Elijah "Eli" Turner

1845 - 1910  (65 years)

• Name	Elijah "Eli" Turner
  Birth	18 Feb 1845	IN
  	18 Feb 1845 per his headstone and death certificate. He was probably born in La Porte County, Indiana, like his brother, Edmund.
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Nov 1910	Manchester, Allamakee, IA
  	Iowa, County Death Records Name Eli Turner Sex Male Age 65 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1845 Father's Name Samuel Turner Mother's Name Abigal Dallaneur Event Type Death Event Date 4 March 1910 Event Place Manchester, Allamakee, Iowa, United States Document Number 2800953 Certificate Number 124 Page Number 131
  Burial	Earlville, Delaware, IA
  	Burial: Fairview Cemetery Earlville, Delaware County, Iowa
  Person ID	I16430	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Turner,   b. 1808, MD
  Mother	Abigail Druliner,   b. Abt 1809, Warren County, OH d. 9 Nov 1894, Earlville, Delaware, IA (Age ~ 85 years)
  Family ID	F3603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Rebecca "Lizzie" Harris,   b. 10 Jan 1856, Union Twp, Delaware County, IA d. 23 Oct 1914, Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1875
  Children	+ 1. Linnie Rowna Turner,   b. 2 Feb 1876, Earlville, Delaware, IA d. 28 May 1972, MO (Age 96 years)   2. George Edmund Turner,   b. 13 Apr 1877, Earlville, Delaware, IA d. 29 Apr 1959, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa (Age 82 years)   3. Joseph Frederick Turner,   b. 27 Nov 1878, Earlville, Delaware, IA d. 26 Jan 1950, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Age 71 years)   4. Frank A. Turner,   b. 8 Jun 1880, Earlville, Delaware, IA d. 6 Oct 1914, Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA (Age 34 years)   5. Ruth Abigail Turner,   b. 3 Jun 1883, Earlville, Delaware, IA d. 15 Aug 1964, Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA (Age 81 years) + 6. Opal Ninette Turner,   b. 14 Jan 1887, Omaha, Douglas, NE d. Nov 1968, Hopkinton, Delaware, IA (Age 81 years)   7. PVT Melvin Eli Turner,   b. 12 Jun 1894, Omaha, Douglas, NE d. 3 Feb 1973, Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F7203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Feb 1845 - IN Burial - - Earlville, Delaware, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Death Certificate

  
  

  Headstones

  
  

• Notes

  He is identified as Elijah per his son, Melvin's marriage data. As a result, it appears Eli is his nickname. 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Eli Turner Age: 5 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1850: Wills, La Porte, Indiana, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 104 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Eli Turner Age: 35 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1880: Delhi, Delaware, Iowa Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Turner Father's Birthplace: Maryland Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Name Age Eli Turner 35 Elizabeth Turner 24 Linnie R. Turner 4 George E. Turner 3 Fred Turner 1 Abraham Huggins 14 Step Brother-in-law (Step Brother) 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Eli Turner Age: 55 Birth Date: Feb 1845 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1900: Omaha Ward 6, Douglas, Nebraska Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Elisabeth Turner Marriage Year: 1875 Years Married: 25 Father's Birthplace: Maryland Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Occupation: Laborer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Eli Turner 55 (Wife) Elisabeth Turner 44 (Jan 1856) Indiana (Son) Geo E Turner 22 (Apr 1877) Iowa (Son) Jos F Turner 21 (Oct 1878) Iowa (Son) Frank Turner 19 (Jun 1880) Iowa (Daughter) Ruth Turner 17 (Jun 1883) Iowa (Daughter) Opal Turner 13 (Jan 1887) Nebraska (Son) Melvin Turner 5 (Jun 1894) Nebraska