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Wanda Joyce Turner 1930–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1930

Birth Location: High Island, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 9 September 2020

Death Location: Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Peter Turner

Mother: Ellen Falke

Spouse(s): Billy Sr., Horace Fitts

Children(s):

Wanda Joyce Turner was born in 1930 in High Island, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Peter Turner And Ellen Falke. In 1935, Wanda Joyce Turner resided in Port Bolivar, Galveston, Texas. In 1940, Wanda Joyce Turner resided in Justice Precinct 8, Galveston, Texas, USA. Wanda Joyce Turner married Billy Guinn Gilbert Sr, Horace Lester Curley Fitts, and had children including Billy Gilbert Jr, Russell Fitts, Sybil Seidel, Tommy Gene Gilbert. Wanda Joyce Turner passed away in 2020 in Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wanda Joyce Turner was born in 1930 in High Island, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Peter Turner And Ellen Falke.
  • In 1935, Wanda Joyce Turner resided in Port Bolivar, Galveston, Texas.
  • In 1940, Wanda Joyce Turner resided in Justice Precinct 8, Galveston, Texas, USA.
  • Wanda Joyce Turner married Billy Guinn Gilbert Sr, Horace Lester Curley Fitts, and had children including Billy Gilbert Jr, Russell Fitts, Sybil Seidel, Tommy Gene Gilbert.
  • Wanda Joyce Turner passed away in 2020 in Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Turner
1887–1955
Birth Location: Johnson's Bayou, Cameron, Louisiana, USA
PT
Ellen Falke
1892–1978
Birth Location: Stowell, Chambers, Texas, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Billy Sr.
1926–2005
Birth Location: Clemscott, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States of America
BS
Horace Fitts
1928–1984
Birth Location: Angliana, Texas, USA
HF

Children(s)

Wanda Turner's Ancestors

Self
Wanda Turner
1930–2020
Birth Place: High Island, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Peter Turner
1887–1955
Johnson's Bayou, Cameron, Louisiana, USA
Ellen Falke
1892–1978
Stowell, Chambers, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (Franklin) Turner
1847–1907
Germany
Amelia (Emeline) Luke
1851–1886
Cameron, Cameron, Louisiana, USA
Charles (A) Faulk
1866–1939
Germany
Mary (Salanie) Mott
1855–
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Luke
1820–1876
August Falk
1844–1872
JOHANNA Munce
1842–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Falk
1798–
Theresia (Hueber)
1811–

Wanda Turner's Timeline

8 Records

1930
4 Sep 1930
Birth of Wanda Joyce Turner in High Island, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
High Island, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 5
Wanda Joyce Turner resided here in Port Bolivar, Galveston, Texas
Port Bolivar, Galveston, Texas
1940
1940
Age 10
Wanda Joyce Turner resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Galveston, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Galveston, Texas, USA
1967
1967-2020
Age 37
Wanda Joyce Turner resided here in Winnie, Texas, USA
Winnie, Texas, USA
1984
1984-2019
Age 54
Wanda Joyce Turner resided here in High Island, Texas, USA
High Island, Texas, USA
1998
1998-2007
Age 68
Wanda Joyce Turner resided here in Lake Jackson, Texas, USA
Lake Jackson, Texas, USA
2002
2002-2018
Age 72
Wanda Joyce Turner resided here in Winnie, Texas, USA
Winnie, Texas, USA
2020
9 September 2020
Age 90
Death of Wanda Joyce Turner in Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1930
    Event Place: High Island, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] Texas, Birth Index
    [5] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Port Bolivar, Galveston, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1967-2020
    Event Place: Winnie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984-2019
    Event Place: High Island, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2007
    Event Place: Lake Jackson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002-2018
    Event Place: Winnie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winnie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 2020
    Event Place: Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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