Biography of Samuel Turner, Franklin Co, AR

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        Date: 16 Aug 1998
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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed
Publishing Co., 1889.

Samuel Turner was born in Perry County, Tenn., March 19, 1842, and is
a son of the Hon. Elias T. and Sarah (Durning) Turner, natives of
Tennessee and North Carolina, respectively. In 1847 Mr. Turner removed
with his family to Franklin County, Ark., where he reared his children
and farmed until his death, March 10, 1884. He was one of the
prominent men of the county, and for many years served as justice of
the peace. During the war he raised a company of men, of which he was
elected captain. He fought in the battle at Oak Hill, and toward the
close of the war joined the army in Texas. Of his family of five sons
and three daughters all grew to maturity, and all save one married.
William J. was killed while in the Southern service, and only two sons
and two daughters live at this writing, all of whom reside in this
county. They are: our subject, Henry G., Mrs. M. T. Russell and Mrs.
M. J. Seals. Samuel Turner lived with his father until his marriage in
Scott County, April 18, 1862, to Phebe Jane Marsh, a native of this
State and county, and daughter of Edward and Susan Marsh, of
Tennessee. During the war Mr. Turner was in the State service until
the battle of Oak Hill, when he joined the Confederate army. From
April, 1862, until the close of the war he was in the Twenty-third
Texas Cavalry, under Col. N. C. Gould, and held the office of
sergeant. He participated in the engagements at Mansfield and Pleasant
Hill, La., and was [p.1281] disbanded in May, 1865. In September of
that year Mr. Turner came back to Franklin County, and in 1872 located
upon his present farm, which he has since improved and cleared. He now
owns 350 acres in two tracts, and has about 125 acres cleared and
improved. Mr. Turner is an influential man in his township, and for
six consecutive years served as justice of the peace. To himself and
wife the following children have been born: Martha T., wife of William
Rogers; Rosa L., wife of W. G. Anderson; Emily A., wife of J. H.
Childers; Elias S., William E., Leonard M., Samuel G. and Phebe I.
Three of their children died in infancy. Religiously, they are
Hardshell Baptists.