A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and 
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes.  Printed For the 
Author.  1886.  Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 
Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, page 452.

WILLIS M. TURNER was a native of Tennessee.  In early life, he professed 
religion, and united with the Methodist church.  He was soon afterwards 
inducted into the ministry, and labored as a circuit rider, about eleven 
years.  At the end of this peiod he became doubtful about the 
scripturalness of his baptism, and, after investigating the subject, 
united with the Baptists.  He was ordained to the ministry, according to 
baptist usage, perhaps not far from 1850.  His preaching gifts were 
ordinary, and his reading was quite limited.  But he was rather an easy, 
pleasant speaker, presented a pleasing personal appearance in the 
pulpit, and was very attractive in the social circle.  He soon became 
popular with the churches, and usually served four congregations.  His 
membership was at Indian Creek, in Monroe county, and most of his labors 
were performed in the Barren River Association.  His education had not 
been sufficient to eradicate the superstitious notions of his childhood, 
and he is supposed to have believed in witchcraft.  It is certain that 
one of the churches to which he ministered, a number of years, became 
much infected by that pernicious superstition.  He was however, regarded 
as a good sincere man, and enjoyed an average degree of success in the 
ministry.  He died, about 1869, scarcely beyond the prime of manhood.

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