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Walter Cullen Turpin 1824–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1824

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Floyd, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Turpin

Mother: Melvina Smith

Spouse(s): Lydia Showalter, Lydia Showalter

Children(s): Elizabeth Turpin

The story of Walter Cullen Turpin began in 1824 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA. Walter Cullen Turpin married Lydia Amanda Showalter, and had children including Elizabeth Alice Turpin. Walter Cullen Turpin passed away in 1900 in Floyd, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Cullen Turpin began in 1824 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.
  • Walter Cullen Turpin married Lydia Amanda Showalter, and had children including Elizabeth Alice Turpin.
  • Walter Cullen Turpin passed away in 1900 in Floyd, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Turpin
1795–1832
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia
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Melvina Smith
1800–1880
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Showalter
1828–
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
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Lydia Showalter
1828–
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Turpin
1860–1903
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Walter Turpin's Ancestors

Self
Walter Turpin
1824–1900
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Turpin
1795–1832
Montgomery County, Virginia
Melvina Smith
1800–1880
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Turpin's Descendants

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Walter (Cullen) Turpin (Aug 1824–1900) m. Lydia (Amanda) Showalter (March 1828–) m. Lydia (Amanda) Showalter (March 1828–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Turpin 1860–1903 m. Dock (Fleming) Graham 1862–1944
    1. 1. Owen (Rhea) Graham 1900–1987 m. Nealie (Belle) Graham 1899–1989
      1. 1. Bruce (Franklin Graham) Sr 1932–1975
      2. 2. Homer (Malcolm) Graham 1926–1991
      3. 3. Douglas Graham 1930–2011
      4. 4. Jewie Graham 1924–2003
      5. 5. Helen Graham 1926–2013
      6. 6. Horner Graham 1926–

Walter Turpin's Timeline

2 Records

1824
Aug 1824
Birth of Walter Cullen Turpin in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 76
Death of Walter Cullen Turpin in Floyd, Virginia, United States
Floyd, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1824
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
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