Iowa Family Group Sheet for the George W. Turner Family Submitted by: J. D. MaharHUSBAND: George W. Turner Birth date: c1843 Birthplace: Indiana Death date: c1922 Place of death: Washington Co., Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Other Spouse: Sarah E. Griffin Father: Mother: Marriage date: abt 1871 Marriage place: Indiana WIFE: Sarah E. Griffin Birth date: c1842 Birthplace: North Carolina Death date: 1915-1920 Place of death: Washington Co., Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Other Spouse: Father: Mother: CHILDREN Child No. 1: David Turner Sex: M Birth date: c1871 Birthplace: Iowa Death date: Place of death: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Marriage date: Marriage place: Child No. 2: James Turner Sex: M Birth date: 00 Jul 1872 Birthplace: Iowa Death date: Place of death: Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Elizabeth Hale Marriage date: c1900 Marriage place: Washington Co., Iowa Child No. 3: Fred Turner Sex: M Birth date: 00 Oct 1874 Birthplace: Iowa Death date: Place of death: Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Marriage date: Marriage place: Child No. 4: Theodore Turner Sex: M Birth date: 00 Sep 1878 Birthplace: Washington Co., Iowa Death date: Place of death: Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Jessie E. Jones Marriage date: c1919 Marriage place: Washington Co., Iowa Child No. 5: Willis Raymond Turner Sex: M Birth date: 29 Jan 1883 Birthplace: Washington Co, Iowa Death date: after 1900 Place of death: Cedar Rapids, Lee, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Lily Jane Jones Marriage date: c1903 Marriage place: Washington Co., Iowa Documentation and Sources: This family is an African American Family. They are listed as mulatto on the 1880 Census. George Turner may be the same man found as the son of Free Black carpenter Bedford Turner of Cass Co., Indiana and his wife Harriet. George Turner was a paper hanger by trade and lived on 2nd Street a block from the central part in Washington County. Most of his sons remained in Washington County. The primary source for this information is the various US and Iowa Censuses. ************************************************** Copyright © 2010 by J. D. Mahra. All rights reserved. http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm **************************************************