Richard Lee Turner Jr

Brief Life History of Richard Lee

When Richard Lee Turner Jr was born on 30 October 1854, in Osage, Missouri, United States, his father, Richard Lee Turner Sr, was 27 and his mother, Mary Jane Tracey, was 25. He married Mary Magdalene Baker on 16 November 1884. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Linn Township, Osage, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. He died on 18 March 1936, in Linn, Osage, Missouri, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Richard Lee Turner Jr
1854–1936
Mary Magdalene Baker
1860–1948
Marriage: 16 November 1884
Paul E Turner
1886–1965
Elmerson Turner
1886–
Mary L Turner
1888–
Walter Grey Turner
1891–
Bessie L Turner
1894–1975
Amy Baker Turner
1896–1988
Carrie Opal Turner
1901–1987

Sources (13)

  • R L Turner, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Richard Turner, "Missouri Births, 1817-1939"
  • R. L. Turner, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"

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1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

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Name Meaning

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).

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

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