Individual Details
James C Turkle
(23 May 1823 - 9 May 1893)
James Turkle life story
As a young man James Turkle worked on a neighbors farm to earn money. He was about 28 when he and his brothers Frank and Joe went to the California Gold Rush. James paid for Joe's passage to California. When he was able to, Joe paid James back double what he was lent, as they had agreed.
Some of the recollections of the children, who heard stories from the three men, can be found in the appendix (of the John Turkle Folk book). Also there are copies of some of the letters written from california to friends and relatives in Ohio between 1851 and 1857.
The brothers mining operation was very sucessful, but they managed to lose some of their money (the story of which can be found in the appendix) because of this loss James Turkle returned to Ohio. In 1855 he married sweetheart, Jane Carr. After the wedding they went to California. Jane's cooking skills were greatly appreciated by Frank and Joe.
After this the brothers began a saw-milling business, which also proved successful.
When they came back to Ohio they were carrying great amounts of money and gold nuggets; so on the trip one brother always stood guard and they took shifts. on the return trip they came through New York City where they bought watches and jewelry and a beautiful shawl for Jane.
Laurel Turkle told that James had enough gold to give each of his children a wedding band of gold that he had mined.
He bought property in the Fairview, Ohio area. Then about 1878 he moved to Hutchinson, Kansas where he farmed.
Charles Francis Turkle was a cowboy and farmer. He was at one point a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He never married. There is a book written recently (2011) called The Vanished Herd by Al Stehno and Jim Fulbright, about the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers of which Charles and his Brother Harvey were members of for a time.
As a young man James Turkle worked on a neighbors farm to earn money. He was about 28 when he and his brothers Frank and Joe went to the California Gold Rush. James paid for Joe's passage to California. When he was able to, Joe paid James back double what he was lent, as they had agreed.
Some of the recollections of the children, who heard stories from the three men, can be found in the appendix (of the John Turkle Folk book). Also there are copies of some of the letters written from california to friends and relatives in Ohio between 1851 and 1857.
The brothers mining operation was very sucessful, but they managed to lose some of their money (the story of which can be found in the appendix) because of this loss James Turkle returned to Ohio. In 1855 he married sweetheart, Jane Carr. After the wedding they went to California. Jane's cooking skills were greatly appreciated by Frank and Joe.
After this the brothers began a saw-milling business, which also proved successful.
When they came back to Ohio they were carrying great amounts of money and gold nuggets; so on the trip one brother always stood guard and they took shifts. on the return trip they came through New York City where they bought watches and jewelry and a beautiful shawl for Jane.
Laurel Turkle told that James had enough gold to give each of his children a wedding band of gold that he had mined.
He bought property in the Fairview, Ohio area. Then about 1878 he moved to Hutchinson, Kansas where he farmed.
Charles Francis Turkle was a cowboy and farmer. He was at one point a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He never married. There is a book written recently (2011) called The Vanished Herd by Al Stehno and Jim Fulbright, about the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers of which Charles and his Brother Harvey were members of for a time.
Events
| Alt name | James Turkle | ||||
| Birth | 23 May 1823 | St. Clairsville, Ohio, United States | |||
| Occupation | 1850 | Farmer |  | ||
| Marriage | 31 Jan 1855 | Guernsey, Ohio, United States - Jane Carr | | ||
| Residence | 1860 | Wheeling, Kimbolton, Guernsey, Ohio, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 1880 | Clay, Reno, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Death | 9 May 1893 | Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Carr (1837 - 1904) |
| Child | John William Turkle (1858 - 1924) |
| Child | George W. Turkle (1860 - ) |
| Child | Martha J. Turkle (1864 - ) |
| Child | Charles F. Turkle (1866 - ) |
| Child | Joseph P. Turkle (1868 - ) |
| Child | Harvey Dryden Turkle (1870 - 1955) |
| Child | Annie E. Turkle (1872 - ) |
| Child | Franklin Peter Turkle (1874 - 1931) |
| Child | Nellie Belle Turkle (1877 - 1944) |
| Father | John Turkle Sr (1789 - 1872) |
| Mother | Mary Farmer (1790 - 1853) |
| Sibling | George Turkle (1818 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Margaret Turkle (1820 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Nancy Ann "Anne" Turkle (1822 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Mary Turkle (1824 - ) |
| Sibling | Francis Turkle (1826 - 1888) |
| Sibling | John Turkle (1827 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Catherine Turkle (1829 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Joseph Turkle (1830 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Charlie Turkle (1832 - ) |
| Sibling | John W Turkle Jr2 (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | William Turkle (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Jane Turkle (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Turkle (1838 - 1840) |
Notes
Residence
Age: 30; Occupation: Farmer; Personal Estate Value: 700; Real Estate Value: 4500Residence
Age: 53; Occupation: Farmer; Enumeration District: 301; Marital Status: Married; Relation To Head: HeadEndnotes
1. Census 1850.
2. Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).
3. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Wheeling, Guernsey, Ohio; Roll: M653_969; Page: 204; Family History Library Film: 803969.
4. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Reno, Kansas; Roll: 394; Page: 584C; Enumeration District: 301.