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Thurber, Joseph Heber, 1858-1948

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1858 - 1948

Biography

Joseph Heber Thurber (1858-1948) was an inmate in the Utah Penitentiary (United States Penitentiary) in 1888.

Joseph Heber Thurber was born May 23, 1858, in Spanish Fork, Utah, to Albert King Thurber and Thirza Malvina Berry. He married Laura Ann Keeler on October 27, 1876, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He later lived in Idaho. Thurber was an inmate in the Utah Penitentiary (United States Penitentiary) in 1888. He died on July 26, 1948, in Dingle, Idaho.

Citation:
Photograph of Utah Penitentiary inmates, 1888 November 15 (Joseph Heber Thurber was an inmate in the Utah Penitentiary (United States Penitentiary) in 1888)

FamilySearch, March 14, 2023 (Joseph Heber Thurber was born May 23, 1858, in Spanish Fork, Utah, to Albert King Thurber and Thirza Malvina Berry. He married Laura Ann Keeler on October 27, 1876, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He later lived in Idaho. He died on July 26, 1948, in Dingle, Idaho)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Heber Thurber journal, 1886-1889

 Item — Folder 2: [Barcode: 31197232581139]
Identifier: MSS 8230
Scope and Contents Journal covers the dates November 2, 1886-August 9 1888. The first entry occurs in Greenwich, Utah when Joseph Heber Thurber (1858-1948) was charged with unlawful cohabitation. On December 27, 1886 Joseph Heber Thurber was officially sentenced 4 years in the Utah Penitentiary and a $500 fine for polygamy and an additional 6 months and $200 for unlawful cohabitation. He traveled straightway to the Utah Penitentiary on December 28, 1886. Though he was sentenced to over 4 years, he...
Dates: 1886-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8230, Stanley and Myron Thurber collection of Thurber family papers

Stanley and Myron Thurber collection of Thurber family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8230
Scope and Contents

Materials include Joseph Heber Thurber (1858-1948) journal detailing his conviction and time served for polygamy and unlawful cohabitation in the Utah Penitentiary. The journal entries are dated November 2, 1886-August 9, 1888. Collection also includes a 16 page biography of Annie C. Christensen Thurber (1866-1944), Joseph's second wife. The biography was typed in March 1939 by Alice K. Hatch, a historian at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.D.U.P.

Dates: 1886-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Stanley and Myron Thurber collection of Thurber family papers

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