Walker Web Family Cards - Person Sheet
Name William Daniel Turner16,13
Birth Dec 20, 1821
Death Apr 30, 1871
Burial Hollywood Cementary in Richmond VA
Father George Turner
Mother Lucy Taylor(?) Harrison (1804-1825)
Misc. Notes
Became postmaster of Walkerton VA in 1849, suceeding his brother Benjamin Turner. He was postmaster during the Civil War because the Post-master General at the start of the war, John H. Reagan received authorization from Congress to continue all postmasters then in service if they were willling until new appointments could be made. He was dismissed after the war by the Yankee authorities. He lived in the house formerly occupied by Wade Sale, which stood where the Dillard Hotel stood.22
Spouses
1 Maria Louisa Pendleton 13,16
Birth Nov 23, 1828
Death Oct 31, 1907
Burial Hollywood Cementary in Richmond VA
Children Martha Harrison
Geneieve Ashby
Pendleton
Addie
Blanche
Kittie Lou
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