Simon Amos Turner

Brief Life History of Simon Amos

When Simon Amos Turner was born on 1 May 1869, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, his father, Rev. William Pinkney Turner, was 37 and his mother, Arletha Elizabeth Roberts, was 37. He married Hattie Stewart in 1890. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Saluda Township, Greenville, South Carolina, United States for about 60 years. He died on 13 October 1957, in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Simon Amos Turner
1869–1957
Hattie Stewart
1870–1912
Marriage: 1890
Leonard Houston Turner
1891–1928
Winnie Bell Turner
1893–1982
Elizabeth Lee Turner
1894–1973
Boyd Landrum Turner
1897–1969
Ollis M. Turner
1900–1955
Geneva Erie Turner
1905–
Glen M Turner
1907–
Ila Mae Turner
1907–2002
John Fred Turner
1910–1980

Sources (17)

  • Sion A Turner, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Simon Amos Turner, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
  • Simon A. Turner in entry for N. R. Turner, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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