William P. Turner. The Turners are of English origin, but as far back as we are able to trace them in America it is in New Market, Frederick Co., Md., to about the year 1679. There we find William Turner, great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. His grandfather was Wm. P. Turner, who moved to North Carolina and married Action Howard. Here their son, Starling Turner, was born, who was the father of Wm. P. He moved to Kentucky and married Sophia Carver in Feb., 1801. They came to Illinois with a family of 11 children in 1831, and the following year located on sec. 13, Buckheart tp. Their children were Matilda, Abigail and Jesse, both deceased, Lydia, Wm. P., Sarah, James, Starling, jr., Jemima, Mary, Margaret, Benjamin and Sophia. Matilda married Wm. Malsby; Lydia, Reuben Peter, and Sarah Rev. John Tarletou Fleming. Wm. P. married Eliza Ann McPheeters, and resides on sec. 12, this township. James married Sarah A. Carver. Jemima married Ezekiel Rockhold, who died, and then married Mr. Pickering. Mary married Roily Rogers and died in Banner tp. Margaret married Rev. Moses Jared, both deceased. Benjamin died at the age of 18. Sophia married John Pickering.
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