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Note: N439 The 1880 AR census indicates that Joseph Turner, age 31, was a grocer, living at 1125 Cross. In the home were his two children, Herbert, age 10, and his sister, Gertrude, age 8, which was born in Maine. Their mother, Louisa, was not present in the household. Herbert and his family had originally settled in Quebec, Kansas, and later Iowa, and likely Maine, before finally arriving in Little Rock when he was five. Josie, as she was called, and Herbert were living in Little Rock, Arkansas at 713 Cross, according to the City Directory 1895-6 and 1407 13th Street according to the 1900 Census. He was a clerk for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway in N.L.R. (His wifes' Uncle, Marion W. Pritchard, was also working there as a machinist.) They had one child, Gladys, born October 1894, according to the 1900 Census. By 1910 they were living at 3205 15th street and Herbert was a Deputy Clerk at the Court House in Little Rock. They had four children at this time in their home. They indicated on the census they own their own home, and all are able to read and write. The 1920 census indicates that Herbert may have retired. He lists his occupation as none and so does his wife Josie. They still lived at same address as in 1910, and their are still two children at home, Gertrude 18, and George, 13. H.S. Turner owned a lot of land, because at the beginning of the depression in the 1930's, he bought up a lot of land for back taxes, and about 40 homes, which he rented out. He also had a farm near Woodson that grew cotton and hay, from which he received revenue. When the depression got much worse, he was forced to sell or give a lot of his property up, as he couldn't pay the taxes himself. According to Florence McGowan Barrett Peters, his granddaughter, H.S. was rather a dominating man, and his wife, Josie was sweet, but submissive. She thought her husband could hang the sun. Herbert is described as a very short man, who weighted close to 300 pounds.
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