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Leroy Turner 1926–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Leake County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 13 January 1990

Death Location: Providence, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Bill Gill

Mother: Georgia Watson

Spouse(s): Mary Hardin

Children(s): Eddie Turner

Leroy Turner was born in 1926 in Leake County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Bill Steele Gill And Georgia Ester Watson Holder Watson. In 1950, Leroy Turner resided in Choctaw, Mississippi, USA. Leroy Turner married Mary Alice Hardin, and had children including Alicia Rene Turner, Betty Jean Turner, Eddie Lamar Turner, Michael Lee Turner, Patricia Lynne Turner. Leroy Turner passed away in 1990 in Providence, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leroy Turner was born in 1926 in Leake County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Bill Steele Gill And Georgia Ester Watson Holder Watson.
  • In 1950, Leroy Turner resided in Choctaw, Mississippi, USA.
  • Leroy Turner married Mary Alice Hardin, and had children including Alicia Rene Turner, Betty Jean Turner, Eddie Lamar Turner, Michael Lee Turner, Patricia Lynne Turner.
  • Leroy Turner passed away in 1990 in Providence, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leroy Turner's Ancestors

Self
Leroy Turner
1926–1990
Birth Place: Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Bill Steele Gill
1888–1963
Mississippi, United States
Georgia (Ester Watson Holder) Watson
1906–1981
Grandparents
James (William) Gill
1861–1917
Mississippi, United States
Nancy (Ann Eliza) Leach
1868–1934
Mississippi, USA
George (Washington) Watson
1866–1948
Mississippi
Julia (Ann Penelope) Pool
1870–1926
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gill
1822–1862
Susia Gill
1834–
Wiley Leach(4thcousin4xremoved)
1843–1925
Margarete Vance
1847–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gill
1769–1839
Elizabeth JONES
1800–

Leroy Turner's Descendants

1.
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Leroy Turner (20 Dec 1926–13 January 1990) m. Mary (Alice) Hardin (4 Apr 1933–8 Nov)
  1. 1. Eddie (Lamar) Turner 1951–2013

Leroy Turner's Timeline

6 Records

1926
20 Dec 1926
Birth of Leroy Turner in Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Leake County, Mississippi, USA
1949
31 March 1949
Age 23
Leroy Turner was married in Weir, Mississippi, USA
Weir, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Leroy Turner resided here in Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
1973
Abt 1973
Age 47
Leroy Turner resided here in Valden
Valden
1980
1980
Age 54
Leroy Turner resided here in Kosciusko, MS
Kosciusko, MS
1990
13 January 1990
Age 64
Death of Leroy Turner in Jackson
Jackson

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Leake County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 29
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 426-42-2003; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Star-Herald; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1990; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA; ,0.3749952,0.4963888,0.5864548&xid=3355
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Choctaw, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 March 1949
    Event Place: Weir, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Choctaw, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1973
    Event Place: Valden
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 14 Jun 1973; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA; ,0.026009833,0.2891826,0.45154774&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Kosciusko, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kosciusko
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Star-Herald; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1990; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA; ,0.3749952,0.4963888,0.5864548&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kosciusko, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Weir, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 29

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1990
    Event Place: Jackson
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 426-42-2003; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Star-Herald; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1990; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA; ,0.3749952,0.4963888,0.5864548&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Providence, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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