James Milton Turner (1840 - 1915)

Born 1 Nov 1840 in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States

Died Nov 1915 at about age 75 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

James Turner is Notable.

Born into Slavery

James Milton Turner was born into slavery on November 1, 1840 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. As a child, he was sold on the steps of the St. Louis US Courthouse for $50.^[1]

A Reconstruction era activist, Milton Turner was one of the first African Americans in the United States Diplomatic Corps. He was a prominent politician, educator, and adventurer. He was Counsel General to Liberia from 1871 until 1878 under President Grant.

Turner, with Hannibal Carter, organized and promoted black homesteading in Oklahoma in 1881.

J, Milton Turner passed away November 1, 1915 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, at the age of 76 years. A small obituary was published in The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware on November 2, on page one.

Research Notes

1864, Marriage - Name: James M. Turner Gender: Male Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1864 Marriage Place: Clermont, Ohio, USA Spouse: Ella D. Burton Film Number: 000327563

1877, U.S., Register of Civil Service - Name: J. Milton Turner Birth Place: Missouri Residence Date: 30 Sep 1877 Station or Residence Place: Monrovia, Liberia Year: 1877 Title: Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval in the Service of the United States Volume: Volume 1

1880, U.S., Federal Census - Name: J. Milton Turner Age: 41 Birth Date: Abt 1839 Birthplace: Missouri Home in 1880: Saint Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA Street: Clay Avenue House Number: 1238 Dwelling Number: 174 Race: Black Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Ella D. Turner Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky Occupation: Lawyer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship J. Milton Turner 41 Self (Head) Ella D. Turner 37 Wife Lily B. Turner 18 Daughter

1900, U.S., Federal Census - Name: J Milton Turner Age: 59 Birth Date: Aug 1840 Birthplace: Missouri, USA Home in 1900: St Louis Ward 26, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri Ward of City: 26 Street: Goode Avenue House Number: 1516 Sheet Number: 5 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 77 Family Number: 88 Race: Black Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Ella D Turner Marriage Year: 1865 Years Married: 35 Father's Birthplace: Virginia, USA Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky, USA Occupation: Lawyer Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Home Free or Mortgaged: F Farm or House: H Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship J Milton Turner 59 Head Ella D Turner 55 Wife Lillie B Mason 34 Daughter Miltonia Mason 14 Granddaughter Ella Mason 12 Granddaughter Lillian Mason 10 Granddaughter Williette Mason 8 Granddaughter

1915, Obituary - Name: J. Milton Turner Gender: Male Death Age: 76 Birth Date: abt 1839 Residence Place: United States Death Date: 1 Nov 1915 Death Place: Ardmore, OK Obituary Date: 2 Nov 1915 Obituary Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA Newspaper Title: The Morning News

1915, Oklahoma, Burial - Name: James Milton Turner Birth Date: 1840 Birth Place: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America Death Date: 1 Nov 1915 Death Place: Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States of America Cemetery: Father Dickson Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Crestwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23413/james-milton-turner

Biography and Genealogy Master Index - Name: James Milton Turner Birth Year: 1839 Death Year: 1915 Has Photo: No Source: American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. (AmNatBi) People in History. An index to U.S. and Canadian biographies in history journals and dissertations. Two volumes. Edited by Susan K. Kinnell. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1988. (PeoHis)

Sources

1. ↑ Tulsa daily world (November 2, 1915). "Sold as slave Ardmore fire is fatal to him". Tulsa daily world. Tulsa, Oklahoma. ISSN 2330-7234. OCLC 4450824. Retrieved November 2, 201

• 1880 United States Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 734; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 386. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 26, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 900; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0392; FHL microfilm: 1240900. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4706309. Original data: Gale Research Company. Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Detroit, MI, USA: Gale Research Company, 2008. Ancestry.com. Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

• Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993: Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Ohio County Courthouses.

• U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current: The Morning News; Publication Date: 2 Nov 1915; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/160318994/?article=0349c4e8-9c38-4bc0-99bb-e8e7a6f839c5&focus=0.0061215516,0.6432965,0.15069571,0.6757423&xid=3355

• U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959: Original data: Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census. Official Register of the United States, Containing a List of the Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service. Digitized books (77 volumes). Oregon State Library, Salem, Oregon. In 1816, Congress authorized the publication of a list of all federal employees every two years. This collection includes 77 volumes of this publication. Ancestry.com. U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Milton_Turner

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23413/james-milton-turner: accessed 11 December 2022), memorial page for James Milton Turner (1840–1 Nov 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #23413, citing Father Dickson Cemetery, Crestwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.