Searching ancestry of John W. Turner, born circa 1820 (New York? England? Ireland?). (W = William?) He seems to have resided in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, 1850-1900, according to federal and state census records. He was usually enumerated with a Mary or Rose or Rose Mary, probably his spouse, and many children (ten or more?), including David C. Turner, my big fish. (C = Clarkson?) John W. Turner's occupation: a spinner in a carpet mill in Fishkill. The mill closed in the early 1870's. Many of the employees living in the community left the area, but John W. Turner and his family seem to have remained in the vicinity (Glenham). John W. Turner was listed in the 1880 federal census with Mary and only two children, Anne and Clarkson K. Eventually, John W. and Mary were listed alone in the 1892 state census, the last time they appeared in a census of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. At this point John W. and Mary seem to have taken up magic: they disappear. Or, at least, no evidence of their continued existence can be found in records in New York or elsewhere in the U.S. Eventually, a Clarkson K. Turner turns up in the 1930 federal census in Vermont, with a wife and children born in Canada. About him and them I know nothing else. Anyway, my direct line: David C. Turner was born circa 1852. He seems to have married circa 1875, a Hattie (nee?). They were the parents of Hattie V. Turner, born 1875, and William A. Turner, born May 1880. This family resided north of Fishkill, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County. David and Hattie seem to have separated or divorced before 1900. David may have married a second time, circa 1910, Amelia Knapp. Somehow, David acquired and owned land in Poughkeepsie on the southside. David C. Turner died in Poughkeepsie 1916, leaving his land to Amelia and William A. William A. Turner married circa 1900, Edith Pearl Roe. They were the parents of many children, including Marianna Turner, born 1912. She was my father's mother. William and Edith split up in the 1920's (probably owing to his infidelity, if family lore is to be believed), never to speak to one other again. William A. Turner died 1942. Edith Pearl (Roe) Turner died 1943. They were buried near each other, coincidence only, in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. Marianna Turner married 1928 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York, one Vernon Samuel Schoonmaker, my father's father. Thank you for your time. -Jeff Schoonmaker, searching Briggs, Schoonmaker, Turner, Wurster. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs