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James W Turner 1886–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1886

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 30 Nov 1973

Death Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Turner

Mother: Sarah Nelson

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James W Turner was born in 1886 in West Virginia, the child of Joseph Turner And Sarah C Nelson. In 1910, James W Turner resided in Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, James W Turner resided in Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA. James W Turner passed away in 1973 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James W Turner was born in 1886 in West Virginia, the child of Joseph Turner And Sarah C Nelson.
  • In 1910, James W Turner resided in Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, James W Turner resided in Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA.
  • James W Turner passed away in 1973 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA.

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James Turner's Ancestors

Self
James Turner
1886–1973
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Joseph Turner
1852–1933
Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (C) Nelson
1854–1924
West Virginia
Grandparents
Aaron Turner
1819–1868
Virginia, Virginia, USA
SUSAN Cunningham
1824–1907
Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Robert (O) Nelson
1833–1860
of, Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Ruhama Nelson
1833–1887
Pendleton County, Virginia (W.Va)
Great-Grandparents
J0SHUA Cunningham
1792–1887
MARY Walker
1794–1855
James Nelson
1796–
Isaac Nelson
1773–1850
Catherine Pennington
1794–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nelson
1750–1820
*Richard Pennington
1770–1851
Mary Bennett
1773–1859

James Turner's Timeline

4 Records

1886
18 Mar 1886
Birth of James W Turner in West Virginia
West Virginia
1910
1910
Age 24
James W Turner resided here in Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
James W Turner resided here in Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
1973
30 Nov 1973
Age 87
Death of James W Turner in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1886
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Union, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1973
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records

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