Person:Lewis Turner (4)

Subject: Fw: Lewis Turner Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 17:06:32 -0800 From: "Brenda Parker" To: "Pat Turner"

From: "Mark Turner" <ma_turner@@hotmail.com> To: Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:04 AM Subjec t: Re: Lewis Turner > Brenda, > Thanks for including me in the information that you have looked up. I > noticed that no Emiline was listed living with John Turner in the 1860 > census. This may confirm the story that my 83 yr old cousin told me during > the Christmas Holidays. He had heard that John Turner's house burned down > and killed some members of John's house. After this, they moved to Texas. > Could it have been Emaline? I wonder if Pat has heard or have knowledge of > any of this? > > A message for Pat: > I have searched and searched for information about Lewis Turner's family. I > have a lot of information, but nothing to confirm my beliefs. We all know > that Lewis's father was Champ Turner and records show that Lewis was born > around 1785 in Laurins County, S.C. I believe Lewis is buried in the old > Thames-Turner Cemetery on the Griffith property. I recall seeing a > tombs tone with L. Turner on it when I was a child, but I did't know who it > was at the time. Its been 20 years since I was in the area, and at that > time, cattle had destroyed several of the tombstones. I hope to go to the > ceme tary and take some pictures with my wife's new digital camera soon. If > I do, I will try to email them. > > It is my belief that Lewis's father was Champness Turner, who married > Elizabeth Wisdom (daughter of Thomas Wisdom and Martha Lewis. I have > emailed some of the Wisdom family, Bonnie Reach, who has no information on > Champ's and Elizabeth's family.) Champness was the son of a John Turner > (possibly John Turner who died in Halifax County, V A in 1764.) Champness is > listed in Halifax Co.'s census during the 1780's . He is listed as living in > Laurens County, SC in the 1790 & 1800 census , and bought land from the > Richard Turner Estate. He is listed in the Abbeville Co. , SC census in > 1810. That is the last census that I can locate him. His brother Thomas, > who died around 1823, mentioned him in his will as living in Green County, > AL. This all corresponds to family history of how Lewis married Ajusta > Kennedy (1817) in Clarke Co., AL after having moved to AL from GA and SC. > Lewis appears to have been 32 yrs old when he married. I wonder if he had > been married before? > I have not found any mention of Champness's children. George Turner, my > cousin, also told me that Lewis had other family members that lived in > Mississippi, one, around the Brookhaven, MS area. Lemarcus Turner did live > in that area during 1830' s. He had a son named Christopher Champ Turner, > came from Alabama, and la ter moved to Texas around the same time as John > Turner. This may be more than just a coincidence. I hope some of this > may help you if you do any more research. Somebody, somewhere, has bound to > have some info!! > > Brenda, please forward this to Pat. I have accidentally deleted her email. > > Thanks, > > Mark Turner > > > > > _______________________________ __________________________________

Family from 1850 Simpson Co, MS census, p 292

1. ↑ International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch.org.
2. ↑ 1870 United States Census, Mt. Zion PO, Simpson Co, MS, p. 13 (285).
3. ↑ Roll 381, Copy 432 FHLC number 433593
   age 65, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $800, not shown as owning anyslaves, illiterate.
4. ↑ 1850 MS Census Simpson County, Pg. 292 (3).