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James Turner 1755 – 1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1755

Birth Location: Yadkin Valley, Caldwell, North Carolina

Death Date: 10 Sep 1834

Death Location: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri

Father: Thomas Turner

Mother: Catherine Smith

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jesse Turner

In 1755, James Turner Sr entered the world in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell, North Carolina, born to Thomas Turner and Catherine Smith. James Turner Sr had children including Jesse M. Turner. James Turner Sr passed away in 1834 in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1755, James Turner Sr entered the world in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell, North Carolina, born to Thomas Turner and Catherine Smith.
  • James Turner Sr had children including Jesse M. Turner.
  • James Turner Sr passed away in 1834 in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Turner
1734 – 1822
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia
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Catherine Smith
1735 – 1783
Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Turner
1787 – 1862
Birth Location: Madison, KY
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James Turner's Ancestors

Self
James Turner
1755 – 1834
Birth Place: Yadkin Valley, Caldwell, North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Turner
1734 – 1822
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Catherine Smith
1735 – 1783
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
John ((William?) Turner Sr (Revolutionary) War)
1705 – 1764
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
John Smith
1698 – 1772
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Rebecca (Anna Catherine) Andriesen
1699 – 1785
Dutch Kills, Queens Co., Long Island, New York Colony
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Turner's Descendants

1.
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James Turner (21 Nov 1755 – 10 Sep 1834)
  1. 1. Jesse (M.) Turner (1787 – 15 SEP 1862) m. Mary Henderson (1810 – JUN 1889)
    1. 1. Thomas (P.) Turner (May 1839 – Bef. 1910) m. Sarah (H) Murphy (1846 – Bef. 1900)
      1. 1. Mary Turner (Abt 1862 – 15 Jul 1936)
      2. 2. William (R.) Turner (Abt 1864 – )
      3. 3. Susan Turner (Abt 1868 – )
      4. 4. Ida (E.) Turner (Abt 1871 – 26 Jul 1960)
      5. 5. James (M) Truner (30 Apr 1873 – 1943) m. Mary (Addie Isabel) Rainey (22 Jan.1876 – 15 June 1968)
        1. 1. Presley (Jackson) Turner (19 Sep 1903 – Nov 1974) m. Elizabeth (Jewel) Paddock (15 Feb 1910 – 15 January 1991)
        2. 2. Charles (Lee "Jack") Turner (13 May 1908 – 18 Oct 1973)
        3. 3. Ruby (Louise) Turner (22 Jun 1911 – 17 Aug 2014)
        4. 4. James (Milton) Turner (20 SEP 1915 – 16 FEB 1998)
      6. 6. Capitone Turner (Abt 1875 – 23 Oct 1944)
      7. 7. Lionie Turner (Abt 1877 – )
      8. 8. Turner (Apr Abt 1880 – 19 Dec 1945)

James Turner's Timeline

2 Records

1755
21 Nov 1755
Birth of James Turner Sr in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell, North Carolina
Yadkin Valley, Caldwell, North Carolina
1834
10 Sep 1834
Age 79
Death of James Turner Sr in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1755
    Event Place: Yadkin Valley, Caldwell, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1834
    Event Place: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
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