George Albert Turner

Brief Life History of George Albert

When George Albert Turner was born on 30 November 1890, in Lago, Bingham, Idaho, United States, his father, John Radmore Turner, was 40 and his mother, Mary Ann Butler, was 32. He married Lillian Louisa Broadbent on 7 January 1918, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Lago, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Grace Election Precinct, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 6 April 1947, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Albert Turner
1890–1947
Lillian Louisa Broadbent
1892–1920
Marriage: 7 January 1918
Mamiko Lamar Turner
1919–1919
Lottie Louise Turner
1919–2006

Sources (52)

  • George Albert Turner in household of John R Turner, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • George A. Turner, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • George Albert Turner, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1895

China cedes Taiwan to Japan and permits Japan to trade in China.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

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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George Albert Turner, memorial in findagrave.com

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14057430 Birth: Nov. 30, 1890 Bannock County Idaho, USA Death: Apr. 6, 1947 Idaho Falls Bonneville County Idaho, USA Family links: Spouse: Lil …

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