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Otto Robert Carl Turk 1905–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 October 1905

Birth Location: Cheapside, Gonzales, Texas, USA

Death Date: 11 November 1972

Death Location: Winters, Runnels County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Otto Tuerk

Mother: Mena Schroeder

Spouse(s): Laura Gerhart

Children(s): Herbert Turk

Otto Robert Carl Turk was born in 1905 in Cheapside, Gonzales, Texas, USA, the child of Otto Tuerk And Mena Schroeder. In 1910, Otto Robert Carl Turk resided in Justice Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas, USA. In 1920, Otto Robert Carl Turk resided in Justice Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA. Otto Robert Carl Turk married Laura L Gerhart, and had children including Carroll Eugene Turk, Herbert Emil Turk, Minnie M Turk. Otto Robert Carl Turk passed away in 1972 in Winters, Runnels County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Otto Robert Carl Turk was born in 1905 in Cheapside, Gonzales, Texas, USA, the child of Otto Tuerk And Mena Schroeder.
  • In 1910, Otto Robert Carl Turk resided in Justice Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Otto Robert Carl Turk resided in Justice Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA.
  • Otto Robert Carl Turk married Laura L Gerhart, and had children including Carroll Eugene Turk, Herbert Emil Turk, Minnie M Turk.
  • Otto Robert Carl Turk passed away in 1972 in Winters, Runnels County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Otto Turk's Ancestors

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Otto Turk
1905–1972
Birth Place: Cheapside, Gonzales, Texas, USA
Parents
Otto Tuerk
1872–1943
Austria
Mena Schroeder
1877–1906
Bleckede, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Grandparents
Alexander Tuerk
1854–1911
Bielitz-Biala, Austria or Germany
Auguste Tuerk
1851–1933
Bielitz-Biala, Austria or Germany
Heinrich (Nicolaus) Schroeder
1834–1891
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Dorette Schröder
1834–1902
Lueneburg, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Otto Turk's Descendants

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Otto (Robert Carl) Turk (11 October 1905–11 November 1972) m. Laura (L) Gerhart (31 March 1905–8 December 1981)
  1. 1. Herbert (Emil) Turk 1927–2004

Otto Turk's Timeline

8 Records

1905
11 October 1905
Birth of Otto Robert Carl Turk in Cheapside, Gonzales, Texas, USA
Cheapside, Gonzales, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Otto Robert Carl Turk resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Otto Robert Carl Turk resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Otto Robert Carl Turk resided here in Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Otto Robert Carl Turk resided here in Sp, Runnels, Texas
Sp, Runnels, Texas
1940
1940
Age 35
Otto Robert Carl Turk resided here in J.p. 3, Runnels, Texas, USA
J.p. 3, Runnels, Texas, USA
1972
11 November 1972
Age 67
Death of Otto Robert Carl Turk in Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA
Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA
1972
11 November 1972
Age 67
Death of Otto Robert Carl Turk in Wingate, Runnels, Texas, USA
Wingate, Runnels, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 October 1905
    Event Place: Cheapside, Gonzales, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Runnels, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04129; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 200-6
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 456-50-3877; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas; Roll: T625_1841; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 221; Image: 1008
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342121
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas; Roll: T624_1556; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375569
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Gonzales, Texas; Roll: T624_1556; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375569

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas; Roll: T625_1841; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 221; Image: 1008

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp, Runnels, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Runnels, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04129; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 200-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J.p. 3, Runnels, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Runnels, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04129; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 200-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Runnels, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1972
    Event Place: Winters, Runnels, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1972
    Event Place: Wingate, Runnels, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 456-50-3877; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951

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

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