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Benjamin Franklin Turner 1921 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1921

Birth Location: Bear Br., Buffalo, Putnam Co., WV

Death Date: 16 Oct 1988

Death Location: Westerville,Ohio

Father: Caleb Turner

Mother: Virgie Geets

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In 1921, Benjamin Franklin Turner entered the world in Bear Br., Buffalo, Putnam Co., WV, born to Caleb Walter Turner and Virgie Virginia Lee Geets. Benjamin Franklin Turner passed away in 1988 in Westerville,Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Benjamin Franklin Turner entered the world in Bear Br., Buffalo, Putnam Co., WV, born to Caleb Walter Turner and Virgie Virginia Lee Geets.
  • Benjamin Franklin Turner passed away in 1988 in Westerville,Ohio.

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Benjamin Turner's Ancestors

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Benjamin Turner
1921 – 1988
Birth Place: Bear Br., Buffalo, Putnam Co., WV
Parents
Caleb Walter Turner
1884 – 1936
West Virginia
Virgie (Virginia Lee) Geets
1888 – 1969
Buzzard Ck., Mason Co., WV
Grandparents
James Geets
1865 –
Germany
Mary (Jane) Oldaker
1873 – 1935
Union District, Harrison Co, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Oldaker
1814 – 1880
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
1831 – 1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Oldacre)
1764 – 1829
Margaret Kirkpatrick
1780 – 1856

Benjamin Turner's Timeline

2 Records

1921
12 Apr 1921
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Turner in Bear Br., Buffalo, Putnam Co., WV
Bear Br., Buffalo, Putnam Co., WV
1988
16 Oct 1988
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Franklin Turner in Westerville,Ohio
Westerville,Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Bear Br., Buffalo, Putnam Co., WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1988
    Event Place: Westerville,Ohio

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