Well it appears to be roll call time again so here goes my plea for my gr grandfather Smith R Turner info. According to census records and military records: He was b. Dec 1824 in Ky. His parents (unknown) b. in VA. He served 13 months with the Missouri Volunteers during the Mexican war, joining them in Springfield, Mo. so I am assuming he must have moved to Mo. at some point in time before then. According to his military card sent to me by the Mo Archives he stayed in Az. at the end of his service but I find no evidence of him there until 1873 when he married 1st Seferina Lamadrid she died one day after they were married. He then purchased land in Az in April of 1874 and married my gr grandmother Lucinda Ramirez that same year. I can follow him from that point on until his death in the Old Soldiers Home in Los Angeles in 1902 and he is buried at the Los Angeles Memorial Cemetery which was located directly behind the Old Soldiers Home when it was still there. What I am trying to do is locate him prior to to 1873 with the exception of the 13 months in the Mexican War. I did find a Smith R Turner that served with the 6th Ark Infantry Co. D, Confederate Army during the Civil War. I am trying to get info regarding that person to see if he is my gr grandfather. I can't seem to tie him to any of the Smith Turners I have found so far from either, Ky or Mo. So far one possibility is Smith Turner and Nancy Ragsdale m. 1804 as being possible parents but there is little concrete info on them including their children. So if anyone happens to run across a stray Smith Turner in these areas I would appreciate hearing from you. Trying to find him on some record between 1830-1870 and anyplace is a possibility even though he was b. in KY. He seemed to be a traveler. He was a prominent rancher as well as a Sheriff in AZ. His middle name is probably Robert as it was said to be "Ribert" on his son Smith R. Turner's death certificate and it is a family name. My grandfather was Robert Ramirez Turner and my father was Robert Smith Turner. One of these days I hope that all of you having to look at these same old facts all the time will pan out, I know it must get boring having to read the same thing over and over. Thanks, Roberta Turner Capello (Bobbi) Hey I was a girl they couldn't name me Robert. :-)