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Note: ily must have returned to KY. Stephen and his sisters and brother were orphaned by 1832. They were looked out for by a Baptist Minister John S. Higgins (in 1850 his aunt Polly Turner lived with the family of John S. Higgins in District 2, Lincoln Co., KY, page 304). In 1850 Stephen was a plasterer living in Moultrie County, IL with his wife Barbary and children Susanna E., Agness, Mary A., and Wm. F. In 1860 he was a plasterer living in Lovington, Moultrie County (page 76) with Barbary and children Agnes J., Mary A., Wm. F., Margaret A., Eliza C., John S., Nancy J., and George H.; also in the household was Adam Berry, born 1809/10 in NC. In 1870 he was a farmer in Lovington with wife Barbara and children Eliza C., John S., Nancy J., George H., Christeana, Charity E., and Charles A.; the value of his land was $12,000 and personal property at $2,000. In 1880 he was a plasterer and tradesman in Lovington with his wife and children Nancy, George, Charity, Charles, and Commodore Perry. Stephen was listed in the 1889 land road tax in Lovington. Stephen was a resident of the Lovington vicinity for more than half a century. He bought up cheap swamp land and drained it to make farm land of it. There they shot brandts and ducks. He had narrow shovels to dig narrow trenches in the muddy swampland; then he laid four-inch tile to drain the water off. One of Stephen`s buildings housed the Post Office. Overhead was a big room they held dances in, a familiar saying was "It was just a ball in Turner`s hall, that was all." Stephen moved to MO in 1899. He "owned over 400 acres of land in the Lanton neighborhood and business property in Lovington and Hammond in addition to a fine farm in Missouri. His large estate was accumulated by his own industry and frugality. In his younger days he followed farming and stock raising, and when work in these lines were slack he devoted his time to the trade of plasterer, at which he was an expert." Obituary - Lovington Reporter, 27 Oct 1905 (with photo): Former Resident Dies in Missouri. Stephen Turner Passes Away at the Age of Eighty-seven. Stephen Turner, aged 87 years and 20 days, a former resident of the vicinity, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Mccune, near Downing, Mo., Monday, October 23. Funeral services and burial were held at that place Wednesday. Stephen Turner was born near Frankfort, Ky., October 3, 1818. He came to Illinois with his parents when 7 years of age. He was married to Miss Barbara Deeds, March 9, 1842. To them were born nine children, five sons and four daughters who are as follows: George H., Frank, Charley, John S., Mrs. Ed. Bennett and Mrs. Matt Crowder, who live in this vicinity, and Mrs. J. M. White and Mrs. Charley McCune, who live in Missouri, and on son, Perry, who liveds in Nebraska. Mrs. Turner died a Downing, Mo., January 9, 1901. Deceased was a resident of this vicinity for more than half a century but for the past six years he had made his home in Missouri. He was closely identified with the development of Moultrie county and had a vivid recollection of the early days in Illinois. He owned over 400 acres of land in the Lanton neighborhood and business property in Lovington and Hammond in addition to a fine farm in Missouri. His large estate was accumulated by his own indurstry and frugality. In his younger days he followed farming and stock raising, and when work in these lines were slack he devoted his time to the trade of plasterer, at which he was an expert. Mr. Turner enjoyed the respect and confidence of the community and his many friends here sympathize with the bereaved family and relatives. Land Purchases: TURNER STEPHEN FD E2NE 11 15N 05E 3 80.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 01/11/1853 UNKNOWN 155 055 MOULTRIE TURNER STEPHEN FD SWNE 11 15N 05E 3 40.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 01/11/1853 UNKNOWN 155 055 MOULTRIE TURNER STEPHEN FD SESE 02 15N 05E 3 40.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 01/11/1853 UNKNOWN 155 055 MOULTRIE TURNER STEPHEN FD SWSW 01 15N 05E 3 40.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 09/01/1852 UNKNOWN 154 261 MOULTRIE TURNER STEPHEN FD SESE 03 15N 05E 3 40.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 01/05/1849 MOULTRIE 154 007 MOULTRIE TURNER STEPHEN FD NENE 10 15N 05E 3 40.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 01/05/1849 MOULTRIE 154 007 MOULTRIE TURNER STEPHEN FD W2NW 11 15N 05E 3 80.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 01/05/1849 MOULTRIE 154 007 MOULTRIE
Note: Stephen was reported to have come to IL with his parents when he was 7 years old, but the fam
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