James
Marion
(Jim)
Turner
Jr.
Born in Marks, Quitman, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sue (Henry) Turner
— married
28 Jul 1949 in Tchula, Holmes, Mississippi
[children unknown]
Died
at age 94
in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2015
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Biography
"Jim was born in Marks, MS on July 5, 1926. He graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) with a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Math and Physics. He was president of his fraternity (Kappa Sigma), the Student Body, and was selected for their Hall of Fame. He was also a Navy Veteran. He worked for IBM for 30 years."[1]
James M. Turner is the son of James Turner and Sarah Caruthers.
Sources
DNA
Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 48.9 cM X chromosome match between William Carlisle Dekle and his 4th cousin twice removed James Turner on GEDmatch. Their most-recent X chromosome common ancestors are William Batchelor Denmark Jr. and Anna Moye.
- ↑ [https://www.barberfhlaytonsville.com/obituary/James-Turner Roy W. Barber Funeral Home]
- E-mail from Walter Turner, 7 Oct 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Jim or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Jim or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Walter Turner
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test
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100.00%
100.00%
Jim Turner:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T685002 [compare], FTDNA kit #8583
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~6.25%
Walter Turner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T204258 [compare], Ancestry member WalterVTurner
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T204258 [compare], FTDNA kit #22552
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Categories: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/41398908/person/19620603892/facts
His grandmother Ada Flora Cox and my grandmother Lelia Clorinda Cox were sisters.
His grandfather John Thomas Turner and my grandfather William Venoy Turner were brothers.
Jim and I share 658 cM in the FamilyFinder test at Family Tree DNA. We also have matching Y chromosomes. We match a lot of other men in the Turner Y-DNA Group 2 Goldenrod at FT-DNA.
edited by Walter Turner