Person:John Turnley (2)

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John Cunningham Turnley
b.27 Feb 1792 Jefferson County, Tennessee
d.10 Jun 1871 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Mar 1791
  1. John Cunningham Turnley1792 - 1871
  2. Eliza Jane Turnley1794 - 1836
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Cunningham Turnley1792 - 1871
  • W.  Mahala Taylor1792 - 1844
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  1. Col. Parmenas Taylor Turnley1821 - 1911
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John Cunningham Turnley
Alt Name John Cunnyngham Turnley
Gender Male
Birth[2] 27 Feb 1792 Jefferson County, Tennessee
Marriage Tennesseeto Mahala Taylor
Death[2] 10 Jun 1871 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
References
  1. ↑ Genealogy.com.

    Carl George (29 Nov 2007) [1] wrote:
    ... according to early letters that survive in the hands of descendants of this Edmonston family [that] left Surry County, North Carolina, in the late 18-teens and removed to Dubois County, Indiana. Letters were exchanged back and forth with family members who remained in North Carolina.

    These letters on occasion mentioned the Parmenas Taylor family and in one instance, in an 1827 item, even announced Parmenas Taylor's death. In that letter, Parmenas Taylor's son-in-law John Cunningham Turnley (residing in Jefferson County, Tennessee) revealed the news to Hannah Rose's son Ninian Edmonston (residing in North Carolina) and called him a cousin. ...

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.

    John Cunnyngham Turnley
    BIRTH 27 Feb 1792
    Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
    DEATH 10 Jun 1871 (aged 79)
    Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
    BURIAL: Pine Chapel Cemetery
    Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

    Postmaster of Oak Grove, TN, Inn Keeper, Sheriff, & Attorney. Son of George & Charlotte "Cunnyngham" Turnley.

    Walked to Nashville to join Capt. John Kennedy's company to fight the British in the War of 1812.

    Married Mahala Taylor (1792-1844) on 10/9/1817 in Jefferson Co., to their union 9 children were born. They are: Amanda M., Caroline M, Permenas T., Elvira A., Elizabeth C., Lisbourn George, Mary Jane, Miranda A., & Cinderella L.

    Some years after Mahara died, he married the widow of James Hays, Corcas Hays, on 10/24/1855.

    John died at age 79, from blood poisoning, as the results of a serious injury when his ankle was crushed 13 days earlier, in a wooden barge accident on the French Broad River.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147050790/john-cunnyngham-turnley

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