Oliver TURNER etc from Ruardean => Illinois, USA (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, February 18, 2017, 02:00 (2845 days ago) @ Jefff

Ref my previous post abt Oliver Turner who emigrated to the USA. Well, on finding that photo (on this site!) I should clearly have then immediately searched for him on this forum !...
Regular poster & owner of the photo Jim Ashton confirmed my findings in 2010, saying
"Oliver Turner b. 15.10.1885 East Dean my 2C2R. Emigrated to USA 1904. Son of George Turner b. 1845 East Dean & Elizabeth Marfell (1C3R) b. 28.6.1849 Ruardean."
see http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=22663

Perhaps this is your ancestor you believed went to Australia ?

Oliver and the others presumably moved from Ruardean to the USA for work, as did many from the FoD, in this case drawn by La Salle's numerous coal-mines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaSalle,_Illinois#Zinc_City_.281858.E2.80.931978.29
http://www.lasallecountymining.org/history
http://www.ivaced.org/illinois-valley-history

Being a U.S. website, FamilySearch gives free access to the US Census etc, including photo images of the actual documents which are worth viewing as give more detail than the transcription pages.
Hopefully this link will take you to my findings, which may include details of his imigration into the USA, wrt shipping passenger lists.
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aoliver...

From the above can find;

1920 US Census, La Salle Township, La Salle, Illinois, United States.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Morman Head M 36 Illinois
Ada Morman Wife F 35 England
Elsie Morman Daughter F 12 Illinois
Mabelle Morman Daughter F 10 Illinois
Danoin Morman Son M 1 Illinois
Amos Gibbs Father M 64 England
Oliver Turner Boarder M 34 England

All coal miners, more info on the detailed Census form, see
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRJS-SKT?mode=g&i=23&cc=1488411

1930 US Census, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Benjamin Knight Head M 45 England
Mable Knight Wife F 34 England
Stanley Knight Son M 12 ILLINOIS
Oliver Turner Cousin M 45 England

Still all coal miners.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R46-262

1940 US Census, Harrisburg Township, Saline, Illinois, United States.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Ben Knight Head M 52 England
Mabel Knight Wife F 44 England
Mary Lou Knight Daughter F 8 Illinois
Oliver Turner Cousin-in-law M 53 England

Different jobs now, mines all worked-out ? Oliver is single.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-HH2S?mode=g&i=11&cc=2000219

United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name Oliver Turner
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1942
Event Place Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States
Residence Place Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois
Gender Male
Employer W.P.A. Oliver/Turner
Birth Date 15 Oct 1885

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6X4W-W6?mode=g&i=1442&cc=1861144

On the 1940 Census & this Draft Card Oliver is recorded as a Labourer for the W.P.A.
see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration

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UPDATE: Apologies to Jim Ashton et al, it comes as no surprise to see that this forum has already discussed the general subject of Oliver and other FoD miners moving to Illinois. Please see these prior threads;

When finding the UK Census' for the Turners I noticed several of the neighbouring households were Marfells,
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=27954

And this thread abt the Turners in Illinois. I'm a little disappointed I didn't find this thread before starting this post, I did search the forum for prior threads about the Turners and unlikely as it seems I didn't find this one. Ah well, always good to have more than one source of reference ;)
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=9518