Bertha Lee Turner

1893 - 1981  (87 years)

• Name	Bertha Lee Turner  [1, 2]
  Born	30 Nov 1893	Highland, Howard Cnty, MD   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Mar 1981	Burke, Fairfax Cnty, VA   [2, 4, 6, 7]
  Buried	11 Mar 1981	Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD   [3, 7, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I861	SnoufferCampbell
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Rev. William Reeves Barker Turner,   b. 1862, Maryland ,   d. 26 Dec 1944, Baltimore Cnty, MD  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Fannie Thomas,   b. 1867,   d. 1958  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Y  [7]
  Family ID	F377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lewis Ashton Snouffer,   b. 7 Mar 1875, VA ,   d. 15 Jan 1943, Frederick Cnty, MD  (Age 67 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1921  [1, 3, 5, 7, 10]
  Children	1. Lewis Bertram Snouffer,   b. 16 Feb 1922, Washington, D.C. ,   d. 18 Jul 2005, Bristow, VA  (Age 83 years)   2. Eleanor Turner Snouffer,   b. 26 Sep 1923,   d. 28 Mar 2001, Shelbyville, Shelby Cnty, KY  (Age 77 years)   3. William Kirk Snouffer,   b. 4 Mar 1925, Frederick Cnty, MD ,   d. 4 Apr 1973, Houston, TX  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Bertha Lee Turner and Lewis Ashton Snouffer Photo by Wm. C. Snouffer

  
  

• Notes

  The 1930 census lists "Bertha L" Snouffer, 36, living with her husband Lewis A, 54, and children Lewis B, 8, Eleanor T, 6, and William K, 5, in Buckeystown. 1930 U.S. Census, Buckeystown Dist., Frederick Cnty, MD (T 626, Roll 784, stamped p. 20). The [Frederick, MD] Post, p. A-5 (11 Mar 1981), states: "Mrs. Bertha T. Snouffer, 87, died Sunday, March 8, at the home of a granddaughter, Mrs. Marilyn Fraley, in Burke, Va., where she had resided for the past six years. A former resident of Maryland, Mrs. Snouffer was a daughter of the late W.R. Barker and Fannie Thomas Turner. She was the widow of Lewis Ashton Snouffer. "Surviving are two children, L. Bertram Snouffer and Mrs. Eleanor Lafferty; 10 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. "Funeral services will be ... March 11.... Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick...." Bertha is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD, in sec. P, lot 7, grave 3, with her husband.

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] MD Census 1930, Buckey|, Maryland, Frederick Cnty, Buckeystown Dist, 1930 U.S. Census, (The National Archives, Washington, D.C.), (626, Roll 784, p. 20). [S3] Personal |, Person Named, Spouse, or close Relative or Friend, (Wm. Lee Lafferty; Email Dec 2014). [S56] Names in Stone|, Jacob Mehrling Holdcraft, NAMES IN STONE, (Ann Arbor, MI : 1966), p.1070. [S110] Donna Lee Snouffer|, Donna Lee Snouffer, "Family History Report", (Donna L. Snouffer : Dec 2000). [S59] Snouffer, Helen|, Helen Snouffer Brooks, "Letter to Dr. Edward S. Snouffer" (5 Sep 1989), (Helen Snouffer Brooks). [S281] Social Security|, U.S. Social Security Admin., Social Security Death Index, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693). [S40] Obituary|, Anonymous, "Obituary", (Bertha Turner; 11 Mar 1981). [S51] Tombstone - WCS |, Cemetery Memorial Stone , (Personal Inspection by Wm. C. Snouffer), Oct. 2006. [S103] FindaGrave|, FindaGrave.com, (www.FindAGrave.com), 16840039. [S31] Thomas, G.L.|, George Leicester Thomas, GENEALOGY OF THE ENGLISH THOMAS FAMILY, (G.L.Thomas, Adamstown, MD : 1956), p. 92.