Turner, John Wesley^[1]

1832 - 1895  (62 years)

• Name	Turner, John Wesley
  Born	21 Nov 1832	Avon, Livingston, New York
  Gender	Male
  OCCU	Sheriff
  Died	20 Jan 1895	Provo, Utah, Utah   [2]
  Buried	22 Jan 1895	Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah   [3]
  Person ID	I2254	Taylor
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	Turner, Chauncy,   b. 19 May 1800, Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusettes ,   d. 27 Aug 1870, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Redfield, Hannah Franklin,   b. 18 Jan 1805, Clermont, Sullivan, New Hampshire ,   d. 16 Mar 1881, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	30 Mar 1820
  Photos		Turner, Chauncy and Hannah Redfield Turner
  Family ID	F791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fausett, Sarah Louisa,   b. 16 Feb 1835, Marcep, , Illinois ,   d. 23 Dec 1915, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 80 years)
  Married	01 Dec 1853	Salem, Utah, Utah
  Children	+ 1. Turner, Sarah Louisa,   b. 11 Sep 1854, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 27 Jul 1947, Provo, Utah, Utah, U.S.A.  (Age 92 years)  [Birth]   2. Turner, John Franklin,   b. 09 Jan 1856, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 03 Jul 1880, Park City, Summit, Utah  (Age 24 years)  [Birth]   3. Turner, George William,   b. 02 Mar 1859, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 16 Dec 1860, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 1 years)  [Birth] + 4. Turner, Charles Henry,   b. 08 Aug 1861, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 01 Jul 1933, Glendale, Los Angeles, California  (Age 71 years)  [Birth] + 5. Turner, Laura Ann,   b. 22 Oct 1863, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 12 Jun 1901, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 37 years)  [Birth] + 6. Turner, Harriet Mariah,   b. 10 Oct 1865, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 27 Mar 1898, Springville, Utah, Utah  (Age 32 years)  [Birth] + 7. Turner, Clara Matilda,   b. 02 Dec 1867, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 24 Oct 1939, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 71 years)  [Birth]   8. Turner, Willard Chauncy,   b. 15 Oct 1870, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 24 Dec 1889, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 19 years)  [Birth]   9. Turner, Eugene Fausett,   b. 13 Jun 1873, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 20 Mar 1874, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]   10. Turner, Eva Diantha,   b. 17 Apr 1877, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 28 Oct 1898, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 21 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2004
  Family ID	F391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		John Wesley Turner Photo found on historically perserved home in Provo.
  		John Wesley Turner

  
  

  Headstones

  Turner, John Wesley Grave Location: Block 4 Lot 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] 1880 United States Census, 146C (Reliability: 3). John TURNER Household Male Birth Year <1833> Birthplace NY Age 47 Occupation Sheriff Marital Status M Race W Head of Household John TURNER Relation Self Father's Birthplace NY Mother's Birthplace NH Census Place Provo, Utah, Utah Family History Library Film 1255338 NA Film Number T9-1338 Page Number 146C John TURNER Self M Male W 47 NY Sheriff NY NH Sarah TURNER Wife M Female W 45 IL Keeping House KY KY John TURNER Son S Male W 24 UT Farmer NY IL Charles TURNER Son S Male W 17 UT Works On Farm NY IL Laura TURNER Dau S Female W 16 UT At Home NY IL Harriet TURNER Dau S Female W 14 UT At Home NY IL Clara TURNER Dau S Female W 12 UT At Home NY IL Willard TURNER Son S Male W 9 UT At Home NY IL Eva TURNER Dau S Female W 4 UT At Home NY IL Harriet ELLIOT Other S Female W 21 AUSTRALIA Servant ENGL ENGL Mr HAINES Other W Male W 64 ENGL Gardner ENGL ENGL Census Place Provo, Utah, Utah Family History Library Film 1255338 NA Film Number T9-1338 Page Number 146C [S164] Salt Lake Tribune, (Utah Digital Newspapers), 8 (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 1895. Ex-SHERIFF TURNER. _________ An Eminent Citizen, Old Settler and Faithful Official. John W. Turner died at Provo yesterday after a lingering illness of some two months. He was one of the noted pioneers of Utah county, and one of the first settlers of the Territory. He made a name in the west as one of the most successful officers at a time when horse thieves and murderers were more frequent in Utah than they are to-day. John Wesley Turner was born at Avon, Livingston county, New York, November 21, 1832. His parents joined the Mormon church and the family moved to Kirkland, O., in the spring of 1836. In the fall of 1845 the Turners removed to Nauvoo, and came west to Utah with the general exodus of the church, in 1847, arriving in Salt Lake in the fall of that year. In the spring of 1849 the family moved with the first family into Utah valley and settled at Provo. In 1853 John W. Turner married Sarah L. Faucett, his surviving wife, by whom he had five boys and five girls. Six children only are now living. The deceased served in the early Indian wars in Utah and distinguished himself for bravery, and then followed farming until 1874, when his official career commenced as city marshal of Provo and sheriff of Utah county, which latter office he held until the fall of 1890. As sheriff he distinguished himself by making many daring arrests, after following criminals into other States and Territories. But probably the most noted arrest he ever made, at least; which placed him most prominently before the public, was the arrest of Fred H. Hopt, alias Welcome, who brutally murdered Sheriff Turner’s son , John F. Turner, near Park City July 3, 1880. The murder was done with an ax, in order to rob young Turner of his freighting outfit. The body was concealed in the dead boy’s wagon and hauled to Echo canyon, where the body was left behind a large stone, but partially buried. Hearing that a team answering the description of young Turner’s had been sold in Wyoming, Sheriff Turner became suspicious of foul play and started for Park City, where he heard of the body of a young man being found at Echo. It proved to the body of his son and after telegraphing to this city for a coffin, and notifying his family at Provo, Sheriff Turner accompanied by Sheriff Allison of Summit pursued the murderer, capturing him at Cheyenne. Returning with the prisoner the body of Sheriff Turner’s son was put on the train at Echo. The circumstance created considerable excitement at the station and on the train, and there was cries of “Lynch the murderer.� A gentleman from Boston remarked to the deceased, “Is it possible that you are Sheriff Turner, thus guarding the murderer of you son?� Being answered in the affirmative, the gentleman declared the incident was without a parallel in history. The father believed in the justice of our courts, and lived to finally see justice meted out at the execution of Hopt. John W. Turner was a bundle of nerves, and had life enough to wear two men of his size out long before forty, not possessed of his grit. He would not give up, even to death, until completely exhausted. He lay for three weeks on his deathbed, with scarcely any nourishment. During his entire illness, beginning in the early part of November, he has tasted hardly anything more substantial than milk. He was a tender and loving husband and father, and a devoted church member. He always believed that God inspired him in his triumphs. The funeral will take place next Tuesday at 12 o’clock in the Provo Tabernacle and bids fair to be one of the largest ever held in Utah county. [S15] Cemeteries and Burial Databases, (State of Utah) (Reliability: 3). Name: Turner, John Wesley Gender: M Birth Date: 21 November 1832 Birth Place: Avon, Livingston, New York Death Date: 21 January 1895 Death Place: Provo, Utah Burial Date: 0 January 1895 Cemetery: Provo City Cemetery Source: Sexton Grave Location: Block 4 Lot 4 Relatives: Father Chaucy & Hannah F. Redfield Turner Spouse Sarah L. Fausett