Greenberry “Doc” TurnerAge: 91 years1852–1943
- Name
- Greenberry “Doc” Turner
- Given names
- Greenberry
- Surname
- Turner
- Nickname
- Doc
 Birth | September 24, 1852 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 14 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 14 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 16 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell — View this family August 1902 (Age 49 years) |
 Census | May 5, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
 Occupation | Proprietor - grist mill 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 63 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 64 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 65 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 77 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 21, 1930 (Age 77 years) |
 Death of a wife | Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell October 22, 1934 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 89 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | October 1, 1943 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Family with Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell |
| himself |
Greenberry “Doc” Turner Birth: September 24, 1852 — Cherokee, Georgia, United States Death: October 1, 1943 — Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1859 35 29 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1934 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 1902 — |
| William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
William Nicholas McMahan Birth: June 1847 — Missouri, United States Death: April 19, 1902 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1859 35 29 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1934 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 31, 1878 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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21 months step-daughter |
Mamie McMahan Birth: about 1879 31 19 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years step-daughter |
Elzira “Ella” McMahan Birth: September 10, 1882 35 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Charles Nicholas “Charlie” McMahan Birth: February 28, 1885 37 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 12, 1948 — Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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7 years step-daughter |
Annie McMahan Birth: October 17, 1891 44 32 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Bessie Marguerite McMahan Birth: November 14, 1894 47 35 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: June 4, 1954 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Greenberry Turner - Household
Sisson, Howell, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Greenberry Turner - Household
Dry Creek, Howell, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Greenberry Turner - Household
Dry Creek, Howell, Missouri
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