William Chapman Turner (1863 - 1923)

Born 14 Dec 1863 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Jul 1923 at age 59 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Chapman Turner was born on 14 Dec 1863 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the son of Randolph Turner and Eleanor Elizabeth Wingo Turner. ^[1] He is listed as a “laborer on farm”at age 15 on the 1880 Census. His father is listed as a farmer on the same census so it appears William was working with his father on the family farm.^[2]

On his death certificate, William is listed as a musician. He died in an automobile accident on 11 Jul 1923 at age 59 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He had never married. ^[3] He was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RY-62M : 29 May 2021), Wm Turner in entry for Randolph Turner, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SY-3JJ : 14 January 2022), William C. Turner in household of Randolph Turner, Wellford, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9DX-1B2 : 12 March 2022), William Chatman Turner, 1923.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #16993664