Anna Queen Turner

Female6 February 1875–20 January 1939

Brief Life History of Anna Queen

When Anna Queen Turner was born on 6 February 1875, in Iowa, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Turner, was 27 and her mother, Antonette Murphy, was 19. She married Samuel M. Strain on 26 June 1895, in Hardin, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Warren Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Greensburg, Washington Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States in 1930. She died on 20 January 1939, in Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel M. Strain
1867–
Anna Queen Turner
1875–1939
Marriage: 26 June 1895
Cpl. Benjamin Turner Strain
1896–1918
Mary Opal Strain
1898–1964
Edna Strain
1899–1980
Rosanell Strain
1901–1944
Raymond Gessinger
1907–1994

Sources (15)

  • Annie L Turner in household of Benj F Turner, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Anna Turner, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Anna Turner Strain, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 June 1895Hardin, Iowa, United States

    • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

    Age 1

    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    1884 · There is now a Capital Building

    Age 9

    The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 21

    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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