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Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch 1925 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1925

Birth Location: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina

Death Date: 27 Jun 1997

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Father: Clarence Turner

Mother: Mary Messer

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Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch was born in 1925 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, the child of Clarence Elford Turner and Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer. In 1930, Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch resided in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. In 1940, Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch resided in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, Uni. Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch passed away in 1997 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch was born in 1925 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, the child of Clarence Elford Turner and Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch resided in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1940, Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch resided in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, Uni.
  • Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch passed away in 1997 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.

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Dorothy Branch's Ancestors

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Dorothy Branch
1925 – 1997
Birth Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
Parents
Clarence Elford Turner
1903 –
Gaston, North Carolina
Mary (Marjorie "Margie") Messer
1906 – 1983
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Washington Joseph) Messer
1876 – 1959
Sevier, Tennessee
Mary (Jane) Reece
1875 – 1963
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Messer
1846 – 1905
Rachel Barnes
1854 – 1920
Thomas Reece
Ellie Akins
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Messer
1822 – 1899
Elizabeth Palmer
1825 – 1887
Henry Barnes
1827 – 1864
Catherine Caldwell
1827 – 1947

Dorothy Branch's Timeline

4 Records

1925
23 Jul 1925
Birth of Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 5
Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch resided here in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 15
Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch resided here in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1997
27 Jun 1997
Age 72
Death of Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1925
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2914; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 36-32
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1692; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 512.0; FHL microfilm: 2341426
    [3] North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1692; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 512.0; FHL microfilm: 2341426

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2914; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 36-32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1997
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

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