BIOGRAPHIES - TURNEY, Daniel, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Daniel TURNEY _________________________________________ Father: Amos TURNEY Mother: Lucinda McINTYRE Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Mollie MITCHELL Father: William W. MITCHELL Marriage: January 1867 Children: Maggie; Lucinda; Nellie DANIEL TURNEY,1 general business; P. O. Paris. This gentleman is a native of this county, and is the second son of Amos and Lucinda McIntyre; he was reared to farming pursuits; soon after the outbreak of the war, he entered the Confederate army, enlisting as a private in Company G., 2d Kentucky Cavalry, and served until the close of the same, being promoted at different times, until he rose to the rank of captain, and with the exception of a wound received at Dallas, he escaped unharmed to the last; upon his return to civil life, he came to Paris, and engaged in the dry goods business for three years and a half; he then engaged in the stock trade, which business he has since followed during this time, he has been engaged in the livery and hotel business, being connected with the Bourbon House for several years; he is yet engaged in stock trading and the livery business; he is the owner and proprietor of “The Arlington,” at Blue Lick Springs, in Nicholas County, of which a full description is given elsewhere in this work, to which the reader is referred. Mr. Turney is among the most successful business men in the county, and has amassed a handsome property for himself and family; in January, 1867, he married Miss Mollie Mitchell, daughter of Wm. W. Mitchell, who was one of the highly respected residents of Bourbon County; he died December, 1867, a man whose memory will be long cherished in the minds of his friends and acquaintances, for his many virtues. To Mr. Turney have been born five children, but three living: Maggie, Lucille, and Nellie; two sons who died in infancy. Mr. Turney is a member of the Knights of Honor. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 497 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.