William Mayfield 'Willie' Turner

Abt 1859 - Abt 1925  (66 years)

• Name	William Mayfield 'Willie' Turner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	Abt 1859	Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Age: 2
  Census	1870	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  	Residence Post Office: Lafayette
  Census	1880	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1900	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1920	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
  FSID	L23G-JMZ
  Occupation	Farm Laborer
  Death	Abt 1925  [8]
  Person ID	I15066	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James D Turner,   b. Abt 1829, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1880 (Age > 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Senora Synthia Smith,   b. Abt 1832, North Carolina, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Feb 1855	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F8196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosie Brown Reese,   b. 25 Aug 1862, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Jul 1931, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1886  [4]
  Family ID	F5481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1859 - Kentucky, USA Census - Age: 2 - 1860 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Census - Residence Post Office: Lafayette - 1870 - Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 409; Family History Film: 1254409; Page: 323C; Enumeration District: 017; Image: 0646. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 409; Family History Film: 1254409; Page: 323C; Enumeration District: 017; Image: 0646 [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: M593_455; Page: 438B; Family History Library Film: 545954. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: M593_455; Page: 438B; Family History Library Film: 545954 [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Christian, Kentucky; Roll: M653_362; Page: 767; Family History Library Film: 803362. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Christian, Kentucky; Roll: M653_362; Page: 767; Family History Library Film: 803362 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240515. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240515 [S271] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2007;), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: T625_565; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 11. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: T625_565; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 11 [S271] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2007;), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Christian, Kentucky; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340475. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Christian, Kentucky; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340475 [S4946] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Rosa Turner • Nashville Tennessean - 17 Jul 1931, Rosie Brown Reese Turner -- The Tennessean; Publication Date: 17 Jul 1931; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee. Following a 10-days' illness Mrs. Rosa B. Turner. 69, widow of Willie Turner, died Tuesday afternoon at the home in the Lafayette community of Christian county, Kentucky, and was buried in the family cemetery Wednesday afternoon. Services were conducted at the grave. Mrs. Turner was a daughter of the late Pomp and Mrs. Sarah Robinson Reese and was a life-long resident of the Lafayette community. She is survived by one son. W.H. Turner of Lafayette; a brother, John Reese, a resident of Florida, and five sisters, Mrs. Carrie Hester. Mrs.Mollie Turner. Mrs. Lizzie Ptegall and Mrs. Tracey Reese nil of Lafavette, and Mrs. Liddle Bryant of Hopkinsvllie Ky. https://www.newspapers.com/image/169968840/?article=185822eb-eed6-48cc-81d3-a3f488342c4f&focus=0.39040497,0.695367,0.5113696,0.80261034&xid=3355 [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S330] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;).