Alford R. Turner

Alford R. Turner was born in Fulton, Missouri. He came to Texas with Price's Cavalry in search of horses. He return after the war to marry his sweetheart and farmed in Lamar County until his death.

Living in the same household on the 1880 United States Census was a Robert F. Burton, born in 1855 in Mississippi and was 25 year old in 1880. He was listed as a boarder, single, white and the relationship ship was listed as other. His father was born in Mississippi and his mother was born in Tennessee. It would appear that Magret A. Burton was related to Robert F. Burton in some way.

Also lving in the same household on the 1880 United States Census was a Peter A. Shaw, born in 1857 in Georgia. He age was 23 and was listed as a farmer, boarder, single, white.

HICKORY GROVE, TEXAS (Lamar County). Hickory Grove is at the intersection of Farm Road 137 and a gravel road four miles west of Roxton in southwestern Lamar County. It is bordered on the east by Noble Creek and on the west by Ghost Creek. By 1896 the Hickory Grove school reported sixty-seven students and one teacher. The 1936 county highway map showed the community as an unidentified school, a church, two cemeteries, and a cluster of dwellings. By 1957 the Hickory Grove school had been consolidated into the Roxton Independent School District, and by the early 1980s only the cemeteries remained at the site.

LAND DEEDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN LAMAR COUNTY, PARIS, TEXAS

APRIL 4, 1868

SAMUEL B. ORTON and MARGARET M. ORTON (mother of Sarah A. Turner)of Lamar County, State of Texas, for the consideration of our daughter SARAH A. TURNER do give and grant said SARAH A. TURNER her all that tract or parcel of land lying in Lamar County of the Surpher Fork of the Red River containing 640 acres

DECEMBER 22, 1880

Consideration of Three hundred and thirty-five dollars paid by A.R. TURNER (wife of Sarah A. Turner, father of William B. Turner) track of land in the County of Lamar and State of Texas survey of 1280 acres about 7 miles east from Paris, Texas, SIX ACRES of land.

DECEMBER 22, 1882

A. R. TURNER and his wife S. A. TURNER County of Lamar and State of Texas for the consideration of three hundred and twenty-five dollars paid by B. M. ORTON sell to said B. M. ORTON containing 53 1/3 acres being the south half of a track of 106 2/3 acres deeded by O. C. CONNOR as administrator of the estate of G. W. Wright to A. R. TURNER deed bearing date of February 14, 1882.

DECEMBER 22, 1882

A. R. TURNER and his wife S. A. TURNER County of Lamar and State of Texas for the consideration of one hundred and fifty dollars paid by W. J. Owens for the consideration of two promissary notes, the first note for one hundred and twenty-five dollars with interest. 2nd note for one hundred twenty-five dollars, bearing ten per cent interest from date of 1st note due 1st January 1884 and 2nd note due January 1st, 1885. 1280 acres about seven miles east from Paris, Texas containing twenty acres more or less.

JANUARY 21, 1882

24th day of September 1881, the County Court of Lamar County by an order of probate as the Administrator of the estate of G. W. Wright deceased to sell certain land belonging to said estate to purchase said land to five notes with the said A. R. TURNER having had the sum of three dollars per acre for the sum of three hundred and twenty dollars for the hold track of 166 acres.

OCTOBER 9, 1888

L. A. Shaw and Emily Shaw husband and wife of the County of Lamar, State of Texas, for the consideration of two hundred dollars paid by A. R. TURNER and a promissory note of one hundred seventy-five dollars with 10% interest from date due and payable on October 15, 1889.Containing 1 acre.

OCTOBER 3, 1889

A. R. TURNER and wife S. A. TURNER husband and wife of the County of Lamar and State of Texas for the consideration of three hundred dollars paid by H. L. Scalee of Lamar County containing one acre.

SEPTEMBER 2, 1890

Know that I James Hogne, attorney in fact for all Franklin and N. B. Franklin of the County of Lamar and State of Texas in consideration for the sum of fifty dollars by A. R. TURNER containing 50 acres more or less, 44 acres deed was dated December 1882.

FEBRUARY 21, 1891

A. R. TURNER of Lamar County, State of Texas and S. A. TURNER wife of A. R. TURNER apart from her husband, said husband was deceased but had been willing signed for the purpose and consideration.

APRIL 19, 1892

That we A. R. TURNER and S. A. TURNER husband and wife of the County of Lamar and State of Texas, for the consideration of $100.00 paid by B. M. Orton OF Hester County, Texas, here grants and sell to B. M. ORTON all our interest in the SAMUEL ORTON land west of Wards Creek.

OCTOBER 28, 1893

Know all men by these presents that WILLIAM TURNER (son of A. R. and S. A. Turner) of Lamar County, State of Texas, in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars paid by J. C. TURNER of the County of Lamar, State of Texas, grant, bargain, sell, release and forever quit claim unto said J. C. TURNER said track of land lying in the County of Lamar and State of Texas, parts of Section 1084 of Cominon School Land containing one hundred and sixty acres.

JULY 28, 1897

That I, S. A. Tucker of the County of Lamar, State of Texas, for and in consideration of Fifteen hundred dollars, $750.00 paid by S. A. Tucker cash and promissory note of said track with 10% interest $750.00 payable with 10% interest carrying the vendor?s lien on the described land. 50 acres more or less.

SEPTEMBER 29, 1900

That D. A. Tucker and Jennie Tucker husband and wife of the County of Lamar and State of Texas for the consideration of the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars paid by S. A. TURNER of Lamar County part of a 125-acre track give by S. A. TURNER by her parents Samuel Hassett Orton containing 50 acres.

APRIL 24, 1902

I S. A. TURNER of the County of Lamar and State of Texas for the consideration of thirteen hundred and thirty-three dollars paid by BEN BUDD of Lamar County, three hundred dollars in hand paid, and one promissory note of this date for the sum of One thousand and thirty-three dollars, due and payable on the 1st day of January 1903, bearing ten per cent interest. Part of a 50 acres deeded to S. A. TURNER by D. A. Tucker and Jennie Tucker, September 29, 1900. Containing 40 acres more or less.

Signed:S. A. TURNERB. B. TURNER

A. R. TURNERDAISY HOBBS

W. B. TURNERO. H. HOBBS

DELLA BUDD

MAY 12, 1902

J. F. Acker wife of L. E. Acker of the County of Lamar, State of Texas for the consideration of twelve hundred dollars paid by MRS. S. A. TURNER lot located of the City of Paris being a part of Lot 1 in Block Number 1 of the Locust Hill addition of the city of Paris, Texas.

NOVEMBER 25, 1904

That I W. B. TURNER (Father of Daisy Lucille Cindy Turner Morris) and wife D. M. TURNER (Mother of Daisy Lucille Cindy Turner Morris) of the County of Lamar and State of Texas in consideration of the five hundred dollars paid by S. A. TURNER all the right and interest of W. B. TURNER in the community estate between said S. A. TURNER and her deceased husband A. R. TURNER said W. B. TURNER one of the grantors here in being a son and heir at law of A. R. TURNER deceased.

November 18, 1904

I S. A. TURNER for the consideration of five dollars BARGAINS to sell to H. P. Ellis three miles south of Petty, Texas, containing 119 ½ acres less 40 acres off of the North end sold to Ben Budd. The above land is not my homestead, I have a homestead in City of Paris, Texas, which I own, use and occupy as a home.

One certain promissary note of five hundred dollars due three years after date bearing 10% interest.

NOVEMBER 26, 1904

That I T. S. Sutton and wife S. J. Sutton for and in consideration of Three hundred dollars paid by W. B. TURNER and the consideration of a note due December 1, 1909. Said note bears interest of 10% payable annually on the first of the first day of December together with 10% interest.

Tract containing 35 6/10 acres.

Second tract containing 9 acres.

FEBRUARY 21, 1905

I, Mrs. S.A. TURNER Consideration of five dollars paid by Hudson P. Ellis, three miles south of Petty, Texas, 119 ½ acres of land, save and except out of said 119 ½ acres, 40 acres, sold to Ben Budd. Promissory note for the sum of $350.00 due and payable tow years after date, bearing 10% interest from date until paid.

OCTOBER 19, 1905

I W. B. TURNER wife of MAUD TURNER of the County of Lamar, State of Texas, of the consideration of $250.00 paid by J. R. MOWERY and a note of $369.00 held by Scott and Baldwin of Paris, Texas to secure payment, being a part of section 9 containing 35 acres.

Second tract containing 9 acres.

JUNE 6, 1907

W. B. TURNER and wife D. M. TURNER of the County of Lamar State of Texas, for and in the consideration of the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to us in hand paid by J. E. Doerr containing 99 ½ acres

Also our undivided interest in and to a ½ interest in and to 4 acres of the above described at 99 ½ acres.

Also our undivided interest in a certain tract of land lying and being situated in Red River County, Texas, owned in whole or in part by J. R. RISINGER at the time of death.

FEBRUARY 10, 1908

That I, MRS. S. A. TURNER in consideration of the sum of Seven hundred and seventy-five dollars paid by R. G. PIERCES in the corporate limits of the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, Lot number 1 in Block number 1 of the Locust Hill Addition to the City of Paris, Texas.

My husband, A. R. TURNER died on the 4th day of December 1885

JULY 23, 1912

We, W. B. TURNER and wife, MAUDE TURNER for the consideration of Three hundred dollars paid by Dr. J. L. Hammond in the county of Lamar and State of Texas being all of the undivided interest of the said W. B. TURNER-DESCRIBED tract of land in and to all of his right, title and interest in and to the estate of A. R. TURNER and wife, S. A. TURNER, deceased and said land being a part of the B. F. SHERLOCK, A. Ward being N. E. Corner of 53 1/3 acres? tract sold to B. M. ORTON by A. R. TURNER and wife on December 22, 1882 a 24-acre tract deeded to H. N. ORTON by John H. Fowler on the 11th day of March 1857. S. W. Corner of a tract of land deeded to SARAH A. TURNER by SAM B. ORTON and wife on the 4th day of April 1868.