Robert Newton Turpin^{[1, 2]}

1821 - 1893  (71 years)

• Name	Robert Newton Turpin
  Born	10 Jun 1821	Halifax County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 May 1893	Mariaville, Rock County, Nebraska
  Buried	Willowdale Cemetery, Rock County, Nebraska
  Person ID	I547450380	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	John Miles Turpin,   b. Abt 1768, Henrico County, Virginia ,   d. Nov 1840, Owen County, Indiana  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	'Betsy' Elizabeth Carter,   b. Abt 1768, Henrico County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1805, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1797	Halifax, Virginia   [3]
  	Other known children are Mary and James Turpin.
  Family ID	F518495032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Elizabeth Lowery,   b. 13 Jan 1823, Virginia ,   d. 1872, Ripley, Green Co., Iowa  (Age 48 years)
  Married	1 May 1842	Indiana
  Children	1. Thomas Benton Turpin,   b. Abt. 1843, Rock Co., Nebraska ,   d. 25 Dec 1861, Green County, Illinois  (Age ~ 18 years)   2. Annie Louise Turpin,   b. Aft 1842, Rock Co., Nebraska ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret G. Turpin,   b. 13 Apr 1846, Indiana ,   d. 4 Apr 1926, Madison County, Nebraska  (Age 79 years)   4. Sarah Jane 'Sally' Turpin,   b. 9 Oct 1848, Indiana ,   d. 2 Mar 1935, Jefferson, Iowa  (Age 86 years)   5. Mary Amanda Turpin,   b. 14 Oct 1855, McLean County, Illinois ,   d. 10 Apr 1912, Kearney County, Nebraska  (Age 56 years) + 6. Emma Zetta Turpin,   b. 9 May 1858, Iowa ,   d. 4 May 1936, Greene County, Iowa  (Age 77 years)   7. Nancy Elizabeth Turpin,   b. 1861, Iowa ,   d. 1939, Williams County, North Dakota  (Age 78 years)   8. Hannah Catherine Turpin,   b. 25 Dec 1864, Greene County, Iowa ,   d. 3 Apr 1939, Williston, North Dakota  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2019
  Family ID	F518495053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ellen Leonard,   b. 12 Apr 1856, Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire ,   d. 13 Jan 1926, Haigler, Dundy County, Nebraska  (Age 69 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1873	Council Bluffs, Iowa
  Children	1. Francis Charles Turpin,   b. 6 Jul 1874, Greene County, Iowa ,   d. 2 Dec 1923, Mariaville, Rock County, Nebraska  (Age 49 years)   2. Julia Turpin,   b. 11 Oct 1875, Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Apr 1960, Everett, Snohomish, Washington  (Age 84 years)   3. James Robert Turpin,   b. 9 Apr 1877, Jefferson, Iowa ,   d. 31 May 1943  (Age 66 years)   4. Susan 'Susie' Turpin,   b. 24 Feb 1878, Rock County, Nebraska ,   d. 5 Mar 1917, Colfax County, Nebraska  (Age 39 years)   5. John Michael Turpin,   b. 6 Mar 1881, Rock County, Nebraska ,   d. 3 Mar 1945, Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska,  (Age 63 years)   6. Pearl "Polly" Turpin,   b. 3 Jul 1884, Newport, Nebraska ,   d. 26 Dec 1936, Portland, Oregon  (Age 52 years)   7. William Watson Turpin,   b. 3 Jul 1884, Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska ,   d. 26 Nov 1941, Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska  (Age 57 years)   8. Leta Arvillia "Lettie" Turpin,   b. 31 Mar 1886, Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska ,   d. 2 Feb 1973  (Age 86 years)   9. Newton 'Tom' Turpin,   b. 13 Apr 1890, Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska ,   d. 3 May 1969, Nebraska  (Age 79 years)   10. Nellie 'Nelle' Turpin,   b. 20 Jul 1893, Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska ,   d. 13 Jul 1966, Denver, Colorado  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2019
  Family ID	F518495054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Robert Turpin robert n. turpin (2)
  		Robert Newton Turpin robert newton turpin (2).jpg
  		Mary Ellen Leonard (Robert Newton Turpin) mary ellen leonard turpin (robert newton turpin).jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Bible Record Robert Newton Turpin
  		Robert Newton Turpin-Shot The Nebraska State Journal May 13, 1893
  		Marriage Record of Pearl Polly Turpin Familysearch polly.jpg

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		Headstone of Robert Newton Turpin 24635352_130079985043[1].jpg
  		Robert N. Turpin Willowdale Cemetery
  		Headstone Robert Newton Turpin hs547450380RobertNewtonTurpin.jpg

  
  

  Histories

  History of Robert Newton Turpin his547450380RobtNewtonTurpin.png

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Newton Turpin Sex: M Birth: 10 JUN 1821 in Halifax Co., VA Death: 18 MAY 1893 in Bassett, NE Father: John Turpin Mother: Elizabeth Carter Marriage 1 Sarah Elizabeth Lowery b: 13 JAN 1823 in VA Married: 1 MAY 1842 in Owen Co., IN 1 Title: Owen County marriages Note: Franklin, Owen County, Indiana marriages, 1819-1844. In 1893, when he was 72 years old, Newt was involved in a dispute with another rancher. He was shot on May 11, died on May 18, and was buried on May 20, 1893, at Willowdale Cemetery near Bassett, Nebraska. He left behind his widow, Mary Ellen, with nine children, the youngest only a baby. Newt?s children from his first marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Lowery were grown by the time of his death, ranging in age from 29 to 50. Just a few months previously, his granddaughter, Josephine Amanda Porter, had married Michael James Mahoney in Heartwell, Nebraska. Newspaper Account: Here?s how The Omaha World Herald told his story on page 1 of the May 12, 1893 edition: ??Two Farmers Fatallay [sic] Quarrel Over Horses NEWPORT, Neb. May 11 ? ?A shooting affray occurred today twelve miles north of town near the Niobrara River. A farmer named Lewis Goochoy had some horses stray during the night and on going to hunt them he found them in a pasture belonging to another man named Newton Turpin, an old resident of the river flats. Upon finding his horses grazing in the pasture he quietly drove them out of the open gate, but before he got started home, Turpin called out to him something he (Goochoy) could not understand as the wind was blowing furiously at the time, but when the man with the horses did not do as he was bid Turpin raised his gun and fired. [It is assumed that Turpin mistakenly thought that Goochoy was stealing Turpin?s horses.] Turpin?s gun was hardly raised before Goochoy pulled his own and fired, the shot taking effect in Turpin?s stomach. Goochoy came to town this afternoon and gave himself up to the justice of the peace. Both men have large families. Turpin is not dead yet.? And nine days later: ?NEWPORT, Neb. May 20 ? Newton Turpin, the man who was shot by Louis Goochoy May 11 on the Niobrara River north of Newport, died this morning from the effects of his wounds. Goochoy is under the?planage of the county officials today

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Bible Record. Bible Records [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Turpin&GSfn=Robert+&GSmn=Newton&GSby=1821&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1893&GSdyrel=in&GSst=31&GScnty=1878&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24635352&df=all&. Birth: Jun. 10, 1821, VA Death: 18 May 1893,Mariaville, Rock Co., Nebraska 1st Wife - Sarah Elizabeth Lowery (1823 - 1872) 2nd Wife - Mary Ellen Leonard (1856 - 1926) Robert Newton Turpin had 19 children, the youngest born after he died. Spouse: Mary Ellen Leonard Turpin (1856 - 1926) Children: Nellie Turpin Clark (1893 - 1966) [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22John%20M%22~%20%2Bsurname%3ATurpin~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3AElizabeth~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3ACarter~. Virginia Marriages 1785-1940 Family Search.org John Turpin + Elizabeth Carter 27 Feb 1797 Halifax, Virginia http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/vitals/marriages/marr-grms-1753-1800.txt 8 March 1797 Turpin, John E. Carter [S107] Family Histories, Robert Newton Turpin. Before 1860 Robert and Sarah Elizabeth Lowery moved from Indiana to McLean County, Illinois. Sarah died on 26 Jan 1872, in Rippey (Green County, Iowa) at the approximate age of 49. Her youngest child was only eight years old. She is buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Green County, Iowa