BIO: Turner, R R - Trigg Co

History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin, F.A.
Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. pp. 278-79.   [Cerulean Springs Precinct]

ROBERT R. TURNER was born in Christian (now Trigg) County, Ky., February 8,
1812, and died August 9, 1884; he was the second child in a family of
eleven, born to James W. and Jane (Rogers) Turner.  The father was born in
South Carolina.  Our subject's grandfather and two uncles served in the
Revolutionary War.  James W. emigrated to Christian County from South
Carolina about the year 1808, and located about one and one-half miles from
Cerulean Springs, on a farm, where he died in 1856, at the age of
seventy-seven years.  His wife was born in Virginia.  She died in 1864,
aged seventy-two.  Our subject was married, in 1834, to Leah Goodwin.  She
was born on this farm in 1809, and is a daughter of the late John Goodwin
of this county.  Our subject has nine children, six of whom are now
living.  His son, Robert P., enlisted in the late war, and died in the
hospital at Hopkinsville soon after enlistment.  John J. served throughout
the war.  David R. enlisted and served about seven weeks, when he was
discharged on account of physical disability.  Mr. Turner held the office
of Magistrate continuously for forty years.  His continuous re-election
evinced the high esteem in which his services were held by his
constituency; his term expired June, 1883, when he positively declined a
re-election.  He was a life-long and devoted member of the Baptist Church.


Transcribed by: Beulah Wiley Franks  
wrfc71a@prodigy.com
Date: 27 Jul 1997