Franklin Day and Odessa Scott Turner
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Franklin Day and Odessa Scott Turner
Subject
Day, Franklin Sr. (1935-2007)
Turner, Odessa Scott Day (1913-1989)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photograph of Franklin S. Day as a boy standing beside his mother, Odessa (Scott) Day Turner.
Odessa Scott was one of at least nine children born to Preston W. and Fleta (McAfee) Scott. In 1930, the family lived on E. High Street in Woodstock where Odessa worked as a cook in a private home.
In 1935, Odessa married Justice A.W. Day in Strasburg. The groom was from Washington D.C. and a “student”. The young couple had a son together, Franklin Scott Day, soon after.
By 1940, however, Odessa was back at her family’s home in Woodstock with her 4-year old son Franklin. Her marital status was listed as single and she worked as a maid in a private residence as did two of her sisters.
She married Arlington G. Turner (1909-1993) in Washington D.C. in 1948. He was a widower born in West Virginia.
In the 1950 census, Odessa, Arlington Turner, and Franklin Day lived together on N. Cameron Street in Winchester, Virginia. Arlington worked as a porter in a clothes shop and Odessa did housework for a private family.
Both Odessa and Arlington Turner are buried together in Winchester.
Franklin Scott Day grew up to become a Pathologist and Histologist at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. He married Milbert (Taper) Day (1931-2011) and had three children: a son, Franklin Scott Day, Jr., and two daughters, Dorothy and Robin. His obituary noted he had been a member of the Elks, Daniel J. Farrar Lodge No. 458 and was a Masonic member, King Hiram Lodge No. 58.
Dr. Day and his wife retired to Winchester and lived there when he died.
Odessa Scott was one of at least nine children born to Preston W. and Fleta (McAfee) Scott. In 1930, the family lived on E. High Street in Woodstock where Odessa worked as a cook in a private home.
In 1935, Odessa married Justice A.W. Day in Strasburg. The groom was from Washington D.C. and a “student”. The young couple had a son together, Franklin Scott Day, soon after.
By 1940, however, Odessa was back at her family’s home in Woodstock with her 4-year old son Franklin. Her marital status was listed as single and she worked as a maid in a private residence as did two of her sisters.
She married Arlington G. Turner (1909-1993) in Washington D.C. in 1948. He was a widower born in West Virginia.
In the 1950 census, Odessa, Arlington Turner, and Franklin Day lived together on N. Cameron Street in Winchester, Virginia. Arlington worked as a porter in a clothes shop and Odessa did housework for a private family.
Both Odessa and Arlington Turner are buried together in Winchester.
Franklin Scott Day grew up to become a Pathologist and Histologist at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. He married Milbert (Taper) Day (1931-2011) and had three children: a son, Franklin Scott Day, Jr., and two daughters, Dorothy and Robin. His obituary noted he had been a member of the Elks, Daniel J. Farrar Lodge No. 458 and was a Masonic member, King Hiram Lodge No. 58.
Dr. Day and his wife retired to Winchester and lived there when he died.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Pat Corley who knew the family.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Franklin Scott Day Sr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 005640 and 007232.
Identifier
007232
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Franklin Day and Odessa Scott Turner,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 3, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25228.
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