Ozark Co Pioneer - Benjamin TURLEY d.1855 ***************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by "Angel Jacobsen-Shweika" USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** Benjamin TURLEY (1783-1855) by Angel Jacobsen-Shweika on Fri, 19 Mar 1999 Looking for death and burial records for Benjamin TURLEY (b.1783 in VA) and his wife Elizabeth. Benjamin died "on or about the 1st day of October a.1855" in Ozark Co., Missouri (according to Ozark Co Deed book A:120). He was the son of Ignatius and Rachel TURLEY of Fairfax County, VA. Some records indicate that Benjamin may have been born in Loudon or Culpeper County, Virginia. There are records in 1801-1804 showing him in Spartanburg County, SC; then moving to Warren Co., KY in 1805 and (it is assumed) married there. The family name of his wife Elizabeth is unknown. Btwn 1813 and 1820, he and his family moved to IN and lived in Lawrence, and Greene counties. He moved to Ozark County, MO sometime after 1840 with (his wife? and) some of his children (and other family members, including children of his brothers). According to the Ozark Co Deed book A:120, Benjamin died "on or about the 1st day of October a.1855" in Ozark Co., Missouri. There were btwn 9-13 children listed for Benjamin and Elizabeth TURLEY (contradictory info found on census and will records - most children were born in KY and IN): 1. William TURLEY b.ca.1805 2. Sampson Manoah TURLEY, b 10 March 1806 3. Charles TURLEY b.ca.1810 4. Julia Ann TURLEY b.ca.1820 5. Oliver C. Perry TURLEY b.15 April 1822 ===??????maybe children:?????=== 6. Eliza A. TURLEY (m. Isaac WORKMAN) 7. Mary Ann TURLEY (m. John BRYAN) 8. Susannah TURLEY (m. _____ MOON ) 9. Benjamin TURLEY (of Ozark Co.) b.ca.1826 10. Jacob TURLEY (of Ozark Co.) b.ca.1810 Information is still being verified. ANY assistance with finding documents for verification is GREATLY appreciated! Also, visit the TURLEY GenConnect boards at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/tur/Turley Thanks!