Brief Life History of Peter Jones
When Peter Jones Turnbull was born in May 1849, in Warren, North Carolina, United States, his father, Peter Jones Turnbull Sr, was 46 and his mother, Catherine Adeline Maclin, was 42. He married Martha Pattie Carter Taylor on 15 October 1873, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Toisnot Township, Wilson, North Carolina, United States in 1880.
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- Peter J Turnbull in household of Peter J Turnbull, "United States Census, 1870"
- Peter J Turnbull, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- William Turnbull, "Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961"
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World Events (8)
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (Durham and Northumberland) and Scottish: occupational name for one who herds bulls, from Middle English turne-bole, a compound of Middle English t(o)urnen ‘turn, direct, steer’ + bul(l)e ‘bull’. Compare Bulman and Bullard.
Scottish (Roxburghshire): in the Scottish borderlands the name was either confused with or derived from Trumble .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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