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Douglas Watley Turner 1921–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1921

Birth Location: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1999

Death Location: Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Turner

Mother: Callie Parsons

Spouse(s): Betty Sullenger

Children(s): Diana Turner

The story of Douglas Watley Turner began in 1921 in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Douglas Watley Turner resided in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA. Douglas Watley Turner married Betty Jean Shafer Sullenger, and had children including Diana Lynn Turner. Douglas Watley Turner passed away in 1999 in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Douglas Watley Turner began in 1921 in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Douglas Watley Turner resided in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.
  • Douglas Watley Turner married Betty Jean Shafer Sullenger, and had children including Diana Lynn Turner.
  • Douglas Watley Turner passed away in 1999 in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA.

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Douglas Turner's Ancestors

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Douglas Turner
1921–1999
Birth Place: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Arthur Turner
1891–
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
Callie Parsons
1894–1975
Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
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Douglas Turner's Descendants

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Douglas (Watley) Turner (28 May 1921–23 May 1999) m. Betty (Jean Shafer) Sullenger (10 Sep 1933–26 Jun 2024)
  1. 1. Diana (Lynn) Turner 1949–1986 m. Gary (A.) Trail 1950–2025 m. Clarence (Henry Colbert) III 1932–2020

Douglas Turner's Timeline

3 Records

1921
28 May 1921
Birth of Douglas Watley Turner in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Douglas Watley Turner resided here in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1999
23 May 1999
Age 78
Death of Douglas Watley Turner in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1921
    Event Place: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1999
    Event Place: Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA

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