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Thomas Turner Jr. (1791 - 1853)

Thomas Turner Jr.
Born in Madison County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 24 Nov 1811 in Madison, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 7 Apr 1842 in Boone Co, Missouri, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 61 in Boone County, Missourimap
Profile last modified | Created 5 May 2011
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Biography

Thomas Turner Jr, born 24 Aug 1791 in Madison, Kentucky was the son of Thomas Turner and Elenore "Nelly" Dill.

He married Margaret "Peggy" Abigail Denham in Madison, Kentucky, on November 24, 1811, when he was 20 years old. [1]

Children of Thomas and Peggy include: Children of Thomas Turner Jr. and Margaret Abigail include:

  1. Zelika Turner Barker, 1812 – unknown
  2. Squire Denham Turner, 1818–1875
  3. Ellender Turner Turner, 1822–1892
  4. James William Turner, 1822–1906
  5. Benjamin Franklin Turner, 1830–1907
  6. John William Turner, 1832–1855
  7. Hocket Foster Turner, 1835–1914

Peggy died on 29 Sep of 1837 (aged 44) in Boone County. Thomas married again about 1842 to Maria Cowan Dysart, the daughter of James Cowan & Elizabeth Hayes Cowan. She was the widow of Madison Dysart.

Children of Thomas and Maria include:

  1. Charles Cowan Turner 1842–1922
  2. Andrew Cowan Turner 1844–1925
  3. Henry C Turner 1848-
  4. Cyrus Turner 1849/50 -
  5. Levi Smith Turner 1853–1922

In 1850 Thomas, 58, is residing with his 2nd wife Maria, 40 in Boone, Boone Township, Franklin, Missouri Territory, United States. Others in his household include:

Mariah [ Maria] Turner, 40
John Turner, 17
Mary J Digard [Dysart], 17
Nancy C Digard [Dysart], 17
Austin Turner, 15
Andrew C Turner, 5
Henry C Turner, 2
Cyrus Turner, under 12 months [2]

Thomas died April 29, 1853 in Boone County, Missouri at the age of 66. He is buried at the Gilead Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Browns, Boone County, Missouri, United States.[3]

Sources

  1. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZC-YFX : 9 March 2021), Thomas Turner and Peggy Denham, 21 Nov 1811; citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,306.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZS-BRW : 22 December 2020), Thomas Turner, Boone, Boone Township, Franklin, Missouri Territory, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64697867/thomas-turner




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Turner-6989 and Turner-1670 appear to represent the same person because: birth and death dates match
posted by Debbie (Costa) Garcia
Turner-1691 and Turner-1670 appear to represent the same person because: birth date, birth place, death date, death place, parents names match
posted by Debbie (Costa) Garcia
Teresa looks like Turner-1691 and Turner-1670 did not merge properly as they both still exist. not sure how to fix. Do you know?
posted by Debbie (Costa) Garcia
Turner-6989 and Turner-1670 do not represent the same person because: Parents don't match and more importantly, the siblings don't match.
posted by Michael Sanderson
Michael,

Turner - 6989 has been corrected to reflect correct parents (Thomas Turner Elenore Dill.

posted by Debbie (Costa) Garcia

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