Brief Life History of Nora Missouri
When Nora Missouri Turner was born on 5 April 1873, in Cedar City, Callaway, Missouri, United States, her father, Dr. Stephen Dodson Turner, was 42 and her mother, Missouri Patience Parsons, was 32. She married Alfred McWorkman Wade on 23 December 1891, in California, Moniteau, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Alliance Election Precinct, Box Butte, Nebraska, United States in 1900. She died on 18 August 1901, in Cole, Missouri, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Elston Cemetery, Elston, Cole, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Nora Wade in household of Mc W Wade, "United States Census, 1900"
- Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
- Nora Wade Turner, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1869–1943 Male
1873–1901 Female
Children (3)
1892–1978 Male
1895–1992 Female
1900–1975 Male
Parents and Siblings
1830–1898 Male
1840–1890 Female
Siblings (4)
1870– Male
1873–1901 Female
1878– Male
1883–1958 Male
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
Age 2
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 8
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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