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Elizabeth Hannel Turner was the daughter of Mary and John Gainor Turner who moved to Georgia from Edgecombe county, North Carolina where Elizabeth was born.  She died 11 August 1836 leaving a two-hour old baby who only lived for 3 days.  She was the first wife of Willis Joshua Milner.  When she died he married her sister, Mary Ann Turner.  See Turner information below.

Mary and Elizabeth Turner had three brothers:  John B., Henry and Charles G.  John B. Turner left no children and he lived with Mary Turner Milner.  Henry Turner lived in Chambers County, AL, near Lafayette, and Charles G. Turner lived in Barnesville, GA. Charles married Liliore Shivers Milner, the sister to Willis Joshua Milner.

 

Elizabeth and Willis Joshua Milner's children

John Turner Milner

Lily Ora Milner

Benjamin Charles Milner

Bonita Milner

 

Mary Ann and Willis Joshua Milner's children

Elizabeth Milner

Willis Julian Milner

From
Traci Thompson
Local History/Genealogy Librarian
Braswell Memorial Library
727 N Grace St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
 

The 1800 census lists a John Turner in Edgecombe County with the following household breakdown:  one male under 10, one male 10-15, one male 26-44, one female 16-25, and one slave.  There is not a John Turner in Edgecombe after that (although there are some in NC); in 1820, John G. Turner is listed in Jasper County, GA with the following in his household: one male under 10 years, one male 10-16, one male 16-26, one male 45+, one female under 10, one female 10-16, one female 26-45.



The following is from "Kinfolks of Edgecombe County, NC, 1788-1855":



"Deed Book 21-650  James Turner of Madison Co, TN was an heir of Sarah (Sally) Pender of Edgecombe County, dec'd., Nov. 1836."



"DB 21-651  John B. Turner of Monroe Co., GA, one of the heirs of John G. Turner 'late' of Jasper Co., GA, was an heir of Sarah Pender of Edgecombe County, dec'd., Aug. 18, 1837."



 "DB 21-652  Willis J. Milner of Pike Co., GA in right of his wife, formerly Elizabeth H. Turner, one of the heirs of John G. Turner, dec'd, was an heir of Sarah Pender of Edgecombe Co., dec'd, July 4, 1837.



"DB 21-653  Henry G. Turner of Pike Co., GA, one of the heirs of John G. Turner dec'd. was an heir of Sarah Pender of Edgecombe Co., dec'd, Jan. 11, 1837."



"DB 21-654  Willis J. Milner of Pike Co.., GA, in right of his wife Mary A. M. Turner, one of the heirs of John G. Turner, dec'd, was an heir of Sarah Pender of Edgecombe County, dec'd, July 4, 1837."



I assume Elizabeth's mother Mary's maiden name was Pender, but found nothing to prove that.  The Penders are a large and tangled family that can be challenging to research (especially since there are many Sarah/Sallys!)  I could not find any recorded Edgecombe marriages between Turners and Penders; however, I did find this estate record with the two names mentioned:



From Estate Records of Edgecombe County, NC, 1820-1850 vol. II by Joseph Watson:



"Pender, Sarah, inventory and account of sale by Willis Wilkins and Spencer D. Cotton, exrs., Dec. 29, 1835.  Solomon, John, William, and Martha Pender were buyers.  Inventory of notes and accounts due the estate, Feb. Ct. 1836.  Account current with Willis Wilkins, surviving exr., in which a legacy was paid to Julius Beeman for self and others, to Charles G. Turner for self and others, and a large account was paid to the attorney for James Turner.  Audit and settlement of account, Feb. 21, 1838." 



Josiah Pender, who d. ca. 1823, had a wife named Sarah, but I can't tell if this is the same person. (No Turners are mentioned in Josiah's will nor estate record.)
 

 

 

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