Helen Belle Turner

Brief Life History of Helen Belle

When Helen Belle Turner was born on 13 March 1909, in Syracuse, Morgan, Missouri, United States, her father, Henry Clay Turner, was 38 and her mother, Lyda Brookbank, was 36. She married Ernest Schleicher on 12 January 1934, in Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, United States. She lived in Mill Creek Township, Morgan, Missouri, United States in 1920 and United States in 1966. She died on 13 September 1966, in Syracuse, Morgan, Missouri, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Syracuse, Morgan, Missouri, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Do you know Helen Belle? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Ernest Schleicher
1900–
Helen Belle Turner
1909–1966
Marriage: 12 January 1934

Sources (4)

  • Hellen Turner in household of H C Turner, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Helen Belle Turner, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Mrs Helen B Turner, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

Spouse and Children

World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1910 · The Mann Act

This Act makes engaging in transport of any woman for any immoral purpose, prostitution, illegal. Its primary intent was to address prostitution, immorality, and human trafficking, particularly where trafficking was for the purposes of prostitution.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.