Brief Life History of Josephus
When Josephus Turman was born about 1860, in Mississippi, United States, his father, James William Turman, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Logan Byars, was 34. He lived in Lavaca, Texas, United States in 1860. He died on 25 September 1866, at the age of 7.
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Sources (4)
- Josephus Turmond in household of James Turmond, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Josephus Turmon - Government record: birth: about 1860; Mississippi, United States
- Josephus Turman on WikiTree
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World Events (6)
1861
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Jewish (from Ukraine): nickname from Yiddish turman ‘inconstant man’. Compare Thurman .
Americanized form of German Thurmann (see Thurman ).
English: variant of Thurman . This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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