Turner Family History

Our earliest known TURNER was William Turner. We estimate his birth as sometime in the 1770's, but this is a very rough guess. Our latest information indicates that he was born in England, and was "invited to leave" because of his preaching. He came to America, and worked for the next seven years to pay for his passage. Then he traveled to Louisville, KY, where he met and married a woman from NC. He returned to Harper's Ferry, WV, where he built his cabin and planted his crops. He then went back to Louisville and brought his new wife home to Harper's Ferry. We believe this marriage took place about 1793-1794. Thomas was born in late 1794, and there was possibly another son named James, probably born 1795-1796. William then left for KY in 1796, and was never heard from again - family legend has it that he was killed by Indians.

Thomas was raised by a Quaker family by the name of Beeson, in the Harper's Ferry area. He married Hannah CARSON (born 1797, daughter of James Beatty CARSON) in Harper's Ferry, VA in 1818. They moved to Ohio briefly, then to Butler County, KY and had the following children:

1. James William (b 1819?) mar. Elisabeth SMITH
2. David Carson mar. Mary PORTER
3. Benjamin mar. Rebecca ????
4. Hamilton Beatty ( b 1821) mar. Mary Caroline PARKS
5. John Smith (Jack) (b 1827) mar. (1) Matilda SWEATT, (2) Susan Frances REEKS
6. Edward Carroll (b 1831) mar. (1) Mary McMILLAN, (2) Margaret Susan MANSFIELD
7. Susanna (b 1832-1835) mar. A.C.W. SMITH
8. Robert Henry (b 1834) mar. Mary Emma ????
9. Mary Ann (b 1837) mar. George W. CALDWELL
10. Elizabeth (b 1842)

Hannah died in 1844, and Thomas married Rachel Porter COOK (b 1812). Their children were:
11. Eliza Frances ( b 1847) mar. Gus CHANDLER
12. Nancy Virginia (b 1848) mar. Jefferson Lee BELCHER

Several of these families scattered, some to TX, some to ARK, might have been some to LA and OH. The next generation follows:

1. James and Elizabeth had the following children:
1.a. Sarah, born about 1843
1.b. Benjamin M., born abt. 1845, married Paradine FLENER
1.c. Louvinia or Lavinia, born 1847
1.d. William H. S., born about 1850
1.e. George Hugh, born 1853, married Jennie GUPTON
1.f. Rachel A., born 1856
1.g. Margaret, born about 1859
1.h. Laura

2. David and Mary had no children that we know of.

3. Benjamin and Rebecca had the following children:
3.a. John R., born about 1836, married Catherine ROSSER
3.b. Elisabeth, born about 1846
3.c. William, born about 1850

4. Hamilton Bate and Mary Caroline had the following children:
4.a. Mary H., born 1844, married Andy LEE
4.b. Thomas David, born 1846, married Martha Elizabeth WARD
4.c. George Carson, born 1848, married Mary Louisa TURNER
4.d. Calvin W., born 1850-1851, married Virginia HANOVER
4.e. Cyrus, born 1856, married Lou Ann McREYNOLDS
4.f. Joseph, born about 1860
4.g. Callie

5. John Smith and Matilda had the following child:
5.a. Christopher Columbus, born 1850
John Smith and Susan Frances had the following children:
5.b. Mary Albenia, born 1857, married Joseph Baxter PORTER
5.c. Joanna, born 1859
5.d. Sarah Elizabeth, born 1860, married (1) Robert TYREE, (2) Joe WOMACK
5.e. Helena Rivers, born 1862, married James Aaron STEWART
5.f. Virginia Caroline, born 1864, married John FLENER
5.g. Thomas Hamilton, born 1866, married Odie PORTER
5.h. Benjamin Franklin, born 1869, married Sadie Reid PORTER
5.i. David Banister, born 1870, married Annie Price PORTER
5.j. James Lloyd, born 1872, married (1) Roberta DITTO, (2) Ellie McGINNIS
5.k. Virgil Alonzo, born 1874, married Martha Elizabeth JAMES
5.l. Joseph Quintin, born 1877
5.m. Daisy Delia, born 1880, married Elmer ANDERSON
5.n. Anna

6. Edward Carroll and Mary had the following child:
6.a. Benjamin Franklin, born 1852, married Ruth REEKS
Edward Carroll and Margaret Susan had the following children:
6.b. Charles
6.c. Sherman
6.d. Thomas Granville, born 1855, married Mary Tommie CAUSEY
6.e. Mary Louisa, born 1857, married George Carson TURNER
6.f. Virginia Francis, born 1858, married William Marshall FLENER
6.g. David Carson, born 1860, married Delia REEKS
6.h. Anna Elizabeth, born 1862, married Obediah BELLAR
6.i. Martha Isabel, born 1864-65, married (1) Patrick BUTLER, (2) George TUCKER
6.j. Pernicie Angeline, born 1868, married William Thomas COLLIER
6.k. Franklin, born about 1869
6.l. James Edward, born 1870, married Fannie Belle HULLETT
6.m. Samuel Llewellyn, born 1872, married (1) Ruth REEKS, (2) Margaret Wuehrman MEYERS
6.n. Finis Ewing, born 1875, married Lucy Charity BUSSEY
6.o. William Gaston, born 1876, married Fannie BELCHER
6.p. Ida Ora, born 1878, married Valentine COLLIER
6.q. Ethel Selina, born 1880, married John Thomas NORTON

7. Susanna and A.C.W. SMITH had the following children:
7.a. Frances, born about 1854
7.b. Hannah, born about 1855
7.c. James, born about 1857
7.d. Beaty, born about 1858
7.e. Louella, born 1862, married Charles KINNONMOUTH

8. Robert Henry and his first wife had the following child:
8.a. Moses
Robert Henry and Mary Emma had the following children:
8.b. Addie, married J.T. NEAL
8.c. Nancy, born about 1861, married Ben STALL
8.d. James Oliver, born 1866, married Peal HAMILTON
8.e. Thomas, born about 1868
8.f. Callie
8.g. Charlie, born 1871

9. Mary Ann and George CALDWELL - we do not know of any children.

10. Elizabeth

11. Francis and Gus CHANDLER had the following children:
11.a. Carson
11.b. Reta
11.c. Ethel, who married a ROBB

12. Nancy and Jefferson BELCHER had the following children:
12.a. Thomas Newton, born 1874, married Mabel OATES
12.b. Woodford Orville, born about 1868, married Ella.