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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- Jesse Turner, "United States Census, 1940"
- Jessie Turner, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
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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
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
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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