Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameGertrude Matilda TURNS
Birth1 Mar 1890, Mears, Oceana, Michigan800
Death10 Apr 1966, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky797,798 Age: 76
BurialMemorial Park, Anderson, Madison, Indiana797
FatherWilliamson TURNS (1864-1927)
MotherAugusta Matilda MALMQUIST (1860-1918)
Individual Notes
• During World War II and after she was involved with the Red Cross Gray Ladies and the Canteen.760, p 2
Census Data
• 1900 Census: Whitehall, Muskegon, Michigan. Age 10, b Mar 1890, MI. Parents b Sweden.801
• 1930 Census: Anderson, Madison, Indiana. Age 40, b MI. Father b MI; mother b Sweden.799
Spouses
Birth20 Sep 1886, Whitehall, Muskegon, Michigan797, p 1,279,280
RemovalSep 1929, Anderson, Madison, Indiana768,760, p 1,798 Age: 42
Death4 Dec 1954, Anderson, Madison, Indiana797,758, year only Age: 68
BurialMemorial Park, Anderson, Madison, Indiana797,768
Individual Notes
• They lived in Grand Haven, Michigan where Charles had a grocery store. The other half of the building was a dry good store operated by his brother Fred Zellar.760, p 1

• He was very active in his church (First Reformed Church [in Grand Haven]). He was a Sunday School teacher and deacon.
In 1929 through a neighbor, he was introduced to the Church of God which has its headquarters in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. Each year they have a camp meeting in June. He came and brought his family. He was excited with what he saw and decided to sell his grocery store, move to Anderson and enter seminary.
One month after entering school, the stock market fell. He had no money, no job and had to drop out of school never to return again.760, p 1
Census Data
• 1900 Census: Whitehall, Muskegon, Michigan. Age 13, b Sep 1886, MI. Living in household of sister, Jennie.776
• 1930 Census: Anderson, Madison, Indiana. Age 43, b MI. Salesman, Grocery. Parents b Germany. Roomer in household of Fredericka Little.799
Marriage2 Aug 1911, Montague, Muskegon, Michigan282, p 6,797, date only,279, date only,757
ChildrenHuWeen Veletta (Adopted) (1920-2010)
2David GRIMES797, p 1
Residenceof Paris, Bourbon County, KY760, p 2
MarriageJan 1962, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky797, marriage only,760, p 2; year only,1209, p 2; place only,798
Last Modified 5 Feb 2012Created 21 Aug 2026 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
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