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American Fork (Utah) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with George F. Shelley

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 4
Scope and Contents

Interview by Hollis Scott with George F. Shelley, farmer and teacher, concerning his experiences at Brigham Young Academy, 1888-1890, and later activities as a school teacher. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1965

Short sketch of the life of Thomas Shelley and Charlotte Elsmore : pioneers of American Fork, Utah, 1851

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340520]
Identifier: MSS 2465
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: 1935