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William Thurman 1871–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAR 1871

Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 JAN 1941

Death Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Father: Wm. Thurman

Mother: Julina Hughes

Spouse(s): Dora Pugh

Children(s): Ethel Thurman, Cora Thurman, Iris Thurman, Mattie Thurman, Leola Thurman, Dora Thurman, Martha Johnson, Leola Nichols, Leonard Thurman, William Thurman

William Thurman was born in 1871 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of Wm Thurman And Julina Hughes. In 1900, William Thurman resided in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA. William Thurman married Dora K Pugh, and had children including Cora Thurman, Dora E Thurman, Ethel L Thurman, Iris Thurman, Leola M Thurman, Leola May Nichols, Leonard Robert Thurman, Martha Susan Johnson, Mattie Thurman, William Benjamin Thurman. William Thurman passed away in 1941 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thurman was born in 1871 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of Wm Thurman And Julina Hughes.
  • In 1900, William Thurman resided in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • William Thurman married Dora K Pugh, and had children including Cora Thurman, Dora E Thurman, Ethel L Thurman, Iris Thurman, Leola M Thurman, Leola May Nichols, Leonard Robert Thurman, Martha Susan Johnson, Mattie Thurman, William Benjamin Thurman.
  • William Thurman passed away in 1941 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA.

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William Thurman's Ancestors

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William Thurman
1871–1941
Birth Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Wm. Thurman
1816–1904
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Julina Hughes
1837–1891
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Thurmand) Sr
1780–
Campbell, VA, USA
Quintilda Thurmond
1785–
VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thurman's Descendants

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William Thurman (24 MAR 1871–15 JAN 1941) m. Dora (K) Pugh (6 SEP 1880–13 NOV 1958)
  1. 1. Ethel (L) Thurman 1910–
  2. 2. Cora Thurman 1912–1967
  3. 3. Iris Thurman 1915–
  4. 4. Mattie Thurman 1920–
  5. 5. Leola (M) Thurman 1906–
  6. 6. Dora (E) Thurman 1910–
  7. 7. Martha (Susan) Johnson 1920–2014
  8. 8. Leola (May) Nichols 1904–1941
  9. 9. Leonard (Robert) Thurman 1917–1919
  10. 10. William (Benjamin) Thurman 1922–2001

William Thurman's Timeline

3 Records

1871
24 MAR 1871
Birth of William Thurman in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 29
William Thurman resided here in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1941
15 JAN 1941
Age 70
Death of William Thurman in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1871
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1709; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1241709
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 2443; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 1001.0; FHL microfilm: 2342177
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: T625_1889; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 960
    [5] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1366; Family History Film: 1255366; Page: 170A; Enumeration District: 107
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: T624_1629; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1375642

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1709; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1241709
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: T625_1889; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Redwood, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1941
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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