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Matilda "Tildy" Turner 1825–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1825

Birth Location: SUMNER, TENNESSEE

Death Date: 8 Aug 1898

Death Location: Macon, Tennessee, United States

Father: Yancy Turner

Mother: Mary Dillon

Spouse(s): Charles Hawkins

Children(s): Giles Hawkins, Mary Hawkins, Sarah Hawkins, Leatha Hawkins, Emily Hawkins, Robert Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, Eliza Hawkins, Anna Hawkins

In 1825, Matilda "Tildy" Turner entered the world in SUMNER, TENNESSEE, born to Yancy Turner And Mary Dillon. Matilda "Tildy" Turner married Charles Taylor Hawkins, and had children including Anna Ferris Hawkins, Eliza Jane Jennie Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, Emily Allen Hawkins, Giles Coleman Coley Hawkins, Leatha Ann Hawkins, Mary Matilda Mattie Hawkins, Robert Yancy Hawkins, Sarah Frances Fannie Hawkins. Matilda "Tildy" Turner passed away in 1898 in Macon, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Matilda "Tildy" Turner entered the world in SUMNER, TENNESSEE, born to Yancy Turner And Mary Dillon.
  • Matilda "Tildy" Turner married Charles Taylor Hawkins, and had children including Anna Ferris Hawkins, Eliza Jane Jennie Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, Emily Allen Hawkins, Giles Coleman Coley Hawkins, Leatha Ann Hawkins, Mary Matilda Mattie Hawkins, Robert Yancy Hawkins, Sarah Frances Fannie Hawkins.
  • Matilda "Tildy" Turner passed away in 1898 in Macon, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Yancy Turner
1786–1878
Birth Location: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Dillon
1788–1870
Birth Location: Guilfor, North Carolina,USA
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Spouses(s)

Charles Hawkins
1817–1886
Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
CH

Children(s)

Giles Hawkins
1845–1917
Birth Location: Macon County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Hawkins
1843–1882
Birth Location: Macon County, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Hawkins
1848–1921
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
SH
Leatha Hawkins
1871–1924
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
LH
Emily Hawkins
1853–1920
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
EH
Robert Hawkins
1860–1950
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RH
Elizabeth Hawkins
1851–1851
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EH
Eliza Hawkins
1865–1942
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
EH
Anna Hawkins
1855–1884
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
AH

Matilda Turner's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Turner
1825–1898
Birth Place: SUMNER, TENNESSEE
Parents
Yancy Turner
1786–1878
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Dillon
1788–1870
Guilfor, North Carolina,USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Graves Yancey (never married Susannah) Turner)
1769–1804
Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Susanna TURNER
1781–1820
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Turner
1721–1809
Nancy Kimbrough
1739–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1700–1764
Sarah Williams
1710–1778
Thomas Kimbrough
1712–1777
Elleanaugh
1713–1777

Matilda Turner's Descendants

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Matilda ("Tildy") Turner (17 Jan 1825–8 Aug 1898) m. Charles (Taylor) Hawkins (27 Jan 1817–19 Apr 1886)
  1. 1. Giles (Coleman "Coley") Hawkins 1845–1917
  2. 2. Mary (Matilda "Mattie") Hawkins 1843–1882
  3. 3. Sarah (Frances "Fannie") Hawkins 1848–1921 m. William (Asa) Dorris 1844–1903
    1. 1. George (Bascom) Dorris 1893–1975 m. Verna (Gregory) Dorris 1895–1935 m. Nellie (J HOPKINS) Dorris 1913–1989
      1. 1. Velva Dorris 1911–1976
      2. 2. Paul (Everett) Dorris 1926–1967 m. Halle ('Anna' Inez) Morris 1927–2002 m. Anna (Ruth Baldwin) Dorris 1920–2007
        1. 1. Peggy (Jewel) Dorris 1949–2009
      3. 3. Cassie (Orilla DORRIS) Akin 1922–2009
    2. 2. Mary (Alice "Molly") Dorris 1867–1965
    3. 3. Thomas (Dillon) Dorris 1870–1942
    4. 4. James (Robert "JR") Dorris 1872–1933
    5. 5. Isaac (Coleman "Coley") Dorris 1873–1932
    6. 6. Albert (Jasper) Dorris 1875–1938
    7. 7. Isadora (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Dorris 1877–1887
    8. 8. William (Ernest) Dorris 1882–1949
    9. 9. Harley (Wade) Dorris 1880–1915
    10. 10. Charles ("Charlie") Dorris 1869–1873
  4. 4. Leatha (Ann) Hawkins 1871–1924 m. Albert Gaines 1865–1936
    1. 1. David (Taylor "Dee") Gaines 1892–1968
    2. 2. William (E) Gaines 1890–
    3. 3. Carl Gaines 1900–1992 m. Maude (Ella) Gaines 1904–2002
      1. 1. Clarence (Edward) Gaines 1923–2002 m. Irene (Carter) Gaines 1928–1988
        1. 1. Linda (Ann) Gaines 1948–1948
      2. 2. Pauline Gaines 1927–2012
    4. 4. Virgil (Murphy) Gaines 1906–1973
    5. 5. Golden Gaines 1919–2000
  5. 5. Emily (Allen) Hawkins 1853–1920
  6. 6. Robert (Yancy) Hawkins 1860–1950
  7. 7. Elizabeth Hawkins 1851–1851
  8. 8. Eliza (Jane "Jennie") Hawkins 1865–1942
  9. 9. Anna (Ferris) Hawkins 1855–1884

Matilda Turner's Timeline

2 Records

1825
17 Jan 1825
Birth of Matilda "Tildy" Turner in SUMNER, TENNESSEE
SUMNER, TENNESSEE
1898
8 Aug 1898
Age 73
Death of Matilda "Tildy" Turner in Macon, Tennessee, United States
Macon, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1825
    Event Place: SUMNER, TENNESSEE

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Macon, Tennessee, United States
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