Whitfield was born in 1905 in Chickasaw county, Mississippi. He was the son of Buford Turner and Maggie Moss. [1]
In the 1920 Census of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Whitfield is living in his parents household. [2]
Whitfield was a farmer and a Baptist and did not serve in the military.
He passed away in 1977. [3] in Mississippi and was buried in Oak Forrest Cemetery, located in Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9X2-4ZH : 20 May 2014), Whitfield Turner, Jan 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)."
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNRG-JSF : accessed 10 October 2018), Whitfield Turner in household of Buford W Turner, Houlka, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 43, sheet 11A, line 24, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 871; FHL microfilm 1,820,871."
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWR-27KM : accessed 10 October 2018), Whitfield Turner in entry for Mrs Ethel R Turner, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 25 Jul 1994; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text."
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