This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertTurner2u Surnames: Devil Jim Turner Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.harlan/6037.5.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well Woody account of Devil Jim was a little bit one sided and was mainly do to the fact that there was bad blood between the family because Woody Dad was the one that got the killers of Jim uncle Clay off for his murder. My grandfather was a grand son of devil Jim. His father was Calvin Turner on of Devil Jim son. The story that I heard was after Jim return home from the war he found that his brother farm had been took over by the Rebel army and burn down. And that when Jim and a few friends join together and became raider. It wasn't until they release a bunch of Rebel soldiers from war crimes that lead Jim and them to burn down the court house. The Civil War was a very dark time in America History Brother fighting brother or cousin fighting cousin. Which also lead to the bad blood with the Middleson. The fact that they surpported the Rebel army is what lead Jim to kill his cousin. I can not say i agree with all that jim did but I do understand why he did some of the things he did. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.