BIO: E. K. TURNER, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 545 & 546.
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  E. K. TURNER, owner and proprietor of a grist mill in Wallaceton Borough, 
Clearfield County, Pa., and of a farm of 175 acres, situated in Graham Township, 
and a second farm of 100 acres, in Bradford Township, belongs to one of the old 
pioneer families of the county.  He was born in Graham Township, Clearfield 
County, February 12, 1853, and is a son of John W. and Martha (Dixon) Turner.
  John W. Turner was born in Clearfield County, a son of Samuel and Susan 
(Wisor) Turner.  He came to Graham Township when few settlers had yet taken up 
land and settled on what became the homestead farm before any of the timber had 
yet been cut.  He cleared this land and developed a fine farm.  He married 
Martha Dixon, a daughter of James and Ella Dixon, and to them were born the 
following children:  E. B.; Margaret, who is deceased, was the wife of Martin 
Taylor; E. K.; Annabel, who is the wife of Charles Russell; and Martha, who is 
the wife of William Hambright.  John W. Turner and wife were people of sterling 
worth and were widely known.  They were members of the Methodist Episcopal 
church.
  E. K. Turner attended the common schools in Graham Township and spent two 
terms in the State Normal School at Millersville, Pa.  His life since then has 
been devoted to lumbering, farming and milling.  In 1908 he purchased his grist 
mill from Harvey Reidy and has operated it continuously ever since and handles 
grain and flour quite extensively.  He received 100 acres of the homestead farm 
from his father and later purchased 175 additional acres.  For some years he has 
been a large dealer in stock.  He is a man of practical knowledge along his 
various lines of business and has met with much success in his undertakings.
  Mr. Turner was married in August, 1876, to Miss Jane A. Graham, a daughter of 
John and Gwen (Dale) Graham.  The father of Mrs. Turner was a farmer and 
lumberman in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.  Of his children, Mrs. Turner 
was the first born, the others being:  Asbury, Elizabeth, who married Jerome 
Wilson; Mary, who married Zachariah Hoover; Hettie, and James B.  Eleven 
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Turner, as follows:  J. W.; Effie, who 
is the wife of Frederick Fuge; Carrie, who is the wife of Clark Hummel; Ella, 
who is the wife of Orvis Hubler; and Gwen, Anna, Mabel, William, Ernest, Lynn 
and Wendell.  Mr. Turner and family attend the Methodist Episcopal church.  He 
is a Republican in politics and has served very acceptably and usefully as a 
member of the school board.  Mr. Turner is one of the leading members of the 
Grange at Wallaceton.