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Obadiah Wilks Turner 1819–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1819

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia

Death Date: 15 May 1862

Death Location: Charlottsville, Virginia

Father: Benjamin Turner

Mother: martha hogan

Spouse(s): Artheme Dobyns

Children(s): Lucy Turner

The story of Obadiah Wilks Turner began in 1819 in Bedford County, Virginia. Obadiah Wilks Turner married Artheme Grace Dobyns, and had children including Lucy Ellen Turner. Obadiah Wilks Turner passed away in 1862 in Charlottsville, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Obadiah Wilks Turner began in 1819 in Bedford County, Virginia.
  • Obadiah Wilks Turner married Artheme Grace Dobyns, and had children including Lucy Ellen Turner.
  • Obadiah Wilks Turner passed away in 1862 in Charlottsville, Virginia.

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Obadiah Turner's Ancestors

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Obadiah Turner
1819–1862
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia
Parents
Benjamin "Franklin" Turner
1790–1848
Virginia
martha (d) hogan
1795–1880
bedford co va
Grandparents
Obediah (S) Hogan
1767–1818
Bedford, Bedford County, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Margett Mitchell
1762–1818
Pequa, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obadiah Turner's Descendants

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Obadiah (Wilks) Turner (abt 1819–15 May 1862) m. Artheme (Grace) Dobyns (abt 1821–)
  1. 1. Lucy (Ellen) Turner 1855–1934 m. Callahill (Minnis) Overstreet 1835–1909
    1. 1. William (Albert) Overstreet 1881–1967
    2. 2. Ruth (Jonny) Overstreet 1890–1978

Obadiah Turner's Timeline

3 Records

1819
abt 1819
Birth of Obadiah Wilks Turner in Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County, Virginia
1846
26 Jan 1846
Age 27
Obadiah Wilks Turner was married in Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County, Virginia
1862
15 May 1862
Age 43
Death of Obadiah Wilks Turner in Charlottsville, Virginia
Charlottsville, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1819
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1846
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1862
    Event Place: Charlottsville, Virginia

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