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- WILLIAM J. TURNER was born in Woodford County, March 25, 1821, the only
son of William and Rebecca (Dean) Turner, natives respectively of Culpeper
County, Va., and Jessamine County, Ky. William Turner was born November
24, 1787, came to Woodford County when quite small with his father,
Alexander, and died in 1844. James Dean and Patience (Holeman) Dean, the
maternal grandparents of William J. Turner, natives of North Carolina and
of English descent, were among the early settlers of Kentucky, and found
it necessary to go into Craig's station in order to protect themselves
from the depredations of the Indians. They afterward settled in
Jessamine County. James Dean was a soldier in the Revolutionary war.
William J. Turner was reared on a farm, received a good common-school
education, and was married, May 16, 1844, to Miss Bettie E., daughter of
James D. and Nancy (Combs) Carpenter, natives of Woodford County. Of the
children born to this union six are living: Albert H., Mattie A., John
D., William T., James C. and Lizzie H.; four others have died, viz.:
Nancy J., James W. S., Fanny R. and Lou Emma. Mr. Turner is a thriving
farmer, and the owner of 413 acres in the Sixth Precinct. He is a member
of the Christian Church at Mortonville. ----- From: Kentucky: A History
of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Woodford Co.
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1787 - 1844 (56 years)