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Rueben Turner 1794–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: buried in Lumbestown Cemetery, Butler, Kentucky, United States

Father: Durham Turner

Mother: Phoebe Blackford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Turner

Children(s): Mark Turner, Nancy Turner, Susan Turner

The story of Rueben Turner began in 1794 in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA. Rueben Turner married Elizabeth Lykins Turner, and had children including Mark Anderson Turner, Nancy Turner, Susan Hannah Turner. Rueben Turner passed away in 1880 in buried in Lumbestown Cemetery, Butler, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Rueben Turner began in 1794 in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Rueben Turner married Elizabeth Lykins Turner, and had children including Mark Anderson Turner, Nancy Turner, Susan Hannah Turner.
  • Rueben Turner passed away in 1880 in buried in Lumbestown Cemetery, Butler, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Durham Turner
1773–1817
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Phoebe Blackford
1776–1826
Birth Location: New Jersy, USA
PB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Turner
1795–1880
Birth Location: Harpers Ferry, Virginia, United States
ET

Children(s)

Mark Turner
1836–1909
Birth Location: Butler Co, Kentucky
MT
Nancy Turner
1822–1884
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States of America
NT
Susan Turner
1830–1908
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
ST

Rueben Turner's Ancestors

Self
Rueben Turner
1794–1880
Birth Place: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Durham Turner
1773–1817
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Phoebe Blackford
1776–1826
New Jersy, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Turner) Sr
1742–1818
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Catherine (Chloe) Durham
1745–1797
England
Reuben (A) Blackford
1743–1804
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, Colonial America
Elizabeth Young
1746–1813
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Sr.
1706–1756
Sarah Maybury
1715–1756
Abraham Durham
1720–1770
John Jr
1712–1786
Hannah Martin*
1718–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Turner
1671–1723
Sarah Bevins
1671–1739
John Sr
1687–1747
Ruth Sutton
1695–1749
Philoreta Slater
1690–1755
Benjamin Martin
1685–1757

Rueben Turner's Descendants

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Rueben Turner (1794–1880) m. Elizabeth (Lykins) Turner (1795–1880)
  1. 1. Mark (Anderson) Turner 1836–1909
    1. 1. Rueben (Jackson) Turner 1859–1917
      1. 1. James (Anderson) Turner 1885–1971
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Turner 1912–1935
    2. 2. Jesse (Henderson) Turner 1854–1917
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Turner 1885–1925
        1. 1. Everett (Leroy) Durbin 1922–2000
    3. 3. Susan (Josephine) Turner 1869–1944
      1. 1. Stella Phelps 1892–1986
        1. 1. Evan (Attewall) Minton 1924–2011
    4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Turner 1864–1951
      1. 1. Pernie (E.) Phelps 1887–1988
        1. 1. Shelby (Christy) Worley 1908–1995
      2. 2. Louise (Anna) Phelps 1902–1980
        1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Dover 1921–1999
        2. 2. Silvon (Leon) Dover 1922–2012
  2. 2. Nancy Turner 1822–1884 m. Benjamin (Anderson "Ben-agie") Basham 1819–1906
    1. 1. Obadiah (Obie Mitchell) Basham 1869–1925 m. Elnora (Jane Ellen) Gentry 1872–1907 m. Rosaline Anderson 1885–1925
      1. 1. Eleanor (Lee) Basham 1915–1992
      2. 2. Christopher (Columbus "Lummie") Basham 1903–1985 m. Beatrice (Beadie Catherine) Robertson 1904–1979
        1. 1. James (Woodrow) Basham 1923–1993
  3. 3. Susan (Hannah) Turner 1830–1908
    1. 1. Trammel (Dennison) Lasley 1855–1933
      1. 1. Allen (Reuben) Laslie 1892–1928
        1. 1. William Laslie 1928–1990

Rueben Turner's Timeline

3 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Rueben Turner in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
1814
31 Jan 1814
Age 20
Rueben Turner was married in KY
KY
1880
1880
Age 86
Death of Rueben Turner in buried in Lumbestown Cemetery, Butler, Kentucky, United States
buried in Lumbestown Cemetery, Butler, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1814
    Event Place: KY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: buried in Lumbestown Cemetery, Butler, Kentucky, United States
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