John J. Turner

BUCKLES, TURNER

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/14/2004 at 00:47:12

John J. Turner, Lincoln twp., miller, and one of the proprietors of the Backbone Mills; P.O. Winterset; was born in Logan county, Illinois, in 1849; the same year, his parents removed to Jasper county, Iowa, and remained there eight years, and in 1857 went to Marshall county, and lived there until 1865, and then returned to Jasper county and resided there four years; and after a residence of one year in Poweshiek county emigrated to Arkansas and lived there one year, and then went to Southern Kansas for two years; from there he returned to Poweshiek county, and remained for four years, and came to this county in 1878; he has recently bought the above mills, and it is his object and aim to raise the quality of his manufactures to a high standard; he married Miss Provey Buckles, in 1869; she was born in Illinois; they have three children: Mary Etta, Benjamin F. and Mina C.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" pages 621, 622