Brief Life History of Emmett F
When Emmett F Turner was born on 13 November 1842, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Orin A Turner, was 32 and his mother, Theda Frary, was 32. He married Cynthia A. Deem on 25 July 1866, in Henry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Clay, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Peterson Township, Clay, Iowa, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 27 January 1915, in Peterson, Clay, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Peterson, Clay, Iowa, United States.
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- Emmett F Turner, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- Emmett F Turner, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Emit F Turner, "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Clay, Iowa, United States
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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