Thomas James TURNER^[1]

1861 - 1916  (55 years)

• Name	Thomas James TURNER
  Birth	10 May 1861	Gates Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900 - 1916	New Bern, NC   [1, 2, 3]
  	Thomas made his living as a furniture merchant, perhaps working with his brother John who was in the same business.
  Death	16 Jun 1916	New Bern, Craven Co, NC   [1]
  	Thomas died at his home, 70 Hancock Street, in New Bern, North Carolina on 16 June 1916, just six weeks after the death of his wife Mary. He was 55 years old. Cause of death was noted as "myocarditis, nephritis, planuria" [inflammation of the inner heart wall & kidneys, voiding of urine from an abnormal opening].
  Burial	17 Jun 1916	New Bern, Craven Co, NC   [1]
  	His body was interred in the Thomas J. Turner family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in New Bern, North Carolina on 17 June 1916.
  Person ID	I60794	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	David TURNER,   b. c.1838, Gates Co, NC
  Mother	Mary A. PILAND,   b. c.1839, Gates Co, NC
  Family ID	F6420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Louise WATERS,   b. 7 May 1873, Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC d. 28 Apr 1916, New Bern, Craven Co, NC (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Charles Thomas TURNER,   b. 9 Aug 1891, New Bern, Craven Co, NC d. 22 Oct 1960, New Bern, Craven Co, NC (Age 69 years)   2. Mary P. TURNER,   b. 8 Apr 1893, North Carolina d. 1 Nov 1981, Durham, Durham Co, NC (Age 88 years)   3. Walter Randolph TURNER,   b. Jul 1897   d. May 1899 (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F1847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Turner, Thos. J. p. 1. 70 Hancock Street, New Bern, North Carolina.
  		1900 US Census / Turner, Thos. J. p. 2. 70 Hancock Street, New Bern, North Carolina.
  		1910 US Census / Turner, Thomas J. 70 Hancock Street, New Bern, North Carolina.

  
  

• Sources

  [S275] Thomas J. Turner, North Carolina death certificate no. 24 (1916). [S1581] 1900 US Census / Turner, Thos. J. . [S755] 1910 US Census / Turner, Thomas J.