Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Woodford Co.

WILLIAM J. TURNER was born in Woodford County, March 25, 1821, the only
son of William and Rebecca (Dean) Turner, natives respectively of Culpeper
County, Va., and Jessamine County, Ky.  William Turner was born November
24, 1787, came to Woodford County when quite small with his father,
Alexander, and died in 1844.  James Dean and Patience (Holeman) Dean, the
maternal grandparents of William J. Turner, natives of North Carolina and
of English descent, were among the early settlers of Kentucky, and found
it necessary to go into Craig's station in order to protect themselves
from the depredations of the Indians.  They afterward settled in Jessamine
County.  James Dean was a soldier in the Revolutionary war.  William J.
Turner was reared on a farm, received a good common-school education, and
was married, May 16, 1844, to Miss Bettie E., daughter of James D. and
Nancy (Combs) Carpenter, natives of Woodford County.  Of the children
born to this union six are living: Albert H., Mattie A., John D.,
William T., James C. and Lizzie H.; four others have died, viz.: Nancy J.,
James W. S., Fanny R. and Lou Emma.  Mr. Turner is a thriving farmer, and
the owner of 413 acres in the Sixth Precinct.  He is a member of the
Christian Church at Mortonville.

Turner Dean Holeman Combs Carpenter
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Jessamine-KY Culpeper-VA NC

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