Brief Life History of Clarence Franklin 'Frank'
Clarence Franklin 'Frank' Turner was born on 29 November 1872, in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States as the son of William Turner and Jenny Etters. He married Veda Viola Griffin on 30 November 1896, in Gaston, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States in 1957. He died on 27 January 1957, in River Bend Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
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- C F Turner, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Clarence Frank Turner - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Clarence Frank Turner
- C F Turner, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
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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