Gail I do not know much about James' parents but their names his father was Jim Turner and his mother was Ellen Rogers that is it on his parents. Do you know anything about Emma's parent? Thanks again so much for your help. Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail R. Blancett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 3:37 PM Subject: [TURNER] James Everette Turner and Emma of Saluda/Edgefield Co. SC > Margie, > > The 1900 Census of of Saluda Co., SC shows: > > Turner, James----head----May 1857--age 43--married 15 years > Turner, Emma---wife-----May 1868---age 32--married 15 years--5 > children/4 living > Turner, Barnnie---son-----Jan or June 1886----14 > Turner, Clarence--son----Apr 1885----15 > Turner, Sallie-----dau----Feb 1896-----4 > Turner, Otis------son----Feb 1898------2 > > Saluda County was formed in 1896 from Edgefield Co., SC. It was formed > from the eastern portion of the county. > > Prior to that, this area was probably in what was in the previous census > called Saluda Regt. or Division. > > So, with the census saying they had been married 15 years and assuming > they hadn't moved very far from where they lived before marriage, then > it looks like a reasonable year of marriage was about 1884 in Edgefield > Co., SC. You are not apt to find the marriage record unless it happened > to be in some church or newspaper references. SC did not start keeping > vital statistics records until around 1911 or so. > > 1910 Census the family is still in Saluda Co., SC and James is listed as > 49 married once; Emma is 49 married once, Clarence is 19; Sallie is 17; > Odis is 12; ---ammie (can't make out this name but it is a daughter) age > 9; Izona age 4. Emma says she has given birth to 9 children with 6 living. > > Barney H. Turner has already married Janie and he is head of household > listed as married 3 years with daughter Inez.. > > The ages of Emma and James seem off in both years but this is certainly > the right couple. > > So, I then checked 1920 and 1930 to see how the ages looked. > > In 1920, James was 62 and Emma 58; Sallie age 24; Odis age 21; Izona age 15. > > In 1930, James was 67 and Emma 68; daughter Mamie Lewis was 30 a widow; > a grandson Austin Turner age 15 was living with them. > > The census is thus all over the place on age for James and Emma. Guess > you have to go by something else. > > Do you have the parents of James located yet? > > Gail > > > > > > The number of years married has been written over but it appears to be > 24 or 19. The 24 would be most in aggreement with the 1900 Census. I > think I'd go with the 1900 birth year as it is closer ot the event and > certainly is compatible with > > > ==== TURNER Mailing List ==== > Turner list website - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/t/turner.html > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >