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Barking up the Wrong Tree
Two things recently piqued my interest in my Turner line again. One, the mention of my Great Grandmother, Penny Wayne Turner Davis in my Mother's Day Post, and second, the discovery of the George...
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George Washington Turner
It is with no doubt that I am descended from George Washington Turner. What I recently discovered is that Washington was not descended from George Lilly Turner, son of James Melchor Turner. So my...
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The Dove in the Red Bud Tree
Stock Photo-Dove in a Red Bird TreeOne cool and aromotised May morning, I was enjoying an early sunrise and pondering the next move in the search for George Washington Turner's origins. In a brightly...
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The Will of James Turner
Will of James Turner of Anson County, dated April of 1843. NC Archives.Going on two hint, or pieces of information, in my search for the origins of my 3rd Great Grandfather, George Washington Turner, I...
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The Turner's of Jack's Branch
Having discovered George Washington Turner's mother and her father, it was now time to try to find as much information on James Turner and his family as possible. Somewhere in there, might be some...
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Another New Branch on my Family Tree
Family Trees are in constant flux. Leaves fall off when someone dies. New branches are formed when a couple marries and a new family is begun. New leaves sprout when babies are born.When I began this...
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Axum Turner
Exum family CrestAxum Turner was apparently the oldest son of James Turner, who died in Anson County in 1843. I designate him in that way because there were more than one James Turner in Anson County...
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The Estate of Axum Turner
Probate and estate records aren't always easily accessible. Such was the case for the Turners in Sumter County, Alabama.Simply typing in a name and county and a range of years brings up nothing, but...
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Sunday Snapshot: Carrie Ina Whitaker Ingram
In the mode of researching entirely different branches of my family tree, I've decided to occasionally step away and spotlight an individual here and there, who may or may not be a direct ancestor, but...
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The Search for Adam Biles
During my recent endeavors to collect my Turner family roots, I recieved a message asking about a mysterious individual connected rather far from the root of my family tree. The man's name was Adam...
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The Case of Jacob Cotton
Sometimes, while looking for articles pertaining to my family tree, I come across stories that simply make me wonder. The stories touch my heart, in some way, and I wonder what became of the people...
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The Search for Adam Biles Part II: Rowan
I recently posted concerning a man who had died in Stanly County, North Carolina in 1872 by the name of Adam Biles. I had been contacted by someone, a descendant of his, who was up against a brickwall,...
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The Treasure Chest
A page from the Turner Family BibleThe most wonderful thing about blogging, in fact, THEÂ most wonderful thing about blogging, is that it allows people to find you.Since I've began, I've been contacted...
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The Grave of a Child
Sometimes one small thing, or one small person, in this case, can be the key to opening up a door that leads to a wealth of understanding.This was the case of little Rueben Thomas Axom.The Cemetery....
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The Turners: From Sumter County, Alabama to Houston County, Texas
William P. Turner seemed to be the first of Patience Turners offspring, and by my calculations, Axom Turners as well, to relocate from Sumter County, Alabama to Houston County, Texas.Why the move? And...
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And Another Leaf Falls
Two new leaves were added to my family tree in the form of two new grandsons. Now today, as the Christmas season is upon us, another leaf has fallen. I've lost my Daddy.Robert W Thompson was born March...
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It Began With Ira Proctor
It Began With Ira ProctorWhile researching the Alabama Turners, it was quite evident, by proof of an 1853 Marriage document, that the only son from the home of Patience Turner to survive past 1860,...
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The Estate of Rebecca Proctor
In looking at the families and estates of Ira Proctor, who passed away about 1809, apparently after having just arrived with his family in Perry County, Alabama, all the while leaving property in Anson...
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The Conundrum
I begin where I left off in my last post, with a deed in Anson County, North Carolina.This particular deed is found in Book Y Page 35. It is dated December of 1831 and everyone living mentioned in the...
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Clues and Family of Asa Henson
Edited:When I began this post, I intended to focus on one incredible and typical pioneer woman of the westward movement, Emmeline Elkins Henson Harding.Emmeline Elkins Henson Harding 1839-1914In fact,...
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