Steven Alfred Turner

Brief Life History of Steven Alfred

When Steven Alfred Turner was born on 20 October 1952, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, his father, Marshall Hughes Turner, was 38 and his mother, Elenor Delores Stensby, was 35. He had at least 1 son. He died on 17 October 2006, in Promontory, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in West Point Memorial Cemetery, West Point, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Steven Alfred Turner
1952–2006
Adam Stensby Turner
1978–2004

Sources (21)

  • Stephan Turner in household of Marshal Turner, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Steven Alfred Turner, "California, Birth Index, 1905-1995"
  • Steven, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

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World Events (8)

1953 · Grizzly Bear Becomes State Animal

The California grizzly bear became designated as the state animal in 1953.

1960 · The Anasazi State Park

Anasazi State Park features the ruins of an ancient village known as the Coombs Village Site.

1967 · The Twenty-Fifth Amendment

The Twenty-fifth Amendment clarifies that when a President can't fulfill his role as President, the Vice President becomes President. He may do so only If the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office.

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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