Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Turner was born on 3 September 1846, in Richmond, McHenry, Illinois, United States, her father, George Turner, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Ann Reed, was 25. She married James A. Robbins on 10 December 1877, in Solon Mills, McHenry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Beaver Township, Cowley, Kansas, United States in 1910. She died on 31 December 1930, in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Bluff City Cemetery, Hanover Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Sarah A Turner, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Ann Robbins, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Sarah Turner, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: McHenry, Illinois, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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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