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- 5. Martha Margaret 'Maggie' KERNAN was born on 3 Sep 1885 in Oak Creek,Douglas Co., OR. This is in the MT. Scott Precinct 10 miles West ofRoseburg. A note in the handwriting of Ralph E. Turner gives the birth date as 11 Sep 1885. She died on 11 Jun 1935 in Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., OR.Early hours, according to the obituary. She was buried on 13 Jun 1935 inKlamath Falls, Klamath Co., OR. Linkville Cemetery record: Block 21 plot9 Lot 8. Klamath Funeral Home 825 High street, Klamath Falls, filed 15Jun 1935. Listed as a pupil in the Oak Creek, Douglas Co.,OR school(District #11) in 1898 with brothers Henry and John with Pearle M. Corn,Teacher, Wm E. Thornton, Chairman of Board. Received $200 from her motheron 26 May 1905 in settlement of her guardianship. She was the first of Harry Allen Turner's three wives. She remainedbehind in Douglas County, OR to take care of her ailing mother Priscilla,when Harry returned home to MA. On 1 Mar 1907, Harry turned over lots 19, 20, and 21 in Block 40, KinneyAddition, Roseburg, Douglas Co., to her. Roy C. Agee was deputy clerk atthat time and recorded it on 27 Oct 1908. After the divorce she married Ray Agee. She had no issue with Ray. Shehad a sense of humor (according to Ruth Turner). Bill (Norman) Kernanreported that Maggie was the first telephone operator in Roseburg,Oregon. Her name is listed as Martha May in one census. She sold to W. A. Thornton on 27 Oct 1905, Lots 19, 20 and 21 in Block40, Kinney's addition Roseburg, Douglas Co., OR for $200, Roy Agee,deputy clerk. She petitioned for letters of administration for the heirs of PriscillaC. Kernan, her mother, who's estate was worth about $3000, $1200 cash andthere remainder in real estate in Klamath and Lake Co., OR, on 24 Jan1931. Her mother Priscilla, who was living with her and her husband Ray,had died in 12 Jan 1930. As a result of this, in some kind of dividing upbetween her two siblings she received a quit claim from her 2 brothersfor the S 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Section 30, T40S R19E in the West Side area ofLake Co. and timber on SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 and S 1/2 ofSE 1/4 of Section 17, T41S R17E in Yocum Valley, of Lake Co., OR on 10Apr 1931. She purchased from John Jackson on 31 May 1934 lot 17, block 302, in theDarrow Addition of Klamath Falls, OR. Children were: 2 i. Ralph Edwin TURNER.
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