Addison
Turner was born on October 16, 1885 in Muhlenberg
County, Kentucky. He was the first of
four children born to Frances “Frank” Turner and Virginia Mary “Jennie” Boggess.
Addison
was raised in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
In 1900, his family was living on a farm in Boggess, where his father
worked as a farmer.
Addison
married Alma Ruth Crunk in 1906 in Muhlenberg or Hopkins County, Kentucky. He was 20 years old and she was 17 years. Ruth was born in October 1888 in Kentucky,
the daughter of George T. Crunk and Elizabeth Crick.
Addison
and Ruth were the parents of three children:
(Female)
Turner born March 22, 1907,
died before 1910
Lawson
E Turner born December 18,
1908
Nevileen
Turner born August 5,
1911
In
1910, Addison and Ruth were living with Addison’s parents in their home in
Graham, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Addison and his father were working as coal miners
at that time.
Addison
Turner died as a result of pneumonia on May 21, 1913 in Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky. He was buried in the Oglesby
Cemetery in White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky. He was 29 years old
at his death.
Ruth
remarried about three years after the death of her husband. She married Silas Amos “Sam” Pope around
1916, probably in Kentucky. Sam was born
on October 6, 1895 in Arkansas, the son of James Robert Pope and Mary Burrow.
Sam
registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917 in Wiley, Randolph
County, Arkansas. At that time, he and
Ruth and her children were living in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, where Sam was
employed as a farm laborer. He was
described as tall and slender, with blue eyes and light brown hair. He did not serve in the war.
By
1920, Sam and Ruth and their family had moved to Curtail, Hopkins County,
Kentucky. Ruth’s brother, Lawrence Crunk,
was also living with them. Sam and
Lawrence were both employed by the railroad.
Sam
and Ruth moved their family to Michigan sometime before 1928. They were living at 202 West Court in Flint, Genesse
County, Michigan in 1928. They stayed in
Flint at least until 1931. Sam was
working in an Auto Body factory during that time.
Silas
Amos Pope died on July 13, 1961 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He was laid to rest in the Height Cemetery in
Hopkins County, Kentucky. He was 65
years old at his death.
Notes
for Addison Turner
Birth
& Death: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death
Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2007.
1900
US Census: Year: 1900; Census
Place: Boggess, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545;
Page: 13B; Enumeration District:0068; FHL microfilm: 1240545. Ancestry.com. 1900
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910
US Census: Year: 1910; Census
Place: Graham, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496;
Page: 3A; Enumeration District:0087; FHL microfilm: 1374509. Ancestry.com. 1910
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Burial: Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
Notes
for Alma Ruth Crunk
Birth: Year: 1900;
Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 528;
Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1240528. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2004.
Children: Ancestry.com. Kentucky,
Birth Records, 1852-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Kentucky. Kentucky
Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls
#994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort,
Kentucky.
Marriage
to Silas: 1930 US Census
1920
US Census: Year: 1920;
Census Place: Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: T625_576;
Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 90; Image: 573. Ancestry.com. 1920
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1930
US Census: Year: 1930;
Census Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: 985;
Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0040; Image: 1005.0;
FHL microfilm: 2340720. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal
Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc, 2002.
Notes
for Silas Amos Pope
Birth
& Death: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death
Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2011.
1900
US Census: Year: 1900;
Census Place: Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas; Roll: 64;
Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240064. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2004.
WWI Draft: Registration
State: Arkansas; Registration County: Randolph; Roll: 1530575. Ancestry.com. U.S.,
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Residence 1928-1931: Ancestry.com. U.S.
City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Burial: Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
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