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Bernice Turner 1921–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1921

Birth Location: Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 2 Jul 1997

Death Location: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Father: Solomon Sherrod

Mother: Mattie Jefferson

Spouse(s): Alex Turner, J Harris

Children(s):

Bernice Turner was born in 1921 in Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Solomon Sherrod And Mattie Jefferson. Bernice Turner married Alex Turner, J W Harris, Phil Bradley, and had children including Barbara A Figgins. Bernice Turner passed away in 1997 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Bernice Turner was born in 1921 in Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Solomon Sherrod And Mattie Jefferson.
  • Bernice Turner married Alex Turner, J W Harris, Phil Bradley, and had children including Barbara A Figgins.
  • Bernice Turner passed away in 1997 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Solomon Sherrod
1881–1969
Birth Location: Deasonville, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
SS
Mattie Jefferson
1891–1970
Birth Location: Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
MJ

Spouses(s)

Alex Turner
1901–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AT
J Harris
1916–
Birth Location: Mississippi
JH

Children(s)

Bernice Turner's Ancestors

Self
Bernice Turner
1921–1997
Birth Place: Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Solomon Sherrod
1881–1969
Deasonville, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Mattie Jefferson
1891–1970
Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
David Sheared
1826–1916
Mississippi
Agnes Swazer
1856–1904
Mississippi
Mary (Tolliver Rollins) Jefferson
1870–1953
Yazoo County, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bernice Turner's Timeline

8 Records

1921
1 Jan 1921
Birth of Bernice Turner in Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
1921
1 Jan 1921
Birth of Bernice Turner in Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
1921
abt 1921
Birth of Bernice Turner in Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Bernice Turner resided here in Beat 2, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Bernice Turner resided here in Rural, Bolivar, Mississippi
Rural, Bolivar, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 19
Bernice Turner resided here in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 30
Bernice Turner resided here in Nebraska
Nebraska
1997
2 Jul 1997
Age 76
Death of Bernice Turner in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Yazoo, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340908
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6-31

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1921
    Event Place: Vaughan, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Yazoo, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340908

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Yazoo, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340908

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bolivar, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6-31

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6-31

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Nebraska
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1997
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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