Turner, John Wesley^[1]

1833 - 1899  (65 years)

• Name	Turner, John Wesley
  Birth	19 Jul 1833	Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Apr 1899	St. Louis City, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
  Person ID	I4503	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Turner, John Bice,   b. 14 Jan 1799, Colchester, Delaware, New York, United States d. 26 Feb 1871, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Voluntine, Martha,   b. 7 Oct 1798, Saratoga, New York, United States d. 11 Mar 1853, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1819	Malta, Saratoga, New York
  Family ID	F1082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree. Gen John Wesley TURNER&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: July 19 1833 - Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Blanche Agnes SOULARD - Sep 18 1869 - Saratoga, New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1870 - Missouri, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1880 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Apr 8 1899 - St. Louis City, Jefferson, Missouri, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: 1899 - Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Territory, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>John Bice Turner</a>, <a>Martha Turner (born Voluntine)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Blanche Agnes TURNER (born SOULARD)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Voluntine Covel Turner</a>, <a>Marie Soulard Clarkson (born TURNER)</a>, <a>Col. Gaston Soulard TURNER Sr.</a>, <a>John B Turner</a>, <a>LTC George Engleman Turner</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Elizabeth Jane Turner</a>, <a>Lafayette Turner</a>, <a>Voluntine Covil Turner</a>, <a>Martha Ann Rumsey (born Turner)</a>, <a>Theodora Amelia Towner (born Turner)</a>&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: Per Wikipedia: John Wesley Turner (July 19, 1833 – April 8, 1899) was a career U.S. Army officer who rose through the ranks as an artillery commander and staff officer during the American Civil War, becoming a Union Army general. Turner took a prominent part in the Appomattox Campaign and early in Congressional Reconstruction was responsible for forces occupying the Department of Virginia. After his retirement from the Army as head of the depot and commissary in St. Louis, Missouri, Turner remained in the city and became a leading citizen and public works commissioner.[1]