Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Turner was born on 18 December 1839, in Xenia, Greene, Ohio, United States, her father, Joseph Turner, was 31 and her mother, Phoebe J Shepherd, was 26. She married Lewis Jones about 1855. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Rockbridge, Richland, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years and Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years. She died on 27 September 1920, in Richland, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Richland Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Hannah Breese, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hannah Turner - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Hannah Turner
- Hanah Jones, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
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1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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