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Lela Mae Turner 1904–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 16 1904

Birth Location: Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: Aug 18 1991

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA

Father: John Turner

Mother: Edna Willhite

Spouse(s): Roy Merrell

Children(s): Leonard Merrell, Leota Merrell, Johnnie Merrell

In 1904, Lela Mae Turner entered the world in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA, born to John Thomas Turner And Edna Josephine Willhite. Lela Mae Turner married Roy Mason Merrell, and had children including Johnnie Thomas Merrell, Leonard Lee Merrell, Leota Joyce Merrell. Lela Mae Turner passed away in 1991 in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1904, Lela Mae Turner entered the world in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA, born to John Thomas Turner And Edna Josephine Willhite.
  • Lela Mae Turner married Roy Mason Merrell, and had children including Johnnie Thomas Merrell, Leonard Lee Merrell, Leota Joyce Merrell.
  • Lela Mae Turner passed away in 1991 in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Turner's Ancestors

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Lela Turner
1904–1991
Birth Place: Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Thomas Turner
1877–1907
Arkansas, USA
Edna (Josephine) Willhite
1885–1981
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (William) Willhite
1860–1944
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Ethiette (Ann) McCulley
1863–1920
Overton, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Willhite
1830–1902
Arlesa Howard
1833–1893
Andrew McCulley
1811–1888
Sarah Moore
1834–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Wilhite
1797–1862
Jeanette Sliger
1799–1862
John Howard
1807–1884
Susannah Yarborough
1812–1853
William McCulley
1769–1830
Mary Moyer
1770–1838
Jones Moore
1806–1860
Jane Black
1805–1901

Lela Turner's Descendants

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Lela (Mae) Turner (Apr 16 1904–Aug 18 1991) m. Roy (Mason) Merrell (1905–October 10, 1974)
  1. 1. Leonard (Lee) Merrell 1930–2000
  2. 2. Leota (Joyce) Merrell 1934–2003 m. Richard Lesser 1930–2021
  3. 3. Johnnie (Thomas) Merrell 1928–1998 m. Beulah (Irene) Smith 1928–2019

Lela Turner's Timeline

2 Records

1904
Apr 16 1904
Birth of Lela Mae Turner in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1991
Aug 18 1991
Age 87
Death of Lela Mae Turner in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 16 1904
    Event Place: Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 18 1991
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA

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