Almeda E (Abel) Turner (1849 - 1933)

Born 18 Nov 1849 in Pinckney, Livingston, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Melzar Turner — married 28 Mar 1883 in Bath Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1933 at age 83 in Meridian Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States

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Biography

The daughter of John Vermilion Abel (1807-1878) and Sarah Ann Wheaton (1814-1900), Almeda Abel was born in Pinckney Township, Michigan^{[citation needed]} in 1849, residing together with her family in 1860 in DeWitt Township, Michigan.^[1] In 1870, they lived in Bath Township, Michigan.^[2] Her siblings included:

1. Dorinda Abel (1833-)
2. Phoebe A. Abel (1834-1914)
3. Sarah D. Abel (1837-1900)
4. Laura Emily Abel (1838-1957)
5. Mahala J. Abel (1839-1923)
6. Amanda Rachel Abel (1841-1878)
7. Lucy Abel (1845-)
8. William Augustus Abel (1848-1918)
9. Frances Abel (1848-1870)
10. Alice Abel (1855-)

Almeda married Melzar Turner, receiving their marriage license in Bath Township, Michigan on March 23, 1883^[3] with the marriage solemnized there on March 28, 1883.^[4] They made their home in Meridian Township, Michigan, in Ingham County, where her husband worked as a carpenter.^[5][6][7]

Widowed in 1924, Almeda lived in Meridian Township, in 1930, in a household that included her daughter, Daphne Streeter, and her two children.^[8] Almeda Turner passed away in Meridian Township, Michigan^[9] at the age of 83. She is likely buried at Rose Cemetery in Bath, Michigan , where her husband and parents are buried; her daughter is buried at Glendale Cemetery in Okemos, Michigan.

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDN-N23 : Wed Oct 04 20:54:12 UTC 2023), Almeda Abel in Entry for John W Abel and Sarah A Abel, 1860.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHF-HN3 : Tue Oct 03 02:53:44 UTC 2023), Almeda Abel in Entry for John V Abel and Sarah Abel, 1870.
3. ↑ Marriage License: "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCN9-YWL : 17 January 2020), Almeda E. Ables in entry for Melzar Turner, 1883.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3T-K8X : Sat Oct 21 06:28:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Melzer Turner and Almeda E Ables, 28 Mar 1883.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMN-C3J : Wed Oct 04 18:01:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Melzo Turner and Almeda Turner, 1900.
6. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML5X-T41 : Fri Oct 06 03:24:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Melzer Turner and Almeda Turner, 1910.
7. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ3D-NKB : Thu Dec 07 23:43:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Milger Turner and Alameda Turner, 1920.
8. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQB9-429 : Thu Oct 05 03:44:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Almeda E Turner and Daphne H Streeter, 1930.
9. ↑ Death: "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFS1-XCC : Thu Jan 04 17:57:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Almeda Turner and John Abels, 13 Mar 1933.