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Benjamin Franklin Turner 1888–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1888

Birth Location: Summerfield, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1955

Death Location: Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Turner

Mother: Mary Trussell

Spouse(s): Mable Layne

Children(s): Edna Turner, Thomas Turner, Mary Turner, Lonnie Turner, Emma Turner, Elsie Turner, Ailene Turner, James Turner, Fayna Turner

The story of Benjamin Franklin Turner began in 1888 in Summerfield, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA. In 1889, Benjamin Franklin Turner resided in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Benjamin Franklin Turner resided in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Franklin Turner married Mable Layne, and had children including Ailene Elizabeth Turner, Edna Earl Turner, Elsie Mae Turner, Emma Jean Turner, Fayna Mae Turner, Floyd Charles Turner, James Ward Turner, Lonnie David Turner, Mary Louise Turner, Thomas Franklin Turner. Benjamin Franklin Turner passed away in 1955 in Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Turner began in 1888 in Summerfield, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1889, Benjamin Franklin Turner resided in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Benjamin Franklin Turner resided in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Turner married Mable Layne, and had children including Ailene Elizabeth Turner, Edna Earl Turner, Elsie Mae Turner, Emma Jean Turner, Fayna Mae Turner, Floyd Charles Turner, James Ward Turner, Lonnie David Turner, Mary Louise Turner, Thomas Franklin Turner.
  • Benjamin Franklin Turner passed away in 1955 in Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Turner
1852–1939
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Trussell
1853–1935
Birth Location: Marion County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mable Layne
1891–1990
Birth Location: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Edna Turner
1916–2006
Birth Location: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
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Thomas Turner
1909–1977
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Turner
1923–1986
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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Lonnie Turner
1913–2002
Birth Location: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
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Emma Turner
1928–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elsie Turner
1911–1998
Birth Location: Grundy, Tennessee, United States
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Ailene Turner
1918–
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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James Turner
1930–2022
Birth Location: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
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Fayna Turner
1920–1992
Birth Location: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Turner's Ancestors

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Benjamin Turner
1888–1955
Birth Place: Summerfield, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Hornsby Turner
1852–1939
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (E) Trussell
1853–1935
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Turner
1792–
North Carolina, USA
Amanda (Melinda) Hornsby
1835–1911
Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Andrew (Jackson) Trussell
1818–
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Polly) Rollins
1813–
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Turner
1755–1825
Mary Cloud
1760–1844
Benjamin Trussell
1783–1836
Nancy Wright
1790–1861
Benjamin Rollins
1780–
Martha Powell
1785–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Turner
1726–1764
Jemima Hermann
1726–1787
James Trussell
1748–1792

Benjamin Turner's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Turner (8 Apr 1888–15 Apr 1955) m. Mable Layne (10 December 1891–30 Jan 1990)
  1. 1. Edna (Earl) Turner 1916–2006 m. James (Virgil) McDaniel 1913–1979 m. John (Overton) Clark 1910–1993 m. James (Horace) Guest 1908–1989
    1. 1. Earl (Wayne) Clark 1938–2019
  2. 2. Thomas (Franklin) Turner 1909–1977 m. Elsie Meeks 1914–2002
    1. 1. Edward (Priest) Turner 1936–2017 m. Lillian (Louise) Gerwatowsky 1938–2011
    2. 2. Mable (Bernice) Turner 1938–2011 m. Billy (Joe) Ladd 1931–1985 m. Donald (Gene) Ledbetter 1939–2008
    3. 3. Franklin Turner 1943–1944
  3. 3. Mary (Louise) Turner 1923–1986 m. George (Washington Gilliam) Jr. 1923–1987
    1. 1. Gary (Lee) Gilliam 1951–2015
  4. 4. Lonnie (David) Turner 1913–2002 m. Celina (E Bouvet) Collier 1919–2002
  5. 5. Emma (Jean) Turner 1928– m. Zelma (Hampton) Pirtle 1918–1994
  6. 6. Elsie (Mae) Turner 1911–1998 m. Harry (Willard) Canada 1916–1993 m. Stonewall (Jackson) Aylor 1904–1941 m. George O'Dear 1910–1998
    1. 1. Elwanda (Louise) Aylor 1930–1995 m. Ernest (James) Conry 1923–1987
    2. 2. Stonewall (Jackson “Jack” Aylor) Jr 1935–2014
  7. 7. Ailene (Elizabeth) Turner 1918– m. Henry Sherrill 1916–1993
    1. 1. Bobbie (Jean) Sherrill 1940–2021 m. Edwin (Gerald) Wilson 1941–1991
    2. 2. Myrtle (Viola) Sherrill 1944–2021 m. Stephen (Louis White) III 1941–2011
    3. 3. Freeman (Henry) Sherrill 1947–1985
  8. 8. James (Ward) Turner 1930–2022 m. Nelvernia Brannan 1930–2000
  9. 9. Fayna (Mae) Turner 1920–1992 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Sherrill 1913–1970
    1. 1. Woodrow (Eugene) Sherrill 1939–1998 m. Betty (Louise) Dykes 1942–2020

Benjamin Turner's Timeline

10 Records

1888
8 Apr 1888
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Turner in Summerfield, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Summerfield, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
1889
31 May 1889
Age 1
Benjamin Franklin Turner resided here in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 12
Benjamin Franklin Turner resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Benjamin Franklin Turner resided here in Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 32
Benjamin Franklin Turner resided here in Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1929
Abt 1929
Age 41
Benjamin Franklin Turner resided here in Alto
Alto
1930
1930
Age 42
Benjamin Franklin Turner resided here in District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1942
1942
Age 54
Benjamin Franklin Turner resided here in Tovey, Illinois
Tovey, Illinois
1950
1950
Age 62
Benjamin Franklin Turner resided here in Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1955
15 Apr 1955
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Franklin Turner in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Summerfield, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 297
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
    [3] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 484
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 2250; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 121.0; FHL microfilm: 2341984
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Grundy; Roll: 1852988; Draft Board: 1
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241562
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1500; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1375513
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Grundy, Tennessee; R
    [11] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 May 1889
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Evening Sentinel; Publication Date: 31 May 1889; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241562

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1500; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1375513

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 484

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1929
    Event Place: Alto
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Chattanooga Daily Times; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1929; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; ,0.39676094,0.39095268,0.43193612&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 2250; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 121.0; FHL microfilm: 2341984

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Tovey, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 297

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Grundy, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Grundy; Roll: 1852988; Draft Board: 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1955
    Event Place: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
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