Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Turner, Frederick A. 1852 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  FREDERICK A. TURNER. One of the early settlers of Westside township is the

gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He has resided on the farm where he now

lives-the southwest quarter of section 20- ever since the fall of 1877. In

addition to his home farm he owns eighty acres in Rock county.



  Mr. Turner was born in Dyersville, Iowa, Sept. 1, 1852, the son of Alfred and

Annie (Talbot) Turner. Alfred Turner was born in England Aug. 22, 1830, and came

to the United States in 1852. He lived in Dyersville, Iowa, until 1866, in St.

Charles, Minn., until May, 1904, and in Magnolia, Mina, until his death, which

occurred Jan. 2, 1905. He was a tailor by trade and followed that occupation all

his life. He conducted a tailoring establishment in England and was in the same

business in Dyersville and St. Charles, until 1901. Our subject's mother was

born in Westpenard, Somersetshire, England, July 4, 1833. She now makes her home

with her son in Westside township.



  The first thirteen years of the life of our subject were spent in his native

village. He moved with the family to St. Charles in 1865 and there made his home

until his arrival to Nobles county. In 1873 he began working at the blacksmith

trade, and followed that occupation until he came to the county. In November,

1877, Mr. Turner came and purchased his present farm in Westside township, then

unimproved, and has been engaged in farming there ever since.



  Mr. Turner was married in St. Charles Feb. 19, 1881, to Pauline Zimmerman, who

was born in Ashford, Fond du Lac county, Wis. She is the daughter of Michael F.

and Dorothy (Zickerick) Zimmerman, both deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Turner have

been born the following children: Alfred F., born Sept. 30, 1882; Henry J., born

Nov. 8, 1884; John A., born April 6, 1887; Earl A., born Jan. 14, 1889.



  During two terms Mr. Turner served as a director of school district No. 50. He

is a member of the M. W. A. of Magnolia.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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