Otto Francis Franklin Turner

Otto Francis Franklin Turner[1]

Male 1909 - 1961  (51 years)

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  • Name Otto Francis Franklin Turner  [2
    Born 24 May 1909  Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Mar 1961  Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • When Otto Turner was about six or seven years old, Otto and his mother were caught in a tornado in or near Mattoon, Illinois. His mother died in the storm, & Otto was badly injured. When he was found in a ditch he was believed to be dead. Later, it was discovered that he was alive, and he was taken to a hospital. As a result of his injuries, physicians placed a metal plate in his skull which he had for the rest of his life.

      Otto was raised by his sister, Harriet, in Clinton, Indiana, where he became a painter and decorator. For many years he worked in a hotel in Terre Haute, Indiana, just a short way from Clinton, painting the hotel interiors. He was a member of he 1928 graduating class of Clinton High School; Clinton Lodge no. 1501 Loyal Order of the Moose; Clinton Half Century Club; and Local 297. He is buried in Roselawn Memorial Park in Clinton, Indiana.
    Person ID I1009  Complete
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2021 

    Father Albert Turner,   b. Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Emma Carpenter,   b. Wichita, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Matoon, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Loretta Mae Peck,   b. 2 Mar 1915, Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 2002, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Patsy Marie Turner,   b. 20 Aug 1934, Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 2020, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 14 May 2023 
    Family ID F509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Irene Southern 
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2007 
    Family ID F6592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Mar 1961 - Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Otto Francis Franklin Turner (1909-1961), Obituary
    Otto Francis Franklin Turner (1909-1961), Obituary

    Terre Haute Tribune, Sunday, 19 Mar 1961, p. 12

    Received from Paul E. Willliams.

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2142191354] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S602244669] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1926.