Individual Details

John "Jack" Turney remarried in Coryell County, Texas and raised a family. He was the first sherriff of Coryell County, from 1854 to 1858. He served as a teamster during the Civil War. There is a picture of him in the library at Gatesville.

There are various land transactions recorded in Coryell County, Texas Deed Records to John Turney, son of Moses. He owned land on the Leon River near the Bell County line.

Some information about the family of John "Jack" Turney is from the research of Mary Tune Reeder.

1860 Bell County, Texas census.

Birth	April 17, 1831	Illinois
Marriage	1856	Sarah "Sallie" Trimmier
Death	May 24, 1870	Coryell County, Texas
Burial		Coryell County, Texas

Spouse	Sarah "Sallie" Trimmier (1835 - 1908)
Child	Arabelle Turney (1857 - 1890)
Child	Charles Travis "Short" "Chase" Turney (1859 - 1930)
Child	Mary Thomas "Mollie T." Turney (1861 - )
Child	Valrous Johnson "John" "V. J." "Joe" "Stoney" Turney (1865 - 1935)
Child	Moses M. Turney (1869 - 1890)

Father	Moses Michael Turney (1807 - 1885)
Mother	Mary "Molly" West Cates (1814 - 1884)
Sibling	Michael S. Turney (1834 - )
Sibling	Richard M. "Dick" Turney (1838 - )
Sibling	Johnson Cates Turney (1842 - 1930)
Sibling	Mary E. Turney (1844 - 1928)
Sibling	Hopkins L. Turney (1847 - 1860)
Sibling	Robert Turney (1849 - 1860)
Sibling	Hansboro Bell Turney (1851 - 1917)
Sibling	Mosetta Turney (1858 - 1940)