Brief Life History of Albert Ernest
When Albert Ernest Turner was born on 6 September 1886, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Edward W. "Ned" Turner, was 36 and his mother, Emma Frances Mayson, was 34. He married Ora Aliene Smith in 1906. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Greenwood, South Carolina, United States in 1935 and Ninety-Six Township, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 25 August 1948, in Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Good Hope Church, Saluda, South Carolina, United States.
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- Albert Turner, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mr Turner - Published information: birth-name: Mr Turner
- Albert Ernest Turner, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
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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