James D Turner

Abt 1829 - Aft 1880  (> 52 years)

• Name	James D Turner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	Abt 1829	North Carolina, USA   [1, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Caswell County, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  	Son of Permelia and Gideon Turner
  Elected	1857	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Appointment as US Postmaster
  		Seal-US Postmaster Seal of the first Postmaster of the United States
  Census	1860	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  	Residence Post Office: Hopkinsville
  Census	1870	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Married to "Lenora" (inferred)
  Census	1880	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  FSID	L23G-NLN
  Occupation	Farmer
  Death	Aft 1880
  Person ID	I21323	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Gideon B Turner,   b. 1801, Halifax County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1880 (Age < 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Permelia Tate Dodson,   b. 1807, Granville County, North Carolina, USA d. Bef 1885, Missouri, USA (Age < 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Feb 1826	Milton, Caswell, North Carolina, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F7992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Senora Synthia Smith,   b. Abt 1832, North Carolina, USA
  Marriage	27 Feb 1855	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 8]
  Children	1. William Mayfield 'Willie' Turner,   b. Abt 1859, Kentucky, USA d. Abt 1925 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Henry G Turner,   b. 15 Dec 1855, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. 5 Dec 1936, Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Douglas Turner,   b. 11 Feb 1860, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. 27 Apr 1928, Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas Terry Turner,   b. 12 Jul 1865, Kentucky, USA d. 25 Nov 1952, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. George Mack Turner,   b. 4 Jan 1868, Kentucky, USA d. 5 Jul 1918, New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Stephen Turner,   b. 12 May 1863, Christian County, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Mar 1944, New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1829 - North Carolina, USA Census - Son of Permelia and Gideon Turner - 1850 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 27 Feb 1855 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Elected - Appointment as US Postmaster - 1857 - Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA Census - Residence Post Office: Hopkinsville - 1860 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Census - Married to "Lenora" (inferred) - 1870 - Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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