Royal Francis Turner

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: 1919; As his parents died soon after his birth, Royal was adopted by his maternal grandparents.
• Census: 1920, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 9; Address:
  6 View Street
• Census: 1930, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a truck driver for a market and he was recorded while living with his parents.; : 19; Address:
  6 View Street
• Census: 1940, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a manager.; : 29; Address:
  6 View Street
• History: 1944, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He joined the masons.
• Residence: 1944, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Address:
  6 View Street

Notes:

Name:
His birth dame was Royal Francis Jones.

Royal married Ruth Lillian Olson on 25 Sep 1938. Ruth (daughter of John A. Olson and Gerda A. Johnson) was born on 4 Jul 1912 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Oct 1990 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1920, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 7; Address:
  102 Tolman Avenue
• Census: 1930, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 17; Address:
  102 Tolman Avenue
• Residence: 1938, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1940, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was a billing clerk.; : 27; Address:
  6 View Street
• Residence: 1944, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Address:
  6 View Street

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1925.
• Census: 1880, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded in the household of Edward's father. In the census he is listed as a toy painter.; : 22
• Census: 1900, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a farmer.; : 41
• Census: 1910, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a gardner.; : 52; Address:
  6 Vires Street
• Census: 1920, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a janitor in a store.; : 62; Address:
  6 View Street
• Census: 1930, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a janitor in a public school.; : 71; Address:
  6 View Street

Notes:

Name:
His birth name was John Edward, however he often used Edward John, which is how his gravestone reads.

John married Anna Laura "Laura" Newton on 12 Nov 1875 in Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Anna (daughter of Silas Newton and Ann Eliza Newton (nee Stacy)) was born on 26 Oct 1858 in Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jan 1940 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1865, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 6
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 12, living in Warwick, Massachusetts with her mother and step-father.
• Census: 1880, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She and her husband, Edward, were recorded in the home of Edward's father.; : 22
• Census: 1900, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 40
• Census: 1910, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 51; Address:
  6 Vires Street
• Census: 1920, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 61; Address:
  6 View Street
• Census: 1930, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 70; Address:
  6 View Street

Notes:

Anna was raised by her mother and Lorenzo Shepardson, and was always considered part of the family. The Delvee Reunion Records show that she was always considered a Delvee. Thus she and all her descendants are considered part of the Clan of Lucy, Clan of Jonathan-Tribe of Hannah. - Robert A. Roy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1892
• Census: 1920, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 40; Address:
  102 Tolman Avenue
• Census: 1930, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a knife maker.; : 50; Address:
  102 Tolman Avenue

Notes:

Immigration:
The 1920 Census gives the date as 1878.

John married Gerda A. Johnson. Gerda was born about 1879 in Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1888; : 40
• Census: 1920, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Address:
  102 Tolman Avenue
• Census: 1930, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 51; Address:
  102 Tolman Avenue

Notes:

Immigration:
The 1920 Census gives the year as 1877.

Charles married Martha. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Silas married Ann Eliza Newton (nee Stacy). Ann (daughter of James Stacy and Nancy P. Hicks) was born on 9 Aug 1840 in Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Oct 1919 in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1845 to 1858, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1855, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 15
• Census: 1860, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 20
• Census: 1865, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 24
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 30, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 39, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1900, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 59; Address:
  3 Ashelot Street
• Census: 1910, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 69
• Residence: 1919, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
• Last Full Review: 24 May 2020

Notes:

Birth: Her headstone gives her birth date as the 19th, while the published Phillipston Records give it as the 9th. A review of the original record shows the date as the 9th.

Census:
She was living with the Wood family.

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She was a widow.