman Mutual Improvement Association. She was active in committees within this organization and served as editor of the "Young Woman's Journal." In 1925, May accompanied her husband and two children to England where Elder Talmage served as president of the European Mission until 1928. While in Europe, May helped in organizing and assisting the women of the Church of the various countries there, as well as the missionaries throughout Europe.

Merry May Booth Talmage died on April 6, 1944 in Ogden, Utah.

The James Edward Talmage (1862-1933) and Merry May Booth (1868-1944) family began with their marriage on June 14, 1888 in Manti, Utah. James E. Talmage was an educator, scientist, author, and Apostle. May Booth Talmage was an educator, suffragate, writer, editor, and mother.

The James Edward Talmage (1862-1933) and Merry May Booth (1868-1944) family began with their marriage on June 14, 1888 in Manti, Utah. They had eight children together, including Sterling, Paul, Zella (died as an infant), Elsie, James Karl, Lucile, Helen, and John. The family resided primarily in Salt Lake City, Utah.

James E. Talmage was an educator, teaching at Brigham Young Academy, LDS College, and the University of Utah. He was a world-reknowned scientist in geology, an acclamied orator and lecturer in the sciences and LDS religion, and authored several books on LDS doctrine. In 1911, Talmage was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and he presided over the European Mission from 1925-1928.

May Booth Talmage was a teacher, but spent most her time after marriage being a mother. However, she was also heavily involved in the Young Woman Mutual Improvement Association of the LDS Church, and was an active suffragate. She wrote poetry and literature, and served briefly as editor of the "Young Woman's Journal."