Margaret Turner

Margaret Turner was born March 21, 1804 in Manchester, England to John and Maria Vaughn Turner. Margaret is a Pioneer of Richmond.

History

The early history of Margaret is unknown. She married Joseph Bateman on Sep 8, 1823 in Bolton Le Moors St. Peter, England. The Bateman family moved to Manchester, England to raise their family. It is unclear when the family was introduced to the Church, but some records indicate it in 1841.

The Bateman family moved to Nauvoo, Illinois sometime between 1841-1842. After the death of Church President Joseph Smith in 1844, the family took refuge in Mount Pisgah, Iowa where two of the Bateman children died. The family joined the Brigham Young 1848 Company to move west. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Sep 20, 1848, where they lived for two years before moving to Cedar City, Utah in 1850-1851. They are among one of the first families to move to Cedar City.

Likely, after the death of Joseph in 1855, she moved with her family to Richmond, where she spent the rest of her life.

Epilogue

Margaret Tuner died March 20, 1865 in Richmond. She was buried in the Cedar, Utah Cemetery.

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