His estate was probated in Ionia County, Michigan and the application dated September 3, 1880, filed by his brother William M. Turner, states that the heirs at law of James D. Turner are: William Turner of Sunfield, Eaton County, and State of Michigan, father of said deceased. This suggests that James was unmarried and did not leave any surviving children. Edwin Bishop (his brother-in-law) administered the estate.[1]
Sources
↑ Estate of James D. Turner, Petition for Appointment of Adminstrator; County of Ionia, State of Michigan, filed 3 Sep 1880, accessed online at Ancestry.com, subscription required
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWS6-971 : 14 August 2017), James D Turner, Sebewa, Ionia, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 104, sheet 344D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,584.
"Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3NY-73N : 2 April 2020), James D. Turner, 30 Aug 1880; citing p 316 rn 240, Danby, Ionia, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,668.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: