Brief Life History of Mary A
When Mary A Turner was born on 22 March 1838, in Mackville, Washington, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Turner, was 29 and her mother, Milly Sweeney Peter, was 19. She married Turner James DeBaun on 6 October 1855, in Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Washington, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died on 24 February 1870, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Cornishville, Mercer, Kentucky, United States.
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- Mary E Turner in household of Joseph Turner, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary A Turner, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mary A. Debaun, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (6)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
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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