Lamar County Texas Cemetery Records

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Turner, Esther 239838

Birth: 00/00/1884 Death: 05/20/1935 Marriage:

Cemetery: Fairland-Littlejohn (NOT PLOTTED)

Record Source: Texas Death Certificate, The Paris News

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Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (05/12/2025)

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THE PARIS NEWS, Tuesday, May 21, 1935, p. 8: “MAMMY TURNER IS CALLED BY DEATH. Esther Turner, colored woman who was known to many Paris citizens as 'Mammy,' died Monday morning at her home after an illness which had confined her to her bed for the past several weeks. Her funeral was held Tuesday afternoon. She had been a servant for several families in Paris and for the past six years until her illness she had been employed by Mrs. Bedford Harlan as nursemaid for her children by whom she was affectionately known as 'Mammy' and she was held in high esteem by them and her many white friends.”

Information from Texas Death Certificate:
Name: Esther Turner
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 May 1935
Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date:
Age: 51 years
Birthplace: Texas
Father’s Name:
Mother’s Name:
Place of Burial: Fairland
Certificate Number: 24664
GS Film number: 2116470
Digital Folder Number: 005144916
Image Number: 03105
Citing this Record: “Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3MM-W1V : accessed 08 Jul 2014), Esther Turner, 20 May 1935; citing certificate number 24664, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2116470.

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