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- from the Houston Daily Post, 3 Dec 1899 (Chronicling America)
Mrs. William Baker Turner arrived Wednesday from Virginia, where she had spent the latter part of the summer. Mrs. Turner has the pleasure of having her sister, Miss Bessie Lewis, with her for the winter.
- from "The Houston Daily Post", 30 Nov 1899 (Chronicling America)
Mrs. William Turner Baker and little son, who spent the summer in New York and Virginia, have returned to the city.
- from "The Houston Post", 19 Aug 1922 (newspapers.com)
Twenty-five years ago
The transfer of the estate of William R. Baker to his grandson, Wiliam Baker Turner, was made today by Messrs. E.P. Hill, Presley K. Ewing and Henry Brashear.
- from "The Houston Post" , 25 Dec 1907
WILLIAM BAKER TURNER DEAD
Former Houston Young Man Shoots Himself in New York
William Baker Turner, aged about 35, grandson and heir of the late William R. Baker, pioneer merchant and former mayor of Houston, took his own life in New York city last Wednesday evening, advice of his death reaching this city only yesterday. Mr. Turner shot himself in the head, the bullet entering the left cheek and ranging upward through the head. The young man, who has been in the patent medicine business in New York for several years, is believed to have been a member of the "Thirteen club," the members of which are said to enter into a suicide pact. No one saw the shooting. Mrs. Turner being absent in California at the time. The bulk of the vast estate left by William R. Baker went to William Baker Turner, the only surviving child of this only child. The estate was valued at about $450,000 and under the provisions of the will young Turner was to receive only a certain amount of the income until he became 30 yrs, old unless he married after he became 21 and his wife bore him a child after that. Mr. Turner married when he was about 21 years old and in about two years after son was born. The property was turned over to him the executors of the Baker estate who were Judge E.P Hill, Henry Brashear and Presley K. Ewing. Mr. Turner and his first wife were divorced after a few years of wedded life, and he remarried about five years ago. The first Mrs. Turner married a wealthy [unreadable] several years ago and she and her husband are now in Panama. Through poor business management and other ways Mr. Turner lost the fortune that had been bequeathed to him, and of recent years he had been selling medicines, being known a Dr. Turner.
- from "The New York Press", 20 Dec 1907 (fultonhistory.com)
Suicide Club Story in Turner Case
"He and I once belonged to a suicide club, but I got out of it," was one part Frederick Bishop's story yesterday to Coroner Shrady in clearing up the death of Dr. William B. Turner in his home, in No. 170 Eighth avenue, on Wednesday night, Part of Turner's correspondence was examined, and the Coroner said he believe Turner had died by his own hand. Therefore the Coroner permitted Bishop to remain
free on parole. Though it may have had no deep significance to Turner, the police yesterday commented on the fact they had found on the piano in his apartment a souvenir of the November dinner of the Thirteen Club, a figure of thin, tired looking woman gazing down a skull and bones.
- from "New York City, NY Municipal Deaths"
William B Turner, 36, residing 170 8th Ave, Manhattan, NY, married, an agent, born NY to William Turner b. US and Lucy Baker, b. US, died on 22 Dec 1907. Burial in Freshpond Cemetery.
- from "Wilbarger Deeds 1900-1901 (familysearch.org)
W.B. Turner and E.P. Turner Affidavit, Harris Co, TX 12 April 1900
Before me, J. O. Ross, a Notary Public on the 5th day of April 1900 personally appeared W. B. Turner whose full name is William Baker Turner and E. P. Turner both of whom reside in Houston Harris County State of Texas known to me personally to be the persons whose names are subscribed hereunto and both of them having been by me duly sworn do State under oath that the following statement is true in fact . That William Baker Turner is now and had been since Jany 30th 1895 a married man and that he has issue living towit : a son named William Baker Turner born an the first day of August 1897 that he married Miss Emma Lewis , on the 30th day of Jany 1898 in the town of Quincy Illinois and that his son whose name is William Baker Turner the issue of himself and his said wife Emma Lewis Turner was born on the first day of August 1897 in the town of San Antonio, State of Texas : That said W. B. Turner the affiant, was born at the Grand Hotel in the City of New York conner of First Street & Broadway Sts on the 1st day of June 1873 his father the affiant E. P . Turner & his mother being then temporally sojourning in New York City and said E S. Turner is his father E. P. Turner I W B Durner Sworn to & subscribed before me on this 5th day of April 1900
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1873 - 1907 (34 years)
Capt Edmund Pendleton Turner, b. 20 Dec 1835, New Kent Co, VA