Individual Details
Christopher Madison Turman
(10 Dec 1814 - 6 Apr 1885)
Christopher's parents were Elijah Turman (1790-1868) and Barbara Slusher (1789-1856)
The Mabry family book gives the date of their marrige as 4 Apr 1837. The Virginia Marriages database on MyHeritage has the date of 1 Jun 1837, Grayson Co VA.
In 1850 and 1860, the Turman family was in Carroll Co VA.
1850, Dist 11, Carroll, VA, Hh 310
Christopher Turman, 35. Lucy, 31.
Benjamin E., 8. Adaline A. 6. Parthena F. 5. James M. 3. Lucy I, age 2
1860 Census. Carroll Co, VA
Christopher Turman, 45. Lucy, age 41
Barnard P. 19. Parthena F. 17. James McD, 14. Lucy I, 12. Elijah G. 9. Fielden B., 7. Franklin P. 5, Baby, age 2 months, male
1860 Industrial Schedule, Carroll Co, VA
Chrisotpher Turman listed as a Tanner, cow hides
1870, Laurel Fork, Carroll, VA, Hh 249
Christopher Turman, 55. Lucy, 52.
Fielden B., 17. Franlin P. 14. Jefferson D. 8
Julia Phillips, 13.
in Hh 247 was James M. Turman, 24, with Tabitha 24, Alexander, 1, and Mary Finn, age 11.
1880, Laurel Fork District. Christopher Turman age 66, Lucy, age 64. Jefferson D. age 20, is the only child at home. Mary F. Keith, age 14 is listed as a servant, as is Luther Sutphin age 18. Mary Mabry, Lucy's mother, is living with them, now age 84.
Events
| Birth | 10 Dec 1814 | Montgomery County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jun 1837 | Grayson County, Virginia - Charlotte Lucy Mabry | | ||
| Death | 6 Apr 1885 | Carroll County, Virgina | |||
| Burial | Turman Cemetery, Dugspur, Carroll County, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | Charlotte Lucy Mabry (1818 - 1901) |
| Child | Benjamin E. Turman (1838 - 1858) |
| Child | Mary Ann Turman (1839 - 1909) |
| Child | Barnard Payton Turman (1841 - 1926) |
| Child | Adaline Armelia Turman (1842 - 1858) |
| Child | Parthena Frances Turman (1843 - ) |
| Child | James McDowell Turman (1846 - 1924) |
| Child | Lucy Isabelle Turman (1848 - 1901) |
| Child | Elijah Gaynelee Turman (1850 - 1911) |
| Child | Fielden Breckenbridge Turman (1852 - 1874) |
| Child | Franklin Pierce Turman (1855 - 1920) |
| Child | Jefferson Davis Turman (1860 - 1899) |
| Father | Elijah Turman (1790 - 1868) |
| Mother | Barbara Slusher (1789 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Turman (1816 - 1880) |
| Sibling | George Hylton Turman (1819 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Joseph Phelgar Turman (1824 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Benjamin C. Turman (1831 - ) |
Endnotes
1. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
2. Donald E. Collins, The Mabry Family; Descendants of Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam of Surry County, Virginia (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1997; Reprint edition with additions.), p. 146.
3. Find A Grave, Jim Tipton, Founder, online [http://www.findagrave.com/], , Memorial# 51819968.