Comments on: TURNER, Wilson, of Franklin Co VA

By: Tom Brown

Tom Brown — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:50:43 +0000

My Great Grandfather was Ellsworth Turner. I believe that he may have lived in Virginia before moving to Kentucky. He was born in 1861 and died 1927. His Father was Addison Turner and Mother Caroline Ellison. He married a Cherokee Indian named Zora Ella Morris around 1890. Their Daughter Minnie Turner married my Grandfather Harry Lee Brown in 1911. My 3rd Great Grandfather Nathaniel Brown was born in Franklin Co. Virginia around 1789. He moved the Brown Family to Muhlenberg Co. KY in 1822.

By: alvispat

alvispat — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:01:51 +0000

Thanks.

By: gill

gill — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:10:12 +0000

Hi Kathy;
I have put some photos on my blog:
http://sunnybrookfarmus.blogspot.com/
for dec 4 2011 so you can get an idea of what things look like. The stones are in bad shape as this area was a shady place for cows to lounge at one time plus the stone isn’t that great. If you want to visit the site it wouldn’t be a problem. I suspect that he may have preached near gogginsville as there is a creek crossing and old trail pointing directly toward that crossroads, in fact if the trees on a ridge were not there, you could see gogginsville church from the grave.
If anyone is interested, I will try and get more info from the stones.
gill

By: alvispat

alvispat — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:38:29 +0000

Do you have any photos? It would be wonderful if a local newspaper printed anything about this place. I wish I could visit.
Kathy

By: gill

gill — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:29:19 +0000

Wilson Turner’s grave is located near the house where he lived on sunnybrook lane, boones mill, va. Part of the current house contains the original log house where the Turner family lived. Ceramic fragments have been unearthed from this time period.