William B. Turner

The 1880 United States Census list Wm. Turner as age 10 which may not be correct with other information. This would have is date of birth about 1870? Marriage certificate was issued (Vol 14, Page 472), August 25, 1895. Groom was W.B. Turner, and the Bride was Maud Risinger. A listing in the City Directory of Paris, TX, 1903 - a William B. Turner was listed living at 505 N Church Street, Paris, TX. He was listed as a driver. The City Directory in 1904 listed a William B. Turner as living at 223 Plum Street, Paris TX. He was a Carpenter at that time. Cecsus of Lamar County, District 71, which was the east of Paris City Limits: Will B. was listed along with Maud D and Willard, Delbert, Mary and Fred (?). Will B. father was listed as being born in Kentucky and his mother was born in Texas. William B. Turner Certificate of Death from Bernalillo County, New Mexico lists Mr. Turner living at 509 W Marble Street - Albuquerque, NM at the time of his death. He died at the Presbyterian Maytag Hospital in Albuquerque. The death certificate lists he was a resident of Albuquerque for 16 years. It lists his father and mothers and unknown. He died of a perforated gastric ulcer living two days after entering the hospital. He was born in Paris, TX and was 76 years, two months and 16 days old at the time of his death. He had no Social Security Number and was listed on the certificate as widowed. The death certificate was filed under 307 and Register's number 152. =============== William B. Turner Birth Date: 1868 Death Date: 1944 Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park Burial: Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States of America Spouse: Daisy Maud Turner ===== Wm. Turner in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Wm. Turner Age: 10 Birth Date: Abt 1870 Birthplace: Texas Home in 1880: Precinct 2, Lamar, Texas, USA Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Alfred R. Turner Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Name: Sarah A. Turner Mother's Birthplace: Texas Occupation: Farm laborer Attended School: Y Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Alfred R. Turner 44 Self (Head) Sarah A. Turner 35 Wife Della Turner 12 Daughter Wm. Turner 10 Son Etta Turner 7 Daughter Benjamin Turner 4 Son Lucy A. Turner 2 Daughter Margret A. Burton 14 Foster daughter ===== W.B. Turner in the Texas U.S. Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 Name: W B Turner Gender: Male Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1895 Marriage Place: Lamar, Texas, United States Spouse: Maud Risinger FHL Film Number 1293619 ===== William Turner in the 1900 United States Census Name: William Turner Age: 27 Birth Date: Dec 1872 Birthplace: Texas, USA Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 4, Red River, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Daisy M Turner Marriage Year: 1896 Years Married: 4 Father's Birthplace: Missouri, USA Mother's Birthplace: Texas, USA Occupation: Farmer Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Y Can Write: Y Can Speak English: Y House Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged Farm or House: F Household Members (Name) Age Relationship William Turner: 27 Head Daisy M Turner: 20 Wife Dillard E Turner: 2 Son Geo W Risinger: 22 Brother-in-law ===== Will B. Turner in the 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Will B Turner Age in 1910: 60 Birth Date: 1850 Birthplace: Texas Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, USA Race: White Gender: Male Relation" Head Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Texas Native Tongue: English Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: House Able to read: Y Able to Write: Y Years Married: 14 Enumerated Year: 1910 Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Will B Turner 60 Head Moode D Turner 32 Wife Dillard Turner 12 Son Delbert Turner 6 Son Mary Turner 2 Daughter Fred Turner 0 Son ===== Will Turner in the 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Will Turner Age: 52 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Texas Home in 1920: Devol, Cotton, Oklahoma Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Maud Turner Father's Birthplace: Missouri Mother's Birthplace: Texas Occupation: Laborer Employment: Field Wage or Salary Home Owned or Rented: Owned Attended School: No Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Will Turner 52 Head Maud Turner 41 Wife Delbert Turner 16 Son Mary Turner 12 Daughter Fred Turner 10 Son Van Turner 7 Son Claud Turner 5 Son =============== W.B. Turner in the 1930 United States Federal Census Name: W B Turner Birth Year: abt 1869 Gender: Male Race: White Age in 1930: 61 Birthplace: Texas Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head: Boarder Home in 1930: Center, Washington, Arkansas, USA Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Texas Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members (Name) Age Relationship J Arvil Crudup 62 Head Milton E Crudup 27 Son R Clyde Crudup 32 Son Mary A Crudup 22 Daughter-in-law John W Crudup 2 Grandson W B Turner 61 Boarder ===== William Turner in the 1940 United States Federal Census Name William Turner Age: 74 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Texas Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Father Home in 1940: San Jose, Bernalillo, New Mexico Street: Anderson Avenue Inferred Residence in 1935: San Jose, Bernalillo, New Mexico Residence in 1935: San Jose Occupation: Watchman Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed Elementary school: 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48 Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 600 Income Other Sources: No Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Ben R Turner 28 Head Viola Turner 22 Wife William Turner 74 Father ===== William B. Turner in the web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016 Name William B Turner Death Age: 76 Birth Date: Abt 1868 Death Date: Abt 1944 Death Place: Albuquerque, New Mexico Publication Title: Albuquerque J Publication Date: 21 Feb 1944 Publication Place: USA URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/using_db.html William B. Turner Dies: Lived Here 17 Years William B. Turner, 76, resident of Albuquerque for 14 years died early Sunday evening. Mr. Turner is survived by five sons: A.D. Turner and Van R. Turner, well drillers of Albuquerque, W.D. Turner, employed at the Austin Tire Co., George C. Turner of the Navy, and Joe D. Turner, Redondo Beach, Cal.; two daughters Lucille Morris, Morrow, Ark. and Ms. Mary Crudup, Fayetteville, Ark., and a brother and a sister. Funeral arrangement will be announced by Strong - Thorn Mortuary. ===== W.B. Turner in the Geneanet Community Trees Index Name: W.B Turner Gender: M (Male) Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1895 Marriage Place: Lamar, Texas, USA Spouse: Maude Risinger View on Geneanet https://gw.geneanet.org/dodge2020?n=turner&oc=&p=w.b. ===== Arizona, U.S. Death Records 1887-1968 for Buck Turner Deceased: Joseph Dillard Turner Address: 256 Apacae Rd City: Buckeye State: Arizona County: Maricopa County Date of Birth: July 11, 1897 Place of Birth: Texas Father: Buck Turner Mother: Unknown Place of Death: Maricopa County City: Phoenix Place: Maryvale Community Hospital Date of Death: October 2, 1964 Wife: Eathyle Turner Occupation: Drller Cause of death: acute myocardial infarction 4 days Due to: coronary arteriosclerosis 10 years conjestive heart failure 4 days ===== Newspaper - Albuquerque Journal Friday, February 5, 1892 Louisville, KY., February 4 George Sharp, one of the Berry Turner's gang of outlaws near Pinesville, was killed today by a Posse of the Patton faction. ===== ai summary as of May 20, 2026 by Loyd W. Luginbuel Born in Texas around 1868, William B. “Will” Turner came of age during a period when the American frontier was still being settled and worked. Raised in Lamar County, Texas, he was the son of Alfred R. Turner, a Kentucky native, and Sarah A. Turner, who had been born in Texas. As a young boy in the 1880 census, William was already helping support the family as a farm laborer while also attending school, learning the value of hard work and perseverance early in life. Growing up in rural Texas shaped William into a hardworking and practical man. Farming was the backbone of life in those years, and like many young men of his generation, he learned to work the land and provide for those around him. In August of 1895, he married Daisy Maud Risinger in Lamar County, Texas, beginning a marriage and family that would carry him across several states during his lifetime. By 1900, William and Daisy were living in Red River County, Texas, where he farmed his own mortgaged property. They were building a life together during a difficult but hopeful era in rural America. Their first son, Dillard, had already been born, and the young family represented the optimism and determination common among farming families at the turn of the twentieth century. William was literate, able to read and write, something not always common in rural communities of that era, and he clearly valued steady work and responsibility. Over the following years, William and Maud raised a large family. Census records show sons and daughters born as the family moved through Texas and eventually into Oklahoma. By 1920, they were living in Cotton County, Oklahoma, where William worked as a laborer in the fields. Though the work was demanding and often uncertain, he continued providing for his growing household, which then included several children: Delbert, Mary, Fred, Van, and Claud. Like many families of that generation, the Turners followed opportunity where it could be found, enduring hardships while remaining close-knit and resilient. The hardships of life were not unknown to William. By 1930, census records show him widowed and living as a boarder in Washington County, Arkansas. Even through personal loss and the difficult years surrounding the Great Depression, he continued moving forward. Arkansas became an important connection point for several of his children, including his daughter Mary Crudup of Fayetteville and daughter Lucille Morris of Morrow. Later in life, William relocated west to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where several of his sons had established themselves. By 1940, at seventy-four years old, he was still working full time as a watchman, laboring nearly year-round despite his age. His willingness to continue working reflected the grit and determination that had defined his entire life. Living with his son Ben and daughter-in-law Viola, William remained connected to his family and continued contributing in every way he could. William B. Turner passed away in Albuquerque in February of 1944 at the age of seventy-six. His obituary noted that he had lived in Albuquerque for many years and was survived by five sons and two daughters. His sons worked in trades that reflected the industrious spirit of their father, including well drilling, military service, and mechanical work. His children and grandchildren carried his legacy into future generations spread across New Mexico, Arkansas, California, Arizona, and beyond. William’s life was one of movement, labor, family devotion, and endurance. From the farms of Texas to Oklahoma fields, from Arkansas communities to the growing city of Albuquerque, he lived through Reconstruction, the settling of the West, World War I, the Great Depression, and the beginnings of World War II. Though records preserve only pieces of his story, they reveal a man who continually worked to provide for his family, adapted to changing times, and left behind generations who continued the Turner name throughout the American Southwest.