John A. Turner biography
biographical note
Turner, John A.
John Turner came to Calgary in 1886. Born in 1867 in Scotland, he died in 1935. John was married in 1895 to Wilhelmina (Minnie) Dawson. They had four children. With his cousins Bryce Wright and Peter Turner-Bone, he established the Ailsa (Al) Ranch at Turner Valley. He later established his own ranch "Balbreggan Stock Farm", east of the Sarcee Reserve, on the Elbow River. He raised Clydesdale horses, Shorthorn cattle and Pedigreed Shropshire sheep. His extensive shipments through Turner Siding was probably the cause of its name. John was President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Horse and Cattle Breeders Association of Alberta, for a number of years.
The cited information was sourced from Website / URL published by Southern Alberta Pioneers And Their Descendants <http://www.pioneersalberta.org/profiles/t.html> The author/originator was Southern Alberta Pioneers And Their Descendants.John Turner came to Calgary in 1886. Born in 1867 in Scotland, he died in 1935. John was married in 1895 to Wilhelmina (Minnie) Dawson. They had four children. With his cousins Bryce Wright and Peter Turner-Bone, he established the Ailsa (Al) Ranch at Turner Valley. He later established his own ranch "Balbreggan Stock Farm", east of the Sarcee Reserve, on the Elbow River. He raised Clydesdale horses, Shorthorn cattle and Pedigreed Shropshire sheep. His extensive shipments through Turner Siding was probably the cause of its name. John was President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Horse and Cattle Breeders Association of Alberta, for a number of years.
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- Family: John Archibald Turner & Ellen (Minnie) Wilhelmina Dawson
- Individual: John Archibald Turner
- Individual: Ellen (Minnie) Wilhelmina Dawson