Sharon R. Chambers family papers
Scope and Contents
Contains copies of two books of Fuhriman family records such as birth, Mormon ordinances, marriage, and death. Includes information on Godfrey Fuhriman. Materials date from between 1885 and 1945.
Dates
- 1885-1945
Creator
- Chambers, Sharon R. (Sharon Rey), 1943- (collector, Person)
- Fuhriman, Godfrey, 1859-1920 (contributor, Person)
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 Sharon R. Chambers family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Sharon R. Chambers (born 1943) is a collector of family history.
Sharon R. Chambers was born Sharon Rey Fuhriman on September 30, 1943, in Ogden, Utah, to parents Rulon Leroy and Verda Marie Peterson Fuhriman. She graduated from Weber State College cum laude with a composit major in Speech and Theatre Arts, with a minor in Art with a Secondary Education credential. She taught for two years at Sand Ridge Junior High School in Roy, Utah.
On November 25, 1970, she married Jack Lloyd Chambers, and moved to Fresno, California. They have four children.
Chambers enjoys collecting and gathering family history. She currently lives in Fresno, California.
Biographical History
Godfrey Fuhriman (1859-1920) was an early Mormon pioneer in Utah.
Godfrey Fuhriman was born on June 15, 1859, in Durrenroth, Bern, Switzerland, to parents Jacob and Anna Barbara Loosli Fuhriman.
He married Bertha Mary Friedrick (1860-1895) on July 7, 1881, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and together they had six children; five months after her death, Godfrey married Elisabeth Fluckiger (1860-1936) on July 10, 1895, in Logan, Utah, and together they had three children.
Godfrey died on December 8, 1920, in Providence, Utah.
Extent
2 folders (0.2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Materials donated to repository by Sharon R. Chambers in 2014, descendant of the keepers of the family records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Sharon R. Chambers; 2014.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014.
- Title
- Register of Sharon R. Chambers family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Margaret Weddle
- Date
- 2014 July 31
- 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