Brief Life History of Mary Emma
When Mary Emma Turnbow was born on 20 February 1882, in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States, her father, Benjamin Riley Turnbow, was 53 and her mother, Martha Ann Jenkins, was 42. She married George Francis Evans on 27 November 1901, in Whitman, Washington, United States. She died on 25 April 1903, in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Eden Valley Cemetery, Eden, Whitman, Washington, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Mary E Turnbow in household of Ben R Turnbow, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary E Turnbow, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Mary Emma Turnbow Evans, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1878–1955 Male
1882–1903 Female
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)
1886
Age 4
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 4
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
Age 7
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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