Harry Chadburn Turner

Male4 September 1925–27 March 1992

Brief Life History of Harry Chadburn

When Harry Chadburn Turner was born on 4 September 1925, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, his father, Archie Oliver Turner, was 27 and his mother, Juanita LaVonne Strong, was 20. He married Jeanette Donna Johnson on 16 December 1944, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 27 March 1992, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Harry Chadburn Turner
1925–1992
Jeanette Donna Johnson
1925–2005
Marriage: 16 December 1944
Lezlie Noel Turner
1947–2008

Sources (8)

  • H Chad Turner, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Harry Chadburn Turner, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
  • Harry Chadburn Turner, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 December 1944Los Angeles, California, United States

    • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1927

    Age 2

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

    Age 9

    Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 19

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    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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    Story Highlight

    Super fun Grandpa!

    He always seemed so jolly! I loved his voice as it would crackle with that happy sound. I could feel his love for me and it seemed like he felt the same for others. Even as his memory started to go I …

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