Marriage and Family
Thurman was married twice. He had two children: Olive, by his first wife Kate Kelly Thurman (she died in 1930 of tuberculosis), and Anne Spencer Thurman, by his second wife Sue Bailey Thurman. Sue Thurman was also active in civil rights and the religious communities. Olive Thurman married Victor Wong.
He died April 10, 1981 in San Francisco, California.
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