Born about in Madison County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Littleton West
and Elinor (Galloway) West
Sister of
Littleton R. West [half]
Wife of
John Turner
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James Jones Turner, Littleton West Turner, Ellender Jane (Turner) Wallace, Authur D. Turner, Thomas H Turner, Joshua Turner, Martha Ann Turner, John Turner, Joseph Turner and Artima Dorus Turner
Died
at about age 70
in Ray County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2012
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Biography
Jane West was born about 1797 in Madison County Kentucky to Littleton West and Elinor Galloway
Jane West married John Turner in Madison County, Kentucky on 7 July 1814 following John's return from service in the War of 1812. John & Jane moved to the Missouri Territory in 1816, to what would become Ray County, Missouri. children:
- James Jones Turner b. 1815-1897
- Littleton West Turner b. 1816
- Ellender Jane Turner b. 1819-1894
- Sarah b. 1822
- Arthur D. Turner b. 1823
- Thomas H. Turner b. 1824-1900
- Joshua Turner b. 1828-1909
- Martha Ann Turner b. 1830
- John Turner b. 1831-1852
- Joseph Turner b. 1833
- Artimma Dorus Turner b. 1837-1868
It was on the 15 Jun 1850 U.S. Federal Census that we find Jane, age 53, wife to a farmer named John Turner, age 56, they had children: Joseph 17; Martha 22; Artena 14. Others in the household: James Wallace - 10 years, Joshua Turner 23, Cyntha Turner 22 (Joshua' wife?) William Turner 1 and Janes' son John Turner age 19.
Janes son, Littleton Turner, age 34 lived on the adjacent farm with spouse Maria age 33, their son John 14, William 13, James 10, daughter Jane 8, son Joshua 6 = daughter Ellen 3 ... the children + grand children to Littleton West.
On 28 July 1860, when the U.S. Federal Census taker came to her door, Jane and her family were living at Fishing River, Ray, Missouri. Janes' husband, John Turner was a farmer. The couples farm was valued at $2,500.oo with their Personal Estate value being $3,00.oo ... this family was thriving. Janes' son A. D., age 20, was living and working on the farm.
On April 20, 1867 at the age of 70 years, Jane died, likely considered 'of old age'. Headstone inscription: "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"
Janes husband of 53 years would survive her by 5 years, he staying at the family farm in Fishing River.
Sources
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZC-1Y9 : 17 May 2018), John Turner and Jane West, 7 Jul 1814; citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,307.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91580113/jane-turner: accessed 02 August 2023), memorial page for Jane West Turner (1797–20 Apr 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91580113, citing Siegel Cemetery, Excelsior Springs, Ray County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Debra Priemer Turner (contributor 47303412).
15 Nov 1850 U.S. Federal Census at District 75, Ray, Missouri: [[1]]
28 Jul 1860 U.S. Federal Census at Fishing River, Ray, Missouri: [[2]]
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile West-3369 created through the import of armstrongmelhornlegacy11252012.ged on Nov 29, 2012 by Milton Armstrong.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
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~3.12%
Erin Wallace
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Rebecca Wallace :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rwaktas63
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~0.78%
Patrick Spaulding :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RZ9190175 [compare], yourDNAportal PAT79752049, Ancestry member ptrckspaulding98
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Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
West-18900 and West-3369 appear to represent the same person because: Now that I removed the (wrong) parents, these can be merged
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by Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
Denice W
I have a copy of Littleton West consenting to his daughter Jane to marry John Turner dated 7 June 1814 from Madison County, KY. Littleton was found in several counties in KY. The first time I find Littleton in Madison County, KY is on the 1791 Land Records. He was also found on the 1810 US Census in Wayne Co. KY. I am confident that this Jane West is the daughter of Littleton West Sr and his wife Elinor Galloway. Thanks for your input! I hardly post on this page anymore but still get e-mails about it.
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by Denice W
Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
From a cursory look at the info, it seems to be that Jane West is the daughter of Richard and Margaret West and not Littleton West and his wife here. She was born in KY and never lived in WV that I see, where these parents were married.... needs more researching, looks like as I see no actual sources here
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by Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
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