Jesse Turner

Brief Life History of Jesse

When Jesse Turner was born on 17 October 1888, in Crockettsville, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States, his father, Alexander Turner, was 37 and his mother, Cordelia Deaton, was 33. He married Lillie Belle Burton on 25 December 1905, in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 4, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Magisterial District 2, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States for about 5 years. He died on 14 August 1972, in Perry, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Turner Cemetery, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Turner
1888–1972
Lillie Belle Burton
1885–1947
Marriage: 25 December 1905
Callie Turner
1906–1938
Alice Turner
1907–1981
Martha Turner
1911–1934
Ella Turner
1914–
Mary Lizzie Turner
1915–1916
Mima Jean Turner
1918–1987
John D Turner
1926–2000

Sources (21)

  • Jesse Turner, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Jessie Turner, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1907

Jerry Turner BIRTH 9 May 1904 DEATH 7 Sep 1907 (aged 3) BURIAL Turner Cemetery Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA MEMORIAL ID 40750991 · View Source

1910 · The BSA is Made

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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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