Hi All I apologize in advance for the length of this but I wanted to get everything in. I am looking for information on the following TURNERs from Clark and Clermont Counties, Ohio, in the mid to late 1800s. Ezekiel Edwin TURNER was born Dec 17, 1817. According to Census records, he was in Clark Co. Ohio in 1860 and in Tate Township, Clermont Co. Ohio in 1850,1870 & 1880. His birthplace listed in the various Censuses as PA , KY and Ohio. The 1880 Census also lists his parents birthplace as PA. Ezekiel died June 2, 1889. He is buried in and his will was probated in Clermont Co. On January 19, 1845, Ezekiel married Charlotte W. THOMPSON who reportedly has roots back to the Mayflower. Charlotte was born Sept 9, 1816. Birth state for her is shown as both Ohio and PA. She died in Clermont Co in 1873. They had four daughters, Mary (died unmarried at age 16), Melissa Jane, Lucy Ann and Laura Elizabeth. They are all shown as being born in Ohio. Lucy is my great-grandmother. Ezekiel took a new wife, Keziah ? after Charlotte died. Family Group for Ezekiel & Charlotte TURNER: 1 Ezekiel Edwin TURNER 1817 - 1889 . +Charlotte Welch THOMPSON 1816 - 1873 ........ 2 Mary Adelaide TURNER 1846 - 1862 ........ 2 Melissa Jane TURNER 1848 - 1888 ............ +William C. MCMURCHY 1846 - ................... 3 Archie Leland MCMURCHY 1875 - ....................... +Edna MINTON ................... 3 Anna Elizabeth MCMURCHY 1880 - ................... 3 Florence Isabel MCMURCHY 1885 - ........ 2 Lucy Ann TURNER 1850 - 1893 ............ +George Absalom WOOD 1848 - 1893 ................... 3 [1] Frank Clarence WOOD 1870 - 1928 ....................... +Emma E. IVENS 1871 - 1899 ................... *2nd Wife of [1] Frank Clarence WOOD: ....................... +Barbara A. HARSH 1876 - ................... 3 Lottie Mary WOOD 1872 - 1959 ....................... +Francis Brady MCGRIFF ................... 3 Walter George WOOD 1872 - 1959 ....................... +Mabel Maud McCord 1885 - 1968 ................... 3 Carl Erwin WOOD 1874 - 1959 ....................... +Addie R. ALLEN 1878 - ........ 2 Laura Elizabeth TURNER 1853 - ............ +Henry H. DAY 1854 - ................... 3 Lillie Maud T. DAY 1880 - ....................... +Charles C. JONES 1877 - ................... 3 Edna Erett DAY 1883 - ................... 3 Loren Wellington DAY 1885 - After a visit to Clermont County last year, I have found that other TURNERs lived adjacent to Ezekiel in Tate Twsp. in the 1850 Census. The other TURNERs are Adam age 67 and Jane age 58. They have a son (?) William B. age 26 living with them. Next to Adam are Joseph and Naomi TURNER ages 28 and 27 with children Samantly (sp?) female age 2 and Wm. B. age 10 mo. In 1860 Clermont Co. Census, Joseph age 40 is living with wife Naomi age 37 and children (?) Wm. B age 11, AnaBelle age 9, Sarah Jane age 7 and Mariah M. (sp?) a male age 5. Naomi died in 1868. In 1870, Joseph is still in Tate Twsp. living with William age 20, Anabell age 18, Sarah J. age 17, Merit (sp?) age 16, Adam age 9 and Elizabeth age 8. I could not locate Adam or Jane TURNER after the 1850 Census including in the death, cemetery or probate records. I understand that death records for the period around the early 1850s are incomplete so that might me one explanation. I am speculating that Adam and Jane might be Ezekiel's parents. I did follow Adam back to 1840 in the same vicinity (based upon similar names of other family from the 1850 Census). In 1830, he was found in Lewis Twsp. in Brown Co. Since there are no family member's name in the early Census, a connection to Ezekiel was not possible. Adam, Jane and Joseph TURNER were shown as being born in PA as was Ezekiel for the 1850 Census. I ran out of time before I could research further. Is anyone familiar with any of these names? OR, does anyone have access to Land Records that might show who Ezekiel got his land from? Possibly his Father, Adam?? Thanks in advance. Walter Wood Apopka, Florida walter_wood@csi.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/walter_wood Note: There is an underscore between walter & wood in the addresses.