Samuel Stephen Turnbow

Brief Life History of Samuel Stephen

When Samuel Stephen Turnbow was born on 30 August 1854, in Farmington, Graves, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Turnbow, was 56 and his mother, Minerva Elizabeth "Bettie" Goodman, was 28. He married Mary F. "Mollie" Howard on 22 February 1875, in Graves, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Graves, Kentucky, United States for about 50 years and Lynnville, Graves, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He died on 6 August 1927, in Farmington, Graves, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Antioch Church, Graves, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Stephen Turnbow
1854–1927
Mary F. "Mollie" Howard
1855–1939
Marriage: 22 February 1875
Minnie Wilmouth Turnbow
1877–1970
Alie Bills Turnbow
1878–1880
John Tracy Turnbow
1880–1956
William Houston Turnbow
1882–1931
Albert Jefferson "Pat" Turnbow
1884–1967
Ruby Pearl Turnbow
1885–1911
Bessie Ophelia Turnbow
1888–1979
Frederick Anderson Turnbow
1892–1965
Edward Morgan Turnbow
1896–1940

Sources (16)

  • S S Turnbow, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Sam S. Turnbow, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955"
  • Sam S Turnbow in entry for Albert Jefferson Turnbow, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866

Historical Boundaries 1866: Graves, Kentucky, United States

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Alsatian Dürrenbach: habitational name from Dürrenbach in Bas-Rhin (Alsace, France), a placename meaning ‘dry stream’. Compare Turnbaugh , Turnbo , Turnbough , and Turnpaugh .

Possibly also an Americanized form of German Dürnbach (see Durnbaugh ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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