When Myrtle Anna Turner was born on 17 August 1882, in Oregon Township, Cass, Illinois, United States, her father, John William Turner, was 39 and her mother, Emeline Stout, was 37. She married James Edward Garver on 19 January 1902, in Coles, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Long Beach Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died in May 1977, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 94.
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Historical Boundaries: 1906: Walworth, South Dakota, United States
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English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.
English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .
English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).
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