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Ulysses
Simpson "Grant" Turner |
Ulysses Simpson "Grant" Turner was born in 1869 in Fayette County, PA, the son of George Washington and Mary Frances (White) Turner. He entered this world just four years after the Civil War ended, and was named for famed Union Army General Ulysses Simpson "U.S." Grant.
Our Grant married Mary Etta Hilling (1871-1947), the daughter of Nelson and Catherine Hilling. They had seven children -- of whom only two survived into adulthood, Maude Harttell and Grant Turner Jr. -- and the rest died young -- Fanny Turner (1892-1894), Nelly Turner (1894-1896), Robert Turner (1900-1918), Arthur Turner (1901-1918) and Ocie Turner (1904-1918).
They resided in Mt. Braddock, Fayette County
for four decades.
Circa 1946, when two of Grant's brothers died in separate events, Grant was named in the Connellsville Daily Courier and Uniontown newspaper obituaries.
Mary Etta died on March 25, 1947, "after a lingering illness," reported the Daily Courier.
Grant followed her to the grave a year later, in 1948. He was laid to rest in the Percy Cemetery near Uniontown.
In the late 1940s, son Grant Turner Jr. resided in Tacoma, WA.Daughter Maude Turner (1896-1989) married Milton Hartzell, a civil engineer. The Hartzells moved to Fayetteville, Franklin County, PA, and and three children -- George Turner Hartzell, Ida Mary Kistler (1921- ? ) and Mary Ellen Moyle (1924- ? ).
- Son George Hartzell resided in Fayetteville and worked there for a construction company. He is said to have published a book, Book of Life, regarding genealogy.
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Grave marker photos courtesy of Brenda (Turner) Blake, which also are posted on the Find-A-Grave webpages for Bryer Ridge Cemetery. |