James Glass Turnbull Sr.

M, #1747, b. Sep 5, 1861, d. Nov 16, 1928
Pedigree
ChartsMcKown Descendants Chart
Father*Peter Turnbull1 b. Jul 18, 1821, d. Jun 8, 1911
Mother*Janet R. Kennedy1 b. Oct 20, 1823, d. Aug 9, 1913

Family

Agnes Cordelia McKown b. Oct 29, 1870, d. May 23, 1955
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Sep 5, 1861 James Glass Turnbull Sr. was born on Sep 5, 1861 at Salaberry de Valleyfield, Beauharnois Salaberry County, Quebec, Canada.2 
 He was the son of Peter Turnbull and Janet R. Kennedy.1 
Emigration*1867 James Glass Turnbull Sr. emigrated in 1867 from Quebec, Canada. 
Immigration*1867 He immigrated in 1867 to United States. 
Marriage*Nov 26, 1891 He married Agnes Cordelia McKown, daughter of Robert McKown and Diantha B. Dudley, on Nov 26, 1891 at Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.3 
Death*Nov 16, 1928 James Glass Turnbull Sr. died on Nov 16, 1928, at age 67 at Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.4 
Burial*Nov 19, 1928 He was buried on Nov 19, 1928 at Pleasant View Cemetery, Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 6315177
Plot: F 345.5
Book Excerpt* 
Meadow Brook Creamery - In 1889 Wesley N. Aldrich, great grandfather of Wayne ALEXANDER and Elaine URIE, teamed up with Silas LACKEY to form a new creamery, Meadow Brook Creamery, in West Glover on Roaring Brook. Mr Aldrich was already operating the first creamery down in Glover Village. With start-up capital of $800, he "expended in improving the main building, erecting the engine room and purchasing the necessary machinery and tools for the purpose." The creamery was run on the cream-gathering plan wherein at the various farms the milk was allowed to settle in large pans. The cream was skimmed then it was gathered every few days.

Mr. ALDRICH sold the creamery operation to James Glass TURNBULL, of Turnbull Ice Cream fame, in 1895. Nelson STEVENS, who worked at the creamery, bought in 1898. H. P. HOOD & Sons bought it in 1929 and continued to operate it as a creamery until the early 1930s when Fred C. BROWN obtained ownership. It was converted to storage and an auto repair shop with Harry MOODY as the mechanic.
The town purchased the property in 1945 and it became the town shed for the housing and repair of the town road equipment.

In 1998 the town began building a new town shed on Rt. 16 and by late November had moved out of the creamery. Meanwhile, the town agreed to a long-term lease for the building with the Glover Ambulance Squad. The squad, along with other volunteers, proceeded to clean up several decades a of grease and grime and breathe new life into one of the oldest buildings in West Glover Village. By February renovations had progressed far enough for the squad to move in. over the next two summers, work progressed steadily, thanks to the many volunteers and the help of local carpenters and contractors.

The squad is very proud to call this historic building "our home." In our effort to provide quality emergency medical transport. the creamery is serving our needs very well. We hope to preserve it as an integral par of the Glover/West Glover landscape for many years to come.

Glover Ambulance Squad, Inc.
Randy Williams, Captain

NOTE: There is a picture of the Squad members with names of members and on back inside cover is a 1895 picture of the old creamery.

1999 History in Glover, VT town report.6,7
 

Citations

  1. [S862] Site - RootsWeb.com, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com, The Vermont Northeast Kingdom Site - Pleasant View Cemetery, Orleans, Vermont.
  2. [S816] Site - International Genealogical Index (R) or Ancestral File, online at http://www.familysearch.org
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S855] Site - Vermont - NEKG Northeast Kingdom Genealogy, online at http://www.nekg-vt.com
  5. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  6. [S862] Site - RootsWeb.com, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
  7. [S949] Book - Vermont - History of the Town of Glover,.

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