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Turner Moreland

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  • Name Turner Moreland 
    Gender Male 
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    • History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume 4
      By Thomas McAdory Owen

      MOORELAND, TURNER, planter, was born November 24, 1784, in Dinwiddie County, Va., and died at his home on Old Federal Road, in Russell County, on October 29, 1857. He came to Hancock County, Ga., in the fourteenth year of his age and resided there until the late ?20s, when he removed to Russell County. He was an extensive planter, a man of considerable manes, financially, and a large holder of slaves. He was a Whig in late life, though formerly of the Jeffersonian Democratic faith; a Methodist; and a Mason. Married, October 16, 1806, in Dinwiddie County, Va., to Rebecca W., daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Chappell) Sledge, jr.; granddaughter of of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Scott) Chappell. Children: 1. Elizabeth m. Hartwell Bass, six children: 2. Jefferson: 3. Turner, three children: 4. Joseph, three children: 5 Augustine: 6. Asbur Fletcher, three children. Last residence: Russell County.
    Person ID I3044  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2022 

    Family Rebecca Sledge 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Moreland,   b. 8 Jan 1808, Putnam County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1875, Russell County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F1126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart