T. M. Turner

T. M. Turner
Born	Thomas Memory Turner July 17, 1847 Middletown, Virginia
Died	September 2, 1917 (aged 70) Norfolk, Virginia
Occupation	Music professor
Spouse(s)	Kate Grimes Nannie Wyatt Mary Goddard
Children	Susan Dorsey Turner Claude Eugene Turner Charles Augustus Turner Marcus Richardson Turner Cora Turner

Thomas Memory Turner (July 17, 1847 – September 2, 1917)^[1] was a music professor. He spent many years working at the Western Lunatic Asylum of Staunton, Virginia.^[2][3][4] Turner was also a watchmaker, fixing watches and jewelry as well as offering his services tuning instruments.^[5][6][7]

Early years

Thomas Memory Turner was born on July 17, 1847 in Middletown, Virginia to A. J. Turner and Kate Aby.

Civil War

Turner served in the Confederacy for the duration of the American Civil War. His father A. J. was a band leader in the Stonewall Brigade. Thomas Memory was a musician alongside his father in the 5th Virginia Infantry.^[8] He was later in the 14th Virginia Cavalry.^[9] He continued to play in the Stonewall Brigade Band for years after the war.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Marriages

Turner married Kate Grimes of Maryland, daughter of Dr. Gassaway Sellman Grimes, on February 28, 1872 in Warren County, Virginia.^[14]

On February 15, 1893, he married Virginia Ann "Nannie" Wyatt at Harrisonburg, Virginia, at the residence of Hubert or Herbert Coffman. They were married by C. R. Cruikshank.^[15] She died March 9, 1894 in Staunton.^[16]

Lewisburg

Turner lived in Lewisburg, West Virginia from about 1877 until November 1879.^[17][18] A son, Charles Augustus Turner, was born there. Turner returns to Lewisburg in 1889. His son Claude died there at the age of just 13, falling headforemost into a vat of boiling water.^[19]

Maryland

In 1896–97 Turner was in Baltimore and Gaithersburg.^[20][21]

References

1. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
2. Annual Reports of Officers, Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1891. p. 61.
3. Annual Reports of Officers, Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1892. p. 13.
4. "Report of the Superintendent of the Western Lunatic Asylum". Staunton Spectator. 69 (17). December 16, 1891.
5. "[No title]". Staunton Spectator. 57 (42). July 6, 1880.
6. "Card!". Staunton Spectator. 58 (46). August 2, 1881.
7. "Watches and Jewelry". Staunton Spectator. 57 (32). April 27, 1880.
8. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 429
9. "Soldiers Records".
10. "Hancock and English Pole". Staunton Spectator. 57 (42). July 6, 1880.
11. "Staunton". The daily dispatch. February 14, 1880.
12. "The Stonewall Brigade Band". The daily dispatch. October 27, 1881.
13. "Brief Locals". Staunton spectator and vindicator. December 23, 1896.
14. "Married". Staunton Spectator. March 5, 1872.
15. "Professor Turner Weds Mrs. Nance". Richmond dispatch. February 17, 1893.
16. "Virginia News". Alexandria Gazette. March 10, 1894.
17. "Monroe County, West Virginia - Monroe/Border Watchman Surname Index,October - December 1877".
18. "Personals". Staunton Spectator. 57 (9). November 18, 1879.
19. "News of the Day". Alexandria Gazette. September 7, 1889.
20. "Death of Mrs. Turner". Staunton spectator and vindicator. December 30, 1896.
21. "Personal". Staunton spectator and vindicator. March 4, 1897.

External links

• T. M. Turner at Find a Grave