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Wilbert John Turk

Wilbert John Turk

Male 1912 - 1951  (38 years)

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  • Name Wilbert John Turk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 19 Jun 1912  Betteravia, Santa Barbara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Draft Registration 1940  Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Draft Registration - WWII 
    Residence 1945  Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Marian and Wilbert Turk 
    _MILT 14 Jan 1946  [3] 
    US Air Force - WWII 
    Census 1950  Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Relation to Head: Lodger; Marital Status: Divorced 
    Death 24 May 1951  Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Cause: Accidental Industrial Death 
    • Killed when he was knocked from an oil drilling derrick
    Burial Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I28809  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family Marian Irene Goodson,   b. 10 Aug 1918, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1978, Richardson, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1945  [1, 7] 
    Family ID F12507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Jun 1912 - Betteravia, Santa Barbara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marian and Wilbert Turk - 1945 - Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Relation to Head: Lodger; Marital Status: Divorced - 1950 - Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Accidental Industrial Death - 24 May 1951 - Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • News
    Fatality-TURK Wilbert    		Fatality-TURK Wilbert

  • Sources 
    1. [S155] Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995      		 U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995


    2. [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1835.
      U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947      		 U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947


    3. [S555] Ancestry.com, U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985      		 U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985


    4. [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    5. [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Santa Maria, Santa B.
      1950 United States Federal Census      		 1950 United States Federal Census


    6. [S3213] Death of Wilbert Turk - Santa Maria Times - 25 May 1951 - Page 1, (Name: Santa Maria Times; Location: Santa Maria CA; Date: 25 May 1951;), SANTA MARIA OIL DRILLER DIES IN FALL • Victim Knocked Off Derrick Platform.
      Wilbert John Turk, 39, an oil worker, was fatally injured when he was knocked from an upper platform of a derrick and fell onto a railing 50 feel below late last night.
      The accident occurred near the Cat Canyon Road, approximately 12 miles southwest of Santa Maria. A rotary helper, Turk was working with LW Baggs, the driller, when the drilling line whipped and struck him, according to EJ Hoover of the Hoover Drilling company, his employer.
      He died enroute to Santa Maria in a city ambulance driven by Police Sgt Homer Bitner. The body was taken to the Dudley mortuary, Where services are pending.
      Deputy Sheriffs Virgil Alexander and John Rabska were called to the scene. They are completing an investigation of the accident.
      The victim had been employed at the drilling operation since April 27, according to Hoover. Born in Betteravia, he attended school in Santa Maria and is survived by his father, Louis G Turk, and two brothers, Albert Turk of Santa Maria and Allen Turk of Santa Ynez
      • Santa Maria Times • Santa Maria, California • 25 May 1951, Fri • Page 1
      https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106568298/santa-maria-times/?xid=637
      Fatality-TURK Wilbert      		 Fatality-TURK Wilbert


    7. [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Corpus Christi, Nuec.
      1950 United States Federal Census      		 1950 United States Federal Census



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