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Source: The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County
Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908

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The Biography of George S. TURNER 


Transcribed exactly according to the original complete text by Mary Moeller. 

[SURNAMES: Turner, Gorman (Gorham), Gulick] 

TURNER, George S., a well known and prosperous farmer of Putnam Township, Fulton County, Ill., was born in that township July 1, 1869, and there received his early mental training in the country schools. He is a son of Charles H. and Delena (Gorman) Turner, natives, respectively, of New York and Ohio. His grandfather, Samuel Turner, was a New Yorker and his grandfather Nathan Gorman, was born in Rutledge County, Vt. Charles H. Turner came with his parents to Putman Township in 1835 and located half a mile west of Civer, Fulton County, where he was engaged in farming until 1869. In that year he moved to his present place, which he purchased in 1882. The farm consists of 340 acres on Section 23, Putnam Township. In 1900 Charles H. Turner retired from active life and moved to the city of Canton. The subject of this sketch, in company with his brother, Herbert L., now operates the home farm, and they have made nearly all the principal improvements on the place. Herbert L. Turner was born in 1868 and the two brothers are the only children of the family still living., another brother, Clayton H. Turner, having died in April 1885. On May 1, 1900, Mr. Turner was united in marriage with Grace Gulick, who was born in Fulton County, and three children - Irma, Arla B. and Lyle, the latter born March 18, 1907 - have blessed this union. Fraternally Mr. Turner is affililated with the Mystic Workers. He is a very enterprising and progressive farmer and a citizen of good repute.