Turk - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: TURKs in Georgia -- 2 Different Lines

tshinesjr — 2009-11-10 04:02:04Z

Hi Jack,
My name is Thomas Sewell Hines Jr.. My GG Grandfather was Wiley J. Hines Who, I think, Married Rebecca M. Turk in Baldwin County GA.on 2 Dec. 1845. My records show She was born 8 Dec. 1830 in GA. and died 22 Mar. 1865 in TN. possibly from complications of child birth. My G Grandfather was Thomas Turk Hines born in TN.
Some records I have seen show Rebecca Married Richard Hines 24 Dec. 1845. I don't know which is true. I would be very interested in any info. you might have on the Turk family from GA. Thank you

Re: Obit of William TURK (1842-1917), NY>MI

nancy_drew1973 — 2009-11-04 03:00:20Z

I have a marriage certificate that Jospeph and Jane Simmons witnessed a marriage of Almira Turk and Hiram Simmons

Her parents are listed as Samuel and Lydia Turk.

Can this be the same line?

Re: Rice TURK

nancy_drew1973 — 2009-11-04 02:46:08Z

Mom should be Lydia Gillett

Do you know about the Alvira Turk in this line? Should have married Hiram Simmons in 1870

Henry Wyatt Turk

DWilson7823 — 2009-10-05 00:07:08Z

Henry Wyatt Turk, Son of Samuel J. Tilton Turk died May 7, 2009 in Grants Pass, OR. He was the Son of Sam Turk and Mae Minerva Ramsey. He led a long life of farming Gladiolus Bulbs for 50 years in Grants Pass Oregon. He will be deeply missed for his tenacity of life and his love for his family.

Turks from Krain Austria

holdenjayne — 2009-10-01 17:05:59Z

Looking for anyone with the last name Turk from Krain Austria. I have not been able to track back Joseph Turk in my family but he was born in Krain Austria. I am at a dead end and not sure where to search for records in this area to try and locate more information about him.

Any help would be appreciated

Joseph Turk

holdenjayne — 2009-10-01 02:56:24Z

Looking for the parents of Joseph Turk (born 1838 in Krain Austria) He had a sister kathrina. He immigrated to the US in 1860.

Thomas Turk (1718-1809) and Second Wife Mary Gl(e)aves

dglaves — 2009-09-16 02:05:26Z

The Gleaves Family Association is attempting to gather as much information on the descendants of Matthew Gleaves (about 1725-1760, he died in Augusta County, Virginia) as possible.

We have traced the three sons to the present day but our research is lacking when it comes to his daughter Mary.

If you descend from this line, please go to gleavesfamily.com. Under the tab for Family History, click on “The Descendants of Matthew Gleaves” and open Chapter 7. If you can help us fill out what little information we have on the lineage of this family, it would be appreciated.

We have done a good bit of research on Thomas and Mary that is contained in Chapter 2 which may be of some help to others.

Dennis Glaves

Re: Looking for Turks in MI & WI

ALevijoki — 2009-08-13 19:45:28Z

I will be gone for a couple of days. Will get back to you next week. Can you send me your e-mail? Thnaks. The one I had doesn't work.

Mine is: ann777@newnorth.net

ANN

Re: Looking for Turks in MI & WI

ZaraQ — 2009-08-13 06:09:02Z

Got message. Please advise if we have a connection.

thanks, Zara

Re: Looking for Turks in MI & WI

ALevijoki — 2009-08-11 19:41:31Z

Zara

If you get this please contact me. There may be a Paulin connection with our families. Still checking on it.

ANN

Re: Jacob TURK, b. 1786 NY

jmacnair — 2009-08-06 18:21:38Z

Jacob Turk was born in 1786 in Westerlo NY
Married Anna Chamberlain about 1814
children:
Alexander Turk born Jul 17,1815
Elizabeth"Elisa", Polly, Lyman,James,Samuel,Margaret
Jacob died June 8,1856 and is buried in Halcott Cemetery,NY

Re: Seeking Ancestors of John Taylor TURK -- b. GA

ggof8 — 2009-07-21 16:57:24Z

Hi Patricia,

I am William Turk's oldest daughter Peggy. Your first cousin.
Your dad is Bob Turk. I grew up in Patchogue NY
Please send me an e-mail and let me know what you are doing

Peggy (Margaret) Turk-Manseau

TURK Elvira L 1867-1944

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-16 14:42:05Z

TURK Elvira L 1867-1944

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Lucy TURK b.1761, Rotherfield, Sussex, ENGLAND.

Ernie526 — 2009-07-12 21:50:09Z

Hello,
I do not have a Sarah or a Harrietin my file, sorry I cannot help, good luck searching.
Ernie

Re: Lucy TURK b.1761, Rotherfield, Sussex, ENGLAND.

sarahyoung12 — 2009-07-12 16:55:12Z

I am searching for Sarah Turk, born I believe around 1785.
Her daughter Harriet Turk, born about 1811 in Maresfield, Sussex married my 3xgt-grandfather Peter Seymour. In the 1851 census they live together with Sarah Turk on Pinions Farm , Maresfield Sussex. I wonder if your Lucy could be any relation?

Re: Martha Turk

dlamboo — 2009-03-29 12:46:07Z

Hello! So nice to hear from you. Are you speaking of your sister Johanna? I have been in contact with her, she has provided MUCH useful information! I have so much more to learn about the families, but I am almost ready to post information to a website. I just need to do some more research but hope to have something online in the summer or earlier. I am Cornelia's daughter-in-law, married to Ben! Your sister has my email address - I'm not sure I should post it here!
Take care!

Re: Martha Turk

msimmons15_1 — 2009-03-26 06:58:00Z

She was my grandmother (cornelia is one of mom's sisters-passed away quite a few years ago)and one of her daughters, bertha, was my mom who passed away 10 years ago. bertha married dirk lamboo. dad passed away 20 years ago.
there was 5 of us in our family, 3 girls and 2 boys. my sister recently returned from holland and visited my only remaining aunt, tante narda, who is 87.

Re: J. R. Cox Kills Tom Turk

maryachtrh — 2009-03-10 22:52:32Z

Appears in the Terrell Times-Star, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, 16 August 1890...

Obituary

It is with sadness and deep regret we announce the death of Mr. J. T. Turk, He was shot at his home near Forney on Wednesday, August 6th, 1890.

A noble man has been taken from us; generous to a fault, always ready to help the poor and needy, while a call from a friend never passed unheeded. But he is gone; passed through the portals from whence there is no return. How hard to give him up; but, as our loss is his gain, we can only say "Lord, Thy will be done."

To his bereaved wife we would say: Although you many never more wait for Tommy's coming, nor listen for that well known footstep, remember, there is a place of meeting where sorrow and death never comes, and parting is not known. Our earthly home may be desolate but in the bright realms above, nothing but joy awaits us.

Mr. Turk was an affectionate father; how the little ones will miss papa, whose kind voice and smile made their little hearts rejoice. But bereft of your earthly parent, put your trust in your Heavenly Father, who has promised to be a father to the orphan.

To his brother and sister we tender the most heartfelt sympathy and may all be able to say...

A grateful homage may we yield.
With hearts resighed to Thee.
Has remains were taken to Willow Springs where he sweetly sleeps near his little boy.

Lucy TURK b.1761, Rotherfield, Sussex, ENGLAND.

Ernie526 — 2009-03-05 19:07:33Z

Lucy Turk born 1761 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England the daughter of John Turk and Sarah Brown married in 1785 in Sussex to Samuel Sales 1763 born Speldhurst, Kent the son of Hugh Sales and Sarah Gilbert.
They had at least four children :- Joseph 1758, Sarah 1787, James1789 and Mary Ann 1793.
Do these people fit in your tree?

Re: Gaylord TURK of Detroit, MI

gaylturk — 2009-02-01 15:11:00Z

Gaylord TURK now lives in Southfield Michigan. He has (2) sons; Justin Wynsford and Derriel Ramone. He is the only son of Robert J Turk Jr. of Jones County Georgia now living in Southfield Michigan. Grandfather is Robert J Turk Sr.(deceased) of Jones County Georgia. Siblings of Robert J Turk Jr. are Fannie Beatrice (deceased), Warren (deceased), Thomas nicknamed Budd (deceased), Francis (deceased), Willie Pearl (deceased) and Mary Turk Little now living in Pittsburgh Penna. Siblings of Robert J Turk Sr. are Leila, Thomas, William P. , Carrie, and Arthur all deceased.

Re: Gaylord TURK of Detroit, MI

gaylturk — 2008-08-25 21:43:30Z

I am Gaylord Wynsford Turk. Father is Robert Turk Jr.; Mother is Cylesta Edith Barksdale Turk; Paternal Grandfather Robert Turk Sr. of Jones County Georgia born 1898 died 1991 Ancestors are; Thomas Turk Jr and Laura Duncan Turk of Jones County Georgia; Thomas Turk Sr and Queen? of Jones County Georgia. Help me find more relatives.

Re: Searching for Czech and Austrian Jewish Turks

milan_hercut — 2008-11-24 08:05:27Z

Contact me urgently at: milan_hercut@yahoo.com

with best wishes

Milan Hercut

Re: turk family in Netherlands

dlamboo — 2009-01-07 12:42:41Z

Are you still looking for Turk ancestry? So am I! Maybe we can help each other out.

Martha Turk

dlamboo — 2009-01-07 02:57:27Z

I am looking for ancestors of Martha Turk. She was married to Petrus van Ruiten (b.1883) in Hillegom NL. They had a daughter named Cornelia who was born 21 Jul, 1914. The family lived in Hillegom, NL. Cornelia married Arnoldus Lamboo.

Re: turk family in Netherlands

dlamboo — 2009-01-08 03:00:12Z

I was hoping that this might help me with my search for Ancestors of Martha Turk. I will have to keep looking!

John T. Stover (foster of Thomas Armstrong Turk) 1832-1899

redjacket3827 — 2008-07-14 16:12:12Z

I was seeing if anyone had any information on John T. Stover, who might have been fostered to a Thomas Armstrong Turk.

Specifically I'm looking for his biological parents and why the Turks took him in.

Re: turk family in Netherlands

elusiveones — 2008-06-15 16:20:14Z

Hi - My maiden name is Turk. I managed to find the Turk Surname Society on Rootsweb, not sure how I did it. But, by using that link I contacted Toni Turk. I also found him at www.the-turkfamily-of-blandingutah.com. I googled Turk Surname Society to find that address. While the information on that site seems to be from Poland (I haven't read it all), he sent me a PAF file showing my line back to the 1500's, Belgium. If you want to contact me, please use this address, lmr650@yahoo.com. Linda

Re: TURK Family of Tinkling Springs, VA

SBelden — 2009-01-04 05:46:48Z

I have Turk relations from MO too? Mine comes from Archibald Rhea Turk. What Turks are you from?
Could be related. Sally

Re: James H. Turk of Missouri

SBelden — 2009-01-04 05:05:52Z

I have a James H. Turk in my genealogy. I have his dad as James Allen Turk. I can get more information to you if you think this might be him. I don't have a birthdate for him but it might fit. Some of my Turks were from Mo and then moved to Texas. Sally

Re: Mary TURK, b. 1837 Ballymena County Antrim Ireland

peterdempster924 — 2009-02-18 02:46:00Z

hi, just saw your post where do you live, had john and eliza jane mc fetridge any other children, peter from ballymena

Re: John William TURK: wife Mary DEAN

SusanKathleen36 — 2008-10-07 16:54:53Z

John Wiliam Turk (I found his name listed as (William Johnston also) b. Oct 20 1810, d. Jun 9 1882 was married to Mary L Dean b. Oct 21 1814, d. unkwn.

One of their children, Martha (Jimmie) Turk b. Dec 25 1841, d. Apr 30 1897 is my great great grandmother. Can you give me the names and information for her other siblings?

John's parents: Father - Theodocius Turk Jr b. 1780 in SC, d. Dec 4 1824 in GA.
Mother - Mary Ann Johnston b. 1785 in GA, d. Oct 16 1851 in GA.

I have found information about John's sibling. His name is John McCleods Turk b. Apr 13 1818 in GA, d. Jul 21 1897 in AL.

Andrew W. Turk Jr., 77, son of , Andrew W. Turk Sr. and Catherine Grover Turk.* US, Veteran of the Navy, Korean War.*

KENNELLYMARKA — 2009-01-06 02:19:06Z

Andrew W. Turk Jr.
North Huntingdon

Andrew W. Turk Jr., 77, of North Huntingdon, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at his home. He was born Jan. 28, 1931, in McKeesport, a son of the late Andrew W. Turk Sr. and Catherine Grover Turk. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Turk was employed as a fire safety engineer by Westinghouse Electric with more than 50 years of service. He was a member of St. Agnes Church, North Huntingdon. He was formerly employed as the EMA director for Hempfield Township, former member of Rescue 8, Circleville Volunteer Fire Department, Westinghouse Fire Brigade, chief of East McKeesport Fire Department, Sewickley and Hempfield Township Emergency Management, fire director at WCCC, AARP, and veteran of the Navy, having served during the Korean War. Following retirement, Andrew was a tour director for both C&G Tours and America Tours. He was currently teaching fire safety at WCCC.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joann Turk. Surviving are two sons, Douglas A. and his wife, Mary Jo, of Herminie, and William A., of New Stanton; a daughter, Kathleen Spoon and her husband, Eli, of Odessa, Mo.; two sisters, Virginia Brown, of McKeesport, and Grace Eckels, in California; and five grandchildren. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the JAMES W. SHIRLEY FUNERAL HOME INC., Clay Pike, North Huntingdon. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Monday in St. Agnes Church, followed by interment in New St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society or your local fire department. www.shirleyfuneralhome.com.

JAMES W. SHIRLEY FUNERAL HOME INC.,
St. Agnes Church,"

Re: Mary TURK, b. 1837 Ballymena County Antrim Ireland

sylviamoore750 — 2009-02-22 01:33:26Z

I've a new profile now...Peter, contact me off list at cmoore007@sympatico.ca

Elizabeth Turk b.1859 Frome, Somerset

Mags1943 — 2009-02-02 16:38:27Z

I'm trying to find out information about Elzabeth Turk who was my great-grandmother. Married to John Alexander Birnie, with children William John, Matilda Maud, Francis Alexander, Elizabeth Edith, George Alexander, Rose Ann (my grandmother), Annie Frances and Agnes Maud. I'm particularly interested in who her parents were. Father possibly James. She was married in London so what brought her there from Somerset I wonder. Any information would be very much appreciated.

Mags

Re: John or Johan TURK and Rosa (Spall) TURK

bart8463 — 2008-07-03 00:02:42Z

Hey are you the stephen turk that lived in blue bell penn. and is your dad charles and your mom patti,and you have a brother named john. if you are then i stayed at your house for a week in 1976 with my mom dorothy and my aunt shirley. rose and john turk were my grand parents.

Re: John or Johan TURK and Rosa (Spall) TURK

bart8463 — 2008-07-02 19:05:25Z

i have a cousin stephen turk probably related im sure hope we can help each other or should i say hope you can help me.thanks for your reply. bart8463@yahoo.com

Re: turk family in Netherlands

gsygirl — 2008-06-15 23:43:56Z

Thank you Linda..I have most of that information, and recieved more last week on a Dutch message board..but I may contact Toni turk to see what she has on this family..

Re: turk family in Netherlands

gsygirl — 2009-01-08 02:40:22Z

I did find what I was looking for...search Google for "parenteel van Gerrit Turk'' this was the family I was looking for...but it didn't show the Buskermolen family that I was looking for..but she came down from Nicolaas Turk who married Maria van der Ploeg..

Looking for ancestors and descendents of Joseph Hamilton and Mary Ann Turk

MaeHamiltonAmbrose — 2008-07-13 19:13:14Z

Looking for descendents or ancestors of Joseph Hamilton b. 1783 SC married Mary Hall Turk b. 1787 SC.

Children: Elvira 1806, Parina, 1807, William B. 1809, John 1811, and James C. 1813

Is there a connection to Mary Hall Turk and Lucinda Turk who married a Daniel Scurlock who lived near my ancestor Stephen Currie Hamilton b 1811 in Macon Co. Al before Civil War?

Any info appreciated.

TURK Surname Society

trturk1 — 2008-09-23 14:25:17Z

In 2010 my wife and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. I have determined by that date I should turn over the management of the TURK Surname Society database to someone younger, who has the interest to see this effort continue and expand upon it. Ideally this would involve a collaborative effort among several genealogists. Those interested in transitioning into the leadership of this effort are invited to identify themselves.

TURK Surname Society Online Database Change

trturk1 — 2008-10-08 00:29:24Z

The TURK Surname Society database online posting has been moved to: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=turk-soci...

Re: Türks in Poland & Romania

IONUTURSU2001 — 2009-01-28 16:26:05Z

my muther name it is Martha Turk

Re: Martha Turk

IONUTURSU2001 — 2009-01-28 16:15:05Z

my muter name it is MARTHA TURK end i want to now the origin for mai muther family.
It was born in Romania and the name of her futher it was Frederic Turk(born in Ghimbav- Halchiu 1918)

Re: Searching for Czech and Austrian Jewish Turks

mdtark — 2008-10-20 01:16:56Z

ManyogyjrTurks lived in Southern Poland mainly Cracow

J. R. Cox Kills Tom Turk

maryachtrh — 2009-03-10 19:43:38Z

Appears in The Terrell Times-Star, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, 9 August 1890...

Forney, Texas, August 6 - This place was thrown into a fever of excitement this morning by the little son of J. T. Turk, who lives about 4 miles north of here, riding into town coatless and hatless after a doctor saying that his father had been shot. Drs. Stroud and Fowler left for the scene of the tragedy but found the victim dead on their arrival.

The circumstances of the killing as near as can be learned, are a follows: A Mr. J. R. Cox, engineer at Boardman & Short's gin, had started for Forney on a wagon with a Mr. Rogers. While passing Mr. Turk's farm and in front of his house Cox and Turk became involved in a quarrel when Cox shot twice at Turk, both shots taking effect in Turk's body. Turk succeeded in crawling through the fence toward home living only about twenty minutes. On their return to town Dr. Stroud and others overtook Cox coming toward town and brought him in and he is now in the hands of officers awaiting preliminary trial. Mr. Turk leaves a wife and several children.

His brother, Howard, was near Royse when all this happened but was telegraphed for and has arrived. The sheriff from Kaufman has also arrived. The inquest was held this afternoon by Justice I.S. Wood.

William Rogers testified that he and Mr. Cox started to Forney on a wagon, and as they passed Tom Turk's place, Turk called to them to stop and he went up to Cox and said that Mr. Haggood told him that he (Cox) said that he (Turk) was a liar. Mr. Cox told him that he (Cox) said that if anybody said that he (Cox) said that Mr. Hoggood was not any account was a liar. Mr. Turk pointed to his son Evert and said he was the one that said it. Soon I hear a pistol shot and looked and saw Cox shooting. I hallowed to him that it would not do and he stopped shooting and ran a few yards with me and then went into the brush.

The evidence of the other witnesses was about the same.

Betty Jane (Turk) Carpenter

raustin_48103 — 2008-09-19 13:25:36Z

(Note: Betty Jane Carpenter was the daughter of George M. Turk (1892-1978) and Janette Sara Curtis (1903-1968)
The Fillmore, California "Herald" Thursday, 26 December 1991:
"Services were held Friday at the Skillin-Carroll chapel in Fillmore for Betty Jane Carpenter, 67, of Fillmore, who died Nov. 17 after a long illness.
Mrs. Carpenter was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Anaheim, and was a county resident for 50 years, coming from Newhall. A homemaker, she was also a grader for a Fillmore packing house.
Active in both community and church, Mrs. Carpenter was Past President of the Fillmore American Legion Auxiliary, Past President of the Fillmore PTA, a girl scout leader and a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Carpenter is survived by her husband,Wilbur, of Fillmore; daughters and sons-in-law Linettte and Leo Harrold of Brick Town, N.J., Lois and John Rogers of Santa Paula, and Georgia Linetsky of Fillmore.
Also by sisters Sally Lewellyn and Janita Standridge, both of White City, Ore., brothers Bill Turk and Richard Turk of Fillmore and seven grandchildren."

Re: John Thomas TURK -- Kaufman Co., TX

JeanMayFairclough — 2008-09-14 18:33:10Z

I'm interested in more about how John Thomas Turk died, and as my records show he died on 6 Aug. 1890, if he was shot in 1889 and died several months later.

I show that his son Robert Lewis Turk was the 7th of 10 children. John Thomas Turk was my paternal grand-uncle.

Ralph Howard Turk (my grandfather) was a brother of John Thomas Turk.

Do you know anything more about the ranch in Forney or what type of lawman John Thomas Turk was?

Also, I have Pauline Abercrombie Ferrell's birthdate as 19 Nov. 1854.

My genealogy is at www.jeanniemay.com/genealogy.html

Jean May Turk Fairclough

Re: John Thomas TURK -- Kaufman Co., TX

JeanMayFairclough — 2008-07-30 20:20:10Z

Hope you are still researching now, in 2008. See my genealogy at http://www.jeanniemay.com/genealogy.html-- John Thomas Turk was my grand-uncle. I show Frank as being Charles Frank Turk and that he married Addie Martha Ballard, but maybe Addie Gumm had been married before and I have her previous married name. I show Robert Lewis Turk married Alva Mae Gumm. I have ancestry for the Robert and Frank back to late 1600's. Email me at jeanniemay@jeanniemay.com if and when you read this reply.

Re: Looking for ancestors and descendents of Joseph Hamilton and Mary Ann Turk

JeanMayFairclough — 2008-07-30 16:43:14Z

I have a Mary Hall Turk (1787-1852) who died in Cobb, GA, whose mother was Margaret Hall Archibald (b. 1760 in SC, d. 1842 in Franklin County, GA) and father William Turk (b. 1744 in Antrim, Ireland, d. 1795 in Franklin County, GA). William's father was James Turk (1719-1803) and his father was Robert Turk (b. in Ireland about 1690 and died in VA in 1772).

Mary Hall Turk married Joseph Hamilton, and I show their children's names and birth years the same as you have.

I have them in my genealogy which you can view at http://www.jeanniemay.com/genealogy.html

Mary Hall Turk (1787-1852) and Lucinda Turk (1809-1867) were 2nd cousins 1 time removed.

Their common ancestors are Robert Turk (1690-1772) and Margaret (b. about 1694 and died sometime between 1760 and 1772). Lucinda's parents were Theodocius Turk II (about 1780 - 1824) and Mary Ann Johnston. Theodocius Turk II's parents were Theodocius Turk I and Vilinda (Linda) Finley. Theodocius Turk I's parents were John Turk and Agnes Smith, and their parents were Robert Turk and Margaret.

So Lucinda's great-great-grandfather Robert Turk was Mary Hall Turk's great-great grandfather.

I show that Lucinda Turk married Daniel Norman Scurlock (b. 4 Jun 1794, probably in Baldwin County, GA, death date unknown). I show that they had 7 children, their birthdates and death dates are online, with of course their names (see URL above). But I show no marriages or descendencies for the Scurlock children. And I have no ancestry for Daniel Norman Scurlock. Although Daniel Norman Scurlock died in Texas, all his childrfen were born in Macon County, AL, between 1826 and 1837. Daniel Scurlock and Lucinda Turk were married in 1825

If you have any ancestry for Daniel Scurlock, can you let me know that? Or for Joseph Hamilton? I have no ancestry for Joseph Hamilton yet, and no descendency beyond his children.

Was Joseph Hamilton (b. about 1783) a cousin of your ancestor Stephen Currie Hamilton (b. 1811)?

Re: John or Johan TURK and Rosa (Spall) TURK

turk1176 — 2008-07-01 20:20:18Z

Bart, I have information on both the Turk line and Spall line in Transylvania. Johan and Rosa were my great grandparents. Send me your email and I can send you a bunch of information.

Stephen Turk