Transcript Turner Family Storyboard

TURNER FAMILY
STORYBOARD
(1760-1862)
John Turner Sr.
Rebecca Gimblett
John Turner
Rebecca Gimblett
(1760-1818)
(1760-1818)
(1765-1841)
(1765-1841)
William Turner
Elizabeth Barton
(1784-1853)
(1787-Death unkown)
Elias Turner
Elias Turner
(1830-1862)
(1830-1862)
Military
• 3 generations of my
family have been in
military services
• From ranks stretching
from Private to Captain
• Wars fought in, Civil
War, Revolutionary
War, and War of 1812.
John Turner Sr.(1760-1818)
• Fought in the
Revolutionary War.
• Unsure of what rank
he was.
• Married to Rebecca
Gimblett (1765-1841)
• From: Greenville, SC
Revolutionary War
• Dates-1775-1783
• Great Britain and American
• Result of Political American Revolution
• British thought they had the right to tax
American colonist
• In return the Americans formed the Continental Congress
Greenville, SC during the Revolutionary War
• Since John Turner Sr. was in the military, he received land
in Greenville County as a first come first serve basis.
• After the War John became some what of a business man
and had farm land and cattle also.
William Turner (1784-1853)
• Son of John Turner
• A Captain in the War of
1812.
• 3rd Albtons, South
Carolina militia
• Married Elizabeth
Barton
• From:Greenville, SC
War of 1812
• Military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and
those of the British Empire.
• Trade restrictions brought about by Britain's ongoing war with France.
• The Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and America's desire to
expand its territory
• Nonetheless, many in the United States celebrated the War of 1812 as a
"second war of independence," beginning an era of partisan agreement and
national pride.
Elias Turner (1830-1862)
• Son of William Turner
• Private in the
Confederate Army.
• Married Emily Barton
• Fought in the Civil War
• Dead in the Battle of
James Island-1862,
located around
Charleston, SC
Civil War (1861–1865)
• A civil war fought over the secession of the Confederacy.
• In response to the election of an anti-slavery Republican
as President, 11 southern slave states declared their
secession from the United States and formed the
Confederate States of America "the Confederacy“.
• After four years of warfare, mostly within the Southern
states, the Confederacy surrendered and slavery was
outlawed everywhere in the nation.
Primary Sources
• "Family Tree." (online forum message). Nealy Genealogy.
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http://www.ancestry.com/?o_xid=21837&o_lid=21837&o_sch=Search
(accessed April 29, 2012).
Ancestry.com, "William Turners War pension." Accessed April 29, 2012.
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.turner/7373/mb.ashx.
Loyalist Institute, Accessed April 29, 2012.
http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/musters/scmilitia/scmturn1.htm.
Ancestry.com, "Military Page." Accessed April 29, 2012.
http://trees.ancestry.com/view/Military.aspx?pid=1136766443&vid=c60f3083e0ff-4bae-8106-9266ce2f2416&tid=20522724.
Military History Online, "military genealogy." Accessed April 29, 2012.
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/searchunit.aspx?type=4&stat
e=South Carolina&B1=Search.
Secondary Sources
• Civil War, "Fort sumtner Attacked." Accessed April 29, 2012.
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http://www.civilwar.com/news/150448-fort-sumter-attacked.html.
Revolutionary War, "War Timeline." Accessed April 29, 2012.
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm.
War of 1812, "Articles." Accessed April 29, 2012.
http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812.
History of Greenville, "History of Greenville." Accessed April 29, 2012.
http://www.greenvillesc.gov/Culture/History/HistoryofGreenville.aspx.
Sons of Confederate Army, Accessed April 29, 2012.
http://www.confederatemuseum.org/camp36/FindAncestor.html.