Descendants of John Andrew Turnbo
Descendants of John Andrew Turnbo
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN ANDREW1 TURNBO was born Abt. 1740 in Alsace-Lorraine, France,
and died Abt. 1836 in Forked Deer, Haywood Co., Tennessee. He married
MARGARET.
Children of JOHN TURNBO and MARGARET are:
2. i. JAMES2 TURNBO, b. 22 March 1780, South Carolina; d. 10
August 1826, Tennessee.
ii. WILLIAM ELI TURNBO, b. 1761.
iii. JOHN TURNBO, b. 1763.
iv. GEORGE TURNBO, b. 1766.
v. ISSAC TURNBO, b. 1769.
vi. JOSEPH TURNBO, b. 1771.
vii. JACOB TURNBO, b. 1773.
viii. SAMUEL TURNBO, b. 1775.
ix. ANDREW TURNBO, b. 1779.
Generation No. 2
2. JAMES2 TURNBO (JOHN ANDREW1) was born 22 March 1780 in South
Carolina, and died 10 August 1826 in Tennessee. He married FELICIA
COFFEE 02 August 1811 in Maury County, Tennessee, daughter of CHESLEY
JR. and MARGARET BALDWIN. She was born 03 March 1787 in North
Carolina, and died 18 May 1865 in Near Enterprise, Tennessee.
Notes for JAMES TURNBO:
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WRITERS PEOPLE
By S. C. Turnbo
The writers people on his fathers side were Pennsylvania Dutch. They
settled in the state of Pennsylvania many years before the breaking
out of the revolutionary war. Some of them went from that section into
Virginia where my grandfather James Turnbo was born March 23, 1781. He
left Virginia when he was quite young and made his way into east
Tennessee and after living there several years he married Felicia
Coffee an English woman who lived at Knoxville and who was born
February 3, 1787. Soon after his marriage which occurred in 1811, the
couple went to middle Tennessee and settled in Manry County. I am told
that they lived on the Sugar Prong of Big Bigby Creek that runs into
Duck River and some five miles from Mt. Pleasant. It is said that
Sugar Creek derived its name from a wagon that was drawn along on the
creek in an early that was loaded with sugar and the wagon turned over
here and part of the sugar was wasted in the dirt and hence the name.
Here on this farm on Sugar Creek my father James Coffee Turnbo was
born February 13, 1820. There were 9 children in all 4 boys and 5
girls. The oldest child was Mary who was born in 1826. The names of
the other 6 children were Margarette, Andrew J., Gracy M., Elizabeth
William Claiborne, and Nancy A. My grandfather died in 1827. He died
begging for water. A fine spring of living water was in 40 yards of
the house but the attending physicians would not permit him to drink
water for it was a custom then among the doctors not to allow their
patients to drink water if they could help it they supposed the use of
water would kill them. My grandmother died in 1865 at the age of 78
years. They both rest side and side in the family graveyard on the old
home farm. I am told that my uncle Andrew Turnbo set out a small cedar
bush near grandfather’s grave when he was a small boy and that an elm
come up volunteer where the cedar was set out and both cedar and elm
are large trees now. My uncle Andrew Turnbo died in Tarrant County
Texas in 1887 and lies buried in a graveyard at the White Chappel. His
wifes maiden name was Miss Sarah Spain. She died in Green County
Oklahoma and is buried in a graveyard at Mangrum. There were 8
children born to them equally divided between boys and girls. Nathan
died in Decatur County Tennessee in 1884 at the age of 71 years.
Gracie M. who married Martin Johnson died in Parker County Texas
November 4. 1890 at the age of 81 years. Her husband was a confederat
soldier in a Texas regiment and died in the St. John College Hospittle
at Little Rock Ark. in the summer of 1862. Nancy A. tarried John
Baily. She survived all the other children until in 1900 when she too
passed over the great dark river of death. She died in Manry County
Tennessee. My uncle Clabe Turnbo paid my father a visit in the early
50’s while we lived at the mouth of Elbow Creek in Taney County, Mo.
and remained with us three weeks. He had been to California where he
worked in the mines and on arriving back at his fathers old home in
Tennessee he started to Tangy County, Mo. to visit my father and come
all the way a foot carrying his gold cain with him. On his arrival at
our house he took off his belt that contained his money and poured it
on the table and counted it and there were $2060 in twenty dollar
pieces beside some smaller pieces of gold and some silver that he
carried in a purse to pay his expenses on the way to Missouri. On his
return back to Manry County Tennessee he married Jane Mathis and they
went to Texas where they lived a short time and then moved,to Pawhatan
Arkansas where after a few years residence he died leaving four
children. His wife had him buried in a metalic coffin and when she
returned back to Manry County Tenn. she had his body taken up and
conveyed to his fathers old home farm on Sugar Creek and buried in the
old Turnbo Graveyard there which I am told is 5 miles south of Mt.
Pleasant.
More About JAMES TURNBO:
Burial: Turnbo Cemetery, Enterprise, Tennessee
Census: 1820, Giles County, Tennessee
More About FELICIA COFFEE:
Burial: Turnbo Cemetery, Enterprise, Tennessee
Census: 1860, Maury County, Tennesee, Spring Grove Twp
More About JAMES TURNBO and FELICIA COFFEE:
Marriage: 02 August 1811, Maury County, Tennessee
Children of JAMES TURNBO and FELICIA COFFEE are:
3. i. JAMES COFFEE3 TURNBO, b. 1820; d. 14 June 1870, Marion
County, Arkansas.
ii. GRACIE M. TURNBO.
iii. ANDREW J. TURNBO, b. 1818.
Generation No. 3
3. JAMES COFFEE3 TURNBO (JAMES2, JOHN ANDREW1) was born 1820, and
died 14 June 1870 in Marion County, Arkansas. He married ELIZABETH
ONSTOTT 1841 in Taney County, Missouri, daughter of DAVID ONSTOTT and
PEGGY SMICK. She was born 1824 in Illinois, and died 05 January 1865
in Marion County, Arkansas.
More About JAMES COFFEE TURNBO:
Burial: Riddle Cemetery, Marion, Ark
Military service: 1861, 14th Arkansas Regiment Infantry, C.S.A, as a
Lieutenant and later was promoted to Captain.
More About ELIZABETH ONSTOTT:
Burial: Riddle Cemetery, Marion, Ark
More About JAMES TURNBO and ELIZABETH ONSTOTT:
Marriage: 1841, Taney County, Missouri
Children of JAMES TURNBO and ELIZABETH ONSTOTT are:
4. i. ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO, b. 01 July 1864, Arkansas; d. 27
June 1899, Ozark County, Missouri.
ii. SILAS CLAIBORN TURNBO, b. 06 June 1844.
iii. JASPER NEWTON TURNBO, b. 23 March 1847.
iv. MARGARET FELICIA TURNBO, b. 04 January 1851.
v. GRACIE ELMIRA TURNBO, b. 17 January 1857.
vi. LAFAYETTE TURNBO, b. 1848.
vii. MARY LUCY TURNBO, b. 1855.
viii. JAMES DAVID TURNBO, b. 10 February 1860.
Generation No. 4
4. ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO (JAMES COFFEE3, JAMES2, JOHN ANDREW1) was born
01 July 1864 in Arkansas, and died 27 June 1899 in Ozark County,
Missouri. She married HENRY EDWARD UPTON 13 June 1886 in Ozark
County, Missouri, son of DANIEL UPTON and NANCY BRACKETT. He was born
23 November 1864 in Missouri, and died 23 March 1908 in Ozark County,
Missouri.
More About ELIZA NANCY TURNBO:
Burial: Turnbo Cemetery, Ozark County Missouri
More About HENRY EDWARD UPTON:
Burial: Turnbo Cemetery, Ozark County Missouri
Census: 1900, Ozark County, Missouri, Bridges Township
More About HENRY UPTON and ELIZA TURNBO:
Marriage: 13 June 1886, Ozark County, Missouri
Children of ELIZA TURNBO and HENRY UPTON are:
5. i. NANCY ELOISE5 UPTON, b. 16 February 1889, Pontiac,
Ozark County, Missouri; d. 30 August 1975, Ozark County, Missouri.
6. ii. AGNESS L. UPTON, b. 01 May 1887; d. 23 January 1924.
iii. ODES K. UPTON, b. 04 November 1891.
iv. STELLA V. UPTON, b. 14 May 1896.
v. EDWARD E. UPTON, b. 02 June 1899.
vi. ELMER A. UPTON, b. 02 March 1893; d. 13 May 1894.
More About ELMER A. UPTON:
Burial: Turnbo Cemetery, Ozark County Missouri
Generation No. 5
5. NANCY ELOISE5 UPTON (ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO, JAMES COFFEE3, JAMES2,
JOHN ANDREW1) was born 16 February 1889 in Pontiac, Ozark County,
Missouri, and died 30 August 1975 in Ozark County, Missouri. She
married BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BREEDING 19 September 1909, son of ELIJAH
BREEDING and MARGARET WEBSTER. He was born 08 October 1887 in Ozark
County, Missouri, and died 19 September 1957 in Ozark County, Missouri.
More About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BREEDING:
Died 2: In a car wreck
Census: 1920, Ozark County, Missouri, Bridges Township
More About BENJAMIN BREEDING and NANCY UPTON:
Marriage: 19 September 1909
Children of NANCY UPTON and BENJAMIN BREEDING are:
i. THANA6 MAXINE, b. 28 July 1910; m. ALVIN MAHAN, 10
October 1931; b. 24 February 1911.
More About ALVIN MAHAN and THANA MAXINE:
Marriage: 10 October 1931
ii. LESLIE EDWARD, b. 16 December 1911; m. (1) VELLA MARIE
SOWARDS, August 1932; b. 22 October 1912; m. (2) MARILEE HUFFMAN, 28
February 1951.
More About LESLIE EDWARD and VELLA SOWARDS:
Marriage: August 1932
More About LESLIE EDWARD and MARILEE HUFFMAN:
Marriage: 28 February 1951
iii. THETA, b. 07 September 1913; d. 07 September 1913.
iv. MEARL, b. 03 August 1914; d. 27 January 1915.
7. v. DONNIE GERTRUDE BREEDING, b. 26 August 1916, Ozark
County Missouri; d. 09 December 2000, Springfield, Missouri.
vi. BENTON FRED, b. 04 October 1919; m. GENELLE MCDONALD,
03 June 1939; b. 30 December 1921.
More About BENTON FRED and GENELLE MCDONALD:
Marriage: 03 June 1939
6. AGNESS L.5 UPTON (ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO, JAMES COFFEE3, JAMES2, JOHN
ANDREW1) was born 01 May 1887, and died 23 January 1924. She married
EDGAR SHELTON 1904. He was born 18 October 1884, and died 22 June
1938.
More About AGNESS L. UPTON:
Burial: Smith Cemetery at Rogersville, Missouri
More About EDGAR SHELTON:
Burial: Wichita, Kansas
More About EDGAR SHELTON and AGNESS UPTON:
Marriage: 1904
Children of AGNESS UPTON and EDGAR SHELTON are:
i. BETHA6 SHELTON, b. 16 April 1906; m. (1) ARLIE
FERRELL; b. 1900; d. 16 April 1957; m. (2) CARROL GARRETT, 26 January
1965.
More About ARLIE FERRELL:
Burial: Sparta, Missouri
More About CARROL GARRETT and BETHA SHELTON:
Marriage: 26 January 1965
ii. ALBERT ELLIS SHELTON, b. 10 June 1908; m. EDNA
BEATRICE BADGLEY, 22 July 1936; b. 16 September 1917.
More About ALBERT SHELTON and EDNA BADGLEY:
Marriage: 22 July 1936
iii. ELMER SHELTON, b. 11 March 1911; d. 11 November 1944;
m. MAXINE PINKSTAFF, 09 March 1943.
More About ELMER SHELTON:
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Died serving in with General Patton in
France during WWII
More About ELMER SHELTON and MAXINE PINKSTAFF:
Marriage: 09 March 1943
iv. OLIVE SHELTON, b. 18 March 1916; m. CARL NELSON, 29
June 1935.
More About CARL NELSON and OLIVE SHELTON:
Marriage: 29 June 1935
Generation No. 6
7. DONNIE GERTRUDE6 BREEDING (NANCY ELOISE5 UPTON, ELIZA NANCY4
TURNBO, JAMES COFFEE3, JAMES2, JOHN ANDREW1) was born 26 August 1916
in Ozark County Missouri, and died 09 December 2000 in Springfield,
Missouri. She married FRED LUTHER OWENS 30 December 1936 in Ozark
County, Missouri, son of CHARLES OWENS and LULA WITT. He was born 26
January 1918 in Ozark County Missouri, and died 22 November 2004 in
Springfield, Missouri.
More About DONNIE GERTRUDE BREEDING:
Burial: Center Point Cemetery-Ozark County, Missouri
Notes for FRED LUTHER OWENS:
Obituary
Fred Luther Owens, 86, went to meet his Savior on Monday, Nov. 22,
2004. He was born Jan. 24, 1918, in Gainesville, Mo., the son of
Charles and Lula Owens. Fred was a retired auto mechanic, Masonic
mason, and a past deacon at the Center Point General Baptist Church.
He was a loving father to four children and a pillar of strength to
his brother and sisters. He enjoyed sharing his faith and stories of
his grandchildren with others. Fred was preceded in death by his
parents; former wife Donnie Owens; brother Leonard Owens; and sisters
Edith Reynolds, Jewell Reynolds, and Maxine Lane. He is survived by
his sisters, Marie Swearengin, Ava, and Jean Herd, Columbia; his sons,
Doyle Owens, Sparta, Jerry Owens, Springfield, and James Merle Owens,
Overland Park; and his daughter Patricia, Springfield; nine
grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Daddy, we'll miss you...
but glad you made it home. Services will be held at Clinkingbeard
Funeral Home in Gainesville on Friday at 1 p.m.; visitation at 12
noon. Donations to the Center Point Cemetery in Gainesville are
appreciated.
More About FRED LUTHER OWENS:
Burial: 26 November 2004, Center Point Cemetery-Ozark County, Missouri
More About FRED OWENS and DONNIE BREEDING:
Marriage: 30 December 1936, Ozark County, Missouri
Children of DONNIE BREEDING and FRED OWENS are:
8. i. DOYLE FRED7 OWENS, b. 1938.
9. ii. JERRY EDWARD OWENS, b. 1944, Ozark County,
Missouri.
10. iii. JAMES MERLE OWENS, b. 1946.
Generation No. 7
8. DOYLE FRED7 OWENS (DONNIE GERTRUDE6 BREEDING, NANCY ELOISE5 UPTON,
ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO, JAMES COFFEE3, JAMES2, JOHN ANDREW1) was born
1938. He married KATHERINE SUE WILBANKS 1959.
She was born 1941.
More About DOYLE OWENS and KATHERINE WILBANKS:
Marriage: 1959
Children of DOYLE OWENS and KATHERINE WILBANKS are:
i. JEFFERY DOYLE8 OWENS, b. 1961.
ii. TIMOTHY SCOTT OWENS, b. 1963.
iii. NICHOLAS AARON OWENS, b. 1965.
9. JERRY EDWARD7 OWENS (DONNIE GERTRUDE6 BREEDING, NANCY ELOISE5
UPTON, ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO, JAMES COFFEE3, JAMES2, JOHN ANDREW1) was
born 1944 in Ozark County, Missouri. He married SANDRA
JEAN CARTER 1963 in Kansas City, Kansas, daughter of FRANK
CARTER and JONANNETTE MABRY. She was born 1943 in Kansas
City, Missouri.
More About JERRY OWENS and SANDRA CARTER:
Marriage: 1963, Kansas City, Kansas
Children of JERRY OWENS and SANDRA CARTER are:
11. i. JENNIFER ELIZABETH8 OWENS, b. 1966.
12. ii. JANE ERIN OWENS, b. 1970, Kansas City,
Kansas.
10. JAMES MERLE7 OWENS (DONNIE GERTRUDE6 BREEDING, NANCY ELOISE5
UPTON, ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO, JAMES COFFEE3, JAMES2, JOHN ANDREW1) was
born 1946. He married KAREN FAYE HARRISON 1965. She
was born 1948.
More About JAMES OWENS and KAREN HARRISON:
Marriage: 1965
Children of JAMES OWENS and KAREN HARRISON are:
i. SUZANNE8 OWENS, b. 1965.
ii. JOHN PATRICK OWENS, b. 1970.
Generation No. 8
11. JENNIFER ELIZABETH8 OWENS (JERRY EDWARD7, DONNIE GERTRUDE6
BREEDING, NANCY ELOISE5 UPTON, ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO, JAMES COFFEE3,
JAMES2, JOHN ANDREW1) was born 1966. She married MICHAEL
KEEL.
Children of JENNIFER OWENS and MICHAEL KEEL are:
i. HAILEY ELIZABETH9 KEEL, b. 1990.
ii. JEREMY LANE KEEL, b. 1992.
iii. MAKENZIE KEEL, b. 1994.
12. JANE ERIN8 OWENS (JERRY EDWARD7, DONNIE GERTRUDE6 BREEDING, NANCY
ELOISE5 UPTON, ELIZA NANCY4 TURNBO, JAMES COFFEE3, JAMES2, JOHN
ANDREW1) was born 1970 in Kansas City, Kansas.
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