Myra Florence Turner

1867 - 1954  (86 years)

• Name	Myra Florence Turner
  Born	18 Nov 1867	Fredericton, New Brunswick   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Jun 1954	Orange, California   [2]
  Notes	Myra (1867-1955) in 1901 was boarding in Hull, Quebec and working as a nurse. She was bilingual. She moved to Ottawa shortly thereafter where, in 1903, she married John Cromwell Cox, a lumber merchant. By 1921, he had retired and they were living at Laurier House, 281 Laurier Avenue, with Myra, sister-in-law Sarah Turner White, his sister Florence and his niece Frieda. In 1923, after Cromwell had retired, they moved to Los Angeles. In 1930 they were living in Glendale. Also living in the household were Sarah Turner White and Cromwell's sister, Mary Cox. Cromwell died September 1930. In 1935 Myra was living in Santa Cruz. In 1938 she was living on Temple Hills Drive in Laguna Beach. In 1940 she was living at 424 Flora St. Laguna Beach with her sister-in-law Mary Cox in the household of her nephew Leslie White and his wife Sarah. In 1948 she was living in Corona del Mar. She died in June 1954 in Orange County, California, perhaps in Corona del Mar, at age 86.
  Person ID	I1524	Cullen family tree
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	John Turner,   b. 31 Jul 1824, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick ,   d. 31 Oct 1911, Winnipeg, Manitoba  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Agnes Nicholson,   b. 09 Jun 1825, Dumfries, Scotland ,   d. 28 Sep 1894, Rivière-du-Loup Station, Quebec  (Age 69 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1847	St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Fredricton York County, New Brunswick   [3]
  Family ID	F523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Cromwell Cox,   b. 09 Mar 1868, Liverpool, England ,   d. 22 Sep 1930, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 62 years)
  Married	25 May 1903	Eastern Methodist Church, Ottawa, Ontario   [4]
  Family ID	F1168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Myra Florence Turner c1910
  		Myra Florence Turner c1890
  		Myra Florence Turner c1948 Taken at Corona del Mar, California

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Turner, Myra Florence baptism 1881
  		Turner, Myra (Cox) marriage 1903 (1)
  		Turner, Myra (Cox) marriage 1903 (2)

  
  

  Histories		Turner, John (1824-1911) and Agnes Nicholson (1825-1894) John Turner, our great-great grandfather, was a colourful horseman and stage operator for more than 50 years in New Brunswick and the Temiscouata region of Quebec. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures, Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, pp 23-36, 179-195 and 265-267
  		Turner residences in Ottawa 1890-1899 From Ottawa directories for 1890-1899, residence addresses for Frank Turner and his brother George and sister Myra. Myra was a nurse, George H. was with the messenger service in the House of Commons and Frank was a railway engineer with Canada Atlantic Railway. Their brother, Fred may also have been a resident 1898-1899.

  
  

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  Turner, John and Agnes Nicholson family (17)

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Ancestry.ca Drouin Collection. [S129] California Death Index 1940-1997. [S2] Marjory McGillivray Waters OLA, Page 126. [S41] Ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928, Carleton 1903, Page 72.