Sarah Charlotte Turner

Brief Life History of Sarah Charlotte

When Sarah Charlotte Turner was born on 18 May 1853, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, her father, James A Turner, was 28 and her mother, Mary Oyler, was 29. She married John Mitchell Todd on 4 December 1873, in Wellsville, Franklin, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Franklin Township, Franklin, Kansas, United States for about 30 years. She died on 1 August 1911, in Wellsville, Franklin, Kansas, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Wellsville, Franklin, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Mitchell Todd
1848–1935
Sarah Charlotte Turner
1853–1911
Marriage: 4 December 1873
Emma Viola Todd
1874–1965
James Henry Todd
1877–1974

Sources (10)

  • Sallie C Todd, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sarah E Turner, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Sarah C. Turner, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911" 1873

World Events (8)

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1863

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

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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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