Mary M. (Long) Redinger-Turner
Surnames in bio: TURNER-McKINNEY-LANE-ALLRED-JAY-GRAHAM
WRIGHT-VORRIS-LONG-RIDINGER-McDONOUGH-LIPPMON-SMITH-
KEPHART-COURTNEY-KEEFER-MASON-HOWE-HATTON
SAMUEL M. TURNER
The Postmaster and merchant of Coppock, he is a
prominent citizen of Henry Co. Among the earliest
famlies settling in Salem Twp. was his father
Thomas N. Turner, who was born, reared and married
in KY. The Turners were of Scots origin, but the
early history of the family cannot be detailed.
Thomas N. Turner was three times married, his
first wife being Miss Margaret M. McKinney. After
their marriage, in the autumn of 1845, the next
Spring found them enroute to IA. They were parents
of 10 children, all sons, and all born in this
county: William E., married Cordelia Lane, and
resides in Polk Co., IA; John F. wedded Lydia Allred,
resides in Harrison Co., MO; Samuel, our subject;
Henry wedded Aletha Jay, who died Nov. 15, 1847;
Perry M. married Elizabeth Graham, and lives in Polk
Co., IA; Benjamin H. and Martin M. are unmarried
and live with their father on the farm. Oscar,
Zephaniah and David died in childhood.
The death of Mrs. Turner occurred Nov. 20, 1873,
and on Nov. 12, 1875, Mr. Turner was married to
Mrs. Nancy (Wright) Vorris, who died the following
August, and on May 6, 1877, he married Mary M. (Long)
Redinger, who by her first union had six children:
Samuel H., William T., John E., Sarah C., Mary A.,
and George D., all living.
The four youngest are married: George is the hus-
band of Hettie McDonough, resides in Corvallis, OR;
Sarah C. wedded Julius Lippmon, now deceased, and
she makes her home with Mr. Turner and is the mother
of Jules R., a bright boy four years of age; Mary A.
married William A. Smith, of Trenton.
The parents of Mrs. Turner, John and Mary M. Long,
came to IA from Franklin Co., PA in 1842, settling
in Jefferson Co., and bringing with them six children:
John, William, Sarah, David, Henry and Mary M. Only
two are living, the eldest and youngest. John wedded
Barbara Courtney, resides in Chariton, IA. The parents
both died in Jefferson Co., the father age 61 and the
mother age 63.
Our subject, Samuel M., was born May 7, 1854 on the
farm in Franklin Twp. He was married in 1872 to Miss
Elizabeth C. Mason, whose father W. Mason, was an early
settler and whose history will be found elsewhere.
A few months after his marriage he rented a farm in
Henry Co., and 3 years later removed to Montgomery Co.
for three years, and then to Jefferson Co. for one year,
then farmed one year in Henry Co. An accident to his
right hand disabled him for farm work and he engaged
in huckstering a year, and when the railroad was graded
he came to the village of Coppock, and erected his home
which was the first one built on the town site.
Four children have been born to them: Martha L.,
and Harry O., who died within a few days of each other,
in 1878, one on Oct. 18 and one on Oct. 26; Clayton O.,
and Elsie M. who was the 1st child born in Coppock, was
born on Dec. 31, 1882.
Mr. Turner was the 1st family to settle in the village,
and he was the first merchant and Postmaster. His
commission bears the signatures of Timothy O. Howe,
Postmaster General, and Frank Hatton, First Asst.,
dated July 5, 1882.
Portrait and Biographical Album
Henry County, Iowa
Chicago:
Acme Publishing Company, 1888