John" Little John" Turner

1813–1885 (Age 71)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

The Life of John" Little John"

When John" Little John" Turner was born on 9 August 1813, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, his father, Elias Turner, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Price, was 24. He married Annie Irene Goss on 19 November 1835, in Lumpkin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Dawson, Georgia, United States in 1860 and District 830, Dawson, Georgia, United States in 1880. He died on 6 June 1885, in Amicalola, Dawson, Georgia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John" Little John" Turner
1813–1885
Annie Irene Goss
1814–1900
Marriage: 19 November 1835
Martha A. Turner
1836–1861
William Marion Turner
1838–1917
Sarah C. Turner
1839–1931
Malinda E. Turner
1841–1897
John Wilson Turner
1843–1922
Benjamin Jackson Turner
1844–1888
Mary Irene Turner
1848–1919
Nathaniel Washington Turner
1849–1905
Berry Benson Turner
1852–1914
Andrew C Turner
1853–1868
Millicent Louisa Turner
1856–1936

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
19 November 1835
Lumpkin, Georgia, United States
children

(11)

  • Martha A. Turner

    Female1836–1861Female

  • William Marion Turner

    Male1838–1917Male

  • Sarah C. Turner

    Female1839–1931Female

  • Malinda E. Turner

    Female1841–1897Female

  • John Wilson Turner

    Male1843–1922Male

+6 More Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Elias Turner

    Male1784–1850Male

  • Sarah Price

    Female1789–1857Female

siblings

(10)

+5 More Children

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 6

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
1822 · Slave Rebellion

Age 9

"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."
1832 · The Black Hawk War

Age 19

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

1 English and Scottish: occupational name for a maker of objects of wood, metal, or bone by turning on a lathe, from Anglo-Norman French torner (Old French tornier, Latin tornarius, a derivative of tornus ‘lathe’). The surname may also derive from any of various other senses of Middle English turn, for example a turnspit, a translator or interpreter, or a tumbler.2 English: nickname for a fast runner, from Middle English turnen ‘to turn’ + ‘hare’.3 English: occupational name for an official in charge of a tournament, Old French tornei (in origin akin to 1).

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • John Turner, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Turner, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Turner, "United States Census, 1840"

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