Thomas Wyatt Turner (1877 - 1978)

Born 16 Mar 1877 in Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Louise (Wright) Turner — married 1936 in Goldsboro, NC

Died 21 Apr 1978 at age 101 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Thomas Turner is Notable.

Thomas Turner was a centenarian, living to age 101.

Thomas Turner, born in 1877, was an American civil rights activist, biologist, and educator. He was the first Black American to receive a Ph.D. in botany, and helped found both the NAACP and the Federated Colored Catholics.

He passed away in 1978 at the age of 101.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQY-B18 : 8 September 2017), Thomas Turner in household of John Turner, Mechanicsville, St Mary's, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 140, sheet 101D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0515; FHL microfilm 1,254,515.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2F4-GLS : accessed 24 September 2017), Thomas W Turner, Baltimore Ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 231, sheet 10B, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 557; FHL microfilm 1,374,570.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZF7-1BK : 12 December 2014), Thomas Wyatt Turner, 1917-1918; citing District of Columbia no 8, District of Columbia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,556,844.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLB-QXP : accessed 24 September 2017), Thomas W Turner, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing ED 207, sheet 12A, line 12, family 205, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 211; FHL microfilm 1,820,211.

See Also:

• Wikipedia contributors, "Thomas Wyatt Turner," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Wyatt_Turner&oldid=1210652703 (accessed April 6, 2024).