David TURNER
Ancestry World Tree Project
Internet IGI (Sep 2007)
Pedigree Resource File
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.
He married Mary Moorehouse 16 Sep 1803 at Calverley, Yorkshire, England . Mary Moorehouse was born at Pudsey, Yorkshire, England 4 Mar 1784 daughter of John Moorehouse and Sarah Ward .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Margaretta Turner
born 2 Aug 1808.
Susannah Turner
christened 23 Jan 1812.
William Turner
born 20 Jul 1814.
Martha Turner
born 24 Dec 1815.
David Turner
born 3 Jun 1819.
Mary Turner
born 7 Dec 1821.
John Turner
born 1823.
Sarah Ann Turner
born 1827.
Mary Moorehouse died 6 May 1870 at Leeds, Yorkshire, England .