Mary Elizabeth Lee b. 19 May 1840 Hardemon Co., TN d. 29 Jan 1929 Scranton, Logan Co., AR Married: 28 Jul 1859, Patterson Bluff, Johnson Co., AR Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Scranton, Logan Co., AR Father: David Lee Mother: Anna Lee
Husband: Isaac Rufus Turner b. 6 Feb 1839 Hardemon Co., TN d. 12 Apr 1918 Mena, Polk Co., AR 2nd marriage: 5 Mar 1873 Lewisburg, Conway Co., AR Buried: White Oak Cemetery, Mena, Polk Co., AR Father: David Turner Mother: Winneford White.
2nd Wife: Martha "Mattie" Virginia White b. 12 Feb 1851 Hardemon Co., TN d. 1 Feb 1922 Mena, Polk Co., AR Buried: White Oak Cemetery, Mena, Polk Co., AR Father: Samuel White Mother: Rebecca Mollie Scott
CHILDREN
Sarah Ann Turner b. 13 Dec 1861 Johnson Co., AR d. 1862 Johnson Co., AR
Rufus Turner, Jr. b. 2 Aug 1864 Johnson Co., AR d. 1865 Johnson Co., AR
William David Turner b. 12 May 1866 Johnson Co., AR d. 21 Aug 1943 Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray Co., OK Plot: Old South, Blk 1 South, Row 5
Wife: Minnie Florence White b. 29 Jan 1875 Cassville, White Co., TN d. 30 Dec 1966 Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray Co., OK
Agnes Arbelle Turner b. 31 Jan 1868 Johnson Co.,AR d. 8 Nov 1910 Sawyer, Choctaw Co., OK Married: 18 Jul 1886 Robinsville, Red River Co., TX
Husband: James Carson Jr. Davis b. 20 Apr 1869 Richwood, AR d. 22 Nov 1949 Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR Father: James Carson Davis, Jr. Mother: Tabitha Jane Allen
Wadie Elvira Turner b. 4 Sep 1870 Johnson Co., AR d. 20 Oct 1896 Rosston, Cooke Co., TX Buried: Estes Cemetery #1, Rosston, Cooke Co., TX Married: 9 Jun 1889 Cooke Co., TX
Husband: William Bonaparte Gilliland b. 23 Apr 1863 TX d. 6 Feb 1914 Rosston, Cooke Co., TX Buried: Rosston Cemetery, Rosston, Cooke Co., TX Father: John Edward Gilliland Mother: Charlotte Neoma Johnson
1st Wife: Mary E. Gillenwaters b. 24 Oct 1859 MO d. 16 Mar 1888 Rosston, Cooke Co., TX Buried: Rosston Cemetery, Rosston, Cooke Co., TX
3rd Wife: Disa Belle White b. 26 Sep 1876 Cassville, White Co., TN d. 11 Apr 1965 Cooke Co., TX Buried: Rosston Cemetery, Rosston, Cooke Co., TX Father: Francis Green White Mother: Mary Ellen Mitchell
Caldonia Turner b. 7 Nov 1872 Logan Co., AR d. 7 Jul 1917 St. Joseph Island, Arkansas Co., TX Married: 1 Jan 1889 Dye Mound, Montague Co., TX
Husband: Jasper McDonald Allen B. 7 May 1870 AL d. 15 Jun 1953 St. Joseph Island, Arkansas Co., TX
Ellar Turner b. 1877 near Scranton, Logan Co., AR d. abt 1921 AR Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Married: 18 Sep 1895 Logan Co., AR
Husband: William Carrol Farmer b. 1872 d. 1940 AR Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
George Turner b. 22 Jul 1779 Little Brewing Creek, Persons Co., NC d. ? Marriage: 7 Nov 1799 Halifax Co., VA
1st Wife: Susannah Adams b. 1782 Halifax Co., VA d. 1840 Father: Richard Adams Mother: Hannah Boyd
Children
John C. Turner b. 1800
Elisha Turner b. 1803
Richard Dillard Turner b. 19 Sep 1806 Dickson Co., TN
Elizabeth Turner b. 1808 TN
David Turner b. 28 Dec 1811 TN d. 10 Dec 1855 Bolivar, Hardemon Co., TN Married: 11 Jan 1831
Wife: Winneford White b. 4 Sep 1808
George Turner, Jr. b. 1817 TN
Isaac Turner b. 1820 TN
Susan E. Turner b. 22 Apr 1829 in Humphreys Co., TN
Isaac Rufus Turner, 21 and Mary Lee, 19 married the 28 Jul 1839 Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR From marriage records, Johnson Co., AR Book N-O, pg 56.
Isaac Rufus Turner served in the 4th Calvary, Company E, as a Sargent. From the Union Army, Civil War, Application Rolls
1870 Federal Census, Clark Township, Johnson Co., AR:
Turner, Ira (Isaac) R., 31, TN
Mary E., 29, TN
William D., 4, AR
Agnes A., 2, AR
Mary Elizabeth experienced the death of most of her children when they were young.
Martha V. White was a niece of Isaac R. Turner's mother, Winneford White, so they were first cousins.
James Carson Davis' Father: James Carson Davis Sr. b. March 23, 1834 in South Carolina d. December 27, 1895 and is buried in the Palestine Cemetery in Russellville, Pittsburg Co Oklahoma. Mother: Tabitha Jane Allen b. Feb. 9, 1839 South Carolina d. December 16, 1917
1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory:
James Carson Sr and Tabitha Jane's children:
Sarrah Jane Davis 9/14/1859
Mary E. Davis 7/9/1862
Timothy B. Davis 11/05/1865
James Carson Davis 4/20/1869
Harriet A. Davis 10/5/1872
Tabitha Matilda Davis 3/22/1876
John William Davis 4/19/1879
George Franklin Davis 2/19/1882
William Davis Turner & Minnie Florence White's Children: Myrta F. Turner 1903-1999 & Ruby E. Turner 1906-1907
Children of Wadie Elvira Turner & William B. Gilliland:
Edward Gilliland b. 1884 d. 1910
Hoyte Gilliland b. 1890 d. 1934
J. Veda Mae Gilliland Fortenberry b. 1893 d. 1940
Garland Henry Gilliland b. 1895 d. 1972
infant Gilliland b. 1896 d. 1896
John Dwight Gilliland b. 1907 d. 1987
Mary E. Gilliland b. 1907 d. 1981
Infant daughter Gilliland b. 1911 d. 1911
Newspaper April 18,1918 Isaac Rufus Turner aged 79 years, 2 months and 6 days, died at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at his home at 1212 Janssen avenue. Mr. Turner was born in the state of Tennesse on February 6,1839. The funeral services, in charge of the Rev. W. L. Smith of the Baptist Church, were held Saturday afternoon immediately after arrival of train No. 4. Interment was in the White Oak Cemetery. Mr. Turner is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. The sons are W. D. Turner of Hatfield and Floyd Turner of this city. The daughters are Mrs. Henry Chamblin of Rocky and Mrs. Warren McClinik of Corsincana, Tex. The latter arrived on train No.4 Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chamblin were called to Mena Friday by the death of Mrs. Chamblin's father, Issac Turner.
ST. JOSEPH ISLAND. St. Joseph (San José) Island, whose center point is 28°00' north latitude and 96°56' west longitude, is a sand barrier island in Arkansas County. It is separated from Matagorda Island on the north by Cedar Bayou and from Mustang Island on the south by Arkansas Pass. St. Joseph Island is about twenty-one miles long and five miles wide. It protects Arkansas Bay and the mainland from the storms and tides of the Gulf of Mexico. The French landed parties on the island in 1712 and 1718. José de Escandónqv explored St. Joseph, Padre, Mustang, and Matagorda islands in 1766. The combined islands of St. Joseph and Matagorda were also known as Culebra. The first United States flag to be raised in Texas is said to have been raised on St. Joseph Island by United States troops on July 26, 1845. Forts were erected at various times on the south end of the island. Arkansas, a town, prospered on the south end of the island between Texas independence and the Civil War. The north jetty, which protects the shipping channel through Arkansas Pass, is anchored to the south tip of St. Joseph Island. The island is largely uninhabited today.
Information (cemetery and marriage records) found at the Polk County, AR library in Mena, Polk Co., AR.
Some information provided by Lynne Downing.
Lemuel Lee & Ann Rains
William S. Lee & Eliza Dicey Ennis
Cader Lee & Pheraby Rachel Lee
John Lee & Jane Lee
Jeremiah Lee & Sarah Murphy
Anna Lee & David Lee
Esther Lee & George W. Smith
Harriett Caroline Lee & Joseph Smith
