James Finch Turner

Brief Life History of James Finch

When James Finch Turner was born on 15 October 1841, in Lenham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Turner, was 22 and his mother, Mary Ann Finch, was 18. He married Ann Margetts on 16 January 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1854 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 22 August 1926, in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Midvale City Cemetery, Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Finch Turner
1841–1926
Ann Margetts
1846–1913
Marriage: 16 January 1864
James Thomas Turner
1864–1864
William Lorenzo Turner
1865–1937
Emma Turner
1867–1943
Henry Heber Turner
1869–1920
Brigham Turner
1872–1904
Stephen Turner
1874–1874
Elizabeth Ellen Turner
1875–1976
Joseph Edward Turner
1877–1957
Allis Mabel Turner
1880–1881
Hyrum Ike Turner
1882–1972
Ada Susanna Turner
1884–1960
Wilford Turner
1887–1887

Sources (36)

  • James Turner in household of James Turner, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Finch Turner - Church record: birth-name: James Finch Turner
  • James F. Turner, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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History of James Finch Turner

My grandfather, James Finch Turner, was born 15 October 1841, in Lenham, Kent, England. He was the son of James and Mary Ann Finch Turner. He had one brother, William, and a sister, Emma, who died as …

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