James D. Turner

1847 - 1949  (101 years)

• Name	James D. Turner
  Birth	9 Sep 1847	Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25629643
  _FGRAVE	25629643
  Burial	1949	Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
  	Address: 1003 N 23rd. Street Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota United States
  Death	5 Apr 1949	San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States
  	James' parents were James Turner and Janet Duncan, Scottish immigrants to Canada. James and Janet Barber were married in Lanark County, Ontario where children James E. and John D. were born. The family later moved to Winnipeg, Manintoba before relocating to Grand Forks, North Dakota. For many years James plied his trade in the sash and door business in Grand Forks, eventually owning a business outright with his sons. James was a North Dakota state senator from 1906-1910. ------------------------------------ From "North Dakota" magazine (ND Dept of Agriculture & Labor), Volume 1, Issue 6, February 1907: SENATOR TURNER Fifty-nine years ago, on September 9, 1847, a son was born to a young Scotch couple who were on their way from Scotland to seek their fortunes in the strange land of America. That son was James Turner, now senator from the sixth district of North Dakota. The boy inherited much of the old Scotch honesty and integrity and a steadfastness of purpose that has helped him over many a rough place in life. The young couple located on a farm in Lanark county, Ontario, and there the boy lived until he was fourteen years of age. His father died when he was but seven years old and he was early thrown on his own resources. He acquired a common school education in the schools of Ontario and learned the carpenter's trade. He worked at his trade in Ontario until 1881 when he moved to Winnipeg. After a year and a half in that city he moved to Grand Forks, Dakota territory, where he has made his home ever since. On coming to Grand Forks he engaged in contracting and building. In 1885 he began the manufacture of sash and doors at Grand Forks, with a Mr. Chisholm, under the firm name of Chisholm & Turner. This partnership was dissolved in 1891 and from then until 1895 he was engaged as superintendent of construction on numerous buildings. In 1895 he again went into the manufacture of sash and doors under the firm name of Turner & Callender. This business has grown to large proportions, and in 1906 he bought out Mr. Callender and took into partnership his two sons, J. D. and J. E. Turner. The firm is now named James Turner & Sons, but the business will be incorporated this month. Mr. Turner was married July 5, 1872, to Miss Jenet Barber, Almonte, Ontario, and the two sons who are now in partnership with him are his only children. In politics Mr. Turner is a democrat, and like the good old Scotchman he has stood by his party in spite of its many adversities. He never held any political office until he was elected senator from the sixth district in the fall of 1906, defeating Hugh Ryan, a former member of the lower house in a district that has usually given the republican candidates large majorities.
  Person ID	I12506	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	James Turner,   b. 1824, Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1854, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Janet Duncan,   b. 1820, Scotland d. 1 Jan 1873, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1845	Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F3684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Barber,   b. 6 Jan 1846, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Mar 1928, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1872	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. John Duncan Turner,   b. 2 Jan 1874, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Jan 1966, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, United States (Age 92 years)   2. James Eustache Turner,   b. 15 Dec 1875, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Oct 1971, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F4124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 9 Sep 1847 - Ontario, Canada Marriage - 5 Jul 1872 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1003 N 23rd. Street Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota United States - 1949 - Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States Death - 5 Apr 1949 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  James D. Turner 1847-1949

  
  

• Sources

  [S156] Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian (Lanark County, Ontario, Canada), Lanark County, Some Early Lanark County Marriages 1830 - 1869, "some Early Lanark County Marriages 1830-1869," Marriage of Janet Duncan, Dalhousie Township to John Turner, Ramsay Township (Reliability: 3).