Individual Details

Of Sheldon, Wyoming Co NY. "Historical Wyoming", Jan 1959, gives his name as Judge Horace S. Turner. Said to have abandoned his study of medicine to help his mother after the death of his father.
Served in the War of 1812 in the corps of mounted riflemen under Col. Chapin. Said to have been imprisoned. Was at the sortie of Ft. Erie, the battle of Chippewa, Black Rock, and attempted to defend Buffalo when it was burned in Dec 1813.
[If Horace was old enough to serve in the War of 1812, he must have been very old indeed to have died in 1896 as stated in the above article - obviously an error)


1820, NY, Genesee Co, Sheldon Twp, p. 272
Horace S. Turner, 1m -10, 1m 26-45 [Horace] 1f -10, 1f 16-26

1830, NY, Genesee Co, Sheldon Twp, p.277
Horace S. Turner, 1m 10-15, 1m 20-30, 1m 30-40 [Horace] 1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 1f 30-40

1840, NY, Aurora, Erie Co.
Horace S. Turner: 2m 20-30, 1m 40-50 (Horace). 1f 5-10, 2f 10-15, 2f 20-30, 1f 40-50

FindAGrave #43496867
Died 26 Sep 1844. Buried East Aurora Cemetery, Erie Co, NY, age 52 years. Stone is pictured.

Birth	Abt 1795
Military	1812 - 1813	Served under Col. Chapin, War of 1812
Death	26 Sep 1844	East Aurora, Erie County, New York

Father	Roswell Turner (1766 - 1809)
Mother	Catherine "Caty" Allen (1766 - 1817)
Sibling	[Daughter] Turner ( - )
Sibling	Margaret Turner (1798 - 1831)
Sibling	[Daughter] Turner ( - )
Sibling	Orsamus Turner (1801 - 1855)
Sibling	Chipman Phelps Turner (1806 - 1890)