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Thomas Ransom Turner 1903–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1903

Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1978

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Turner

Mother: Nancy Lafoy

Spouse(s): Hazel Finley

Children(s): James Turner, Thomas Turner, Willie Orr), Bessie Turner, Infant Turner

Thomas Ransom Turner was born in 1903 in Pickens, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Thomas Turner And Nancy Avarilla Lafoy. In 1910, Thomas Ransom Turner resided in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1920, Thomas Ransom Turner resided in Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Thomas Ransom Turner married Hazel G Finley, and had children including Bessie Marie Turner, Infant Turner, James Calvin Turner, Jean Turner, Nell Turner, Peggy Turner, Reba Turner, Thomas Clyde Turner, Willie Mae Turner Carver Orr. Thomas Ransom Turner passed away in 1978 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Ransom Turner was born in 1903 in Pickens, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Thomas Turner And Nancy Avarilla Lafoy.
  • In 1910, Thomas Ransom Turner resided in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Thomas Ransom Turner resided in Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas Ransom Turner married Hazel G Finley, and had children including Bessie Marie Turner, Infant Turner, James Calvin Turner, Jean Turner, Nell Turner, Peggy Turner, Reba Turner, Thomas Clyde Turner, Willie Mae Turner Carver Orr.
  • Thomas Ransom Turner passed away in 1978 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Turner
1872–1936
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
JT
Nancy Lafoy
1876–1953
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
NL

Spouses(s)

Hazel Finley
1910–1988
Birth Location: South Carolina
HF

Children(s)

James Turner
1924–2009
Birth Location: South Carolina
JT
Thomas Turner
1926–1994
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Willie Orr)
1929–1996
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina
WO
Bessie Turner
1931–2021
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
BT
Infant Turner
1938–1938
Birth Location: –
IT

Thomas Turner's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Turner
1903–1978
Birth Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Thomas Turner
1872–1936
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Nancy (Avarilla) Lafoy
1876–1953
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Warren Turner
1854–
South Carolina
Nancy Turner
1854–
South Carolina
James (Lafayette) Lafoy
1849–1926
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Ada Cooper
1857–1895
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Prue Lafoy
1826–
Avrilla Ferguson
1827–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Turner's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Ransom) Turner (10 Dec 1903–7 Feb 1978) m. Hazel (G) Finley (abt 1910–1988)
  1. 1. James (Calvin) Turner 1924–2009
  2. 2. Thomas (Clyde) Turner 1926–1994
  3. 3. Willie (Mae Turner (Carver,) Orr) 1929–1996
  4. 4. Bessie (Marie) Turner 1931–2021
  5. 5. Infant Turner 1938–1938

Thomas Turner's Timeline

9 Records

1903
10 Dec 1903
Birth of Thomas Ransom Turner in Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Thomas Ransom Turner resided here in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Thomas Ransom Turner resided here in Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Thomas Ransom Turner resided here in Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 39
Thomas Ransom Turner resided here in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1946
Abt 1946
Age 43
Thomas Ransom Turner resided here in This City
This City
1950
1950
Age 47
Thomas Ransom Turner resided here in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 48
Thomas Ransom Turner resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1978
7 Feb 1978
Age 75
Death of Thomas Ransom Turner in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 194
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grove, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1698; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 37
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341943
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1470; Page: 28b; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1375483
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 2 Aug 1978; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5890501,0.85367525,0.63212067&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1470; Page: 28b; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1375483

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grove, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1698; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 37

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Easley, Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341943

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 194

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1946
    Event Place: This City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1946; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.49509484,0.25065184,0.51981765&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: 5687; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 36-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Piedmont, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 2 Aug 1978; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5890501,0.85367525,0.63212067&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 2 Aug 1978; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5890501,0.85367525,0.63212067&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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