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James Wilburn Turney 1898–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Sherman County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1996

Death Location: Colfax, Placer County, California, United States of America

Father: John Turney

Mother: Lucinda Reynolds

Spouse(s): Dee Little

Children(s): Jemmie Turney, Tommy Turney, Carl Turney, Robert Sr.

James Wilburn Turney was born in 1898 in Sherman County, Texas, USA, the child of John Jacob Turney And Lucinda Jane Reynolds. James Wilburn Turney married Dee Anna Little, and had children including Carl D Turney, Jemmie Oleta Turney, Robert Lee Turney Sr, Tommy Hugh Turney. James Wilburn Turney passed away in 1996 in Colfax, Placer County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Wilburn Turney was born in 1898 in Sherman County, Texas, USA, the child of John Jacob Turney And Lucinda Jane Reynolds.
  • James Wilburn Turney married Dee Anna Little, and had children including Carl D Turney, Jemmie Oleta Turney, Robert Lee Turney Sr, Tommy Hugh Turney.
  • James Wilburn Turney passed away in 1996 in Colfax, Placer County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Turney's Ancestors

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James Turney
1898–1996
Birth Place: Sherman County, Texas, USA
Parents
John Jacob Turney
1871–1949
Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
Lucinda (Jane) Reynolds
1876–1938
Yardelle, Newton County, Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Andrew (James) Reynolds
1856–1919
Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Turney's Descendants

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James (Wilburn) Turney (25 Mar 1898–21 Oct 1996) m. Dee (Anna) Little (abt 1911–27 Apr 1987)
  1. 1. Jemmie (Oleta) Turney 1929–1993 m. Raymond (Edward) Skates 1920–1959 m. James (F) Lowe 1918–
    1. 1. Kenneth (Edward) Skates
  2. 2. Tommy (Hugh) Turney
  3. 3. Carl (D.) Turney
  4. 4. Robert (Lee Turney) Sr.

James Turney's Timeline

2 Records

1898
25 Mar 1898
Birth of James Wilburn Turney in Sherman County, Texas, USA
Sherman County, Texas, USA
1996
21 Oct 1996
Age 98
Death of James Wilburn Turney in Auburn, Placer, California, USA
Auburn, Placer, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Sherman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1996
    Event Place: Auburn, Placer, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colfax, Placer County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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