Publ: PEYTON HEADY, 305 East Spalding St., Morganfield, KY 42437.  Phone
502 389 2527.  Title:  Reprint Of The Union County Kentucky History, 1886
Edition. Price: $42.00  Contributing authors were Mr. Charles J. O'Malley;
Judge Geiger; Mr. Morton; Mrs. R. A. Mattingly; Col. Ed. L. Starling; Clay
Stinson; Richard Dixon; Albert Ashby; Ed. E. Thickstun; Charles Skinner; N.
E. Calmes.  COURIER COMPANY, Evansville, Indiana. Copyright 1886.  Reprint
Copyright 1967, pg 679.  Notes by Karen Turner, kturner@m.al8.com
JAMES A TURNER       Farmer and merchant of Boxville Precinct, is the son
of Matthew and Mary (Farmer) Turner; his grandfather Matthew Turner married
a Miss MUSE; his grandfather Arthur Farmer married a Miss FLOURNOY. [NOTE:
This is incorrect;  James' paternal grandmother has not been proven as
being a Muse:  his maternal grandparents were Daniel Farmer and Martha
Flournoy; his grandfather named James' mother as Polly in his will-kkt
1997.]   All his ancestors were Virginians.  He (James A. Turner) was born
in Chesterfield Co., VA 8 July 1816.  He received some two years' training
in Chesterfield County schools.  In 1840 Mr Turner went to NC and married
Elizabeth E. Minnis of Franklin Co., NC on 17 March, 1840.  At this time he
was engaged in railroading, and he returned in 1841 with his wife to VA.
where he farmed.  In Oct 1845 he returned to NC and remained there until
1856 when he came to West Virginia, where he remained one year, coming to
Kentucky in September of 1857.  During eleven yrs of this time he was
preaching in the Christian church.
Mr Turner has six children, two of whom are dead.  BENJAMIN K. married Lou
E Hopkins; Emma married De Witt Yarbrough, Clerk of Webster Co at that
time,  but now a merchant at Poseyville, Indiana.  James N. married Mollie
Davidson, and John Y married Jenny Brooks.
In politics Mr Turner is a Greenbacker.  He made the race for the
Legislature in 1862 against Tighlman Pierson and was beaten by only 16
votes; he was a member of the branch of the Christian church organized by
James O. Kelly, for 11 years, and when he came to Union county in 1857, he
united with the Christians here, but in 1861 he left them and remained
independent for several years when he joined the Universalists,
with who he has since remained; he is an active member, but not ordained.
He has 184** acres of land, eighty acres of which is cultivated.  His store
2 miles south of Boxville is filled with a good line of general
merchandise, such as dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, etc.  Mr Turner is
spirited, active, quick to decide and act on all questions in which he is
convinced he is right."
Turner Farmer Muse Flournoy Minnis Hopkins Yarbrough Davidson Brooks
Pierson Kelly
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Chesterfield-VA Franklin-NC WV Webster-KY IN

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