The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-25
Death Of j. w. Turner.

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home on Cute street at six O'CLOCK
Thursday morning, aged 81 years
Mr.. Turner was confined to his bed FOL
several months by astroko OF paralys
The end came as peacefully as II hs
were falling asleep. Hon. Josiah
Turner survives his son at the age OF
90
Funeral services will be held at the
house tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Under the pen-name Of Abner Scott
and the caption "Gute's Hill, he con.
/ tributed weekly articles to the Owosso
Press which fOrdelicacy and refinment
Of sentiment insight into nature and
especially for power to describe nature
| In her various moods, he was excelled
by few writer's of the present genera.
tion and his quaint fancies were eager
ly read by many.
Mr.. Turner served as assistant at
torney. general during Cleveland's
second term. He was a mem Der of
the Shiawassee county bar and the G..
A. r., His last occupancy of public
Office was as city attorney under May
or White, a place he was obliged to
resign on account of i'll health.
A biographical sketch prepared in
1891 follows:
Jerome w. Turner, prominent at
torney Of Ow0sso, is native Of the
Green Mountain state, having been
born in Sheldon, Franklin county, Jan.
25, 1886. He is the only son of Hon.
Josiah Turner, an eminent lawyer of
Michigan, who was for over a quarter
century judge of this judicial circuit.
AS leading republican be has always
been prominent in the ranks Of his
party. He is now U. s. consul at Am
herstburg, Canada. He was born In
Vermont In 1911 and was a grandson
of Josiah Turner, whose ancestors
were Of English descent. The moth
er, Eveline Ellsworth. also native of
the same state and of English descent,
was born In 1917 and was daughter
or William ELLSWORTH.
Jerome w. Turner removed with his
parents from Vermont to Howell, Liv-
ington county, Mich, when little
child OF three years and grew to man
hood in this state, taking his early ed
ucation In the village schools and later
attending Worthwhile academy in
Wayne county. He took course also
at the academy at Lodi and then en-
tered the State University in 1853,
graduating in the literary department.
in 1857. He read law with Judge f. G.
Whipple in 1857 and was admitted to
the bar before the close Of that year.
Mr.. Turner associated himself with
Judge Whipple, but later removed to
Shiawassee county and in 1860 located
at Owosso, which he has made his per-
manent home. d,
In 1857 Mr.. Turner was united in
marriage to Martha f. Gregory, of
Howell, daughter OF Rev. e. E.Greg-
DRY. Mrs. Turner is native of Mich
igan, born in Saline, Washtenaw coun-
ty, and lady of rich and varied &C.
mplishments. To their seven sons
and one daughter these parents have
given superior educa tion and three
of the sons have followed the father
In entering the profession Of law. The
children are named as follows: Jerome
E., Willard j., Charles g., Edward e
Horace B., Ellsworth p, Milo p, Ev-
cline S., wife Of w. e. Decker.
Mr.. Turner was elected state sena-
tor for the district comprising the
counties of Shiawassee and Living
ston and was reelected by good ma
jority. He was delegate to the ma
tional democratic convention at Gin
cinnati which nominated Hancock, and
also to the one at Chicago when Cleve.
land was nominated. He was postof-
fee inspector during Cleveland's ad-
minstration for the sixth inspection
district, headquartersat Chicago. The
district comprised six states with ILL
nois about the center. He was elected |
mayor Of the city of Owosso in 1879. |
He was also appointed in 1854 first |
assistant paymaster in the United
States army for two years, with head
quarters at Louisville, Ky. Both he |
and his wife are members of the Con-
gregational church. In 1868 he was
appointed adjutant Of the Thirtieth |
Michigan Infantry which was sta
toned on the Canadian border at Fort
Gratiot.