David TURNER
Ancestry World Tree Project
Pedigree Resource File
Internet IGI (Sep 2007)
Internet IGI, Jun 2009
Historical information included in notes. BIOGRAPHY: David Turner, Jr. came to Utah in 1861. He went to St. George in 1874. He was the first one in Utah to run a carding machine. He was called to go to St. George to manage a weaving factory. He had learned the trade in England. He died on Christmas Day 1887. He served two years in St. George, Utah, then went back to Holden. Later he was called down again so he sold out his home and made St. George his home. Some of the children stayed in Holden, Utah, and some stayed in Dixie. Some of the boys found new homes, three settled in Wayne County.
NOTES: Also Endowed 15 Jun 1865 EH
He married Rose Collier 1 Dec 1839 at Leeds, Yorkshire, England . Rose Collier was born at St. Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England 16 Jan 1821 daughter of Richard Collier and Mary Butterfield .
They were the parents of 14
children:
Mary Turner
born 3 Feb 1840.
Sarah Turner
born 27 Sep 1841.
Martha Turner
born 2 Sep 1843.
William Hugh Turner
born 26 May 1845.
Susannah Turner
born 3 Feb 1847.
John Turner
born 9 Jul 1848.
William Webster Turner
born 29 Jan 1849.
Joseph Henry Turner
born 9 Mar 1850.
Rose Ann Turner
born 22 Mar 1852.
David Turner
born 14 Nov 1853.
Benjamin Godfrey Turner
born 18 Aug 1855.
Sarah Elizabeth Turner
born 29 Dec 1859.
Lorenzo Turner
born 11 May 1861.
James Edward Turner
born 18 Oct 1863.
David Turner died 25 Dec 1887 at Washington, Washington, Utah .
Rose Collier died 18 Dec 1882 at Washington, Washington, Utah .