Obadiah Turner (abt. 1809 - abt. 1875)

Born about 1809 in South Carolina, United States

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Died about 1875 at about age 66 in Hickman, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Obadiah was born about 1809 in South Carolina. He passed away about 1875. Obe was the younger brother of William Turner.

"The North Fork of Sugar Creek was settled by Reeves and Forrester. Jonathan Reeves, Sr., was a prominent citizen, and he and Obadiah Turner, Sr., were the only slaveholders on the creek above Lee's Furnace. Richard Forrester, from South Carolina, the father of Silas and Hezekiah Forrester, settled here in 1815. Silas Forrester was the father of Madison, Carroll, and Silas, Jr. Isaiah Forrester was the father of Alfred, Stephen, and Willie Forrester. Lucinda, a daughter of the pioneer, Richard Forrester, married William Turner, a brother of Obadiah Turner, Sr. Alston Moppin, of South Carolina, was one of the first settlers here."^[1]

"Some of the magistrates of this district were James McNeilly, Amsel Epperson, Jesse Blackwell, Robin- sen Coleman, W. II. Brown, R. J. Work, Robert Bing- ham, O. B. Turner, W. H. Baker, C. Weatherspoon, J. J. Sparks, J. A. Pope, and the late Robert: S. Pot- ter. Some of the constables were A. W. Coleman, O. B. Turner, John H. Coleman, John Weatherspoon, R. C. Forrester, W. F. Wherry, and Amos Alexander. W. F. Wherry has several times been a deputy sheriff."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "A History of Hickman County, Tennessee" By W. Jerome D. Spence, David L. Spence, Page 242, 263

• Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
• North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-N9Y : 2 March 2021), Obediah Turner, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 193, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-XWS : 23 December 2020), Obediah Turner, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TG-G4G : 18 February 2021), Obediah Turner, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD4-WXC : 29 May 2021), Obediah Fanner, 1870.
• Entry for Obediah Turner for 50 acres; Surveyor's book, 1827-1901; Hickman County Tennessee; Page 243; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5W-1SKP-R?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GZRY-BRP
• Obadiah Turner assignee of Richard Stares - 50 Acres in Hickman, Tennessee: Obadiah Turner in the North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records; Roll: 114; Book: 13 Accessed on ancestry.com, February 2022.
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