Biography of David K TURLEY, Logan County, Illinois

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Biography of David K. Turley

Transcribed from "History of Logan County, Illinois" with updates
by William L. Stephenson (WoodArt@One.Net)

David K. Turley, son of the pioneer Charles Turley, was born in
what is now Elkhart Township, April 11, 1825.  When fourteen years
old he began earning his own living, and since that age earned
every dollar he owned.  February 1 9, 1845, he married Sarah K.
Poe, daughter of Elizabeth Poe, a native of Ken tucky.  They had
one child, Elizabeth who married James Birks, and lived nea r
Blunt, Dakota Territory.  David began with no capital other than a
pair of willing hands and a determination to succeed.  Before the
death of his firs t wife in 1855 he had purchased eighty acres of
land in Broadwell Township I llinois.  His second wife was
Juliette Warrick, married in 1857, daughter of Montgomery Warrick
and Patsy Jones.  Julia died in 1859, leaving one child, Georgie
A. Turley, who married John Towner of Sangamon County, Illinois.
October 31, 1861 in Sangamon county David Turley married Julia
Eraline Johnson, a native of Pike County, Ohio, daughter of
Thomas Johnson.  David and Jul ia had (at least) the following
four children - Eliza Urana who married Frank A. Thompson, a
merchant in Broadwell Township; John F.; Clara Ollie; and M aud
Myrtle.

David Turley had a fine residence on section 34 of Broadwell
Townnship, where he was surrounded with all the comforts of
life.  His farm of 380 acres was one of the best in the
neighborhood.  Politically he was an old-line Whig and later
became an active member of the Republican party as it was
organized.  He and his third wife were members of the Christian
church.  In all his public enterprises, educational, religious
or others, he took an active interest.

David remembered much of the pioneer days in Illinois and loved to
talk over the trials and hardships of those early days.  He was
a keen observer of passing events, a man of excellent judgment
and of strict integrity.  All who knew him respected him for
his many manly qualities.

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