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I (Marty Grant) don't know how (or if) I'm related to the Benjamin W. Turner family. I am very interested in him though.
Special thanks to Chuck Harrell and Kay T. Perricelli for data shared on this family.
Benjamin W. Turner was born ca 1806/07 in Marion Dist, SC, probably in the area that later became Florence County (in 1888), either in Cain or McMillan Township, at least that is where he lived later on (in Cain Township). Benjamin is a proven son of Amos Turner, as proven by Marion County Equity Roll # 45, which shows Benjamin W. Turner as an heir of Amos Turner who died in 1813. (Roll # 45, Marion County, South Carolina Extracts from Equity Rolls by Lucille Utley)
Benjamin W. Turner was only about 6 or 7 when his father died in 1813, and we don't know when his mother died. There was no trace of Benjamin on the 1820 or 1830 census, so he was probably residing with relatives.
Benjamin W. Turner married Cecilia Coleman ca 1830 in Marion Dist, SC. I didn't find them listed on the 1830 census though.I've had her maiden name awhile, and I don't know where I got it from. Does anyone have proof? I'm sure someone sent it to me, but I failed to note who it was. It must have been several years ago before I kept good notes.
Benjamin was listed on the 1840 census in Marion Dist, SC. On this census, Benjamin was listed on the same page with Reuben Turner (no known relationship to Benjamin, though probably a cousin at least).
1840 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census)
1840 Marion District, SC pg 169 B.W. Turner 1100010000000-2100010000000 Analysis: 1 Male(s) 30-39 (1800-1810) Benjamin W. TURNER (1806/07) s/o Amos 1 Male(s) 5-9 (1830-1835) John K. TURNER (1829/30) son 1 Male(s) 0-4 (1835-1840) Lewis TURNER (1835/36) son 1 Female(s) 30-39 (1800-1810) Cecelia COLEMAN Turner (1805/06) wife 1 Female(s) 5-9 (1830-1835) Daughter? (1830/35) --> gone by 1850 2 Female(s) 0-4 (1835-1840) Elizabeth TURNER (1836/37) daughter Amanda TURNER (1838/39) daughter
Benjamin W. Turner and family were listed on the 1850 census in Marion District, SC.
1850 MARION DIST, SC Page 21 House/Family # 315/ 318 TURNER BENJAMIN W 43 M W FARMER 500 MARION 1806/1807 TURNER CECELIA 44 F W MARION 1805/1806 TURNER JOHN 20 M W MARION 1829/1830 TURNER LEWIS 14 M W MARION 1835/1836 TURNER ELIZABETH 13 F W MARION 1836/1837 TURNER AMANDA 11 F W MARION 1838/1839 TURNER SARAH 10 F W MARION 1839/1840 TURNER THOMAS 6 M W MARION 1843/1844 TURNER ROBERT 4 M W MARION 1845/1846 TURNER JAMES 1 M W MARION 1848/1849
Benjamin and family were still in Marion District for the 1860 census.
1860 MARION DIST, SC Page 64 House/Family # 1003/ 993 -- MARION Twp TURNER BENJAMIN W 53 M W FARMER 3400 1300 SC 1806/1807 TURNER CELIA 55 F W SC 1804/1805 TURNER E 20 F W SC 1839/1840 TURNER THOMAS 18 M W SC 1841/1842 TURNER ROBERT 16 M W SC 1843/1844 TURNER JAMES 11 M W SC 1848/1849 RUNELS L A 24 F W SC 1835/1836
Benjamin and family were in Marion County, SC for the 1870 census, and listed in Cains Township (modern Florence County):
1870 MARION CO, SC Page 14B House/Family # 33/ 33--CAIN'S Twp TURNER B W 64 M W FARMER 200 200 SC 1805/1806 TURNER CECELIA 67 F W KEEPING HOUSE SC 1802/1803 TURNER JAMES A 21 M W FARM LABOR SC 1848/1849 CULPEPPER M 75 F W KEEPING HOUSE SC 1794/1795
Benjamin W. Turner died 13 June 1879 (thanks to Kay T. Perricelli for that date). I don't know when Cecelia died, but I didn't find her on the 1880 census, so she probably died in the 1870's.
In 1888, Cains Township and other parts of Marion and neighboring counties were cut off to form the new County of Florence. This family was then in Florence County from 1888 on.
Benjamin W. Turner and Cecilia Coleman's children are mostly proven by the 1850-1870 census records.
John K. Turner was born ca 1829/30 in Marion Dist, SC, presumably in Cain Township (modern Florence County). John was home with his parents for the 1850 census. He married Martha --- ca 1850 (probably after June, since he wasn't married on the 1850 census, which was supposed to be as of June 1st). John and Martha were listed on the 1860 census just 9 houses from his parents:
1860 MARION DIST, SC Page 63B House/Family # 994/ 985 -- MARION Twp TURNER JOHN K 30 M W FARMER 800 300 SC 1829/1830 TURNER MARTHA 25 F W SC 1834/1835 TURNER MARY 10 F W SC 1849/1850 TURNER WILLIAM 8 M W SC 1851/1852 TURNER LARRY 7 M W SC 1852/1853 TURNER SARAH 4 F W SC 1855/1856 TURNER --- 1 F W SC 1858/1859
For the Civil War, John K. Turner enlisted as a Private in Company C, 26th Regiment Infantry. He was captured at Five Forks in 1865. (A History of Marion County, South Carolina by W.W. Sellers, 1902, page 638)
I didn't find John K. Turner and family on the 1870 census.
In 1880 they were in Cain Township. They may be there in 1870, and I missed them or else they were missed by the census taker.
1880 MARION CO, SC Page 34 House/Family # 4/ 4 -- CAINS Twp TURNER JOHN K W M 50 M FARMER SC SC SC 1829/1830 TURNER MARTHA W F 54 WF M KEEPING HOUSE SC NC NC 1825/1826 TURNER SARAH W F 20 D S SC SC SC 1859/1860 TURNER MADDIE W F 0 GD S 8/12 NOV SC SC SC 1879/1880
In 1888, Cains Township and other parts of Marion and neighboring counties were cut off to form the new County of Florence. This family was then in Florence County from 1888 on.
Unknown Daughter was born ca 1830/35 per the 1840 census. She was not with her parents for the 1850 census, so probably had married, or died by then.
Lewis Turner was born ca 1835/36 in Marion Dist, SC, presumably in Cain Township (modern Florence County). Lewis was home with his parents for the 1850 census. I didn't find him in 1860.
Lewis Turner enlisted for the Civil War as a Private in Company I, 10th Regiment Infantry. He died in GA. (A History of Marion County, South Carolina by W.W. Sellers, 1902 page 642).
Elizabeth Turner was born ca 1836/37 in Marion Dist, SC, presumably in Cain Township (modern Florence County). Elizabeth was home with her parents for the 1850 and 1860 census. I have no further record of her.
Amanda Turner was born ca 1838/39 in Marion Dist, SC, presumably in Cain Township (modern Florence County). She was home with her parents for the 1850 census. I have no further record of her.
Sarah Turner was born ca 1839/40 in Marion Dist, SC, presumably in Cain Township (modern Florence County). She was home with her parents for the 1850 census. I have no further record of her.
Thomas Turner was born ca 1843/44 in Marion Dist, SC, presumably in Cain Township (modern Florence County). He was home with his parents for the 1850 and 1860 census. I have no further record of him. He was of age to serve during the Civil War, but I didn't find a record of service.
Robert Turner was born 11 Nov 1844 in Marion Dist, SC, presumably in Cain Township (modern Florence County). (Thanks to Chuck Harrell for his birth date). He was home with his parents for the 1850 and 1860 census.
For the Civil War, Robert Turner enlisted as a Private in Company C, 26th Regiment Infantry. He was captured at Five Forks in 1865. (A History of Marion County, South Carolina by W.W. Sellers, 1902, page 638).
Robert married Rowena Palmyra Cain before 1868 in Marion Co, SC. (Thanks to Chuck Harrell for her maiden name). They were listed on the 1870 census in Marion Co, SC in Cain Township (modern Florence County).
1870 MARION CO, SC Page 13 House/Family # 15/ 15--CAIN'S Twp TURNER ROBERT 25 M W FARM LABOR SC 1844/1845 TURNER ROWENA 19 F W KEEPING HOUSE SC 1850/1851 TURNER WILLIAM 2 M W SC 1867/1868 FINKLEA G C 27 M W FARMER 500 125 SC 1842/1843 FINKLEA MARY J 26 F W KEEPING HOUSE SC 1843/1844 FINKLEA WILLIAM 4 M W SC 1865/1866 FINKLEA CHARLIE C 2 M W SC 1867/1868 FINKLEA JAMES L 0 M W 11/12 AUG SC 1869/1870
Robert and family was still in Marion County for 1880 census, still in Cain Township.
1880 MARION CO, SC Page 46B House/Family # 4/ 5 -- CAINS Twp TURNER ROBERT W M 37 M FARMER SC SC SC 1842/1843 TURNER ROWENA W F 29 WF M KEEPING HOUSE SC SC SC 1850/1851 TURNER BENNY W M 12 S S FARM HAND SC SC SC 1867/1868 TURNER THEODA W M 7 S S SC SC SC 1872/1873 TURNER INEZ W F 5 D S SC SC SC 1874/1875 TURNER ASKA W M 2 S S SC SC SC 1877/1878 TURNER Not Named W F 0 D S 2/12 APR SC SC SC 1879/1880
In 1888, Cains Township and other parts of Marion and neighboring counties were cut off to form the new County of Florence. This family was then in Florence County from 1888 on.
Thanks to Chuck Harrell for several of the birth and death dates I show for the Robert Turner family.
James Amos Turner was born ca 1848/49 in Marion Dist, SC, presumably in Cain Township (modern Florence County). He was home with his parents for the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census. He was too young to serve in the Civil War.
He married Elizabeth --- ca 1870/74 in Marion Co, SC. They were listed on the 1880 census in Marion Co, SC in Cain Township (modern Florence County).
1880 MARION CO, SC Page 35B House/Family # 7/ 7 -- CAINS Twp TURNER J A W M 31 M FARMER SC SC SC 1848/1849 TURNER ELIZABETH W F 25 WF M KEEPING HOUSE SC SC SC 1854/1855 TURNER MARY W F 6 D S SC SC SC 1873/1874 TURNER HENRY B W F 4 D S SC SC SC 1875/1876 TURNER ROBERT W W M 2 S S SC SC SC 1877/1878 TURNER ROWEN W F 2 D S SC SC SC 1877/1878
In 1888, Cains Township and other parts of Marion and neighboring counties were cut off to form the new County of Florence. This family was then in Florence County from 1888 on.
Persons researching this family :
1. Benjamin W1 Turner , born 1806/07 in Marion Dist, SC; died 13 Jun 1879 in Marion Co, SC, son of Amos Turner and (---) ? . He married abt 1830 in Marion Dist, SC Cecilia Coleman , born 1805/06 in Marion Dist, SC; died aft 1870 in Marion Co, SC, daughter of Robert Coleman and Prudence Scott .
Children of Benjamin W Turner and Cecilia Coleman were as follows:
3 ii Lewis2 Turner (Pvt) , born 1835/36 in Marion Dist, SC; died 1861/65 in Civil War, GA.
4 iii Elizabeth2 Turner , born 1836/37 in Marion Dist, SC.
5 iv Amanda2 Turner , born 1838/39 in Marion Dist, SC.
6 v Sarah2 Turner , born 1839/40 in Marion Dist, SC.
7 vi Thomas2 Turner , born 1843/44 in Marion Dist, SC.
+ 8 vii Robert2 Turner (Pvt) , born 11 Nov 1844 in Marion Dist, SC; died 14 Feb 1913 in Florence Co, SC. He married Rowena Palmyra Cain .
+ 9 viii James Amos2 Turner , born 1848/49 in Marion Dist, SC. He married Elizabeth (---) .
2. John K2 Turner (Pvt) (Benjamin W1), born 1829/30 in Marion Dist, SC; died 1901 in Florence Co, SC. He married abt 1850 in Marion Dist, SC Martha (---) , born 1834/35 in Marion Dist, SC.
Children of John K Turner (Pvt) and Martha (---) were as follows:
11 ii William3 Turner , born 1851/52 in Marion Dist, SC. He married in 1870/80 in Marion Co, SC Alice (---) , born 1856/57 in Marion Dist, SC.
+ 12 iii Larry Benjamin3 Turner , born 7 Dec 1854 in Marion Dist, SC; died 6 Aug 1939. He married Celia B (---) .
13 iv Sarah3 Turner , born 1855/56 in Marion Dist, SC.
14 v (---)3 Turner , born 1858/59 in Marion Dist, SC.
8. Robert2 Turner (Pvt) (Benjamin W1), born 11 Nov 1844 in Marion Dist, SC; died 14 Feb 1913 in Florence Co, SC. He married in 1860/68 in Marion Dist, SC Rowena Palmyra Cain , born 1850/51 in Marion Dist, SC, daughter of William Cain and Martha Gibbs .
Children of Robert Turner (Pvt) and Rowena Palmyra Cain were as follows:
16 ii Theodore3 Turner , born 1872/73 in Marion Co, SC.
17 iii Inez3 Turner , born 1874/75 in Marion Co, SC.
18 iv Ossie Larue3 Turner , born 14 Oct 1877 in Marion Co, SC; died 21 Dec 1919.
19 v Mary Elizabeth3 Turner , born 24 Apr 1880 in Marion Co, SC; died 20 Jul 1961.
20 vi Junious3 Turner , born Sep 1882 in Marion Co, SC.
21 vii Fulton3 Turner , born Jun 1885 in Florence Co, SC.
22 viii Josephine3 Turner , born Nov 1888 in Florence Co, SC.
23 ix Henry3 Turner , born 3 Aug 1890 in Florence Co, SC; died 28 Feb 1968.
9. James Amos2 Turner (Benjamin W1), born 1848/49 in Marion Dist, SC. He married in 1870/74 in Marion Co, SC Elizabeth (---) , born 1854/55 in Marion Dist, SC.
Children of James Amos Turner and Elizabeth (---) were as follows:
25 ii Henrietta B3 Turner , born 1875/76 in Marion Co, SC.
26 iii Robert W3 Turner , born 1877/78 in Marion Co, SC.
27 iv Rowena3 Turner , born 1877/78 in Marion Co, SC.
12. Larry Benjamin3 Turner (John K2, Benjamin W1), born 7 Dec 1854 in Marion Dist, SC; died 6 Aug 1939. He married in 1870/75 in Marion Co, SC Celia B (---) , born 1852/53 in Marion Dist, SC.
Children of Larry Benjamin Turner and Celia B (---) were as follows:
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