David Harrison Turley
1815 - 1890 (75 years)-
Name David Harrison Turley Birth 31 Aug 1815 Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation farmer [1] Census 1859 Madison Township, Morgan County, Indiana Census 1880 Madison Township, Morgan County, Indiana Death 31 Dec 1890 Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana [2, 3] Burial Mount Olive Cemetery, Landersdale, Morgan County, Indiana [2] Person ID I5531 Hedges Last Modified 15 Mar 2025
Father David Harrison Turley, b. 3 Dec 1783, Henry, Franklin County, Virginia d. 1825, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 41 years) Mother Mary Ribelin, b. 15 Oct 1784 d. 23 Feb 1866, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 81 years) Family ID F252 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth McNabb, b. 9 Mar 1822, Bath County, Kentucky d. 25 Oct 1855, Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana (Age 33 years) Marriage 12 Jul 1838 Morgan County, Indiana [4] Family ID F2407 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Mar 2025
Family 2 Susan Virginia House, b. 22 Mar 1837, Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana d. 10 Jun 1917, Morgan County, Kentucky (Age 80 years) Family ID F2408 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Mar 2025
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Birth - 31 Aug 1815 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky 
Marriage - 12 Jul 1838 - Morgan County, Indiana 
Census - 1859 - Madison Township, Morgan County, Indiana Census - 1880 - Madison Township, Morgan County, Indiana 
Death - 31 Dec 1890 - Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana 
Burial - - Mount Olive Cemetery, Landersdale, Morgan County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - DAVID HARRISON TURLEY was born 31 August 1815 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. He died 31 December 1890 in Morgan County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth McNabb 11 July 1838 in Morgan County. She was born 9 March 1822 and died 25 October 1855. Elizabeth McNabb was the daughter of Hicklin and Rebecca (McDaniel) McNabb. On 8 January 1857 David Harrison Turley married Susan Virginia House. She was born 22 March 1837 at Mooresville, Indiana. on 8 March 1897 she married Caraway F. Routon and died 10 June 1917 in Morgan County, Indiana.
David Harrison Turley was a saddler. When he was seventeen he joined the Old Christian Church at Corinth, Kentucky. When he was twenty-three he went to Morgan County, Indiana. He bought a farm of 135 acres from Daniel Vert and moved into a log house on it. After his second marriage David Harrison Turley built a brick house. At some point after he moved to Indiana David Harrison Turley joined the Friendship Church and was a deacon until 22 October 1888 when he moved to Mount Gilead. He was a justice of the peace for several years and a Democrat. David Harrison Turley was fond of telling stories about his early years in Kentucky.
The descendants of David Harrison Turley began to hold family reunions in 1921.
Children of David Harrison and Elizabeth (McNabb) Turley:
Sarah Jane Turley b. 19 January 1840
Rebecca Turley b. 19 March 1842
John Turley b. 4 March 1844
Mary Elizabeth Turley b. 5 September 1846
Andrew Jackson Turley b. 7 December 1848
David Harrison Turley b. 17 November 1850
Martha Turley b. 5 June 1853, d. 21 August 1934, m. 24
January 1872 Younger Bray, d. 1880, m. (2) 1881 George
W. Bass, no ch.
Margaret Alice Turley b. 25 October 1855, d. 23 May 1861
Children of David Harrison and Susan Virginia (House) Turley:
Cora Turley b. 17 January 1858
Colona Turley b. 30 August 1860, d. 11 October 1882
Honora Turley b. 18 March 1862, d. 8 October 1865
Leora Turley b. 20 March 1866
Katherine Turley b. 12 June 1869
Rose Turley b. 21 May 1872
Willis Turley b. 14 April 1875, d. 28 March 1882
Turley Family Records, page 368.
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- DAVID HARRISON TURLEY was born 31 August 1815 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. He died 31 December 1890 in Morgan County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth McNabb 11 July 1838 in Morgan County. She was born 9 March 1822 and died 25 October 1855. Elizabeth McNabb was the daughter of Hicklin and Rebecca (McDaniel) McNabb. On 8 January 1857 David Harrison Turley married Susan Virginia House. She was born 22 March 1837 at Mooresville, Indiana. on 8 March 1897 she married Caraway F. Routon and died 10 June 1917 in Morgan County, Indiana.
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