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In reviewing the National Archives Civil War pension file of my 3rd great grandfather, Benjamin F. Turner (d 1890) I discovered some information that I thought might be valuable to people researching the relatives of Benjamin's second wife. Her name was Mary A. Turner and she supplied all kinds of official documentation in her quest for a widow's pension after Benjamin's death.
One was her marriage certificate to Benjamin F. Turner dated March 10, 1883 in Millville, NJ. On it, her section of the listing was as follows
Name: Mary A. Vanhook
Country of birth: America
Place of residence: Millville, NJ
Age nearest birthday: 49
Last name if a widow: Vanhook
Number of brides marriage: 2nd
Name of father: Benjamin Ashley. country of birth: America
Maiden Name of mother: Abigail Vanaman. country of birth: America
The other document was her first husband's death certificate.
Date of death: July 8, 1873
Name of deceased: Benjamin Vanhook
Married of single: married
age: 48
Occupation: box maker
Place of death: Millville, NJ
place of birth: unknown
Names of parents: William - Catherine
Cause of death: paralysis
There was also a letter in the file from Mary's daughter to the pension bureau informing them that Mary died on May 19, 1920.
I thought this might be of use to someone researching these families.
Karen Worley
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