Brief Life History of Wilma Katherine
When Wilma Katherine Turner was born on 10 April 1919, in Clines Township, Catawba, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Luther Turner, was 34 and her mother, Jennie Louetta Kaylor, was 30. She married Clarence Andrew Sigmon before 1937. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Catawba, North Carolina, United States in 1978. She died on 4 April 1978, in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, Catawba, North Carolina, United States.
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- Wilma K Sigmon, "United States Census, 1950"
- Wilma Kathleen Turner, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
- Wilma Kathleen Sigmon, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1920 · Women Get the Vote
In 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified making it so that women could vote. This achievement finally gave North Carolina the freedom to vote they had been fighting for since 1897.
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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