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John Harvey Turnbull (1830 - 1915)

John Harvey Turnbull
Born in Lochcarron, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Died at age 84 in Elmira, Stark, Illinois, United Statesmap
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John Turnbull was born in Scotland.

John Harvey was born on 22 September 1830 at Lochcarron, Ross-shire, Scotland[1]. He was the fourth son of William Turnbull and Mary Harvey.

In 1841 he was living with his parents, William (a shepherd aged about 40) and Mary (about 35), and ten siblings - Robert (15) and George (15), both shepherds, James (14), Helen (13), Elizabeth (11), Alexander (8), Margaret (7), Stephana (5), William (3) and Thomas (1) at at Corivinie, Lochcarron, Ross-shire[2]. He was aged 10.

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John Turnbull migrated from Scotland to United States.
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The family emigrated to the United States in 1849 leaving from Glasgow[3]. They settled at Elmira, Stark, Illinois where his two uncles Robert and John had previously settled. In 1850 he was living with his parents, William (a farmer aged 53) and Mary (50), and his three unmarried siblings - Stephana (14), William (12) and Thomas (10), brother Robert (a farmer aged 28), his wife Betsey (aged 22) and their daughter Isabella J (4 months), and brother James (a farmer aged 25), his wife Ann (24) and their daughter also Isabella (5 months) at Stark, Stark, Illinois[4]. He was a farmer aged 19 and born in Scotland as was everyone except the two babies.

John married Mary Armstrong on 5 February 1858 at Stark, Illinois[5]. They had seven children.

  1. Margaret M (1858 -1905)
  2. Andrew Oliver (1861 - 1924)
  3. Hannah E (1863 - 1881)
  4. Mary Sophia (1866 - 1943)
  5. Martha E (Mattie) (1868 - 1887)
  6. William Nathaniel (1870 - )
  7. Francis Alexander (1873 - 1874)

In 1960 he was a farmer aged 29 living with his wife Mary (24) and daughter Margaret (1) at Branly, Bureau, Illinois[6]. His real estate was worth $350 and his personal estate $725.

By 1870 he had moved and was living with his wife Mary (keeping house aged 35), five children Margaret (11), Andrew O (9), Hannah E (7), Mary S (5) and Martha (2) - and Walter Armstrong (Mary's brother and a farmhand aged 22) at Stark, Stark, Illinois[7]. He was a farmer aged 39 with $1550 worth of real estate and $1440 of personal estate. Living next to him was his uncle John Turnbull (62) and his wife Margaret (53). In 1880 there were still five children at home - Andrew O (a farm labourer aged 18), Hannah E (doing housework aged 16), Mary S (14), Martha (12) and William N, all at school - at Elmira, Stark, Illinois[8]. Charles Bowman (30) was also helping on the farm.

By 1900 all the surviving children had left home[9]. He was now 70, and Mary was 66. He had emigrated to the United States in 1849, and Mary in 1857.

His wife Mary died in 1908[10]. In 1910 he was a widower aged 79, still living at Elmira[11]. His grand-daughter Martha E (20) was living with him, no doubt looking after him.

John died on 8 May 1915 at Elmira, Stark, Illinois[12] after being ill for several months. He was buried in Elmira Cemetery, Plot Lot 139. His life was commemorated in an obituary in a local newspaper, the Stark County News on 12 May 1915 (reproduced on his Find A Grave memorial).

Research Notes

The obituary has incorrect information about his place of birth; it was in Ross-shire. (Dickson-4413 08:50, 14 February 2024 (UTC))

Sources

  1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ79-1LN : 12 February 2020), John Turnbull, 1830. Accessed 12 Feb 2024
  2. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a155bd7f4040b9d6e703617 : viewed 14 Feb 2024), John TURNBULL in household of William TURNBULL, Corivinie, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/76, Folio 1, Page 3, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ↑ Catton, Mary Turnbull. The Turnbull Clan. in "The Elmira Centennial and Scottish pioneers, 1838-1938". 1938. > image 22 of 56. Accessed 13 Feb 2024
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850". citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 004181046_001_M9C4-WTD; FHL microfilm: 442917; Image number: 91; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00994-4. Accessed 14 Feb 2024
    FamilySearch Record: M853-SX3 and FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6WLW-NYR
    John Turnbull (19) in Stark, Stark, Illinois, United States. Born in Scotland.
  5. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940". citing Page: 102; Digital film/folder number: 005203040_004_M99X-7NN; FHL microfilm: 001403417; Image number: 53. Accessed 14 Feb 2024
    FamilySearch Record: QK9L-DH9Z and FamilySearch Image: 33S7-LBRK-SNB
    John H Turnbull marriage to Mary Armstrong on 5 Feb 1858 in Stark, Illinois, United States.
  6. ↑ "1860 United States Federal Census". The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Branly, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M653_158; Page: 309; Family History Library Film: 803158. Accessed 14 Feb 2024 John H Turnbell (29), Farmer, in Branly, Bureau, Illinois. Born in Scotland.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870". citing Page: 11; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 15; Digital film/folder number: 004263244; FHL microfilm: 000545777; Image number: 23; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01417-7. Accessed 14 Feb 2024
    FamilySearch Record: M6WX-22P and FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTR7-8LP
    John H Turnbull (39) head of household in Stark, Stark, Illinois, United States. Born in Scotland.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880". citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00027; Digital film/folder number: 005157795; FHL microfilm: 1254252; Image number: 110; Sheet number: 346; Sheet letter: A; Indexing batch: C56173-1. Accessed 14 Feb 2024
    FamilySearch Record: MXKV-1R8 and FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB7-QY2
    John H Turnbull (49), married, Farmer, head of household in Elmira, Stark, Illinois, United States. Born in Scotland.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900". citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 72; Digital film/folder number: 004113804; FHL microfilm: 1240345; Image number: 682; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00726-8. Accessed 14 Feb 2024
    FamilySearch Record: MSH2-F7S and FamilySearch Image: S3HT-68F3-KHL
    John Turnbull (70), married head of household in Elmira Township, Stark, Illinois, United States. Born in Scotland.
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22926586/mary-turnbull: accessed February 14, 2024), memorial page for Mary Armstrong Turnbull (8 May 1833–19 Apr 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #22926586, citing Elmira Cemetery, Elmira, Stark County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Betty (contributor 46527014).
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910". citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971181; FHL microfilm: 1374336; Image number: 962; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03352-6. Accessed 14 Feb 2024
    FamilySearch Record: MKXJ-BQM and FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RV5-DQK
    John H Turnbull (79), widowed head of household in Elmira, Stark, Illinois, United States. Born in Scotland.
  12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22926258/john_harvey-turnbull: accessed February 13, 2024), memorial page for John Harvey Turnbull (22 Sep 1830 - 8 May 1915–), Find A Grave: Memorial #22926258, citing Elmira Cemetery, Elmira, Stark County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Betty (contributor 46527014).

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