Person:Anna Turner (12)

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Anna Samantha TURNER
b.19 Aug 1869 Allendale MO
d.23 Jun 1942 Clinton, Custer Co OK
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Name Anna Samantha TURNER
Gender Female
Birth? 19 Aug 1869 Allendale MO
Marriage 14 Jun 1892 Grant City, MOto John Franklin Armstrong
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Death? 23 Jun 1942 Clinton, Custer Co OK
Burial? 25 Jun 1942 Clinton, Custer Co OK
Religion? Baptist

Although her tombstone and Gramps said her birthdate was 1870, her 1870 and 1880 census show her as having been born one year earlier. Actually the 1870 census was taken two weeks before her supposed birth and lists a one-year-old named Samuel. Comparing this with the 1880 record, where Annie was listed as 11, I believe Samuel was probably Anna Samantha. There is no indication of another child. Her parents’ Oct 1883 divorce decree gives her age as 14. Her death certificate gives the wrong maiden name for her mother. Christopher Howard was her mother’s stepfather. See also daughter Nannie’s obituary.

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