Isaac Jefferson Turnbow

Brief Life History of Isaac Jefferson

When Isaac Jefferson Turnbow was born on 8 October 1863, in Farmington, Graves, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Turnbow, was 65 and his mother, Minerva Elizabeth "Bettie" Goodman, was 37. He married Mary Minerva “Mollie” Page before 1888, in Farmington, Graves, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Graves, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 27 August 1905, in Farmington, Graves, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Antioch Church, Graves, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Jefferson Turnbow
1863–1905
Mary Minerva “Mollie” Page
1869–1952
Dona Elizabeth Turnbow
1888–1889
Randall Turnbow
1902–
Ernest Herschel Turnbow
1890–1905
Ethel Belle Turnbow
1893–1976
Tenison Turnbow
1895–
Neva M. Turnbow
1896–1905
Nona Eunice Turnbow
1898–
Nellie Obedience Turnbow
1902–1905

Sources (4)

  • Isaac J Turnbow, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Isaac Jefferson Turnbow, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Isaac Turnbow in household of John Turnbow, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Alsatian Dürrenbach: habitational name from Dürrenbach in Bas-Rhin (Alsace, France), a placename meaning ‘dry stream’. Compare Turnbaugh , Turnbo , Turnbough , and Turnpaugh .

Possibly also an Americanized form of German Dürnbach (see Durnbaugh ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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