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Marcus Lafayette Turner 1878–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1878

Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States

Death Date: 30 Dec 1959

Death Location: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA

Father: George Turner

Mother: Sarah Goodnight

Spouse(s): Emma Clemens

Children(s): Velma Sprouse

In 1878, Marcus Lafayette Turner entered the world in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States, born to George William Turner And Sarah Francis Goodnight. Marcus Lafayette Turner married Emma Luellen Clemens, and had children including Velma Leon Turner Sprouse. Marcus Lafayette Turner passed away in 1959 in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Marcus Lafayette Turner entered the world in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States, born to George William Turner And Sarah Francis Goodnight.
  • Marcus Lafayette Turner married Emma Luellen Clemens, and had children including Velma Leon Turner Sprouse.
  • Marcus Lafayette Turner passed away in 1959 in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marcus Turner's Ancestors

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Marcus Turner
1878–1959
Birth Place: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
Parents
George William Turner
1833–1915
Monroe, Missouri, United States
Sarah (Francis) Goodnight
1837–1906
Audrain County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Richard (David) Turner
1807–1893
Pendleton County, kentucky
Margaret (Margaretite) Turner
1811–1885
Kentucky
Edward (Goodnight) Jr
1815–1875
Mercer, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Polly Dye) Goodnight
1816–1891
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Turner
1779–1847
Polly
1780–1840
George Turner
1770–1841
Anna Maupin
1771–1834
Edward Goodnight
1787–1854
Sarah Dye
1789–1860
Fauntleroy Dye
1792–1870
Elizabeth Young
1794–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Turner
1745–1789
Mary Montague
1745–1844
Charles Turner
1745–1789
Mary Montague
1745–1844
WILLIAM V
1763–1830
SARAH PUCKETT
1765–1862

Marcus Turner's Descendants

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Marcus (Lafayette) Turner (29 Jul 1878–30 Dec 1959) m. Emma (LuEllen) Clemens (10 Apr 1881–13 April 1946)
  1. 1. Velma (Leon Turner) Sprouse 1903–1951 m. George (Lee) Sprouse 1898–1943
    1. 1. Ethel (May) Sprouse 1927–2006 m. Paul (Earl) Burros 1925–1988

Marcus Turner's Timeline

2 Records

1878
29 Jul 1878
Birth of Marcus Lafayette Turner in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
1959
30 Dec 1959
Age 81
Death of Marcus Lafayette Turner in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1878
    Event Place: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA

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