Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson Turnbow was born on 1 June 1871, in Farmington, Graves, Kentucky, United States, his father, Benjamin Riley Turnbow, was 42 and his mother, Martha Ann Jenkins, was 31. He married Luella Watson on 6 January 1892, in Graves, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Latah, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 21 March 1905, in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Eden Valley Cemetery, Eden, Whitman, Washington, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Thomas Turnbow, "United States Census, 1900"
- T. J. Turnbow, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Thomas Jefferson Turnbow, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1871–1905 Male
1873–1957 Female
Children (3)
1893–1985 Female
1896–1898 Male
1900–1982 Male
Parents and Siblings
1828–1915 Male
1839–1931 Female
Siblings (10)
1860–1861 Male
1861–1943 Male
1864–1865 Female
1866–1922 Female
1868–1931 Male
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1873
Age 2
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 10
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Alsatian Dürrenbach: habitational name from Dürrenbach in Bas-Rhin (Alsace, France), a placename meaning ‘dry stream’. Compare Turnbaugh , Turnbo , Turnbough , and Turnpaugh .
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Dürnbach (see Durnbaugh ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Thomas Jefferson Turnbow Shooting
The Spokane Evening Chronicle, Monday, 25 Jan 1904, Page 10. T. J. Turnbow, the Garfield real estate man, who was shot by J. E. Brown last August, and who was at Sacred Heart Hospital in this city for …
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