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Virginia Ruth Turner 1922–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1922

Birth Location: Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Death Date: 17 May 2011

Death Location: Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Charlie Turner

Mother: Lola Strickland

Spouse(s): Benjamin Smith

Children(s): Charles Smith

Virginia Ruth Turner was born in 1922 in Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, the child of Charlie Bates Turner And Lola Arzie Strickland. In 1992, Virginia Ruth Turner resided in Delray Beach, FL. Virginia Ruth Turner married Benjamin Franklin Smith, and had children including Charles Franklin Smith, Nell Smith O Shields, Noshields1 Smith. Virginia Ruth Turner passed away in 2011 in Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Virginia Ruth Turner was born in 1922 in Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, the child of Charlie Bates Turner And Lola Arzie Strickland.
  • In 1992, Virginia Ruth Turner resided in Delray Beach, FL.
  • Virginia Ruth Turner married Benjamin Franklin Smith, and had children including Charles Franklin Smith, Nell Smith O Shields, Noshields1 Smith.
  • Virginia Ruth Turner passed away in 2011 in Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Virginia Turner's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Turner
1922–2011
Birth Place: Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Parents
Charlie Bates Turner
1898–1973
Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States
Lola (Arzie) Strickland
1899–1993
Sulphur Springs Polk North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Dock Austin) Turner
1855–1925
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Kinca (Joanna) Hamrick
1862–1939
Sandy Plains (Cleveland County), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Drayton Turner
1829–1860
Sarah Nance
1829–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Turner
1797–1884
Susan Hopper
1797–1873

Virginia Turner's Descendants

1.
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Virginia (Ruth) Turner (29 Mar 1922–17 May 2011) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Smith (17 December 1918–15 January 1989)
  1. 1. Charles (Franklin) Smith 1944–2008

Virginia Turner's Timeline

4 Records

1922
29 Mar 1922
Birth of Virginia Ruth Turner in Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina
1992
1992
Age 70
Virginia Ruth Turner resided here in Delray Beach, FL
Delray Beach, FL
2011
14 May 2011
Age 89
Death of Virginia Ruth Turner in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
2011
17 May 2011
Age 89
Burial of Virginia Ruth Turner in Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 024-18-8036; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Publication Date: 16 May 2011; Publication Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; pid=151086422
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Delray Beach, FL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: SPARTANBURG, SC, Spartanburg
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Publication Date: 16 May 2011; Publication Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; pid=151086422

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 2011
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 024-18-8036; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Publication Date: 16 May 2011; Publication Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; pid=151086422
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 May 2011
    Event Place: Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Publication Date: 16 May 2011; Publication Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; pid=151086422
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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