Biographical Sketch of Eber C. Turley, Washington County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Eber C. Turley was born in St. Francois County, Mo., August 6, 1843.
His parents were Ephraim and Gabrella (Marquis) Turley, both natives of
Kentucky, who removed to Missouri at an early day.  Eber C., the young-
est in a family of nine children, was reared in his native county on a
farm, which occupation he followed for several years.  He subsequently
lived for a time in De Soto, Jefferson County, and also in St. Louis,
and in 1884 located in Summit, Washington County, where he established
a mercantile business.  He deals in general merchandise and mineral,
and has been satisfactorily successful in his undertaking.  In 1867 he
married Miss Lavinia Yeargin, also a native of St. Francois County, who
died in 1876, leaving four children: Nora A., Zeno, Jeffie, and Rosa.
In 1878 Mr. Turley married Miss Margaret Blackwell, of the same county.
Mr. Turley is the present efficient postmaster of Summit.

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