William Turner (1794 - aft. 1870)

Born 1794 in Henry, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Stacy (Smith) Turner — married 1824 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died after 1870 after age 76 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

He is the son of Unnamed Father Turner. ^[1]

On March 21 1824 William Turner married Stacy Smith in Harlan, Kentucky.

During the 1850 US Census:

William Turner, age 56, was living in Harlan, Kentucky, with his wife, Stacy Turner, age 46

John Turner, son, age 19

Henry Turner, son, age 17

William Turner, son, age 13

William (Sr) was born in Virginia, Stacy in North Carolina and their children in Kentucky. William's occupation is Farmer and his real estate owned is valued at $300. William and Stacy cannot read and write and their children have not attended school during the year.

Living next door is Abner and Catherine Turner, both age 23, and their three children.

Living next to Abner is William's brother David Turner, age 50, and Bitha, age 46, and their 10 children. John, Mary, David, Elizabeth, Nancy, William, Betha, John R., Hannah, and Delia.

And, near is Robert Turner, age 25, his wife, Sally, age 23, and their 2 young children.

A few doors down is James Turner, age 25, his wife, Sally, age 23, and their 2 young children.

During the 1860 US Census:

William Turner, age 65, was living in Harlan, Kentucky, with his wife, Stacy Turner, age 54, and

Elizabeth Turner, age 33

Felix Nantz, age 7

William was born in Virginia, Stacy in North Carolina, Elizabeth in Tennessee and Felix in Kentucky.

William's occupation is Farmer. His real estate is valued at $500. and his personal estate is valued at $1,000. Stacy is working on household duties and Elizabeth is house laborer. Stacy and Elizabeth cannot read and write.

During the 1870 US Census:

John L Turner, age 39, was living in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, with his wife, Margaret Turner, and their children,

William Turner, son, age 18

Nancy Turner, daughter, age 16

Elihu Turner, son, age 14

Robert Turner, son, age 12

John Turner, son, age 9

Amanda Turner, daughter, age 7

Davis Turner, son, age 5

Henry Turner, son, age 3

Margaret Turner, daughter, age 1

William Turner, father, age 75

Stacey Turner, mother, age 65

All family members were born in Kentucky except for John's father, William, who was born in Tennessee.

John's occupation is Farmer. His real estate is valued at $1,100. and his personal estate is valued at $475. Margaret is keeping house. John's father is Farm Labor and his mother is keeping house. Margaret and Stacy cannot read and write. William, Nancy, Elihu, Robert and John have attended school during the year.

During the 1880 US Census:

Margarett Turner, age 48, was living in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, with

Robert Turner, Son, age 23

John C B Turner, Son, age 20

Amanda Turner, Daughter, age 18

Davis Turner, Son, age 16

Henry L Turner, Son, age 13

Margarett Turner, Daughter, age 12

Elizabeth Turner, Daughter, age 6

William Turner, Father-in-law, age 85

All family members were born in Kentucky. Margaret and her father are widowed. Margaret is keeping house, Robert, John, Amanda and Davis Work on a Farm. Robert, Davis and Henry can read and write. Davis, Henry and Margaret attended school during the year.

Sources

• 1824 Kentucky Marriage Record: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW5K-7NT : 17 May 2018), Wm. Turner and Stacy Smith, 21 Mar 1824; citing Marriage, , Harlan, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 834,238.

• 1850 US Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M657-6VY : 12 April 2016), William Turner, Harlan county, Harlan, Kentucky, United States; citing family 171, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 US Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBW-QXD : 14 December 2017), William Turner, 1860.

• 1870 US Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX49-TS3 : 12 June 2019), William Turner in entry for John L Turner, 1870.

• 1880 US Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ5-YHZ : 7 September 2017), William Turner in entry for Margarett Turner, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 114, sheet 444D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0441; FHL microfilm 1,254,441.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Tam X, Friday, November 8, 2013.

• MINIARD CLAN SHARED COMMON ANCESTOR ©by Holly Timm[originally published May 2, 1990 Harlan Daily Enterprise Penny Pincher]: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~seky/folfoot/156.html

Acknowledgments

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