John Ivan Turnbow
M, b. 2 January 1914, d. 10 August 1979

LaVerle, Kathy, Steven, Opal, Mary and Ivan
“Ivan, or Bibe as he would be called by most of his family and acquaintances, was born in Kamas, Summit County, Utah on January, 2, 1914 to John Gillenroy Turnbow and Hepzibah Alice Woolstenhulme. He was the 6th of 11 children
He was taught the value of work at an early age and was very industrious all his life. He loved the out-doors and animals and the forests and mountains. During his life he worked in the mountains with the Forest Service and Wildlife Resources. This experience put him in nearly every range of mountains in Utah.
He was a religious man and loved the gospel. He served a mission to Central States. He married Mary LaVerle Wagstaff on Oct. 9 1940 in the Salt Lake Temple. He is the father of 4 children, LaVerle, Opal Marie, Steven J. and Kathleen, whom he loved dearly.”.
Child of John Ivan Turnbow and Mary Laverle Wagstaff
- Steven J Turnbow b. 20 Jul 1948, d. 1 Oct 1971
Citations
- [S363] 1930 US Federal Census Summit, Utah, Summit, Utah, population schedule, National Archives micropublication (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
John Lexington Turnbow
M, b. 4 May 1856, d. 1905
John Lexington Turnbow was born on 4 May 1856 at Mississippi, USA. He was the son of Joseph Turnbow and Rebecca Cole George. John Lexington Turnbow appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Beat 5, Cherokee, Texas, in the household of Pleasant C Turnbow.1 John Lexington Turnbow married Mary Olive Hendon. John Lexington Turnbow and Mary Olive Hendon appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Precint 2, Smith, Texas, enumerated 11 June 1880.2 John Lexington Turnbow appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dist 56, Pinal, Arizona Territory, enumerated 20 June 1900.3 He died in 1905 at Emery, Utah.
Children of John Lexington Turnbow and Mary Olive Hendon
- M.P. Turnbow b. 1878
- Minneola Turnbow b. Aug 1879
- Mary D Turnbow b. Sep 1886
- Joseph Turnbow b. Jul 1892
- Dora Turnbow b. Sep 1897
Citations
- [S288] 1870 US Federal Census, Cherokee, TX, Cherokee, Texas, population schedule.
- [S289] 1880 US Federal Census, Smith, Texas, Smith, Texas, population schedule.
- [S290] 1900 US Federal Census Pinal, Arizona Territory, Pinal, Arizona Territory, population schedule, National Archives micropublication (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
John Turner Turnbow
M, b. 1868, d. 1868
John Turner Turnbow died in 1868 at Kentucky, USA. He was born in 1868 at Kentucky, USA. He was the son of John Turnbow.
Joseph Turnbow
M, b. 19 December 1819, d. 12 August 1863
Joseph Turnbow was born on 19 December 1819 at Bibb, Alabama. He was the son of Isaac Turnbow and Margaret Talkington. Joseph Turnbow married Rebecca Cole George. Joseph Turnbow died on 12 August 1863 at Covington, Mississippi, at age 43.
Children of Joseph Turnbow and Rebecca Cole George
- Pleasant C Turnbow b. 1842
- M Susanna Turnbow b. 1845
- Emma Jane Turnbow+ b. 1848
- Martha Ann Turnbow b. 1850, d. 1927
- Nancy Keziah Turnbow b. 1852, d. 1866
- George W Turnbow b. 1854
- John Lexington Turnbow+ b. 4 May 1856, d. 1905
- Henry J Turnbow b. 1858
Joseph Turnbow
M, b. 1771, d. 1834
Joseph Turnbow was also known as Turnbough. He was born in 1771 at SC. He was the son of John Andrew Turnbow and Margit (?). Joseph Turnbow died in 1834 at Jefferson, Alabama.
Joseph Turnbow
M, b. July 1892
Joseph Turnbow was born in July 1892 at Colorado, USA. He was the son of John Lexington Turnbow and Mary Olive Hendon. Joseph Turnbow appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dist 56, Pinal, Arizona Territory, in the household of John Lexington Turnbow.1 Joseph Turnbow appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dist 56, Pinal, Arizona Territory, in the household of John Lexington Turnbow.1
Citations
- [S290] 1900 US Federal Census Pinal, Arizona Territory, Pinal, Arizona Territory, population schedule, National Archives micropublication (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
Laura Ann Turnbow
F, b. 27 July 1845, d. 11 June 1846
Laura Ann Turnbow was born on 27 July 1845 at Perry, Alabama. She was the daughter of Samuel Turnbow and Sylvira Caroline Hart. Laura Ann Turnbow died on 11 June 1846.
Lee Turnbow
M, b. 4 May 1920, d. 3 December 1932
Lee Turnbow was born on 4 May 1920 at Marion, Summit Co., Utah. He was the son of John Gillenroy Turnbow Jr. and Hephzibah Alice Woolstenhulme. Lee Turnbow was baptized in the LDS church on 4 August 1928. He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Kamas, Summit, Utah in the household of his parents, John Gillenroy Turnbow Jr. and Hephzibah Alice Woolstenhulme.1 Lee Turnbow died on 3 December 1932 at age 12.
Citations
- [S363] 1930 US Federal Census Summit, Utah, Summit, Utah, population schedule, National Archives micropublication (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
M Susanna Turnbow
F, b. 1845
M Susanna Turnbow was born in 1845 at Mississippi, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph Turnbow and Rebecca Cole George.
M.P. Turnbow
F, b. 1878
M.P. Turnbow was born in 1878 at Smith, Texas, USA. She was the daughter of John Lexington Turnbow and Mary Olive Hendon. M.P. Turnbow appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Precint 2, Smith, Texas, in the household of John Lexington Turnbow and Mary Olive Hendon.1
Citations
- [S289] 1880 US Federal Census, Smith, Texas, Smith, Texas, population schedule.
Margaret Ann Turnbow
F, b. 18 June 1847, d. 11 July 1932
Margaret Ann Turnbow was born on 18 June 1847 at Loup Fork Platte River, Platte, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Samuel Turnbow and Sylvira Caroline Hart. Margaret Ann Turnbow married Jerome Kempton Mitchell on 1 March 1868 at Salt Lake City, S-Lk, Ut. Margaret Ann Turnbow died on 11 July 1932 at Kamas, Summit, Ut, at age 85. She was buried on 15 July 1932 at Francis Cem, Francis, Summit.
Martha Ann Turnbow
F, b. 1850, d. 1927
Martha Ann Turnbow was born in 1850 at Mississippi, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph Turnbow and Rebecca Cole George. Martha Ann Turnbow died in 1927.
Martha Jane Turnbow
F, b. 5 February 1863, d. 14 July 1930
Martha Jane Turnbow was born on 5 February 1863 at Kamas, Summit, Ut. She was the daughter of John Gillenroy Turnbow and Sarah Elizabeth Horne. Martha Jane Turnbow married John Wehrli Carpenter on 9 October 1884 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut. Martha Jane Turnbow was baptized in the LDS church on 2 August 1887. She died on 14 July 1930 at Kamas, Summit, Ut, at age 67. She was buried on 17 July 1930 at Marion, Summit, Ut.
Mary Turnbow
F, b. circa 1804
Mary Turnbow was born circa 1804 at Logan, Ky. She was the daughter of Isaac Turnbow and Margaret Talkington. Mary Turnbow also went by the name of Polly.1 She married Thomas Cates on 14 February 1822 at Perry, Alabama.1 Mary Turnbow and Thomas Cates appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Western Division, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, enumerated 6 September 1860, listed as Thomas and Polly Coats. Living next door is daughter Mathilda Cates Poe and family..2
Children of Mary Turnbow and Thomas Cates
- Harriet Mathilda Cates b. 22 Feb 1822, d. Sep 1881
- Parmelia Cates b. 28 Aug 1824
- Thomas Jefferson Cates b. 5 Jan 1826
- Sarah Jane Cates b. 1827
- William Jackson Cates b. 3 Nov 1829
- Martha Margaret Cates b. 29 Nov 1830
- Joseph Cates b. 17 Mar 1832
- James Cates b. c 1841
- Mary Ann Cates b. c 1844
- Nancy Catherine Cates b. c 1848
Mary Turnbow
F, b. 1838
Mary Turnbow was born in 1838 at Alabama, USA. She was the daughter of Whiting Turnbow and Celia A (?). Mary Turnbow appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, in the household of Whiting Turnbow and Celia A (?).1
Citations
- [S283] 1850 US Federal Census, Choctaw, MI, Choctaw, Mississippi, population schedule.
Mary D Turnbow
F, b. September 1886
Mary D Turnbow was born in September 1886 at Texas, USA. She was the daughter of John Lexington Turnbow and Mary Olive Hendon. Mary D Turnbow appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dist 56, Pinal, Arizona Territory, in the household of John Lexington Turnbow.1 Mary D Turnbow appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dist 56, Pinal, Arizona Territory, in the household of John Lexington Turnbow.1
Citations
- [S290] 1900 US Federal Census Pinal, Arizona Territory, Pinal, Arizona Territory, population schedule, National Archives micropublication (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
Mary Elizabeth Turnbow
F, b. 9 July 1905, d. 3 March 1951


Children of Mary Elizabeth Turnbow and John Clair Neel
- June Lorraine Neel+ b. 24 Jun 1925, d. 11 Mar 1998
- Robert Clair Neel+ b. 21 May 1927, d. 4 Oct 2006
- Glen Allen Neel+ b. 2 Aug 1930, d. 31 Jan 2013
- Virginia May Neel+ b. 21 May 1932, d. 29 May 2012
- Keith Orin Neel+ b. 27 Feb 1934, d. 10 Nov 1986
- Baby Neel b. 7 Oct 1940, d. 7 Oct 1940
Citations
- [S363] 1930 US Federal Census Summit, Utah, Summit, Utah, population schedule, National Archives micropublication (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
- [S454] 1940 US Federal Census Summit, Utah, Summit, Utah, population schedule, National Archives micropublication (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
Milton Octavious Turnbow
M, b. 10 October 1844, d. 15 January 1919
Milton Octavious Turnbow was born on 10 October 1844 at Perry, Alabama. He was the son of Samuel Turnbow and Sylvira Caroline Hart. Milton Octavious Turnbow appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, in the household of Sylvira Caroline Hart and Samuel Turnbow.1 Milton Octavious Turnbow was baptized in the LDS church on 4 August 1851. He married Mary Lois Judd Mitchell on 5 May 1866 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut. Milton Octavious Turnbow married Sylvira Caroline Carter on 20 December 1892 at Logan, Cache, Ut. Milton Octavious Turnbow died on 15 January 1919 at Woodland, Summit, Ut, at age 74. He was buried on 17 January 1919 at Francis City Cem, Summit, Ut.
Citations
- [S230] 1850 US Federal Census, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, population schedule, National Archives micropublication M432_919.
Minneola Turnbow
F, b. August 1879
Minneola Turnbow was born in August 1879 at Smith, Texas, USA. She was the daughter of John Lexington Turnbow and Mary Olive Hendon. Minneola Turnbow appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Precint 2, Smith, Texas, in the household of John Lexington Turnbow and Mary Olive Hendon.1 Minneola Turnbow appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dist 56, Pinal, Arizona Territory, in the household of John Lexington Turnbow.2 Minneola Turnbow appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dist 56, Pinal, Arizona Territory, in the household of John Lexington Turnbow.2
Citations
Nancy Keziah Turnbow
F, b. 1852, d. 1866
Nancy Keziah Turnbow was born in 1852 at Mississippi, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph Turnbow and Rebecca Cole George. Nancy Keziah Turnbow died in 1866.
Newton Turnbow
M, b. 1866, d. 1866
Newton Turnbow died in 1866 at Kentucky, USA. He was born in 1866 at Kentucky, USA. He was the son of John Turnbow.
Orin Alfred Turnbow
M, b. 4 April 1911, d. 13 January 1991
Orin Alfred Turnbow was born on 4 April 1911 at Marion, Summit Co., Utah. He was the son of John Gillenroy Turnbow Jr. and Hephzibah Alice Woolstenhulme. Orin Alfred Turnbow was baptized in the LDS church on 6 September 1919. He married Della Raymond. Orin Alfred Turnbow appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Kamas, Summit, Utah in the household of his parents, John Gillenroy Turnbow Jr. and Hephzibah Alice Woolstenhulme.1 Orin Alfred Turnbow died on 13 January 1991 at Utah, USA, at age 79.2
Citations
- [S363] 1930 US Federal Census Summit, Utah, Summit, Utah, population schedule, National Archives micropublication (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
- [S140] Unknown subject, unknown file number, Social Security Death Index, Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration., 528-18-8845.
Pleasant C Turnbow
M, b. 1842
Pleasant C Turnbow was born in 1842 at Alabama, US. He was the son of Joseph Turnbow and Rebecca Cole George. Pleasant C Turnbow appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Beat 5, Cherokee, Texas, enumerated September 1870, along with his brother John..1
Citations
- [S288] 1870 US Federal Census, Cherokee, TX, Cherokee, Texas, population schedule.
Robert Turnbow
M, b. circa 1793
Robert Franklin Turnbow
M, b. 11 December 1838, d. 2 February 1920
Robert Franklin Turnbow was born on 11 December 1838 at Harrisburg, Perry, Alabama. He was the son of Samuel Turnbow and Sylvira Caroline Hart. Robert Franklin Turnbow was baptized in the LDS church in March 1850. He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, in the household of Sylvira Caroline Hart and Samuel Turnbow.1 Robert Franklin Turnbow married Sarah Ann Smith on 29 December 1860 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut. Robert Franklin Turnbow died on 2 February 1920 at American Fork, Utah, Ut, at age 81. He was buried on 8 February 1920 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut.
Citations
- [S230] 1850 US Federal Census, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, population schedule, National Archives micropublication M432_919.
Samuel Turnbow
M, b. 16 October 1804, d. 18 November 1890
Samuel Turnbow was born on 16 October 1804 at Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky. He was the son of Isaac Turnbow and Margaret Talkington. Samuel Turnbow married Sylvira Caroline Hart, daughter of Warren Hart and Ellen Reese, on 1 October 1829 at Perry, Alabama.1 Samuel Turnbow appeared on the census of 1830 at Perry, Alabama; where he is listed as Sam'l Turnbo; Sylvira age is given as between 15 and 20.2 He appeared on the census of 1840 at Perry, Alabama.3 He was baptized in the LDS church on 2 March 1840. He was baptized by his relative, Benjamin L. Clapp, and was probably the first member of the church baptized in Alabama. The first concerted missionary work began in Alabama in April 1842.4 In February 1844, Samuel was listed as one of the 43 members of the Bogue Chitta branch of theLDS church in Alabama, holding the office of a priest.5 He was called in July 1846 as one of the bishops who were charged with taking care of the families of those who left to serve in the Mormon Battalion.6 Samuel was in one of the first pioneer groups to enter the Salt Lake valley. "No sooner had the Saints pitched their camp on the banks of City Creek, as the small mountain stream was subsequently named, than Samuel Turnbow unlashed his precious plow and attempted to turn over the sun-baked soil. it was an impossible feat. The shallow creek was dammed, however, and the precious water spread over the ground, making easy the task of cultivation. It was also the first attempt at irrigation in Utah..."7 He and Sylvira Caroline Hart appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, enumerated 1850.8 Samuel Turnbow married Deborah Ann Price on 27 November 1854.9 Samuel served as first counselor in the 14th Ward bishopric in Salt Lake City from 1859 to 1872.10 Samuel Turnbow died on 18 November 1890 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, at age 86. He was buried on 21 November 1890 at Salt Lake City Cemetary, SLC, Ut.
Children of Samuel Turnbow and Sylvira Caroline Hart
- John Gillenroy Turnbow+ b. 13 Sep 1833, d. 26 Dec 1907
- Issac Turnbow (Twin) b. 6 Aug 1835, d. 6 Aug 1835
- Warren Turnbow (Twin) b. 6 Aug 1835, d. 6 Aug 1835
- Epsy Adeline Turnbow b. 1 May 1836, d. 16 Nov 1851
- Robert Franklin Turnbow b. 11 Dec 1838, d. 2 Feb 1920
- Sophronia Ellen Lenore Hart Turnbow b. 23 Feb 1841, d. 5 Feb 1925
- Milton Octavious Turnbow b. 10 Oct 1844, d. 15 Jan 1919
- Laura Ann Turnbow b. 27 Jul 1845, d. 11 Jun 1846
- Margaret Ann Turnbow b. 18 Jun 1847, d. 11 Jul 1932
- Samuel Joseph Turnbow b. 30 Jun 1850, d. 14 Jan 1856
- Alma Turnbow b. 26 Apr 1853, d. 22 Sep 1855
Citations
- [S321] W. Stuart Harris, Perry Alabama Marriages 1820-1839.
- [S280] 1830 unknown record type, (Digital Scan of original records), Provo, Utah, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), 87/90.
- [S373] Unknown record type, (Digital Scan of original records), Provo, Utah, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 3/98 ln 20.
- [S361] LDS Church News, online www.ldschurchnews.com, 2 Feb 2010 United States Information--Alabama.
- [S330] Lyman D. Platt, Early LDS Branches, pg 5.
- [S328] Unknown subject unknown record type, by unknown photographer.
- [S362] J.F. Gibb, Lights and Shadows of Mormonism, pg. 162.
- [S230] 1850 US Federal Census, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, population schedule, National Archives micropublication M432_919.
- [S3] Unknown subject Family History Library.
- [S327] Andrew Jensen, Church Historical Record, Vol 5-8 pg 321.
Samuel Turnbow
M, b. 6 February 1871, d. 6 February 1944
Samuel Turnbow was born on 6 February 1871 at Kamas, Summit, Ut. He was the son of John Gillenroy Turnbow and Sarah Elizabeth Horne. Samuel Turnbow was baptized in the LDS church in 1883. He married Emma Ursula Burbidge on 29 June 1899 at Kamas, Summit, Ut. Samuel Turnbow died on 6 February 1944 at Kamas, Summit, Ut, at age 73. He was buried on 9 February 1944 at Marion, Summit, Ut.
Samuel Turnbow
M, b. 1775
Samuel Turnbow was also known as Turnbough. He was born in 1775. He was the son of John Andrew Turnbow and Margit (?).
Samuel Joseph Turnbow
M, b. 30 June 1850, d. 14 January 1856
Samuel Joseph Turnbow was born on 30 June 1850 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. He was the son of Samuel Turnbow and Sylvira Caroline Hart. Samuel Joseph Turnbow appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, in the household of Sylvira Caroline Hart and Samuel Turnbow.1 Samuel Joseph Turnbow died on 14 January 1856 at age 5.
Citations
- [S230] 1850 US Federal Census, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, population schedule, National Archives micropublication M432_919.
Samuel Stephen Turnbow
M, b. 1854, d. 1927
Samuel Stephen Turnbow was born in 1854 at Kentucky, USA. He was the son of John Turnbow. Samuel Stephen Turnbow died in 1927.