Franklin P. Turner

Franklin Parnham Turner
Franklin Parnham Turner
Born	April 17, 1829; Franklin and Marshall College
Other work	Delegate to Virginia Secession Convention of 1861

Franklin Parnham Turner (February 28, 1827 – January 1, 1889) was an American lawyer who became a delegate to the

36th Virginia Infantry and later became a staff officer.^[1]

Early and family life

Born in

Franklin and Marshall College

and read law.

Turner married Frances Amelia Miller (1834-1902), daughter of War of 1812 veteran Capt. John Miller. They had six children, but most died before reaching adulthood; only Frank Van Lear Turner (1866-1939) would survive both parents.

Career

By the 1850 federal census, Franklin P. Turner was a young lawyer living with his uncle, Rev. John Adams in

Jackson County, Virginia. He had married and practiced law in Ripley, the county seat, and owned 5364 in real estate and nearly as much personal property (his name does not appear on the single page slave schedule that survived).^[3]

Jackson county voters elected Turner as their delegate to the

36th Virginia Infantry (later Company E), and became its captain. However, when the company reorganized in May 1862, George Duval replaced Turner as its captain.^[5] Turner left for the capital at Richmond, and in June was assigned to the staff of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. He fought at the Battle of Antietam near his childhood home. Turner served on other staffs after Jackson's death, was promoted to the rank of major before the war's end.^[6]

After the war, Turner remained in Richmond, and practiced law there and in Sharpsburg.

Lost Cause.^[8]

Death and legacy

Turner died in 1889 and is buried at Mountain View cemetery in Sharpsburg in the family plot. His wife would survive him by decades, but only Frank Van Lear Turner (1866-1939) would survive both parents.

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2019-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Subdivision 2, Washington County, Maryland, family 951 p.108 of 169
^ 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Ripley, Jackson County, Virginia, family 9 p.2 of 9
^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) p. 475
^ J. L. Scott, 36th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, H.E. Howard Inc. Virginia Regimental History Series, 1st edition 1987) p. 115
^ Robert E. L. Krick, Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia (2003 University of North Carolina Press) p. 289
^ Roane County in Hardesty's Biographical Atlas (1882) p. 248
^ Roger Keller,Roster of Civil War Soldiers from Washington County, Maryland (Genealogical Publishing Company 1993) p. 236

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2019-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Subdivision 2, Washington County, Maryland, family 951 p.108 of 169

[3] 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Ripley, Jackson County, Virginia, family 9 p.2 of 9

[4] Cynthia Miller Leonard, Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) p. 475

[5] J. L. Scott, 36th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, H.E. Howard Inc. Virginia Regimental History Series, 1st edition 1987) p. 115

[6] Robert E. L. Krick, Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia (2003 University of North Carolina Press) p. 289

[7] Roane County in Hardesty's Biographical Atlas (1882) p. 248

[8] Roger Keller,Roster of Civil War Soldiers from Washington County, Maryland (Genealogical Publishing Company 1993) p. 236

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