tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.comments2023-09-01T10:47:27.366-05:00Turpin TracesMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-52097506978999462272018-03-13T16:56:20.204-05:002018-03-13T16:56:20.204-05:00Marcia, thank you for all your work. My grandfath...Marcia, thank you for all your work. My grandfather was James Lawrance Turpin (brother to Cecil Jane) and one of Charles Lensey's sons. One of my first memories as a child was visiting Charles in a nursing home before he died.Elonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-81070219705850618232015-04-26T13:37:20.670-05:002015-04-26T13:37:20.670-05:00Just an FYI, there are pics of Charles, Martha, an...Just an FYI, there are pics of Charles, Martha, and David on Find A Grave. Charles is listed as Charles Lensey Turpin. The info I had from family was Charles Linsey Turpin. I have pics of Cecil. I also have her obit.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542984912834780882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-25106389614162334702015-04-25T10:44:21.777-05:002015-04-25T10:44:21.777-05:00Thanks for the info Kat! I don't have as much...Thanks for the info Kat! I don't have as much information on this part of the family, so it's very helpful.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-17818811768027495662015-04-25T10:00:39.330-05:002015-04-25T10:00:39.330-05:00Cecil Jane was my great-grandmother. She married ...Cecil Jane was my great-grandmother. She married Edward Lloyd Kingdon, son of Frank Alonzo/Lonzo Kingdon and Edna M Sithman/Seithman. Their daughter, Marjorie Irene, was my paternal grandmother.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542984912834780882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-56360759676692266432014-08-28T12:27:59.385-05:002014-08-28T12:27:59.385-05:00An update on Polly. Thanks Dennis!An update on Polly. Thanks Dennis!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-5646724157817381422014-04-26T17:36:40.631-05:002014-04-26T17:36:40.631-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08649912627303480997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-53617577959691314202014-01-21T02:03:23.646-06:002014-01-21T02:03:23.646-06:00Polly married James Botts on 29 May 1901 in Rock C...Polly married James Botts on 29 May 1901 in Rock Co NE:<br /><br />287 5/29/1901 <br />JAMES BOTTS 29 OH Isaac & Mabel (Kail)<br />POLLY TURPIN 16 NE Robert & Mary (Leonard)<br /><br />Posted by: Dennis J. BellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-36462388035458365262013-06-26T20:45:45.043-05:002013-06-26T20:45:45.043-05:00Thanks Paul. You are making some great connection...Thanks Paul. You are making some great connections here! I loved finding that EADJ Carter -- it looked like one of those names that was going to be SOOOO easy or SUPER hard; nothing in between. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-79988896530321875742013-06-26T18:40:53.807-05:002013-06-26T18:40:53.807-05:00Found a message from a Crouch family genealogist ...Found a message from a Crouch family genealogist who was looking for the family of Elizabeth Carter, <br />born on the date shown in Indiana, daughter of George Carter. I think that's about enough to tentatively pencil her in as our missing "Eliza." I noticed her firstborn son was named Riley, which is the nickname/middle name of her brother James Riley, who died in 1861 in the Army in Missouri. Also, eldest brother John lived, worked and is buried in Burlington in Coffey County.<br /><br />Elizabeth A. Carter Crouch<br />"Eliza"/"E.A.D.J."/"Lizzie"<br />14 Feb 1845 in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana<br />Daughter of George Carter and Charlotte Temple Evans Carter, later Epps<br />Married Andrew Crouch 16 Jul 1865 in Adel, Dallas, Iowa<br />(Andrew 7 Jun 1838 to 7 Nov 1902)<br />Died 5 Jun 1912 in Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas<br />Buried 8 Jun 1912 Graceland Cemetery Coffey County, Kansas<br /><br />Children:<br />Mary/Marie Jane Crouch, 19 Apr 1866, Dallas County, Iowa<br />Riley Crouch, 21 Aug 1867, Dallas County, Iowa<br />William Edward Crouch, 14 Aug 1869 Warren County, Iowa<br />John Henry Crouch, 19 Jul 1871, Dallas County, Iowa<br />Marion Crouch, 19 Mar 1873, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa<br />Lucy "Lulu"/"Lou"/"Louise" Crouch, 30 Mar 1875, Dallas County, Iowa<br />Emma Crouch, 25 Mar 1879, Dallas County, Iowa<br />George Benton Crouch, 18 May 1991, Dallas County, Iowa<br />Minnie Crouch, 20 Nov 1882, Dallas County, Iowa<br />Ward Crouch, 15 Mar 1884, Dallas County, Iowa<br />Ella May Crouch, 24 Mar 1885, Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas<br /><br />The 1900 Census notes she was the mother of 11 children, 9 living.<br />It also states both her mother and father were born in Virginia.<br /><br />Crouches in 1870 U.S. Census<br />8 Aug 1870 Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa, in adjacent farm houses:<br /><br />Charles 57 Virginia<br />Sarah 57 Virginia<br /><br />Andy 26 Indiana<br />Elizabeth 23 Indiana<br />Mary 5 Iowa<br />Riley 2 Iowa<br />Edward 1 Iowa<br /><br />James 33 Indiana<br />Adaline 24 Iowa<br />Dora 3 Iowa<br /><br />Newton 23 Indiana<br />Ellen 25 Unknown<br />Manford 2 Iowa<br />Unnamed male May 1870 Iowa<br /><br />It notes Sarah and Elizabeth were both unable to write English. <br /><br />Now, I've seen a listing showing a John Anderson married a Charlotte (Mrs.) Epps in Greene, Iowa. No date or further details. And there's a Charlotte Anderson in Fremont County in the 1880s, according to the rolls. So.... The hunt continues... <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026503676535515982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-71801999834031732082013-06-22T10:41:30.692-05:002013-06-22T10:41:30.692-05:00Thank you Paul! I did not realize that Google had...Thank you Paul! I did not realize that Google had some of the Northwestern Reporters online and free. For anyone who would like to check this out, it's "The Northwestern Reporter, Volume 18, Containing All the Decisions of the Supreme Court of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, and Dakota" published St. Paul, January 1884 by West Publishing Company; pages 298-302. I'll post a screen shot of the crime description.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-56844141574083539272013-06-21T22:19:55.239-05:002013-06-21T22:19:55.239-05:00Also, the "State vs George" appeal proce...Also, the "State vs George" appeal proceedings, part of "The Northwest Reporter," Page 300, published in 1884, is available free from Google Play and other web sources. It details the crime and some of what had gone on before. John Epps had started portraying himself as a doctor, and called himself that. I know that his wounds from the Civil War were such that he was unable to pursue farming and opened a barber shop. This absconding to Des Moines and creating a more grandiose character for himself may have been one thing to precipitate Charlotte's apparent leaving him, even though he described himself as a widower. Since she was in Mitchell, Dakota, in 1888 or so -- and I'm still trying to research that, nothing yet -- I think the reports of her demise were premature... I think John Epps would find a whole battery of Veteran's Administration help available nowadays, as I think he was a classic case of PTSD! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026503676535515982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-44372412251606426952013-06-20T17:27:31.689-05:002013-06-20T17:27:31.689-05:00~ Sunday's Murder ~
~ Dr. John Epps Shot Dead ...~ Sunday's Murder ~<br />~ Dr. John Epps Shot Dead by F. W. George ~<br /><br />~ A Woman the Cause of it ~<br /><br />Sunday, July 24, 1881, just before twelve O’clock, the neighborhood of East Fifth and Scott streets was the scene of a merciless murder. F.W. George, a man who has been employed for some time past in this city as engineer at different places, shot John Epps, a Spaniard or Mexican, who pretended to be a doctor, through the heart, causing almost instant death. Some trouble arose between them relative to a young woman named Lottie Morton, whom George claims, was by her parents placed under his protection, but whom Epps induced to submit to an abortion at his hands. They met in front of the house where the girl was staying, the place being Mrs. Bunce's, on Fifth st. between Allen and Scott when George asked Epps where he was going. The reply was that he was going to see the girl, when George drew a large revolver, 32 calibre, and shot at Epps, the ball taking effect in the arm. He turned to run away, when George followed up, and shot him in the back. Epps preceded a few feet and fell dead. When the coroner arrived he took charge of the body and had it taken to the boarding house of Mrs. Moler, 311 East Second st., where Epps had boarded, when Drs. Patchin and Ericson made an examination of it. The coroner's jury, which was impaneled before the body was removed, consisted of Jackson Wisehart, Joseph Brewer and H. E. Teachout. After taking the necessary testimony they returned a verdict of murder, and that the act was done feloniously.<br />George, the murderer, started to run away after doing the shooting, but was soon caught by officers Hanger and Kilboom and he gave up without resistance. He is a large heavy-set man, and is about 40 years of age. He is a married man and has a family. He has been doing nothing, being troubled by epilepsy, for which Dr. Epps had been treating him. The police records show that George has an unfavorable character for disturbing the public quite, assault and battery, and intoxication.<><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />Taken from *July 30, 1881 "Plain Talk", Des Moines, Iowa<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026503676535515982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-8412311066208916142013-06-19T12:15:16.894-05:002013-06-19T12:15:16.894-05:00Marcia, James Turpin, brother of John and husband ...Marcia, James Turpin, brother of John and husband of Mary "Polly" Smith, was tithed *most years* between 1794 and 1812 in Halifax Co. He "disappeared" after 1812. But he cannot be the same individual who was possibly born 1794! This younger person was most likely s/o John, especially since he went with him to Indiana.I am close to looking for a genealogist to go to the courthouse and rummage! AnneAnne Washburnhttp://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=annebwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-54466598233430032932013-05-17T10:40:33.331-05:002013-05-17T10:40:33.331-05:00Paul, do you have a postable synopsis of the long,...Paul, do you have a postable synopsis of the long, sordid story? It would be helpful if we posted it or at least linked to it -- in case any researchers would be interested! A good and complicated family tale usually is a great case study for others!<br />Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-44772460344867839992013-05-17T10:33:12.298-05:002013-05-17T10:33:12.298-05:00By the way, John Epps was murdered in Des Moines I...By the way, John Epps was murdered in Des Moines Iowa in 1871, impersonating a doctor and etc. It's a long, sordid story, told mostly through court records.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026503676535515982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-6165419852030438682013-05-15T21:42:07.210-05:002013-05-15T21:42:07.210-05:00Hurray! I am glad we've been able to connect ...Hurray! I am glad we've been able to connect a few dots!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-30778737162164058052013-05-14T06:06:57.052-05:002013-05-14T06:06:57.052-05:00OOPS! John identified himself as widowed in the 1...OOPS! John identified himself as widowed in the 1880 census, not the 1870...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026503676535515982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-39185044354076924252013-05-14T06:04:17.607-05:002013-05-14T06:04:17.607-05:00BINGO! Looking at the document itself, it identif...BINGO! Looking at the document itself, it identifies E.A.D.J. Carter as ELIZA! Even more amazing is seeing Charlotte identified as living in Mitchell, Dakota Territory, after John Epps described himself as widowed in the 1870 census! Good! New territory for hunting! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026503676535515982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-13030913647301021822013-05-11T22:08:59.479-05:002013-05-11T22:08:59.479-05:00Thanks for the information!Thanks for the information!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-2171180074551787092013-05-07T19:34:25.891-05:002013-05-07T19:34:25.891-05:00In a Biographical Album of Lancaster County, Nebra...In a Biographical Album of Lancaster County, Nebraska there is a sketch for George EPPS son of Joseph Andrew EPPS. It mentions Charlotte EVANS CARTER EPPS and at the time of writing was living in Mitchell, South Dakota. Hope this helps. William Elijah Carter's daughter Minnie Louise was married three times, John H. Raner and had 6 children, William Frederick Holkan (widower with 5 children) and Louis Frederick Karsten in Nebraska. She died sometime after 1950. Lou was my great-great-uncle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-34453527170777072242013-03-28T22:24:06.021-05:002013-03-28T22:24:06.021-05:00Thanks Paul! Thanks Paul! Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-18332147760795736812013-03-28T22:02:56.427-05:002013-03-28T22:02:56.427-05:00Jesse Walker was a schoolteacher and justice of th...Jesse Walker was a schoolteacher and justice of the peace in Owen County. His wife Leah Storm Beem Walker was the widow of Neely Beem of Jackson County. Together they had one child, Finley (1837-1865). How they wound up with EADJ Carter is another question. He shows up again as a 15-year-old in Iowa, the older brother of my ancestor William Elijah Carter. Hope that gives you a little more information you may use as steering markers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026503676535515982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-9907692379590218592012-07-30T08:23:29.613-05:002012-07-30T08:23:29.613-05:00Warfield Paul is my husband's great-grandfathe...Warfield Paul is my husband's great-grandfather. Who was his father? All I got was J.M. Paul from Virginia. Who was Jacob Smith married to? Were they all from Virginia?Julie Gerrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-48860681185305492132012-05-07T22:33:25.369-05:002012-05-07T22:33:25.369-05:00Thanks, I'll check this out and see if he is r...Thanks, I'll check this out and see if he is related. Some of our Turpens/Turpins did live in Illinois.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476118364348699572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782645665577896182.post-9514432872832044392012-05-07T09:32:20.739-05:002012-05-07T09:32:20.739-05:00James William Turpen was also inlisted in the Civi...James William Turpen was also inlisted in the Civil War, 61st Illinois Infantry, rank as Capt. He was shot in the back and Was imprisoned in Andersonville. After the war he resided with family and at the age of 81 was admitted to the U.S. Home for Disabled Volunteer Sholdiers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204607011329219294noreply@blogger.com