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Martha Catherine “Mattie” <I>Adams</I> Turpin

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Martha Catherine “Mattie” Adams Turpin

Birth
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Death
22 Dec 1941 (aged 65)
Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Burial
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Martha "Mattie" Catherine Adams was the sixth child of James Henry Adams & Mary Catherine Ragle.
She was also known to go by the name "Marie" later in her life.

She married William G. Turpin on 8/31/1892 at Roane County, Tennessee. They had 9 children. According to daughter Edith, they divorced in 1917. Mattie did not ever remarry. Arkansas marriage records indicate William married for a second time to Minnie Prince on 8/2/1920.

After the divorce, Mattie's family struggled with a much troubled life. Mattie along with her children Fred, Edith, John, and eventually Houston and Charlie relocated to the Seattle, WA area where she became a proprietress of the Denny Way Hotel.

Her daughter Edith remained a loyal and loving daughter throughout her life. In a letter dated 11/18/1941 written to her Aunt Stella (Matttie's sister Stella Adams Russell), explaining the end is near, she writes: " Mother is in a hospital in Seattle. I held her in my arms night after night praying to God to make her well again. No one on earth could love a person like I do her. She is my everything."

The Children of William G. Turpin & Mattie Adams:
1. Fred L. Turpin (1893-1978)
2. Mary Edith Turpin (1895-1990) m. Weedle (div.), m. Olsen
3. Effie Gee Turpin (1897-1981) m. Lancaster
4. Essie Florence Turpin (1899-1992) m. Martin
5. Charles Watson Turpin (1901-1927)
6. Marian Zelma E. Turpin (1903- 1961 ) m. Manke, Pearson, Jenkins, Southerly
7. William Houston Turpin (1906-1945)
8. John King Turpin (1907-1946)
9. George Sherman Turpin (1909-1973)
Martha "Mattie" Catherine Adams was the sixth child of James Henry Adams & Mary Catherine Ragle.
She was also known to go by the name "Marie" later in her life.

She married William G. Turpin on 8/31/1892 at Roane County, Tennessee. They had 9 children. According to daughter Edith, they divorced in 1917. Mattie did not ever remarry. Arkansas marriage records indicate William married for a second time to Minnie Prince on 8/2/1920.

After the divorce, Mattie's family struggled with a much troubled life. Mattie along with her children Fred, Edith, John, and eventually Houston and Charlie relocated to the Seattle, WA area where she became a proprietress of the Denny Way Hotel.

Her daughter Edith remained a loyal and loving daughter throughout her life. In a letter dated 11/18/1941 written to her Aunt Stella (Matttie's sister Stella Adams Russell), explaining the end is near, she writes: " Mother is in a hospital in Seattle. I held her in my arms night after night praying to God to make her well again. No one on earth could love a person like I do her. She is my everything."

The Children of William G. Turpin & Mattie Adams:
1. Fred L. Turpin (1893-1978)
2. Mary Edith Turpin (1895-1990) m. Weedle (div.), m. Olsen
3. Effie Gee Turpin (1897-1981) m. Lancaster
4. Essie Florence Turpin (1899-1992) m. Martin
5. Charles Watson Turpin (1901-1927)
6. Marian Zelma E. Turpin (1903- 1961 ) m. Manke, Pearson, Jenkins, Southerly
7. William Houston Turpin (1906-1945)
8. John King Turpin (1907-1946)
9. George Sherman Turpin (1909-1973)

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  • Maintained by: LSFA
  • Originally Created by: Diane Payne
  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73732676/martha_catherine-turpin: accessed ), memorial page for Martha Catherine “Mattie” Adams Turpin (30 Apr 1876–22 Dec 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73732676, citing Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA; Maintained by LSFA (contributor 50791611).