Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Papers. Folder 01-01, 1863-1943. - Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Papers. Folder 01-01, 1863-1943.

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Dudley Turnbull and family papers. Papers. Folder 01-01, 1863-1943.
Biographical Information
Dudley Turnbull (approximately 1852-1926) was a free man of color who lived in Baton Rouge and worked as a steamboat watchman and worked in restaurants and eating houses. In 1873, he married Rosemarie Aldometer Mather (1851-1917) (often found as Aldometer, or Aldameda), who was born a free woman on color and worked as a homemaker in the Turnbull household. Aldometer was the daughter of George Mather and Jane Giddings (born about 1830, often referred to as Jane Giddens or Giddins), who were both free people of color of Baton Rouge. Though Jane Giddings and George Mather married in 1851, Jane continued to use her maiden name throughout most of her life. It is probable that Jane and Aldometer lived independently of George Mather. Dudley and Aldometer Turnbull had six children: John (1874-1939), a bricklayer; George Arthur (1877-1948, often goes by Arthur), a graduate of New Orleans University who settled in Chicago and married Mabel; Estelle ("Stella," born about 1880); Dudley, Jr. (born 1891); Warren; and Maudie (born about 1886), a Catholic nun who went by the name Sister Mary Cornelia.</br></br>Dudley Turnbull Jr. worked as a plasterer and was an active member of the African American Catholic community in Baton Rouge. He married Juanita Hebert (born in 1894), the daughter of Cora Hebert (born about 1851), a free woman of color. Dudley Jr. and Juanita had seven children: Naomi (born about 1911), who worked as a maid; Grace (born about 1913), a high school graduate of East Baton Rouge Colored High School (now named McKinley Senior High School); Kenneth (1923-1998), who worked as a painter; Ralph Bruce (1924-1990), who worked as a plasterer); Dudley Gregory (1925-1980), who attended St. Francis Xavier School; Juanita (born 1928); and Maudie (born 1930). Juanita and Maudie attended St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans. Juanita later joined the Sisters of the Holy Family and took the name Sister Frances Cabrini. Kenneth and Dudley Gregory both served in World War II.
Date Created
1863 - 1943
Description
The bulk of the materials comprise letters, school materials, and birth registrations for Grace, Kenneth, Bruce, Dudley Gregory, Juanita, and Naomi Turnbull, who were the children of Dudley Jr. and Juanita Hebert Turnbull, descendents of free people of color. School materials of the Turnbull children include tests, report cards, and certificates of achievement.</br></br>The earliest items include a freedom pass for Jane (Giddings) Mather into Fort Williams, dated March 9, 1865 and an Oath of Allegiance to the United States signed by Jane (Giddings) Mather on May 8, 1863.</br></br> Other items include an 1893 diploma awarded to Arthur Turnbull by New Orleans University, a 1927 letter from Arthur Turnbull to his brother Dudley Jr., and childhood letters written by Bruce and Kenneth Turnbull to their father Dudley Jr. Correspondents also include Juanita Hebert Turnbull, John Turnbull, and an aunt named Emma.
Type of Resource
text
Size
22 items.
Language
English
Source
Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, La., http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
Dudley Turnbull and Family Papers, Mss. 2907, LSU Libraries.
Shelf Location
Mss. 2907, Box 1
Contact Information
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Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Special Collections. Copyright has expired and the item is therefore in the public domain. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
Dudley Turnbull and Family Papers, Mss. 2907, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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