Brief Life History of Hester Mariah
When Hester Mariah Turner was born on 3 February 1849, in Grundy, Missouri, United States, her father, Rev James Turner, was 40 and her mother, Jane Nordyke, was 35. She married John Daniel Boon on 4 February 1869, in Livingston, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Jefferson Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Sampsel, Livingston, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 30 June 1928, in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, United States.
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- Hester M Turner in household of James Turner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hester A. Turner, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Hester Mariah Turner Boone, "Find a Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
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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