A new line has been added to the Turner DNA Project. Kit #68652. The haplogroup for this line is R1a. There were no matches to other lines tested at the present time. This is the lineage: John Turner b 4 Nov 1827 PA or MD d 9 Oct 1900 married Elizabeth Delong (married 20 June 1849 in Monroe Co., OH) John Francis Turner b 13 Jul 1853 Batesville, Noble Co. OH d 2 Jul 1912 m Catherine Butler Joseph Francis Turner b 15 Sept 1876 Belmont Co., OH d 26 Apr 1920 Somerset, Belmont Co. OH m Sarah Carpenter Raymond Earl Turner b 18 Mar 1898 Somerset, Belmont Co. OH d 27 Jan 1979 Washington, Washington Co., PA m Elizabeth Alice Tavernier Does anyone know for sure who the father of this oldest John Turner is? In 1850, he is living directly next door to a Richard Turner born about 1778 in MD with wife Annamary born PA: 1850 Census, Somerset Twp., Belmont Co., OH p. 406 #629 Richard Turner------62 M-------MD Annamary-----------66 F--------PA Anne----------------26 F--------MD #630 John Turner---------24 M-------MD Elizabeth------------16 F--------OH [It appears that the column "married within year" was marked.] Does anyone know if this John Turner was the son of Richard Turner that he was living next to? A grandson? The census varies on place of birth for John--sometimes listed as Maryland, sometimes as Pennsylvania. Where did this Richard Turner come from? Was he the same Richard Turner in 1840 in Belmont Co., OH? 1840 Census, Warren, Belmont Co. OH Richard Turner 1 M 10-15 1 M 60-70 [a bit older compared to 1850 than it should be] 1 F 40-50 Where was he in 1830? Could he have been the Richard Turner in Frederick Co., MD in 1830?