Martin Luther Turner

Brief Life History of Martin Luther

When Martin Luther Turner was born on 1 January 1923, in Atoka, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Reuben Roe Turner, was 44 and his mother, Alice Gertrude Clayburn, was 31. He died on 2 June 1967, in Bryan, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Roe Turner
1878–
Alice Gertrude Clayburn
1891–1972
Arthur R. Turner
1903–1967
Lucy Emma Turner
1909–1988
Ruebin Clayburn Turner
1916–2001
Martin Luther Turner
1923–1967
Harold Gene Turner
1927–1993

Sources (5)

  • Martin Luther Turner, "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Martin Luther Turner, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Martin Luther Turner, "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1968"

World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.

English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .

English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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