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Willis Ransom Turner 1869–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAY 1869

Birth Location: Bell, Texas

Death Date: 15 JUN 1954

Death Location: Longview, Gregg Co., Texas

Father: THOMAS Turner

Mother: Susannah Touchstone

Spouse(s): Anne Anderson, Lillian Turner

Children(s): Thomas Turner, Elsie Turner, Fannie Turner, Barbara Turner, Della Turner, Annie Turner, Alta Turner, Elsie Bussey

In 1869, Willis Ransom Turner entered the world in Bell, Texas, born to Thomas Jefferson Turner And Susannah P Touchstone. Willis Ransom Turner married Anne M Annie Anderson, Lillian Turner, and had children including Alta J Turner, Annie L Turner, Barbara Alline Turner, Della Turner, Elsie R Bussey, Elsie Ruth Turner, Fannie A Turner, Thomas Anderson Turner. Willis Ransom Turner passed away in 1954 in Longview, Gregg Co., Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Willis Ransom Turner entered the world in Bell, Texas, born to Thomas Jefferson Turner And Susannah P Touchstone.
  • Willis Ransom Turner married Anne M Annie Anderson, Lillian Turner, and had children including Alta J Turner, Annie L Turner, Barbara Alline Turner, Della Turner, Elsie R Bussey, Elsie Ruth Turner, Fannie A Turner, Thomas Anderson Turner.
  • Willis Ransom Turner passed away in 1954 in Longview, Gregg Co., Texas.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Willis Turner's Ancestors

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Willis Turner
1869–1954
Birth Place: Bell, Texas
Parents
THOMAS JEFFERSON Turner
1846–1925
Coweta, Georgia, United States
Susannah (P) Touchstone
1845–1881
Simpson, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John (M Turner) DNA6
1802–1884
Wilkes County, Georgia
Elizabeth (Connell) Askew
1807–1852
, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Jesse (Able) Touchstone
1824–1880
Mississippi, United States
Zarella (Jane) Durham
1824–1880
Pike County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Drummer
1762–1825
Patsy Coleman
1766–1860
William Askew
1788–1862
Mary Pender
1787–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt Sr
1725–1794
Rebecca Robertson
1730–1797
Colonel Coleman
1739–1798

Willis Turner's Descendants

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Willis (Ransom) Turner (27 MAY 1869–15 JUN 1954) m. Anne (M. "Annie") Anderson (7 Mar 1869–29 Jan 1934) m. Lillian Turner (abt 1889–)
  1. 1. Thomas (Anderson) Turner 1905–1972 m. Robbie (L) Turner 1908–1985
    1. 1. Mary (Annette) Turner 1933–2017
    2. 2. Nona (Lee) Turner 1930–2013
    3. 3. Charles (Ray) Turner 1931–2013
  2. 2. Elsie (Ruth) Turner 1907–
  3. 3. Fannie (A) Turner 1904–
  4. 4. Barbara (Alline) Turner 1909–2004
  5. 5. Della Turner 1902–1984
  6. 6. Annie (L) Turner 1897–
  7. 7. Alta (J) Turner 1899–1989
  8. 8. Elsie (R.) Bussey 1907–1974

Willis Turner's Timeline

2 Records

1869
27 MAY 1869
Birth of Willis Ransom Turner in Bell, Texas
Bell, Texas
1954
15 JUN 1954
Age 85
Death of Willis Ransom Turner in Longview, Gregg Co., Texas
Longview, Gregg Co., Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1869
    Event Place: Bell, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1954
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg Co., Texas

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