Robert
William
"Rile"
Turner
Born in Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina
Son of Robert Turner
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Matilda Lavinia (Turner) Major
Husband of
Lucy Tyrus (Green) Turner
— married
1828 in Saluda, South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Marcus A Turner, Jeptha Turner, Robert Raiford Turner, Marthenia Turner, James Tristan Turner and Asa Turner
Died
at about age 42
in Calhoun County, Arkansas
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Dec 2015
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Biography
Robert was born in 1811. Robert Turner married Lucy Tyrus Green in 1828 at Saluda, 96th District, South Carolina. He passed away in 1853.
According to Find A Grave contributor macw: "Robert succumbed to a plague of Black Measles. Court records indicate he and four of his children died near the same time. Marcus, Mathenia, Clousy and Asa. Burial on the family farm at the time of death - Family farm, Calhoun County, Arkansas sec 25 t11s r13w" (TURNER ROBERT R Section 25, Township 11 South, Range 13 West, Fifth Principal Meridian, Federal Land Grant November 1, 1852, Calhoun County, Arkansas).[1]
Children:
- Marcus A Turner (1829 - 1853)
- Jeptha Turner (1831 - 1863)
- Middleton Fleming Turner (1833 - 1916)
- Mary Polly Turner Atkins-Newton (1834 - 1930)
- Robert Raiford Turner (1834 - 1862)
- Marthenia Turner (1835 - 1853)
- Clousy Turner (1837 - 1853)
- Smith Raymond Turner (1839 - 1908)
- Nathan Turner (1840 - 1863)
- Manson Turner (1842 - 1862)
- James Trustson Turner (1843 - 1925)
- Alexander F Turner (1844 - 1850)
- Alice Frances Turner Pate (1847 - 1928)
- John Turner (1849 - ____)
- Asa Turner (1853 - 1853)
Notes
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, earlier called "black measles" because of its characteristic rash, was recognized in the early 1800s.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 May 2019), memorial page for Robert William “Rile” TURNER (1811–10 Jul 1853), Find A Grave Memorial no. 57491535, citing Turner Family Farm, Calhoun County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by mac (contributor 47112565).
- ↑ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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